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Hello & Happy Friday Everyone! Yay it's the weekend

and it's the BIG Coffee Lover's, Winter Hop -

I LOVE doing this hop because you can see all

kinds of different ideas on how to add

Coffee, Tea, or Cocoa to your projects -

These ladies are so creative and I just have fun with it -

It's a week-long hop and there are some AMAZING Giveaways

so you guys need to go check it out!

I've got 2 projects to kick off this Hop -

I created this card for a crafty friend of mine's Birthday recently -

I told her she couldn't post it since I wanted to share it for

the Coffee Lover's Winter Hop! LOL

It's a sweet Shaker card -The inside elements are from

Sizzix (Thanks a Latte) -

The image is from -The Paper Shelter (So Casual So Beautiful)

 and my Husband actually colored up the image - 

The sentiment is from Jaded Blossom (Coffee Break)

the designer paper is KaiserCraft (Violet Crush)

the Stitched Long Rectangle die is (Lil Inkers)

The Card design is from the Silhouette Store (#270489)

And Here's Project #2 -

Isn't this just so CUTE???

I adore that sweet Yeti from My Favorite Things!

The paper was in my Scrap Stash, so this card was

pretty quick to pull together!

The Sentiment is from Hero Arts (Coffee Cup Tags & Dies)

The Stitched Circle is from My Favorite Things

The Stitched Rectangle Frame is from My Creative Time

I'm using some Beautiful Blue Berry Trendy Twine

I colored my Yeti with my Zig Real brush pens

Added some Clear Adhesive Gems and popped

it up on a piece of Fun Foam for Added Dimension

If you're from the Coffee Fall/Winter Hop -

You only need to leave 1 comment

Don't feel that you need to leave 2!! :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a FABULOUS DAY!!

Theresa

HoHoHo Holidays...

If you're looking for my giveaway click HERE!!

Hello & Happy Thursday my Favorite Crafty Peeps!
I've got another quick post for today -

Using the same Christmas card kit, I made this -

The only things I did differently on this card were -

Neenah Solar White Cardbase, Stitched Rectangle Frame die from 

My Creative Time, Stitched Square Frame Dies from Lawn Fawn,

 I added Fun Foam for Dimension and I used

some rub on white stitching from DCWV

Tomorrow is the Kick-Off for the

Coffee Lovers Winter Blog Hop

So I will be posting several projects this

next week - I hope you'll have a chance to stop by to

see what I've created for the hop!

Have a FABULOUS DAY!!

Theresa

JOY...

If you're looking for my GIVEAWAY click HERE!

Hello & Happy Wednesday Crafty Friends!

I've got a quick post for today -

I'm still sharing some of the cards I made

with the Photoplay card kit, I got last

month at a local Scrapbook store while visiting

my sister - :)

I Kept the design layout but added the JOY word die

from Memory Box (Cut 2x's), Then I added a little

bow in the center of my Snowflake that's 

from Trendy Twine (Candy Cane), of course, I used

Stitched Rectangle Frame dies from MCT, 

I added some clear Wink of Stella to my snowflake, 

the cardbase is Hunter Green from Stampin' Up and 

I popped up the layers with some Fun foam!

I could have added some Gems or enamel dots

but got lazy! LOL Still perfect for mailing! :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a Wonderful Day!!

Theresa

Busy stuff & a Giveaway -

Hello & Happy Tuesday Crafty Friends!!

How was your Thanksgiving? Mine was

nice and quiet! Just the way I like it!

I was actually very busy this past week

while off from work - I spent time re-doing

my entire Kitchen and then 

decorating the house for the holidays.

Then I spent an entire day making 80 

holiday treat bags for work (which I give

out every year) - Then I got all

my Christmas cards addressed and ready

to go - They just need stamps! ;)

not to mention the laundry and cleaning I did as well!

I stayed away from the computer & my phone

so I could focus on all I needed to do -

I made sure to take at least 1 rest day and I 

vegged out on some shows I was behind on

Of course, today I'm back to work as usual!

A few more weeks and I'll get a nice 2-week

vacation and time with my boys! :)

I have lots to share this week -

but for today I'm going to have a GIVEAWAY!!!

I was lucky enough to find this awesome Gem

So, I thought one of my AMAZING followers should have it!

This is the TRAVEL SIZE STAMP PLATFORM

(6.5 x 6.5)

It's that time of year for giving and all of my crafty friends know

 I like to give things away -

The only requirements are -

1. BE A FOLLOWER OF THIS BLOG

2. LEAVE A COMMENT ON THIS POST

Super Simple & Easy -

I will pick (1) random winner and announce

it on my blog Wednesday, December 5th!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Have an AWESOME DAY!!

Theresa

Trendy Twine Birthday Surprise!

Hello & Happy Saturday everyone!  

Today the Trendy Twine DT and some Guest Designers

are surprising Lesley, the owner of 

Annie's Paper Boutique/Trendy Twine with a birthday post!  

The most fun part is that TODAY IS her Birthday!!

I'm hoping we pulled this off without her knowing!

  Head on over to the Trendy Twine blog to see all of the cards for her and 

to wish her a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!  

This is the card I created & sent to her!

I'm using the beautiful Pink Midnight Trendy Twine to decorate my card with!

I used a Stitched Rectangle Frame Die and a Stitched Scallop Frame die 

along with a FUN Layered Cake Die to create this card. 

I added some Clear Wink of Stella to the flame 

and a sweet tiny stitched tag with a Birthday Sentiment -

I really Hope she likes it!

Happy, Happy Birthday Lesley!!!

Have a Wonderful Day!

Theresa

Naughty or Nice??

Happy Thursday Everyone! 

The Weekend is almost Here! EEK!!

I've got a super quick post to share with you

using that fun Christmas Card Kit from Photoplay

Okay... so I totally CAS(E)'d this one too!! 

It was TOO CUTE not too! LOL

This card only took me about 8 minutes to make (NICE)!!

I used a couple of Stitched Rectangle Frame Dies and some

Fun Foam for Added Dimension - I also used a Hunter Green

Cardbase with my card - 

I really like that Santa, he's adorable!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have an AWESOME DAY!!

Theresa

Merry Christmas Holly....

Happy Wednesday Crafty Friends!

How's your week going so far?

Me??? Well, I'm already looking forward to the weekend! Hahaha

I've got another Christmas card to share

using the same PhotoPlay Card Kit (Here Comes Santa)

I pretty much CAS(E)'d this card completely! WHY?

Cause I really liked the layers on it! :)

The only things I did differently were to add Candy Cane Trendy Twine,

Clear Wink of Stella on the holly, Place it all on a 

Neenah Solar White Smooth Cardstock Base, Use a

couple of stitched rectangle dies, & Add Dimension!

Another Easy Peasy one down! I'm liking this Kit! hahaha

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a Fantastic Day!!

Theresa

Christmas Cheer!

Hello and Happy Monday Everyone!

How was your weekend?? 

Mine??? Not Long Enough!! LOL

Last week I worked on more Christmas Cards...

WHY? I don't know... I just like making them I guess...

I'm already ahead for next year so that's a plus! :)

I used a Card Kit from Photoplay to make this one

I don't use kits much but thought it would be

fun to do for a change... I got the kit at a local

scrapbook store when I went to visit my sister last month.

AS per usual... I didn't follow the kit exactly on all my cards...

Like this one - I used the same layout it called for...

But I added some beautiful Snowflake Dies

and that ADORABLE Reindeer stamp which I

got from my wonderful crafty friend 

LISA @ A Mermaid's Crafts (Thanks Lisa)

Super Simple & Cute --

*** Products Used ***

Cardstock - Neenah Smooth White, Stampin' Up,

Koh-i-noor Bristol Smooth, White Fun Foam

Designer Paper & Sentiment Sticker - PhotoPlay Kit ( Here comes Santa)

Reindeer Image - Mama Elephant 

Stampin' Blends Markers, White Glaze Pen, Clear Wink of Stella

Stitched Rectangle Frame Die - My Creative Time

Snowflake Dies - SSS, my stash

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a Fabulous Day!

Theresa

Double the snowmen....

Hello & Happy Thursday Everyone!

I thought I would inspire you to get a head start on those 

Holiday cards you've been avoiding to do! LOL

Here are a couple of cards I made -

Aren't they wonderful? I used 1 Snowman Die to create 2 cards -
I totally LOVE how they are similar and yet different at the same time!

I added some Clear Wink of Stella to the Holly, Heart, 

and to the word MERRY - 

I added Clear Wink of Stella to the word JOY, Heart,
and the snowflakes - 


PRODUCTS USED --

Cardstock - Neenah Solar White, Stampin' Up, Bazzill, Fun Foam
Designer Paper - American Crafts 6x6 pad (Holiday)
Stitched Rectangle Frame Dies - My Creative Time
Snowman Heart Die - Memory Box
"Merry" & "Joy" Word Dies - Hero Arts (die cut 3x's each)
"Christmas" & "Peace, Love &" Stamp sets - Hero Arts
Holly Die - Gina Marie Designs
Banner Die - My Favorite Things
Snowflake Punches Lg. & Sm. - The Paper Studio
Clear Adhesive Gems - Stampin' Up
Misti, Gemini Jr., Stick it Adhesive, ATG, ThermOweb


Thanks for stopping by!
Have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!!!

Theresa

Happy BEE day!

Hello & Happy Wednesday Crafty Friends!

The week is half over and I'm already

looking forward to the weekend!

I've got another quick post for ya today!

I made this sweet card for another Teacher

at school. I don't think every Birthday card

needs to say Happy Birthday on the front. 

Am I right? :)

I made this card about 2 weekends ago and had a blast

creating it in my Silhouette Program -

I used all the Digital Elements from the

Bee Happy Digital Paper collection from (Down this Road)

It looks so cool all watercolored

I used a Stitched Rectangle Frame Die from My Creative Time

and a Stitched Scallop Frame Die from Die Cuttin Divas

The Flower design was die cut out on my cameo and 

popped up with Dimension. I added some Clear Wink of Stella

to the flowers & Leaves -

The Sentiment was stamped from a Simon Says Stamp

called (Circle Friends)

Other Products used -Misti, Neenah Solar

White Cardstock for the card base,

White Fun Foam, Bazzill White Cardstock for Printing on my

Canon Printer, Cameo for the Die Cuts,

Acrylic Sealer Spray to protect the ink jet coloring.

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a FABULOUS DAY!!

Theresa

Pretty & Rare...

Hello & Happy Tuesday Crafty Peeps!

I've got a million and one things going on

so I'll make this post short & sweet!

This is one of those quick CAS cards!

I actually had several pieces ready to go, so my card

was super quick to put together!

I made the background awhile back with some Alcohol Inks 

The Unicorn image is from Pink & Main (Colored awhile ago) with

some Spectrum Noir pens and a clear Wink of Stella pen

The Sweet Sentiment is from Jaded Blossom (Unicorns & Glitter)

The Stitched Rectangle Frame Die & Daisy Frame Die are from My Creative Time

I just cut the daisy flower off of the frame

I attached the white card front to a white piece of Fun Foam then

adhered it to a Purple A2 size Card base (4 1/4 x 5 1/2)

Cardstock - Yupo, Neenah Solar White, Stampin' Up, Spectrum Noir Ultra

I'm also entering the following challenges -

Cut It Up  - Clean & Simple

Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes

Cardz TV - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a Fabulous Day!

Theresa

Christmas Angel

Hello & Happy Friday Everyone!

YAY! It's the weekend yet again!

I'll make this a short post so you can

get on with your Weekend plans!

We all know it's November... which

means Thanksgiving is right around the corner

and so is Christmas! EEK! I'm sure some of you

probably haven't even started your Christmas cards yet!

Well... I'm trying to encourage you to get started

so here's an Elegant and yet quick Christmas card -

I used some beautiful Washi Tape for my design and a Gorgeous Angel die

from Gina Marie Designs - The Angel die was cut out 3x's for added 

dimension - I die cut a Vellum circle to put behind the Angel

so she wouldn't blend too much into the background -

My stitched Rectangle Frame is from My Creative Time

and it's all popped up on a piece of Fun Foam

Before anyone asks - I use Stick It Adhesive for my layering of the Angel -

I just add the stick it to a piece of white cardstock - then cut it down some

so it could fit into my Gemini Jr. - Saving the extra adhesive cardstock

for another time/project - :)

Here's the inside all done and ready to go!

I added a strip of the red glittered Washi tape and stamped

my sentiment with some Momento Tuxedo Black Ink in my Misti

The Sentiment is from My Craft Spot (No longer in Business)

Let me know in the comments if you started your Christmas cards already

OR If you're thinking about it but haven't started OR if You are

all done and ready to go like I am! :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a FANTASTIC WEEKEND!!!

Theresa