Thursday, December 15, 2016

Meowy Christmas and Holiday Fishes

Hello, everyone!  I'm back!  Before I share my computer woes, I would like to welcome two new followers - Stephanie Sanders and Jean Bullock - thank you for joining me!  If you would like to leave a link to your blog in the comments, I will hop over and follow you too!

My computer has been fixed and I'm back online!  It was the hard drive - again!  You may remember my hard drive crashed last January and - guess what - it crashed again, less than one year later.  Major inconvenience, but at least it was under warranty so I only had to pay for the dying power supply fan and installation.  I hope this new hard drive lasts longer than the old one. I think I have everything reinstalled and working properly. Thankfully, I back up my files every night so all of my photos and digis are safe! It feels so good to have my computer back!  Yay!  I have a lot of catching up to do!  It will take me a few days to get around to visit everyone but I'll eventually get there!

I have two kitty cards to share today!

Card #1

My first card features the December newsletter freebie from The East Wind called Meowy Christmas 2 (thank you, Unky!).  I coloured it with Prismacolor pencils and added Clear Wink of Stella on the bow and bells, and Glossy Accents on the candy cane, bells, and eyes.


Other products used:

  • Clear stamp: Sentiment (Newton's Nook Newton's Holiday Mischief)
  • Dies: Gina Marie Designs Pine Needles, Impression Obsession Holly Leaf Cluster
  • Embossing folder:  Brick (unknown)
  • Ribbon:  DL.ART Christmas Red
  • Patterned paper:  Lawn Fawn (leftover scraps)
  • Other: Xmas Red Stickles added on holly berries, star from my Dollarama stash

Card #2

My second card features a freebie by Fiki at Bad Kitty's Craftroom (thank you, Fiki!). I coloured it with Prismacolor pencils and sponged Peeled Paint Distress Ink around the image. This is a shaker card and I adhered lots of sequins around the image to look like baubles. 


Other products used:
  • Dies: Nellie's Multiframe Circles, Simon Says Stamp Sending
  • Patterned paper:  Forever in Time
  • Ribbon:  DL.ART Christmas Red
  • Other: Dymo label maker, red glitter washi tape and green glitter cardstock from my Dollarama stash, cat charm

For those of you following the adventures of my elf Eli, he's back from his road trip and has lots of photos to share! The purpose of his trip was to see how many other elves he could meet! He found lots of new friends on his travels! Here is Eli pictured with one of his new elf friends, so I'm linking this to the 4th Annual Elf Antics Linky at DL.ART!


I would also like to support these fun challenges: 613 Avenue Create AG Optional Twist Holiday Happiness 5/8; Cardz TV AG 1/3; CRAFT Christmas 1/5; Crafty Ribbons Christmas with Ribbon 1/5; Christmas Cards All Year Round AG Christmas/Holiday 4/5; Crafting by Designs Here Comes the Holidays 1/3; Crafting Circle December Crafty Awesomeness 1/3; Crafty Gals Corner AG 1/2; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra December UE; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper December UE; Creatalicious AG Optional Christmas UE; Creative Corner Christmas Time 1/3; Creative Craft Cottage Use Die Cuts 1/3; Creative Moments AG 1/3; Crop Stop Linky Party #23 AG (Distress Inks found at Crop Stop here) 1/5; Deep Ocean Silent Night UE; Die Cut Diva's Layers or Layer it Up 2/4; Digi Designs Traditional Christmas Colours 1/3; DL.ART December Linky UE 1/day; Doodle Pantry AIMPDC24 Any Digi 1E; Imagine That Creative Playground Joys of the Season (inspired by the traditional colours 2/3 ); Inspiration Destination AG UE; Let's Craft and Create Christmas/New Year 1/3; Little Scrap Pieces Show it Off Saturday 1E; Not Just Cards December AG UE; Pile it On Any Holiday/Celebration UE; PINspirational Photo Inspiration (I was inspired by the colours) 1/5; Pixie's Snippet Playground Week 259 (Card #1 - snippets of patterned paper and snippets used for die-cuts) 1E; Robyn's Fetish Christmas Cards with Die-Cut 1/3; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Gift It 1/5; SUYP Cats Only Krimbo Kitties UE; Sweet Stampin' Animals 1/3; The Crafter's Cafe Use Ribbon 1/3; The East Wind Meowy Christmas 1/3; The Ribbon Girl December Card Challenge AG UE; Tuesday Throwdown AG 1/3; Visions of Sugar Plums Challenge Christmas/Winter UE; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment wk 261 1/5




Thank you for looking at my cards! Wishing you a joyful day!

    Thursday, December 8, 2016

    Computer Troubles

    Hello, everyone!  Just popping in to let you know I am having computer problems. At first the problem was something simple (power supply fan) and I've been waiting for a quote.  However, now there is an unrelated problem - the computer won't start up at all!  I've taken it to the shop (again!), and I hope to find out more tomorrow! We are old-school at our house - no Smartphone or the like, so I'm at the public library now to post this and to check my email. Hopefully I will be back online soon. I've been wanting to spend less time on the computer, but this is not what I had in mind!

    On a happier note, when I took the computer in for diagnosis (the first time), Eli found some old friends! I'm linking this to the 4th Annual Elf Antics Linky at DL.ART! Depending on what happens with my computer, this may be the last time you see Eli for a while...


    Wishing you a joyful day!

    Tuesday, December 6, 2016

    Deer in Metallics (VOSP Day 3)

    Hello, everyone!  Welcome to Day 3 of the Visions of Sugar Plums blog hop! This is the final day of the hop!  If you missed the first two days, here are links for Day 1 and Day 2. You won't want to miss any of the Christmas and winter inspiration!  And there are prizes too!  Keep reading to find out how you could win!


    My Project
    Today I'm sharing three versions of the same clean and simple (CAS) card: one in silver, one in gold, and one copper. Do you have a favourite?


    I die-cut the Leaping Deer in all three metallics and then cut three more out of white craft foam. I adhered the craft foam to the back of each deer to give them some dimension. I stamped the various snowflake stamps with Versamark on the diagonal and heat-embossed them on a 4" x 5.25" panel in each of the three metallics. I adhered each die-cut deer along with a variety of coordinating sequins. The embossed panels were then backed with white craft foam and mounted on white A2 card bases.

    Here are photos of each individual card:

    Silver


    Gold


    Copper


    I followed the same design to finish off the inside of each card, in the coordinating metallic. Here is a photo of the silver one. The sentiment reads, "Dashing through the snow to send you holiday wishes," which I thought went perfectly with the leaping deer.



    Products used:
    • Die: Memory Box Leaping Deer
    • Stamps: Snowflakes (Your Next Stamp Winter Wishes, Newton's Nook Frozen Friends, Newton's Nook Newton's Curious Christmas), sentiment (unmarked clear stamp set from China)
    • Ink: Versamark
    • Embossing powder:  The Artful Stamper (silver, gold, copper)
    • Metallic cardstock:  3 Birds Design (silver, gold), Artist's Vision (copper)
    • Other: Sequins from my stash


    Blog Hop
    My blog is the LAST stop of the blog hop, so please follow this order:

    Lori Hairston (Host)
    KT Fit Kitty (you are here)


    Prizes

    Thank you to our generous sponsors:
    Birch Press Design: $20 gift certificate
    Lawn Fawn: $25 gift certificate
    Paper Sweeties: $25 gift certificate
    Pretty Pink Posh: $25 gift certificate
    The Cutting Café : Orange You Cute Kit
    The Funkie Junkie Boutique: $25 worth of new Tim Holtz Christmas Idea-ology Products
    The Twinery: Sample Pack

    How do you win the prizes? Easy! Comment, comment, comment! Comment here on my blog and then comment on all the other stops on the hop. For every comment you make during Visions of Sugar Plums, your name will be added for a chance to win one of our prizes. The more blogs on which you comment, the better your chances! One comment per blog please. All winners will be chosen randomly and announced by Lori Hairston of Chouxchoux Paper Art, our hop host, so please make sure you comment on her blog too! Tell her that Kitty sent you!

    Challenge
    Lori is also hosting a Visions of Sugar Plums Challenge, to which I will be linking my project! The theme is Christmas/winter, and the linky is open now, until Saturday, December 17.


    The prize for this challenge is a $25 gift certificate to Freckled Fawn. Winner is chosen  through random selection by InLinkz.

    One more look at my cards...


    I was inspired by the Marvellous Metallics challenge at Memory Box!



    Metallics

    I would also like to support these fun challenges: 613 Avenue Create AG Optional Twist Holiday Happiness 4/8; Allsorts CAS 1/3; Card Mania AG 3/3; Cardz TV AG Designer Challenge #5 3/3; CAS on Sunday Christmas 1E; Christmas Cards All Year Round AG Christmas/Holiday 3/5; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Vintage or AG Christmas UE; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra December UE; Deep Ocean Santa Claus is Coming to Town UE; DL.ART December Linky UE 1/day; Dragonfly Journeys Christmas Critters UE; Fab n Funky Christmas UE; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Love to Scrap Winter Wonderland 1/5; Not Just Cards November AG UE; Robyn's Fetish Square or Rectangle Cards 2/3; Sasayaki Glitter Christmas 3/3; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 4/5; Sparkle N Sprinkle AG with Loose Glitter, Embossing Powder or Flocking UE; Stamped Blessings heARTful stamping challenge AG (no digis) 2/2; Sweet Stampin' Let it Snow 3/3; The Artistic Stamper Christmas and Rubber Stamping 2/3; The Cat's Pajamas Snow UE; The House That Stamps Built WIW November Anything Goes; Time Out Christmas with Optional Glitter/Shimmer UE; Through the Craftroom Door AG 1/2; Wednesday's Creative Inspirations Christmas UE; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment wk 258 5/5

    Thank you for looking at my cards! Happy hopping, and I wish you a joyful day!

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    P.S. For those of you following the adventures of my elf Eli, I have a photo to share! Eli has a new friend! Can you find Eli? He is tiny compared to this elf that we spotted at a nearby gas station. With this photo, Eli is joining his other elf friends at the 4th Annual Elf Antics Linky at DL.ART! Hope to see you there too!


    Monday, December 5, 2016

    Guest Designer at Connie Can Crop

    (If you are looking for my Visions of Sugar Plums Blog Hop projects, 
    here are links to Day 1 and Day 2.)

    Hello, everyone!  I am excited to announce that I'm a Guest Designer at Connie Can Crop this month! Thank you to Connie for inviting me!


    The theme for December is "Baby, It's Cold Outside," so the challenge is to create a project using a snowman, snow, or snowflakes. I hope you'll head over and join the fun - please tell Connie that Kitty sent you!

    Here's a direct link to the December challenge, where you will find the link-up, challenge rules, and prize to be won!


    For my project, I made a set of four winter cards! Scene cards are my favourite type of card to make! I included a snowman, snow, and snowflakes on each one! A sweet friend recently gave me these cute chipboard snowmen, as well as the patterned paper, and I couldn't wait to use them!  I knew they would be perfect for my winter scenes!

    Each card is different but I followed the same basic design. I die-cut a snowy landscape and added Stickles for some sparkle. I used the snowy patterned paper for the sky, added a chipboard snowman, and stamped a sentiment in a coordinating ink. The little scenes are mounted on cardstock and then adhered to a snowflake-embossed card front. I finished off each card with a different embellishment: snowflake sequins, regular sequins, pearl snowflakes, and a snowman charm with ribbon.


    These same products were used on all cards:
    • Embossing folder: Die'sire Embossalicious Let it Snow
    • Patterned paper and chipboard snowmen: Gift from my friend Debi B (thank you!)
    • Other: Diamond Stickles

    Here is a close-up of each card, along with the additional products used.

    Card 1 - Skating Snowman

    • Stamp: Sentiment (Your Next Stamp Waddles Winter Happiness)
    • Ink: Brilliance Pearlescent Poppy
    • Die: Pierced Landscape (unmarked die from China)
    • Other: Snowflake sequins from my Dollarama stash

    Card 2 - Sledding Snowman

    • Stamp: Sentiment (Your Next Stamp Waddles Winter Happiness)
    • Ink: Stampin' Up Night of Navy
    • Die: Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders
    • Other: Pearl snowflakes from my stash

    Card 3 - Broom Snowman

    • Stamp: Sentiment (Unity Stamps May Your Days be Merry and Bright)
    • Ink: StazOn Forest Green
    • Die: Poppystamps Stitched Landscapes
    • Other: Ribbon (Darice), snowflake charm from my stash

    Card 4 - Snowman Saucer

    • Stamp: Sentiment (unmarked clear stamp set from China)
    • Ink: Brilliance Pearlescent Poppy
    • Die: Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders
    • Other: Sequins from my stash

    Thank you to Connie Can Crop for having me as your Guest Designer!  I had fun!

    I would also like to support these fun challenges: 613 Avenue Create AG Optional Twist Holiday Happiness 3/8; Card Mania AG 2/3; Christmas Cards All Year Round AG Christmas/Holiday 2/5; Christmas with the Cuties AG Cute and Christmassy 3/3; Come and Get It Christmas 3/3; Crafting by Designs December AG 3/3; Crafty Calendar Christmas Time 3/3; Crafty Catz AG Optional Twisted Easel 3/3; Crafty Friends Merry Christmas 3/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper December UE; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Vintage or AG Christmas UE; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra December UE; Crafty Ribbons Christmas 1/5; Deep Ocean Santa Claus is Coming to Town UE; Fab n Funky Christmas UE; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 3/3; Not Just Cards November AG UE; Paper Creator's Crafts Christmas 3/3; Robyn's Fetish Square or Rectangle Cards 1/3; Sasayaki Glitter Christmas 2/3; Scribbles Designs Happy Holidays 3/3; Send a Smile 4 Kids Winter Fun 4 Kids 2/3; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 3/5; Sweet Stampin' Let it Snow 2/3; The Cat's Pajamas Snow UE; The Crafter's Cafe Christmas and/or Birthday 3/3; The House That Stamps Built WIW November Anything Goes 3/3; The Merry Christmas Challenge Create a Snowy Scene 1E/day; The Outlawz Twisted Thursday Christmas Card 2/2; The Paper Girls Snowmen 1/3; The Ribbon Girl December Card Challenge UE; Wednesday's Creative Inspirations Christmas UE; Winter Wonderland Frame It or Night Scene 1/3; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment wk 258 4/5

    Thank you for looking at my cards!  Wishing you a joyful day!

    Deer Treat Boxes (VOSP Day 2)

    Hello, everyone! Before I get started, I would like to welcome my newest follower - Sandy Dehon - thank you for joining me!

    Welcome to Day 2 of the Visions of Sugar Plums blog hop! If you are looking for ideas and inspiration for your Christmas or winter projects, then this blog hop is for you! There are prizes too! Keep reading to find out how you can win! This is a 3-day hop, so if you would like to go back and check out Day 1, please see here.


    My Project
    Today I'm sharing two little treat boxes! They are just the right size to hold some candy, a gift card, or maybe both! I decided to use colours and images that are gender-neutral.


    I love to make little scenes so I created a snowy woodland deer scene on each box, with lots of sparkle!
    • Dies: Treat box (this is an inexpensive, unmarked die from China, but Lawn Fawn makes a Scalloped Treat Box that's much cuter!), circle (Nellie's Multiframe Circles), scalloped stitched circle (Gina Marie Designs), trees, deer (Impression Obsession), landscape (Poppystamps Stitched Landscapes)
    • Patterned paper: Momenta
    • Ink: Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink (sponged around circles)
    • Ribbon: Won from Little Scrap Pieces (thank you, Karen!)
    • Other: Diamond Stickles (added to trees and snow), Signo white gel pen (to simulate snowfall), stars from my Dollarama stash


    Blog Hop
    My blog is the LAST stop of the blog hop, so please follow this order:

    Lori Hairston (Host)
    KT Fit Kitty (you are here)


    Prizes

    Thank you to our generous sponsors:
    Birch Press Design: $20 gift certificate
    Lawn Fawn: $25 gift certificate
    Paper Sweeties: $25 gift certificate
    Pretty Pink Posh: $25 gift certificate
    The Funkie Junkie Boutique: $25 worth of new Tim Holtz Christmas Idea-ology Products
    The Twinery: Sample Pack

    How do you win the prizes? Easy! Comment, comment, comment! Comment here on my blog and then comment on all the other stops on the hop. For every comment you make during Visions of Sugar Plums, your name will be added for a chance to win one of our prizes. The more blogs on which you comment, the better your chances! One comment per blog please. All winners will be chosen randomly and announced by Lori Hairston of Chouxchoux Paper Art, our hop host, so please make sure you comment on her blog too! Tell her that Kitty sent you!

    Challenge
    Lori is also hosting a Visions of Sugar Plums Challenge, to which I will be linking my project! The theme is Christmas/winter, and the linky is open now, until Saturday, December 17.


    The prize for this challenge is a $25 gift certificate to Freckled Fawn. Winner is chosen through random selection by InLinkz.

    Here's one last look at my treat boxes alongside a gift card to show you the small size! Oh my, look who showed up to be photographed!  It's Eli the elf! He wants to join the 4th Annual Elf Antics Linky at DL.ART! These boxes are just the right size for Eli too!


    I would also like to support these fun challenges: 613 Avenue Create AG Optional Twist Holiday Happiness 2/8; Brown Sugar AG 2/2; Cardz TV AG Designer Challenge #5 2/3; Christmas with the Cuties AG Cute and Christmassy 2/3; Come and Get It Christmas 2/3; Craft Your Passion Always AG 1/3; Crafting by Designs December AG 2/3; Crafting from the Heart AG 2/3; Crafty Calendar Christmas Time 2/3; Crafty Gals Corner AG 2/2; Crafty Catz AG Optional Twisted Easel 2/3; Crafty Friends Merry Christmas 2/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper December UE; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Vintage or AG Christmas UE; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra December UE; Crafty Ribbons Christmas 1/5; Creatalicious AG Optional Christmas Colours 3/3; Crop Stop Linky Party #22 AG (Distress Inks found at Crop Stop here) 5/5; Deep Ocean Santa Claus is Coming to Town UE; Dies R Us Christmas 2/3; DL.ART December Linky UE 1/day; Dragonfly Journeys Christmas Critters UE; Fab n Funky Christmas UE; Holly Jolly Christmas Card or Anything But a Card 3/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Kitty Bee Christmas 2/2; Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 2/3; Not Just Cards November AG UE; Paper Creator's Crafts Christmas 2/3; Really Reasonable Ribbon Winter Holiday with Ribbon or Trim 1/5; Scribbles Designs Happy Holidays 2/3; Simon Says Stamp Monday Christmas Gifts 1/5; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 2/5; Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday Dies 2/3; Sparkles Christmas Anything But a Card 1/3; Sparkles Monthly Christmas is Coming 3/3; The Cat's Pajamas Snow UE; The Crafter's Cafe Christmas and/or Birthday 2/3; The House That Stamps Built WIW November Anything Goes 2/3; Wednesday's Creative Inspirations Christmas UE

    Thank you for looking at my treat boxes! Happy hopping and I hope to see you again tomorrow for Day 3!  Wishing you a joyful day!


    Sunday, December 4, 2016

    Gingerbread House Stair-Step Easel Card (VOSP Day 1)

    Hello, everyone!  Welcome to Day 1 of the Visions of Sugar Plums blog hop! You are in for a real treat! If you are looking for ideas and inspiration for your Christmas and winter projects, then you have come to the right place!  There are prizes too!  Keep reading to find out how you can win!


    My Project
    Today I am sharing a stair-step easel card!  I'm so happy with how it turned out! I don't often make a fancy fold, so this was a lot of fun!  I found a tutorial showing how to make a stair-step fold card, and to this I added the easel. I dug through my stash and decided to use stamps and dies from Your Next Stamp.  They are a Canadian company so I love to support them!  I received these stamps and dies from Brian for Christmas two years ago! I've only used them a few times, so I decided to dust them off for the hop and make a fun gingerbread house card!


    Here's a sideview:


    I photographed each panel before adhering them to the card base so you can see all the details and products used!

    Back panel:
    Back Panel

    Middle panel:
    Middle Panel

    Front panel:
    Front Panel

    Base/Inside:

    The base isn't visible in the photos so I wanted to make sure I shared how I finished the inside of the card!

    Card Base/Inside

    My colour combo was inspired by Your Next Stamp Sketch and Color Challenge #53:

    ynscolor-53

    Blog Hop
    My blog is the LAST stop of the blog hop, so please follow this order:

    Lori Hairston (Host)
    KT Fit Kitty (you are here)


    Prizes

    Thank you to our generous sponsors:
    Birch Press Design: $20 gift certificate
    Lawn Fawn: $25 gift certificate
    Paper Sweeties: $25 gift certificate
    Pretty Pink Posh: $25 gift certificate
    The Cutting Café : Orange You Cute Kit
    The Funkie Junkie Boutique: $25 worth of new Tim Holtz Christmas Idea-ology Products
    The Twinery: Sample Pack

    How do you win the prizes? Easy! Comment, comment, comment! Comment here on my blog and then comment on all the other stops on the hop. For every comment you make during Visions of Sugar Plums, your name will be added for a chance to win one of our prizes. The more blogs on which you comment, the better your chances! Only one comment per blog please. All winners will be chosen randomly and announced by Lori Hairston of Chouxchoux Paper Art, our hop host, so please make sure you comment on her blog too! Tell her that Kitty sent you!

    Challenge
    Lori is also hosting a Visions of Sugar Plums Challenge, to which I will be linking my project! The theme is Christmas/winter, and the linky is open now, until Saturday, December 17.


    The prize for the VOSP challenge is a $25 gift certificate to Freckled Fawn. Winner is chosen through random selection by InLinkz.

    Here's one last look at my stair-step easel card!  I stepped away for a moment and Eli the elf decided to come out of hiding!  I had a funny feeling I would be seeing him soon!  I guess he wants to join the 4th Annual Elf Antics Linky at DL.ART!


    I would also like to support these fun challenges: 613 Avenue Create AG Optional Twist Holiday Happiness 1/8; Always Use Rubber Festival UE; Artistic Inspirations AG UE; Aud Sentiments AG w Sentiment 2/5; Brown Sugar AG 1/2; Card Mania AG 1/3; Cardz TV AG Designer Challenge #5 1/3; Catch the Bug Christmas Chaos Day 1 - All that Sparkles 1E; Christmas Cards All Year Round AG Christmas/Holiday 1/5; Christmas with the Cuties AG Cute and Christmassy 1/3; Come and Get It Christmas 1/3; Craft Stamper Snow and Ice 1/3; Craft Your Passion Always AG 2/3; Crafting by Designs December AG 1/3; Crafting from the Heart AG 1/3; Crafting Musketeers AG 1E; Crafty Calendar Christmas Time 1/3; Crafty Gals Corner AG 1/2; Crafty Catz AG Optional Twisted Easel 1/3; Crafty Friends Merry Christmas 1/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper December UE; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Vintage or AG Christmas UE; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra December UE; Creatalicious AG Optional Christmas Colours 2/3; Creative Craft Cottage AG 2/3; Creative Moments AG 3/3; Crop Stop Linky Party #22 AG (Distress Inks found at Crop Stop here) 4/5; Deep Ocean Santa Claus is Coming to Town UE; Die Cut Diva's Layers or Layer it Up 1/4; Die Cuttin Divas Make it Sparkle 1/3; Dies R Us Christmas 1/3; Digi Designs Traditional Christmas Colours 1/3; DL.ART December Linky UE 1/day; Dragonfly Journeys Christmas Critters UE; Fab n Funky Christmas UE; Glitter N Sparkle Traditional Christmas Colours 1/3; Holly Jolly Christmas Card or Anything But a Card 2/3; Imagine That Creative Playground Joys of the Season (I was inspired by the house theme, traditional colours, and tree in the inspiration graphic) 1/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Kitty Bee Christmas 1/2; Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 1/3; Little Scrap Pieces Show it Off Saturday 1E; Love to Scrap AG 4/5; Not Just Cards November AG UE; Paper Creator's Crafts Christmas 1/3; Pixie's Snippet Playground All die-cuts made from snippets 1E; Quick Creations AG 3/3; Sasayaki Glitter Christmas 1/3; Scribbles Designs Happy Holidays 1/3; Send a Smile 4 Kids Winter Fun 4 Kids 1/3; Simon Says Stamp Monday O Christmas Tree 2/5; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 1/5; Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday Dies 1/3; Sparkle N Sprinkle AG with Loose Glitter, Embossing Powder or Flocking UE; Sparkles Monthly Christmas is Coming 2/3; Stamped Blessings heARTful stamping challenge AG (no digis) 1/2; Sweet Stampin' Let it Snow 1/3; The Artistic Stamper Christmas and Rubber Stamping 1/3; The Cat's Pajamas Snow UE; The Crafter's Cafe Christmas and/or Birthday 1/3; The House That Stamps Built WIW November Anything Goes 1/3; The Outlawz Twisted Thursday Christmas Card 1/2; The Paper Shelter Christmas Card 1E; Through the Craftroom Door AG 2/2; Wednesday's Creative Inspirations Christmas UE; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment wk 258 3/5

    Thank you for looking at my card! Happy hopping and I hope to see you again tomorrow for Day 2!  Wishing you a joyful day!

    Saturday, December 3, 2016

    The fun starts tomorrow!

    Hello, everyone!  Just wanted to let you know that I will be participating in the Visions of Sugar Plums Blog Hop this year!  The fun starts tomorrow!  The hop has been organized again this year by Lori of Chouxchoux Paper Art. It's a 3-day hop (December 4, 5, and 6), and there will be plenty of inspiration and ideas for your Christmas and winter projects! There are lots of prizes to be won too! Make sure you come back tomorrow to see my project!  This is my first time participating in the hop, so I'm very excited to share what I've made!  I'm participating in all three days of the hop!


    There's another Christmas tradition happening this month too! Diana of DL.ART is holding her Annual Elf Antics Linky again - this is the fourth year! I've been waiting for my Eli to show up, but still no sign of him!  So in the meantime, I looked in my archives and found a photo that I didn't get the opportunity to share last year.

    This photo of Eli the elf with Brian's Mom was taken on Christmas Day 2015, at the nursing home where she lived. Eli was hiding in Kay's headband. Sadly, we lost Brian's Mom in June 2016, so Brian and I thought it would be nice to share this photo in her memory.  R.I.P. Kay. We miss you!

    R.I.P. Kay. We miss you!

    I've put the call out to Eli a few days ago, so I'm sure he will be here soon!  Please come back tomorrow for the Visions of Sugar Plums Blog Hop!  See you then!