Really - a lot of snow.

Not to repeat myself, but we have gotten so much snow this year. And no melting since New Years. And it's not yet February. I'm not crazy about snow to begin with, and this is not helping me feel better about it. Ok, maybe a picture will help you understand what I mean when I say "so much snow."

You see? That is a lot of snow. We have had 5.5 snow days (5 full ones and one early release), which means the kids know pretty much every Disney movie by heart. And as I mentioned, it isn't even February yet.

Eek.

Snow, snow, and more snow.

So it's cold, days are short, and we now have a snow base of at least 2 feet. So let's make it official by decorating with a snow theme! I used the Coordinates Collection Sleigh Ride kit, which is full of papers and embellies from Echo park and Fancy Pants (plus bunches of other stuff!); the alphas are Tim Holtz grungeboard that have been in my stash for years, and the label shapes were cut with Spellbinders dies.

Have a great day!

Deb

Doodling....

I really want to learn to doodle (I mean, in an aesthetically pleasing manner), so when Stash to treasure came up with a doodling challenge I figured I had better give it a try. Not sure I'm thrilled with the results, but it provided me with some fresh motivation to keep doodling!

Have a great day!

Deb

I am having fun trying new techniques and playing with my supplies (one of my resolutions!), and I made a bunch of these flowers over the weekend. They are just different sized circles, each dampened and rolled along the perimeter and then nested. I used various buttons and gems from my stash as centers. The punched strip is made with a Kreaxions border punch - my first one, and I really like it!

Have a great day!

Deb

Baby cards

Seems like almost everyone I know is expecting in the next few months, so I'm making baby cards! This one took some fussy cutting, but luckily I got a great tip about cutting up foam adhesive to use on small areas on Stash to Treasure this week, so all those little arms, legs, tails, and trunks should stay put!

Have a great day!

Deb

The Mosy Scrapper January creations

This month we worked with the fantastic December kit from Birds of a Feather. The kit has patterned papers from Echo Park and Little Yellow Bicycle, embellies from Making Memories, Little Yellow Bicycle, Jenni Bowlin, and Websters Pages, and textured and embossed cardstock from Bazzill. Although it is a Christmas-themed kit, the paper choices were so versatile that I made layouts and cards with no holiday theme at all, as well as Christmas projects. The kit is also HUGE - I still have several pieces of patterned paper and cardstock I haven't even cut into yet! I really can't say enough about these kits - definitely a new fave!

Have a great day!

Deb

New Year's decor

I was inspired by the DTs at American Crafts and Martha Stewart to create a New Year's garland. Mine is made with Lily Bee papers; I used my Kreaxions circle cutter to cut graduated circles from 5.5 inches down to 2 inches and attached them with jump rings. The alphas are AC Thickers. This would be great in Valentines colors with hearts too, don't you think?

Have a great day!

Deb