O Christmas Tree

Hi Fellow Stampers!
Well it's all over, sad to say! The preparations are so intense and take so much time, and then it's over, just like that---kinda anti-climatic!
Hope Christmas was great for everyone---mine sure was! Lots of family, food, and friends!
I'm still in the Christmas mood so I have another card for you with a Christmas theme.

Card Recipe
Stamp: Impression Obsession
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Twine: The Twinery
Papers: CS-Bazzill, DP- Among Friends for Frances Meyer
CS-Bazzill, DP-, Music Paper from an old children's music book "My First Christmas Carols Songbook" I got for a dollar at a used book store
Border Punch: Martha StewartStickles: Stardust
Copics: C1, YG23, YG63, E33, E35, E57, R29

Have a wonderful day and please come back again soon.
Hugs and God Bless!
Cathy

Peace On Earth

Merry Christmas everyone!

Just a quick note today---this card is the second one I submitted to Heartfelt Creations for their Design Team consideration. Didn't make the team, but I LOVE this card!

Card Recipe

Stamps: Heartfelt Creations

Cardinal Die: Nestibilities and Heartfelt Creations

Paper: Cs-Bazzill, DP-Me & My Big Ideas

Pine Punch: Martha Stewart

Circle Border Punch: Fiscars

Ink:

Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Crushed Olive and Antique Linen

Ribbon: May Arts

Stickles: Stardust

Copics: YG03, G94, YR04, YR68, YR07, R35, RV29, R46, R59, E33, E57, E37, C00

Thanks for stopping by and please enjoy your family and friends this Christmas weekend!

Hugs and God Bless!

Cathy

Let It Snow

Merry Christmas Eve!
What a glorious time of the year! Abeit crazy busy, it's still wonderful! Hopefully by now, we are all mostly done with all the "THINGS" that have to be done and we can reflect on Jesus' birth. My family and I are going to the children's service at our church later this afternoon and then to my son's home for Christmas Eve dinner. Christmas Day we'll be going to my daughter's home to watch the grandkids open presents---I can't imagine anything better than to be with family right now! Hope whatever you are doing, I pray you are warm, happy and healthy this Christmas season!
Today I have a card (one of two) that I submitted to Heartfelt Creations sometime back for consideration for their Design Team. Althought I did not make the team, I enjoyed working with their stamps and dies. I don't think this card shows up very well in the photograph, but it's very sparkly and "snowy" in reality.

Card Recipe
Stamps: Heartfelt Creations
Ink: Colorbox
Paper: CS-Bazzill
Bling: K and Company
Ribbon: May Arts silk
Cuttlebug Dot Embossing Folder
Stickles: Stardust

Thank you for stopping by today and please have a wonderful, blessed Christmas Eve!
Hugs and God Bless!
Merry Christmas!
Cathy

Stylin' Frosty

Happy Holidays everyone! I'm sure like all of you, I've been so busy that I've really neglected my blog lately. I know you all know what I mean!
Today I have a "Stylin' " snowman! I Love purple and green together and love how this one turned out, even if it's not very traditional Christmas colors.

Card Recipe
Stamp: Judith
Papers: CS- Bazzill, DP-Doodlebug Designs and Penny Lane
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Bling: K and Company
Ribbon: Hobby Lobby
Stickles: Stardust
Copics: BV0000, V12, V04, V09, Y00, Y11, Y17, E33, YR16, YG23, R05

Have a great day and thank you so much for stopping by today.
Hugs and God Bless!
Cathy

ADFD Peace on Earth

Today is New Release Day AND Challenge Day at A Day For Daisies! The challenge this week is to make a "Tag" and all the fabulous new artistic releases that artist Tammy does comes out today too! And usually she has some kind of discount to offer on Friday onl. So you better run on over and play and buy!!!
My tag today also uses one of the adorable new releases---I think Polar Bears are so darn cute especially babies and mommys playing.

Card Recipe
Image: A Day For Daisies Digital and Sentiment-StampinUp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: CS- Bazzill
Nestibilities: Eyelet Circle and one of the Labels (not sure the #)
Twine: May Arts
Bling:BoBunny
Copics:BG0000
Stickles: Stardust

Have a great weekend everyone and thank you so much for stopping by today in this crazy, busy season!
Hugs and God Bless!
Cathy

ADFD "Loads" of Holiday Cheer

For a second post today, I have a new image from A Day For Daisies. Every Friday, Tammy comes up with the most adorable new images and this is one from this week's new ones. I loved it the moment I saw it, and definitely took liberties using a clothesline for a Christmas card, but I think it turned out really cut! Hope you do too and run over to the site and get some for yourself.

Card Recipe
Image: A Day For Daisies, Sentiment: Stampin'Up
Papers: CS- Bazzill, DP- Reminisce "Spring Swirls" and Heidi Grace Designs
Stickles: Aqua
Ribbon: May Arts
Bling: K and Company
Clothespin: Hobby Lobby Colored with Copic marker BG 49 and then covered with Stickles
Copics: RV21, R85, B00, B02, B12, BG49, YG03, G99, W1, W3, YG91,

Once again THANKS so much for dropping in today!
Hugs and God Bless!
Cathy

ADFD "Wrapping" Up The Tree

Happy Friday! Today I'm actually in New York City with several members of my family celebrating my 60th birthday! I have always hated these "milestone" birthdays but this one I am actually excited about and I've been celebrating since last Sat. nite with a little family dinner at my daughter's house, and Sunday nite, we went to Disney's Mickey's Christmas Party with my two Florida grandchildren---what a wonderful thing to "see" Disney thur the eyes of a child!!!
Anyhoo, today I have a card for A Day For Daisies challenge #7 "Using Wrapping Paper". I took a few liberties with that theme and named mine "Wrapping Up The Tree". Jump on over to the site and play along and also every Friday, Tammy releases new digital images and gives a good discount on that first day.

Card Recipe
Image: A Day For Daisies, Sentiment- Computer generated
Paper: CS- Bazzill, DP- g*c*d Studios
Twine and Ribbon: May Arts
Stickles: Yellow, Bronze and Christmas Red
Button: JoAnn's
Copics: R37,R59, YG03,YG23, G99, Y17, E33, E35, E57

Thank you for stopping by today and hope you have a great weekend!
Hugs and God Bless!
Cathy

Pretty In Pink

Hi Fellow Stampers! How is everyone doing this week? As usual, I'm crazy busy but all good stuff!
My husband and kids gave me a great birthday party/dinner Sat. nite. It was soooo fun. Only family (which is the way I wanted it) and my daughter did a great job of putting it all together. This is a BIG one (60), so she put a video together of tons of family and friends pics and my 5 yr. old granddaughter's pictures set to great music. It was so sentimental! I'll cherish it forever!!
But it's not really my birthday yet---it's Thursday Dec. 2nd but my daughter and I are going to NYC Wed. thur Sat. to celebrate (hey it's pretty nice turning 60---lots of great things happen!) and then my husband is flying up and he and I are staying till Wed. the 8th. Soooo I have lots to do to get ready in this already crazy, busy season!
My card today is a pink snowman---I love to do non-traditional colors at Christmas. I think he is so darn cute!

Card Recipe
Stamps: Stanpendous and Penny Black
Papers: CS-Bazzill, DP-Unknown
Ink: memento Tuxedo Black
Ribbon: May Arts
Glitter: Stickles Stardust
Bling: K and Company
Border Punch: Martha Stewart
Copics:RV21, RV06, RV04, YG00, YG03, YG23, Spica Glitter Pen in Gold

Thanks for stopping by today and come back soon!
Hugs and God Bless!
Cathy

A Day For Daisies Christmas Mom and Babe

Happy Friday everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Mine was great, but different---all my kids had other plans so it was just DH and me. We finished up the Christmas decorations, went to the movies to see "Unstoppable" with Densel Washington (fantastic!!!) and then came home to a quiet Thanksgiving dinner. It has actually been VERY nice.
I DID NOT get up at 3am to go shopping today!!! I would rather eat worms than to get out there that early with all those crowds and fight over bargains-never, never, never!
Today I have a sweet card for A Day For Daisies to help introduce Tammy's newest Friday images. Isn'tthis just the cutest image??? Go there and see all the new (and oldies but goodies) that Tammy has to offer---what a great artist she is!

Card Recipe
Image: A Day For Daisies, Sentiment-Judith
Papers: CS-Bazzill, DP-Hobby Lobby
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Stickles: Stardust
Ribbon: Michael's
Bling: K & Company
Copics: YG03, YG06, YG11, YG23, Y15, Y21, E00, E02, E31, E33, RV02, RV06, RV21, R06, B93, B95, B97, Spica Glitter pens in Melon and Silver

Have a great weekend friends and thank you for stopping by today---come back soon!
Hugs and God Bless!
Cathy

Snow Fairy

Happy Wednesday! Almost Thanksgiving! Can't wait to smell the bird cooking and ALL the trimmings---what a great day!
Today I have a sweet "Snow Fairy" from A Day For Daisies. I frosted her with glitter which is hard to see in this picture :-( . I also used an embossing folder technique I saw over at StampTV leaving a space for the sentiment. I like how it turned out.

Card Recipe
Image: A Day For Daisies, Sentiment- StampinUp
Paper: CS- Bazzill
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Ribbon: May Arts
Nestibilities: Scallopped Round
Cuttlebug "Dot" Embossing Folder
Stickles: Stardust
Copics: E00,RV21,R29, R59,Y17, YG03, YG23, G99, Spica Gold

As I said before, Thanksgiving is a wonderful eating, fun day but it's true meaning is to be so very thankful for all that we have especially our God, our Family and our Friends! And I am!!!!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Hugs and God Bless!
Cathy

Joy

Good Wednesday morning everyone! Hope this week is being good to you! Mine has been great---it's just flying by so fast! It almost makes me dizzy!
Today I have a Baby Bud Designs digital image card (also on CDAC)that also is for a few other challenges: Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge SSSC93, Caardvarks using a Holiday Card with a die cut, and Flourishes (FTTC93) using a Christmas theme. As you can see, I like to use non-traditional colors for Christmas!

Card Recipe
Image: Baby Bud Designs Digital Image, Sentiment-unknown
Papers: CS-Bazzill, DP: My Mind's Eye and BoBunny
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Bling: Paper Studio
Ribbon: May Arts
Stickles: Stardust
Copics: E00, E02, E08, YG03, YG23, V04, V15, RV21, C1

Thanks so very much for stopping by today and please come again soon!
Hugs and God Bless!
Cathy

Gift Bearing Polar Bear

Good Monday Morning! How is everyone doing? Hope the weekend was good to you! Has it occured to anyone else or is it just me that Christmas is only 40 days from today??? Is that crazy or what?
Speaking of Christmas, I have the cutest Polar Bear card today "bearing" gifts! I just LOVE him---hope you will too!

Card Recipe
Stamps: Polar Bear-Stampendous Polar Christmas Set, Sentiment-Our Craft Lounge
Papers: CS-Bazzill, DP-Stamping Station
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Nestibilities: Beaded Ovals and Labels #? (I threw the pkg. away a long time ago)
MFT 1 3/4 in. circle dies
Ribbon:Stampers Dream
Stickles: Stardust
Copics:BG01, BG05, B02, B05, R29

Thanks for stopping by today---I love to have you visit! Come again soon!
Hugs and God Bless!
Cathy

Santa

TGIF! So glad it's Friday, aren't you? We're going to Tampa Saturday to do a little Christmas shopping and go to a resturant, Ocean Prime, that my husband loves and I haven't been to.
Today I have a card for Sweet Sunday sketch challenge SSSC92 by Karen Giron. I LOVE her blog---my favorite "go to" everyday for such nice work! Nice colors, clean lines, just so pretty! Check her out!

Card Recipe
Stamp: Penny Black---Isn't he adorable!!
Papers: CS- Bazzill, DP-K & Company
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Stickles: Stardust
Ribbon: May Arts; I made the ribbon flower following Christine Creations tutorial
Copics:E00, E93, RV23,R46, Y11, E35,YG03 and SpicaGold

Have a great weekend everyone and I'll see you Monday! Thanks for coming by!
Hugs and god Bless!
Cathy

ADFD "Please Pass The Traditions" # 5

Good Morning! Today is A Day For Daisies challenge day! For this one we were to make a card using our favorite recipe. Being that mine is Christmas Rum Cake, I had to make a Christmas Easel card with the killer recipe inside.

Card Recipe

Image: A Day For Daisies

Papers: CS-Bazzill, DP-BoBunny

Nesties: Round, Scalloped Round, and a Labels die (I don't remember the number)

Snowflakes: Jolene

Copics:V04, V15, V09, RV0000, RV23, B00, B02, BG05, Y21, Y15, E33, E00, E21

Stickles: Stardust, Lavendar, and Grape Ice

Sakura Gelly Roll Pen: Clear Star

I hope you will RUN over to A Day For Daisies and see all that's going on there and join our most recent challenge!

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great weekend! See you Monday!

Hugs and God Bless!

Cathy

PS: Another great thing going on at A Day For Daisies---EVERY Friday, Tammy releases new, gorgeous images and she discounts them 20% on that day only! Don't miss out!

RUM CAKE

1 box Yellow Butter Cake Mix

1 pkg. French Vanilla Instant Pudding mix (dry)

1/2 cup Oil

1/2 cup Water

1/2 cup Rum

4 Eggs

1/2-1 cup chopped Pecans and Coconut

Spray Bundt pan with cooking spray. Cover bottom of pan with nuts and coconut. Mix all cake ingredients together and pour over nut mixture. Bake at 350* for 35-40 mins.

Leave cake in pan to cool x 1 hr. after baking.

Bring to 1 stick Butter

Boil: 1 cup Sugar

1/4 cup Water

Remove from heat and add 1/4 cup Rum. While cake is cooling for 1 hr. in pan, gradually pour rum mixture over cake. After 1 hr. turn cake out onto plate. ENJOY!

Believe!

Happy Friday!!!! What a week it's been---Baby Elle is here! I'm now in WVa where my son and his family live---got here early this morning. Elle was born at 10:27am and weighed a whopping 9# 4oz and 20 inches long and is VERY beautiful---spoken like a true grandmother!!! :-) Both Mom and baby doing great! God is so good!

I know it's still very hot almost everywhere, but we have to get an early start on holiday cards (especially Christmas!) so here we go! Actually I made this card for my October Copic class.

Card Recipe

Stamps: Santa-Annette Allen Watkins, Sentiment- StampinUp (inside "Believe")

Paper: CS- Bazzill, DP- The Paper Studio

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Antique Linen and Crushed Olive

Ribbon: Silk Olive May Arts(Isn't this ribbon beautiful!!)

Sparkly Fluff in Sugar on "fur"

Diamond Dust on beard

Stickles: Yellow on stars

Copics: YR00, E02, RV02, B02, BG49, B24, B39, YG03, YG63, BG96, E33, E35, E37, Y17, RV29, R46, R59, C7, 100

I learned last nite that I've been picked to be on A Day For Daisies Design Team! This is the first one for me and I'm so excited! Look for more here soon!

Have a wonderful weekend and thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today!

Hugs and God Bless!

Cathy