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All the Christmas Festivities, baking and family.
All the Christmas Festivities I know with All the Christmas Festivities we have all had, it is time to relax. Well for a minute anyway. Today’s post is all about the last few days. I am super excited to say that Trevor and Bee were able to join us this year. It has been a few years since he has been out to the homestead. There was tons of prep work to do like… Grandma Ward’s Christmas Cookies Baking of course. This is a family tradition. My mom’s mom made these EVERY year. She even gave them as gifts to friends and family. They really do bring back amazing memories.…
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Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Merry Christmas to you and your family! Joe, I and all the critters hope that you have a safe and blessed Christmas this year. There really are so many things to be thankful for, starting with our love of crafting, all the way though the time we have with family and friends. Holiday Hugs and Have a Great Day getting Crafty!! I hope that you can join us on New Year’s Day for the always entertaining event!!
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Christmas Decorations on the Homestead, WOW!
Christmas Decorations on the Homestead Soo, here we are with all the Christmas Decorations on the Homestead. Starting with the tree. Joe and I went to the local Christmas Tree farm, Hensler’s to find out perfect tree. So many possibilities. We went with a smaller nettle this year. It was a nice day, thankfully. What do you think?? After two attempts to get enough lights. It is complete. There are 800 lights on this thing. It was Joe’s idea for the multicolored lights. Which I thought would be fun, however… I had none. Took a guess at how many we would need. Yup, I guessed too low. Not only that…
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Gift ideas day four, the Paper Trimmer
Gift idea day four Here we are with gift idea day four. Can you believe it we are just over two weeks away from Christmas? We got news today about shipping cut off date, Monday, December 13. So here we are with all these amazing gift ideas, day one, two and three. AND today (Wednesday) is… FREE shipping day. Now let’s talk a minute about this AMAZING Paper Trimmer. Not only does it cut it also scores. Did you know that the arm extends to 17 inches? Yes, you read that right. I have to say that SU has had three different trimmers since I have been a demonstrator. This…
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Think Pink Whimsy and Wonder, alternative card.
Think Pink Whimsy and Wonder This card has me Thinking Pink, Whimsy and Wonder. Dontcha love that White Glittered ribbon on! Ohhh my I know exactly who I will be sending it too. I have a couple friends that LOVE pink. How about you? Do you get into the non-traditional cards? I am a more traditional kinda girl, but I do love this paper! The silver foil and iridescent look. Please not the addition of some extra holly pieces. I mimicked what was already on the ornament. Used the negatives from the holly punch. Ohh yeah, they were punched using another sheet from this paper pack. Have you started mailing…
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DDD for November 2021, 20 cards quick!
DDD for November 2021 Are you ready for another way to make Christmas cards?? The DDD for November 2021 includes 20 cards. Yes, I did say 20! For this Ding Dong Ditch we are using the Gingerbread Memories and More card pack and coordinating Cards and Envelopes. Add in a twine pack and you are all set. Here is the basic Ding Dong Ditch. You will be sure to get 20 full cards with this month’s class to go. A PDF will be emailed to you that includes several different ideas that you can create with the supplies you will be mailed. Many you want to add a bit more…
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3D Thursday it is my turn, to share a fun project!
3D Thursday it is my turn I am super excited for 3D Thursday it is my turn so share. Here is my Mini Jam Jar Tree. All you need is one package of Mini Jam Jars (6), the Christmas PInecone dies and Christmas Trimmings dies. I use the Real Red Ruffled ribbon, but you could use any red. Here is my favorite part only one piece of cardstock. A half a sheet of Old Olive. Plus, a half sheet of Mossy Meadow. After a Trip to the Dollar Tree for some needed inspiration I remembered about this idea. So I grabbed three packages of LED tealight candles. You know the…
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Christmas Stamp-a-Stack 20 cards with extras.
Christmas Stamp-a-Stack Here is what you have been waiting for the Christmas Stamp-a-Stack. In today’s post you will find out ALL that you get, need to know and when. I am SUPER EXCITED to be offering a choice. Yes, you know that I like to give choices. However, lets talk about the basics. The in person event is at the Flutter by Studio on Saturday November 20, starting at 1 pm central time. The online event will be Wednesday November 24 at 6:30 pm (facebook live). I will supply all the parts and pieces for 20 cards. Yes, there will be PDF ($10 if you just want to get the…
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Last two Christmas in July cards, with a fun fold.
Last two Christmas in July Here are the Last two Christmas in July cards from our Stamp-a-Stack. Looking for the first two?? Check this post here. Our first one is the fun fold of the Stack. A super easy fun fold at that. We also did this one for the Fun Fold class last month, here. With this idea it really makes the Snowman the focal point. Even with that simple DSP background. Wondering about that super cute snowman?? He is from the Snowman Season stamp set. Which in case you are looking it also has a Snowman Builder punch. It punches the snowman from the envelope. Anyway, just a…
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First two Christmas in July cards. You will love it!
First two Christmas in July Here are the First two Christmas in July cards. A reminder first, the Sheer Ribbon (returning favorite), Red Rhinestones and Tidings of Christmas DSP was all included. Let’s starting with the Sending Hugs stamp set. This really was my very first idea when I saw this stamp set. The hard part was how was I going to create that peek-a-boo part? hummm. You are going to want to add the Layering Diorama dies to your list. I know, I know, everyone is using them for ponds, water and things like that. Well, how about this?? Ohh, yes you do see the Wink of Stella on…
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Christmas in July event, Stamp-a-Stack Style!
Christmas in July event This will not only be a Christmas in July “event” but a Stamp-a-Stack too! There are 4 different cards and you will be making 5 of each. Ohhh but wait, so much more, as always! For this event it will include a pack of DSP, Ribbon, Embellishments and envelopes. Now do not forget all the fun that we had for the Butterfly Birthday Bash. I promise we will have loads of fun!! Snacks and even a bit of Christmas music. No complaining, please! You never know, I just might even pull out the Christmas Tree for the day!! I know where my Christmas t-shirts are too!!…
