Christmas...

Hi, there!  

Just popping in quick to share with you what I have been working on lately.  I've been doing a lot of coloring in the evening while watching TV.  The poinsettia images are from Sweet 'n Sassy and the nutcracker images are from Newton's Nook.  I about went cross eyed coloring those nutcrackers.  But, love the images and the fun sentiments!  

Not much new going on around here.  We are getting a lot of rain.  I hope it's not too much for the farmers for we have had a wonderful growing season this year.  They haven't gotten to the soybean fields in front and behind us yet.  I have seen a lot of corn taken down already.  And, the leaves haven't turned yet.  We are near Lake Erie and it will even be later, which will be possibly next week.  We are planning a trip to Berlin, Ohio to visit the Amish area on Wednesday.  I'm looking forward to some shopping and delicious food!

Nicky, our cat and Sheila, our dog seem to be getting along.  It is a lot of fun watching them play together! 

What are you working on?  I need to work on some Thanksgiving cards yet and more birthday cards.  Thanks so much for dropping by today.  It's appreciated, take care!

Hugs,

Maria

Happy Bee-day!

Hello, there!

Popping in to share with you a card made for my hair stylist.  She just had a birthday and we went for our hair appointments on Monday.  I gave her a small flower bouquet and the above card.  She and her husband have lots of bee hives.  They are sending some to California to help pollinate the pecan trees.  The honey that they have is the best.  I just made a chicken pineapple dish with a honey/dijon mustard sauce, so delicious!  It is one of my hubby's favorites!  If you would like the recipe, just let me know.  So, as you can see above I had to add some bees, which are stickers to the card.  The pumpkin/flower image is from Altenew.  The sentiments are from Studio Katia.  

Also, I recently took a photo of my dog, Sheila and our newest fur baby, Nicky.  It seemed like forever to choose a name for the little guy.  We thought of Boots, Socks, or Domino.  Hubby thought Dominic.  We decided to shorten it to Nicky.  Finally on the day we took it to the vet we said his name is Nicky.  And, little Nicky had a good check up. No problems at all, good news!  Anyways, here is a photo of them in my craft room.  Sheila is not sure if she wants to share her bed with him, lol.  I do have a cat bed for Nicky, but she wants to be friends with Sheila.  I think they'll get along just fine.

Thanks so much for dropping by today!  Take care and have an awesome day!

Hugs!

Paper Sweeties October 2021-Release Rewind!

  

Hi, Friends....I'm back again for day 3 of the 4th Quarter Sweet Kit reveal!!!

Take a look at this New Kit...

4th Quarter 2021 Sweet Kit

 

This kit is full of goodies to make fall and Christmas projects!  I LOVE Doodlebug...look at all those Doodlebug items!!!  Paper Sweeties seam binding ribbon and a pumpkin template, too!

Sweet Kits Club Subscription - SAVE $5 on each quarterly kit!

I have a sweet gingerbread house and tags to share with you today!

For my gingerbread house, which is actually a candy house, I started with paper from Lawn Fawn and used the Sweet Cuts-Treat Box die from Paper Sweeties.  Sweet Cuts-Treat Box Add-on: Home&Garden die was used for the roof and door.  Gingerbread House stamps were used for the candy canes and peppermints.  Frosting and Green Apple ribbon and twine place to close the treat box.  The lights and star are from the Shape Sprinkles and Christmas Wishes that are included in the kit.

Next up, is a shaker tag with a super cute gingerbread man!  The tag was made using Sweet Cuts-Rectangle Scallop Frames.  The fun shaker mix is included in the kit.  The hello sentiment is from the new stamp set Sweet Mini:  Seasons Add-on.  

And, for the inside of the tag...

The inside sentiments are from the new sets Sweet Mini:  Seasons and Sweet Mini:  Seasons Add-on.  The peppermints are from the set Gingerbread House.

More Christmas tags...

These tags were so easy to make using the wonderful Doodle-pops!  For these tags, I die cut the Sweet Cuts-For You and used a stencil from Pinkfresh Studio for the background.  On the first tag, the rectangle die cut behind the gift was made using Sweet Cuts-Scallop Square Frames.  The sentiment was embossed using the set Snow Time Add-on: Sweet Treats.  For the second tag sentiments, I used Sweet Mini:  Seasons Add-on.  Green Apple ribbon and gold thread to finish the tags.

 

Stamp & die sets:

 

 Sweet Mini: Seasons

Sweet Mini: Seasons Add-on

 

Please check out more inspiration from my teammates!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties 

Annie Collins
Karen Letchworth

Larissa Heskett

Linh Van

Maria Patrick

                                                      Tasha Jorgensen 

Thank you so much for taking the time to drop by today!  I hope you

enjoyed viewing all the projects I made using the 4th Quarter Sweet Kit!

Take care, hugs!

Paper Sweeties October 2021-Release Party!

Hi, Friends....I'm back again for day 2 of the 4th Quarter Sweet Kit reveal!!!

Take a look at this New Kit...

4th Quarter 2021 Sweet Kit

 

This kit is full of goodies to make fall and Christmas projects!  I LOVE Doodlebug...look at all those Doodlebug items!!!  Paper Sweeties seam binding ribbon and a pumpkin template, too!

Sweet Kits Club Subscription - SAVE $5 on each quarterly kit!

And, here's my first card...

For my card, I started with a yellow card base and added Doodlebug papers.  I used the Sweet Mini:  Seasons:  Add-on for the sentiments.  The scarecrow, pumpkin, and crow are from the Doodle-pops that are included in the kit.  I just love those Doodle-pops, so cute!!  A cloud background was made using mustard seed and spiced marmalade.   Gold color shine spray and carved pumpkin distress oxide spray was applied for interest.  Sweet Cuts: Circle Scallop Frames was used for the frame.  

For my second card, I used the pumpkin template.  The papers are from Carta Bella.  The new sets from the kits...Sweet Mini:  Seasons and Sweet Mini:  Seasons Add- on were used for this card, also.  It's difficult to tell by the photo, but Vintage Photo distress ink was applied on the papers for the pumpkin. 

Burlap orange ribbon and twine were placed to finish the card.

 

Stamp & die sets:

 

 Sweet Mini: Seasons

Sweet Mini: Seasons Add-on

 

Please check out more inspiration from my teammates!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties 

Annie Collins
Karen Letchworth

Larissa Heskett

Linh Van

Maria Patrick

 Tasha Jorgensen 

Thank you so much for taking the time to drop by today!

Take care, hugs!