Time For One More

Paul asked me the other day to make a set of 5 cards for a friend he works with. How long did he give me to make them?.......Less than 24 hours. Yes, you heard correctly. Luckily I have a bunch of ideas running around in my head and was able to pull this one together fairly quickly. I also got to use one of my favorite techniques - Embossing.

I am dedicating this card to all my online friends who I did not have enough time to make cards for this year. Especially my new friend Tracy in Canada who sent me the loveliest card (I am sorry I did not get one to you in time I will make it up to you).I have found that this year has gone by incredibly fast and I am still waiting for it to slow down. I have a feeling though that it is me that will have to speed up to keep up.

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Not sure if you can see in this picture but the ornament has been heat embossed. The powder is called Red Dragon and is mixed with gold glitter so it sparkles ever so pretty. I used my new SU set Delightful Decorations and my new Real Red polka dot ribbon.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Hugs

Nic

Tree Decorations

I went to a make and take at Archiver's about a month ago and one of the makes was an ornament for your tree. I was very impressed with how easy they were and felt that I could probably make them at home as I have the most important thing I needed already.

What I didn't have I bought while there. For me a good make and take is when I end up buying and taking the product home. So I guess this one was a winner. I bought the acrylic snowflakes and the ribbon and the mosaic tiles before leaving and invested in a Martha Stewart snowflake punch from Michael's as the one they had used was very awkward.

At home I ran the snowflakes through my cuttlebug. The finished thing looks really nice. Of course the ones I made myself at home are green as that is my favorite color and that way the people getting them as Christmas gifts get a little piece of me for their tree.

Thanks for looking

Hugs

Nic

On The First Day Of Christmas...

...I just have to sing the praises of my lovely friend Lucy who sent us this awesome quilted advent calendar. She even sent the candy to fill it. Isn't it just awesome. Her blog link is over on my sidebar if you want to check out what else she has been up to. I dream of being as good as her one day but alas it is just a dream. It will not stop me sewing however.

Just to prove it here is a little something I made for my other lovely friend Sonya. Today is her birthday (HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONYA!) and she admired the one I made for Lucy earlier this year so as per her request I made her one with her favorite thing - FROGS!

I am currently wrapping gifts like a silly person trying to get them mailed by the end of the week to the UK. Hopefully I can get back into my craft room after that. Although I think I may need to purge/tidy/clean it first as I have so much stuff in there these days my brain feels a little overwhelmed every time I go in there so I need to sweep a few cobwebs clear first.

Thanks for looking

Hugs

Nic