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Well I have not posted in a few days but I have been busy - Friday night while DH was playing poker - I used my new die cut centers and cut some more cards (circle and ornament).  I also started painting some of the other cards that I had stamped.  so between Friday night and Saturday night - I got these done - the first one is my favorite. 

 

 

I should have worked some more on them on Sunday but we were busy putting up the tree and decorating the yard.  

These are from tonight (when I should have been sleeping

 
I am going to have to put something stamped /written in the middle of all of those cutouts

 

Lisa's Printables Countdown

For those of you who like to download clip art from the internet - Lisa Volrath does countdowns for some holidays - well - it is now her countdown for Christmas -Take a look here - while you are there  look at her other work too - very nice artwork too.

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Well - I was able to be quite productive tonight - Dave had to work late - I had made a big pot of black beans that cooked all day in the crock pot - so nothing to do after work but play (well I could have cleaned but that would not have been as much fun) - so here are some more - I am back on my white card kick again and they are hard to scan in good pics - and I also used my die cut with the cut outs on it - and had fun working on some of those.   I am actually getting there.  Enjoy

  

   

 And the guys are playing cards Friday night - so I have another few hours of time I can play.  Now to bed so I can work in the morning.
 

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Bet you thought I was done with Christmas cards - nope - still can't make up my mind - at this rate they will all be different.  Thanksgiving is over - company is gone - so I was able to go play some last night.  I stamped a lot of images that I still have to colorize - one way or another - here are 3 I finished - the first one I think needs something else - I know white space is OK - but I think there is too much - on the last one I think I will add a star bling on the top of the tree(you know I like my bling). 

 

 

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Well - when Linda, Michele and I were out Saturday - we also hit the M's and J's by the movie theater - - Michele found some really nice Making Memories Autumn paper marked down to 1.99 - so we all had to buy it - nice paper - good for Thanksgiving - Then at J's they had Sizzix  on sale 40% off so I bought an A2 card with the cut outs - - so - about 5 this morning I made 3 quick cards - using the die cut, the MM paper - lined the inside with a solid paper, made the pumpkin with cuttlebug die cut and embossing folder, sanded the pumpkin, then pulled a quote off the computer and printed on the orange paper for the inside.  Then I decided to spice it up more and used on of the Marth Stewart new border punches  - have to say - I like these - I wish I had done this earlier so I could mail some out - Michele and Kathy are ALWAYS so good about sending out cards - I need to get better at it - this would have worked - these will be handed out to DIL, MIL and DSMIL on Thursday.  Maybe I will make some more and just send a belated happy thanksgiving:)  I will just post one - you will get the idea.

 

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Another night no sleep after my infusion - at least I won't do this again for at least 6 months - you would think I would get a lot of my cards made - but can't concentrate well - can't focus - so I did some stamping - and tried to paint in - the first one was all cuttlebug - lots of different papers and a cute Christmas tree die and embossing folder - the 2nd one I stamped and used my glaze Sakura pens - first time I have used them and I do like the feel - they do feel like you embossed them.  Hopefully I can stay awake tomorrow night - #1 son comes in late tomorrow night and I have to pick him up - AND I did find his Noilly Pratt - will get that on the way to the airport - not on the way - but will kill time and keep me from laying down :)  OK - here are my cards (Have I really posted 5 days in a row?)

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Well - I did not accomplish much last night - here are 3 more - I like the first one - cuttlebug holly leaves with a small ribbon tied around it, I don't think I like the 2nd one too much - it is OK - but it is not the pine leaves I wanted to use, and the 3rd one - well - it is the 3rd one.  Now - I have to find some Noilly Pratt Vermouth for son coming home for the holidays tomorrow night.

 

 

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Oh - bet you thought I had bailed again - was out all afternoon with Linda and Michele - went to see Blindside - great movie (Kip - missed a good one!) - so here are some more cards I worked on last night - and one from tonight (some others are drying)  First ones I used a patterned cardstock - and 1 I embossed with white and the 2nd one I used a glue pad and used glitter.  Then back to the cuttlebug again for most of them - and white - I think most of mine will be white - and I did make some coasters with that birch tree - I'll post tomorrow.  Enjoy

  

   

 

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Well - I did pull out my Cuttlebug folders last night- and my electric Big Shot (love it!) - I had not tried the new folders I got from HSN (I never knew they gave exclusives to HSN and QVC - no fair).  And I had some shimmery white cardstock - I have about decided to go with all white cards this year - have not made a final decision - and if I keep going the way I am - I will have 80 different cards - - unfortunately the white does not show up on scanning so the embossed areas are hard to see - the first one is of trees lining the bottom of the card, the second one is all different ornaments hanging from a string and the last one is a branch with a cardinal (not happy with my painting of the cardinal - maybe should have left alone) -

 

Then I also had this birth tree that I fell in love with and had not used (see I am also trying to use stamps I have not used either) - I loved traveling up north and seeing all the birch trees (and learned in New Hampshire - do not pick up any of the birch bark - the police will stop you) - so this morning after cleaning and going to the grocery store - I made this one - I kind of like it too.

 

OK - back to card making.

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Well - I don't know how long I will keep up this daily post - but here is yet another Christmas card - I am a sucker for cardinals - and I just had to give Zetti another try - practice practice practice.

    

Weekend plans - going to try to stay home Saturday and work on cards and other crafts to finish for Christmas - Hit the grocery store early before it gets packed - and Kip, Linda and I are going to the movies on Sunday afternoon- should be fun.