My mother, sister, Emilee and sister-in-law, Kristin got together the other day for some Christmas craft fun!

We each came up with an ornament idea and the supplies to make it.

This was Kristin’s idea (so cute):

Here’s some of the several ideas my Mom came up with:

I’m still finishing the sweet clay ornament idea that Emilee brought – I’ll post photos when they’re done.

May your days be merry & bright!

xoxo, Christie

I love handmade Christmas ornaments.  There is something so special about them.

Here are a couple I’ve made this year.

I used green and silver German glass glitter, I love the way it starts to tarnish after a year – it has a vintage feel.

I also used a little crepe paper and the some Making Memories Christmas embellishments.

I hope that you’re enjoying the Christmas season.

xoxo, Christie

Tuesday is Girl’s Craft Day at my house.

The ladies in my family will be creating layouts for a calendar shadow box.  This Little Yellow Bicycle layout is for December. That’s a little obvious, right?

I added some little punched out circles with diamond glaze and some buttons for ornaments on the little tree.

And the presents needed tags (of course).

I thought the star should shine a little too…

Here’s a simple card that I whipped up using leftover paper:

Some leftover diamond glazed circles made the perfect addition.

I hope that you have a fabulous day!

xoxo, Christie

My talented friend, Courtney recently moved from Idaho to Washington (miss that girl).  She’s fitting right in there (like I knew she would).  Courtney has already rented booths at two different craft fairs.

Courtney asked me if I would like to send her  some of my creations and she would try to sell them. I had been holding on to some items for quite awhile and was excited at the opportunity to sell them.

My little Graphic 45 “Cheer” mini garland was one of the items that sold. So fun!

I better start whipping out some more creations…the next craft fair is only a couple weeks away.

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Have a fabulous Monday!

xoxo, Christie

I received this fabulous Cosmo Cricket paper in one of my goodie bags at the Paradise Scrapbook Boutique crop I went to earlier this month. I finally got a chance to play with it yesterday.

This little chipboard snowman was also in the goodie bag.  I dressed him up with some Shimmerz (Pearl, Luscious Lilac and a little Carrot Top for the nose).

Shimmerz Pixie Dust was also my constant companion during the making of this layout. I used it on this little Santa face:

And I used it on the snowflakes (cut from the Cosmo Cricket paper).

The little felt snowflakes were also included in my Paradise Scrapbook Boutique goodie bag, pretty darn fun, right?

Just wait until you see what I’ve done with the goodie bag I received on day two of my Paradise Scrapbook Boutique Crop!

Happy Wednesday!

xoxo, Christie

Welcome to the Scrap ‘n Art World Cardmaking Day Blog Train! If you haven’t been with us since the beginning of the train, make sure you go to Angela’s blog (www.theprissypixel.com) to board. Our train is headed on a fantastic holiday tour and you won’t want to miss any of the ten stops. We start out at Halloween, head on over to Thanksgiving and end our journey at Christmas. Each blog along the way has a word that you will need to write down. At the end of the line, post the sentence you gathered from the various blogs and you will be entered to win an amazing prize package!  The train ride will be open until midnight Sunday (US Central Time Zone) and the winner will be announced on the Scrap ‘n Art Blog on Monday, October 4.

Welcome to Christmas!

The Supplies used to create this Christmas Card:

A look at  The Prize Package:

Thank you so much for stopping by. My word for you is “From”. Next stop is Myia Manghum’s blog: www.MyiaShantrice.blogspot.com. Have a great journey and good luck!

I was recently contacted (by a really sweet woman) about a Christmas Advent Book that I made in 2008.  She asked if I could make her one.

I went digging through my massive stash of paper…and sure enough, I had some 2008 Making Memories in there. That must be why I always buy two of every sheet (sure…that’s the reason).

Here’s a few photos of the Christmas Advent rerun:

Merry Christmas…er…I mean…? What?

From our family to yours,

May your new year be filled with love, joy and blessings.

I’ve been busy crafting, shopping, wrapping, working, stitching, reading, loving, singing and tonight…a family tradition: Baking!

I wish I could share my holiday projects but I have family members who read my blog…so, I’ll only be sharing little “sneak peeks” here and there.

I hope you’re enjoying this wonderful time of year!

xoxo, Christie

I created this little “Joy” Garland for the Paradise Scrapbook Boutique Gift Workshop.

Although, now I wish that I would’ve put some glitter on the red “JOY” letters.

Coulda, shoulda, woulda. Right?

I used the New Bo Bunny St. Nick Collection.

I created something similar last Christmas using Graphic 45 and Making Memories.

I just love this new Bo Bunny paper and HAD to use it.

I think Karen at PSB might have a few more “Joy Garland” kits available.

If you’re interested Karen’s contact information is HERE.

If you do decided that you want a Joy Garland and there actually are some left…

Please, for the love of all things good, add some glitter to the red letters.

I promise, you won’t be sorry.

I love close-ups!

Here’s wishing you a very, very merry Christmas season.

Don’t forget about Blog, Bid, Hope.  There’s still a few more hours left…