Got a couple of things done this week, a card for my dad (pretty sure he doesn't follow blog), and some cute little Valentine's cards for coworkers.  I did a variety of little 3x3 cards, and attached a candy inside.  They came out sweet!   LOL  xxoo

Hey ya'll, how's every little thing?  Missed ya, been sick, working, etc. etc. etc.  Trying to get Valentine's done, will post those shortly.  Here is a birthday card I made for my BFF back in January, I couldn't post so she wouldn't see it! (Hi Kelly, Love ya!).   It is a chipboard magnetic card I ordered from Scrapbucks.com that I covered with papers and embellished.  I stepped out to do a color combination I normally wouldn't grab for, kind of hard to tell but its oranges, lime greens and purples.  I had an idea in mind of different things I'd like to say to her if I wasn't @her side, and these are some of the upwards thoughts I came up with.  I printed them on the colored paper, inked around most edges, and glued them in different patterns.  She really liked the card, keeps telling me I should sell these things!  Naw, its too much fun just to create   :o)    Enjoy...

Half over?!  How can it be that half of January is gone already?  The year just started and I already feel behind, yuck!  The time flew by as my daughter and granddaughter were visiting from Virginia.  Sooooooo adorable!  I was sick when they got here, recovered temporarily, and sick as they left.  In between I worked, but only touched the scrap room once.  Couldn't believe it.  Kate is a scapbooker w/Cricut, so I got her several cartridges for Christmas and birthday, hope she likes them and will get use out of them.  I'm still in love with my Silhouette SD, hoping to upgrade to Cameo this year, but will have to schedule some OT for that one.  A few lingering decorations still, guess I should resolve that today  :o(  Thinking ahead to Valentine's day, and son's birthday, so I'm motivated again to get going.

Challenge to self: I was working on my daughter's birthday card away from home, and challenged myself to see if I could use up ALL of  the scraps.  I started with 3 12x12 pieces of patterned paper, and laid them out, pieced them together, and got the following cards.   All I was left with in the end was a single 1.5"x2" piece of scrap.  I made all the fronts, and added them to bases and embelllished @home.  Pretty cool! (my cutting mat in background is hot pink, sorry for any confusion)

Happy Twenty-Twelve!  Hope everyone is off to a great start.  I've been away from the computer. was down and out with a nasty cold, then my daughter/granddaughter came in from Virginia, YEAH!  My son also came from  Dallas, so we celebrated some birthdays together as a family.   All 4 of my kids in town @same time is a super-duper blessing, so I had to enjoy the moment.  Also a hectic work week, but I've a few days off and mentally trying to plan my year.  Goodness, so many challenges out there, so many tips for scrapbooking, a whole year of pictures to look forward to.  Are you as overwhelmed as I?  I followed a few blogs to enter to win a Silhouette Cameo, the newest machine coming out.  Won't buy one yet, but I'm sure I'll end up with one eventually, maybe work a little overtime for that one.  Then I promised to will my SD to my daughter, LOL.  Have a wonderfully creative day!

Happy holidays as we count down 2011, what a fun year!  Here are some special Christmas cards I created for my kids.  I could not post them until after Christmas so it wouldn't ruin the surprise, and there is one more to be posted.  We had a nice Christmas brunch and time together, I hope yours was warm and friendly as well.

Sweet little seal

Card to Mom & Pops

My version of Chilly Willy

May Your Lights be Untangled (hard to see, lights in his antlers)

An embellished gift card envelope

TAG, you're it!   Finished a few, and I do mean a few, tags.  Sure seems I should've gotten more done with the time I invested!  Fun to do, got to play with my Big Bite and grommets, the super-huge punch, and lots of different techniques.  Once laid out though it's painfully obvious I'll need many more.  At some point I'll have to quit creating the accessories and start buying the gifts!  Merry Me   :o)