Almost Turkey Time!

November through December is my favorite time of year, I love the chill in the air, decorations, Christmas lights and most of all, baking and cooking. It's that time of year where you have the go ahead on anything, baked goods, candies, second helpings, thank goodness for January 1st and New Year's Resolutions!

I got an email in my Etsy store from a very nice lady who opened a new account and was trying to find the person who created her pregnancy album under her old account and was wondering if it was me as she had had her baby and was wanting a baby album. I told her it wasn't me but, I could create one for her. It was something I had never done before but always wanted to do, not having any children of my own I've often thought of how much fun it would be to create one. She gave me the go ahead and this is what I created for her adorable little boy. (She had sent a photo, he is absolutely beautiful with big blue eyes!) I made the lambs and bunny using chipboard and Sizzix. Papers are "Me and my Big Ideas", along with some Melissa Frances, Tattered Angels and Maya Road envelopes.








I really enjoyed making it and I'm inspired to make a few more, next one will be a recipe album using Melissa Frances new Kitchen line, can't wait to get started but it will have to wait. I got a very large order for 200 Gingerbread Men ornaments and it's keeping me very busy, and I have a deadline to get them done.
I did make some new tags with cardinals, my favorite bird. I was bringing out some of my Christmas things and came across this ribbon that I had purchased a few years ago and thought it would look great on a tag.


And I had one more little snowman box left so I made another one.


I made this house while I was waiting for internet service. I bought the paper mache houses last year and stored them away with ideas rolling through my head but didn't have the room to work so they were put in my overcrowded closet. I was so happy when we moved and actually had space to work on them! I have one more that I made and will get photos for next post. I filled this one up with some of my Gingerbread Men ornaments.




And lastly, a project for Custom Crops. You can find the supplies and directions here.


I'll be working on ornaments throughout the rest of the week with a little break on Saturday for some Christmas shopping with my sister, ahhhh, the crowds, yikes!

Have a great rest of the week, thanks for stopping by!
Annette

Hangin' Out

My cats love to come up in my craft room with me while I'm working and sleep. They are pretty good about not getting into anything, well all of them except Rocco. He tries to open drawers, he must know they are filled with ribbon which he likes to chew on! He's usually sleeps on his back and everytime I get up to get the camera he wakes up but I just happen to have my camera on my desk this time and got a quick photo. The hump that they are leaning on is one of the house support beams, which they built around and made a step at the top of the stairs, then they built a platform for the rest of it which I have dressers and book shelves on, will get photos soon, I promise! My craft room still needs a little tweaking but as soon as I get it finished, I'll share photos!


My very sweet guy went shopping with me on Sunday. We took a trip to Michaels, which is an hour away now, for a Martha Stewart Deep Edge punch, which I can't wait to play with, then a trip to AC Moore to get some blades for my trimmer where I saw the new K & Company Christmas collection was 40% off. I have been eyeing this since they first came out but it wasn't in my craft budget to get any so my generous sweetie bought me some! I had some stuff in my hands and was dreaming of all the things I could make and he grabbed them and said he'd get them for me, no complaints here, he even paid for my trimmer blades! He was in such a generous mood I should of dragged him to the jewelry store - LOL! I love the vintage style of the new line and it mixes perfect with all the Evergreen collection that I got from last year. I made this first card with my all time old favorite window stamp. I love to cut the panes out and place images behind it, this is one of the die cut Christmas trees that I just got, along with some of last years K & Company Evergreen collection papers. The ribbon was actually a tie from a stationary set I got a few years ago and I couldn't bring myself to throw it away so I hung onto it and sure enough, it came in handy as it matched the papers perfect. I tied the bow, trimmed the edges and added a little glue and coated them with gold glitter so they wouldn't fray.
The scroll is Maya Road which I covered with gold pen and coated with German Glass Glitter and added some adhesive pearls.


The Poinsettia is also from the collection which I attached with foam tape, the paper is also K & Co. I sprayed the seam binding with English Ivy Glimmer Mist and the eyelet trim was tea-dyed.

I'm in full blown Christmas crafty mode and creating lots of things, which I'll share as soon as I can get some good photos. I need to get my photos in the mornings instead of the afternoon as the lighting isn't as good now with the time change.

I even just finished decorating my Christmas tree, which I'll share photos soon!
Have a great week!
Thanks for stopping by!
Annette

Chill in the Air

There is a chill in the air and Fall is finally upon us, my favorite time of year! Time to start baking, shopping and decorating, I just love it!
There are leaves all over the place, which I'll have the pleasure of raking eventually, I usually get several wheelbarrels full and it is quite the task. But while I am sweating away I think of all the calories I am burning and what baked goodies I'll be able to scarf down when I am done, so no, I don't mind raking leaves at all!

I've been spending lots of time in my craft room, I'm even getting used to all the stairs just to get up here!
The first two cards were made with Crafty Secrets Cotton Scraps and the last card was made with an image I printed.



I made this card with Tattered Angels Glimmer chips which I inked and glittered. The paper is My Mind's Eye.

And, a project for Custom Crops. You can find the supplies and directions here.


It's dark and gloomy outside and rain is on the way, it's a great day to craft!
Hope you have a great week!
Annette