MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE. It's finally here! Christmas Eve. After today, we can all relax and enjoy family, friends, good company and good food. I'm really looking forward to having my friends over tomorrow to enjoy our Christmas dinner with. I already miss my family, but we will talk. Wish they could all come down here and enjoy the warm weather. (Thank heaven for the dear friends we make in our retirement community.)
Anyway, I told you yesterday about the lovely cactus I see from my window as I sit here and "blog". I forgot to take pictures yesterday, but went out this morning and took some. Here's a couple that I took.
You'd think we lived in Arizona instead of Florida. What a great view. They also have a holly bush that has berries on it. So Christmas(y).
Lastly, this was my favorite card to make this year. I hope you all enjoy it.
He's just too cute! The stamp set is from "Sweet 'n Sassy" stamps. Once again, have a wonderful day today and tomorrow and stay safe and healthy.
Can you feel it? The excitement... the joy... it's in the air. Have you been naughty or nice? Last minute preps to do. So much left to do and so little time. We've had a year to prepare. Can you believe it? And now we're down to the wire.
I'm looking out my window at the neighbors house and seeing the most beautiful huge cactus nearly in full bloom. I must get out there today and take a picture to share. It is gorgeous.
I just love the image on today's card. It makes me want to be back in NH in the woods enjoying life by a fire. Well... only for a minute. I'll take my life down here in FL any day.
Enjoy the day and stay safe.
Just three more days 'til the big day. I'll miss seeing my grandkids opening their gifts this year, but we saw them at Thanksgiving. From what I see on the tele, it appears that most of the east coast will not have a white Christmas this year. It just doesn't seem the same with no snow. Ideally, it would snow on Christmas Eve. Now, back when I was a child....
My little "Scrappy Marguerite's" group is meeting this morning to do some crafting. We meet most every Thursday at our club and scrapbook or make cards, have lunch and then play domino's in the afternoon. (I may have told you this already.) I think I'll just do some practicing with my copics. I really should get back to my scrapbooks; I'm so far behind!
Today's card was an afterthought. I thought I was finished making Christmas cards for this year but saw a sample and just had to try it. I'm saving my most favorite card to show you on Christmas Eve, but this one was so easy and fast.
I've packed away all my Christmas stamps, papers, etc. I think before I send this card out next year, I should put a sentiment on the front. The "ornaments" were made using the 1/2", 3/4" and 1" circle punches.
You all have a wonderful day and stay safe.
Can you believe that the temperature got down to only 59 degrees last night? I thought it was on the warm side when I awoke this morning. I'm not complaining, mind you, but I wouldn't mind if it were a little colder. It would seem more like Christmas.
Not much going on right now. I have baking to do, but it's a little soon yet. I don't want to serve stale food on Christmas... LOL.
There is a bird in today's card, but no calling birds. Have a wonderful day and stay safe.
It's getting closer and closer. Are you all frazzled and harried? All I have to prepare for is a dinner with a few guests. Not a whole lot I can do this early in the week. I am getting the table set a little at a time and I keep thinking of things I should do. Anywayyyy.....
I told you about the cute polar bear stamp set I received with my UK papercrafting magazine? Well, this is the card I made using a couple of the stamps.
The glitter cardstock is from Stampin' Up. The paper is from the DCWV mat stack I told you about. Isn't this a sweet stamp?
Yesterday I spent the afternoon and evening with a dear friend. We did some stamping and then a little coloring with the watercolor pencils and then decided to do some practicing with the copic markers. (I absolutely love the copic's). It's like 2nd childhood; coloring and cutting. What fun.
I thought I'd show you a picture of the mantle on my fireplace. Nothing elaborate or special except for the stockings ("hanging by the chimney with care"). Three of the four were cut out of felt using Stampin' Up's "Bigz L Holiday Stocking" die and decorated with some of their felt embellishments. I had made a total of five felt stockings (they are gift card holders) but sent two of them to my granddaughters with gift cards in them.
I guess I should have taken a closer picture, but you can see how cute they came out. (It seems "cute" is the word of the day.)
That's it for today. You all have a wonderful day, stay safe and check in tomorrow.
Good morning. We have a chilly start for the day but it's supposed to warm up nicely and then stay about 10 degrees warmer then normal right through Christmas.
First of all, I want to apologize for yesterdays title. My daughter pointed out to me that it's seven swans a-swimming. I must confess that I had to google the 12 days of Christmas song to get all the "activities" (LOL), but when I put in yesterdays title, I must have dropped my eyes.
Yesterday was a really quiet day. Had to run a couple of errands and then I just had make a couple more Christmas cards. I forgot to take pictures to show you the one with the polar bear but perhaps tomorrow.
Today's card is another snowman. I guess snowmen were popular this year; I know I had a grand ole time doing the cards.
Have a wonderful day and I'll be back tomorrow.
Good morning! It feels a tiny bit more like the Christmas season this morning. The temperature got down to 48 degrees. Feels really nice. Of course, I was out only long enough to pick up the Sunday paper.
The mall trip went really well yesterday, but we were disappointed that there was NO tree in the atrium. Just a huge bungy-jumping "thing". I must say that there were 3 young people jumping and they looked to be having a blast. The only thing I purchased was from a specialty shop and it was a jar of Raspberry Honey Mustard Pretzel Dip. It is delicious, but... I purchased it to serve with ham on Christmas. Honey Mustard and ham really go together very well.
We stopped at Joann's and I picked up a small matstack called The Winter Magic by DCWV, all blue's. (Like I need more paper! LOL) But I just might have to make one more card using this paper and using the cutest polar bear stamp set ever. I subscribe to a papercraft magazine that is from the UK and included in each issue is a lovely free item. This issue had the stamp set.
No swans in today's card but there is a horse. Enjoy your day and see you tomorrow. Stay safe!
