Let It Snow...

...but not here in Chicago, again. We just had 5 inches of snow yesterday and tomorrow we are in for an ice storm and then more snow over the weekend. Lovely, huh?! Anyway, this is my last Christmas card I made. And I just received 4 new sets of stamps from MFT that I ordered and I am anxious to get started with them. This is going to be a very busy weekend with my family Christmas party and several of my brothers and sisters flying in from all over, so I don't think there will be any stamping going on. School is out on Friday for two weeks and all I want to do is stamp, crazy, isn't it?!

Anyway, as many of you have already heard, one of our fellow bloggers and unbelievable stampers has passed away suddenly. Joanne, over at My Adventures in Cardmaking, passed away last Friday night. She is the one who introduced me to card making many years ago. The first class I went to with her as the consultant I kept telling myself I wasn't going to start stamping too. But low and behold she had us do the cutest fish card and I couldn't resist so I ordered my first set and it's been love ever since. Joanne was a part of our Stampin Diva group and every time we got together we laughed so hard and had a great time. We are sooooo going to miss her and her talent. I am still in shock every time I think of her. So, if you have an extra minute, please say a prayer for her family during this difficult time, especially since it's the holidays. I know they would really appreciate it and so would Joanne.

Thanks for stopping by and have a good weekend!

Frosty the Snowman

Here is a card I made a while ago. A friend of mine and I made cards one night and we had an assembly line going. Since we both wanted the same cards (and many of them) this was the easiest way to do it. We each ended up with 60 cards and 3 different kinds. Not a bad idea, huh!
Now, the job of getting them sent out, that's the hard part! I don't know about you, but we haven't received many cards so far. I'm sure that has a lot to do with our economy and the price of stamps these day. Crazy, isn't it. I'm going to give it a good try and get them out in the next few days. It's been crazy around here, with all the extra Christmas activities. This week will not be any better. Our Christmas concert at my school is Tuesday and another party on Wednesday and then our family party on Saturday, with many of my brothers and sisters coming in from out of town. It will be a blast but tiring. Oh well, that's what Christmas is all about, family and friends. So have a great weekend and as always, thanks for stopping by!

Brrr! It's Cold Out!!

I can't believe how cold it has been so early in the season. Usually we don't get this cold until late December or January. Does that mean it's going to be a long winter?!! I sure hope not. Anyway, this card was made with one of my favorite stamp sets, MFT. I tried piecing it together the best I could, since I usually don't piece things. It didn't turn out so bad, if I say so myself. So off to relax a little and head to bed. Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Happy Holidays!

I just love this stamp of Rudolph! This card was made with leftover paper from last year. Yes, I do keep all my Christmas leftovers together and save them. Wierd, I know!! Well, if you have been in Chicago lately you would be as cold as I am, not to mention snowed in so early in the year. We just had our first snowfall of the season and I already don't like it. It came with rain and ice I am so paranoid of slipping and falling on my you know what. That so would not be a pretty site. So instead I look like such a dork walking on the ice. I guess that's the old lady in me. Anyway, I had better quit ragging about the snow because I know we are in for long winter, here in Chicago. So, have a great week and as always, thanks for stopping by!!

Enjoying the Weekend!!

Here is a card I made quite a while ago. The flower paper is from a pack from Archivers that they gave us at the last scrap. The back of the paper is peel and stick. Pretty cool, huh! So, did anyone find any real bargains yesterday that was worth getting up at the crack of dawn for? Not me! I was not about to do that and fight the crowds, not to mention the cold at 4 a.m. However, we did go to this cute little town, Geneva, Illinois. It has the best little specialty shops. If you are looking for something different I'm sure you will find it there. The best part of the day was when I came home and all the ourside lights were up. Normally I do that and don't usually look forward to it. So that was a nice surprise. Now off to put up the tree. Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!

Well, here is the first Christmas card of the season I made. As a matter of fact, my friends were over last night and I made 30 of these and 30 of two other cards which I will be posting in the next several days. I made this original card at a Stampin' Diva night get together several weeks ago and I was waiting for now to post it. The little bling I used are just plain clear crystals and I use my markers to color them. Clever, huh! Anyway, now all I have to do is to be sure to send them out. I have become quite a card hog. I tend to make cards and forget to send them out and end up with a ton of cards. So, I vow to send these on their way(soon)! On another note, how was your Thanksgiving? I feel like I could just roll into bed and sleep for the whole winter. I ate enough to hibernate until spring. But I'm sure I'll be hungry (again) in the morning. Today started out with getting up at the crack of dawn and going downtown Chicago, Casey's band was in the Chicago Thanksgiving Day parade. Man was it cold down there! It was a blast though! Once we started marching you forgot how cold you really were. I can't believe the amount of people who also get up early to go see the parade. I sure hope her band does it again next year. So now I am off to bed and getting ready for some fun shopping with my scrappin' friends. Have a wonderful, long weekend and thanks for stopping by!! Gobble, Gobble!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

Have a great Turkey Day and try not to get up too early for those early bird specials on Friday!

THE DREAM TEAM

A picture's worth a thousand words! How true! This picture is of my son and his teammates. Danny is number 44. His team was awesome this year. They didn't lose any games all season, they won their first playoff game and then lost the next playoff game and couldn't play in the championship game. That was a killer. However, the other teams were awesome too. It was his best season yet and being his eigth grade year and last grammar school year to play it was amazing. I really hate football because I don't know a thing about it but I really learned to like it this year. Hopefully he will play in high school and he does want to. As I write this now, he is at a football practice for an all star football game this Friday. His teammates voted for 3 boys to go and represent their team and Danny and number 4 and 20 were voted in. So one more game this weekend and then on to baseball. Anyway, thanks for looking and listening to me brag a little bit. Have a great rest of the week!!!

Howdy, Partner!!

Another great stamp from the TAC company. They have some really cute ones for kids. I used my cuttlebug folder for this one and the Howdy stamp came from a MFT set. So, I hope everyone had a great Halloween. I can't believe the costumes kids wear now a days. Nothing like we did when we were kids (as Casey says, "Back in the Day!") Parents really go all out with the costumes. My favorite one was the cave man. It was a riot!! Anyway, on to Thanksgiving. Casey is marching in the Chicago Thanksgiving day parade, so of course I just had to volunteer to help out. It's so much fun being downtown Chicago at the parade on Thanksgiving day. As long as the weather holds out it should be a blast. Plus, that way I don't have to cook that day. Yippee!! So, thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL!!

I just love this Halloween stamp! I think it's a riot. It's from Stampendous. The paper is all left over from last year so I'm not sure who made it. Anyway, what is everyone going to be this year?! All the teachers on my floor at school are going to dress up like cowboys (I know it's a boring idea but coming from Chicago there are no cowboys around here). I managed to find a black leather vest with fringe on it and a purse with horses all over it, at the resale shop here. I totally embarrassed my daughter wearing it through the store. It was so funny. I guess I'm doing my job as a mom if I embarrass her. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great Halloween trick or treating with the kiddies. Try not to eat all the chocolate before you even get back home (I've been known to do that).