MIX-It-UP! Monday

Happy Monday My Blogger Friends!

What a FANTASTIC DAY we had yesterday ....... We drove over to Cedarburg to enjoy a FUN PACKED DAY of shopping and exploring.  Let me share some of those fun pictures with you now.........

Here we are all tucked in the car and ready to plow through the snow!

One of the first things we did when we arrived in Cedarburg was head to the Mill and have lunch.  This lunch is a long standing tradition .......... Veggie Soup and a Black-Eyed Susan Crepe.  OH YUM!!!!!!

And here is Hailey as we tried to explain to her that the shawl that she was wearing actually had a hoodie to it.

I just LOVE her giggle!

We stopped right before the Cedarburg bridge to have our picture taken......

And then of course by the time we landed on the bridge we were ready to EXPLODE with some CRAZY MOTHER/DAUGHTER SHENANIGANS! 

I have to say that I LOVE LOVE LOVE spending time with my girls!!!!

 

Today is Mix It UP! Monday and I have an upgraded version of the card I shared with you yesterday.  I used the exact same product that was used to create yesterday's card ....... but added a couple additional products (found in the 2016-2017 Stampin' UP! Annual Catalog) to bring this card up to the next stamping level.

 Here is Spot Light Sunday card on the LEFT......

And my Mix-It-UP! Monday card on the RIGHT.....

 My Mix-It-UP! Monday card for today had just a couple small upgrades done to it.

I began by using the 'Softly Falling' embossing folder on the Cherry Cobbler base panel.

Then I used Clear Embossing Powder for my sentiment .......... And I created a double square panel for that sentiment panel and popped it up with Stampin' Dimensionals.

I used the same Designer Series Paper for the panel on the front of my card.

And topped it off with some 3/8" Cherry Cobbler Silky Taffeta Ribbon and adhered one of the 'Christmas Trinkets Embellishments' to that ribbon.

So there you have it friends......

Do you have a favorite???? 

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow to share a 3-D Tuesday project with you ..... Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream!

Spot Light Sunday-Merry Little Christmas

Happy Sunday My Blogger Friends!

Sorry I went missing the last couple of days ........ I spent the last two days with my scrapbooking friends.  We spent all day Friday and Saturday scrapbooking and I was able to make an album for our annual Cedarburg trip I take with my girls ...... And I was also able to complete the three Gingerbread House Project Life Albums for my kids.  Let me share some fun pictures from the last couple of days......

Cheryl and I arrived at the facility on both Friday and Saturday morning ....... and we managed to spend some time bonding before we jumped into the projects we brought with us.  I JUST LOVE SPENDING MOTHER-DAUGHTER TIME WITH CHERYL!

Here's the gals that were left standing at our retreat last night.  (Sorry Kaila we didn't think to get a picture of the group when you were there)

I was able to put my head down on Friday morning and get all my CHRISTMAS CARDS DONE.  The Windsor post office is right across the street from our retreat ....... SO DOUBLE BONUS ....... All my Christmas cards got mailed out on Friday!

One of the things I wanted to tackle was the 2016 Gingerbread House Albums for my kids.  I had 182 pictures printed up and I was able to complete all three albums last night.  They turned out REALLY CUTE! (and yes ....... I will be sharing how those albums turned out with you soon)  I was also able to finish my 2016 Cedarburg Trip Album.....but totally forgot to take pictures of that album.

 

So for today ........ It's Spotlight Sunday.  And I have a card I created using product from the new 2016-2017 Stampin' UP! Annual Catalog and 2016 Holiday Catalog.  This card uses several products from both of those catalogs ......... So let me jump right in with my card share for today.........

I created this card using the new Hostess Set 'Holly Jolly Layers' 

I used the 'This Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper' and added a panel of DSP to the front of my card.

I stamped my sentiment in Cherry Cobbler ink and then used the 'Layering Square Framelits' to add a Garden Green Scallop Square frame to that stamped sentiment.

It's a FAST and EASY card to knock out ........ And is the perfect Holiday greeting card to send to someone special this year.

 

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow to share an upgraded version of this very card with you ...... Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream!

Paper Pumpkin - Circle THANKS

Happy Saturday My Blogger Friends!

My blog post for today is Paper Pumpkin Saturday ........... And do I have a fun card to share with you!  This special card was made with my June Paper Pumpkin kit.  I added minimal product to upgrade this card and just love how it turned out.  Let me share that card with you now...... 

I used the striped base card that came with this kit for the front of my card.  All I needed to do was cut that base card down to 3-3/4" x 5" and attached it to a 4" x 5-1/4" Early Espresso panel

I added some Washi Tape to the bottom portion of my card.......

And then punched out six circle layers and topped the Whisper White top layer with the gold alphabet letters that were included in this Paper Pumpkin kit.

All I needed to do was add a Stampin' UP! Dimensional to the backside of each circle and arrange each of those across the front of my card. 

This card just turned out PERFECTLY and I'm just CRAZY for the way it turned out.

 

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow to share a fun Spot Light Sunday card with you ........ Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream!

Friends Friday Saddle-UP! Part 3

Happy Friday My Blogger Friends!

Yesterday I was up at 5:00 a.m. to take my youngest granddaughter (Brooke) to her swim practice.  OH WHAT FUN!  I also connected with a past co-worker from Meriter Hospital for lunch ....... Along with visiting my old neighborhood and doing some laundry.  Let me share some of those pictures with you......

Here's my Doll Baby doing her laps.......

And giving her NaNa one of her SWEET SWEET SMILES!

Here's a wonderful picture of the front patio of Meriter Hospital.

Our old house ....... which is in need of some MAJOR ATTENTION!

And I left this Random Act of Kindness card at the washing machine when I did laundry yesterday morning.  The real surprise ........ I taped six quarters to the inside of this card with a note that said "enjoy this load of laundry on me".

 

My blog post for today is Friends Friday.  Today I have the honor of sharing with you the last of the cards that were swapped at my Saddle-UP! Into The Holiday's Event.  I offered a card swap to those guest attending this event ....... and 17 of the ladies participated in this swap.  We had a Santa/Reindeer theme for this swap and I have to say that the ladies BLEW ME AWAY with their creative works of art.  Let me share those pretty cards from this VERY TALENTED group of ladies..........

First card for today was done by the very talented Jan.

This sweet reindeer card was done by Chris.

This card wasn't signed ........ And I LOVE the embossed Santa that was done.

This card was done by Mary.

And another card that wasn't signed.  There is some real BLING going on with this card.

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow to share a special Paper Pumpkin Saturday creation with you ........ Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream!

Tag Thursday Star of Light

Happy Thursday My Blogger Friends!

Spent most of yesterday connecting with some of my old friends who I worked with in Madison.  Met several of these friends at the Jazz Festive that was being held at the Monona Terrace.  Check out all the fun I've been having..........

First up is a picture of me hold my FANTASTIC Christmas gift that I received from my son Michael.  He had this mug custom designed for me ....... With my favorite Pinkies Up/Out saying.

Here's the Women With Swing band as they started warming up.

And the wonderful group of friends I have.

Kelli, Dan, Glen, Elaine, Sara and Me.......

And here's Kelli and Dan .......

The white in between them is representing Kathy M.......Who couldn't join us last night at the Monona Convention Center.

 

My blog post for today is Tag Thursday.  Today, I will feature a tag I created and show you how easy it is to use minimal supplies to create a SUPER PRETTY HOLIDAY GIFT TAG.  Now that you have the details for this weeks Tag Thursday ....... Let's jump right in with my tag share for today.

I'm just crazy about the color combination for these two tags!

Who would have thought Mint Macaron, Real Red and Night of Navy would look so GEORGOUS together.

I started out by adding a small panel of Mint Macaron DSP to the center of each of my Whisper White tags .......... And then added a small panel of Real Red cardstock to the top and bottom of that DSP panel.

I used the 'Banners for Christmas' stamp set for my sentiment ...... and I stamped that with Real Red ink.

To top off each of my tags ...... I used some 3/8" Mint Macaron Sheer Linen Ribbon and tied it up in a pretty bow with some Red Baker's Twine or Night of Navy Baker's Twine.

My stars were die-cut from the 'Starlight Thinlits Dies' ...... and I used Silver Glimmer Paper and Night of Navy cardstock to create each of my pretty stars.

Just love how modern and fresh these tags turned out.

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow to share some Friends Friday cards with you ....... Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream!