Wise Men... {CTD272} & {DS130}

Welcome back!  I hope the weather where you are is MUCH better than what we're experiencing here - snow, snow and more SNOW!  Mother Nature must really have her knickers in a knot.  But fear not ... this all means I must stay inside and cozy up in my craft room, right? 

I have a quick card to share with you today that combines this week's Color Throwdown combo with The Deconstructed Sketch - the result is a soft, subtle Christmas card that uses the TAWS set, Seek Him:

I am hoping to get all of my Christmas shopping done this weekend and help the kids finish theirs.  Have a great day everyone - only 11 more sleeps!  So excited!

 

Ho...Ho...Ho... {CQC219} & {STS10}

It's another chilly day in central Alberta - can you believe in a meager two weeks Christmas will be OVER? OY!  I bet most of you are all done your shopping...I would guess I am about half done.  Hopefully I can get the rest done this weekend.

I've got a quick little card to share with you this morning - since I still had the Colour Q papers sitting out on my desk, I used the scraps to make a card using the TAWS set, Tag-Alongs and the new sketch from Seize the Sketch:

Have a terrific Thursday - I'll be back on Saturday so I'll see you then!

Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas {CQC219} & {RS93}

Welcome back, everyone! It's time for a brand new Colour Q combination and this one is absolutely perfect for all those Christmas cards I'm sure you are making...take a peek:

I paired these awesome colors with this week's Retrosketches for a quick, kinda CAS card:

Sorry for the crappy photo - I keep forgetting how early it gets dark...no more last minute cards for me!  I hope you will play along with us at the Colour Q - if you need to see more inspiration, pop over to the blog and see what the other girls created!

See you on Thursday!

SSSC199 & Curtain Call {Christmas Countdown}

OH. MY. LORD!!!! First off I just want to say how incredibly thankful I am that I have a warm home to lay my head - it is FREAKIN' COLD here.  Like, not just *chilly* but freeze-your-arse-off-in-less-than-a-minute cold. Yesterday when I woke up, it was -37C but with the wind, it felt like -49C! I'll convert that for all you Farenheit-ers...-34.6F or -56.2F with the wind chill - a perfect excuse to stay inside and craft, wouldn't you say?  :)

It's time for a new Sweet Sunday Sketch  - #199.  Can you believe it?  I bet Karen's got something fun up her sleeve for #200...we'll have to wait and see!  For now, here's the sketch for the next two weeks:

I used the current Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge for my card...it's all about Christmas this time of year:

I dug out an old There She Goes set, Holly Jolly for this one - LOVE the jingle bell accents, don't you?

Need to see more?  All of the fabulous Sweet Sunday Stampers have inspiration for you, so please stop by and say hello to:

Dana White 

Dawn Easton 

Jackie Pedro
Jodi Collins 

Karen Giron
  Karen Motz 

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler 

Lynn Put 

Sarah-Jane Kalé 

Tracy Clemente 

Vicki Burdick 

Thanks for stopping in - stay warm!  See you on Tuesday for a new Colour Q!

BE Inspired #43 - {Chill Out}

Thanks for stopping back this morning - I've got a BE Inspired Challenge to share with you all. Considering Christmas isn't too far away, it seems only fitting that Alison would pick a wintery-themed photo:

In a HUGE departure from the norm, I decided NOT to go with the colors in the photo, but with the snowflake inspiration instead.  I KNOW...am I sick??? LOL  I promise you, I am totally fine.  But, truth be told, I wanted to play along with the color combo over at the CAS- Colors and Sketches blog and this is what they gave us:

Pretty nice Christmas-y colors, don't you think?  So I grabbed the snowflakes from Chill Out and used this week's sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch to create this fast and fun card:

I hope you are all staying warm wherever you are - it's still awfully chilly here...makes me wish I was retired and could go south for the winter!!  If you are stuck inside, you should go into your craft area and play along with us - we love to see what you create. 

See you on Sunday - brand new Sweet Sunday Sketch!!!  Until then... :)


 

Peace {Mojo322} & {CTD271}

BRRRRRRRR! It has been bone-chillingly cold here in central Alberta the last few days.  And before that, Mother Nature dumped MORE snow on us.  I've had just about enough of this darn winter and it's not even officially here yet!  I'm in trouble...

Today I've got a card that uses this week's Color Throwdown and the sketch from Mojo Monday.  It's been quite awhile since I've played along with Mojo Monday so it was nice to get back. 

The stamps are from the TAWS sets, Seek Him and Christmas Magic:

Thanks for stopping by today - see you tomorrow with a brand new BE Inspired Challenge!

 

Love Life {Colour Q #218 & Retrosketches #92}

Oh my goodness...can you believe it is DECEMBER already? I haven't even STARTED my Christmas shopping and, quite honestly, am not totally sure when I'm going to be able to get that under control.  This working thing really puts a hitch in my "road trip" shopping trips.  ;)  I know it will get done but every year I tell myself I will start earlier and, somehoe, it never happens.  Can anyone relate? 

Well, it's Tuesday and that means it's time for a brand new Colour Q challenge.  This week's inspiration photo is a cool fabric banner from Hello Lovely - what a great idea to used up some scraps of fabric you might have lying around:

For my card, I used one of the new releases from The Alley Way Stamps, True Colors.  This set has some great "artist" splatters and brushstrokes - really versatile for so many things.  Part of the sentiment is from All About You.  The sketch is from Retrosketches:

Thanks for stopping by today - I really do appreciate that you all take the time to pop by and say hello.  I'll be back on Thursday so I'll see you then!