Warmest Wishes......FMS317

The triangles on Concord & 9th's Triangle Turnabout set remind me of funky little shelves so I put some coffee cups on them to send warm holiday wishes.  It is snowing today and The Big Guy is snowblowing. In his heart I know he wishes he were running this sno-cat instead of that snowblower!  Yep that's him in all his glory when we ran a local ski center many years ago.  He loved heading up the mountain to groom trails in that old tucker.......a much more difficult task than you would think especially at the top of a trail!  

And then there was the time we took a cross country road trip and we each made a list of what to see on the west coast.  My list had things like "Redwoods"  "San Francisco"  "Hollywood".  His list had two things....."Uncle Benny" and "Tucker Sno-cat factory in Medford, Oregon"...........

I loved Jen Mitchell's fun square sketch and stayed pretty true to the design making a 4 1/4 in square card.  Hope you find some crafty time this week and join us at Freshly Made Sketches!



                                         



It is also time for the winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!  Always an incredible source of inspiration and a huge gallery to enjoy!
                             
Stamps Sets:  Triangle Turnabout (Concord & 9th), Hug In A Mug (SU), Newton Loves Coffee (Newton's Nook), Sentiment from Hero Arts Nov. 2017 Kit
Paper: Whisper White,  Merry Little Christmas DSP
Ink:  Black, Real Red, Garden Green, Lemon Lime Twist, Sweet Sugarplum, Crumb Cake

Fusion: Blue Gift

I decided to create my own "wrapping paper" to put on my card today by inking  a holiday stencil with Versamark and applying silver embossing powder.  A tag, tinsel trim and silver cord complete the look......and this card is runway ready!

Be inspired by the sketch.....or the gorgeous photo.....or both at Fusion!

CAS-ual Fridays has a Winter Blues challenge this week!

Stamp Set: Season to Sparkle (SU)
Stencil:  Holiday Foliage (Newton's Nook)
Ink: Versamark (silver embossing powder)
Paper:  Dapper Denim, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer

Christmas Scene! FMS316

You may appreciate this Christmas scene if....... 

..........you are guilty of putting funny Christmas sweaters on your dog......

.......a pup has knocked over your Christmas tree while digging through packages looking for that wrapped box of Pupperoni.......

........you love the Grinch's pup and putting antlers on your own pup makes you happy.....

........your pup barks loudly up the stairs announcing breakfast because there is always bacon sizzling on Christmas morning.....

.........not that any of those things happen at our house.......

Silas and Corduroy getting ready for the Big Day!

My wonderfully talented friend Jen Timko has a great sketch for us this week at Freshly Made Sketches! Plenty of room to make a scene ;0)

Stamp Set:  Ready for Christmas

Ink:  Emerald Envy, Real Red, Black, Fresh Fig

Paper:  Whisper White, Glimmer, Quilted Christmas DSP

Stamp Review Crew: Wood Words

The Stamp Review Crew is featuring Wood Words this week.  Being a country girl at heart I love the rustic look of this set.  But I am also a practical girl at heart trying to make every minute count during this busy month!  As the deadline approached for this hop I realized I needed a new baby card.....hmmmm could I possibly make a welcome baby card from Wood Words?  Sure I could!  Pink, blue and yellow ink transformed those wooden cutouts into a baby mobile!

If you missed stopping at my talented friend Stesha's blog head back there......

Otherwise go forward to see what my other talented friend Cindy has in store!

Stamp Sets:  Wood Words

Ink:  Versamark, Crushed Curry, Pink Passion, Soft Sky, Black, Basic Gray

Paper:  Whisper White, Wood Textures DSP