The tree is officially...well official. I just thought I would see if you could tell which picture doesn't belong...look closely.
My tree has a lot of birds on it.
And snowflakes...it's a very eclectic tree.
Wait a minute...how did HE get on there?
This morning I woke up with 3,000 thoughts running through my head. The to-do list, the kids activities...is Tanner the snack person or Chloe? How am I going to get Chloe's antibiotics down her throat that she hates so much? (Strep throat and an ear infection...ugh!) The enormous amount of Christmas boxes that are calling my name. The blogging, the emails, the shipping. You get the idea. And then the thought occurred to me...I will have the same amount of time today as I do everyday...so I better make it count! So instead of actually fixing my hair...it's up in a bun. Instead of wasting time this morning I got straight to the business of getting all the shipping done (at least for today.) I will conquer the to-do's and the demands, and the emails, and the holidays. I am bound and determined. I will prevail...(okay this is really just me reassuring myself that I can handle it all, and maybe to have a good excuse for my lack of make-up and for my hair being up in a bun.) So without further ado...here are a few projects from my gallery this month. The first is one of mine (and the kids) favorites. I used the Jenni Bowlin bingo card to make a little hanging with our "verse of the month" on it. This was the verse I taught the kids in November. We practice it a few times and then they recite it when we pray before we eat. Three times a day is GOOD reinforcement. They usually have it down by day #2. I love it that faith and wisdom are being firmly planted in their hearts. These words of wisdom will only help them as they face this big world in the future! It didn't hurt that it was all about giving...and the card said "give." LOL.
I used the threading waters border punch for the bottom and then layered a few other patterned papers to add some color and interest. I used my vintage typewriter for the journaling and the edge of the book page to type on, which matched the Bingo card perfectly! Does it bother anyone else when your neutrals don't match? It really bugs me...but I'm weird like that.
For the little wreath in the center I took a strip of the green cardstock and folded it back and forth and in a circle shape. I attached that with my sewing machine. Then I cut a few leaf shapes to add to it and give it more texture...I would have sewed those on, but my sewing machine revolted and is still not operational. (Mom...a little help please?) I added the Jenni Bowlin pearl center to make it look like a little cluster of berries. Super easy and quick.
Everything in this kit seems to just seamlessly "work" together. Everything came together easily and I didn't have to think about it too much. Like this card that took me all of 10 minutes. I just love that little Santa tag (just stapled him on.) And the alphabet this month is one of my favorite things in the kit too! So cute! Oh and the red "days" sticker letters are from our September kit.
This picture of the layout isn't the best. It's rare when I have a picture of all 3 of us to scrapbook. I freehand wrote the title directly on the Memo note, and used one of the Sassafras stickers (which I cut the center out of so my title would show through) to frame it and make it stand out.
Another of the JBS tags...and it's true: I do have everything I want. I could live the rest of my life and never get another Christmas present and I would still be the most blessed person (in my mind) on the planet.
I cut those darling animals out of the Prima specialty stitched paper to add them here. Love!
So now I have a funny video to share...as my dog has a pile of at least 5 toys sitting next to my office chair. Hint, hint. He can be so demanding! Enjoy...It's here! "Give" has arrived! Finally time to share all the goodness with you all!
Here's a shot of the papers (minus the cardstock) and the alphabet as well as the Sassafras Lass journaling spots. Pretty.
It includes so many vintage embellishments! The large Bingo card was a favorite of mine...as were the small hand-crocheted flowers! Super cute.
I only had time to make 4 projects, but I have another one that I am making with the kit of the kids at Halloween last year dressed up in their artist costumes. Those tiny frames are the perfect thing for that page!! And you don't need to stop and leave them plain white. Our design member Lexi painted hers for a cute variation!
I already shared my cute paper flowers I made using the old book page that comes with the kit. Check out the gallery for more ideas...I think every single designer used theirs!
Tomorrow morning our newest kit for December "Give" will be up for sale!! I'm super excited to share it with you! Here are a few sneak peeks from my gallery...
This kit was so much fun! It's full of vintage goodness. I love vintage embellishments because they have character!
I also see that a few of our designers posted sneak peeks on their blogs also! Check them out!Yep folks...I pulled off the most amazing Thanksgiving surprise EVER! I had to keep it on the down low here on the blog, because I have "followers" that could of gotten hints and figured out my sneaky plan. (Especially my mom the birthday girl!! Her birthday is the 25th so I told her that even though I brought her a gift...I was the real gift! LOL)
I made them all pose for this photo...all acting really surprised. I was laughing so hard shaking the camera when I took it! But doesn't it look legit?
We had so much fun! It was definitely worth driving 14 hours through the night to be there!
I don't think I could ever take that view for granted again!! Hope you all had a beautiful Thanksgiving, surrounded by loved ones. I am so grateful!The upcoming December kit has a sweet little page from a vintage children's' book in it. So cute. I literally went through all the pages and smiled at the cute illustrations and the short stories. It was a little hard for me to put it in the kit because it was soooo cute. But it is better to give than receive right?? Here is a little project I made with it this afternoon.
I loved the illustrations and wanted to include them on one of the flowers. I also love the vintage colors used on them. I just dug into my old button stash and viola...cute paper flowers!
I also tried making one from a sheet of canvas paper by Prima...I like this one also and plan to make a few smaller ones to group with it. How cute would it be on top of someones Christmas present? Love it!
Hope you all have a wonderful night! And be sure to check back here for more sneak peeks...the December kit will be up for sale the 1st at 8:00 a.m. CST!Hi there! Hope you all had a great weekend! I'm back with a tiny peek at what's to come in our upcoming December kit...I'll give you a hint...vintage goodness and lots of it!
Oh my, is that a giraffe I see there? Cute, cute, cute! And considering that I could NEVER stitch around these cute little guys with my sewing machine without it looking like a hot mess...it's so nice that it's already done for me!
Did you all have a good weekend? I spent most of Saturday Christmas shopping, the stores were already packed with people. But now I am almost finished! Woo hoo! Now I am needing to come up with a Christmas card design...hmmmm...any ideas? (If you want to share a link in the comments to your blog for all of us to be inspired, by all means do!) I haven't really come up with anything that I feel like I haven't done before. Know what I mean? Happy Monday!!
