Believe in what your heart is saying...

hear the melody that's playing
there's no time to waste
there's so much to celebrate...

Ahhh Sunday, how I love thee. And it looks like I'll be baking the day away with my mom and sis so this will be loads of fun. I've got the music cued and ready to go with the Glee Christmas CD up first and then the Lynn Anderson Christmas album after that. In our family Christmas just isn't Christmas until you've listened to "Ding-A-Ling the Christmas Bell" at least a couple dozen times. It's tradition, LOL! :)

Ok,ok time to get to my card... yesterday it was all about the Pure Innocence little boy and today the little girl is back on the scene looking just as cute as she ever does. I also broke out some cool Hero Arts Christmas tree stamps to complete the scene which kind of reminds me of the Peanuts Christmas when they are at the tree lot with all the big fancy trees and it is the humble, little tree that is chosen. Hmmmm... we may need to watch that cartoon today too now that I think about it. ;)

I hope your day is as sweet as can be, later gators!

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It

paper- My Mind's Eye (Lush)

stamps- My Favorite Things (Pure Innocence, Sending you a little Christmas), Hero Arts (trees and sentiment)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown

Kaiser Craft gems

ribbon

Shabby Green Door twine

EK Success gold and silver pens

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20

hair- E47, E49

clothes- R27, R29, E19, E18, W5, W7, W9, YG03, YG95, YG97, E50, E30, 0, E74, E77, E79

sled and tree- E55, E57, E59, YG95, YG97, YG99

You know Dasher and Dancer...

and Prancer and Vixen
you know Comet and Cupid
and Donder and Blitzen
but do you recall the most famous reindeer of all...?

Well, it's official... Christmas is only a week away! Hope you're ready for it! :)
And as much as I would like to sit and chat about it all, I've got work to get ready for so I'll be keeping this one short and sweet.
Remember how I was trying to make a simple card yesterday and it didn't quite happen? Well, my card today certainly succeeded in being quick and easy! I started with a pre-made kraft card base and the rest pretty much came together from me cleaning off my desk, LOL! Not only did I put the Cuttlebug to use but I also finally remembered/unearthed this great reindeer border punch that my mom got me for my b-day. ;)
Once I got the card all together it was looking very boy-ish so I had to find a stamp that would fit that vibe. When I came across this little Pure Innocence guy and his pup he let me know straight away that he would be perfect for this one and I believed him. Man do I love it when cute and quick go hand in hand! LOL

Take care my friends and I'll see ya back here in 24. :)

Supply list:

cardstock- Jillybean Soup Kraft, Bazzill and PTI

paper- Making Memories

stamps- My Favorite Things (Boy and Dog Snow Adorable), Technique Tuesday (sentiment)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown

Kaiser Craft pearl

EK Success border punch

Cuttlebug embossing folder

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20

clothes- YG95, YG97, YG99, E55, E57, E59, BG75, BG78, G29, R46, R59, E18, E40, E41, 0

dog- E30, E31, E34, 100

Deck the halls he's up on the roof top...

Whoa oh oh oh...
Deck the halls he's up on the roof top!
Whoa oh oh oh
Deck the halls he's up on the roof top!

TGIF my stamping peeps!
If you haven't heard the Glee "Deck the Rooftop" mash-up yet, I highly recommend it... I totally rock out to it in the car, LOL! :)

I've got quite the busy day ahead of me so I'm just gonna dive right into my card. I originally set out to make something super quick and super easy but things quickly deviated from that plan... first, I decided to look through my TGF stamps since they are not only cute but usually pretty quick to color up as well. I found WS Miko from the Roll Call set and thought that with a bit of tweaking her dress could look like a nightgown but I wanted a less mischievous looking face so I kept searching and came across WS Reeta... ahhhh, perfect! Ok, so a head swap and tiny altering of her collar was a tad more work but not too bad. Then I pulled out my Christmas stamp binder to look for a good sentiment and instead I found these Martha Stewart clear stamps with the cutest little vintage Santa flying in his sleigh... ooooooh, I suddenly had an idea! Sure I ended up having to hand cut a window pane, computer print a sentiment and dig out some little Christmas lights from my ornament making days but I think it was all worth the extra effort. ;)

Well, thanks for stopping by, I hope you all enjoy this last weekend before the big holiday! Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Making Memories
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Wild Sprout Reeta and Wild Sprout Miko), Martha Stewart (Vintage Christmas)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox creamy brown, dark brown, warm red
felt heart
button
mini string of lights
computer generated sentiment
Copic multiliner black pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E30, E31, E34
clothes- R27, R29, E07, E19, E50, E30, 0, G19, G29

Star bright...

first star they saw that night
I am aware that this love is for me
and the greatest of gifts is free...

Good morning friends... only nine more days until Christmas, are you ready for it?
Christmas prep is moving right along in the ol' casa de Amy and I'm hoping to have a baking day this weekend 'cause I've got lots of goodies to make like chocolate malt cookies, cut out cookies jello popcorn balls... all for gift trays of course (though I might sneak one or two for myself, yum yum!) ;)

So I was able to use another Gorjuss Girl on my card today (man I wish Sugar Nellie would add some new ones to the line, they are so cute) as well as this cool sentiment stamp that is practically a focal point all on its own. And I was so proud of myself for pulling out the ol' Slice machine and putting it to use to make some die-cut flourishes... I really need to make the time to use that thing more, LOL!

Well I should go get ready for the day, smooches! :)

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It

paper- Pink Paislee (Mistletoe)

stamps- Sugar Nellie (Little Star Gorguss Girl), Teresa Collins (circle sentiment)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown

Kaiser Craft pearls

Slice flourish die-cuts

EK Success gold pen

Copic Spica glitter pen

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20

hair- E44, E47, E49

clothes- R05, R08, E19, E18, E30, E31, 0, B00, B02, B32

Green is in the mistletoe and red is in the holly

silver in the stars above that shine on everybody
gold is in the candlelight and crimson in the embers
white is in the winter night that everyone remembers...

Ya gotta love it when you can jump from Dolly Parton one day to Enya the next, LOL. Hey, I'm an equal opportunity Christmas song aficionado... old school traditional, fun and contemporary, it's all good if you ask me! ;)

Well, it's Wednesday and you know what that means... time for a new challenge at All That Scraps. This week all you have to do is include Christmas flowers in some form somewhere on your card. I went with poinsettias both in the print of one of the pattern papers that I used and as paper flowers on my card. Then I threw in some snowflakes for good measure as I thought they would look pretty with Eira amongst the flowers. :)

I know things are busy right now but we would love to have you join the fun and remember, every week there is a new and exciting prize being offered and in order to be eligible to win, your card must include a stamp that is sold in the All That Scraps store.Whether it is any of our wonderful in house designs or from the various other stamp companies that ATS carries, the choice is yours. Then be sure to link up your creation with Mr Linky by next Tuesday at 10pm est and only one entry per person please!

Alrighty, thanks so much for stopping by today!

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It

paper- Basic Grey (Figgy Pudding)

stamps- Sweet November (Snowflake Fairy Eira), Paper Trey Ink (sentiment)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown

Making Memories poinsettia flowers and snowflakes

Glimmer Mist (holly berry)

Kaiser Craft gems

Copic Spica glitter pen

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20

eyes- YG17, YG67, G28

hair- E50, E51, E53, 0

clothes- R46, R59, E18, BG10, BG11, BG45, BG0000, C0, C1, C3, E40, E41, 0

I'll be fine and dandy...

Lord, it's like a
hard candy Christmas...

Good morning!

Nothing about this card is sad but I couldn't help to start singing this Dolly Parton Christmas song as I was loading it into this post. It's another one that I tend to sing along to quite animatedly when it hits the rotation on my cd player... what can I say, it allows me to emote passionately for a couple minutes like only a good country song can, LOL! ;)

Anywho, I used sweet Noelle from Kraftin Kimmie Stamps on my card and I have a confession to make... after finishing this up last night I was in such a mood for some pepperminty goodness that I whipped up a batch of peppermint bark. Yummmmmmy! In fact, I'm having a hard time resisting eating peppermint bark for breakfast this morning. :)
Ok, ok, back to the card... I used some more old papers that I came across in my organizing the other day, this time some Heidi Grace from 2007. How could I not when it had all those cute candy canes on it? All that pink and mint green may not be a traditional Christmas color combo but I think it works here.

Well, I had better get going... take it easy and why not eat something sweet today? ;)

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It

paper- Heidi Grace (Christmas)

stamps- Kraftin Kimmie (Noelle), Paper Trey Ink (sentiment)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown and creamy brown

ribbon

Kaiser Craft gems

Copic Spica glitter pens

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, BG000

hair- E08, E09, E19, E18

clothes- R35, R37, E07, G20, G40, 0, E40, E41, RV000, RV00, RV10

Oh, there's no place like home for the holidays...

‘cause no matter how far away you roam
when you pine for the sunshine of a friendly gaze
for the holidays, you can’t beat home sweet home
I met a man who lives in Tennessee
he was headin’ for Pennsylvania
and some home made pumpkin pie...


Happy Monday everyone!
Well, I managed to dig myself out of the two feet of snow that fell, though my mailbox fell victim to a snow plow I suspect because it got totally munched yesterday and will have to be replaced. The big old lilac bush in the yard didn't fair too well either with the heavy, wet snow breaking off a couple of big branches.
I also made time to go through my paper stash and pull all the Christmas ones into an organized container. In fact, that is how I came across these 'oldies but goodies' from Cosmo Cricket that I had forgotten all about... shameful I know! ;)
But as soon as I found these 'Be Good' papers I knew they were a perfect match for the new Cheeky Cherry Pie that I just got in the mail a couple days ago. I really love the vintage vibe of how this all came together and pretty quickly too, which is always a plus.

Ok, I'm going to cut this short as the internet is giving me fits and I keep getting booted off.
We are in the home stretch to Christmas folks, I hope the spirit of the season makes your week a great one! :)

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It

paper- Cosmo Cricket (Be Good)

stamp- The Greeting Farm (Cheeky Cherry Pie)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown

Making Memories poinsettia flowers

American Crafts fleece heart

Maya Road stick pin

buttons

lace

Sakura clear glaze pen

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E01, E21, R00, R20, W1, W3

hair- E74, E77, E79, E49

clothes- BG000, G12, G21, BG72, BG75, BG78, E50, E30, 0, R05, E08, E07, E18

pie- C0, C1, C3, E31, E33, YR24, E37