Merry Christmas to All!!

"Best of all, Christmas means a spirit of love, a time when
the love of God and the love of our fellow men should prevail
over all hatred and bitterness, a time when our thoughts and
deeds and the spirit of our lives manifest the presence of God."

                                                                  ~George F. McDougall~




MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY!!

My kit projects from Burlap & Buttercups

I have been meaning to jump back on here and finish posting the rest of my projects the past couple of days but you know how busy this time of year seems to be. I am happy to report though that I have finished all of my Christmas shopping so I have been doing my happy Elf dance!! Whoo-hoo!! Gotta love that!

So anywhooooo.....on to my layouts! This month was so exciting for me because Rachel introduced the Burlap Sack kits at Burlap & Buttercups and I was so lucky to get to design with it! Fun, fun, fun kit!!

Christmas pj's

Gingerbread express

The burlap sack that came with the kit had to be decorated up too! ;) I also added some green mist to give it a little color.

And the last little project I made is a pocket book/ gift wrap. Thinking this is going to be perfect wrapping to give to my niece who loves to shop!! And her present....a GC to Forever 21! She's gonna love it!!

Another one bites the dust......

Another rejection......another heartbreak but it won't keep a good woman down!! I tried out for the Imaginisce design team but was rejected. Can't figure this DT thing out. But oh well, there will be other chances to try out and other design teams to try out for as well. Anywho.....I wanted to post my projects because I love them and wanted to share them with others.

Life is a Garden....dig it.

U make life berry sweet

Christmas birdhouse card

And my "Celebrate the season" mini:

So there it is. Hopefully one of these days I'll be able to announce that I've been blessed and lucky enough to join a manufacturer's design team.

Burlap & Buttercup's December sketch contest

Every month Mary Pat Siehl designs a sketch for Burlap and Buttercups and she never fails to bring us a fabulous sketch! I absolutely love this month's sketch! And her twist this month is to add some bling. For most of us that is not a problem. Here is her December sketch:

For my layout, I chose to turn the sketch on it's side because the picture that I wanted to use was a vertical pic. Everything used on this layout is from the December Burlap Sack kit

I hope you try her sketch and enter it on the Burlap & Buttercups blog monthly contest because you could win this....

Sneak peaks of the *NEW* Burlap Sack kits!!

I'm so excited to share with everyone that Rachel the owner of Burlap & Buttercups kit club has decided to offer a different kit every once in a while. She is calling them Burlap Sack kits and the coolest thing......the embellishments come in an actual burlap sack!! How cool is that?!?! And let me tell you this is no little bitty burlap sack, it's a big one! Hold on and let me measure this thing........ it's around 7 inches across and 11 inches tall. Nice size to give a gift to someone in.

Here are the sneaks!!

As soon as I can, I'll be back to show you some ideas of what to make with this kit! I was one of the lucky ones to get to design with it!!

Edited: We finally have the kit set up to buy on the B&B website!! Here is the link if you'd like to check this new kit out and buy one!! wink! wink!

Season's Greeting card

Good Thursday morning!! I´m so excited to share this card with you again because it is being featured today on Scrapscene's Card A Day. I can't tell you how much I love this card! I showed all of my Christmas cards to my sister and this was her favorite so I immediately pulled this one aside to send to her for Christmas. Merry Christmas Sis!!

Here's how I made it:

Supplies:

- Red and Cream colored cardstock

- Cuttlebug embossing folder

- Imaginisce Santa’s Little Helper pattern paper Christmas Magic

- Imaginisce Santa’s Little Helper chipboard stickers

- Imaginisce Santa’s Little Helper die cuts

- EK Success border punch

- Martha Stewart gems

- ribbon of choice

"Cut cream colored cardstock to make card which measures 5” x 6”. Cut red cardstock to 4 ¾” x 5 ¾” and run it through Cuttlebug embossing folder. Adhere to card base. Cut another piece of cream colored cardstock to measure 5 ” x 3 ¼” and run the bottom part through the border punch. Cut green pattern paper to measure 5” x 2 ½” and adhere to cream cardstock. Wrap ribbon around that piece and adhere on the back. Adhere that whole piece to the base of the card. Add ribbon bow, chipboard circle piece, and berry cut-out with the gems."

If you happen to recreate this card, I'd love to see!! Post a link here on my blog so I can take a look!!

Full reveal from Burlap & Buttercups!

It's that time to show you our latest kit in all its Christmas glory. This month we're bringing you a lovely assortment of LilyBee Designs, Echo Park, Simple Stories, Maya Road, American Crafts, and much, much more! Here's the main kit:

And here's our add-on kit:

If you'd like to purchase a kit for yourself, click here!! But you'd better hurry.....I'm sure this one will fly off the shelf!!

Winter Wishes Christmas card

I recently made a purchase of some SP & Company stamps and I am loving these fabulous stamps!! I just made this card using the Falling Snow stamp set for the Scrapmaster's Paradise Color Combo challenge. I immediately fell in love with this adorable little snowman and knew he had to be the first stamp I played with! Papers are from the new Echo Park Season's Greetings 6x6 paper pad.

Today is the last day for this challenge so I am getting this in by the skin of my teeth. Be sure to stop by Samantha's site to see the newest challenge and go take a look at her adorable stamps! You're sure to love them just like me!!

A challenge and the sneak peaks from Burlap & Buttercups

TGIF!! How's everyone's Friday going so far? Mine has been good so far all though I haven't gotten out of my jammies yet which makes me comfortable and I'm LOVING it!! Nothing beats a good pair of jammies!! Especially on these cold December mornings!

Today I wanted to share a challenge that I just posted on the Burlap & Buttercups blog. It's my "no red or green Christmas card challenge"! I used a couple of sheets of the yellow paper from the November kit along with some black cardstock to make this card. I also used a couple of techniques to embellish it such as using some gold embossing powder to give the snowflakes some pop.



If you want to check out the full details of my challenge, click here! Rachel has an awesome prize to giveaway this month. It's a Martha Stewart scoring board which I think is a fabulous prize to win. Thinking that I may have to "score" one of these myself!! Sorry, that's my attempt to be a little "punny"!

But anyway.....I also wanted to share with you some sneaky peaks of the beautiful December kit from Burlap & Buttercups!!! You're gonna love this one!!







EEEEEEEEEKKK! I am just squealing with delight over this kit!! Be sure to grab yours while you can!! The B&B kits have been flying out the door!! Also, be on the lookout this month for the NEW Burlap Sack kits from B&B! I hope Rachel doesn't mind me telling you that it comes in an actual burlap sack!! How cute is that?!?!?!

I have a WINNER!!

Happy Thursday everyone!! Hope all is well today and enjoying the hustle and bustle of the season! To answer my own question, my favorite thing about Christmas is the time I get to spend with family and shopping for that perfect gift that I know will touch the heart of the recipient. Today I am hoping to touch the heart of a lucky lady who entered my giveaway!! So without further adieu..... the lucky number given to me by Ransom.org is......



And the lucky winner is Robin!!!


Congrats Robin!!

Please send me an email with your address to aimeekidd@carolina.rr.com