From My Home To Yours! 23

Hello Ladies! I hope everyone is having a FANTASTIC weekend! :) I want to send a Heartfelt Thanks to the girls over at the Use It! challenge. My Get Well Wishes Gift Set was randomly chosen as the winner of last week's Use It! challenge #23! Yeah :) As the winner, I will be creating the Use It! challenge for next week so please be sure to give it a try! Every week, it is some sort of new challenge. If you are interested in putting your creative skills to work, give it a go! This week's Use It! challenge #24, these few simple guidelines were to be followed: 1. Make a Cute Paper Gift (I used Nichole Heady's FREE birdhouse template), 2. Bling It Up (I used crystal eyelet brads), 3. Add a Tag (one of MY FAVORITE THINGS :)), 4. Cut Out Some Flowers (I used Quickutz Pointsettia die), 5. Tie it Up (you know I LOVE LOTS of ribbon). If this was not enough of a challenge, a card could be made using the same stash! :) I gave a shot at making a coordinating card! My sketch inspiration is from this week's Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #79, TESC79. If ANY of you ladies are looking for some inspiration or a challenge, I recommend visiting either of these sites! REMEMBER: On Friday, August 28th, I will be creating the Use It! challenge so be sure to stop by & see what I have come up with & give it a try! :) I would love to know if you are feeling inspired? Thanks for stopping by! Be Sweet!

Ingredients Used:

Stamps: PTI Fancy Flourishes, SU To You & Yours, Definitely Decorative Branch

Paper: Bazzill Apple Green, Pomegranate, White, SU Kraft, Whisper White, K&Company Christmas Cheer

Ink: VersaMark, SU Chocolate Chip, Close To Cocoa

Sprinkles: Spellbinders Scalloped Rectangle & Square Nesties, Making Memories Crystal brads, Cuttlebug NEW Herringbone EF, Offray ribbon, generic twine, Filigree embossing powder, EK Success flower punches

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You're Invited to Celebrate The Season 26

Hi Girlfriends! First, I would like to share with all of you my Cyber Girlfriend Julie's excitement. Julie, at Julie's Open Window is celebrating going over the 100th Follower mark! :) CONGRATS Julie! She has something special to share with one lucky winner! Be sure to stop by her blog to see ALL of her amazing creations! :)

My sister's dear friend Sue, is hosting this year's Christmas party for 12 of her childhood friends. She is in her late 50's early 60's & has a dozen friends dating back to the FIRST grade! I am honored that Sue asked ME to make the invitations for such a special event! :) Sue just asked that the invitations be "rich" looking, not the traditional Christmas greens & reds. I was soooo excited to find K&Company's NEW Christmas Cheer Specialty Paper Pad that is FULL of all "rich" colors: Forest Green, Burgandy, Navy, Gold & Dark Red! :) For this SPECIAL invitation layout, I was inspired by all the amazing samples at 2Sketches4You to incorporate Kazan's Sketch 33. This week's Cuttlebug Spot Challenge #44, You're Invited, the girls are making invitations & they invited papercrafters to join along with them in the challenge! I would love to know if you would like to receive an invitation like the one I created? Be Sweet!

Ingredients Used:

Stamps: PTI Fancy Flourishes, 2008 Holiday Tag Collection, SU To You & Yours, Inkadinkadoo Invitations

Paper: K&Company Christmas Cheer, SU Bravo Burgandy, Not Quite Navy, Old Olive, Very Vanilla

Ink: VersaMark, SU Not Quite Navy, Old Olive

Sprinkles: Spellbinders Scalloped Ovals & Oval Nesties, Offray ribbon, SU Tag punches, Cuttlebug Snowflake die, generic gold cord, brads & embossing powder

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