Christmas Address Labels

Back today with another idea using the tiny Christmas stamps from my last post. I decided to use them to create address labels when mailing out my Christmas cards. I already have a stamp that has our address on it. So I stamped it on a sheet of sticky labels and then stamped various Christmas images next to it. Super fast and easy...Also, I want to tell you about the red envelopes next to the labels. Those are a few Christmas cards I whipped up for Noah. He is a five year old boy that I learned about through blog hopping that is in his last stages of cancer. His family is celebrating Christmas early this year in fears that he will not make it much longer. PLEASE take a few minutes out of your day to send him a Christmas card. You can find more info. including the address HERE. I can not imagine what this family is going through but if sending a card puts a smile on his face, I'm in.

Okay, off to get some of my to-do list checked off. Have a great weekend! :)

BINGO!

Remember THIS post? Well as soon as I was done making the Halloween ones, my mind started to think how cute it would be with Christmas stamps! Well as I am working on that, I see THIS (scroll down to NOVEMBER 1st tweet) post and thought it was funny that I wasn't the only one who thought Christmas stamps would work well. lol

I used the Hero Arts ink and stamp Christmas set that comes with 18 tiny rubber stamps. The images are adorable! What is so great abou them too is the back has the images of the stamps and that is what I am going to cut up and use as the call out cards! I also printed my BINGO cards smaller than last time to make the stamps fit better.
and since I had another ink and stamp set (word fun) on my desk, I decided to make a set for my niece who is now reading and make the focus more on words rather than all images....Are you tired of BINGO cards yet? lol Well, come back tomorrow...I'll have another idea using these tiny stamps and I promise they are not bingo cards. :)

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

I know, I know. It's not even Thanksgiving and I am already talking about Christmas. But I am determined to be more prepared this year so I can sit back and enjoy the holidays. I decided to make a mini card set using the Earth Love collection from Cosmo Cricket. I purchased a few of the papers from my Chicago trip with Carla when she took me scrapbook shopping.

This set is for my neighbor, Betty. I love Betty. She is so sweet. She is eighty years old and is always talking about her family and grandchildren, so I thought this would be a great gift since they don't live close by.

I used a glitter pen to highlight images on each card. It was hard to photograph the great shine it gives but you can kinda see it on the yellow birds back on this card...

Thanks for stopping by! Off to clean up my studio. Night!

BFF Kit...

Hi friends. Back today to debut the November Kit of the Month, Best Friends Forever Kit:

All of the patterned papers are double sided with solid colors on the back...
This month Dream Team Artist, Laura Vegas created her magic with this kit. Here are some of her projects...
Aren't her projects awesome? Thanks Laura! You can find more details about the kit HERE and more info. on Laura's projects HERE. Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone. Just thought I would pop on and show you some of the games I made for my nieces and nephews. First up, a Halloween bingo game. You can find the blank printable bingo card sheet HERE. I just used some of my Halloween stamps to create the game boards and call out cards....

I also made my nephew a Halloween Memory match game.... Speaking of J.T. ....I just got back from trick-or-treating with him: (Isn't he adorable?)
I hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween! Thanks for stopping by! Make sure you stop by tomorrow. I'm debuting the kit of the month....

Rasberry Suite Color Challenge #18

Back today with a challenge from Dawn. I had a hard time with the colors this week....

The colors are so pretty but I just wasn't feeling the creative mojo. So, after I let it sit for a few days, I went back to it and it seemed to finally come together.....

I think using some new stamps helped! :) You can find the flourish background stamp HERE and the butterfly HERE. I love those images!

Well, that's all I got for tonight. TFL!

Chicago Trip...

Ted and I celebrated our five year wedding anniversary on the 16th. It's hard to believe that five years have passed since our wedding day...

We talked about what we wanted to do to celebrate for awhile. We both thought a trip to Chicago for the weekend sounded perfect.

After arriving in Chicago on Friday afternoon and getting settled in, we stopped for a bite to eat at Portillo's and then walked to Navy Pier. There was so much to do there. They even put on a fireworks show at night. I loved being by the water.....

As soon as we got to Navy Pier, we headed to go for a ride on the Ferris Wheel...
Me and my hubby inside the Ferris Wheel... A view of the Chicago skyline from the Ferris Wheel....
On Saturday afternoon, I met up with my blog buddy Carla and her cutie daughter Kendall for a Chicago Deep Dish Pizza lunch and some scrapbook shopping. It was so nice to meet up. She is super sweet. You can read all about our visit HERE on Carla's blog. THANK YOU Carla for hosting the day and taking pictures!
When I got home from my trip with Carla, Ted and I wanted to try a restaurant that was just around the corner. Weber Grill had the BEST steak.
After dinner we went to Michigan Ave. to do a little shopping. A few streets over, we stumbled upon the Hershey Store. Oh my. It was so cool...When we got back to the hotel, I broke out my new Slice (that I bought from Carla) and started playing while Ted watched the last few laps of the Nascar race. :) We stopped at Lou Mitchell's (one of Dawn's suggestions) for breakfast before going to the Brown Elephant for some vintage/antique shopping and then heading home on Sunday. It was SO good! Their not kidding when they say it is the best breakfast in the world. :) Ted and I really enjoyed the vintage, diner-like atmosphere.
The trip was fantastic minus the traffic. lol It was so nice that Ted and I got to escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and just spend some time together. I can't wait to go back!

I'll be back soon with some creative shares. Thanks for stopping by!