At the Lake Vertical Border

I joined a contest at Designs on Cloud 9 and won this cute little set called "At the Lake."  I thought this little bear was so cute I had to make him up really fast.  So here he is....didn't he turn out cute.  The little fish, tackle box, frog, and butterfly were not part of the set, but punches and files I already had but I think they look cute with this little bear and his boat!  Love it! 

http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/2012/12/himcr-77-anything-but.html Anything but Christmas

Christmas Moose Tag/Card

Here's another Tag Card that I did.  These files are from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs.  Aren't they sweet!  Everyone has there little version of this moose lately and they are so adorable and always make me smile.  I'm also loving my new Peachy Keen faces.  Now my eyes are the same....my noses are still cutting different (you can see in the picture they aren't the same....same shape, same size, yep....but they don't cut the same.....gggrrrr)  Anway, my new Peachy Keen faces are fixing that issue nicely.  Love them.  I've been wanting to use this Santa Boot for a while but haven't "found" a reason to yet.  So here it is!  They are so cute.  Anyway, once again this has a pocket on the inside for money in this case although I will put gift cards in some of them that I made,  but this one is for my niece's Christmas gift.  I think she'll like him and the money!  LOL.  Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone!

http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/2012/12/monday-challenge-80-christmas-shaped.html Christmas Shaped Card
http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com/2012/12/challenge-95-more-holiday-spirit.html Holiday Spirit
http://pausedreamenjoychallenges.blogspot.com/2012/12/ch-51-december-celebrations.html Celebration
http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.ca/2012/12/the-pink-elephant-challenge-tpe179.html tag
http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.ca/2012/12/quick-tags.html tag
http://twistedtuesdaychallenges.blogspot.ca/2012/12/2tc37-tags-and-smiles.html tag
http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.ca/2012/12/quick-tags.html tags
http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.ca/ tag
http://craft-roomchallenge.blogspot.ca/2012/12/craft-room-challenge-make-tag.html tag
http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2012/11/dlart-thankful-thursday-chalenge.html anything goes
http://peachykeenstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/12/peachy-keen-challenge-48-anything-goes.html Anything goes with a Peachy Keen Stamp (eye stamp from the bear facial features set that I just bought)

Bunny Tag Card

Here's another little Christmas Tag Card that I made to hold some gift cards/money in this year.  The little bunny is a freebie from Kadoodle Bug Designs.  Isn't he just the cutest!   Lovin' him and I'm also loving my new Peachy Keen Face Stamps.  Perfect for all these little piecings.

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/ seasonal tags
http://morethanfavors.blogspot.com/2012/12/wacky-wednesday-78-christmas.html Christmas
http://www.fridaymashup.com/2012/12/fm89-time-to-get-clean.html Clean and simple card
http://paperissues.blogspot.com/2012/12/its-your-life.html Anything Paper
http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2012/12/challenge-164-christmas-tag.html Christmas tag
http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/2012/12/dysu-103-anything-goes.html Anything goes

Moose Card - Peachy Keen Challenge

I needed a birthday card and had this little moose left over from a layout that I did and knew he would be perfect on a card.  Well, Peachy Keen is having a sketch challenge and since I had just received my newest face stamps from them, I used them for his eyes when I made him so I am entering this into their challenge.
I'm just loving these face stamps.  I only have 2 sets but love, love, love them!  One card and one challenge entry complete!

http://www.peachykeenstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/12/pks-challenge-47-happy-birthday-kathy.html sketch challenge

 

Winter Moose Banner

 

 

 

 

 

Ok...so I am loving this little moose!  My friend came over today and we spent the day making these winter banners for each of us!  I think they turned out cute!  They were so fun.  All the paper used was from my stash or my scraps.  Yep...I am still using some of it up!  I may make a dent eventually!  LOL.

http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2012/12/shopping-our-stash-challenge-82-winter.html Winter - the green and pink items are all cut with left overs and the other papers are at least 2 years old.  :-)
http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com/2012/12/challenge-95-more-holiday-spirit.html More holiday spirit
http://celebratetheoccasion.blogspot.com/2012/12/challenge-93-dt-team-call.html  Christmas anything goes
http://cardztv.blogspot.com/2012/12/im-dreaming-of-white-christmas-ctv-dt.html White Christmas
http://pausedreamenjoychallenges.blogspot.com/2012/12/ch-50-snow.html Snow
http://paperplaytime.blogspot.com/2012/12/ch-91-winter-fun.html Winter Fun
http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-pink-scrapbook-challenge-38.html Color Challenge
http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/12/mid-challenge-reminder-pio-49-pile-on.html pile on the embellishments
http://reasonableribbon.blogspot.ca/2012/12/rrr-challenge-62-anything-goes-ribbon.html  anything goes and ribbon
http://useittuesday.blogspot.com/2012/12/challenge-45-all-about-christmashannukah.html Christmas - all my paper is from my stash
http://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.com/2012/12/challenge-39-anything-goes.html Anything goes

Snowman Mitt Set

Here's another little gift idea that I made for neighbors etc.  I love these!  I should have bought myself a set!

12 Days of Christmas Gifts

This year I wanted to do something special for my husband so I decided to do 12 days of Christmas for him.  Here are all my gifts....they were all ready to go starting on the 13th....a couple of days in advance.  Lovin it!

http://celebratetheoccasion.blogspot.com/2012/12/challenge-92.html Use a punch
http://gofishchallenges.blogspot.com/2012/12/go-fish-challenge-31.html Anything goes
http://perfectsentimentschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/12/psc59-anything-goes-with-christmas.html Anything goes with sentiment

Snow Bunnies Layout

 

 

I was at KaDoodle Bug Designs and couldn't resist these cute little winter bunnies.  We play a lot in the snow in winter around here and so I am always in need of cute files to use on winter pages.  I think these are just adorable!  I can't wait to make the whole set! (Not sure why the color is so off...it's not really quite that bright!  LOL. I'm wondering if my camera is set on vivid????  Anyway....)

http://pausedreamenjoychallenges.blogspot.com/2012/12/ch-50-snow.html snow
http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/2012/12/himcr-75-super-scraps-saturday.html Super Scraps - this entire layout (except for the back paper-is made from scraps!  Even the top border was a left over from another project and so the little hat on the bunny and all the rest is cut from my scrap stash!)
http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/2012/12/design-time-thursday-christmas.html No Red or Green Christmas

Snow Moose Mini Album

I created this little mini album with this little moose!  Isn't he cute!  I love this set!

http://www.littlescrappieces.blogspot.com/2012/12/ctvs-challenge-21-im-dreaming-of-white.html Snow
http://littlescrappieces.blogspot.com/2012/12/fun-friday-holiday-challenge.html Holiday Challenge
http://cardztv.blogspot.ca/2012/12/im-dreaming-of-white-christmas-ctv-dt.html White Christmas
http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/2012/12/inspire-me-fridays-89-anything-goes.html Anything Goes

Bear Winter Card

Here's a cute little card that I made using one of the Treasure Box Designs bears.  I love this pose!  I somehow made a mistake on posting my blue and white entry for Pause Dream Enjoy Challenge.  I'm not sure how it happened as I normally don't join a challenge unless I see it in my reader first (I make notes of the ongoing challenges and incorporate them while making my entry), but I managed to post my entry for their challenge the day before it started!  Talk about being "ahead" of the game!  LOL.   Maybe I'm psychic! They were super sweet and sent me a nice email correcting me and offered to let me try again!  So....since they were so sweet, I decided to try again by making a new "blue and white" entry.  So....let's see if I can get it right this time!  Sorry....but thank you for letting me try again and thank you for being so sweet about it!

 http://pausedreamenjoychallenges.blogspot.com/2012/12/ch-49-blue-white.html Blue and White

DARE Graduation Layout

 

 

I participated in a challenge over at Little Scraps of Heaven Designs and got to choose a file just for creating a project!  Wasn't that sweet!  I choose these little school worms (Teacher's Pet File) and used them on this school graduation layout for my child.  I think these little worms are the cutest thing ever!  I love them!

http://kcclayoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2012/12/lmcb-118-anything-but-snow.html No Snow

Nuts About You Gifts

 

 

This year I decided to do 12 days of Christmas for my husband.  I've never done that before and thought it would be fun to let him know how special he is to me.  After 20+ years, I think it's a nice way to do something special just for him.  As part of my 12 days of Christmas, I have a can of cashews for him.  So I decided to make these little squirrels and put them on the can.  I liked it so much, I did a second can that I'm giving away as a gift.  Isn't this a fun way to "wrap" a round gift!   On the can it also says, "Nuts About You!"  What a perfect sentiment on them!  Anyway, just a fun idea.   I think I like how the top one turned out better than at the bottom one but..... think they are both fun gifts and a cute way to wrap the can. 

http://useittuesday.blogspot.com/2012/12/challenge-45-all-about-christmashannukah.html  I used some 2 or 3 year old paper and a pattern set that I've never used before
http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.com/2012/12/new-challenge-and-winners.html  Christmas Inspired
http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/2012/12/monday-challenge-79-wrap-it-up.html Wrap it up
http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-pink-elephant-challenge-tpe178.html photo challenge (I used the colors on the top can for this challenge - not the bottom can.)
http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/12/challenge-82-traditional-colours.html Traditional colors - the top can is red and green - traditional colours
http://littlescrappieces.blogspot.com/2012/12/fun-friday-challenge-its-begining-to.html  Christmas

Christmas Towel and Mit Set

Aren't these cute!  I bought these mits and matching towels to give to some of my neighbors, school teachers, visiting teaching sisters, etc.  I added a tag that says, "This towel is given in love and with the hope that you will do good works with it as the Savior did so many years ago.  May the absorbing spirit of the season blot out problems, soak up sorrows, and wipe away difficulties." 

I think they turned out cute.  Now I just need to go and get more ribbon and I can complete them and the others that I will making.  I'll post the other things I'm doing when I get them done!  LOL.  Ho ho ho.... have a Merry Christmas!

Beach Layout

 

 

These pages were so much fun.  I just love these little penguins and when I found this challenge, I knew that I needed to jump in.  It seems that most challenges focus on the next upcoming holiday, but for me, I tend to "miss" the season as it takes me a little while to collage and then scrapbook my pictures.  So when I saw this challenge, I knew I needed to join because I have tons of summer pictures that I still haven't gotten around to doing.  This is some of those picures.  Love these little cuts and how cute they look on this layout.  Fun fun fun!
http://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/12/challenge-59-endless-summer.html Summer!

Snowman Pee Neighbor Gift

 

My husband wanted something funny to give out to the neighbors and to some of the guys he works with.  Everyone seems to have seen the snowman poop, reindeer poop etc, so I made up a little rhyme about having no room in the freezer and so our snowman gift turned into snowman pee instead.   When I read him the little poem, he just laughed and said he loved it.  I hope they like it because I have a ton of these little "snowman pee" bottles done.  LOL.  I figured I'd do a couple also for the mail man, guitar teacher, school bus driver etc.  Hope they have a sense of humor!  I've also seen a lot of these "flattened" snowmen around so I decided to make my own.  I like him and think he turned out cute.  He's made from paper that is over 3 years old....yep....still trying to use up my paper...I'm afraid that I am a paper hoarder....I have SO much paper it's amazing!  I have done really good lately though, I haven't bought any new paper for quite a while.  Yeah... it's a good thing too, because I don't have any more room for any more paper!  :-)


http://4craftychicks.blogspot.com/2012/12/its-snowing-menchallenge-119-snowmen.html Snowman
http://craftuscrazy.blogspot.com/2012/12/challenge-32its-beginning-to-look-lot.html favorite embelishment ink and chalk!  They make everything look better.
http://littlescrappieces.blogspot.com/2012/11/fun-friday-make-it-sparkle-challenge.html make it sparkle...look close at the white paper...it's a pearly sparkly paper....so pretty!
http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/2012/12/ptt97-christmas-themed-gift-tags.html
Gift tag
http://peachykeenstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/12/pks-challenge-46-3-d-objects-ornaments.html 3d ornament
http://staceyscreativecorner.blogspot.com/2012/12/pde-49-blue-white.html blue and white
http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/2012/12/himcr-74-blue-white.html blue and white
http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/2012/12/challenge-140-snow.html George and Basic Shapes
http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/12/challenge-64-let-it-snow.html Let it snow
http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2012/12/shopping-our-stash-challenge-80-winter.html

Staying Warm Layout

 

 

Every Christmas, we take time to go play in the snow.  With the holidays approaching, I just couldn't resist creating a Christmas layout anticipating all the fun we will have again this Christmas season.  At KaDoodle Bug Designs they have some Kristi W. Designs files and they shared a freebie file called "Sweet on You Bears," which I used in my Tea Party Layout I posted before.  Well, they also have another set called "Roasting with Friends."  The little bear looked pretty much the same so I used the bear from the Sweet on You Bears set and the hat and scarf from her "Winter Snow Bunnies" set that I own and created my own Staying Warm Bears!  I'm not sure where I got the fire file, but the stick from my marshmallow is the same stick, just made thinner and my marshmallow is a warped basic shape.  The snowman came from the Winter Snow Bunnies file, but I used a different hat that I had leftover from my Birthday Fun to Crow about layout.  The sled was a google search convert and the trees I had cut left over from a project from last year (my forgotten stash item)!  Ha ha!  All in all, I think it's a pretty cute replica using files that I already owned instead of purchasing a new set.  My font is Baby Kruff.  What do you think?

http://sarahhurleychallenges.blogspot.com/2012/11/challenge-75-christmas.html Christmas
http://cardztv.blogspot.com/2012/11/to-die-for-cardz-tv-stamps-dt-challenge.html Christmas
http://pausedreamenjoychallenges.blogspot.com/2012/11/ch-48-forgotten-stash.html forgotten stash
http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/2012/11/inspire-me-fridays-87-anything-goes.html anything goes
http://cameocreationschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/11/white-christmas-challenge.html white Christmas
http://www.paperissues.blogspot.se/2012/11/holiday-happy.html Holiday
http://littlescrappieces.blogspot.com/2012/11/fun-friday-make-it-sparkle-challenge.html Make it sparkle (the border papers top and bottom and the "hat" papers are from a glitter stack and are sparkley-it's hard to see in the photos)
http://gofishchallenges.blogspot.com/2012/12/go-fish-challenge-30.html Holiday Project
http://kcclayoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2012/12/lmcb-117-snow-falling-on-cedars.html Winter

Dashing Through The Snow Layout

 

 

Aren't these little guys cute!  These moose are from Kadoodle Bug Designs Moose-alicious set (Kristi W. Designs artwork) and then I just added some hats from a Snow Bunny Set that I have that were also Kristi W. Designs.  Anyway, I think it turned out cute.  I know you can't really tell from the pictures but the pink background paper and the paper on top of the mountains are actually part of a glitter stack and have glitter in them. So sparkly...love it!

http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2012/11/dlart-thankful-thursday-challenge.html Anything goes challenge
http://kcclayoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2012/11/lmcb-116-naked-layouts.html No photo layout
http://paperplaytime.blogspot.com/2012/11/ch-89-anything-goes.html anything goes
http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/11/pile-it-on-48-anything-but-christmas.html Anything but Christmas
http://pausedreamenjoychallenges.blogspot.com/2012/11/ch-47-anything-goes.html Anything goes
http://creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com/2012/11/ci-paints-inspired-by-anything-goes.html Anything goes
http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/2012/11/himcr-73-christmas.html
http://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/11/58-colour-me-pretty.html pink and brown
http://littlescrappieces.blogspot.com/2012/11/fun-black-friday-challenge.html Use black