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"Cutting" into November

I can't believe it's November already!  And, not just November, but November 2nd.....

52 days until Christmas

How's that for a Monday news update?  I am still stunned, absolutely stunned & I've been trying to prepare as I go along.  No, I do not have a single thing purchased, but I have created some various gifts, wraps & cards.  But 52 days?

Um, yeah, wow!  So, I finished preschool with the wee babe, need to post so I can go clean & wash clothes & maybe later this afternoon start some preparations to "organize" Christmas ideas, lists, cards & gifts.  I so NEED to....wow, 52 days.  Um, maybe.....giggle

Today, I want to share an assortment of Christmas cards created using some of the newest digital stamps from The Cutting Cafe & Merrymint papers, rubs & embellies from American Crafts.  I can not tell you how much I adore these digital stamps & how EASY they are to use.  Regina is working night & day on designs for the holidays & you will LOVE them, fun, fun!

(click any pics to see larger)

Happy Jolly Holiday Card

 

created with All About Christmas digital stamp sentiment 
  
  
 

Joy Card

   

created using All About Christmas & Bulbs for the Tree digital stamp sets

(popped each of the ornaments up (different heights) with mounting tape then distressed the sentiment)  
 

 

Happy Jolly Holiday Frosty Card

 

created using All About Christmas sentiment stamp 
  

 
 
 Holiday Ornament Card 

 

created using Bulbs for the Tree stamp set

 
 Happy Jolly Holiday Gingerbread Couple Card

  created using All About Christmas stamp set

 
Well, it's off to dance with the vacuum & bathe another load of dishes.  I hope you have a beautiful Monday! 

hugs & all my love!

danni

2nd Post~~Halloween Thank You

My wee babes have the best room moms, seriously.  They put so much love & planning into each party & I truly think the world of them.  I have done sooooo many of these parties & they are NOT easy to get prepared for.  More times than not, you don't hear back from parents, or when you do, you have 5 trays of cupcakes & 1 box of capri sun,  even when you THINK you are going to have 1 tray of cupcakes, veggie tray, mummy pizzas & 3 boxes of capri suns...giggle, that's just classroom parties.  It is with those wonderful moms in-mind that I created an out-of-the-box Halloween party thank you card for the kids to sign for them.  Created with the last scrap of Halloween paper on my desk along with goodies that came in my recent CARDS Magazine box with my pubbed cards.  These boxes were filled with the most fun little things, & I HAD to just play today.  It's a Halloween party thank you, so anything goes right?  Even if I have 4 trays of cupcakes & 1 box of Capri Suns????  giggle.   I wanted the wee ones to be able to give them just a little something to tell them, that the kids giggling through vampire teeth & frosting noses, doesn't go unappreciated & of course, noticed.

Let's Celebrate 31 w/Food & Fun Card

 

  I hope your wee ones have awesome room moms too, what a blessing! 

and an anniversary card for a dear friend

 
  
Happy Halloween Everyone!

(((hugs)))

danni
 

Embellish-ing Fridays

Good Morning!   Today is my regular weekly post for Embellish It Online. I am expanding upon my post HERE, sharing more Christmas Wrap & Homemade Gift Ideas. 

 Christmas?  Are you serious???? Um, yes.  November 1st is 1 day away & I can HARDLY believe it.  There is so much to be done before December & if October is any indicator, the month of November will FLY by!  So, the best way for me to be prepared is to kind of create as I go along here to forward.  Today I will be sharing ideas for Christmas wrap as well as homemade goodies that you could create right in your own home for your loved ones, friends, teachers or neighbors this holiday season.

TODAY I get to announce my weekly special of 20% OFF ALL Cosmo Cricket products for ONE WEEK ONLY!  swooooon!   (Oct 30th until Nov 6th)  Barb has allowed each DT member to pick their favorite products or line, in-store, & run a "special" for one week.  Yeah, she's cool like that ♥♥♥

Brrr Christmas Snowman Gift Bag

 

(handmade hot chocolate & chocolate-dipped marshmallows)

  

sigh, love cocoa!

 
 
  The Christmas card was created based on a sketch by the "oh-so-adorable Miss M "  This is her 3rd sketch (up today) & I created this Christmas card with my most favorite Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly line & digital stamps from The Cutting Cafe for it.  Thank you Miss M for such an amazingly awesome sketch, you are so very, very talented sweet one!

Baby Its Cold Outside Card

   
 
 

Christmas Paint Can

I used the rubs & chipboard pieces to adorn the front of the paint can

 

(Starbucks Coffee & Handmade Chocolate-Dipped Coffee Spoons)

 
 Jolly by Golly Scrapbooking Kit, Chipboard, Rubs, Paint Can from Michael's, twine & jingle bells from stash, gift bags from stash & American Crafts thickers

Remember!  20% OFF ALL Cosmo Cricket products for ONE WEEK ONLY! (Oct 30th until Nov 6th) 

Get Free Shipping on domestic orders of $50.00 or more!  Enter code 4SP9HD in the coupon box at checkout! (One discount per order)

New Frequent Buyer Club!  For every $5.00 in purchases you'll receive 1 point.  Collect 30 points and you'll receive a voucher for $15.00 off on your next purchase!

Great Sale on Select Basic Grey 12x12 Collections, Select Pink Paislee and Imaginisce!  Prices from 20 to 35% off!

I will post the remainder of my bags & a paint can created with Imaginisce Polar Expressions this weekend.  I hope you all have a wonderful Halloween with your wee babes.  Mine are so very excited & I have had a permanent grin on my face just thinking about them saying "trick or treat".  i am blessed.

hugs & so much love!

danni

Embellishing Thursday?

Yes!  This week I'll be sharing GIFT WRAP ideas & HOMEMADE Christmas baked goods on Thursday & Friday for Embellish It On-Line.

 Christmas?  Are you serious???? Um, yes.  November 1st is 2 days away & I can HARDLY believe it.  There is so much to be done before December & if November is any indicator, it will FLY by!  So, the best way for me to be prepared is to kind of create as I go along here to forward.  Today & TOMORROW, I will be sharing all kinds of gift bags & paint-can ideas for Christmas wrap as well as homemade goodies that you could create right in your own home for your loved ones this holiday season.

I received the most wonderful box of Imaginisce Polar Expressions in my Embellish It On-line DT box this month.  I have not worked with Imaginisce very much and let me tell you, what a fun treat!  I had so much fun creating all kinds of handmade Christmas gifts (no, I will not be saving these until Christmas time, my poor family will HAVE to consume the goodies, but I WILL be recreating these for my gifts this year for family, friends & neighbors....giggle) and Christmas gift wrap of all kinds. 

Also!  Beginning in TOMORROW'S post & lasting for ONE WEEK ONLY (Oct 30th until Nov 6th), ALL Cosmo Cricket products HERE, will be 20% off.  ALSO! FREE SHIPPING on all orders of $50 (yes, I KNOW this code)  Enter code 4SP9HD in the coupon box at checkout! (One discount per order)  Each week, the DT gets to have a special on one of their favorites in the store, mine being Cosmo Cricket, for a week....yeah, Barb's cool like that...giggle, thank you sweet Barb!)

Winter Wonderland Gift Bag & Handmade Chocolate-Dipped Pretzel Sticks

 

I love THIS paper!  (um, wee confession, ordered more, yep, loooove it!) 
  

Chocolate-Dipped Pretzels sticks

(i alter ALL recipes i use to the specific tastes of my family, but this recipe gives you one to start with for your family) 

 

Hot Cocoa Bag & Hot Cocoa & Chocolate Dipped-Marshmallow Paint Can

 

 (added a cinnamon stick & a couple of marshmallows to the cup of cocoa)

(wrapped the handmade cocoa in a cello treat bag & the chocolate-dipped marshmallows in a glassine bag)
 

(directions to make hot cocoa in the tag on the front)

Christmas Cardinal Gift Bag

(includes handmade chocolate-dipped pretzels & marshmallows)
 

(isn't this cardinal stackable sticker so cuuuuute? my wee ones loved him)

Joy Christmas Bag

(filled with handmade Macademia Nut Fudge)

maginisce Patterned Papers: Jolly Jingle, Twinkle Toes, Fun Drops, Comfy Cozy, Pine & Peppermint, Warm Mittens, Frosted Forest.   All Bundled Up American Crafts Thickers. Imaginisce Embellishments: Cozy Sticker Stackers, Polar Fleece and May Arts Trims.  Gift Bags from Walmart, Jingle Bells & twine from stash, Pain Cans from Michael's.  Cello Bags & Glassine Bags from stash.

Get Free Shipping on domestic orders of $50.00 or more!  Enter code 4SP9HD in the coupon box at checkout! (One discount per order)

New Frequent Buyer Club!  For every $5.00 in purchases you'll receive 1 point.  Collect 30 points and you'll receive a voucher for $15.00 off on your next purchase!

Great Sale on Select Basic Grey 12x12 Collections, Select Pink Paislee and Imaginisce!  Prices from 20 to 35% off!

While supplies last!  Get a free Hocus Pocous Chipboard Thicker Accents when you order any Hocus Pocus Letter Thicker!

 

I'll be back tomorrow with MORE Christmas Gift Wrap Inspiration from Imaginisce Polar Expressions & Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly along with the special 20% off ALL Cosmo Cricket products in-store for ONE week ONLY!

 

HERE'S a little sneak peek....

 

 

hugs & so much love!

danni 

Nutmeg L♥vE!

I l♥vE nutmeg! 

No, really.  I l♥vE nutmeg.  So when Cosmo Cricket named their newest line Nutmeg, I KNEW I would own it.  small confession....I own ALL the Cosmo lines BUT, BUT, I KNEW I would own this one too.....giggle. 

I had time to create 2 cards with NUTMEG & will be sharing more later in the week.  It is another busy week here, we have football playoffs & volleyball playoffs @ the highschool, Halloween parties for the wee babes & Halloween goodies for all of hubby's staff, it's busy, like all of you!

Here's hubby's staff Halloween treats this year.  I have ALWAYS loved these little pom pom spiders from K & Co., I bought them awhile ago & hadn't used them because well, I didn't have the right paper/stamps for them...until now.  I ordered THESE stamps.  They are so much fun & now I had the perfect tags for these spiders I love so. (you can't see the little wire legs, but they are there holding onto the webs for dear life...giggle) 

 
 And, onto my dose of nutmeg....swoooon, love this line! 

 I am thankful Card

 
 
You're changing Right Before My Eyes Card  

  

I hope you have a wonderful week leading up to Halloween.  It's been fun around here, the wee babes are soooo excited, they love this stuff!

hugs & so much love!

danni

   

Embellish-ing Fridays

Good Afternoon!   Today is my post for Embellish It Online. I am so sorry it's been a WHOLE week since my last post...yikes.  This week has been incredibly busy at the schools & I have not been home much to create and/or post, I am sorry.  I have missed creating & missed you!  I hope this post finds you happy & well & ready for a wonderful weekend.

I created an assortment of Halloween cards & a couple of quick treat containers for last minute Halloween ideas.  (can i say that i can NOT believe Halloween is in 1 week? where has the time gone?)

First up is a pocket-card.  I included a tag but you could fill these with goodies for someone special

All Hallows Eve Pocket Card

 

Trick or EEk Card
 

 

Beware Card

 
 

BOO 31 Card
 

 

Got Treats Card?

 

Halloween Treat Boxes

(i wanted treat boxes that could be mass-produced quickly & still be so fun for the recipients.  hubby has 50+ staff members & i have 4 kids....a lot of treat bags around here....giggle)

 
 

 
Pink Paislee Sunset Paper, Eclipse Paper, Dusk Paper, Nightfall Paper, Horizon Paper, Postcards Paper, American Crafts Boo Flair, American Crafts Halloween Ribbon, Clear Pillowboxes, American Crafts Thickers,  Making Memories Alphas, My Mind's Eye Glitter Chipboard, Martha Stewart Bling & ribbon and twine from stash   

♥Remember♥   

Get Free Shipping on domestic orders of $50.00 or more!  Enter code 4SP9HD in the coupon box at checkout! (One discount per order)

New Frequent Buyer Club!  For every $5.00 in purchases you'll receive 1 point.  Collect 30 points and you'll receive a voucher for $15.00 off on your next purchase!

Great Sale on Select Basic Grey 12x12 Collections, Select Pink Paislee and Imaginisce!  Prices from 20 to 35% off!

While supplies last!  Get a free Hocus Pocous Chipboard Thicker Accents when you order any Hocus Pocus Letter Thicker!

 

i hope you have a great weekend!

 

hugs & so much love!

 

danni

~Embellish-ing Friday~

Good Morning!   Today is my post for Embellish It Online.  Today, I would like to share a gift set I made for my eldest wee babe's eye doctor.  His doctor & the doctor's staff are truly the MOST amazing people ever.  My son has to have special contacts & their office & the doctor has always gone above & beyond to ensure my son's comfort & ability to receive replacements in an emergency situation.  I can NOT say enough about them & today when I go pick up my son's contacts, I wanted to give them a special "thank you" set, they mean the whole world to our family!

The set includes: Starbucks Coffee, Coffee Canister, Chocolates & Card (something everyone in the office can enjoy together I hope ;)

So Blessed, So Thankful Coffee Gift Set

 

  

 

  

 

Pink Paislee Autumn Blossoms, Apple Cider, Harvest Hayride, Postcards, Brads, twine from stash, stick pins from stash

Embellish It On-Line is having amazing deals.

Get Free Shipping on domestic orders of $50.00 or more!  Enter code 4SP9HD in the coupon box at checkout!

New Frequent Buyer Club!  For every $5.00 in purchases you'll receive 1 point.  Collect 30 points and you'll receive a voucher for $15.00 off on your next purchase!

Great Sale on Basic Grey 12x12 Collections,  Pink Paislee and Imaginisce!  Prices from 20 to 35% off!

While supplies last!  Get a free Hocus Pocous Chipboard Thicker Accents when you order any Hocus Pocus Letter Thicker!

 

ALSO! 

 

Stop by sweet Christine's blog to receive another amazing special for ONE week only, you won't want to miss this one ;)

 

TODAY is my wee babe's birthday.  He is 5.  5 years ago today, I was blessed with this amazing soul from Him, a blessing I count every single minute of every single day, thank you God!  We are going to part-ay as he says, he's my character & I enjoy every single minute of him, he brings the "fun" out in every single person he touches.

 

Tomorrow is my eldest wee babe's football game that determines 1st place in his league for the playoffs & the seeding for the playoff games.  We are so excited for him, it's Homecoming Week too, so they have had lots of fun getting ready for "THE BIG GAME" giggle.  Yes, I AM saying so many prayers, the other team has BIG guys, my guy is a very fast scat-back, but I don't want to see him bent in ways not seen since birth...giggle.  Then, I, too, will relax & have fun with them.

 

hugs & so much love!

danni

Card*a*licious #29

Hello!  We are getting hit with a lot of rain today, a LOT, so I am going to keep this brief so I can shut the computer down just in case the high, high winds knock out the power.  I hope you are doing well & I thank you with all my ♥ for your wonderful emails, every single one embraces my heart in a way mere words would not touch, thank you!

The new challenge up @ Card*a*licious this week is:

make a card only using 3 items ( for example: carstock, ribbon, and stickers) 

I created my cards using Cardstock, Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly pp & chipboard on these.  (the sentiments are actually the manufacturer tear-off strips, with the labels & pp name at the bottom of the pp)

 Jolly Play Day Card
  
 

Jolly by Golly Card

Breezy Freezy Card

(i have a friend who's called "Breezy" so i loved seeing this on one of the strips)

 Have a wonderful Tuesday, hopefully you are dry & warm ♥♥♥

hugs & so much love!

danni

~Embellish-ing Friday~

Good Morning!   Today is my post for Embellish It Online.  This week I wanted to share some "harvest party" place settings. So many teachers and friends have begun having harvest parties instead of Halloween parties.  I am in l♥ve with the idea of Harvest parties (the inner scaredy pants in me) but do not want to see all the fun costumes go by the wayside either.  My son's class is having a "harvest party" so I thought it would be fun to play with my Cosmo Cricket Earth Love from the store & create some fun place settings for the kids that would be colorful, fun & include a treat :) 

 

 

 

Set includes: Napkin Rings, Placecards & Place Setting Basket of Goodies

 

 

i love that there are plenty of cuuuute chipboard pieces to make more masculine settings & more feminine ones & still have so much fun.

 

(i created these napkin rings using felt that i scalloped then stitched a strip of pp to.  i then adhered the ring together by stitching one or more buttons on the back)

 

danni tip: i found that after stitching the pp to the felt, that if i took the napkin ring & worked it across the edge of my work desk a few times, pulling it up & down the edge of the desk, that it bent easily in order to stitch it together & there weren't any "folds in the paper"
 
 

i then adhered the chipboard pieces to the front

 

i created these little treat baskets using this template from The Cutting Cafe.  This template has all the downloads to make adorable little boxes, which I WILL be doing, but if you want to create little treat baskets, you don't have to print the lid template.  just adhere the box together, embellish as-desired, punch two holes in each side of the box & tie with ribbon or twine.  these make the PERFECT treat boxes, (they held a handful of the candy corn & candy pumpkins)
 
  

Cosmo Cricket Earth Love pp, chipboard, rubs, mini deck, bazzill just the edge, American Crafts thickers, Martha Stewart bling, Papertrey Ink Vintage White & Chocolate buttons, Papertrey Ink Mega Mixed Messages Stamps, Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate Ink, Kaiser bling.

Today is also the Friday DT Challenge. 

The challenge is brought to us by the amazing Kim this week:

create a card, layout, or project using fall colors (think orange, yellow, red, brown

 
  

  

  Pink Paislee Apple Cider, Harvest Hayride, Postcards, Twilight pp, ribbon & lace from stash, Making Memories stick pin, Papertrey Ink dark chocolate & vintage white buttons, Provo Craft scissors

Embellish It On-Line is having amazing deals.

Get Free Shipping on domestic orders of $50.00 or more!  Enter code 4SP9HD in the coupon box at checkout!

New Frequent Buyer Club!  For every $5.00 in purchases you'll receive 1 point.  Collect 30 points and you'll receive a voucher for $15.00 off on your next purchase!

Great Sale on Basic Grey 12x12 Collections,  Pink Paislee and Imaginisce!  Prices from 20 to 35% off!

While supplies last!  Get a free Hocus Pocous Chipboard Thicker Accents when you order any Hocus Pocus Letter Thicker!

 

ALSO! 

 

Stop by sweet Julie's blog to receive another amazing special for ONE week only, you won't want to miss this one ;)

 

Have a wonderful weekend!

hugs & so much love!

danni 

Core'dinations & Oct♥ber Afternoon--Day 2

We, at October Afternoon, were sent the most amazing package of Core'dinations Cardstock to incorporate with our OA goodies.  This cardstock is amazing to work with, you can emboss it, sand it and/or tear it.  Thank you Core'dinations for such amazing product to work with.

I wanted to create some Christmas Take-Out Boxes (which I purchased on clearance for $0.75 for a sleeve of them, THAT was a good day....giggle), Cards & a Tag with this cardstock & the incredible OA Good Cheer. 

Non-Traditional Snowman Christmas~~Take-Out & Card

(i embossed the Core'dinations Black Magic with the Cuttlebug  snowflake folder & then sanded it to reveal the pink "core".  The Black Magic Cardstock, like the others, is soooo much fun to play with.

  

 

 

(i embossed using the swiss dots & then sanded it to reveal the pink "core")

So Merry~~Take Out Christmas Box & Tag

 

i traced the snowman's hat onto the back of the Black Magic cardstock, embossed with the swiss dots folder, sanded & adhered to the die-cut)

 
Core'dinations Vintage Collection, OA Good Cheer pp, OA Farm Fresh Picnic Alphas, OA rubs, OA alphas, OA Good Cheer die-cuts & tags, OA Cherry Hill Cardstock Stickers, take-out boxes, ribbon from stash, Autumn Leaves buttons, twine from stash, Nestabilities

New DT creations will be featured on THE BLOG this week.  Thank you for visiting me & for all your love & friendship!

hugs & so much love!

danni