Happy Winter and an Amazing Sight

We are "back" from our Thanksgiving travels...I saw the most amazing sight on early Friday morning...we spent Thanksgiving day at our "Lake Huron" home, I was awoken to an annoying screeching and screaming....(I sleep with the slider slightly open to hear the sounds of the waves)...went downstairs to make coffee and looked out at the lake and here sat this big Bald Eagle on a rock in the lake...next thing I saw was a second Bald Eagle swoop by and knock the Eagle off the rock into the water, the eagle jumped back on the rock, only to be knocked off again!  Then I saw another eagle fly in and land by an eagle at the shore....they were fighting over  a fish.....how I wish I had my camera with me...four Bald Eagles right in front of my house...amazing!

My card today is a fast one (I have too much to do today after being gone)...I used the retired set from SU "Happy Winter" and the SU Top Note Die!  I managed to get 4 more tags done with my scraps...until tomorrow!

A Cardinal Christmas~Crayola Pencils & OMS

My "friend" Curt (his blog is listed in my blog roll at the left) has the most amazing cards he has done with cheap color pencils and OMS......he did a tutorial last week o his blog of how he accomplishes this, so I thought why not give it a try!  This cardinal is my first attempt...granted not as amazing as his, but not bad I think for a first "try"!  I used Stampin'Up's! "A Cardinal Christmas" for this one  What do You think????

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

I love Thanksgiving~it's one of my favorite family holidays...and here I am spending it alone with my hubby...we have a big family, too...5 grown children between us and 15 grandchildren!!    I made this apron with all that thanksgiving cooking in mind!   I kept it simple as I wanted the background to show as much as possible.  It's a great Holiday, time for family and friends to come together and enjoy company and conversation...it's always a "relaxing" day to me...I know there is all that cooking, but it is fun and not so involved as Christmas.  I have a small list below of 5 things I am thankful for...there's plenty more...but these are my favorites and in no particular order!

1.  I am thankful for my "family"...and that we are all healthy!

2.  I am thankful that my Mom whom is 82 is still here with us and is in sound mind and full of life!

3.  I am thankful for living in a country where we have choices and freedom!

4.  I am thankful for, and to all those that are serving our country to keep it free and to all those that have served before for the same goal..FREEDOM!

5.  I am thankful for a power high above that we can honor and pray to......Happy Thanksgiving!

Blue~Blue Christmas

Remember the Elvis song "I'm having a blue,blue Christmas??  This card reminds me of that with all the blue!!  My trees are stamped in Certainly Celery and Old Olive and then cut out...I added a chipboard glittered tree, a sentiment and ribbon, some DS paper..and I have a fast and very pretty card!!  The card took much less time then my scrap tags below...go figure!!

The stamp set I used for the trees, is a retired hostess set that Ijust love...it has so many uses for this time of the year..it is called Perfect Presentation...see you tomorrow!

Dasher

Can you believe its almost Thanksgiving?  It seems that time passes by so quickly.  We have snow predicted for tomorrow and Thanksgiving.....ugh...just NOT ready for that.....but each year in the first weekend of December, a town about 5 miles from here has a Christmas parade, we always go as we have had "royality" in it each year (not this year), but its a fun parade and it is always cold, snowing and freezing, and that is only a week and a half away...so I guess the snow holding off this long is a blessing!

My card for today was using mostly SU products...the dasher stamp...I just love that little reindeer...and the Baroque Motifs set...another favorite.....I was just in the mood for soft and pastel I guess.....gotta run...see you tomorrow!

PS:  I took "Nellie" to town with me yesterday...I think she was over excited and was just plain worn out.....I think it was the excitement of her "milkbone" from the bank!!

More Tags~&~A Mickey Mailbox

I have been so on the go this past week that I have had no time to "create"....I got up very early this morning and popped my new CC in my C and began cutting away......the new C is Very Merry Tags that I just found at a local store...........The cuts are very detailed...and the deer is so neat, as you get the actual deer to use on another tag or project like I did...........I added some Stickles to the tree tag for a bit of bling......these are just my first projects  with this cartridge and I am sure they can be "fancied" up alot more...but I was  so excited to get this and had to share my "first" creations!

It has a been a busy week with my two granddaughters.....Mariah went out for Miss Niles...she didn't place, but she looked so beautiful....heck its only her 2nd pageant...and she won a crown in the first one...so she is pleased with that.  My 15 year old granddaughter was selected Miss Teen Congeniality for Blossom Time 2009 and she gave her crown up on Sunday...wow...I was so proud seeing her walk across that stage several times...I hope to have photos of both girls on later!  Mariah had to make a box for Peoples Choice awards (you voted with money).... the theme was Mickey Dreams...it all began with a mouse...so with my C we made an awesome Mickey box.......have a nice day!

Believe In The Magic~&~A Little Silliness

Has been a week full of "drama" here....been doing my grandmotherly duties overtime.......more on that on Sunday!  I needed a "relaxing" card and had purchased 3 little boxes of various chipboard....this vintage St Nick  was in one...I have him very popped up on the card, but its hard to tell...don't you just love the old time St Nicks??  No time to stamp, thats when these chipboard pieces come in handy...hoping to have some downtime this weekend!

Yesterday I showed the "jammies" I purchased for "Jamo" with the fishing yellow duck....he is wearing the cutest hat.....and look what I found at Baby Gap......looks big.....but the boy has a big head.....its only 1 size bigger then it should be...he will be so cute in it!  Have a great day!