Little Red Wagon Challenge #9

Rosanne issued the challenge at Little Red Wagon this week and it is all about flowers. They can be part of the paper or added in some way. I chose to stamp my flowers using different colours of ink. I even found a cute stamp that had the word 'flower' in it.

Be sure to visit The Little Red Wagon blog and see what the other girlfriends have created. If you want to join in the fun, be sure to link your post in the comments section so everyone can see.

Little Red Wagon #8

I am a little late posting my creation for this weeks challenge. I had it done ahead of time, but I just didn't get on to the computer to upload it. Regan challenged us to do a 'man' card. I don't really think about who I am giving a card to when I create it, I just make them. Amanda needed a Christmas card for her boyfriend and she asked me to make it special. She requested that I use my Copic markers.............

I created this cute snowman card. I used scraps of paper I had in my stash and a stamped image I borrowed from someone at a Card Friendzy Crop at Two Scrapbook Friends. I wish I would have stamped more. I used my Cuttlebug to emboss the base of the card and my Nestabilities too! I couldn't resist adding some Vintage Photo ink to soften things up a bit.

Both Amanda and Jake were grateful for the card and the effort. I had a great time with the challenge too. Hope you find some time over the holidays to play along!

Candy Christmas Trees

Today while I was eating my breakfast I was surfing the internet and I stumbled across this video:



I loved this idea and knew it would be perfect for a couple of gifts that I still needed to take care of. I went out in the afternoon to run a few errands so I picked up the materials needed and this is what I created:




I need to fill in a few spots on some of them, but I ran out of candy. Nothing that a quick trip to the store won't fix.

Little Red Wagon Challenge #7

This week Avril challenged us to sew on our creations. It could be machine stitching, hand stitching, faux stitching or stamped. I chose to do stamped stitching.

Christmas is only 1 week away so I thought I would still try and get a few more Christmas cards done. I used a stamp from my stash to do the zig-zag stitching, scraps from my stash to make the present, ribbon from my cookie exchange packaging, and the Christmas stamp is from Close to my Heart. I added diamond Stickles to make the swirl sparkle. I couldn't resist inking the edges of my papers with Vintage Photo distress ink.

This was a fun challenge and I hope you play along with all of us at Little Red Wagon.

Cookie Exchange

This year I wanted to host a cookie exchange. On Sunday I invited a few friends for an afternoon of scrapbooking and incorporated the cookie exchange too. We all met at the store, each of us bringing a little snack for a potluck lunch. We spent the afternoon laughing, scrapbooking, and nibbling. We finished the day off exchanging cookies! I ended up with 7 dozen amazing cookies.

This is a photo that shows all the different types of cookies.

I made the cookies with the jam filled centers. The cookies on this plate do not have the drizzled icing that I put on my friends cookies.

I gave a sample of some of the cookies to my family for dessert. Matthew especially loved the coconut balls you see in the center of the plate.

I kept some of them out on a plate for school lunches, but I froze the rest. They are all so delicious. Thank you to all my friends for spending the afternoon with me and sharing your sweet treats!