Lexi enjoyed watching the cows. They were right there on the trail. And, all they did was stare at us. I don't know what they would do if we got close.
Along the way, we found a bench. It was a welcome relief from our burning glutes.
Afterwards we went over to the golf course and had a delicious cheeseburger with french fries. On the way home, Lexi fell asleep. Like I said she really needed this hike. She has been cooped up too much lately in the house and she needs to run and get her energy out.
in the mood to do paper crafting when the house is a mess. So, it is a relief for me to have it done. I have had my eye on the cover of December's "Scrapbook Etc" magazine. And, have wanted to create a layout like it. Mine is similiar, but not identical. I have a hard time trying to get the same look, especially when the paper and page size are different . I love how mine turned out. The paper used is from "Minds Eye". The scalloped border was done with a "Fiskars Border Punch." The buttons and edge anchors are from CTMH. The ribbon is from SU.
Yesterday was a busy, but fun day for me. I didn't have to work, so I spent the day with Lexi. We made Christmas Ornaments.
Then we made "Melt Away" cookies to take to Yvette's house. They were so good.
Later that night, we went to the Candle Light Service at church. Then we went to Yvette's.
Here are a couple of layouts that we did for my Christmas Workshop. The layout design is from the the "Evensong Workshop Guide". I used a Level 2 "Evensong" Paper pack and "Evensong Stickease". The stamp sets used were "Evergree" for the trees and "Chocolate Alphabet" for the font. The ribbon is "Cranberry Grossgrain Ribbon". The edges of the 12x12 cardstock are sponged in "Cranberry" ink. The paper piece that says "Tannebaum" is stamped in "New England Ivy" ink and the edges are sponged in the same ink. The trees are stamped in "New England Ivy" and are raised on pop dots. There are tiny "Clear Sparkles" decorating the trees.
This is my son Ryan and Lexi. She adores her uncle.
And, here is a picture of me.
I am making these cute little "Hershey's Nugget Tins" as Christmas gifts for my co-workers. I got the idea from the very talented Lisa's blog. They are a very inespensive to make, but an impressive gift. Here are Lisa's directions: First buy a bag of Hershey’s Nuggets (Costco has them in bulk.) Decorate some standard sized Avery address labels with stamps, markers, computer type or images, etc. I used Papertrey's Holiday Treats stamp set. After you decorate your labels, peel them off and wrap them around the candy nuggets. They will fit perfectly. Then put them in a bag, box or tin as shown in my photo. (These tins can be purchased from Specialty Bottle. (Option: instead of using Avery labels, use patterned paper to wrap nuggets.)
I just couldn't help myself. I had to share with you this stamp set from the new catalog. It will be available next month. This is just one of the stamps from the "Ms On the Go" stamp set. Being a Bellaholic I was just ecstatic to see this new set. They are all sooooo adorable. I used the "Perfect Day" paper pack and colored her with Copic Markers.
Here is a card with "Tilda Decorating the Tree". I stamped her on a seperate piece of paper and cut her out and placed her in front of the tree on pop dots.
Here is a Magnolia Card that I made for a Layout Challenge. This is "Tilda with Hood" and "Winter Background". She is colored with Copic Markers and her hood is outlined with "Stickles" as are the trees and snow. The paper is from "Minds Eye". The sentiment is from CTMH.
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