Gearing up for the Holidays!

Hello again,
This time of year is always busy. And this time of year, I always say I am going to keep blogging. And each year, I fail to keep blogging. However....I have not stopped being creative, and being busy in my craft room.

In June, my first grandchild was born! Her name is Ruby Mae. I am mentioning this because I decided to re-kindle my scrapbooking in addition to my cardmaking/blogging. (silly me, I thought I could juggle both! LOL)

I have kind of put cardmaking on the back burner, and focused on my scrapbooking since June. (Ruby is growing like a weed) I have to keep up! I have decided to do 8 by 8 inch scrapbooks. They keep the feeling of being overwhelmed down to a minimum. It is easier to do 3 small layouts than tackle 1 huge one....at least in my mind it is. I can put together smaller pages faster too! I am already on a third book, and she is only 6 months old!

The spirit of Christmas is here, and I only get so much time off of teaching, so I did manage to create a CD of Christmas music and a square easel card to house the CD. Take a look:

 

I created handmade envelopes as well to go with them. They look awesome in the sunlight! I am torn as to WHEN to give them out. If I wait until Christmas, then there is no time to listen to the CD!?!  If I give them too early, then it is not truly a Christmas card! (such troubles, right?)

I used silver glitter foam for the pine trees, and distress inks for the night sky. The moons are really masks I make to create the moon, but I liked the look so much, I didn't remove the masks on all of them. (I did on the upper left card)

I discovered something about mass producing the same complicated card. I have a maximum number! My number is 6! After about 6 cards, I begin to lose interest and the enthusiasm begins to melt into frustration. So I think I will create another card, and stick to the six rule!

Thanks for dropping in, I will be here! Please leave a comment, I would love to hear from you!