Santa's at the HOLIDAY LOUNGE

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What a fun sketch! I had a blast making these cards this afternoon. I made 8 of the same design- 4 teal and 4 red. These non- traditional Christmas Colors are awesome.The DS paper is Holiday Lounge by SU! and the stamp set is Just Beclause also by SU! I used confetti white as the base and the image circle. I used Whisper White organza 5/8" from SU! I love how they turned out. You can see a glimpse of both colors below.

I have been so busy trying to get into the Holiday Spirit. I've been cleaning, decorating, planning for a workshop this weekend, doing laundry, visiting family, shopping for both gorceries and gifts, wrapping gifts, planning holiday meals and planning my baking, and finally fit some stamping today. I even fit in a movie (rental) CHANGELING (I think that is how you spell it) while stamping this afternoon. It starred Angelina Jolie and took place back in the 1920s. It was a good movie. My daughter had seen it prior to me and recommended it.

I will be doing 12 TAGS of CHRISTMAS starting tomorrow. Please stop by and check things out.

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PLAYING AROUND WITH THIS WEEK'S MOJO SKETCH. USED AN OLD SIMPLY SCRAPPIN' KIT (WINTER BRIGHT 2007) TO CREATE THIS SIMPLE CARD. I CONFESS, I BUY A TON OF STUFF, PUT IT IN A "SAFE PLACE" AND THEN FORGET WHAT I HAVE. ANYONE ELSE DO THIS? LOVE THESE COLORS- WASABI IS STILL ONE OF MY FAVORITES OF ALL TIME. I EVEN BOUGHT A JACKET IN THIS COLOR.
SUPPLIES: wasabi, bashful, real red, blue rhinestone brad, wasabi ribbon, staple, corner punch, circle punch, scallop circle punch, kit stickers.

Giant Pumpkin Cookies

I did some baking today-YUM!

PUMPKIN COOKIES
1 box of Spice cake Mix
1 can pumpkin (standard size, not large)
1 egg
FROSTING
1 can cream cheese frosting
Mix all together, use large cookie/ muffin dropper and drop onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F for 10-12 minutes until center is firm. Cool on rack and frost. Makes 18-20 large delicious cookies.

I learned this recipe Thursday morning on a local news channel and knew I had to try it sometime this weekend. I love to bake but not always from scratch- after all, I need some time to stamp. Got to love the 3-4 ingredient recipes.

I have been trying to cook 2-3 meals every Sunday so they can be heated throughout the week or frozen and cooked at a later date. So far so good... In the past few weeks I've made baked potatoe soup, seafood lasagna, regular lasagna, stuffed peppers, calzones, pepperoni rolls, enchilada casserole, chicken parmesan,sloppy joes, cake, cookies, rice krispy treats, chocolate covered pretzels, and pizza. This has been so helpful after work. Meals get cooked or reheated in time for everyone to make it to the after school activities. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great week. Email me if you have questions about my products or my easy recipes.

DIE CUT IMAGES SILHOUETTES

I've been playing around with my electronic die cutting machine today. I like to change things up every once in a while and do die cut images instead of stamped images. I used some paper bought a local craft store last fall. I love the colors in it (yellow, orange, brown, and hot pink). I thought the colors and pattern were funky. The die cut images work perfectly with this paper, don't you think?

SU! HOLIDAY BEST Level I item number 115364 sentiment used on the Pilgrim hat card.

Give Thanks... to Mary Fish

This MOJO111 challenge was inspired by Mary Fish. I also used the card on page 31 of the SU! Holiday Mini as inspiration. I admire everything that Mary makes. She truly amazes me, I love her style! She's truly inspirational. "Kudos" and "thank- you" to you Mary (check out her blog on my favorite blog link list to the right).
Stampin' Up!- Olive, Tangerine, Not Quite Navy, Cocoa, Cream CS used. Gobble Gobble stamp used (pg 31 of holiday mini). Mini buttons, brads.

I decided to make some tags to match the cards with all the extra paper pieces and scraps instead of throwing the strips in my scrap box. I will use them on baked items- quick bread loaves or packages of fresh cookies to give to friends or family. I also have a couple November birthdays that these will work perfectly on the gift bag.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great week.