Candy Cane Christmas (and lots of jabber)

Hello!!! 

I am back! WOOHOO!!! 

Two posts in one day - man, I am on a roll!!!

HAHAHA!!

I have a card to share with you today that I made for one of my sisters knitting friends. 

Long story short, my sister was in a secret sister sort of swap (not sure what they are called in the knitting community, lol! They have so many fun themed ones too!) ANYWAY - somehow my sis and her friend ended up having each others names without knowing... so when Becky got hers, she was even more excited to send her partner her package. I created this card and gift tag set for her Christmas / peppermint theme.

Knit and Purl Girl Rubber Stamp
(on sale for a limited time)

 

 I really had fun creating this card ... and the lady who got it {Penny} said she loved it too. 

I know that this card was one of the 'little' things in that amazing package (Becky knit her some really cute stuff!!! I don't know how they can do it!!!) but her compliments on it sure did make me smile.

Card challenges: 
Cards und More - Snowflakes, Creative Card Crew - 2W - Monochromatic Week, Craft Your Passion - Tis the Season..., Addicted to Stamps 2W, Must use stamp  (1st week) Christmas card, Dream Valley Challenges - 2W, 3E - (1st week) Sparkle,I Did It Creations - "Eat. Drink and Be Merry", Paper Sundaes - 3E, C10 - Winter Wonderland, Pile It On - Sugar and Spice, 2 Sisters - #67 Holiday, Drunken Stampers - 2W - 1stW #79 Monochromatic,  Jingle Belles - Christmas – Holiday Food, Drink or Candy, Stamptacular Sunday - Must use a stamp - Anything Christmas

OK, now on to the news I keep telling you about. 

It is not a BIG Deal but is fun / happy news for me 

I know I told you before (and it is in my sidebar) that one of my cards was featured in the UK magazine Papercraft Inspirations. Well, I subscribed to the mag to get that edition, but never did. I was one month too late and none of my local shops have carried it. Every time I got their mag in, as lovely as it is, it was somewhat a bittersweet moment to open it and not find the one my card was published in. :( 

I got one in for Dec so when this one came in just Monday, I thought maybe just maybe.. but no. It was a special Christmas edition one. I flipped through it, grabbed some Caution Contents are Hot images, markers and my scissors and headed out the door to take Han to dance (and I was going to use the 2 hours I had to get something productive done for once!) Well, I got alot done there... 6 girls colored, cut and ready to go, 15 tags stickled, dried, tied and sold! (hehe) After a little bit of chit chatting with some friends, I was showing my friend  Mandy some of the cards in the magazine. We were looking at the penguins on one page when I happened to glance over to the next page... one I had already seen several times... and overlooked somehow. I took a double take and then smiled and said excitedly "Hey! That's my card!" HAHAHA!!!

(yes, that is me today, just now.. I took it just for you :D hehehe)

 (my son wanted in on the action)

I had entered one of their challenges in Sept to use Vellum... and honestly forgot about it after time had gone by. I am so excited....

and then in flipping more I came across my friend Shirleys blog / card feature! (CONGRATULATIONS SHIRLEY!!!)  This magazine will be framed in my craft room for sure! LOL!!! (not really)

Thanks for letting me share my excitement with you. I don't like to toot my own horn, but really was so happy to see my card there :D

LOTS of hugs and thanks for stopping by today!