It's a Christmas Tea Invitation

I have a quick post for you showing

you a simple but elegant Christmas Tea

invitation I am sending out tomorrow.

I've blocked out the address, but I think you

can get the idea of how to create.  I used my

computer and printer for the invite part and 

then I relied on some glue, sequins, twine, die cuts

and stamps to finish this off.

This was a fun, fun project and I

hope I've inspired you to try your hand

at your own invitations this holiday season.

Here's a quick video.

Thanks for stopping by.  Be sure 

and leave me a comment and share 

what you would like to see for my videos.

Mimi

Cardztv 3D Challenge - 3 Small Tags!

First let me begin by saying

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

I hope you all had a wonderful time with

family and friends and that you felt

the abundance of God's blessings.  My

husband and I spent the day with my oldest

son, his wife and two boys.  It was a great day!

I can get used to NOT being the hostess for all these

holidays.  It felt great to go to someone else's home

and share in the chores and cooking.

My DIL Carrie did a wonderful job

on the food and preparations for this

special day.  I'm so lucky - she is AWESOME!

Now onto the newest challenge

from Cardztv!  I love tags and I was

really excited when Mary announced this

was our challenge.    I never used to make

tags, but recently have found that I can create

them and have as much fun as I do

in making cards.

Here are my three tags!  Love them!

I found a shape in the Silhouette store and I 

wanted the shape to be curly at the top so 

it would look like a hat.

I also used the fill page feature and cut

out an entire sheet of 12x12 paper of these tags.

To finish off the tag, I glued another tag

on the back to hide all of the twine I wrapped

around for the hat.  I like the finished look

I am having a hard time uploading videos so I 

took a few pictures as I was creating the tags.

I used painter's tape and masked each tag

from where I wanted to create the colored

hat.  The next two photos show how

I used the new Tim Holtz mini distress inks

to color the hats.  BTW - I love the little

inkers!  I can see myself using these

now instead of the bigger ones.

You also see a "craft mat" that I have my tags

taped on.  This mat makes it so simple

to ink and clean up the mess!

Who doesn't love Peachy Keen Stamps????

I like the bigger sets so I can choose the

size I need based on what I'm creating.

I picked out three different snowman faces

to create my tags.  I then colored the nose with

my Copic markers and used chalk on the

eyes and nose.  I love the dimension.

I used two sets of Cardztv Stamps

SNOW DAY & CHRISTMAS JOY

I love how you can mix Mary's

stamps together!

Here again are the final design.  I had to add

some sequins!  Love the sparkle.

Thanks for stopping by!  Join us in this 

challenge for a chance to win a set of 

Cardztv Stamps.

Dates: November 28 - December 11

I can't wait to see your creations!

Mimi

Wishing you Comfort!

Let's face it, sometimes we need

a special card to send.  I needed several

sympathy cards this week and my stash was

empty so I wanted to give you a peak

at a card I made last evening.  I actually

made 5 of them.  Sadly I needed to use them all,

however I'm so glad that I could make something

special.

I used Stampin Up Cardstock for the base

card and designer paper for some color.

I then pulled out my stash of My Creative Time's

dies and stamp sets.  I LOVE the leaf dies and they

are perfect this time of year.  I used Tim Holtz

Distress inks on the leaves to change up the color.

I don't know the name of the Martha Stewart punch

but it's my favorite.

Just a hint!  When mailing a card like this with

some thickness due to the button, dies or even sequins,

use another piece of card stock over the front of the 

card to keep it from destroying the envelope.

Just add a little extra postage so your special

creation doesn't get ruined.

I have another quick cute video but I'm having

issues with getting it up on Youtube.  Stay tuned!

Thanks for stopping by!

Mimi

Cardztv "Just for You" 3D Challenge

Welcome to my blog today.  I'm

very excited to show you what I made

for the Cardztv JUST FOR YOU 3D Challenge.

I even made a quick video to go

along with my project.

As you will see in the video, I used a die

cut for the tag and layer, dies for the snowflake, sequins

and I used Tim Holtz Distress ink to create

the blue tag.

Here's the back of the tag with a

pocket for a gift card!  Love it!

The finishing touch is a stamp from

VERY MERRY stamp set.

Okay, now it's your turn to create!

Join the 3D Cardztv Design Team and make

your own gift card holder, post on Mary's

website for a chance to win a set

of Mary's stamps.

Contest dates:

November 14 - November 26

Thanks for stopping by for a visit.

Leave me a message with a link to your

blog!  I'd love to see what you are creating.

Mimi

More fun with my Erin Condren Life Planner

I've been using my Erin Condren Life Planner

since July 2014.  I had a hectic summer with

an unexpected move from our home of

30 years and my planner helped me keep

up on the constant changing schedule.

This is my second video on my EC planner, but

I made some changes and wanted to share.

I share some of my favorite stamp sets specifically

for planner nerds like me!  Enjoy!

Thanks for stopping by!

Come back on Friday for the newest Cardztv 3D challenge!

 See you soon!

Mimi

My new craft Space!

I've been wanting to share my new

craft space with you all and even

though it's not complete, I think you

will get the idea!

I put this video on Youtube, but wanted

to link it here as well.

As I continue to work more and get my

cabinets in, I will share again.

Thanks for stopping by!

Mimi