November SOTM Blog Hop!!!

Good Morning!

I hope you have been enjoying this month's SOTM hop! 

There are 57 creative gals showcasing November's Stamp of the Month 'Cherish The Day'

Now hopefully you've arrived from Krista's Blog...this is one big loop of blogs so if you find yourself somewhere else along the way...have a look at the very bottom of this post so you don't miss anyone!

After playing with this stamp set I can honestly say that it will work with both my layouts and my cards...I've already used it on three different layouts, but I'll show you just one of them today :)

I really LOVE our wintery paper line called Wonderland...the colour combination is so versatile and of course it works beautifully with those snowy photos!

Don't you just love all these snowflake shapes? I've cut them using the snowflake images off of my Art Philosophy cartridge...now if you are late getting to the Cricut Party... let me tell you that Close To My Heart has partnered with Provo Craft's Cricut and are now creating stamp sets that work together with these cut shapes so that we can create some fabulous, quick and easy embellishments!

I have cut my snowflake and then I ran it through an embossing folder for some added texture and dimension...I originally had plans to stamp on these snowflakes but thought it might be distracting...I've tucked under two ticket shapes (also cut with the Cricut machine and the Art Philosophy cartridge) and simply stamped the January stamp in Petal ink and added the day in Lagoon so it would stand out a little better...that and coordinate with my twine!

I absolutely LOVE my new E-size stamp set Trinity Alphabet (E1021)! It is so perfect for titles and I've used it loads already but here it is stamped with more Petal ink...the little flag 'school' was stamped with the the Trinity Alphabet set too! WHY??? you ask, well because this awesome set comes with 3, yes count em, 3 different sizes of FULL alphabets!

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Now off you go to Vicki's Blog to see what she has created with this awesome stamp of the month! and remember if you get lost along the way, the full list of blogs are below!

Kathleen Androlewicz http://BowlOfStamps.blogspot.com

Helen Onulak http://www.hookedonstamping.com

LeAnne Dudley http://www.dudleychickdesigns.blogspot.com

Wanda Riley http://Creatingwithwanda.blogspot.com

Angela Tutton http://www.tuttonstreasures.blogspot.com

Paige Dolecki http://PaigesPaperParadise.blogspot.com

Beth Naumann http://www.bethscreativeblock.blogspot.com

Tamytha Jenkins http://www.paperheartist.com/

Krista Ritskes http://simplycreatingtogether.blogspot.com

Katy Donaldson http://www.scrappinkaty.blogspot.com

Traci Pasqualone http://ScrapiTraci.blogspot.com

Mary Eisen http://mestamp2.blogspot.com

Angel Sawyer http://RunningwithScissorsDesignCo.blogspot.com

Kami Welter http://www.scrappin4memories.blogspot.com/

Haley Dyer http://inkyscrapper.blogspot.com

Michelle Loncar http://michelleloncar.blogspot.com

Jen Rubio http://JenRubio.blogspot.com

Lori Brown http://www.savingmine.blogspot.com

Doreen Guilfoyle http://whereisyourhappyplace.blogspot.com

Pamela O'Connor http://cherishyourmemories.blogspot.com

Traci Godbee http://createwithtraci.blogspot.com

Gina Brandstetter http://gmbscrapper.blogspot.com/

Debra Van Patten http://memoriesoftheheartbydeb.blogspot.com

Lisa Sargent http://www.lisasargent.net

Melinda Everitt http://www.ifyoublingit.blogspot.com

Nicole Griggs http://www.nicolescreativezone.blogspot.com

Jill Lucas http://scrapwench.blogspot.com

Carla Ironside http://carlacreates.blogspot.com

Sheila Bennett http://sheila-bennett.blogspot.com

Susan Brooks http://stampingintheopen.blogspot.com

Sarita Schraeder http://www.blessedscrapper.com

Teresa Scrivens http://www.creatingwithinkypaw.com

Georgia Hauglid http://inkygeorgia.blogspot.com

Judy Burger http://www.makingtimeformemories.blogspot.com

Adeline Brill http://www.adeline-brill.blogspot.com

Amy McVey http://www.clearlystamping.blogspot.com

Nancy Brown http://creativelyartsygallery.blogspot.com/

Shirley Ross http://www.momnmescrap.blogspot.com

Brae Montgomery http://thebrae-er.blogspot.com

Wendy Coffman http://www.stampingrules.blogspot.com/

Dawn Ross http://iamahappystamper.blogspot.com

Elizabeth Mindemann http://www.ejoym.blogspot.com

Jen Patrick http://roxybonds-scrappin.blogspot.com

Dawn Heuft http://stamptildawn.blogspot.com

Shannon Beck http://www.cardsfromthefarm.blogspot.com

Melissa Laverty http://www.fancymelissa.com/blog

Annette Green http://AnnettesCreativeJourney.blogspot.com

Heather Schmuckal http://www.heatherjanedesign.blogspot.com

Allisa Chilton http://rockymtnpapercrafts.blogspot.com/

Luisa Morgan http://www.creativedesignsbyluisa.com/

Casandra Bennett http://casandra-scrappinbliss.blogspot.com/

Corina Mitchell http://www.mycreativeink.org/

Karen Fullam http://www.enrichingmemories.com

Nikka Geers http://Nikkageers.blogspot.com

Krista Hershberger http://kristascraftycorner.blogspot.com

Kristine Ponte http://kponte.blogspot.com

Vicki Price http://PriceOfPaper.blogspot.com

Wednesday's Let's Scrap Sketch!

Another Wednesday Sketch challenge here!

I had some pictures of a crazy April morning...instead of April Showers...it was April Flurries! Very strange weather here this year...I had to take a photo of this freak event because I knew I wouldn't remember what it was like month's down the road...I remember being especially mad that it was snowing because all of my Plum trees had their beautiful pink blooms all over them for the beginning of Spring...I was very concerned that my trees would be affected by the sudden cold snap and snow!

Here's this weeks sketch from Let's Scrap:

Here's my April Flurries...I've used the right side of this sketch here:

I love that these snowflakes were cut with my Art Philosophy cartridge and the new CTMH stamp set coordinates with it! 

Just cut and stamp, easy peasy!

Products Used:

CS: Smokey Plum CTMH

PP: Wonderland

inks: Twilight, Petal, Chocolate

Sparkles, Rhinestone Designer Brads

Cricut: Art Philosophy (snowflakes)

stamp set: Snowflakes (D1480)

title & journaling spot: Wonderland Stickease

Twinery twine

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like CHRISTMAS.....

November 25th...one month before Christmas, we get about 3-4 inches of snowfall!!! The kids were extremely excited about the possibility of there being a 'Snow-Day' where school is closed!!! I have teenagers that enjoy the thought of school being closed for just about any reason...3 inches of snow in the Valley can be enough depending on the ice factor here...if the busses aren't moving, then we don't have too either :)

My son always clears the snow on the driveway...he might complain about other chores, but shovelling snow doesn't seem like a chore I guess!

The view from my front porch, down the street...thought I'd snap a picture as it could be all the snow we'll see this year...you just never know what you're going to get here in British Columbia!

My good son in action...even did the sidewalk...

The only negative thing about snow...Chloe LOVES IT !!! and as a result, she literally turns into a snowball...she was hardly even able to climb the back stairs when Marissa made her come in...that's the other problem, she won't come in on her own, you have to go out there and get her!

This is where she sits in the laundry room, waiting for a bath...this is the easiest way for us to get the snowballs off of her, poor thing ;)

Christmas Pretties.....my favorite part of getting into the spirit of the season.....

The Elves have been super busy here and it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...lights up on the house, trees trimmed, banisters embellished, 

trinkets here and there...

I was sooo excited with this find at Winners...I think I might finally have found the tree star that works the best for this tree...I love it!

VINTAGE CHRISTMAS MINI-ALBUM CLASS

Webster's Pages is one beautiful paper company...a little bit old-fashioned but at the same time, quite trendy...this class will be a real treasure of gorgeous paper, hand made embellishments and plenty of leftovers for you after!

Each kit contains a 6X6 package of 36 double-sided sheets, a mini-CD case filled with 18 designer journalling cards, double-sided as well, a full sheet of cardstock stickers...and a few other surprises...can't give you all the details:)

We will be painting, crackling, tying and best of all, having a great time 'Creating' a keepsake of Christmas that you can keep for yourself, or present to someone special so they can fill it with their own Christmas Memories.

Click on my Classes tab to register for this Vintage Mini-Album Class.

Thanks for stopping by :)