Happy New Year

Good morning to all my lovely blogging friends! I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!! Thank you for your support throughout the year.
My card features Christmas Tilda from the Sweet Christmas Dreams Collection and Celebration Tilda from the new Crazy in Love Collection. They are colored with copics. Also featured is a Tim Holtz clock. All the papers are from my stash.
The inside of the card features an Alota stamp with Celebration Tilda.

Hope you all have a safe and happy New Year's celebration. I will be working and it should be fun!!
Looking forward to the New Year......hope it will be a better year for all of us!
Thank you for visiting my blog. Love and hugs to all of you, Christina

Pastries

I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas.....I'm presently still in the recovery mode.
Most of you know that I work nights, which means I worked all day and all night and did not get any sleep for two days! It was a lot easier when I was younger, so I decided that I would definitely take off next Christmas! I had an early Christmas dinner yesterday and was in my PJs before the guests were out the door...LOL!!!
I feel so much better today.
I thought I'd show you some of the pastries I made. Didn't make any cookies this year. When my kids were still home, I used to bake 45 different kinds of cookies. All the teachers,friends, neighbors, nursing homes, etc. were recipients of my cookies.
Baking is something I really still enjoy doing, but since my husband was diagnosed with diabetes, I don't do much baking any more.
If you took the time to swing by my blog, I thank you very much! Hope you have a wonderful week before the craziness begins! Hugs, Christina

Sweet Pea's Dark Angel

Good morning everyone! I needed a break from Christmas cards so I decided to ink one of my Sweet Pea stamps. This beautiful angel is colored with copics and showcased on the loveliest papers I received from a sweet friend called "Winter Wonderland" by K&Company. Thank you so much for those gorgeous papers, Sweetie!
The beautiful metal corner was a gift from my wonderful friend, Jacque. Love it!
Everything else is from my stash.
Well, the hustle and bustle of Christmas is upon us, but I do hope that you will have a little time to relax and enjoy the season!

Thank you for visiting my humble blog.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO MY FAMILY IN GERMANY AND ALL MY FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD!!!!

Tilda Creates a Snow Heart

Good morning everyone......only a few more days to get all the baking and cleaning done before company arrives. It will be dog chaos at my house!!!! Hahahah...such fun!
Today, I'd like to show you a card I made a while ago with one of my favorite Tildas.
I featured her on Magnolia papers and a Nellie Snellen oval die. The snowflakes are Nesties. Tilda with Snow Heart is colored with copics.
Have you seen the Special Edition Tilda which looks quite similar, but she has a snowflake in her hand....she is adorable!

Wishing you all a fabulous day and I thank you for visiting my blog, especially at this chaotic time of the year! Love and hugs, Christina

Tilda Hiding a Christmas Gift

Good morning to all my fabulous blogging friends .... wishing you all a wonderful Sunday!!! I'm getting an early start; need to make a couple more Christmas cards and then I have to bake.
I'd like to share a card I made for my co-workers. It is Tilda Hiding Gift from the Sweet Christmas Dreams collection. I colored this cutie with copics and showcased her on Inkido papers....love those pastel Christmas papers designed by the fabulous Kristine Moldenhauer Biseth. I also used my Stempelglede stamps around the oval edges.
On the inside of this card, you will see an MS punch, Marianne dies and, of course, the Memory Box Frosty Border.

Thank you for swinging by and visiting my humble blog. Comments are always appreciated and make my day! Hugs, Christina

Inventory Challenge #62

Good morning everyone....OMG, I can't believe it's only 8 days until Christmas!!
Danielle and I and all of our fabulous teammates invite you to our Inventory Challenge. This week the theme is "no lines coloring". I am totally NOT HAPPY with this card and I'm not sure at this point that I will be trying this technique again!
I used one of the older Tildas and colored her with copics. The papers are from Inkido and designed by the fabulous Kristine Moldenhauer Biseth. The ribbon is from Walmart and the flower from Prima. The corner snowflake is from Memory Box and the trees from Marianne. The inside of the card features the new MS Skyland punch and the Memory Box pine.
Now ,I would love to invite you to visit my teammates and see their fabulous creations:
DANIELLE
RENE
CATHY-LYNN
KATHY
NADINE

Thank you so much for visiting my blog. Wishing you all a productive pre-Christmas week!!! Much love, Christina

Magnolia Snowman

Good morning everyone! I ran across a wonderful tutorial on coloring a snowman by Tracy and I had to try it! You can find it HERE:
The papers are from Best Creations.
Thanks for visiting! Hope you have a fabulous day. Hugs, Christina

Inventory Challenge #61

Good Morning everyone! Danielle and I and all of our talented teammates invite you to our Inventory Challenge. This week's theme is "Monochromatic".
I am featuring a Tilda from the new Crazy in Love 2012 Collection. I am showcasing her on Maja Papers, using glitter paper for the heart and placing rhinestones all around the die cut. The beautiful lace was purchased at Walmart.
The image featured on the inside of the card is also from the new collection.
The collection should be out any day now, according to Diana. Those images were part of the winter kit. All images were colored with copics.

Now I would love to invite you to see the magnificent works of my teammates:
DANIELLE
RENE
CATHY-LYNN
KATHY
NADINE

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome our newest member, Nadine! We are thrilled to have you in our little group. WELCOME, NADINE!

Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving a comment. Hugs, Christina

Sweet Pea card

Good morning....what a lovely, crisp, sunny day in Wisconsin today!!!! Just walked our German Shepherd and now I have a little "me" time.
Today, I'd like to share a card I made with one of my favorite Sweet Pea images, colored in copics and showcased on my favorite papers...BoBunny's Jazmyne Collection.
The embellishments are from Magnolia and the ribbons from my stash.

Thank you for taking the time to visit. This is such a hectic time of year....I will never get done, so I'm not even trying! Love and hugs, Christina

Three Christmas Card Entries for Hjertebodens

Good morning everyone...hope you are all having a marvelous weekend! Today, I'd like to show you my three entries for December, created for the HJERTEBODENS YULE BLOGG. I have no idea in which order they will appear on my post....it's never in the order that I hope, so my descriptions will be general.
Tilda with cross stitch heart is featured on Magnolia papers. Also featured on the card is the Magnolia fence die and the Memory Box "Frosty Border" die. I don't remember where I purchased the Christmas tree lights along the fence.
My LOTV card features papers from Hot Off the Press Vintage Christmas pack.
The heart circle is a Nestie and the ribbon is from my stash.
I created another book card with Midwinter Tilda from the Sweet Christmas Dreams Collection. The papers are from Maja Design, the fence is Magnolia and the reindeer is a Marianne die. All images are colored with copics.

Thank you for taking the time out of your busy day to visit. I appreciate your friendship and support. I know this is an exceptionally busy time of the year.
Love and hugs, Christina

Inventory Challenge #60

Good morning to all my fabulous blogging friends. Danielle and I and our teammates would love to invite you to our Inventory Challenge. This week the theme is to create a Christmas card with non-traditional colors. I finally had a chance to ink this adorable Tilda with gift from the Sweet Christmas Dreams collection.
I love her braids....my daughter had braids like! She is colored with copics.
The papers are Magnolia and I also used a Magnolia fence die. The clock behind Tilda is by T. Holtz.
Now I would love to invite you to visit my friends and teammates and see what wonderful projects they came up with.
DANIELLE
RENE
CATHY-LYNN

Thank you so much for visiting and leaving a comment. Wishing you all a fabulous weekend. Love and hugs, Christina