Thank you for stopping by. The list of products used to create this card is below.
Sunday, December 25, 2016
Christmas 2016
Merry Christmas, everyone! I've been sick so my plan to post yesterday didn't materialize since I couldn't get out of bed all day. Anyway, we had an amazing Christmas Eve dinner at my mom's, lots of delicious eats, drinks, picture taking, laughing and cool presents. Another Christmas Eve for the books, so my younger sister said.
Here's another card created with the Merry Mice stamp set. I really like this set - an absolute keeper. I hope you already have it. If not, please make sure to order it before it retires.
Thank you for stopping by. The list of products used to create this card is below.
Thank you for stopping by. The list of products used to create this card is below.
Friday, December 23, 2016
Cookie Cutter Christmas
Today is day one of my Christmas holiday weekend so as promised, here's another Christmas card created using the Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set and coordinating Cookie Cutter Builder punch. Such a cute and versatile bundle and I am sure to hold on to them even after they retire. Making this card made me think of Juneau, Alaska and how cold it gets there. Sigh.
I have tons to do today and trying to get a head start while it's quiet and everyone's still asleep. The list of products used to create this card is below. Thank you for stopping by.
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| The background behind the Eskimo child was stamped using Ghoulish Grunge stamp set on page #52 of the Holiday Catalog |
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| I used the now retired 2-way glue pen with Dazzling Details glitters to accentuate the parka. |
Thursday, December 22, 2016
Embellished Ornaments
I have a few more Christmas cards to share before 12/25/16 so if my time allows, I plan to post daily until then. It was such a relief to mail my final batch of Christmas cards a couple of days ago. I created six designs this year and this was one of them. It was easy to make. The Big Shot machine, coordinating thinlit dies and embossing folder did all the work. I pretty much just put it all together. I love cards like that especially if I'm mass producing.
Anyway, this is all I have for today. My Christmas holiday weekend starts tomorrow and there's still so much to be done. Below is the list of items used to create this card.
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| There's a red foil sheet underneath the shimmery white ornament, but sadly it's been retired, same thing with the XL Oval punch. |
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
December 2016 Paper Pumpkin
This month's Paper Pumpkin kit is a mini Project Life kit and it is adorable! It's perfect during this time of the year and can contain a summary of photos and memories of 2016. Also an awesome gift for someone, especially grandparents.
Well, I hope you are already a Paper Pumpkin subscriber. If not, it's not too late to join the fun an creativity in a box. If you're a paper crafter like me, please give it a chance. You can cancel it anytime if you're not completely satisfied.
Please sign-up by January 10th in order to receive next month's kit by going to mypaperpumpkin.com and please remember to choose me as your Stampin' Up! demonstrator: Melinda Pascual.
Please sign-up by January 10th in order to receive next month's kit by going to mypaperpumpkin.com and please remember to choose me as your Stampin' Up! demonstrator: Melinda Pascual.
Friday, December 16, 2016
Rebuilding Herself
I apologize if I'd been away. It's just life, my life - it gets insanely busy especially this time of the year. I've had all these things coming at me all at once at work, at home and in almost every aspect of my life. I truly felt like the Little Engine that Could. I've lost sleep trying to make sure I'm keeping up with my To Do Lists both at work and at home. However, after our Company Holiday Party yesterday, it felt like the calm after a storm, you know. I survived another year. To add to all that madness, I've also been struggling with an array of mixed emotions since my son's visit last Thanksgiving. One of the many things I'm learning as my children are getting older is to shut-up. When they were little kids, I could simply put my foot down and say, "I'm the mom, that's why!" However, with my son going on 23 and having been out of our home for almost five years, I merely guide now, an advisor, most often I feel more like a spectator. It's truly scary to not be able to call the shots or to be able to steer them in the direction that I feel is best for them. I've had to constantly remind myself that I need to allow them to make their own decisions and their own mistakes. I'm pretty close to my kids and I'd like to think that I am aware of what goes on in their lives. At least those that they allow me to know. They talk to me about depression, Prop 64 and the complexities of youth. Although, sometimes I feel like my own kids don't realize that I too, was once young and that I also went through the same things they are going through as teenager and young adult. I remember the painful struggles of trying to figure life out, many bad decisions, being broke, failed relationships and the many times I felt so broken I thought I would never be whole again. I remember sadness that won't go away and walking around with this emptiness that could only be temporarily tempered by pills, liquor or very short-lived relationships. Yet, I'm still here. I learned over the years that the key ingredient to life is to simply survive. We survive many things every single day of our lives. Heck, I just survived another Company Holiday Party!!! And as I am ending this post, I survived another birthday. So, I hope that if there's one thing my kids would take from me, it's how to survive life and all of its unexpected challenges.
This card was created using stamp sets from Unity Stamp Co. Well, I better post this before my birthday is over. Thank you for stopping by.
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