Are you ready to start making your Christmas Cards?

We saw our first overnight snowfall in Northern Utah this morning... it looked beautiful! It inspired me to start working on Christmas cards.

When the new Fall Fun kit was released by Queen and Company my mind immediately thought of my granddaughter, Miss "M".  She has long beautiful Auburn / Copper hair color and sparkling green eyes (just like her Nana ;-)  Instead of dressing her for fall, I changed it up and used Christmas paper instead.

Dies Used:
Bell = Marianne Designs CR1611 

Bow in Girls Braids = Marianne Designs CR1434
Girl = Queen & Company Fall Fun Shaker Kit

Foundation Sets = Queen & Company #3 / #8 / #19 / #20 / #25 / #26 / #28 

Snowflake = Quickutz

Embellishments Used:

Globe = Queen & Company

Petite Posies= Queen & Company

Shaker Toppings = Queen & Company

Papers Used:

Background = Queen & Company Winterberry Frost patterns & solids

Bell = Metalic gold cardstock from my stash

Fur on Girl's Coat & Hat = SEI white velvet paper

Girl = Queen & Company Winterberry Frost patterns & solids

Snowflake = White glitter paper from my stash

Stamps Used:

"Tis the Season to Sparkle! = Queen & Company Winter Wonderland kit 

Milk Can with Fall Flowers - Shaker Card

It's been more than a minute since I posted anything to my blog... but I think it's time I get that started back up again!

When Queen & Company showed some sneak peeks of the new Autumn Air kit... I knew this one was for me.  Since we have a "farmhouse" in the "city" (Hyde Park has a population of 5,677) it was perfect! I think my favorite is this cute milk can! I have one just like this and filled with beautiful flowers too!

Thanks for visiting and happy fall... y'all

Dies Used: 
     Bow - Marianne Designs COL1441     

     Foundation - Queen & Company #8 and #10
     MIlk Can - Queen & Company Autumn Air Shaker Kit

Embellishments Used:

     Epoxy Dots - From my stash

Paper Used:

     Background - Queen & Company Fall Fun

     Flowers - Queen & Company Fall Fun solids

     Milk can - Metallic silver from my stash

     Milk can details - Gray pattern cardstock from my stash

Miss "O"s Minnie Mouse Birthday Shaker Card

This was the card I came up with for my middle grandbabe... 

Miss "O" - She has the funniest personality

and there is never a dull moment when she is around!

I used Queen & Company's Magical Characters kit. 

 She informed me when we went and looked at the new house Todd

and I are building that she wanted her room painted pink!

Miss "O" loves Minnie and has a dress with the large pink polka dots

so I found some paper that matched. I added Q&C bling for her earrings,

pink stars for the shaker and a big #3!

I think we fulfilled the pink part for sure!

Miss "M''s Princess Shaker Card

I can't believe my oldest grandbabe is 5... how did that happen? It seems like only yesterday we were waiting for her arrival. Miss "M" loves all of the princesses... so I had a hard time deciding which one to make for her card... so I decided instead to make a princess wand shaker card instead. She loves yellow, pink and purple so I was happy that I found a cute girly background for her card with all the right colors. I stamped the Happy Birthday Princess with VersaMark stamp pad and heat embossed it with Stampendous Pear Lustre Amethyst  I used Queen & Company Lollies and polka dot epoxy dots for embellishments.

Happy Crafting!

Queen & Company Shaker Cards

  The girls picked out all of the pattern paper and what dies they wanted to use.

We looked at some of the ideas from Queen & Company and then we went from there.  

 They loved being able to "load" each card with the cordinating

shakers and made sure to get just the right amount.

Miss "M" wanted to add a shell to her hair so it looked like a bow :-)

Miss "M" (the 4.5 year old) loved the idea of adding ghosts and bats and a pumpkin too.

I pulled out my old Quickutz dies... and they worked perfectly!

Miss "M" wanted to make sure that we had a ghost IN the house... 

she's has such creative ideas!

 The girls other grandparents were headed to New York for a fun-filled vacation...

so we made a card to show them how much we love them!

 My grandbabes (and their parents too) have been staying with us the past 3 weeks

while their new home is being completed. 

 It brought such joy to have them all here and hanging out with us.

Imagine my happiness when the two older grandbabes (ages 4.5 and 2.5 years)

asked if they could craft! I was doing the happy dance since

 I have not had a "crafting buddy" in years!

It's wonderful to look at things through the eye of a younger person... 

they are so smart and fearless... they don't care if the witch broom is on top of the legs...

or if the card is lined up... just right...  to them it is PERFECT!!!

I have learned so much from those two sweet girls...

and I can't wait for another craft weekend!