The last Christmas card of the SEASON!!!

Hello everyone....
I hope that you are all ready for the big day!!

I still have pies to make for the big family and friends dessert Christmas party that I host each year!

We all meet up at my house in the evening of Christmas and do dessert
and play games after we all have had our Christmas with our families. It is very fun and something that I started back in 2001. All of my boy's close friends and our close friends come. It is a great way to spend the end of the big day!
I make about 8 pies and cheesecakes and we will make homemade ice cream after everyone gets here. A great time DESSERT and games!!!!!

I have used the Elisabeth Bell image called Merry Sledding that is from the Snow Babies Collection at Bells N Whistles.

I have used my copic markers to color my image and placed it in a premade frame. That I have popped. I have added snowflake ornaments, prima roses, ribbons, velvet trim, bakers twine and very fun sugar coated candy! The Merry Christmas is a metal Senti by Last Impressions. Papers that I have used are by Fancy Pants, October Afternoon and Bazzil cardstocks.


CHALLENGES:

ABC: Keep it simple

STAMPAVIE and MORE: Red

CRAFTY CARD MARKERS: Latest and Greatest creation

COLOUR Q: colors...

On Christmas day we will be kicking off the new December Project at the Elisabeth Bell World Challenge blog. You will have a whole month to get your project done and posted.

I hope you will be able to join us!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS to all.

Be SAFE and ENJOY!!!

PART III 6x6 Recipe pages......

Good morning..
Getting a very late start today as blogger wouldn't let me up load!! So now I am so far behind !!!
I told you yesterday that I would get some candy listed for you today....... I have to beg off until the weekend sometime to get it up as I am so late and having a hard time with blogger. SORRY! But I will get up and listed PROMISE.

I have some more 6 x 6 Recipe pages to show you today. That goes in my cute little SWEET LIFE Recipe album. That can be seen here. (ALBUM PartI)

If you missed the first set of pages that was part II they can be seen here. ALBUM PartII

Today I will show you 3 more of them of them very quickly...

Like I told you before 6x6 pages are NOT easy to do recipes on!! I will NEVER do this size again! They are just not easy to get the cute little image on and the recipe. It's just hard to be creative with them!! I LOVE the 4x6 size. They are perfect for me to do. Not to get off track but if you are interested in seeing my 4x6 recipe cards a few can be seen here. 4x6 recipe cards

Okay to start with I have a page for White Chocolate Truffles. I have used a very cute Belles 'n Whistles called Lemonade Anyone? . I have also used a cute little Magnolia image to write the Recipe Title on. Many different papers as always. I have used a few pearls a bit of ribbon and made a pull out tag for the recipe.

Next I have a very cute Tilda sitting on a cute little jar with the ingredients printed on it. Then I lifted the top of the jar and the cute little image on top of that. If you look on theleft side of the page I have the instructions there. NOW ISN'T SHE CUTE!!?!
The last page that I will be showing you today is a very cute little mouse from the Pixie Cottage. This is a page made for Cheesecake. Now just how fitting is that mouse for this one? LOL...
This page also has a pull out recipe card it has the ingredients on the front and the directions on the back.
I have added some trim on this one along with some beautiful flowers and a few little brads.
This image and the Magnolia image on the last card can be purchased at Michelle's Scrapbooking and More.

All pages have been inked with distressed inks. I have sewn all pages. Some Items on the pages have been popped with foam tapes. I have used my copic markers and water color pencils for the coloring.

Please take a minute to leave me some feedback.

I will try to get the candy up and listed on the weekend.

Tonight is the night that I am going to the GEORGE STRAIT Concert with 5 of my girlfriends!!!

I can't wait!!!! So I will have company all weekend and won't be around much.

Have a great weekend!!!

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY TODAY!!

Hugs, Janiel

Belles 'n Whistles *SWEET LOVE*

Good morning peeps,

I am a little late with my post today. Had a very hard time getting my photos. It is all cold and cloudy outside today. It has been raining here again.

Well, onto my card. Today has one of the cutest new little stamps by E. Bell. It is a Belles'n Whistles image called *Sweet Love* I have used the sketch over at Paper Take Weekly. It is a very stunning sketch to showcase your image. I myself have used the sketch and added different elements to it in different places on the card.

I have used papers from .Fancy Pants, Rusty Pickle and American Craft. Add 2 dollies some pink velvet ribbon, checked ribbon, heart charm, Metal sentiment from MM and a few pink dew drops to finish off my card. I have sewn my card and inked all edge with distressed inks. Image is painted with copic markers and some watercolor pencils. The big heart behind them I have used some of my acrylic paint and put white dots on it and then added some stickles to give it a bit of sparkle. The heart that she is hold I have also used my white acrylic paint and added stripe to it and put Crackle Accent on top of it.

Thank you for stopping by and leaving me your very nice comments.
I love to hear from you and then hop over to your blogs and see what you have been making.
Have a great weekend!!
Many blessings, Janiel