The Day I Really Said All I Want For Christmas is Peace

Isn't that true? Not just world peace - although that is always a wish. But peace about my life, and peace in the lives of my children and close friends. And those I know are struggling with things. Inner peace. A week where nothing bad happens. Peace for everyone. I would give up all my craft stuff for that. So you know that's a big wish! :)
In the meantime, while I wait for Peace, I craft. 

Today's card is for three Splitcoast challenges. Lydia has a super fun Mix-Ability Mixed Media Challenge, and I followed her Matrix for that:

My choices:
TWO mediums: Watercolor medium and spray
ONE: blue color
ONE: no second color
ONE images: Holiday
ONE embellishments: die cuts

This is also for Lori's Split the Difference HYCCT challenge and Stacy's SCSCCNOV15 Christmas challenge for shimmer.

I stamped the snowflakes and then misted with water, and let the water run where it wanted. I then stamped more snowflakes, and punched them out with the punch, then punched again out of vellum and layered them. Added a sentiment with foil paper.

It is so disappointing that my camera does not pick up the gorgeous shimmer of the Gold Glimmermist. Just imagine it there, ok? It is heavily sprayed on the main panel, on top of the watercolored snowflakes! Here is an attempt to capture it.

Thanks for taking a peek!

The Day It Snowed in My Hometown

Today was the first snowfall in my hometown of Flagstaff, AZ. Such lovely snows. Calm and cold, but gloriously beautiful. Take a peek:

I miss those kinds of snows. Where I live now, in Nebraska, we have had maybe two or three snows like that (calm and beautiful) in the last 20 years! Usually it's 40 MPH winds. Snowing sideways. BUT -- we have had a beautiful fall, so I can't really complain. Yet. :)

Today I finished up a little watercolor card that I was playing with all weekend. The simple ones take me the most time! But I discovered (rediscovered) that there's something about black and any color :)

I used Picked Raspberry Distress Ink (Ranger) and Archival Black Ink (SU!) for my background and images from Stampin' Up! The designer paper is from Kaisercraft. A quick card that took all weekend to come together!

Enjoy the weather where you are!

The Day That Turns Into a Month-Long Celebration!

I am so excited for this special month of November at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps celebrating EIGHT YEARS! My sweet friend, Korin, has a beautiful company that reflects her beautiful spirit.

Since I was just blessed in September with my first grandchild, I chose Little One to highlight today. It has everything that you need to make sweet baby cards and greetings, and even more, as there are other sentiments in the set as well.

Take advantage of this week's BIRTHDAY SPECIAL:
November 1-5: EVERY $25 order or more at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps will include a free surprise gift. The higher the order amount, the larger the gift ranging in price from $2-$20!

Be sure to read Korin's post from yesterday all about the birthday fun, and then head over to Instagram (@sweetnsassystamps) and Facebook so you don't miss a thing!

The Day We Turned Our Clocks Back

Oh Daylight Savings Time, I wish you would disappear forever! Growing up in Arizona, (and even though I have lived in Nebraska forever) we never changed our clocks and it was so great all-around. I really wish our new President would abolish it! My sweet dog, Fiona, only knows the same time to eat and go out and sleep. So "the extra hour" never happens here. That, and I just don't sleep in! BUT -- I did have a chance to make a quick fall card this morning. I am on an orange kick right now, and will show more of the orangey goodness this coming week. But this was a fun little card to put together.

I used the MUSE 139 Challenge for inspiration.  Corner foliage and sentiment in the original led me to using my corner leaves and an opposite corner sentiment (Stampin' Up!). The main leaf is embossed and then a Brusho background applied. I cut out two other leaves from Vellum CS and ran one through an embossing folder for texture.

The watercolor wash is done with the leftover water from another Brusho technique when I was cleaning my brush. It got so orange, that I have just been using the water for some backgrounds! The mat is Pearlized Silver paper, so I added some Silver Metallic Thread for a delicate embellishment.

Here is the Tracy's original design from the challenge.

My focus:

• Corner sentiment
• Corner foliage
• Three sequins=three leaves

Thanks for taking a peek! Tomorrow I will have an ADORABLE new photo of my granddaughter and a card to match!