Silent Night

THIS IS MY SECOND POST OF THE DAY. PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR MY ABC/HB2PAOLA POST. THANKS!

Hello and happy Friday to you!!
I'm back with this week's release over at A Day For Daisies. This stamp is called Gentle Baby and it can be found HERE in the ADFD store. Be sure to check out what my teammies have created with this beautiful release! Also, if you're looking for a BEAUTIFUL baby Jesus image this Christmas, it's 50% off today in the ADFD store!
Arielle
Alice
Broni
Sherry

AND AND today is also our posting day for this month's Crafters Of Faith card!
Mary Rose gave us a wonderful challenge to create a card inspired by our favorite Christmas song and this stamp couldn't have been more perfect for me!

Here is what Mary Rose said:
"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6

Hello, Crafty sisters! Can you believe the holidays are here? I LOVE this time of year! Peppermint Mocha Lattes, twinkling lights, Hallmark Christmas movies...every good and perfect gift pointing to our Savior. My favorite part of the season? Christmas carols. I LOVE Christmas music, and I have so many CDs that I have to start listening to them in October just to fit them all in! LOL I have a few favorites that make it into heavy rotation (Amy Grant, Kathy Mattea, Point of Grace, Sara Groves), and others that are strictly instrumental and fill the house with the ambient sounds of the season (Jim Brickman, Windham Hill's Celtic Christmas, and more). This month's challenge: Make a card based on one of your favorite Christmas songs or carols. (The Bible verse I chose is often associated with Handel's Messiah, another favorite!) Make sure your card has a little twinkle to represent the light of the world. Bonus points to anyone who includes kraft and gingham in their design (just because I LOVE kraft and gingham!)

Well, Silent Night is my favorite Christmas carol--and O Holy Night is a close 2nd. I also threw in some kraft and gingham, because I too love that combo!
Be sure and check out what songs have inspired this wonderful group of faith-filled Ladies (blog list on the side bar).

Anything Goes At ABC

Hi Friends!
I have 2 post for you today! Can you believe it? :)

A couple week's ago I was a winner at ABC Challenges, which meant that I get to participate today in their new challenge! How cool is that! The challenge this week is ANYTHING GOES and I decided to share a card that I've been waiting to share with you for a while now.

I made this Mo Manning card for my sweet friend, Paola's Mo Manning swap. And I thought today was the perfect day to share it, because it's Paola's BIRTHDAY!! 

Paola is one amazing woman: an incredible mother, daughter and grandmother and a sweet, sweet friend to all that she meets. I have been SO blessed to know her and share a friendship with her for 5 years now! BIG HUGS and smoochies to her on this special day.

 The stamp I used for this card is Mo's version of Snow White and I've paired her with papers from Amuse Studio, flower from Prima, ribbon is SU and button from Basic Grey. Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out this week's ABC Challenge!!

Merry and Bright

Hello, Friends!
I'm glad you stopped by today for Deconstructed Sketch Challenge #79!
Jen has created another fabby sketch for us below (and one that I flipped on it's side again). :)

For my card I've used a new stamp this month from MFT Stamps, called You Shine (from the A la mode line). The papers are from Echo Park and this cutie is colored up in Copics.
We hope you'll find time to play this week!

Amy Sheffer
Arielle Gordon
Cresta Woodruff-Guest Designer
Donna Wardle
Jen Shults
Kadie Ensley
Lori Boyd
Sheri Gilson
Tracey Pickersgill

Very Merry Christmas

Hi Friends!
I'm back with another fun By LORi Designs card today! LORi has got some SUUUUUUUPER cute New Winter images in the BLD shop and they are just waiting to be scooped up and colored!

For my card, since I had all 4 of these new cuties inked up, I was eager to get one on a card! This is Candy Gram Sam  and he is colored Copics. The papers are Bo Bunny, the wreath and bow are a die set from Papertrey Ink and the sentiment is Amuse Art Stamps.
Oh, and in case you hadn't noticed, I decided to make Sam's earmuffs into curly hair. So, as it turns out, Sam could be a girl or a boy. :)

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to visit all of the BLD Girls and see all the Fabby Winter Creations!

Pretty Packaging

Hi Friends!
Happy Monday!

It's time for challenge #176 over at The Pink Elephant and this week it's time for Pretty Packaging!
Create a gift or project that shows off a pretty packaging idea and share it with us over at The Pink Elephant Blog.

For my package, I decided to use washi tape. I've wanted to do something fun with my washi for a long time and when this challenge came up, I knew it would be perfect to try out! I've also used this week's challenge (free stamp for participants) over at A Day For Daisies and created a little tag using the Snowman Scott Stamp.

Be sure to go visit The Pink Elephant Blog to see all the wonderful ideas!!
Have a wonderful day!

A Special Gift From ADFD

Hi Friends!
I hope you had a wonderful day yesterday.
I just wanted to pop in and let you know that A Day For Daisies has a new challenge up and a special gift for you today on this Black Friday! Be sure to check it out and have a wonderful weekend! NOTE: PLEASE ONLY USE THE FREE IMAGE IF YOU ARE GOING TO PARTICIPATE. THANKS :)

Winter Hello

Hi Friends!
I'm back with another fun By LORi Designs card today! LORi has got some SUUUUUUUPER cute New images in the BLD shop and they are just waiting to be scooped up and colored!

For my card, since I had all 4 of these new cuties inked up, I was eager to get one on a card! This is Candy Cane Jane and she is colored Copics. The papers are Carte Bella, the burlap is My Mind's Eye and the ribbon was made by my ADFD teammie, Sherry Eckblad.

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to visit all of the BLD Girls and see all the Fab Fall Creations!

TPE Give Thanks

Hi Friends!
Happy Monday!

It's time for another challenge over at The Pink Elephant and this week it's time to GIVE THANKS.
Create a card or project that reflects GIVING THANKS to you and share it with us over at The Pink Elephant Blog.

I've done several cards with this theme over the last month and so I thought I would share my very favorite for this challenge. You'll have to go visit The Pink Elephant Blog to go find out which one it is!!
I'm sneaky like that :) Have a wonderful day!

Work In Progess

Hi Friends! Happy Saturday!
I just wanted to pop in and show you what's in the works over in my crafty place.
New immies from BY LORI DESIGNS!! You can find these fun winter images in the BLD STORE and even get them in a bundle for a limited time!
Hope you're having a wonderful weekend!

Thinking of You

Hi Friends!
I'm back with another card for A DAY FOR DAISIES!

This week Tammy's releasing these two sweet fairies over in the store.
For my card I've used Cherry Boy Fairy and paired him with papers from Cosmo Cricket, Early Bird and Social Club. I just love me some ADFD images!
He is colored in Copics and the sentiment is Stampin Up.  

Be sure to check out all the GORGEOUS inspiration from the ADFD team! Have a wonderful weekend!
Arielle
Alice
Broni
Sherry