Winter Wonderland Ornaments... NINE

Happy Friday everyone!

Most of you probably already have your Christmas cards ordered, addressed and in the mail. Well, sadly I am not on the ball this year {expect mine sometime next year!} and I have a tendency to over-order because I have this fear of leaving someone out. To say the least we have quite a few and somehow they made it on our wild CA/MO journey. For the 9th ornament I used one of our leftover Christmas cards from a couple year's ago as the photo... see, I knew I would figure out a way to use all of those extras!!! I trimmed the PEPPERMINT Mini Alphas to spell out "Holiday Smiles" and added the red diecut rolly flower as the embellishment.

For the other side of the ornament I donned the COUNTING DOWN #9, cut the diecut flag banner in half to serve as the leaves and another rolly flower.

I embellished the rolly flower with pretty diamond stickles just to make them sparkle!

Thank you for stopping by!

Creative Cheers!

Winter Wonderland Ornaments... SEVEN

It's the 7th of December...

The rush of the holidays is in full swing...

And as a result this is going to be a short & sweet WINTER WONDERLAND ornament post!!!

You already know the products, see HERE for a refresher.

The Martha Stewart Glitter really makes the 7 pop and I really enjoyed playing with the Unity Stamps that were made specifically for this collection!

This is one of my favorite photos from this summer...

There is just something about hangin' with Grandpa in the International tractor...

Avery had a ball... "again Gam-pa, AGAIN!!!"

Here is an up close shot of the diecut rolly flower...

The pretty flower needed some leaves so I cut them out by hand and then stamped them!

Love love love how they turned out!!!

Thanks for stopping by today...

Be sure to tune in tomorrow...

CREATIVE CHEERS!

Winter Wonderland Ornaments... SIX

It is the 6th of December and time for another tag ornament! As I look back on the previous ornaments I am noticing a trend... and you all know what fun products are sitting on my craft table!

When we found out we had to move {the second time this year AZ to CA} I was "advised" to pack up my scrappy stuff into 2 big plastic bins. Yep, only 2!!! Ask yourself, what would you pack in two bins??? Hmm.................. so I guess you could say that I grabbed what was on my table at the time and am doing my best to be resourceful!

List of my go-to's while working with WINTER WONDERLAND:

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink from Ranger

Glossy Accents from Ranger

Stickles from Ranger

Sheet Music Stamp from Stampabilites

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist

Zots from Thermoweb

Glitter from Martha Stewart

Variety of Bakers Twine Colors

Punches

Buttons & Baubles

Lace, Ribbons & Trims

For this tag I used the red polka dot diecut flower paired with hand cut leaves from the GUM DROP LANE paper, the #6 tag and layered them on the STARBURST paper.

For the other side of the ornament I chose this picture of Avery & I. SNOWFLAKE GLITTER ALPHAS and PEPPERMINT MINI's make up the "quality time" journaling.

I so appreciate you stopping by today!

Tomorrow is the 7th of 25 ornaments and it is tractor-ific!!!

Creative Cheers!

Winter Wonderland Ornaments... FIVE

Happy Monday!!! Today is day FIVE of my My Little Shoebox Winter Wonderland Ornament posts and with the chilly weather outside this one warms me right up! This is the famous Vaquero dish at one of my hometown favorites {thanks Dad!} and it is smothered in red and green chile. See the most frequently asked question in the state of New Mexico is "Red or Green?" meaning what kind of chile would you like with your meal and if you would like both you respond "CHRISTMAS!"

The other side of the ornament was made up of the Unity Tag Stamp from the Pretty Little Things collection on the GUM DROP LANE paper. The ink I used was Vintage Photo Distress Ink and the homemade flower embellishment was created with the EK Success punch on the SNOW FLAKE VALLEY paper.

Thank you for stopping by today!

Wishing you a super happy Monday and tune in tomorrow for day SIX!!!

Creative Cheers!

Winter Wonderland Ornaments... FOUR

It is hard to believe that it is December 4th...

And December 4th just happened to fall on a Sunday...

A gameday Sunday...

I promise I didn't plan this...

It was just one of those things that was meant to be...

For my Winter Wonderland Ornament number FOUR I was thinking of all the gifts our family has been blessed with, so of course it meant it was time to make a present. I loved opening those prewrapped box presents where the tops would just slide off but were wrapped to the nines with the same wrapping paper! There was just something about these types of presents that just got me as a kid! Silly I know, but it is those child-like memories that just warms the heart - especially when you are far from loved ones.

These are my dear friends who have traveled the same road that my husband and I have. They are amazing women who put their heart and soul into all that they do, whether it is a charity event or cooking for a loved one. They are real, they are God-fearing and some of the most loving people I have met in my life. Sadly, we are all in different parts of the country this year, it is remarkable how quickly things can change. I miss them everyday, especially Sundays! So for Rachel, Serah and Jamie... I love you all and miss you dearly!!!

Thank you for letting be a sap today...

Tomorrow is a non-sappy ornament - I PROMISE!!!

In fact... it's kinda SPICY!!!

Creative Cheers!

Winter Wonderland Ornaments... THREE

As we continue on our WINTER WONDERLAND Ornament journey I feel the need to explain where the photos came from to create these Christmas decorations. I don't know about you but I am not the most organized when it comes to photos... in fact I should fess up that I have over 25K on my computer just waiting to be sifted through and edited. I will get to it... "in my spare time!" I do have a stack of "must scrap" photos that have already been printed and so that became my starting point. I love photos, I love the story they tell...

Now on for day THREE...

This photo was taken soon after our last road trip to California.

We were so blessed to have Papa Mike and Nana Lisa help us with the move!

For the ornament I used day THREE from the COUNTDOWN paper and then jazzed it up a bit with Diamond Stickles and Vintage Photo Distress Ink. The white flower was made using a tutorial that KRIS showed us on the My Little Shoebox Blog awhile back! This is one of those techniques that just sticks with you!

Thank you for stopping by and tune in tomorrow for a special "game day" number FOUR!!!

Creative Cheers!

Winter Wonderland Ornaments... TWO

Hello all! Forgive me on being slightly tardy on getting the second ornament up today... to think it is only the second day of December and I am already late!!! Don't worry, I decided to ground myself to the basement and create more ornaments to make up for the lost hours... I kid, I kid!

So... onto Winter Wonderland Ornament #2!!! For this ornament I took another favorite photo {non-Christmas but still a favorite!!!} and decided to write down the first thing that came to my mind. These two little angels bring such joy to our family, only children are able to keep you on your toes and warm your heart all at the same time! I used a square scallop punch {it is so well loved that the brand name has worn off!} to make 2 pink squares using "B" side of COUNTING DOWN paper for the side of the ornament. I distressed, centered and layered the #2 on the front side of the COUNTING DOWN paper and then added one of the diecut flowers to the lower left corner. I trimmed the PEPPERMINT STICK mini alphas to serve as the center of the flower. For the tree, I took scraps from the STARBURST paper and cut them into triangles, then distressed and layered them. The button ornaments on the tree are from a random stash of odds and ends and the sheet music in the background is non-other-than my "go to" stamp from Stampabilities.

For the other side of the ornament I used an old eyelet {again, found in the stash} and Martha Stewarts Tourmaline Glitter for the polka dots. The ornament hangs from old lace found at an antique fair with dear friends, whenever I use it I think of them!!!
Thank you for stopping by today and again, look forward to tomorrow's #3 ornament! I promise not to be so very late!!!

Creative Cheers!