These were cards I made to pass out when we went Christmas caroling at a local nursing home. I made over 50 of these. The paper and ink are stampin' up. The ribbon is from Michael's. The stamps... I can't remember.

One Little Word 2011

I've read Ali Edwards blog for several years. Every year she picks one word to be her theme for a year. I have never participated in this. However, when I was reading her blog post about it for this year a word came to me.... Opportunity.

Ephesians 5:16 ... making the most of every opportunity, for the days are evil.

Opportunity... making the most of every opportunity I have will be my goal in 2011. It's a daunting task.

What is your one little word for 2011?

You can read Ali's post here.

It's feast or famine around here

Apparently I never started blogging before because I have issues with consistency. :)

Here is a layout I did for Thanksgiving. That is the only day we see some of these cousins, so it is one of my kid's favorite days of the year. Mine too.

Papers are by In the Making from jessicasprague.com; word art is Katie Pertiet and Ali Edwards at designerdigitals.com; flourish is K Pertiet; fonts are ck ali's hand and vt portable remington.

Glass etching

I loved making this project. It was so easy the results, I think, are stunning. I made these for my inlaws for Christmas. They loved them. The S is from the cricut storybook cartridge. What you cannot see is that I also etched a small flourish on the base of the glass... where people put wine charms and all of the flourishes are different on each of the 6 glasses. I cannot wait to find something else to etch... really. The possibilities are endless and it is so easy. Oh, yeah, I guess I should share how it's done. Cut out the design in vinyl. An S was easy because there were no pieces to put back in... like an A would need the triangle put back in. Put the vinyl on the clean glass and make sure the edges are sealed against the glass. Put a thick layer of glass etching cream on. The thickness should be about so that you cannot see the glass through the cream. Wait 5 or so minutes and wash it off. So cool....

A little slow...

Here's the mantle from Christmas. I used the cricut trim the tree cartridge. It's silver vinyl behind and then red and green on the top layer.

Merry Christmas!!!

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