Cookie Day Gingerbread

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

We recently had Cookie Day at my house.

I wish I could post the fabulous smells and sounds.

  One of my girls had suggested that we should

all have Christmas aprons for Cookie Day.  My apron pattern and cross stitch 

Merry Christmas patterns are both AWOL so I decided to find aprons at the thrift store.

I was able to find lots of aprons in Christmas colors and they just needed a little 

something extra.  When I saw this die, I knew it was the perfect addition to

our Christmas aprons.

I found the felt locally and got a bunch cut out.  I also found the bow buttons and

ordered the peppermint candies with the die. They were quick and easy to stitch up

while watching tv.  I added the decorations with thick tacky glue, put a hanger

on each and safety pinned them to the aprons with instructions to remove the

gingerbread man before washing the apron.

Here's the assortment of gingerbread people...

And here I am with my girls...

Becky brought her sisters some snarky oven mitts.

It's best you can't see what Kelli's says!

The grandchildren are getting too big to enjoy the gingerbread decorating but our sweet

neighbors were glad to step in.  They had so much fun and we had fun watching them and 

of course had to sample their work.

I hope you have a sweet day.

Enjoy!

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Full Bloom Christmas

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Two more from my UFO box.  These were actually 2021 calendar pages.

It was way past time to get them on a card!

 

A twofer made from the test page.

Christmas is almost here.  I hope that you are enjoying preparations.  I know that this is a

hard time of year for some people.  There were years when it was difficult for me so I am

even more thankful that I can enjoy this time and pray that you can too.

I think I'd better get those presents wrapped!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Full Bloom (PB)

Ink:   Festive Berries, Peeled Paint, Vintage Photo (DM)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Cherry Cobbler, Texured Gold (?)

Other:  Square Dies (various), Perfect Sentiments Holiday Hot Foil Plate & Die (PFS), Gold Foil, Quickie Glue Pen, Glitter

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Full Bloom, Merry Up (PB)

Ink:   Festive Berries, Peeled Paint, Vintage Photo (DM), Cherry Cobbler

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Cherry Cobbler, DP (?)

Other:  Quickie Glue Pen, Glitter

Enjoy!

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Joy

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I've been cleaning out my Christmas UFO box and found this stamped music piece that

had been stenciled too.

The background was too dark so covered with thin layer of gesso.

Then it got put in the box.

Determined to find a home for all these "treasures" or file them in the bin,

I popped it over an piece of gray and thought it didn't look too bad.

The poinsettias were in the box too and they found a home here as well as a 

sparkly Joy.

The UFO box is getting lighter.  I wish I was too.  Oh well, life is too short

to pass up cookies!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Musical WordPrints (HA)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Iced Spruce (DOX)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Smoky Slate, Silver Glimmer

Other:  Berry Stencil (Lavinia), Gesso, Greetings Die (PB), Layered Poinsettia Dies (Spl), Stitched Rectangles Die (SSS), 

Enjoy!

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Red Delight Noel

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This one came from my UFO box.

The piece was done back in 2020 using this technique.

Basically the stamp was inked with VersaMark ink and brushed with powdered ink.

I used Lindy's Magicals.  After adding the powders, I spritzed and stamped on 

mixed media paper.  I actually got 7 pulls with this inking and this was one of them.

It was cut with a diamond shaped die 

Challenges:

Allsorts week 811 - Lots of white or ATG

Beautiful Blossoms #24 - ATG flowers 

Penny Black Saturday - ATG Penny Black

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Red Delight, Merry Up (both PB)

Ink:   VersaMark

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series), gold Foil, Neenah, Cover of Mixed Media pad

Other:  Lindy's Magicals (Autumn Maple Crimson, Ponderosa Pine Olive), Diamond Dies (SB), Perfect Sentiments Holiday Glimmer Plate & Die (PFS), Gold Foil (SB)

Enjoy!

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Two Turtle Doves

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I have a couple more Christmas cards to share today.  The company that the dove dies

came from sadly closed this week.

The background was made by smooshing Distress Ink and water on

mixed media paper.  The colors I used are below in the card recipe.

I've stamped and heat embossed some leaves and colored them in with 

Rustic Wilderness Distress Ink.

The doves were cut from textured cardstock that has a slight sheen to it

and I used some die cut sentiments from my stash.

And a twofer....

Challenges:

ABC Christmas - Y is for Your favorite colors (Teal)

Triple B - Birds (Did not go by the beautiful mood board)

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Stronger Together (SSS), Easy Holiday Expressions (Ton)

Ink:   Whisper White, Mermaid Lagoon, Uncharted Mariner, Twisted Citron, Rustic Wilderness (DI)

Paper:  Mixed Media, Neenah Solar White, Textured White, Glimmer 

Other: Mat Stacks 3, Layering Mat Stacks 3 (PTI), Doves (IO), Stitched Cover Plate (PTI), White EP

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Stronger Together (SSS)

Ink:   Whisper White, Mermaid Lagoon, Uncharted Mariner, Twisted Citron, Rustic Wilderness (DI)

Paper:  Mixed Media, Neenah Solar White, Textured White, Glimmer 

Other: Mat Stacks 3, Layering Mat Stacks 3 (PTI), Doves (IO), Geo Screen 3D EF (SB), White EP, Perfect Sentiments Holiday Foil Plate (PFS), Gold Foil

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