The Last Christmas Card for 2010

This is the last Christmas Card I made for the holiday season.  I have displayed my other ones and saved one of my favorites for last.  I like it because of the Dragon.  The image was from Dustin Pike. He has the cutest stuff
http://dustinpike.blogspot.com/

I used Prismacolor pencils and Stickles.

I used a Martha Stewart Mistletoe Punch and embossed the green paper. I used Stickles on the eyebrows and holly berries and snow.  I used Sharpie pens on some of the image to make the color pop a bit more. The sentiment was from an old Stampin' Up collection done in Green Staz-on and faux stitched with a Sharpie.  The ribbon was on the $1 rack at Michaels.

This is a closeup for Marlooney.  :)

Halloween has gone to the dogs...

Aren't these the cutest dogs!!!  One is a white Schnauzer.  Most people see the Standard Grey or maybe Black.  Look how gorgeous their coats are. 

These are my friend's little doggies.  So photogenic!!!
My friend is such a great scrapbook maker. I wish she would start a blog (hint hint, missie). She pays such attention to detail. 

This card was made with a Cuttlebug embossing folder, a Dustin Pike image, ribbon and faux stitching.

The sentiment was simply typed (by a simple person- haha) on the computer and I used a Fiskar's scissor to cut around the sentiment.  I also inked it with a stamp pad around the edges.

As much as I'd like to sit and gab endlessly about my inability to create a card in less than 3 hours, I must get ready for bed as I'm a bit tired.  I got up at the butt-crack of dawn to get to the gym to reserve my spot for Spin (that's cycling class for those of you who might have thought I also engage in  classes of pottery making or weaving small coats out of the dog fur) classes IN DECEMBER!!!  Yes, you heard me right.  I have to reserve a month in advance because if not, there is NO way I'll get in the class.  Why I'm paying $1 a class to reserve the right  to wheeze, sweat, and grunt for an hour, is BEYOND me.  

Oh wait-- 

THIS IS WHY!!!! Cheesecake Factory's Red Velvet Cheesecake.  Eyes. Rolling. Into. The. Back. Of. My. Head.  When my teeth fall out, I will still eat this- throw it in a blender and suck it out of a straw!!! SOOOO Yummy!!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

I had aspirations to get some cards done this weekend, but I wasn't feeling much mojo.  Here is one (of a few cards) I made late last week.  I'm sorry for the dimness of the photograph. I haven't yet gotten the hang of photographing these cards. I usually do them in natural light but it seems so... dim.

I used a Dustin Pike image using Prismacolor pencils.

I used the watermark stamp and stamped stars (an old Stampin' up set) and clear embossed stars (from a Stampin Up background set- also very old).  The sentiment was typed by me on my computer and I used some chalk on the edges.  I wanted to stickle the skull but thought it would de-masculinize the dragon.  (Ha)

 Michaels has the Gypsy on sale and I had a couple of saved gift cards -- and yea,... you know it....  I've been playing with it for the last few hours.   

SamUL at Michaels

Here are the boys today..., They ALL went as submarines.

 

Colt, SamUL, and Fred

SamUL and Colt- The dogs love going on car rides.

Amuse-bouche:  My cousin sent me the link to the Mystery Theater PBS series "Sherlock."  It's pretty good.
Check it out on the web if you want. The episode(s) is available for a limited time (about a month).

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/sherlock/watch.html

Be safe and have a wonderful Halloween.