I had joked around..........

I had joked around with Nadia that my December 1st page for the December Daily would be reminiscent of Bob Barker and The Price is Right...... what I was hinting at was that everyone in the audience would hope and pray they would be picked, BUT if they were picked they would all cross their fingers that they would here him say................

You have a Chance to win-- A NEW CAR.............

Well......I didn't get to go on the Price is Right and win a new car but I did pick him up December 1st !! 

For those that know me personally I know you are very excited for me and that I will not be driving my 1986 Toyota Cressida anymore!  Not that I didn't love the car, but it was time to move on from the fix and repair scene!  You see we paid off our Van 2 years ago and I didn't want another car payment until my Jeep was paid off so I gave the Jeep to my husband to drive, we sold the minivan and I drove the 1986 Toyota his brother had bought brand new in 1986 to not have another car payment.  The Jeep's final payment is in January and the car's first payment is in January so it's out with the 1 and in with the next........... I wanted a 2011 Hyundai Elantra with Nav, but the rates for new are lower than used :(  I was buying the RIO and my husband threw a fit it was too small so I ended up with a 2013 Optima with UVO, Satellite Radio and some other cool options.  I would really have liked the RIO with the better gas mileage but this is like driving a cloud!  I need a better picture though!!!  

 It says Hello and Goodbye!!

              I love the Bluetooth for the phone!  It's crystal clear and a lot of fun to catch up with my long distance family on my way home........

Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!

Well, the season came and went so fast and I did not have time to even make 1 Christmas card.  I feel very sad about that and I know I have let my friends and family down yet again.  :(  I will be very glad to be back to 1 job this year and have time again for the little things that really mean the most to me and my family.  I want to clean my house nightly and not a mad dash the two nights a week I am home, make dinner more often, read books again and take walks with my dogs!  

I did squeeze in some homemade earrings for some of my close co-workers/friends and my son's girlfriend and my kids.  This is a sample of some of my work! 

  I am very pleased with the way they turned out!  I have all my pages for the December Daily done and some of the pictures are printed and some of the words have also been printed but the book has not been put together.  I am going on a Scrapbooking Weekend the 18th-21st of January and if I have not finished before this weekend comes I will be finishing it during the retreat! 

I received my Xmas Swap!

My secret Circle swap sister was Crafty SanSan.... and this is my swap gift from her!  She Monogrammed a Journal book and a Day Planner, added some beautiful paper and bling!

 There was a Stocking Hat for Circle Members
filled with candy and clips





Inside the Stocking was the Cartridge Birthday Bash, a pack of Blades, Chicken Wire Cuttlebug Folder, foam dots, 2 Perfect Pearls, A Scarecrow Stamp set and Magnetic sheets. I received a second box with 5 rolls of ATG tape and a tape dot runner.

 Thank you Sandy!

What I made for my partner in the Xmas Swap!

I was in the Xmas Swap on the Circle Board again this year....hard to believe a year has gone by that fast.  There were two choices and I was in the $50 swap so you spend at least $50 on goodies, not including the stocking, shipping or homemade items!

This year I had Caffinee and I decided to take a page out of Sofia's book from what she did for me last year and I not only made the stocking but cut out parts of it and added material to the back of it.  I wanted to try something new (I don't recommend it) and I used twine to sew a design on parts of the stocking.  After that I used my IRock tool to heat set some Crystal Bling... I used grossgrain ribbon up the two sides of the green part of the stocking to hide my seems the best I could.  I am NOT a sewer and these are very challenging for me--but I do my best and take my time and try !  

The Picture below is my first box on my new Imagine!! Look how nice my replacement cuts!  No advance calibration needed.  I used glossy accents and liquid pearls to dress up the box which was filled with Hershey's Kisses for a sweet treat!

I went shopping for my friend and was careful to make sure I got many things on her list!!  I was able to get 6 out of 10 on her wish list for the $50 !  The rest of the items in her box were extras!! 

(1) Ribbon Iron (2) Twinkling H2O's (3) Martha Stewart Fringe Scissors (4) Tweezer B's (5) Diamond Dust -I do not know what that is! (6) Goosebumps Texture Spray !!  She mentioned she likes Flocking so I included some of that and she wanted the new Tim Holtz inks but she did not list which ones she was looking for!!  Everyone needs a little bling so I threw that in also!  I wrapped all the goodies and added long pieces of reusable twines.  The paper pad, mini albums and accessories were wrapped multiple times to give lots of extra twine and keep the items together!

And then included my Handmade Gift-  An ornament.  I was going to Personalize but my IRock Tool has given out on me......not sure why but it won't heat up properly.... this close to Xmas too......

Whoops...........I don't think I have a picture of the ornament finished with the bling!!  But it was cute.  :)

December Daily !

I decided to challenge myself and join in with a bunch of ladies on the cricut board and do a December Daily.  Not sure I am loving the format I have chosen, but it will have to do for this year.  I am only using my Stash!  I have a ton of Xmas paper from making paper bag mini albums last year for Michael's classes and a ton of embellishments.....

I do not have my pictures printed out, but I have been keeping a typed log of my December Days and daily pictures to transfer into the book once the pictures are printed.  Kendall has been doing little daily cards describing her day to add to the pages also.

My front cover will proably be done last-  I already have the design for it but it might make it awkard to do the first few pages if I do the front cover now...........

All of my pictures were loading upside down!! I had to do a link to them instead! 

December Daily 2012

A Sneak Peek, Work in Progress!!

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