UDI Sketch Saturday

Happy Saturday morning to you! Today is going to be a fun day at my house as a couple of stamping friends are coming on over to make THIS Christmas planner. Yay!

Before that though I get to show you the card I made with this weeks Utah Diva's International sketch with bonus challenge! You probably can't guess the sketch 'cuz I got a little carried away...in order to make this punch art work for the sketch I had to flip the sketch on its side. I bet you can guess the bonus challenge, huh? Yep, that is right...punches! This time I made a gingerbread man...isn't he just too cute? I got the directions for this guy at the same place as the snowman so refer to THIS post for more info. For this card I used the Merry Moments Designer Series Paper pack. The sentiment is from one of the stamp sets that I've used quite a bit this winter called Sweet Season...so appropriate, huh?

Alright...go to the UDI blog HERE and check out the sketch...it is a great one that can be used in lots of ways!

In the meadow...

Good morning friends! I've been so absent from my blog recently I bet you thought I decided to stop crafting. Well, that is not the case I've just been super busy. I've started a new Dove Chocolate Discoveries business and have been working on getting bookings and such. I'm very excited about it but in no way does that mean that I will stop crafting or being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator so keep checking back to see new posts!

Today, since we are supposed to get some snow, I want to show you the punch art snowman card that we made at stamp club on Wednesday night. I would LOVE to say that I came up with this snowman idea but I did not. There is a wonderful blog called Paper Punch Addiction and Kim comes up with the neatest punch art then sells the directions for them at a very reasonable cost. So, I used the directions to make this super cute snowman with Shimmery White card stock then added some of the beautiful snowflake patterned paper from the Christmas Cocoa DSP pack. On top of the snowflake paper is a window sheet that has little snowflakes on it...it just adds to the cuteness of the whole thing. Then when I was done I decided it needed a little something else so I added the gold brads in the corners. Oh, and the 'Merry Christmas' sentiment is from the set called Christmas Greetings. I love this little set because it is an innie and outie set...a sentiment for the inside of the card and outside of the card...very convenient!

There you have it! I hope you like Mr. Snowman! Today is another run around and get things done day for me. Kyler is home from school today, too so he'll have homework to work on and he'll be packing to go to camp for the weekend. Busy day for sure but I'll be back tomorrow with my Utah Diva's International sketch card. Sometimes there is a bonus challenge attached to the card sketches and tomorrow there is a bonus challenge. I'm not telling you what it is but I will tell you that my card today has a hint on it.

So, with that I'm out. Have a SUPER Friday everyone!

A Word From Senior Army Leaders

Most of you who visit my blog know that my husband is retired from the Army so you have to know that on Veterans Day that I would have to post something. The above letter is from Senior Army Leaders and especially special to me because they make an extra effort to thank NCO's for their exceptional work...Todd was an NCO and did indeed work hard. Please click on the photo to make it larger so you can read it. We have a long, strong, and proud history of military service in our families so my phone calls will be many today. I hope that, even if you don't have members of the military in your family, that you will take the time to thank a Veteran today. One other thing...please pray for our troops. They need it now more than yesterday and tomorrow more than today.

If you have or are currently serving in the military or have family members that are or have...thank you! Your service has not gone unnoticed and we love you!