Merry Christmas All My Blogger Friends

Just wanted to pop in quick and wish you all a Very Merry Christmas. Have a safe and healthy Christmas.

Blog Candy Claimed & More

Kelly has come forward and claimed her blog candy from me. But, you still have a chance at some blog candy as Kelly is doing this on her blog. She has some wonderful designer paper up for grabs. Go check it out.
I have been browsing Kelly's blog and she has some wonderful things to share. Her pages are awesome. She has great cards and all, go check it out.
Kelly your blog candy will go in the mail on Monday. I missed the post office today. If they are not open I will get them in the mail no later than the 26th.
If you have a blog and would like me to see it please leave a comment to this message so I can go and visit. Leave your blog address and name.
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Snow & Snowman Sayings for Pages

Snow & Snowman
SayingsCompiled & many originals by shirleyt@craftsayings.comCollection © 1972 - Present by Shirley Thomas @ CraftSayings.com

Free snow. Shovel all you want! (Put on a miniature snow shovel or a yard sign.)
Free Snowmen. Some assembly required.
Life is like a blanket of snow. Be careful how you step on it. Every step will show!
My heart belongs to old man winter.
Snowflakes are kisses sent from heaven.
A snowman is the perfect man. He's very well rounded and comes with his own broom.
Children are like snowflakes. No two are alike.
Believe in magic!
Snowman Collector. . .Please buy me!
Ready, set, snow!
Help! My suntan lotion isn't working! (with snowman beginning to drip)
I need a higher SPF!
I'm losing my head!
Snowmen keep a cool head!
I just love a good blizzard!
Cold twigs, warm heart! (Use on snowman with twig arms and painted heart.)
Cold hands, warm heart! (Can put gloves on this snowman and painted heart)
Cold nose, warm heart!
Snowmen have cold hands but warm hearts.
Snowmen have cold feet but warm hearts.
I love snowy days, frosty nights and warm hearts.
Take time to chase the snowflakes.
It takes a few extra rolls to make a good midsection.
My heart belongs to Frosty. (Put this with a snow girl.)
Home is where the snow falls.
My heart is where the snow falls.
Winter is snow much fun!
Let it Snow!
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. . . somewhere else!
There's no man like a snowman.
There's no buddy like a snowbuddy.
There's no people like snow people.
Snowmen are cool!
It's so hot!
How does the person who drives the snow plow get to work in the morning?
Hey funny guy, made of flakes from the sky.
Closed for the season! Reason? Freezin!
Families are forever. Love doesn’t melt. (Put with a family of snowmen.)
Made in the cold by the warmth of young hearts.
Snowballs for sale. . .going quick. . .only while supplies last!
Snowballs for sale -- our hottest seller!
Snowflakes 4 Sale!
Flakes 4 Sale! (Put with goofy snowmen)
Snow Cone Sale 5 cents!
Snowballs for sale
Flakes 5 (cents)
Snowballs 2 cents
Snow kisses 10 cents
Beware! Melting Zone!
Snowbirds welcome (Put a bird on a snowman.)
Snowed Inn Vacancy! (Put on a birdhouse.)
The great thing about snow is it makes your lawn look as good as your neighbors.
The wonder of a single snowflake outweighs the wisdom of a million meteorologists.
Flakies R Us
Snowmen are flaky.
We're all just a little bit flaky.
Some of my friends are a little flaky!
Some of my best friends are flakes.
Sleds 4 Rent
Snowmen aren't forever, but their memories are.
I grow in snow.
Snowman names: Fluffy, Flaky, Chilly, Flurry, Blitzy, Fridgy, Nippy, Snowy, Coney (with ice cream cone hat), Icy, Freezy, Frosty, Sparkles, Glitter, Glitzy, Drifter, Crystal, Twinkles, Cool Hand Luke.
Snowman Couples: Willy Melt and Betty Will, Mr. Blizzard and Mrs. Shivers, Frosty and Luvinit, Shimmer and Glimmer
Snowman's Prayer: Please freeze! Amen
Snow happens.
Snowed under.
Starlight, star bright. Protect our snowman overnight.
Starlight, star bright. Please don't let me melt tonight.
Star light, star bright, wish upon a star tonight.Let it snow and snow all night, so school's let out by morning light.
There’s snow place like home.
In the meadow, we can build a snowman.
I believe in snow angels. (Put wings on a snowman.)
Snow Thyme! (Snowman with herbs)
A snowman is love and laughter all rolled up into one.
Don't worry I'll come back some day.
Wanted: Magic hat.
Where is my magic hat?
Our kids are a chip off the old ice block!
You do the cooking. I can't go near the stove. (On a snowman with apron or on a snowman with fork and spoon)
It takes the young at heart to make a snowman from a bunch of snowflakes.
There's no business like snow business.
I left my heart in Alaska.
Snowmen melt because they have no water retention.
Snowmen fall from heaven unassembled.
Welcome snow!
Hail to the snowmen!
Snowmen melt my heart.
Snowmen are a bunch of flakes!
Snowflakes are some of nature's most fragile things, but just look what happens when they stick together.
Got snow?
I'd melt for you.
I melt over you.
Snow is my life.
North Pole or melt!
North Pole or bust!
Sunshine melts snowmen's hearts.
Snowmen fall from heaven one flake at a time.
Will work for snow.
Will work for freezer space.
Hug your snowman. It's cold out there!
Hug a snowman. It's a cold world out there.
I wish shoveling snow was like scooping ice cream: Your choice, one scoop or two.
Snowbuddy loves you as much as me.
A carrot and some coal, to make a winter friend add snow.
Accessorize! Accessorize! Accessorize!
Whenever a snowman melts awayA snow angel is added to heaven that day.
It's embarrassing when you can't look down and see your feet.
Flurries forever.
It's snow time!
Think snow!
Winter is the best of the four seasons.
Be a jolly, happy soul!
You know you've made it when they write a song about you.
Don't get too much sun!
Hold your ground, even when the heat is on.
It's fun to hang out in your front yard
It's okay if you're a little bottom heavy.
Snow guards for hire!
There's no stopping you once you're on a roll.
There's nothing better that a foul weather friend.
Wearing white is always appropriate
We're all made up of mostly water.
Where does the white go when the snow melts?
Snowfolk Welcome
Did I hear someone say snow?
God bless snowmen.
I'm dreaming of a white winter!
Snow Ice Cream 1/2 c heavy cream, 4T sugar, 1t vanillaWhip cream. Mix in sugar & vanilla. Place snow in a large bowl and add cream mixture. If desired drizzle with chocolate syrup.
May all your days be happy and brightAnd may all your Christmases be white.
Frosty, in this blizzard I can't go out today.Won't you come inside with me and play?
To make a winter friendFind a carrot and some coal.Gather up your friendsAnd roll a bunch of snow!
I made a snowman round and fat,And on his head I put a hat,He sat out in the sun all day,And slowly melted all away,But I can tell just where he sat,Because he didn't take his hat.
The snow is always whiter on the other side of the snow fence.
Snow angels bless the winter.
Old snowmen never die, they just melt away.
I used to be snow white, but I drifted.
There's nothing like warm hearts on a snowy day.
Like snowflakes, no two angels are alike.
Snowflakes are beautiful, pure and whiteand like God's children, no two are alike.
Sleigh Parking Only -- Others will be snowballed.
Sleigh Parking Only -- Others will be snowed.
A snowy winter brings a plentiful harvest.
Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk while it's still snowing
What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire? A: Frostbite!
Melting Contest (picture with snowmen) Add comments like: Last year's winner never returns. Oh no, I don’t want to win. I'm losing my head! I'll be back! Love doesn't melt.
Snowmen Headquarters, Ice Skate Rental, Ski Lift, Lodge (Put with directional pointing signs on a post. Paint a snowman on it.)
Season of white, cold the nightStars shine bright, all is right.
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!!
Snowflakes wanted!

Winter Brew

Here is a little poem to go with a cup of Hot Chocolate.

Warm Winter Brew© 2001 by Shirley Thomas@ CraftSayings.com

Brrrrr! It's cold out today.
Inside I think we should stay.
So I'd like to share with you my special warm winter brew.
I filled it with the whistling of birds,
a bit of spring too pretty for words,
the sweetest scent of the first flowers and the freshness of spring showers.
I packed it full of laughter so fine,
laced with lots of dazzling sunshine,
that I picked on a summer dayalong with some fun and play.
I put in the sound of leaves rustling
and flying in the air all bustling.
And I put in just a little nip of windto give it a bit of a kick, my friend.
So sip and think of days to come.
They'll be filled with lots of fun...
Getting together with friends too,
and like this, warming thru and thru!

Blog Candy Winner

First of all I want to tell you that I have read and enjoyed all of your Christmas Traditions. You all have great traditions.
It is hard to pick just one and this one don't happen anymore but it was my favorite tradition of all. I used to go shopping every year with my Dad. We would go and buy my Mom her Christmas gifts from Dad. I so miss doing that but they have gotten up there in age and no longer have the health to go out and shop like we used too. Dad and I always had so much fun, we would go for breakfast and then take off and go shopping. We always hit the shops that had those fancy, sexy nighties! Each year Mom would get a new nightie and a robe. Sometimes he would add slippers to that but she always got at least one nightie. We used to laugh cause one of the stores we would go to it was a man that did the sexy nighties. He would hold them up to himself and model them for us. LOL I really miss those times with my Dad and it will be a memory I will cherish forever.
So without further ado...........................
Drum roll please..............................




The winner of the blog candy is:
Kelly's Artistic Journaling said...

So cute! Family tradition. Christmas Eve we all get a brand new pair of jammies, play a new family board game and sleep in the same room.

So Kelly if you can get a hold of me with your address I can send these goodies out to you. I will give you 24 hours to contact me or I will have my son draw another name and we will go from there. Congrats Kelly, hope to hear from you soon.
Angel Hugs

Reindeer Games

Here is a sample of the reindeer all done up. I hope you like him. I got some new Purely Pomegranate Card Stock and love it. I also got the matching satin ribbon.

The main card is Purely Pomegranate cs stamped layered on WW, with the flannel background in white. Love how that turned out.

I stamped the image of the reindeer in Choc Chip and colored him in with chalks. I used the biggest 1 3/4 inch square punch for him. I then layered him on some PP and then again on WW.

I stamped snowflakes on a strip of PP mounted this to WW and attached to the front of the card. Added a layer of ribbon over that and then mounted the Reindeer onto the card.

I think he turned out rather well.

Blog Candy

How about some blog candy? I was out shopping for Christmas this weekend and ran into this adorable acrylic stamp set and thought what a great blog candy this would make. And yes I did pick one up for myself too. I love the little reindeer. I am reaching the magic 5000 mark and wanted to offer up some blog candy. So this is what you have to do. Tell me what your favorite family tradition is. I will put everyone in a box and have my son draw a name out. If your the lucky winner I will give you 24 hours to get in touch with me with your full name and address. If no one contacts me in that time I will do another draw.

You have until Thursday to share your traditions with us. I will let you know Friday who the winner is. So lets start hearing those family traditions. I will only accept one post per person and it has to be on this message.

Snow Mail for Gina

This card is going to Gina, remember I sent you to Courtney's Blog for the candy? Well this is the card that I am sending. I hope she and the kids enjoy the card. I sent a special message in it for her.

Now this is a NON SU card. I got this stamp of the snowman from a friend and I thought it was so cute.

Special prayers go out to Gina.

Angel Hugs

Hedgehog Snowman

I didn't drop off the face of the earth, but have been nursing my back. I put it out this week and haven't been able to sit for long periods of time so my blog has suffered. Thanks for still sticking with me.

I made a couple of cards before my back went out and I will start to share them with you until I am able to create again.

This was a sketch challenge I did about a week ago for my groups. I enjoyed making this one it was fun to dig through old stamps and come up with something different.

Supplies needed:

Bashful Blue, Basic Black, Whisper White CS

White Craft Ink, Black Ink

Oval Scalloped punch

Crop-a-dile

Chalks

Black Eyelets

Directions:

I used Bashful Blue as my main card.

Then cut 2 pieces that are 1 3/4 x 4. I stamped all three pieces using snowflakes. 2 different sized and styled ones with Craft white ink. Then I layered the 1 3/4 x 4 inch pieces on black and cut around them so it has about an 1/8 on all sides. Then I cut out little tabs for the sides. They are approx. 3/4 x 1 1/4 so you have enough to go under the panels. With the cropadile I punched holes for brads. Added my brads and glued them to my panels. Now glue your panels to your card. With an oval or round scalloped punch stamp your image. In my case I used the Hedgehogs. Still love this set. Then colored them in and mounted them with dimensional dots. Super easy.

Christmas Hedgehogs is a retired set from SU. But, it was one of my favorites so he is still in my collection along with many other SU hedgehogs.

My image was chalked in and then burnished. So what you do to do this is turn your piece over after you are done chalking it on a white sheet of paper and rub so the chalk goes into the card stock real well. Less chance of smearing then.

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Blog Candy from Courtney

Hi everyone I have a surprise for you to check out. I was on Courtney's Blog and she is doing a great blog candy so I wanted to share with you. Make sure and check out the rest of Courtney's blog, she does wonderful work. I think this is wonderful what she is doing for her friend Gina. I for one am going to be doing this. And I hope you join me in doing this for Gina too. What better way to cheer someone up than to receive a nice card in the mail.



15K Hits Blog Candy for a great cause!
This 15K Blog Candy is for a 1 year subscription of your choice to EITHER Paper Crafts magazine OR Family Fun magazine. This IS open to everyone, even internationally. In fact, I encourage international stampers to help out!!
If you already have a subscription to either magazine, this will be added to your current subscription!
One of my stamping customers is very ill. Her name is Gina and she is a young mother of three young boys. She has started chemotherapy treatments. She is having a hard time being a mom and wife while being so sick. She really needs some encouragement!! You all did so wonderfully showering Victoria with hundreds of cards. In this season of giving and thankfulness, can we show the same kind of love and support for Gina? Here's what to do to be entered in the drawing:
1. Send a card to Gina. It does NOT have to be hand stamped!

Gina Landry

9916 Longleaf

Orange, TX 776322.

Send me a picture of the card or a link to the site you have a picture posted on.
That's it!You will get one entry for sending me a picture of your card.
You will get two entries if it is a hand made card.
You will get three entries if you link this to your blog or website to help get the word out!
I will close this blog candy out on Friday, December 21. I will have my children pick a name on Saturday, December 22nd. Let's see how many different states and countries we can get involved!
**Remember you need to post a photo or link of your card to Gina on Courtney's Blog to be entered in the drawing.** Not my blog on this one.
Lets all send some cheer to Gina.

Once again visit Courtney's Blog to get in on the great blog candy.
Angel Hugs