Happy New Year! Ring in the New "STUFF" too.

Hi everyone and Happy New Year!

I had a few rough health stepping stones at the end of the 2014 year and I'm looking forward to a better 2015. Not sure about you, but I think my New Years resolution is going to be SLOW DOWN.  I'm finding I'm missing a lot of  "living" just trying to keep up with all the blog surfing, emails, texting,  and FB comments, etc.  OR am I just getting OLD? Hmmm.

Anyway....

 I wanted to share the cards the girls will be making in my "First Wednesday of the Month" club. These will be the first cards of 2015 as well... my January class.

I had kitted this one up last year but never used it in a class.  I just love the LARGE polka dot embossing folder on this one. You can see it if you click and zoom.

 

I should have cropped this photo better.

The  B.Y.O.P. set is from the new Occassions catty.

 

I Love love love this Serendipity sentiment stamp.

 

 This is another new set called "Sheltering Trees" from the new Occassions catty that I'll be using a lot. I love each stamp in this set and it worked great, along with a die from PTI... Don't  you think?

 

Thanks for stopping by.

I hope you will leave me a comment and tell me what you think.

 

HUGS

DIANE

I'm Dreaming of a Wine Christmas....

Just another quick post to show you a few items I made to go together in my cute decorated bags for two different groups of work gal pal gifts. One group is current and one group is alumni. Both groups get together each year and exchange dinner, laughs, and a small gift; but the gift is only suppose to be a token gift, nothing extravgant. .

To start I made some cute tags to go on the cheap in-expensive wine

You have to zoom in to see that I die cut the word CHEERS in Gold and Bronze.

Don't they look cute?  

Here is shot of the tags on the wine bottles.

 

These are little Santa treat boxes with two Ghirardelli Christmas chocolates inside.

They were made using the Curvy Keepsake Box Die.  

Here is the tag for the box of 6 All Occassion cards for each girl.

I added a chipboard inital on each box.

They are also getting a bag of homamade candy as well, but it's too early to make that.

Hope you liked!

Hugs

Diane

Holiday Time is Near

Just a quick peek at my table set-ups for the November Card Class.

I used the Ornamental Pine for a Christmas theme on the girls' bags that collect their projects... and a Thanksgiving theme on the goodie bag table favor. I used a stamp set from last year along with the new Scallop Tag Topper punch and some tiny clothes pins.

 

 

The table favor also uses the New Four Feathers stamp and die bundle.

 

Hope you like my class table favors.

Hugs

Diane

 

Happy Birthday with a Twist & Sprinkles on Top!

Here is a card for my dear friend Nancy's birthday. Her big day was actually in May, but she was still in Florida...lucky girl. Anyway... my group like to celebrate "special" birthdays all year long... so here the card I will give her along with the Wine of the Month... yum.

We are all going to "Painting with a Twist" to celebrate with a girls night out.

 

I made a shaker card with faux "sprinkles" inside.

I'm sure she'll like it.

What do you think?

Here is a few photos of the event!

The whole gang!

Amber, ME, Sherriee... and the birthday girl photo bombing!

Birthday girl Nancy and Sharon... more wine?

 Birthday girl Nancy with Bev.

 

We had a BLAST! 

And No Waste!

 Aahhhhhh.

 

Hugs

Diane

 

 

Trick or Treat - A "CASE" of Favors

I want to share a few of the treat favors that I made to hand out at my card class and a few people at work.  I CASE'd both from some of the great inspiration I found during my blog surfing. Seriously I've been so busy at work I don't have the time to think of something unique... So I admit, I did CASE both. Thanks for the inspiration.

 

The first was a CASE from Dawn Griffith's Sept tutorial video of Fry Box Frankie. I used these for my October card class favors.

 

He is just so cute..... don't you think?

 

Then second was a CASE from Patti MacLeith... Again ..CUTE! Right?

 

 

I used a different tag because the one that Patti used is being borrowed by a friend...I also changed up the colors but still a cute & easy little treat that doesn't need a lot of candy, but shows you gave a lot of thought. I'm going to pass these out at work.

 

Thanks for stopping by and please leave a comment.

 I love reading your thoughts.

 

Hugs

Diane