CCCB - Blue Christmas & Blissful ATC Swap!

Hello to all of you!   I am back from my Wonderful Vacation!
It was so hard to get up and go to work this morning after such a
good time off!  But the minute I stepped into my class and saw all those smiling little
faces it was good to be back! 

It is also that time of the week for City Crafter Challenge..
And I am hosting this week, So of course I wanted to do a Christmas theme!
And for some weird reason the first thing that popped into my head was Elvis's
Blue Christmas song.  So I went with it..

So that is the challenge this week!  To make a Christmas Project using the color Blue..


So here is what I came up with!

Some of my favorite thing are on here..  My DP is from K&CO. 
I did a little sewing and added some lace.

And some yummy seam binding I got from Kirsty!

I just love this image and I just feel so bad because I don't
know which site I got it from.  I got it awhile ago!  If any one knows
please let me know and I will give them some credit.

And three little buttons to top it off..

If you want to play along you can head on over to CCCB!
Or you can hop on over and take a look at what all the other ladies have created!
I am sure you won't be disappointed. 


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I had a little surprise waiting for me when I got back from my Vacation.

I am part of a ATC SWAP..  And my Partner this month is
Anita,  Just look at this envelop.  I love the kitty and all the doodling.

So here is what was in that fabulous envelop!
Isn't it lovely! 

I just love It.  Thank so much Anita.  But that's not all.

I got this little kitty ATC.  You know how much I love my kitties.

Even the back of the ATC looks so cool!

Thanks so much for both of my wonderful ATC.

If you want to join in on this monthly ATC swap you can head on over to

 Blissful ATC Swap!  It's a lot of fun!

Holiday Traditions...

So have you pulled out your Christmas Decoration yet?

Do you have any favorites?

Do you go all out and decorate your whole house?

Or just a couple of special little decorations?

I must say I go all out!

 And I go a little crazy at this time of the year!

My house is all decorated and ready for the holidays!

But We are still  away on our trip to California.  But when we get back
my house will be ready for me to enjoy one of my favorite seasons,
Christmas!

So how do you celebrate the holidays?

Do you have any yearly traditions you do with your family?

Hugs, Linda

I Love my Coffee...

How about you!  Do you love your coffee or tea!
Over at City Crafter Challenge Blog this week that is what it is all about..

The wonderful and creative Kirsty is our host again and this week she is
taking us on a little trip to Seattle..  Famous for those hot drink on a rainy day!

So for the Challenge this week you need to create something to do with coffee
or tea..  You can go over to CCCB to get all the details.

I just love this stamp he looks so cozy in that cup..

Of course I had fun with the sewing and adding little embellishments.

If you play along you just might have a chance to win a little something from
Our sponsor this week!

So hop on over to the City Crafter Blog and check out what the

other ladies have come up with.  You won't be disappointed..

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I had a pretty crazy week last week..  Work was a little more challenging
than usual and then we celebrated Thanksgiving with my family on Saturday!
And then we left Saturday evening for our annual trip to Santa Barbara!

But now all that craziness is behind me for a little while.
Because I am sitting here at the Ocean right now enjoying my life to the fullest!

These guys are alot of fun to watch! 

They are just staring off into the big ocean.. I wonder what

they are thinking?

We did a little shopping yesterday afternoon in downtown Ventura!

What a cool little town!  I can't believe we have drove right passed here

for over 9 years with out even stopping.  Well that won't happen any more.

I got this photo of some vintage cameras at a really fun little antique shop!

To top off the perfect day, we had a perfect sunset!

We sat and had a glass of wine while watching the sun dip

down into the Ocean!  It was so Beautiful!

Well friends I am off and I hope I get a chance to visit everyone this

week..  I will be back later in the week with more photo's.

Thanks so much for stopping by, I really do appreciate all the sweet comments!

Hugs, Linda

Tag Tuesday!

Hello my friends, I am so glad you stopped by.
I am back with a fun little tag I made for this weeks challenge
over at Tag Tuesday!

Pam from Scrappy Pam is the  hostess this week and
has come up with a fun little challenge..



The Challenge was to show off your background!  And to use
the least amount of embellishment that you can..
That was a tough one for me..  I like to load up my tags most of the time..

So I used clear embossing powder.  And then a whole lot of
Distressing ink!  I just love this stamp.. It is the first time I have used it.

So sorry I could help myself. I had to add a some little items..
Thanks Pam for the great challenge.. It was fun!

To see all the other entries you can go over to Kard Krazy HERE!


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I just thought I would show off some of my leaf photos

The fall season is almost gone..  I do love this time of year and it always goes

by so quickly..  I wish it could just last a little longer.. 

Just think in one week it will be Thanksgiving..  Time flies when your having fun!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs, Linda

City Crafter Challenge Blog....

So are the weeks just flying by or what!!

Before you know it Christmas will be here and gone.

Well on to this weeks challenge over at CCCB!

Ros is our Host this week and she has come up with a fun

challenge this week..  Little Children.  Your creation 

is to have a Child/Children on it.

Here is what I came up with!

We were so lucky to get a great sponsor this week.

Circus Board Graphics.

They supplied the DT and Our Guest Designer for this week (Diane Jaquay)

 with a scrapbook graphic kit called

child's garden.  I just used one of there tags, but the rest of the

DT creations look wonderful.  You should go check them out HERE!

I just love the way this little image looked.  I have had

it so long, I don't even know where I got it..

But she looks so darn happy that it just puts a smile on my face..

How about you! Do you got something to put a big smile on your

face..  I sure hope so!  Thanks for always stopping by and leaving me

such kind comments I really appreciate them..

Hugs, Linda

A little Bingo Tag...

I had a little time to play in my craft room today
and here is what I came up with..

A Tag for Tag Tuesday..
This weeks challenge was to use a Bingo card
 on your tag.  I have a couple of  Bingo cards
 (Thanks you Lynn Stevens)
 but the problem was they were a Little to big to put on a tag.
So I ran it through my copier and voila! I had a small bingo card.
Thank you Louise for another fun challenge..

I am also entering this into the play The play date cafe,
I have been saying for weeks that I really wanted to play along in
one of there challenges..




I had a lot of fun putting this together..

I got this cute little image from Clearly Vintage.

Thanks so for stopping by and
I hope everyone is enjoying there week!

Hugs, Linda

Thank you!

Hello everyone.. It is that time of the week,

City Crafter Challenge.

The very talented and sweet Cheryl is our host this week!

She is challenging us to make a Thank You Project.

I use so many thank you cards and Birthday cards,

So I thought this was a wonderful challenge.

This little butterfly is from K&Co..

And Kirsty gave me this wonderful Gingham paper..

I love it.  Thanks Kirsty!

This Thank you stamp is from Verve..  And as you can

see I did a lot of sewing on this card.  It is the only thing these

days that I use my machine on.

If you want to see what the other  DT created you

can head on over to CCCB!  I am sure you won't be

disappointed.

While making this card it got me thinking of all the things

in my life I have to be grateful for.

My Wonderful Husband.

My sweet Daughter.

A Job I love most of the time!

My two adorable Kitty's

My whole family..

My BFF (Becca)

And all the wonderful friends here in Blogland.

After all Friends and family are the most important thing

in life.  Don't you agree!

I really do have a blessed life. I am so thankful for

everything the Good Lord has given me.

So what are you Thankful for?

Thanks for stopping by and visiting.

Hugs, Linda

Front & Back....

Hello everyone, I am back with my Tag for this weeks

Tag Tuesday challenge..  The Challenge this week was to

 use the Front and Back of your tag.

So here is the front side of my tag!  I started off by stamping

the green card stock. Then I tore it at a diagonal and then

I cut it in half.  I wanted it to look like it wrapped around my tag.

Well I didn't like the looks of that so I cut off some of the sides so it

could be framed by the cream card stock.. Which took away

the wrapped around effect I was going for.. Oh well...

So here is the Back side of my Tag..

I got that Believe stamp awhile ago and have

not used it till now.  Can you believe I did no

stitching on this tag! 

I have a little drawer full of flowers..  But none of them looked

wright on my tag.   So I made my own.. They just seem to fit better.

Thanks Louise for Another fun Challenge..

 If you get the chance you should pop

over to see all the wonderful Tags everyone made at

KRAZY KARD!

Thank so much for stopping by, I hope you

all are having a happy week!

Hi Everyone, I am back from a trip I took to Zion National Park.

I am glad to say I was only sick for a couple of days.

 And I did get a chance to do alot of hiking and enjoying great outdoors.

Well it is Tuesday which means time for a challenge over at

City Crafters Challenge,  Yep I am hosting again This week.

It's a Digi Stamp Challenge.  So Here is the Digi stamp I chose to use.

It is from our sponsor this week.  "SOME ODD GIRL".

Isn't it cute..  I didn't see any of these guy while I was camping but

I did see all kinds of wild life..

So the challenge is you can create anything you want as long as

it has a Digi Stamp on it..  And there are so many out there to chose from.

To get all the details of the challenge you can hop on over to

CCCB.  You just might win a free Digi stamp from our sponsor

Some Odd Girl.

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I just thought I would share some of the photos from our trip.

I just love this bee shot, I know some of you might have already seen

it on my other blog..  but I just had to add it here.. He just look

so cool to me.

I caught a shot of this little guy. I think he was enjoying the

beautiful sunshine.

If you have ever been to Zion and hiked the

emerald pools you will recognize this shot of the water

fall there. It is such a pretty hike.

We saw two or three of these guys.  They were such a bright

green you could spot them right away.

I felt a little sorry for these horses they were cover with flies

but they did seem pretty happy. 

All the leaves were changing colors. It was so pretty.

I just love this time of year.

Well we try to make it up to Zion at least once a year

and we always have to stop a our favorite little cafe.

If you are ever in the area you should stop in

the food is wonderful.

Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting me.

I hope you enjoyed your stay.

Hugs, Linda