Merry Christmas

Welcome and my apologies for having been absent for the last half of December. It was so busy around here with preparing for Christmas with the family and squeezing in visits to family and friends on the weekends who live too far away to see them today. 

Once all the Christmas gatherings are over I am so looking forward to being back full steam with time spent daily in the card room - my preorder goodies are calling too me to come show them some inky love  💕💕

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and looking forward to another wonderful New Year! 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life

Favorite Ornaments and the Story behind them!

 

Over in my GelMoment  VIP group on Facebook we are sharing our favorite ornaments and the stories behind them!

 

 

 

This is one of my favorite ornaments - it’s a handmade memorial ornament for my fur baby Nevada who passed away little over three years ago.I rescued her in 2003 from a pot light in Las Vegas when on vacation ~ she was the light during a challenging time in my life!

 

 

Several months later we rescued Lily and Luna, not to replace her but to help fill the hole in our hearts she’d left behind! 

 

 

Since being infertile and having had my hysterectomy so young I had never had a “shower” of any kind so my amazing friends threw me a surprise “fur baby shower” with all sorts of fun stuff for the newest additions to our hearts and one of the gifts was this memorial ornament for our dear Nevada along with some adorable ones of Lily and Luna to add to our tree!

 

Every year I pop it up I remember not only how much we loved Nevada and what she brought to our lives but how much I really appreciated my friends in showering me with the only “baby shower” I am gonna have - a fur baby one!

 

Do you have a favorite ornament you'd like to share the story about?

 

Margaret

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life 

 

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How stinking cute are these?

 

 Love how Artisan team member Leah used some clear ornaments, window sheets, faux snow and the Peace and Joy dies from this bundle to create stunning sparkly ornaments! 

 

 This Peace & Joy bundle is a true stunner! So many amazing home decor and hostess gifts you can make with it!

Happy Stampin'

Margaret

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life 

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Gnome for the Holidays

Today I am guest designing for the Scrapbook Nerds! Today I am playing with a card kit called "Gnome for the Holidays" from Photoplay.

 

 

It is such an adorable little kit! You get everything you need to make 8 adorable cards with an instruction sheet!  PLUS 3 extra sheets of each paper to create your own cards just add different embellishments!  

 These are the 8 cards I made using the instructions - cannot wait to create some more outside the box with the left overs and other stamps from my stash!

 

 

Happy Stampin'

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake40life

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