The Holidays are Upon Us!

WOW! This year is just blowing right along! I refuse to decorate for Christmas until after December 1 because I leave my decorations up through New Year's Day. If I put them up too early,  I'll want to take everything down before Christmas! I have a week to get in the festive spirit and get my house arranged and ready for decorating. I just can't seem to get in the spirit this year! Yeah, I know...BAH...

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Christmas Cardinal

Wouldn't this make a fantastic Christmas card paired with some holiday sentiments?[caption id="attachment_12806" align="alignnone" width="4873"] JFF Stamps Large Cardinal and Birch Trees[/caption]I've picked a few sentiment stamp images from JFF Stamps for inspiration for future cards.(Click images for direct links to the store.)This one is just a beautiful quote and so comforting to those who have...

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Autumnal Sunshine

All the leaves are brownAnd the sky is greyI've been for a walk On a winter's day                                                               "California Dreamin' "Mother Nature seems to have skipped over fall and sent us right into...

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Shades of Brown

There's a new challenge on the Cupcake Inspirations blog and it's a color theme!Our sponsor for this challenge is Poppy Stamps  and they are generously offering a $20 gift certificate to our randomly chosen winner. Link up your project and share our inspiration photo for a chance to win!Brown is not my favorite color...UNLESS, it's spiced it up with some bold colors or patterns!Each month...

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