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CUPCAKE!  I made this card using Roxie's Sketch of the Week at Splitcoaststampers.com.  Used loads of Pink Persimmon stamps on this sugary confection!  Paper-pieced Vintage Cupcake, then added the banner from Vintage Greetings, and the sentiment from Sweet Greetings.  Used Basic Grey Lemonade paper (colored a bit with a yellow marker) and PTI Plum Pudding, Lemon Tart, and white cardstocks.  The dotted paper is a piece of Whitewash Coredinations paper, and when you run it through your Cuttlebug and then sand it, these happy YELLOW dots appear!  Hope you are having a sweet and sunny New Year's Eve EVE wherever you are!

PTI Blog Hop

Time for another PTI Blog Hop!  This month's theme was to be inspired by one of your Christmas ornaments or decorations...

I chose this adorable crackled snowman ornament I got for my birthday long ago from my sister Kris!  I used the snowman from Holiday Tree by Heather Nichols for PTI.  I actually painted the stamp with Tim Holtz Crackle Paint in Picket Fence, then stamped onto PTI kraft paper.  I went over the snowman with Tim Holtz Distress inks when it was dry.  Cut it out and added extra buttons (mini brads) like my ornament!  The star was also painted with Crackle Paint in Scattered Straw and then distressed further with inks.  That ribbon is from a gift someone gave me (also from long ago), and I have been saving it for just the right occasion!  I tied the star to the ribbon with twine, and added a torn paper snowbank using Vintage Cream paper.  I added some Sakura Stardust glitter pen to the center of the stamped snowflakes so they TWINKLE...just like my ornament does!

Thanks so much for stopping by on the HOP!

Merry Christmas to all!

 And to all a Good Night!

Peace to you...

This card is for the Card Positioning Systems Sketch of the Week!  I have never made a circular card before, and it was very fun!

 This also fits Julia's Ways to Use It Challenge at Splitcoaststampers, to use a background stamp.  I used Flourish Pine from Hero Arts.  The beautiful angel is Earth Angel from Waltzingmouse Stamps!

Merry Christmas Eve everyone!

Holly Jolly WOW #17!

Time for the Word of the Week Challenge!  Can't believe we are on week number 17!  How about one for the holidays...

festive:  1. of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival  2.  joyous; gay

Upload a very festive card to Splitcoaststampers using the keyword WOW17, or link back your festive card in the comments section of this post.

Have a festive Christmas Eve EVE!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TRAVIS!

This little Mousekateer turns TWO today! 

Trick-or-treating at Grandma Jill's house...

Christmas Party at Disney World with his Mom and Dad (Melyssa and Tyler)

Sliding with Eva and Claire this past summer...

Happy Birthday oh lil' great nephew, Travis!

Lots of...Mittens!

For the Featured Stamper at SCS, Benzi aka Brenda...I cased her adorable card here:  Lots of Love

Kept layout and stripes...changed theme from hearts to a wooly mitten theme (for my East Coast relatives!!)  Used Cornish Heritage Farm's Winter Signage set from the Rummage Bin, and Ticking Stripe Backgrounder.  Then used loads of retired SU stamp sets including the mitten from Holiday Frame Fun, Linen background, and Wonderful Weaves. 

Needed a warm fuzzy card because Brenda is SUCH a great stamper, always leaving comments to encourage others besides having a fantastic gallery of her own!