Happy (rainy, windy) Sunday! (at least here in Roseville, California!) . . . the perfect day to make a big pot of coffee and hunker down in the stamp room for some FUN!! And I had sooo much fun making my very first "Coffee Lovers Blog Hop" card! The theme this time (of course!) is the holidays . .. so my coffee cup (Tim Holtz die) has a vintage Santa (Cavalini Papers) peeking out the top of it. I found some perfect old "Cosmo Cricket" background paper, did some "Baked Brown Sugar" sponging . . . and voila! This is also my first holiday thank you card this Christmas . . . already needing some of those . . and for some Starbucks cards, no less!! So Grateful!  Be sure to check out the many submissions for this blog hop . .. . tons of adorable cards!!  http://wp.me/p5K3PQ-4w

Keepsake Christmas Cards with Graphic 45

Time for lots and lots of holiday project pictures!! I've been so busy "creating" the last week or so that I haven't had a chance to blog about my creations!

I was absolutely thrilled when my friend Terri asked me to create custom vintage-style Christmas cards for her grandkids. She's starting a new tradition whereby they'll each get a special  "keepsake" Christmas card each year . . . .what a marvelous idea!

Of course, I wanted to create these special cards with Graphic 45 products (and there are a few other vintage style products added, too!) . . . and was able to find "styles" I could use for both the boys and a 3-year old girl and twin 11-month old girls. I had a harder time with the "boy cards" 'cuz of course, with Graphic 45, I want to "fussy-up and bling" everything!! But I had so much fun creating these, with these special kiddos in mind!

Enjoy . . . and I hope I've inspired you to create some special cards yourself!