Wishing You a Season of Joy

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When my children were little, I wrapped their gifts in elaborate wrapping paper, bows and tags.  Then I got Christmas Fatigue, you know that thing you get as a mom where you realize that the kids really don't care how it's wrapped or how long it too you to find the perfect gift.  They just want to rip the wrapping off and start playing with whatever is inside or with the box depending on how old they are.  So, over the years pretty wrapping and even gift tags have gone by the wayside.  If I could do it again knowing what I know now, I would have wrapped the gifts when they were younger more plainly then added the fancy stuff as they got older. 

I do not use gift tags very often but I participated in a swap this year and made these cute tags for a friend.  I had the little envelopes in my stash for a couple of years but they were perfect for the tags.

Have a lovely day,

Traci

Noel Noel

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The gifts are unwrapped and the tree looks bare but I still have a Christmas card to share.  I hope you had a wonderful Christmas day with family and friends.  We enjoyed our day with just the four of us opening gifts eating and of course going to the movies as is our tradition.  

I made this card using Stampin' Up card stock and DSP.  The Noel die is Tim Holtz Vintage Noel and the pine if Gina Marie which can be found at Scrapbook Outlet.

Enjoy your week,

Traci

This card is being used as an entry to Hiding in my Craft Room Challenge #332 Any Holiday
 

Wishing you a Merry Christmas

I hope this Christmas morning finds you surrounded by family and friends as you celebrate.    Today, our family celebrates the birth of our Lord and Savior.  We have many traditions in our home that we've keep over the years while others we've stopped.  One of my favorite traditions of past was a birthday cake for Jesus, a chocolate cake (our sin) with white frosting (God's redemption) surrounded by green frosting leaves (eternal life) and three candles (the trinity).   I felt it was a way to keep my kids focused on the reason we celebrated but years change things but one year we had 6 desserts for 5 people.  Our extended family had moved away so it was just us celebrating, I felt it was pretty excessive and wasteful to have so much food.  The kids decided the next year that we would have apple and pecan pie for dessert.  I miss the cake so this year although I did not make a birthday cake for Jesus we are having a spice cake for dessert and a pie. 

Enjoy your Christmas,
Traci

Merriest Christmas Wishes

It's a few days before Christmas and I hope today finds you enjoying this festive season. For me the cards are sent, the groceries for dinner are bought and the gifts are finally wrapped and under the tree. 

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Today, I am sharing another of my favorite cards.  This card was made with the Stampin' Up Christmas Magic set with a few colorful touches added.  I made it for my niece who has the most adorable little boys, I thought they might like the train.

Enjoy your weekend,

Traci

Peaceful Snowflakes

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My husband travels for work. A lot.  In the beginning it was really hard on the kids and I to adjust to him being gone during the week.  Slowly we've created a new normal on the nights that he is not home with us.  One of the fun things my teenage daughter and I like to do is watch Chick Flicks that we don't want to subject him to when he is home.  

Last week we were making our way through the Christmas Chick Flicks on Netflix and the opening of one had red backgrounds with snowflakes for each of the credits.  I thought wow that would make a cute Christmas card.  So, I set out the next day to find the right stamp and make a card.  You never know where you'll find inspiration for a card or craft.  

Have a lovely day,

Traci

Pretty Pink Poinsettia

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I love pink.  Not just in a pink is my favorite color way but in a Steel Magnolias Shelby kind of way.  My niece shares my love of pink, so as I was creating this card I decided it was for her.  I had gotten the corning poinsettia stamp in a large lot of stamps I purchased a while back and could not wait to get it stamped and colored.  I am in no way a master at using Copics but I am getting better each time I try.  I was pleasantly surprised how well these turned out.

It's hump day! Hope you are having a great week.
Traci

Dashing Through The Snow

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This week I am showcasing some of my cards that I created for Christmas this year.  If anyone had told me when I bought Lovely as a Tree a thousand years ago that it would become my favorite stamp set I would have told them they were crazy.  But this stamp set has to be one of the most versatile stamp sets ever created and there are a lot of stamp sets that want to be Lovely as a Tree but they just don't come close.  There is a reason that Stampin' Up keeps this set in the catalog year after year, I certainly hope the person who designed it gets the kudos they deserve.  

I paired Lovely as a Tree with Jingle All The Way on Night of Navy card stock for this card.  I love the peace and simplicity of this card.

Have a lovely Tuesday,
Traci

Oh What Fun

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Can you believe that Christmas is just one week away?  I am at the stage in my life that I am not as busy with children's programs and running from one thing to another any longer.  It is very nice to actually feel like I can enjoy the season a bit without the worry of what I am forgetting or what is next on the long list of things to do.

Even though I am not running from one thing to the next I still find myself very behind in mailing out my Christmas cards but I feel I am not the only one since I've only received a handful of cards this year.  At least I hope this is just people being busy not a true decline in the lovely tradition of sending cards.  I say that as a person not just as a card maker. 

My card that I am sharing with you is hands down my favorite card that I made this year.  It was is a CAS card from Pinterest as many of my cards are but honestly it turned out so nice that I wanted to keep it.  But cards are not made to be kept they are made to be shared, to bring joy to someone else.  This card was made using Stampin' Up Christmas Magic and Christmas Messages.  

I hope your week is filled with festive fun not stress.  

Traci