Sugar and Spice

Merry Christmas, y'all!  I said that to the hubs this morning and he said "It's only Christmas Eve", as if that doesn't count :p

I said yesterday that I might take a break until the end of the year but I just couldn't resist making another card or two yesterday.

I was going to color his hat in Old Olive, hence why his holly sprig is Shaded Spruce, and then I'm not sure why I changed my mind.  Check out the TGIF Challenges inspo pic:

I came across So Santa when I was looking for a stamp set for something different but it reminded me of this challenge.  I paired it with the Gingerbread & Peppermint DSP Stack just for funsies.

We don't have any cookies for Santa; my task today is to make an apple pie for tomorrow's dessert (since I didn't get any of the apple pie at Thanksgiving).  We'll see if Ryan makes a fuss about doing cookies for Santa...I could probably whip up some red velvet white chip cookies if he thinks of it.  I'm also making orange scones for breakfast tomorrow morning because my uncle always sends a crate of oranges from my parents' hometown for Christmas.  I gave at least half of the oranges to Missy and her family, I've been working through some of them and I bet I have more than a dozen left still.

That's it for me today, peeps.  Have a great Christmas if that's your holiday of choice, or Hanukkah, or Hogswatch, or whatever midwinter festivity you enjoy.  Holiday cheer!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  So Santa
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Stampin' Blends in Cinnamon Cider, Old Olive, Shaded Spruce, Real Red, neutrals, Pretty in Pink, Smoky Slate, Basic Black

The Paper Players Visit the Man In Red

Happy Sunday, y'all!  The first Sunday in December...are you getting in the holiday spirit?  We've been listening to Christmas music and decorating the house, and yesterday we went to the Christmas market in Heidelberg which was fun (even if it was freezing outside).

The new Paper Players challenge is super festive too!

Our challenge comes courtesy of LeAnne this week!  I'm sure the gallery will be super cute and fun this week.  Here's what I made:

I broke out an old stamp set that somehow I had never used before!  So Santa was from four years ago (I had to dive back through quite a few old catalogs before I found it).  I think I bought it at the tail end of the holiday catalog that year and didn't ever use it, so it was past time for Santa to make his debut!  I've got Christmas cookies on the brain, I think Ryan and I will be making cookies tomorrow.

December gets super crazy so I hope you can still carve out some crafting time!  Upload your Santa-riffic card at the Paper Players blog.  Don't forget to take some time to rest, relax, and breathe through all the craziness (reminding myself here too).  And maybe have a couple of cookies, because cookies make everything better ; )  I'm going to help decorate the tree, and then play with my early Christmas present from the hubs--Rosetta Stone.  I have to work on my French because we're moving to Belgium next summer!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  So Santa
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Stampin' Blends in Real Red, Shaded Spruce, Cinnamon Cider
Paper:  Real Red, Thick Basic White, Shaded Spruce DSP, Gingerbread & Peppermint DSP Stack
Accessories:  Stitched Rectangles dies, Stitched So Sweetly dies, red rhinestone, Dimensionals

The Paper Players Design Team

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James

Laurie Schmidt

Anne Marie Hile

Ann Schach

Cindy Beach

Christy Stanford <-- You are here : )

Jennie Maier