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Monday, October 20, 2014

Card #1 for My Christmas Retreat

Here's a closer look at the first card we'll be making at my October 25 Christmas Retreat.
The color story is simple and yet perfect --- Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake, with a touch of Old Olive.   I have always loved the look of the Cherry Cobbler/Crumb Cake color combo.  Using a strip of Washi Tape on the envelope is a quick and easy way to dress it up to coordinate with the card.
Adding the extra layer on Stampin' Dimensionals really sets off the embossing.  This card will be one of my favorites for the season.
Come right back to see another card for my retreat.

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Sunday, October 19, 2014

Festival of Trees and Some Puppy Love

Here are the 4 cards we'll be making at my October 25 Christmas Retreat.  I'll be sharing more details about them during this week.
Now, how about some puppy love?
Here's Buster at 10 weeks.  He weighs in now at 5.5 pounds.
Buster with toys, in his pen.
They go for rides a lot and seem to enjoy it.  I have a kennel in the car and one in my bedroom.  They fit in the same one, with room to spare.  I don't think they'd like to be separated at this point.
They love playing in the leaves!  As you can see, we've had a LOT of them fall this week.  It's been too wet to do much with them.
 Lilly in her pen.  She weighs in at 4.4 pounds.  As you can see they are tiny!
They sleep a lot and usually in a pile.  Here they are with Buster on the right, on top of a toy and Lilly using him for a nice pillow.
To get a better idea of how tiny they are, here they are with Toby Joe.  Each one is smaller than his head!  He weighs 62 pounds.  I hope they don't mind if I tell their weights.
They are interacting a lot more with Toby Joe now.  He was actually a little afraid of them at first.  They have no fear of this big boy at all.  They really want to play with him.  I keep a close watch... because of the size difference.
They've both learned to go up and down the 4 steps off the deck.  It took Lilly longer to get the hang of the going down, without turning it into a controlled fall.  It was really a challenge when we had a series of wet days, making the steps a little slippery.
I think they're plotting something.  This is Toby Joe's 'ready to spring up and play' position.
Come on back to get the details on each of the Festival of Trees cards.  Have a beautiful day!

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Saturday, October 18, 2014

A Closer Look at My Retreat Projects

Today, let's take a closer look at my projects for the October 25 Christmas Retreat.  Each of the 3 projects has something special inside!
The first project features beautiful Pear Pizzazz and Lost Lagoon - It's a set of the cutest little cards ever, all in a special stamp case.  This will be as much fun to make as it is to give.  It's one of my favorite projects this year, for sure.
This project uses our Tag A Bag Gift Boxes.  It's decorated so that you don't have to destroy all the beautiful wrappings to get to the gift.  You could place most any small gift inside this box.  I've used peppermint patties for this one.
All you have to do to open it is slide over the acetate 'sleeve' and enjoy your treats.
This project features a gift box for which I've created a top opening and a little ribbon handle.  Inside is a set of cute little gift enclosure cards, along with coordinated (stamped) envelopes.  I've added a die-cut snowflake to the window of the box.
So, now that you've seen all 3 projects, which one do you like the best?
Would you like more details for the cards we'll be making at the Christmas Retreat?  Come on back, because that's what I have coming up next for you.

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