If you purchased the vintage ornaments or stocking print stamp sets, I think you would love the stocking and old fashioned ornament shape (3rd bag from left).

I purchased a couple of key ornaments thinking ahead to Valentine's Day! The key is in the bottom left below.

You might like the post below as well. I made gift bags yesterday using Giga Guidelines. After I posted I remembered the blog hop! I hope you are having a wonderful time with family and friends. Happy Thanksgiving to each of you!!!

Thanks for visiting. Keep playing! --Rhonda

I'm using Khaki Tilda for my November Magnolia-licious DT sketch.

I used several different papers along with my new favorite of adhesive cork. I needed a card I could mail without robbing the bank for all the extra postage so I choose to not add alot of embellishments.

My blog candy arrived from Sharon at Gramma's House of Cards! Can you say jumping up and down excited!!! There were THREE Tilda's and some fabulous charms. I couldn't wait to start playing. My Copic Marker collection dictated my color selection. I think she would make a great birthday or thinking of you card.

I used my Polar White Flower Soft for the first time as well. Needless to say, a photo shows the places I missed so well! I can see why everyone likes this product so much. It was fun to use.

I'm trying to get our homemade goodies ready for gift baskets. We had an abundance of cucumbers so Bob and I made Bread and Butter pickles.

Red stickles add the perfect amount of glitz as the holly berries.

Thanks for looking. Keep Playing! --Rhonda

My original concept was a notepad cover, but I'm always amazed at how the original idea changes. My color selection is based on the SPCC color challenge.

I liked the paper so much I made two cards! The stamp set is a little dollar stamp from Michael's.

I colored the ornaments with my Copic Markers and added highlights with my Clear Star Spica pen.

I used Spellbinders labels one for the large tag and the Spellbinders standard tag for the other two. The felt trees are from Hobby Lobby. They add such great dimension. The "to and from" are from PTI's 09 Holiday tag set. The little tree, snowman, and larger tree on the outside of the box are retired SU stamps. The sentiment outside the box I generated on the computer.

Are your stickles rolling around? Causing havoc in your drawers?

I just recently purchased my first ones. Yes, I'm late to the party but with my recent re-entry to stamping after a long hiatus you can only purchase so much. I created this handy storage idea. The 1" circle punch is the perfect size to use.

As I showed my sweet husband, his comment was "It seems like you have room for one more."  I'll take that as permission to purchase another. The storage box is from IKEA. It is only 3" deep so items like stickles and flower soft don't get lost!

Today's card uses MTSC 43 sketch and Just Us Girls technique challenge of paper piecing and the color pink!

I'm using the stamp "Groughy Lady" as the focal point. I have had this stamp for awhile but wasn't sure how to use her so paper piecing was a lightbulb moment. I paper pieced her bathrobe and pocket. I used a pop dot under the elbow and robe bottom to give some extra dimension.

Sentiments and where to put them continue to be challenging. I finally chose Need a Couch Day? from PTI 's On My Couch set. Am I making this too hard?

The snowman is from the retired SU Tags and More set stamped on a rectangle nestie. I colored the scarf and hat with my Copic markers. Outlining the snowman with C-1 Cool Gray helps him stand out. The sentiment is from PTI On My Couch set.

I used one of the five snowflake dies for my embellishment. Clear embossing powder as well as a PTI Enchanted Evening button finished the flake nicely.

I used the SU texture plate background 1 to put large dots on my PTI Enchanted Evening cardstock layer.

I see lots of snowflakes in my future! I can't wait to make gift tags!

Thanks for looking!

Keep playing! --Rhonda

I'm so excited my Copic marker order arrived!! If the postman only knew that I was stalking my mailbox waiting for them to arrive! I now have some browns, blues, and greens. My order came in 2 days.  Now if my other package would show up I'd be set.

By following links, I came across Mercy's Sketch Challenge. I loved her blog and sketch so I thought I would play along. I chose a retired Stampin Up image Friendships Grow so I could "color" with my Copics. Alot of my stamp images are solid so I'm looking to add stamps that allow me to color.

I sewed around the edges and decided I like the uneven stitching of the bottom thread. My machine needs adjusting so I get this weird stitch. I used PTI Everyday Button Bits for the sentiment and PTI Scarlet Jewel buttons. 

The paper is SU Old Olive and Whisper White. I don't have the name for the great stripe. I would love to tell you which Copic Markers I used, but by the time I used one color and didn't like it, I would go over it with something else creating my own hue!

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. I feel like I'm living in the NW with all the cloudy, rainy days we are having. Tomorrow I'm hoping that regular Texas weather returns.

Keep playing! -- Rhonda