I'm playing along with Verve's Diva Dare . . .

We dare you to make a card, project, layout, or whatever fits your stamping style using this month's theme - Baby Love! The baby part could be for a new little someone...or a special someone!

You can get all the details at the Verve blog.



I chose the sweetest sentiment EVER!!! - Twinkle, twinkle little star, do you know how LOVED you are?

I'm playing along with the MFT Wednesday Stamp Club that is based on a sketch. Details here!! I have seen several Valentines in NON traditional colors, so I thought I would try.

This die and stamp set are some of My FAVORITE Things! I like the shape and there are lots of sentiments.

Hi All! I'm back with a second post today and you will probably notice that it's the same stamp set. Verve - Text Objects. I'm gonna get my $'s worth!! I'm playing along with Unscripted Sketches #88.

I am planning to make several ATC cards with Bible verses on them. My own little Bible Memory Book.

Do you have plans for the weekend? We have a birthday party for a sweet friend tonight. ~Rhonda

I'm back with the 2nd Viva la Verve sketch. I used Verve's Text Objects set. The little ship is adorable. I paper pieced the sails.

The Viva la Verve sketch challenge is happening. I am totally smitten with Verve's stamps. My goal is to complete all 4 sketches for the month to be eligible to win the next month's entire release. The best part is you have all month to complete the sketches!!!

The week one sketch is a long, skinny card format. My card is 6 1/4 x 3 1/2. I enjoyed making a different size. The sentiment is from the Verve set Text Objects.

The amount of paper leftover is enough to create a 4 x 4 1/4 card and stamping in another color of ink gives such a different feeling.

As many of you may know, PTI is releasing birthday sets this month. I had purchased some sets from previous months that needed to be used before ordering anything else!!!

The dies that match Make a Wish are so much fun!!! and the block-y sentiment from Birthday Bash completed the look.

I shipped some glassine and brown bags today. I always LOVE to open a package and get a surprise so I included this little tag with the order.

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This is the last sketch of the December Viva La Verve challenge. I completed my own challenge of using the same paper/stamps on each card. I enjoyed the process.

Verve is having a great sale right now on stamps. Everything is  15%  - 50% + 10% with the code SHOPHOP. The set I used is called Richly Blessed - on sale 35% off! ~ Rhonda

I'm playing along with the sketch Viva La Verve Challenges which focus on ornaments and winter decor for the month of December. If you participate in all 4 sketches you have the opportunity to WIN the January release. Wouldn't that be FUN!!! I have three completed and I'm waiting on the last sketch.

The third card is the simplest but maybe my favorite. All of these cards have already been mailed.

Here is a close up of the red stickles on the berries from Verve - Merry Wishes. They add the perfect finishing touch.

We get to see our nephews (twins 18 mo. and lil one 5 mo.) tomorrow. We are getting a family picture taken on Friday. I'm sure it will be crazy. I can't wait till everyone is TOGETHER!! ~Rhonda

We are making our family Christmas dinner today. As we celebrate several times in different places, we start early at our home. I made these treat boxes for each place setting. I had a blast "setting" the table.

This is the first time to go all out with the dining room decorations. I love the little mirror strands that are hanging from the chandelier.

The gifts were wrapped except TWO!!!! and I needed to create gift card holders! I found the perfect inspiration in a FB Splitcoast Stampers post about Marie's present gift holders.

I love these with the silver paper. You can see the different sizes that I made. The larger one is 6" wide and the smaller is 4" wide.

Thought I'd share a Christmas picture of the wrapped presents. Do you recognize any of the tags? What fun to put them on family presents.

I made a banner for a sweet little girl, Chloe. Don't you think this will look so cute in her room? I had fun creating with the pinks. Not much call for those girly colors at my home. My guys wouldn't even be caught in a pink shirt!!!

The pink ribbon is seam binding that I dyed with Petal Pink Rit Dye. My Hobby Lobby has a wide selection of colors in the liquid dye.  

I took apart a Christmas chipboard album from Michael's that is perfect for super-sized tags. 

The rickrack die made decorating the ornaments fun. I will be searching the clearance bins for more of these chipboard albums for next year.

Another batch of tags today!!! The inspiration for the star Joy tags are from Betsy Feldman's fabulous blog!

More red stickles and yummy felt too.

Hi Everyone! Hope you are ALL doing well!!! December is whizzing by at a breakneck pace. I have finished the decorating job until the New Year when I do take down. It felt so good to get inky today. I've missed my craft therapy.