Merry Christmas!!

Christmas will always be for us

A time to reflect on Christ

The gift God gave to all the world

Was the gift of His life

We know Christmas is not about tinsel

Nor fancy Christmas wreaths

Nor is it about all the decorations

That adorns our Christmas trees

And it’s not about Holly or Mistletoe Hanging from our doors

Nor is it about the gifts that are left By the jolly Santa Claus

Christmas is more than all of this

And the only reason why We celebrate Christ’s birth together

And the wonder of His life

So remember as you celebrate Just what it’s all about

And invite the Lord to join with you

Instead of leaving Him out

For He will always be the reason

We celebrate this day

No substitute the world may offer

Can take that meaning away

© By M.S.Lowndes ~ 2007

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CRAK's

CRAK from patsmethers, see her gallery by clicking on the link on the right! You won't be disappointed! She's amazingly talented and oh so sweet!!

I have to apologize for my camera or my picture taking abilities!! I sure have not done this card justice!! It is Simply Stunning!! In the center is embossed "Come Let Us Adore Him". I hope this is DP that I can purchase from somewhere because it's absolutely gorgeous and if you made this Pat, better start taking orders!!I have also known Pat for about a year and I don't know how I would have made it through it without her!!! Pat has brought me closer to God and taught me so much about having faith. I thank God for her everyday as well!!

CRAK from Lim:

Unfortunately my Camera is not taking good pictures or maybe it's the user, who knows!! Just look at this fabulous card that Lim sent me. I am so thanful that we became friends in the past year and since then she has started a blog, if you haven't seen it, you are nissing out on some fabulous creations!! Go to: http://lim-thevoicesinmyheadlimblog.blogspot.com/Just look at all the amazing details, fabulous coloring, and fabulous colors!! Thanks my friend, It's Gorgeous! Hugs to you!!

Inside of CRAK from wannabcre8tive: You can see her amazing gallery by clicking on the kink on the right! Be sure to leave them some sweet comments!
.... Isn't this just outstanding and oh so adorable. I wanted to try some of these this year, but it will have to wait till next year and I'll have to start in January. Thanks so much Shirt, love ya!!


Front of CRAK from Wannabcre8tive:

I received these fabulous card in the mail today from my friend Shirley, whom I've known for almost a year now!! I thank God for her everyday. If you love this just wait till you see the inside.... (Sorry these are backwards! I'm not the brightest crayon in the box lately!)

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Season's Tweetings

I've been so busy making cards etc... that I haven't even taken pictures of or posted most of them. I just brought all my stuff to the post office and still have 3 cards to make, one of which has to be mailed. So, I'm late again this year, but closer than usual. I guess I should have mailed them as I got them done, but just kept stacking things up!!

I'm sorry to be so far behind in commenting, but as soon as the pandemonium stops, I'll be sure to catch up!I had to show you this DeNami stamp because I am so in love with them lately!! The closer it gets to Christmas, the simpler the cards got!! I used Gina K's 120 lb. Luxury paper and yay the Copics do not run through!! Very exciting!!

I hope that everyone has a Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, or whatever else you may or may not celebrate!!

Hugs to you all you!! I'm so very grateful for the friends that I have made through Blogging and SCS!! Each and everyone of you have made my days brighter!!

The pictures didn't come out so hot!! You can't see the glittery chicks, the fun fur, or the stickles! They are much cuter IRL!

Stamps: DeNami
Paper: Gina K 120 lb. Luxury paper
Ink: Copics
Accessories: Garland, Yellow Glitter, Fun Fur and Stickles!! and whatever else I forgot!!

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Christmas card for my DH ~ Not for Children

First I have to say that I received this image from Theresa. If you haven't been to her blog you are missing a whole lot of creativity and beauty!! Check it out here: http://craftingtheweb.blogspot.com/

Thanks so much for the images and the gorgeous card that accompanied them Theresa!! Had you told me how hard this was to cut out I don't think I would have attempted it, but I wasn't going to waste my image!!

Hey Buckle Man, this is a man's card in the true sense, I used my exacto knife!! Aren't you proud!!

I needed a Christmas card for my DH, when it was completed it didn't look very Christmassy, so I gave him a red nose and tried to trace the word Christmas in Red Stickles. Well now it looks like Rudolph's head is mounted on the wall, which I'm sure my husband will love. My son liked it, but I don't think he thought of it the same way I did!!

Stamps: Unity and SU
Paper: Creamy Caramel and Basic Black
Ink: Black, More Mustard, and Kooh-i-noor pencils
Accessories: black dew drops, stickles, crystal effects, fun flock and hemp twine

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TSC1219, Blue Christmas

The challenge was to make a blue Christmas card and you must use blue ribbon! Here are mine!!
I was in a hurry to make the deadline, which I did miss by two minutes, so I made a few additions before adding them to my blog!! I always wait till the last minute to get started, so much to do and no ambition to do it!!

Stamps: On Angel Wings
Paper: Blue Bayou
Ink: Blue Bayou
Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds, MS punch, K&CO. gems, Hero Arts gemstones, silver cord, these cool twisted jump rings, and metal tag!!

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CRAK from Phyllis aka: Tater

What a fabulous card and a wonderful surprise! I love the little Santa hat on top of Texas!! and the colors, the stars and the shine!! This ornament is too adorable, I had to get a picture right away, so I could put it on the tree!!

Thanks so much Phyllis, you're a dear!!

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Tic Tac Holders

These are so fun and easy to make!! I love them for cute little gifts!! The Santa and the elf were printed on the computer and the Peas and Joy is stamped. Santa holds a big pack of white tic tacs, the els holds the small green and yellow tic tacs and of course the peas are green!!

Stamps: Penny Black
Paper: Green Galore, Glorious Green, & Riding Hood Red
Ink: Copics

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Gramma called to say....

I don't have any stamps that I can use to make Brittany a card. I tend to wonder about that, but since she wasn't feeling well, I agreed to make one for her!! I think it's pretty cool!! I wish that I had put some Ric-Rac on the cottom too and maybe done a different color scalloped circle, but I love the rest!!!!!! I hope she did too! Today was her 18th birthday and she went straight to the tattoo parlor. She said she was getting stars on her lower back!!

Stamps: Little Tees and The Little Paper Shop
Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Rusty Pickle DP
Ink: Copics
Accessories: Doodle Bug Ric-Rac, Rain Dots, Glossy Accents

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DeNami Thanksgiving

I am so far behind in life, it's pathetic!! I have no get up and go and I'm not even excited about Christmas. I never finished my Thanksgiving cards nor any of my other November cards. and Christmas Shopping, uuuugh!! I guess I am a scrooge this year!!

I made this a while ago and forget to send it or to upload it. I had made a card for wannabcre8tive at the same time and never even took a photo! What a crime!!

Stamps: DeNami
Paper: Misc DSP, Bravo Burgundy, Old Olive and Really Rust
Ink: Prismacolor Pencils and Odorless Mineral Spirits, Copic Spica's and Twinkling H2O
Accessories: Ribbon and Paper Piecing

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CRAK's

CRAK from Debzi333

My picture does not do this card justice!! It os soooooooo cute!! I love Changitos!! The coloring and papers are perfect!!! Thanks so much!!

CRAK from coffeestamper aka: Perk

Thanks so much for this adorable card!! I love it all! Beautiful DP, Ribbon, sentiment, and I abolutely love this stamp!! Been wanting to buy it forever! How sweet of you!! Thanks for the darling images and stamp set!!

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For Daila's 4th Birthday!!

Daila was having a tinkerbelle party. This was as close as I coulg get with what I had!! The card is much more sparkly and pretty IRL!! This is the first tic-tac holder I ever made. It was fun. Her stamping Nana grabbed it up at the party and it felt good to have everyone ooh and ahhh over something I made!!

Stamps: Inkadinkado
Paper: Gable Green, Pink Passion and YoYo Yellow, I lobe bright colors!!
Ink: Prismacolor Pencils and Odorless Mineral Spirits
Accessories: Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds and Bling Baby!!

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For My Niece, Brittany on her 18th Birthday!

Wow! I cannot believe my little Britta is eighteen!! I feel so old!! She always says I make her cards to girly, tomboy that she is, but she is beautiful, so I try to portray that in her cards. However this year I took a different route and I hope she likes it!! This pic is also bad, I guess it's time to get a new rechargeable battery for my Camera! I doesn't keep a charge for nothing!

Stamps: Just Jawing
Paper: Black, Rusty Picle DP amd misc shiny pink!!
Ink: Black and Gel Pen
Accessories: Glossy Accents on teeth, Stickles on eyes and bones, Stars, Doodlebug sugar coating on skeleton!!

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The Twisted Sistah's are back!!

The challenge was to make a Christmas card, using pink, white and one other color of your choice! Must have ribbon on the card and at least one other embellishment!! This is my second card, the one I cheated on, so many others cheated, I didn't want to be considered a goody two shoes!! I'm really happy with how this came out!! My hands were shaking so bad, I don't know how I colored this. There are teeny tiny parts!! I said a lot of foul words and need forgiveness!!

Stamps: DeNami
Paper: DSP, Pink Passion, Green Galore
Ink: Prismacolor Pencils and Odorless Mineral Spirits
Accessories: Corner Punch from Gina K., Ribbon Glossy Accents, and Dew Drops

I really like the simplicity of this, but I couldn't get that sentiment to stamp right to save my life and it did not want to photograph either!! I wanted to sew on this card, but I cannot sew a straight line, HELP!!!

Stamps: Sentiment from DeNami, BG from Stampin Place, I think
Paper: Doodlebug Sugared, Green Galore, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White
Ink: Pink Pirouette
Accessories: Snowflake, Organdy Ribbon, and Pop Dots

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Happy Mail!!

Let me start out by apologizing for my absence here and on your blogs!! I have had this horrible cough that is just killing me, but I think coughing is good excercise for the stomach!! However if it keeps up, Im going to need some Depends, LOL!! About an hour ago, I took my first dose from an Advair inhaler and I am feeling much better already!!

I purchased a chocolate chip wheel (roller) from Delrich on SCS!! She gave me a fabulous deal while others wanted my first born, JK!!! Thanks so much Diane! I was so surprised when I opened the envelope and saw this fabulous bag!! Isn't it great!!

Princess Helena ~ Thank so much for this adorable card that I admired in you gallery! I love everything about it. I already played the CD, I love Christmas music and Cam came in dancing and said I like this music!! I've always wanted to make these jars, very cool!! How thoughtful of you and you are so way far ahead of me!! I'm green with envy!! Isn't it adorable?? You're so sweet Helen aka: misshelenstamps on SCS, we became friends just about a year ago on SCS and I'll love her till I die!!

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and More Cowboy Butts!!!

This is for another one of my peeps and I'm sure she'll love it. In fact, I put it in a a regular envelope and a plastic one to protect it from drool! LOL!!

Stamps: Rubber Stamp Ave
Paper: Grey, Black, Orange and Basic Grey
Ink: Prismacolor Pencils and Odorless Mineral Spirits
Accessories: Ribbon and Black Sharpie for solid black on top and dots on the bottom .

All I can say is I made this for another one of my peeps and I hope she likes it!! He is cowboy by day and Country Music Singer by night!! and He is "HOT", "HOT", "HOT!!!!
Stamps: Rubber Stamp Ave
Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, and DCWV Rock Star (I sure wish that pad had a page full of red kisses like the pink one!)
Ink: Prismacolor Pencils and Odorless Mineral Spirits
Accessories: Ribbon, Stickles

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