Ghirardelli Chocolate Holder

Here are some little treat holders I made with Ghirardelli chocolate squares.  A friend of mine had given me one of these so I carefully took it apart to find the score marks and size of the paper.  Then I glued it back together and kept it.   I had made a bunch of these this past Easter for my daughter's class.  They were a big hit with her friends so I thought I would make some for Christmas.  The sentiments are from my awesome friend Mary's Cardz TV Stamps.  The set is called Home For Christmas.    Please click on this link to check them out.  cardztvstamps.blogspot.com  The papers are from a pack from Recollections I bought at Michaels.   I think they are fun little treats to give to friends.  Thanks for stopping by, please let me know you were here.  I love to hear from you!

Lots Of Hugs,
Laura

Santa Teddy

Here is my dog Teddy in his Santa Suit.  He's in the holiday spirit.  He's such a good dog for letting me dress him in costumes.  And he gets rewarded for letting Mommy do this.  I will be posting a fun little project hopefully later today.  Thanks for stopping by!

Warm Winter Wishes

I have had this card in mind ever since I bought Joys Of The Season when it first came out years ago!  I just never got around to it.  When I was selected to by on Cardz TV Stamps Design Team, one of the stamps on the Home For Christmas set had Warm Winter Wishes on it.  So I figured it was time to make this card.  Please check out the awesome Cardz TV Stamps at  cardztvstamps.blogspot.com 

This card is 5 1/2 x 5 1/2.  The Warm Winter Wishes sentiment is from the Home For Christmas Cardz TV stamp set.  The fireplace is from Joys Of The Season cartridge.  I cut it out at 2 1/2 inches and all of the layers.  The patterned paper is from a DCWV stack I purchased last year I think.  The holly leaves are from a mini Studio G punch from Walmart.  The stockings are actually buttons I bought at Hobby Lobby.  They are really soft and fuzzy.  Have a great weekend!  Thanks for stopping by and please leave me a comment.  I really love comments!

Lots Of Hugs,
Laura

Believe

Here's a quick card I made last night using the Cardz TV Stamps Home For Christmas.  Here's a link to Cardz TV Stamps  cardztvstamps.blogspot.com  This is a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. card.  The window is from the Christmas solutions.  I cut it out at 4 inches for the brown window pane and the blackout.  Santa and his sleigh, and the moon were also cut from the same cartridge.  Santa and his sleigh were cut at 1 inch.  It's very detailed so I had to be careful taking it off the mat.  The moon was cut at 1/2 an inch.  The patterned paper is from one of DCWV stack from last year.  Thanks so much for stopping by.  Please let me know you were here and leave me a comment.  I would love to hear from you!  Have an awesome day!

Lots of Hugs,
Laura

Lip Balm Holders

I had to share these little lip balm holders.  The idea came from Stampin' Up!    This is my take on these cute little holders.   I used Cardz TV Stamps for the sentiments.  I used the Home For Christmas stamp set.  cardztvstamps.blogspot.com   On the Jingle All The Way holder, I used paper from a DCWV stack from last year.  On the Happy Holly Days, I used paper from Hobby Lobby.  The Kandy Kane Kisses paper came from Hobby Lobby as well.  The lip balm came from Avon.  They were on sale for .99.   I know my daughter will want to give these to her girlfriends for Christmas.  Hope you all are having a wonderful day.  Where I live it's been raining all morning.  Thanks for stopping by, please let me know you were here!  I LOVE COMMENTS!

Lots of Hugs,
Laura

Warm Winter Wishes

Good morning everyone!  I hope you all had a great weekend.  Here's a little card  I made using Cardz TV Stamps yesterday.  The stamp set I used is called Home For Christmas.  Here's a link to Cardz TV Stamps  cardztvstamps.blogspot.com 

I used fern Bazzil cardstock for the the 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 base.  The mat is from a DCWV stack from last year.  I cut the coffee mug from Every Day Pop Up Cards at 2 3/4 inches as well as all of the layers.  The Ho Ho Ho paper I cut it out of came from a paper pack from Recollections I found at Michaels.  The corner punches are from an EK Success punch.  Thanks so much for stopping by!  Please let me know you were here, I LOVE your comments!  And if you're new to my blog, please become a follower.

Lots of Hugs,
Laura

Card For Cardz TV "Just My Style" Challenge

First and foremost I want to give a big Thank You to Mary over at Cardz TV for selecting me to be on her Design Team.  I am really honored to be designing for her and working with all of the very talented ladies on the team.  Please stop by their blogs as well to see how talented they are.  Our first challenge is called "Just My Style"  This is my card for the challenge using the Cardz TV Stamp set "Home For The Holidays".  I absolutely love this set!  Here is a link for Cardz TV Stamps.  cardztvstamps.blogspot.com  Please check them out.  There are several sets available for pre-order such as: Thankful For You, Home For Christmas, Holly Jolly, Classic Christmas, Encouraging Thoughts, Make A Wish, Ticket Talk, It's A Guy Thing, and Barks and Bones.  Also on Mary's blog she is having a giveaway!  She is giving away a set of Thankful For You Stamp set.  All you need to do is enter a card for the "Just My Style" challenge by midnight EST Monday November 21st.  She will be using random.org to pick a winner.   Here is a link to her blog.  cardztv.blogspot.com

For my stair step card I used the Home For Christmas Cardz TV Stamp set.  I used April Showers to cut the house.  For the gingerbread people and the trees, I used an EK Success punch.  The bling came from Michaels.  The candy cane paper is from Hobby Lobby.   Thanks so much for stopping by my blog!  If you are a new to my blog, please become a follower.  Please let me know you stopped by.  I would love hearing from you.

Lots of Hugs,
Laura

Kandy Kane Kisses

I just love Cardz TV Stamps!  Please check them out at cardztvstamps.blogspot.com   I was at our local grocery store and walked through the Christmas Candy aisle and spotted these little candy cane Hershey kisses that are made of white chocolate with bits of candy cane in them.  I knew the second I saw them what I wanted to do with them.  I made this little treat holder using little bags from Michaels by Recollections that measure 3 x 4.  I cut a piece of red cardstock that measures 3 1/8 x 4 and scored in the middle at 2.  I ran it through the Cuttlebug using the Candy Cane folder.   I used an EK Success label punch.  The holly leaves are from a mini Studio G punch I bought at Walmart for .97.  I love this little punch.  It's only November 14 but I am in the Christmas mood!  Thanks for stopping by, and please let me know you were here.  I love to hear from you!  Have an awesome day!

Lots of Hugs,
Laura

Eat More Ham!

Here's a card I made using the Turkey from the Create A Critter cartridge.  I cut him at 2 3/4 inches and all of the layers.  I used A Child's Year for the card and mat.  The mat papers are from a DCWV mat stack.  Hope everyone is having a great Sunday.  Thanks for stopping by, and please leave me a comment.  I really love them!

Lots of Love,

Laura

Little Treat Basket Using Cardz TV Stamps

Here's a little treat basket I made using the Cardz TV Stamp set Home For The Holidays.  Please click on this link to check out all of the different stamp sets that are available for pre-order.  cardztvstamps.blogspot.com  I really love this set and can't wait to make more of these with her stamps!  Mary is an amazing person and has great sentiment stamps. The paper is from a paper pack from Recollections I bought at Michaels.  The larger holly leaves were punched using a Martha Stewart punch.  The bling is from Recollections.  The mini holly leaves were punched using a .97 punch from Studio G I bought at Walmart.  The red, green, and silver smaller candy's are Hershey bells, and the long green one is a Kit Kat.  Thanks so much for stopping by!  Please let me know you were here.

Lots of Hugs,
Laura

Turkey Family

Here are is a family of Turkey Nuggets.  I made the Dad first and then thought he needed a Wife.  And of course next came the baby!   I got the idea from Stampin' Up! so of course I had to try it.  The feathers are made from a scalloped punch.  The face is a circle punch.  I just cut a small square and folded it in half for the beak.  I used a flower punch and cut two of the petals for the warble.  I wrapped the nugget in the same color of cardstock.  These are really simple to make. Hope everyone is having an awesome day!  Thanks for stopping by and I hope to hear from you!

Lots of hugs!

Laura

Cardz TV Design Team Member

I am soooo excited to announce today that I was chosen to be on Mary's Cardz TV Design Team!!!!  I can't believe it!  I was checking my e-mail when I came across one from Mary letting me know I was selected.  Did I mention I was excited????  You can click on this link to go to her blog and check it out   cardztv.blogspot.com   I can't wait to work with Mary and all of the other talented ladies!  Thank you sooo much Mary!

Thanksgiving Blessing Card

Here's a Thanksgiving card I created using the Martha Stewart punch set I bought from HSN back in September.  It came with a corner punch, a border punch, and the one you can punch anywhere on the page.  They are simple to use but you need to make sure you have the correct measurements so it will work out.  The leaves are bling from Joann's.  The pearls came from Michaels.  I used Bazzill cardstock for the burnt orange piece, and the golden yellow cardstock came from a Recollections paper pack from Michaels.  I hope everyone has a great weekend.  Thanks for stopping by, please leave me a comment because I love them!