A SMALL PART OF ME...

loves Monday morning.

{A larger part of me would rather it still be the weekend.}

The thing about Monday is this - we have one entire week ahead of us to get things done.

Five days to make some progress, create a memory, finish a project, find a new purpose or just enjoy being where we are! That's kind of exciting in my book!

This weekend I spent a bunch of time knee-deep in scrapbook supplies. I'm working on pages, I finishing up albums, ticking off deadlines, wrapping up projects - and GASP - starting to brainstorm Christmas card ideas!

I know, I know - it's not even December. But the QuicKutz Christmas release last week, I think, made everyone realize that the holidays are just around the corner. So to get the ball rolling - I grabbed the NEW Embossing Folders.

These three are from the four-piece 2x2 sets. The Christmas set and the Let It Snow set. I grabbed some non-traditional Christmas papers {I know, shocker!} and came up with this idea...

I used Co'ordinations Cardstock for this project. LOVE this paper with the QK Embossing Folders because when you scuff your embossed image with a file, a lighter color is revealed. SO COOL! I embossed each hunk of cardstock - did my scuffing - and then cut out the image with the QK Nesting Label (square) or the QK Nesting Label (rectangle). Then I just mixed-and-matched the "rings" around each shape.

Cute and easy I think. Now I just need to find out if I can find enough sticky-backed pearls to make a bunch of these!

So what are you doing this week? Do you have any creative-time planned out for yourself? Are holiday cards on your to-do list sometime soon? {Did you get up this morning at 5:30 a.m. to feed a lamb?}

Just curious!

EDITED TO ADD - 5:09 a.m PDT and we are only 10 away from 70,000 hits! Hey, that's kind of fun! Who will it be, who'll be the 70,000th hitter? LOL

I'm here for your habit...

Comments

[Househund]

LIke this one it's young and funky...

[Househund]

it's me... it's me.. 70,000 is there a prize.. I've never won a prize... or blog candy...
Please say there'a a give away Susan... something nice that Dani can put in with my next order and save you postage!!!! :0)

[Househund]

Now it's saying 70,002 i've been back so many time hahahhahah

[Vicki]

Love the card, like you used non-traditional colors. Love it! I am doing lots of laundry this week and packing for my trip! Oh and scrapbooking with friends on Wednesday. Yeah! I wouldn't like it to be 5am but I'd love to feed the lambs!

[MBstang]

Can you make a set for me??? They are so cute! Do you cut first or emboss first or does it matter? Thanks for the ideas!
I am loving this Monday because it is a day off---I plan to catch up on laundry and my SB's! :D

[Susan]

MB - normally, you would cut first, them emboss. Only because the cutting process can sometimes "smoosh" your embossed pattern. Normally!

But you know, i am far from normal. So in this particular card I embossed first, scuffed the image and then cut. Since the dies I was using were both nesting shapes and open in the middle, the smooshing was kept to a minimum.

This way - I was able to align the shape around my embossed image. Words and trees would not look as cute if they were crooked! LOL

hope that helps!!

[Karen W]

Susan the card is awesome! I haven't used that cardstock before, but now I will have to look for it.

This week I am getting ready for a Scrap Pink at a LSS. I am planning on doing cards and catching up on my Basic Gray layout of the month kits. But I may have to add doing a page about me as well.

I hope to have most of the cards cut out and bagged up. We'll see if that works out.

Thanks for sharing
Karen

[Karen W]

I forgot to mention the lovely lime green on the card!

Karen