Think snow!

I'm thinking that snow may not be so far-fetched this year...can you believe all the reports of snow in no-snow areas?? Maybe we'll actually get some snow for Christmas (or at least a good cover on the nearby mountains so we could visit)!

This is a card I made for Jessica (jezirus on SCS)...she was *so* sweet to think of AJ (willosmama on SCS), who coordinated all the participants of Unity's Secret Santa. Since AJ wasn't able to participate, Jessica organized us hooligans to send a little something to her, and she put a *big* box of goodies together for our fearless SS coordinator! I thought that extra effort at least warranted a cute card, right? *grins*

I started with a Baja Breeze card stock base that was 8 1/2" x 7 1/4", folded in half to be 8 1/2" x 3 5/8", which fits perfectly in a standard business-sized envelope. (FYI: if you have a Scor-Pal, the score line for this size is marked with a small triangle...there is also a triangle at the 7 1/4" line in case you want to tri-fold a standard 8 1/2" x 11" sheet. Very handy if you're totally OCD, and want those Christmas letters perfectly folded! *wink*)

(Sorry, where was I? Oh yeah...)

I covered the front with scraps of SU!'s 'Ski Slope' DP. I cut them all to widts and lengths that were multiples of 3/4" (so 3/4", 1 1/2", 2 1/4", etc.), and then just tiled them on like a crazy quilt. Going with the quilt theme, I stamped some faux-stitching over the joints in Chocolate Chip ink. Next, I stamped that adorable little owl trio, colored them with Prismacolor pencils, adhered them to a Baja Breeze scrap, and faux-stitch-stamped around the edge. I attached the image panel to the card base with foam mounting tape, and stamped 'think snow' at the bottom right corner, added some adhesive half-back pearls, and tied on some chocolate satin ribbon.

For those of you buried in snow or dealing with freezing (or sub-freezing) temperatures, stay WARM and SAFE!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Michelle

Supplies used:
Paper: Baja Breeze and Very Vanilla CS, Ski Slope DP (SU!)
Ink: Chocolate Chip (SU!)
Stamps: Three Owls (Hero Arts); 'think snow' from Jolly Little Winter (Unity stamp Co.); Hanging by a Thread set (Technique Tuesday)
Other: half-back pearls (Michael's); satin ribbon (Club Wedd by Target); foam mounting tape (3M)

Feeling a bit better...

Thanks for all the well-wishes and prayers! My surgery on Thursday (to have my gallbladder removed) went very well, and I'm on the road to recovery. I had a set-back Friday night at dinner, when I caught Jonathan (my 2-year-old) as he was about to fall out of his chair...THAT hurt! But I'm slowly feeling better each day, and will be taking off all the bandages today.

I wanted to show you all the cards I've received from friends, so here they are! (I'm hoping to resume some kind of crafting soon, but can't use enough force yet to even stamp an image, so please be patient with this poor little invalid! *wink*) Sorry about the strange light/funky shadows on some of these...

From Jonathan, my 2-year-old (with help from Grandma Chris):


From Daniel, my 4-year-old (with NO help...it's a rocket):


From Grandma Chris (aka Razzleberry) and Grandpa Bernie (my DH's parents... they're the boys grandparents, not *my* grandparents!):


From my sweet neighbor and stamping friend, Shannon: (notice the Unity stamps? Yeah, I take all the credit for that!! ....Sorry, Jay!)


From the amazing Melinda (aka PassionFruit):


From the sweet Miss Jennifer Taylor (aka JenMarie on SCS):

and a close-up, since the first shot doesn't show the glossy on the umbrella, or the little puddle she's standing in!
And thank you also, JenMarie, for the stamped images and embossed goodies! {Love} them!

Okay, I'm headed back to bed...catch you later! Thanks for stopping by!
~Michelle