Beach Style Christmas....

                                       

Our family Christmas party was held over at Daytona Beach this year...We decided to do a beach style Christmas tree in the living room where we stayed over at The Tropical Manor...Our room was a 3/2 ocean front that was perfect for the party...I have been collecting decorations to put on the tree all year...I used pink hibiscus, white finger starfish, Adirondack chairs in blue and pink (the pink ones have a tiny wicker hat and the blue one I added a white rolled up towel) white lanterns with battery operated tea lights that flicker, ceramic fish, blue round glitter ornaments, and clear ones with sand from Daytona Beach and shells were added...I used a white beach towel as the tree skirt and a large angel fish to match the smaller ones was put on top of the tree....I had so much fun creating this tree for our party....The second photo is of the front porch using a lantern with garland, hibiscus, white finger starfish and ocean blue ornaments that sparkle. A wicker hat and towel were placed on the chair for fun...I will be sharing some closer pics later tomorrow and a gift idea for beach lovers...Thanks for stopping by today!  Merry Christmas!

Christmas....Beach Style...

This year I am doing a theme tree for Christmas....And to go along with the theme tree which is Beach Style I have just finished my wreath for the front door for our Beach Style Christmas Party this year...Which we are having at a cute little motel that we all treasure "The Tropical Manor" for my hubby's yearly family Christmas get together....I found this cute ceramic fish during the summer (which is the best time to shop for beach decor) and he is our main focus on the wreath....Found some white finger star fish on Ebay for a dollar each (a lot cheaper than the price at the craft store which are 4.99 ea.) I hot glued a piece of ornament wire on the back to thread the star fish through the wreath to secure them...With the door opening and shutting a lot you want to make sure this stuff stays put...
The white lights were added first there are 50 lights.  I got the hibiscus when they went on sale after the summer to add....The blue glitter ornaments which reminded me of the pretty blue ocean were found at Old Time Pottery...The glitter is on the inside which makes it better for not getting glitter all over your hands....I hope everyone likes the wreath for the party! I can't wait to decorate the tree and put up the rest of the stuff!  I have more photos I will post from the beach later on....Thanks for stopping by today!

Jack is on his way....No...not Jack Frost....

Jack is on his way!  No...Not Jack Frost but little baby Jack!  Yep there's another baby on the way!  And this time the Congrats go to Stephanie and Josh!  We are so excited for their new addition....The baby shower is tomorrow and this card will accompany the gift.  I stamped the image three times in order to paper piece the blanket that Jack is in and then also I wanted to give the blanket and Jacks head dimension by using pop dots.  I hand wrote "Jack" on the tag and added ribbon, button brads and a safety pin through the white ribbon for fun in coordinating colors....Hope you are all doing great and staying warm this winter...Its been pretty cool here in Florida....Thanks for stopping by today!

Have you been good this year?

Yep....It's almost that time of year again....This year has gone by so fast! I had so much fun making this card last year but never had a chance to post it on my blog here....It's a digi image from Birdie Brown...I love her stuff....I made this one Clean and Simple...Santa was printed out, colored and then cut out so I could give him some dimension by adding a pop dot behind him...A bit of torn paper for snow and a pom pom for fun....I hope you are all doing well...Thanks for stopping by today!
Supplies:  Digi by Birdie Brown, Copics, Papers by SU and Recollections and Pom Pom

Baby on the Way!

Hey!  I wanted to dedicate this post to Ashleigh and Todd who are expecting their first child!  We are very happy for you both...I thought this card was perfect since Ashleigh will be going for her Doctors  visit soon...The joys of pregnancy....Congrats you two!!
Supplies:  Stickers by Jolee, Papers by SU and Pink Brad to attach notes on cards...

Happy Birthday Nautical Style by Guest Designer Lori Hamilton

Hello! It's been a long time since I have posted anything... Some stuff going on that has kept me away for a bit. I hope to be posting a creation soon of my own but until then....I am so happy to have Designer Lori Hamilton in the spotlight today with this GREAT card she made using a Nautical Theme....I just LOVE how she stamped the image twice so she could cut out and pop up the red sails on the boat!  Her clouds are so wonderful and the textured paper give it such a nice contrast....I also love her choice of jute the red and white are perfect for this style card....and on the upper right corner the two red banners make this card full of great nautical details all over!  Thank you Lori for being our Guest Designer and sharing your wonderful creations with us....
Supplies:  Stamp set: SU Sail Away and Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock:  SU Cherry Cobbler (sails and banners)

Other: SU Banner punch, SU Square Lattice Embossing folder, Tim Holtz red/white paper string, Taylored Expressions Cloud die (sponged clouds) and Spellbinders Double Ended Tags

Thinking of You Maribelle...

Hi!  Hope everyone is doing great!  So glad that its the time for flowers and spring colors!  I found this coloring page online and thought it would make a pretty image for a Birthday card I needed for a very sweet friend of mine Maribelle!  Happy Birthday Maribelle I hope you had a wonderful day!...I cut out and popped up one of the flowers for some dimension and used a couple of different fonts I found in my word program to make the sentiment right under the image...Three dots of bling were added for fun and a sheer white ribbon...I used the swiss dots folder for the pink strip behind the matted image...I hope you are having a wonderful spring so far!  Thanks so much for stopping by today!
Supplies:  Image online coloring page, Font by Word, Papers by SU and Recollections, Copic Markers, Bling, Ribbon and Pop Dots...