jingle bells

 I had to do a glitter one... I hadn't used any of my quickutz dies in what seems like forever, so I dug out my christmas folder, and oh.... couldn't resist this bell one.

oh christmas tree

I can't beleive I last posted in August!  I have been a little pre-occupied though.  Oldest daughter has gone off to university, and the summer was really difficult, trying to come to terms with the idea!

So, after my blue and white cards, I decided to do red and white....

This is my red and white period!!

25c....

Whilst on holiday in Florida a couple of years ago, in our second week..... I discovered that all 25cent coins had a state on the back.....aaaagggghhhh I didn't know this, and it was too late to start looking for them all, soooo we got as many as we could find, which was about 17..........

THEN... my dear friend was going to Las Vegas for a holiday, and I asked if she would collect the rest for me - she said she had so much fun doing it.  She didn't know that each state had a coin either...

well

here they are!!!!

All in their little protective wrappers, I have now ordered the 50 states cricut cartridge, and can't wait to do a scrapbook just for them!

each state will have a coin - flag - state - tree - bird - flower

and anything else I can think of...yey!!!

let it snow...

These were last years heirloom dies... but the snowfalkes are this years new release...

I cut out the snowflakes, and stuck on small bit to the top layer,(before sticking the whole thing together) cut around, then carried it down to the next layer, and cut around the last. It is a bit fiddly, but lovely when finished.

Oh Christmas tree....

Isn't this tree just lovely... one of the new spellbinder dies just released.

Brrrrr.....

Isn't he cute... I just love these dies....

Frosty the snowman....

I actually changed from square card to 7 x 5.... ouch it did hurt!!