♥ Making snow angels... ♥

This is a card I made with this week's sketch over at the Card Patterns blog. I made the angel out of a piece of a folded paper doily, Maya Road Chipboard wings smothered in white paint and glitter, a white pearl and some seam binding ribbon.

I also used some Fancy Pants, Lilac House paper, some pink trim, snowflakes and pearls trim, Martha Stewart punched snowflakes, a Melissa Frances rub-on and more glitter!

Here is the sketch:

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♥ Magic of the Season...A Faux Toy Drum and Card ♥

Christmas....the most magical time of the year! Especially when there is snow on the ground. I was recently inspired to make this faux toy drum when I saw over on Two Peas someone had taken a child's toy drum and altered it. Well, I decided to make my own "toy drum" out of a simple round box. It can be purchased at Michael's for a buck or two.

I first discarded the top, which can be used for something at a later date, I'm sure! I then painted the inside of the box white and then covered the sides with some My Mind's Eye Lost and Found musical notes paper and the inside bottom of the box with some Fancy Pants Lilac House paper. Then for a few dollars at Mike's I picked up a cute little paper house which I also painted white. Then covered it in some Ice Crystals and added some pearls, snowflakes, candy canes, Melissa Frances resin frame and some ribbon to it. I then adhered it in the box with some hot glue. I also used some cotton for snow and some holiday picks as well as some more ice crystals.

I then traced the bottom of the box onto a piece of transparency paper, cut it out and then adhered it to the outer edge of the box with some hot glue.(Not too much, so you don't melt the paper.)I then inked the edges of the transparency with white ink to give a frosted look and then adding some MF rub-ons.

I then added some roping, satin ribbon, We R Memory Keepers Snowflake stamps, chipboard and resin snowflakes, trim and more candy canes to the outside of the box. And there you have a toy drum with a magical scene inside that makes a special gift for someone!

I used the same materials for the card. I also used this week's sketch over at The Pink Elephant Challenge blog.

Here is the Sketch:

I also used some other fabby challenges for this project! Check them out:

~ Really Reasonable Ribbons: Challenge #12, Christmas Theme
~ Crazy 4 Challenges, C4C63, Christmas
~ The Creative Cottage Challenge Blog: Someone Special at Christmas
~ Crafty CardMakers Challenge Blog: Challenge 34, Card and Matching Gift
~ ABC Christmas Challenge Blog: Winter Wonderland
~ Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog: It's all about Snowflakes

I hope you like it and try to make one yourself! They are alot of fun to make. Don't forget to check out my current giveaway!

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♥ A Thankful Giveaway! ♥

♥♥♥ Giveaway Now Closed! Winner to be announced shortly! ♥♥♥

What are you thankful for? With Thanksgiving almost here in the States, (where did the year go?) it makes you think about what and who is so special in your life and what you are thankful for. Even though I am thankful and grateful for everything and everyone in my life everyday, the holidays always bring it out more in me! I am so thankful for my friends and family especially my children! My kids mean the world to me and I would NEVER take them for granted. They are a special gift from God and I thank him everyday for them.

So, what are you thankful for? Let me know and you just might win some fabby presents just in time for Christmas! Why? Because I am grateful and thankful for all of your sweet comments and for visiting my little piece of this bloggin' world! I would also be thankful if you would post my giveaway on your blog too! :)

What can you win? How about all of this!!

~ Echo Park Everybody Loves Christmas Paper Kit

~ Martha Stewart Ornament Punch

~ Martha Stewart Fringe Scissors

~ Inkadinkado Stamp Set

Good Luck everyone! I will leave this open until next Tuesday, Nov. 23rd!

I'll be back later with a really fun and easy project that makes a special gift! A Faux Toy Drum with a winter scene inside made out of a simple round box you can pick up at Mike's for a buck!

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♥♥♥Giveaway Now Closed! Winner to be announced shortly!♥♥♥