the weary world rejoices!

Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones. May today be a day filled with hope and joy!

I've always loved "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas." My dad made sure we saw it every Christmas, so by now, it is firmly ingrained into my Christmas traditions!

I can practically quote the whole thing, and it was a no-brainer when Noel issued us this challenge that I would use one of the fabulous lines from The Grinch!

There are so many good ones, but this one is a particular favorite of mine.
I kept the layout design simple to focus on my title... it was hard! I had to keep restraining myself from adding more. I like how it turned out, though.
This was made with the Dear Santa kit (sold out), except for the addition of some October Afternoon letter stickers and some Hambly rub ons.

(If you are looking for some good reading on this Christmas Eve Eve, check out this post from one of my favorite blogs. It's lengthy, but it is good stuff.)

*eta: I don't know why the text of this post looks so wonky- sorry 'bout that!

I'm working away in my little workshop here, trying to get all my gifts finished & wrapped. I can actually see a light at the end of the tunnel- how 'bout you?

So, I'm STILL using the November Scripts kit.

I can't help it, it's got some of my very favorite things in it!

I made this little flip book from Snapfish as a gift for my husband's Grandma, but when it came, I knew I just had to spiff it up. I couldn't leave it plain! The pages are basically just photos bound together, so the backside of each photo was just white.

The cover has letter stickers from the December kit. I was skeptical about the Tim Holtz film strip stuff at first, but I've ended up using it on every project! It's really cool!
The little sticker strips from 7 Gypsies were the perfect touch for this simple album.
To go along with this gift, I bought these cool Ranger Ink/Tim Holtz frames, glass slides, and swivel chains. I made a 1.5" x 1.5" square of paper, slapped Grandma's first initial on one side, and then put a 1.5" x 1.5" collage (made it in Picnik because it was fast & easy!) on the other side!
The collage goes in between two glass slides- I made this in about 5 minutes. I love it! You could also make these into necklaces.... ;)A fun & easy Christmas gift!

I made this little frame ornament for my tree, earlier this week from the Noel Mignon Dear Santa kit. I think it would be sweet to make a photo ornament every year, or at least, every few years to see the progression over time.

I can only imagine what our photo will look like in a year's time... my babies are growing up so fast!

Did you know that "Noel Mignon" loosely means, "a little/cute Christmas"? That's how I feel any time I open a box from Noel- like I'm receiving a little Christmas every month!

The day after Christmas, the newest kit will go on sale. If you're getting any Christmas cash, this might be a good way to invest that money. Hehehe

Two years ago, this mess of a girl came into our world.

Right now she's walking around with house wearingone flip flop on, a pair of overalls (that are unbuttoned), and a old ski cap. She's truly an individual. She's so spunky and sassy and completely adored.

We love you, Baby-elle! Happy Birthday!

Get some chalkboard spray paint (at Michael's for $7.99 but you could use a 40% off coupon to make it even cheaper!) or a can of chalkboard paint....
Pick up a few silver metal trays from the Dollar Tree and some painter's masking tape. Tape around the edges of the trays and spray away! You need to do two coats to create a chalkboard.

Once they are dry, you have to prime them by rubbing chalk all over them and then wiping off. Then it's ready to write on- and decorate!I made flowers out of book paper punched with a scalloped circle punch. I used this idea from Elizabeth Kartchner, and instead of using fabric, I used paper & a hot glue gun to create the flowers.


Bits and pieces from the November & December Scripts kits add in other touches to these chalkboards!