CRIKEY!

yep, it's been a while!  but i had a night at the casino with my Smudge-Paw, then a week in Cape May with my darling Lesley from England (during which time i made 88 cards - true story!), and now a day off due to ol' Sandy, and i've been a crafty mama!

speaking of mama, have you seen the trailer for Mama?  oooohhh, i wanna see it!  LOVE the creature horror from Guillermo Del Toro! 

okay, so crafty stuff....  first of all, we have a new challenge coming at Some Odd Girl tomorrow, and YOU should play along!  not only have the new releases been uber fun, but in case you didn't already know, there are TWO ways to win, and two separate prizes.  3 digis for the digi lovers out there, and a 4x6 clear set for those who prefer the ol' fashioned way.  join us tomorrow and get in on that action.  :)

and i have a little project feature to share, in hopes of inspiring you even a smidge for that holiday crafting!  i tend to leave mine to the last minute, but i'm happy to say i've got a bunch out of the way already this year!  not only do i lurrrrve the Christmas stamps from Some Odd Girl, but i was thrilled to use up some scraps on this project!  heeeeeeeeere's Ornament Tia (done up with Copics!):

 

isn't the filament on the bulb FUN?!  well the set gives you four options - you can go plain, filament, or one of two patterns (or you can get crazy and paper piece it!)...  not to mention two different sentiments.  don't you love having OPTIONS?!  

here's the final product:

totally simple and not my usual, but Ornament Tia definitely steals the show!  

playing along with challenges around the blogosphere....
Daring Cardmakers - their theme is "Let There Be Light"

Polka Doodles - they want a Christmas card with KRAFT added

and that's gonna do it for me for tonight...  i'd love to show you more, but there's too much going on with Designed to Color and Some Odd Girl and i have far too many secret things going on behind the scenes!  i'm just glad that Sandy is behind me and my feral kitties out back survived the storm!  :D