Happy New Year!

2015 has been a wonderful year filled with fun with friends and family, a new precious baby granddaughter, amazing travel experiences, and lots of creative adventures!

To celebrate both 2015 and welcome in 2016, here's a CHEERS to you and yours!  

May your New Year be filled with all things great!  Cheers!

This little celebration card was made with the CTMH Artfully Sent and Artistry Cartridges. 
Thank you to my creative friend and teammate Dawn Lecy, for some inspiration for this card!  

Here are the products and details:

Card base- Black Cardstock - Artfully Sent Cartridge, page 39, Sleeve - shift.  Cut @ 5.50"

Champagne Glasses - White Daisy cardstock and Gold Glitter Paper - Artistry cartridge page 50,  Icon 2 - cut @ 3.25"

Cheers - White Daisy cardstock and Gold Glitter Paper - Artistry cartridge page 50, Shape. Cut @ 1.25"

Back the card inset with a rectangle piece of La Vie En Rose patterned paper.

Accents: Bitty Sparkles for bubbles.  Glitter paper strips.

Thin 3D Foam Tape under the Cheers rectangle and under the left glass.

For Unto You

All month long, I've been participating in a photo a day activity.  Actually, I've been taking part in TWO!  It has been a challenge, and even though I'm a bit behind by a couple of the days, I am throughly enjoying it.

Today's prompt for #somethingaboutsharingdecember is Peace.  I decided to take photos of a Christmas triptych with a Nativity scene I painted in the fall of 1982.  I was expecting our first baby and still had time to paint.  With a newborn, I didn't paint much, so this was likely the last big project before her October arrival.  I don't remember exactly how many hours I spent painting this special project, but I know it was a lot! 

I always think of peace whenever I see a Nativity scene and I definitely think of peace when I reflect on this project. 

Wishing you a Christmas filled with Love and Peace.

 I used a folk art style of acrylic painting and a pattern designed by JoSonja Jansen.  She inspired me with many of her wonderful patterns and I was fortunate to take classes with her for a week at her studio in northern California.  What a fun experience that was many years ago! 

May 2016 be filled with fun and memorable experiences and peace!

Happy Mail!

Recently, I sent out a big bunch of Happy Mail to some great friends.  With each receiving three watercolor painted cards, I hope they brought a few smiles when they opened their package.

This floral card was stamped with the December Stamp of the Month ~ Candlelight Garden.  I love the jar, the flowers, the sentiments.... you get it, I LOVE this set!  

It's so pretty and so versatile!

Supplies:

December SOTM - Candlelight Garden, Sending Love (Sending Hugs)

Memento Tuxedo Black Stamp pad

Watercolor Paints, Brush Set, Watercolor Paper

White Daisy Cards/Envelopes. Journaling Pen

Assorted Clear Sparkles

Tiny Christmas Mouse in a Snow Globe!

Sorry my cute blog background has disappeared for some reason.  I hope to have something artsy and fun back again soon!

Now, on the the Christmas mouse post....

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse...  That's because he was living it up in a little jar turned snow globe!  Who knew a mouse could be so happy in a jar with snow?!

This merry little card features the jar from the December Stamp of the Month "Candlelight Garden" and the tiny mouse from "Animal Greetings" Operation Smile Stamp set.

Coloring this little guy was a breeze with the beautiful 

ShinHan Touch Twin Markers!  Love them!

This is the AWESOME December Stamp of the Month S1512 "Candlelight Garden"!  So many possibilities with this set!  

Did you know that Close To My Heart donates $7 of each D1679 Animal Greetings stamp set sold to Operation Smile?  What a wonderful cause repairing cleft lips for children around the world, giving a smile to a child who could never have this surgery otherwise.  Warms my heart to help support Operation Smile!

Supplies:

Stamp Sets:  Candlelight Garden December Stamp of the Month (jar),

 Animal Greetings (mouse), Reindeer Bells (sentiment), Holly Jolly Christmas (pine sprig)

CTMH Artbooking Cricut Cartridge (snowflake)

White Pines Paper Pack, White Daisy Cards/Envelopes

ShinHan Markers: Carmine, Turquoise Blue, Sap Green, 

4 Warm Grey, Pastel Peach  

Memento Black pad, CTMH Fern Stamp Pad

Bitty Sparkles

Retired: Season's Tweetings (tiny Santa hat), Cranberry Baker's Twine, Prisma Glitter

Planners Gonna Plan!

I can't wait to get my hands on this gorgeous planner!  I saw one at our CTMH Album Retreat in Salt Lake City last month 

and it was amazing!  

The Everyday Life Planner became available to order starting 

Dec. 1.  Get it this month with a special bundle price of $29.95 (value of $35.85)  It includes the Album, 2016 Planner pages and the cool matching stamp!  Find it here: Planner Promotion.

 The Planner Album - Beautiful!

The 2016 Planner Pages -  Stylish and Cool!

Stamp - Too FUN!

The Stamp - Too Fun!

And....there are more cool products to add to your Everyday Planner Albums!

My Crush Pages!  Love them!

 Fun new Washi Tape!  Yay!

Memory Protector Pocket pages in 4 x 3.....

 and 4 x 6 pockets!  Perfect!

Cyber Sale Week!

Jingle, Jingle!  Fantastic prices on some very popular products November 30 - Dec. 4!

Visit my website to view the following products.  margi.ctmh.com

3111. Z3111  Base & Bling Snowflake Charm—Faux Gold
      
      
3112. Z3112  Base & Bling Jingle Bell—Faux Gold
      
      
      Z3135  Base & Bling Snowflake Charm—Faux Silver

3135. Z3136  Base & Bling Jingle Bell—Faux Silver

3138. Z3138  Base & Bling Red Bead Charm—Faux Gold
      
      
3139. Z3139  Base & Bling Red Bead Charm—Faux Silver

          Z3180 Picture My LifeTM Going Places Scrapbooking Program 

          Z3147 Cut AboveTM Dapper Giraffe Card Kit

          Z2028 Designer Creations Short Stack Album

2036. Z2036  Designer Creations Slate Paper Bags
      
      
2037. Z2037  Designer Creations Lagoon Paper Bags
      
      
2038. Z2038  Designer Creations Ruby Paper Bags
      
      
2039. Z2039  Designer Creations Honey Paper Bags

2049. Z2049  Designer Creations Cupcake Box
      
      
2050. Z2050  Designer Creations Takeout Box   
            
      Z2053 Designer Creations Buttoned Bag
      
      
      Z1838 5" x 7" Hinged Display Tray
      
      
      Z1750 Designed Décor Display Tray
      
      
      Z2006 Designed Décor Red Magnetic Chalkboard
      
      
      Z2015  Designed Décor Black Shadow Box
      
      
      Z2016  Designed Décor Colonial White Shadow Box
      
      
      Z1833 My CreationsTM Kraft Container 
      
      
      Z1871 My CreationsTM Kraft 3-Ring Album 
      
      
      Z1953 My CreationsTM Journaling Cards Box 

      
      

      Z1956 My CreationsTM Hip Pics Album 

      
      

      Z3043 My CreationsTM Black Mini Book

      
      
      Z3044 My CreationsTM Kraft Mini Book 

      
      

      Z3069 My CreationsTM Mini Mix Album 

      
      

      Z3137 My CreationsTM Pint-Sized Container 

      
      
      Z3168 Cricut® Artfully Sent Collection      
      
      
      Z1476  4 1⁄4" x 5 1⁄2" White Daisy Envelopes
      
      
      Z1477  5" x 7" White Daisy Envelopes
      
      
      Z1478  6" x 6" White Daisy Envelopes
      
      
      Z1756  3" x 3" Colonial White Envelopes
      
      
      Z1757  4 1⁄4" x 5 1⁄2" Colonial White Envelopes
      
      
      Z1758  5" x 7" Colonial White Envelopes
      
      
      Z1759  6" x 6" Colonial White Envelopes
      
      
      Z1851 Scallop Border Punch
      
      
      Z1997 Triangle Border Punch