Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year to all my friends!  You have blessed me so much this year with fun, laughter and tears!  I hope the coming year brings you health and happiness!

I love this antique post card--thanks to Barbara who found a wonderful blog called The Graphics Fairy!!  It has so many wonderful vintage and antique images, it makes one's head spin!  I do have a quick card to show you this morning, then it's off to dismantle the tree and take down the decorations.   This image is a digital image I found through Lisa Foster; you can see HER wonderful cards (much more creative than mine) here.  Lisa knows how to embellish and brings life to this little guy!  Mine is a little more "subdued" as I am still learning those Copics!  Here you go:

This is actually a thank you to someone special!!!  I hope she likes it!

And a few more of the last Christmas cards I received:

A beautiful silver-embossed card from Ruth:

and a sweet one from Anna:

and an iridescent beauty from Juanita:

Enjoy your day and thanks for visiting!

 

ColourQ Challenge #13

Needing some quick thank you cards, I went to Arielle's ColourQ challenge for my inspiration:

I made use of my new SU stamp set, I {Heart} Hearts as well as the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder and the new corduroy buttons in Pretty in Pink.  I also used Lots of Tags for the die cut; sadly, I realize I need a couple new cutting pads.....there are LOTS of scratches on mine!!  Just a couple layers, some Melon Mambo ribbon and it was finished! I really love this color combo, so I may just do a few more!

Here are a few more Christmas cards I received; I am ALMOST done--I got A LOT!  I still need to photograph a few of them!!

An elegant beauty from Shawn:

another beauty from my upline, Pennie (this whole card is SHIMMERY!):

and from another downline, Alison:

I hope everyone has a safe, happy, healthy New Year's Eve---no matter what you're doing! 

Chickadee Birthday

I saw this sweet chickadee image on SCS and immediately knew I had to have it!  Even though it is probably considered a Christmas image, I used it for a birthday card for my sister, because we both love birds, and I just thought it was still appropriate for a January birthday!!!

This little guy is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics; DP is BG's Wassail---it really is more of a green than shows here!  I added some shimmer with a Gelly Roll pen, which of course, doesn't show up here!  A few pearls added a little extra elegance.

And here are a few more wonderful cards to share with you:

A very sweet "quilted" card from Beth:

An adorable card from my CTD buddy Danielle:

and a very cleverly-done set of ornaments by Robyn:

I am going to try to sneak in some stamping time before dinner!  Thanks for visiting today!

Cupcake Birthday

Just a quick little card today for my nephew's birthday....I am sure he will be wishing there was a deer or an elk or something a little more masculine on it, but he'll have to enjoy sprinkles on a cupcake!!  Here we go:

I used Mercy's sketch#54, turned on its side:

and an assortment of BG Cupcake papers, Real Red, Old Olive and Brocade Blue cardstocks, and SU sets Crazy for Cupcakes and On Your Birthday.  Pretty straightforward as it is a guy card....but I did stick a little glitter on the flame!  :D

Now for some more Christmas cards!

One from Bonnie:

and a sweet, simple, but oh-so-striking one from Carol:

a wonderfully-executed one from Wendy in non-traditional colors:

and a fun glittery one from Denise (peanutbee):

Thanks for visiting today!

Sweet Friend

Here's a sweet little card I made for a nice friend:

I used Mercy's sketch shown here:

The image is from Crafty Secrets, and was stamped in Basic Brown on watercolor paper, then colored in with reinkers. Sentiment is from Flourishes; DP is Nook & Pantry; card base is Close to Cocoa; felt flower is new from SU, available in the upcoming mini catalog!  Thanks for visiting today!

A Few More Lovely Cards

While I am still waiting for time to stamp, I thought I would share some more cards I received this Christmas season:

From my sweet friend Barbara:

from my downline, Sue:

a SWEET little cutie from Lisa:

and a beautiful silvery treasure from Linda:

Hopefully I'll be back with something of my own!

Popping In to Say Hello

Hi everyone! It has been a crazy few days at the Pugliese household, and absolutely no time for stamping! So I hope you all had a wonderfully blessed holiday, and maybe tomorrow I can breathe, stamp, peruse your blogs and create!