Fiber Bubble: BUSY BUSY BUSY

Friday, November 22, 2013

BUSY BUSY BUSY

Gonna be a busy weekend! I can't believe I am saying this but I'm going to a craft fair tomorrow. I REALLY don't like crafts and especially don't like craft fairs. I went to two art gallery shows recently - LOVED them both! But crafts?...Not so much. Yes...you might call me an art snob. And I'm okay with that!

So why a craft show? Well...my favorite Farmer's Market vendor is going to be at the fair with her jams and jellies! Everyone on my Christmas list - stop reading NOW...Christmas Gift Spoiler Alert. All my gift peeps are going to get a jar of jam! Her jams are ROCKIN!! Like: Christmas Butter, Pumpkin Pecan Butter, Brandied Marmalade, Carrot Cake Preserves, Raspberry Jalapeno, Habanero Gold, and my personal favorite...Sweet Warning - with sweet red bell, serrano, and habanero peppers.

College Men's and Women's Basketball games in the afternoon! Go Chargers!

Tomorrow night we are off to enjoy Christmas at the Orpheum. The Briar Cliff University Choir, Chamber Choir, and Siouxland Choral Artists plus the symphony. It will be glorious! It is the signature event of the university's choral program.

Plus I need to do a bit of cleaning and preparing for Thanksgiving! (Okay maybe it's more than just a LITTLE necessary cleaning...) Oh! AND I have an order for some Christmas cards for daughter Amy and her friend Jennie. I told you...BUSY weekend!

Cozy Christmas

~Base card - white card stock

~Layer of striped card stock

~Glitter/sheer ribbon

~Layer of red card stock with white dots made using White Sharpie Paint pen and with punched curved corners

~Tree image from design card stock Michael's Twelve Days with punched curved corners

~Sentiment stamped with Versamark, embossed with Ranger Rich Red embossing powder, die cut using Stampin' Up Framelits Apothecary Accents and 2 pearls colored using red Sharpie

Inspiration/Challenges

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Christmas

Bearly-Mine - Christmas colors with die cut

Thanks for clicking by - have a fabulous weekend!

Nancy in Iowa

5 comments:

jimlynnNovember 22, 2013 at 10:01 PM
I love that sentiment embossed in red! Very pretty card and that DP is wonderful too.

Have fun at the craft fair! I love to go to those things but haven't been recently. Have a good weekend.

Lynn
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JulieNovember 23, 2013 at 3:16 AM
Hi Nancy, am I on your Christmas list? I'm drooling here reading about those jams! You have been so busy in your bubble lately! I can't believe how many gorgeous creations I've just looked through! Then there's me, no oats for a week! I just don't seem to be able to find the time or energy! Have a lovely weekend! Xxxxx
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Aunty SueNovember 24, 2013 at 2:55 PM
fab christmas card and thanks for sharing with this week at Crafty Sentiments hope to see you back again next week
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Audrey Ernst (hippieaud)November 24, 2013 at 7:44 PM
Wonderful Christmas creation, love the layout and such beautiful ribbon! Thanks so much for playing at Crafty Sentiments this week:)
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JackieNovember 26, 2013 at 9:02 AM
What a lovely Christmas card! Thank you for joining us this week at the Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge. I hope you play along with us again soon.

Jackie, Crafty Sentiments Designs DT
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