Month: December 2010

Marvin with Candy Cane

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Welcome to the Holiday Blog Hop starting which started at The Stamping Bazaar Blog – check it out for prize details! I made this card using Marvin with Candy Cane from The Stamping Bazaar created by Marina Neira. This one and all the other images will be released on December 6th! Its always fun to be first on the hop and your next stop is the very talented duet Emma & Susan!


All 5 new Christmas digis will be going for sale on Monday, December 6th, at 12:00AM EST. There are also giveaways! Everyone who comments on this post has a chance to win today’s digi, and the chances are greater if they comment on every DT member’s blog post. At the end of the hop, one winner will be chosen to win the entire set of all five (5) digis! Here’s the blog hop:

Barbara {me}
…and then it’s back to The Stamping Bazaar Blog.

DT Blog Hop: The Stamping Bazaar – Holiday Blog Hop
Main Stamp: Marvin with Candy Cane (TSB)
Patterned Paper: A Heart Warming Holiday (TPS)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Large Scalloped Circles
Copic Colors:
-bat: E41, E42, E43, E04, R21
-other: C1, C3, Y21, Y19, BG93, BG96, R20, R22, R24, R29, R59

Did you know? In its early form, the candy cane began as a simple white stick of sugar for children to enjoy – there was no “cane” shape or stripes to speak of. These sticks were made by confectioners who had to pull, cut, twist, and (in later years) bend the sugar sticks by hand, making it a time-intensive process. Candy cane production had to be done locally, since they were easily damaged and vulnerable to moisture.
[Candy Cane, Wikipedia.org]

Tangled Jude

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I made this card for the 3rd Day of Christmas challenge! The challenge is to incorporate a creepy Christmas tree with any Simply Betty Stamps image; I used Tangled Jude. He’s been paired up with Christmas Mice from Elizabeth O Dulemba and even though it’s on the cutsie side… thinking about rodents on my Christmas tree would be very creepy! (Especially if they were singing! Ha!)


Challenge: Totally Gorjuss – Challenge #58 (use a tree)
Challenge: Simply Betty Stamps – 12 Days of Christmas
Main Stamp: Jude and his Shenanigan Crew Tangled Jude (SBS) and Christmas Mice (EOD)
Patterned Paper: The Christmas Combo (DCWV)
Metal Die: My Favorite Things Die-namics Notebook Edge
Copic Colors:
E00, E11, E55, E57, E59, T0, C1, C3, C5, YR21, YR23, YR24, R35, R37, R39, B91, B93, B97, B95, YG93, YG95, YG97, YG99, E04

Did you know? The origin of the Christmas Tree is obscured by uncertainties of oral history from pre-literate European cultures. However, according to Christian lore, the Christmas tree is associated with St Boniface and the German town of Geismar. Sometime in St Boniface’s lifetime (c. 672-754) he cut down the tree of Thor in order to disprove the legitimacy of the Norse gods to the local German tribe. St. Boniface saw a fir tree growing in the roots of the old oak. Taking this as a sign of the Christian faith, he said “…let Christ be at the center of your households…” using the fir tree as a symbol of Christianity.

On the 3rd Day of Christmas my Ghoul Love gave to me… festive little mice.

Josie with Pinecone

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Welcome to the Holiday Blog Hop starting which started at The Stamping Bazaar Blog – check it out for prize details! I made this card using Josie with Pinecone from The Stamping Bazaar created by Marina Neira. This one and all the other images will be released on December 6th! Its always fun to be first on the hop and your next stop is the very talented duet Emma & Susan!


All 5 new Christmas digis will be going for sale on Monday, December 6th, at 12:00AM EST. There are also giveaways! Everyone who comments on this post has a chance to win today’s digi, and the chances are greater if they comment on every DT member’s blog post. At the end of the hop, one winner will be chosen to win the entire set of all five (5) digis! Here’s the blog hop:

Barbara {me}
…and then it’s back to The Stamping Bazaar Blog.

DT Blog Hop: The Stamping Bazaar – Holiday Blog Hop
Main Stamp: Josie with Pinecone (TSB)
Patterned Paper: Signature Christmas (MME)
Dry Embossing: Sizzix Embossing Folders Plaid & Snowflakes Set
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Eleven
Copic Colors:
-kitty: E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, E49
-other: E47, E57, E59, YG997, YG95, R12, R14, R17, C1, C3, Y32, Y35

Did you know? The Siamese is one of the first distinctly recognized breeds of Oriental cat. The exact origins of the breed are unknown, but it is believed to be from Southeast Asia, and is said to be descended from the sacred temple cats of Siam (now Thailand). Today there are over a dozen breeds derived from the Siamese.
[Siamese (Cat), Wikipedia.org]

Susie’s First Snow

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Welcome to the beginning of a five day Holiday Blog Hop starting which started at The Stamping Bazaar Blog – check it out for prize details! I made this card using Susie’s First Snow from The Stamping Bazaar created by Marina Neira. This one and all the other images will be released on December 6th! Its always fun to be first on the hop and your next stop is the very talented duet Emma & Susan!


All 5 new Christmas digis will be going for sale on Monday, December 6th, at 12:00AM EST. There are also giveaways! Everyone who comments on this post has a chance to win today’s digi, and the chances are greater if they comment on every DT member’s blog post. At the end of the hop, one winner will be chosen to win the entire set of all five (5) digis! Here’s the blog hop:

Barbara {me}
…and then it’s back to The Stamping Bazaar Blog.

DT Blog Hop: The Stamping Bazaar – Holiday Blog Hop
Main Stamp: Susie’s First Snow (TSB)
Patterned Paper: Sweet (DCWV)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Ten
Copic Colors:
-susie: E41, E42, E43, E44, R20, E04
-clothes: R20, R21, R22, G24, C3, C7
-other: B000

Did you know? The British tomb of The Unknown Warrior holds an unidentified British soldier killed on a European battlefield during the First World War. He was buried in Westminster Abbey, London on 11 November 1920, simultaneously with a similar interment of a French unknown soldier at the Arc de Triomphe in France, making both tombs the first to honor the unknown dead of the First World War.
[The Unknown Warrior, Wikipedia.org]

Sweet Tooth

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Welcome to my corner of the Hoppin’ into the Holidays Blog Hop featuring two adorable monkeys for the “Holiday Treats” category. I made this card using Sweet Tooth and imagine them sharing a nice hot chocolate! These images are drawn by Marina Neira!

ALL THREE CATEGORIES!!

Don’t miss your chance to comment – I’ve participated in all three categories of the holiday blog hop so and you can visit each one listed on my blog… just click here or scroll down for the other two posts. ;D

Sweet Anya in “Santa, Baby“
Darling Sisters in “Let it Snow“
and Sweet Tooth in “Holiday Treats“.


Blog Hop: The Greeting Farm – Hoppin’ into the Holidays
Main Stamp: Sweet Tooth (TGF)
Patterned Paper: Mitten Weather (CC)
Copic Colors:
-monkeys: E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, E49, R20, R21
-clothes: R30, R32, R35, R37, R39, BG93, BG96, BG99, W1, W3, W5
-other: W1, W2, E50, E51, E57, E59, R32, R37, R39

Did you know? In Harry Potter, Diagon Alley (a play on the word “diagonally”) is a fictional High street located in London. If a wizard or witch needs something, chances are that it can be found in Diagon Alley. The DVD of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets includes a video “guided tour” of Diagon Alley, apparently shot on the original film sets.
[Places in Harrry Potter, Wikipedia.org]

Sweet Anya

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Welcome to my corner of the Hoppin’ into the Holidays Blog Hop featuring Sweet Anya for the “Santa, Baby” category. I couldn’t resist using this sweetie and found this fun Santa paper use to as a backdrop! Check out my other entries as I’ve participated in all three categories. ;D

ALL THREE CATEGORIES!!

Don’t miss your chance to comment – I’ve participated in all three categories of the holiday blog hop so and you can visit each one listed on my blog… just click here or scroll up/down for the other two posts. ;D

Sweet Anya in “Santa, Baby“
Darling Sisters in “Let it Snow“
and Sweet Tooth in “Holiday Treats“.


Blog Hop: The Greeting Farm – Hoppin’ into the Holidays
Main Stamp: Sweet Anya (TGF)
Patterned Paper: Signature Christmas (MME)
Copic Colors:
-skin: E00, E11, R20
-hair: E50, E51, E41
-clothes: 0, C1, B91, B93, R32, R35, R37, R39

Did you know? In Harry Potter, The ride on the Hogwarts Express starts from King’s Cross railway station platform 9¾ and is reached by walking through the barrier between platforms 9 and 10. Rowling discovered after the books were published that she had confused the layout of King’s Cross since there is no platform. To solve this, the filmmakers re-numbered platforms 4 and 5 for the duration of filming. Today, an area in King’s Cross Station has been decorated with a cast iron ‘Platform 9¾’ sign, complete with a luggage trolley ‘stuck’ halfway through the wall as tribute to the book.
[Places in Harry Potter, Wikipedia.org]