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Hello everyone.. happy Monday to all of my blog friends!

Today's the Christmas Stampin' All Year Long challenge - Challenge #20... wow... each week that goes by just baffles me! But I feel really good.. I have started my Christmas shopping.. I bought my friend Dana one of her favorites stamps... "Loads of Love"... he-he (I know she will read this).

For this week, Vicki, the creative talent behind Summerthyme Studio is hosting our challenge...(great job Vicki - thank you for doing this!):

"Your challenge this week is to creatively use Buttons and Ribbons to embellish your card! Big Buttons, teeny buttons and lots of Ribbon! Let's see some creative bows or ties, I'd love to see what you come up with!"

Well, I'm not so sure that I used 'lots' of the stuff for the challenge, but I sure had fun putting this card together. My followers know that I love the CAS look ('clean and simple').. I'm just not into the busy look. And when challenges call for a lot of bling, I actually shake in my craft chair (he-he) - almost like the Wired Angel coming off of a caffeine high in days long gone.

I love cream, ivory, and white-on-white looks...it's so classic and rich 'winter white' looking. I used buttons that had shanks on the back, but I easily removed them with snippers.. the buttons probably came from some piece of clothing. It's kinda fun to recycle whatever you can. Hope you like this... I tend to go back to the non-traditional Christmas colors given the opportunity.

Enjoy your day.. stay well! And, don't forget to check out "Operation M.O.M." which you can access at the tab at the top of this page.. there's so much good stuff coming that will make your life so much easier. And, who doesn't want that??

Ciao for now,

Details: Image from Fred, She Said digital stamps, prisma pencils, various DP, white and cream linen papers, Nestabilities square and scallop, cream satin ribbon, dimensionals, liquid applique and glitter, satin buttons.

Something New – Operation M.O.M!

Hi everyone.. I wanted to post that I have added another link on this blog to another blog that I’ve been waiting to pull together.. It’s called Operation M.O.M. and you have to visit it to learn about the acronym stands for. You can access the blog by using the tab at the top of this page.

There you will find real recipes that I use, many of which are favorites of my family and friends. In addition to recipes, I’ll have household hints, stories about life, and ideas for being ‘green’. I promise to bring you some great stuff to try out. So stop by and check it out often for updates. Leave me a comment.. I’d love to hear from you!