Embarrassment is in the Details

I'm such a loser!

I completely forgot to post my Random Act of Christmas Club card for November!

I fully expect Kelli to have me caned.

Knowing Kelli - it will be a candy caning though :).

She sent us a super fun box of goodies to play with, including the most awesome peppermint striped ribbon I've ever seen and a glaze pen!!

I got so excited coloring the adorable stamp she chose for us that I put my background paper on upside down!!

Lucille Ball makes an appearance every day in my craft room, I swear. Anyway, just to make you all feel better about yourselves - oh, and because it's glued down - I left it! It's going to be all the rage soon! Expect me to be interviewed by Martha about this new abstract technique soon!

Stamps: Snow Bunny Lucy (Sparkle Creations) 

Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Peppermint Ribbon, 

ShinHan Touch Twin Markers: R2, R131, R4, R136, YR21, BR94, YR142

She's so cute you didn't notice yourself, right? Right?

That's what I tell myself.

Loveyameanitbye.

Have You Heard of These People?

I've heard tell of a strange kind of crafter.

Maybe you've heard of them.

They're "planners."

They "plan" things, like their Christmas cards - not DAYS or WEEKS in advance, but yes, MONTHS.

It's okay to say it out loud. I'm thinking the same thing. Yes, they are freaks.

Normal people do this sort of thing right before the turkey goes into the oven. Am I right?

Well I don't want you think when you see today's card that I've BECOME one of those people.

I am just having a lot of fun. This in no way indicates organization or pre-Christmas planning. None of that will pop into my head until I smell turkey, believe me!

A few girls got together and decided to have a little fun with a card club - where we all use the same supplies and see what we come up with.

I haven't seen any of theirs, so I'm very much looking forward to peeking today.

But I took my supplies and made a few cards that are CAS enough to be quick Christmas cards, but have a little depth too. Here are a few of the things we all had to work with.

For my first card, I really wanted to make my little nutcracker dude be the star of the show. I used the TTC24 inspiration challenge for my starting point, and actually colored him in traditional Christmas colors which is SO out of the box for me!

Stamps: Waltzingmouse

Paper: Echo Park Holly Jolly

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Touch Twin Markers: GY167, GY47, YR133, RP9, R4, buttons, snowflakes, silver cord

I still had tons of paper left, and I engaged in my normal struggle I have with double sided DSP - which side do I use? They're both my favorite!! ARGH.

Good thing you can't see all those gyrations and you just get to see the card.

All I did after putting all the elements on was sponge the edges with soft suede. The paper does the rest.

We're calling these little projects a Random Act of Christmas 2012 - or RAC12 for short :) You can see all the cards together with that keyword in the Splitcoast gallery by clicking here.

I'll be peeking with you! :)

Hey - TGIF and happy long Labor Day Weekend!