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December 2018

Christmas

Star of Wonder

Very few people get to hold a polar bear on their lap. From the photo that hangs in my vet’s office some have thought it was a trophy photo. Not my vet! A member of maybe seven Polar bear teams in the world, my vet works with Alaska’s Fish and Game to monitor our Polar bears. Nothing can be so fascinating as to see the excitement in Dr Wilson’s eyes as he talks about his Polar bear adventures. Today’s card was a little thank you for all the love and care he gives to our Silky Terriers and to us.

A small tribute to a great guy who has gone over and above to help me feel comfortable as my “heart” dog under goes surgery to retrieve an unidentified swallowed object, perform an emergency C-section, delivering 5 healthy puppies or just calm my nerves, giving an accurate assessment of one of mine, who has just swallowed a 2″ bully stick.  

He loves animals, life and his clients because, I’m pretty sure we are his patients, too! 

I thoroughly enjoyed putting this card together! Starting out with a snow stencil and translucent  paste, I applied Lawn Fawn’s glitter for the sparkly background on dark navy card stock. Lawn Fawn’s Prism paper was perfect for my mountain of snow. Fussy cutting didn’t take too long with this super simple and whimsical Polar Bear with Scarf by Savvy Stamps. Impression Obsession “Star of Wonder” for my sentiment and a wooden star embellishment for the finish.

Hoping you are stopping in the midst of busy to ponder that “Star of wonder” that guides us to that perfect light! 

Cheers!


Christmas

Seasons Greetings – Mama Elephant

Using Distress Oxide inks for backgrounds is one of my current favorites! It’s versatile with a simple spritz of water, or glimmer sprays, or using it with embossing powders. I have to force myself not to overuse it! It was the “go-to” for the Christmas/Holiday card today. The Mama Elephant images are just so cute and the perfect size for tags or card elements, etc.

Kind of thought of friends of mine and raising cane came to mind! Ha! 

All the cute little images in this Yappy Woofmas set are perfect for gift tags or cards and you still have time! Ellen Hutson llc ships super fast. Tomorrow Ellen Hutson llc has a release and it’s sure to be a “Gooder!” 

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Happy Baking, Decorating or Shopping! 

Christmas

Holiday Hoopla

Lots of Hoopla and Merry Making at our last class of 2018 last Thursday! We met at our favorite off site location 12-100 Coffee & Communitas at 12100 Old Seward Highway, in Anchorage. There were 3 card designs and 6 tag designs using products from Lawn Fawn, Impression Obsession, Essentials by Ellen, Waffle Flower and Hero Arts.  Some kits are still available for the some of the tags and cards above.  

Our shop will be open this next week in case you want to stop in for some essentials! 

We had no earthquake damage to the studio other than a cabinet opening and my Canon SLR camera flying onto the floor and it survived!  

I’m still amazed at how our little shop has come together this year. It’s truly been such a blessing to me reconnecting with friends and teaching classes again. 

Cheers!

Donna