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Last Christmas post!!! This was one of the cards that I mass produced for Christmas. It was fun and easy. I really loved the Papertrey Ink Pure Poppy stitched ribbon although I did have to resort to an AC Moore twill because I ran out and didn’t have time to order more.

I used Red Stickles on the tree to add a little bling. The Ripe Avocado is such a nice colors. I really loved teaming it with all sorts of colors this past holiday season.

The button and twine are from Papertrey Ink too. It’s going to be difficult to top this year’s cards next year.

When any holiday comes around, I have grand ambitions. This Christmas was no different. I tried keeping to my budget this year. I ended up making notepads with the paper pads available from Papertrey Ink. They were fun to make and they didn’t break the budget. The color combination was to compliment the Christmas card.

I put the pads in a cellophane treat bag with Walmart with a pen I purchased from Staples. I used Papertrey buttons for the front. I think the hardest part of the project was finding the right sized buttons for the project in the little bag they come in.

I created my own sentiments in Adobe Creative Suite. I like the concept of Papertrey Ink’s Take Note stamp set but not the actual sentiments included. I just printed out about a dozen per page and cut them out with a Nestabilities circle die. If I had the right sized circle punch, I would have used it to make it go a little faster.

Ok, I’m taking you back to Christmas before I start Valentine’s Day post. I designed this card for the girlies in my life. It was so much fun to make!! I used so much from my stash from stickles, ribbon to buttons. I even made a matching counterpart.

The card was made with Papertrey Ink’s Tree Trimming Trio and Polka Dot Basics stamp sets. The original cards had Summer Sunrise grograin but since I ran out, I had to duplicate the card using Summer Sunrise twill. My Aqua Mist button stash is running low too.

The tree layer is popped up on dimensional glue dots.  The color combination was so fun and funky I really don’t know how I will top it next year!!!

I apologize for another shirt post but this is the shirt I made for completing the Walt Disney World Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge. I always manage to spend more money than I care to on race merchandise to celebrate my accomplishments. After getting a sneak peek at some of the merchandise, I knew that I wanted to do my own “I did it.” shirt so I could save money money for other things. I ended up purchasing a zip up racing jacket, a long sleeve Goofy t-shirt and a hooded sweatshirt.

I use my Yudu to make the shirt. I created a two color registration in Photoshop and then burnt two screens. One screen was for the green you see in the Goofy hat, the other was for the black outline and text. I used Yudu green ink for the hat and Permaset Aqua Jet Black for the text.

I burnt a third screen for the back. I tried to come up with something personal that I would be proud and acknowledge that we finished the unofficial “Dopey” by doing the 5K in addition to the half and full marathons.

I just started working on art for the shirt I am planning for the Disney Princess Half Marathon. I also have a few Valentine’s projects up my sleeve with Christmas stuff that I have to post. It’s all got my creative wheels turning.

Wow, the past couple of weeks have gone by so fast!!! Last weekend was Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend. I have to say that Disney’s advertisements of the event are true. One, I finished with more character than when I started. Second, the smiles outlasted the miles, all 42.4 of them. I plan on doing a race report for all three races over the next week or so but wanted to share the medals I earned over the weekend and the shirt I rushed to make in time for the race. This Disney Marathon weekend hit record cold temperatures down in Florida so it was nice to feel better prepared.

This shirt actually ended up being one of my layers for the half and full marathons. I feel like it’s an old soldier and friend now.

I used the Yudu silver metallic ink for this shirt. The ink has held up very well.  I used this font because it matched the font on the lanyards of the medals I hoped to and did receive this past weekend.

Here they are:

These medals represent six months of rigorous training for the events. I even broke my marathon personal record after running the half marathon the day before!!!! They make me smile. Stay tuned for my race reports. I am also going to get to post all my Christmas projects. LOL!