Merry Christmas...

Good morning everyone.
     I hope you all had a fantastic weekend.  We had a very nice one and even though I really didn't get as much crafting done as I wanted to I did manage to clean my desk from top to bottom.   So even though I don't have a lot of things to share with you for the week I do have a very clean desk to work on.  lol... Yes, that makes me smile big time.
     We also had the prettiest December 1st that I can remember.  It was so sunny out for a moment it felt pretty comfortable weather wize as well.   The only problem was the wind.  I swear we went out to clean the cars and let the kids goof around for a little bit.   It took me about 10 minutes to get over that need.  lol... I did get  my Minnie and Mickey Mouse decals put on the back window of my car though.
      Have I ever boared you guys with the story of when the M&Ms were little and could recognize their names, but didn't know how to read yet?  Well when Christmas came around we would write to: Mickey or to: Minnie so that we knew whose gift it was, but they didn't know what it said at that time.  baahaa ha!  It saved us a lot of begging to play with the gifts or Mitchell asking if he could just hold it for a moment or two.   I think we only got away with that for maybe one Christmas. 
     So, anyway  I did manage to  make a couple of cards and a little bit of a Christmas project as well.   I know that today is going to be a busy day for me, so I think that I will start with the card that has taken me over two weeks to finish. :O)
     I colored this wonderful Holiday Anya2 over two weeks ago and I will tell you that I love how she came out.  I remember that  when I colored I was trying out someone else's hair color combo.  What I can't tell you is who I got the combo from.  If you recognize her hair let me know please... I know I wrote it down, but with the drastic state my desk has been in I am sure that I must have thrown it away.  So, moving on with the rest of this card.  I even knew what paper I was going to use and how I wanted to put it all together.  What took me so long to come up with was what I wanted to use along with Anya on the front of this card. 
     As you can see I finally decided to use my 'Cherry Lynn Designs' snowflake die.  I cut a couple of them out and then I used some of my Hero Arts embossing powder to make them look like they were indeed clean white snowflakes.  I am very very happy with how this card came out.  I still haven't decided who is going to get her, as I just really love it. 
     I hope that you all have a great start to your week.  As for my friend that has already started her week while I was cleaning my desk yesterday,  I sure hope you had a wonderful Monday.  You know who you are. 
Talk at you all tomorrow. 
Hugs,  Lisa G

Because the cardstock of the base card is a copper color I used my Bronze Sharpie to outline the frame that is backing
Anya.

 

Supplies;
stamps-Holiday Anya 2-TGF & Ornate Ornaments-LF
cs-Neenah & Recollections
dp-Yuletide-Memory box
dies-snowflake-Cherry Lynn Designs & Labels 28-Spellbinders
boarder punch-MS-decorative scallops
ribbon-Offray
bronze metallic-Sharpie
Inks-VersaMark, Moonlight-Brilliance & Memento-Tuxedo Black
pearls-mini pearls-doodlebug design, Inc.
embossing powder-white-Hero Arts
Copic-list lost