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Hello Everyone! Well I had planned to post a couple of more cards before the year was over, but as often happens, plans change. The baby squirrel who has been living on my balcony, Dolly P, has been very sick and I am working hard to keep her alive. My family arrived on Friday, so the Christmas festivities have already begun. So I will take the opportunity now to thank everyone for another year of bloggy friendship and crafty inspiration! I wish each of you a holiday filled with joy and many happy memories! OMG, isn't Nemo cute!! From everyone here at the Johnson household, I say... MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Hello Everyone! Today I am sharing a holiday card put together with the Lemoncraft holiday papers "Christmas Carols".  How adorable is that image of the little boy with his packages!! LOVE!! You can purchase theses beautiful papers at  Lisa's Etsy shop here . The big star is made out of bark, such an amazing embellishment. I dabbed it with a bit of white paint and the some vintage pearl gold paint to give it a little shimmer.  Some of you were asking about the white pebble looking things. A while back, one of the dog toys ripped open and it was filled with these little white styrofoam balls. What a mess!! I dumped the remainder of the balls into a container and now I use it as snow! I have decided to join in the fun at the Lemoncraft blog for their December challenge.  Challenge #11 - Be Merry *** As I learn more and more about wildlife through my studies, I have decided to try to cut back on the foods that aren't good for my furry friends. So this week I filled...

Hello Everyone! Today I am sharing this soft and subtle Christmas card featuring Pion Design collections " Long Ago in Bethlehem " and " Legends of the Sea ". I love combining Pion collections together, they always fit so perfectly, and these work wonderfully for a shabby holiday card! My card was inspired by my amazingly talented friend  Sara Emily of sarascloset . I would never have thought to use these colours together, but the minute I saw her beautiful card, I just knew I had to try! Thanks for the inspiration my sweet friend! Pion products: Long Ago in Bethlehem - Angels Singing PD9404 Long Ago in Bethlehem - Holy Scripture PD9410 Legends of the Sea - Go West PD9002 Legends of the Sea - Sea Grass PD9004 The Night Before Christmas - Borders PD7810 Is that a handmade flower you ask, why yes it is!! lol The flower petals are blooms from Wild Orchid Crafts and I coloured them with distress ink Weathered Wood. The wood flourishes are from Scrapiniec, the other ...

Hello Everyone! Today I'm sharing something a little brighter and shinier than my normal card. That's what's so fun about Christmas, you can whip out the spots and stripes, and throw glitter everywhere!! This card features some fun papers from Canvas Corp Brands. For this card I used a heavier plastic mesh instead of the normal tulle. I took my heat gun and curled up all the edges for a fun effect. The snow is DecoArt SnowTex covered in Glamour Dust glitter. The flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts and everything else is from my stash. *** So on Thursday I'm drinking my coffee and out of the corner of my eye, I see movement outside. I turn my head and to my surprise, it's snowing!!! I jumped up, ran to the closet and pulled out all my camera gear. It took two minutes, but it was already too late, the snow was done. lol. Oh well, it's a step in the right direction. "Excuse me Miss, I heard a rumour that you're in charge around here. So why don't you do som...

Hello Everyone! Today I am sharing this soft neutral card featuring the Pion Design collection " Christmas Wishes ". I just love all these vintage gingerbread images, so fun that I can almost smell the gingerbread cookies in the oven! Pion products: Christmas Wishes - Gingerbread Land PD9803 Christmas Wishes - Snowflakes PD9809 Christmas Wishes - 6x6 Gingerbread Land PD9903 Christmas Wishes - Borders PD9811 Christmas Wishes - Tags PD9812 *** This is my favourite time of year for the reeds around the lake. The are so big and fluffy and they look so soft and beautiful as they sway back and forth in the wind. This shot was taken early in the morning while it was still fairly dark out. This is only the second time I've ever captured a White Breasted Nuthatch on camera! There's not many of them around here! "WILL DANCE FOR FOOD"  ~ Mr Cardinal ~ "Oh crap! I'm gonna need a bigger mouth!"  ~ Scarlet ~ "I heard you coming, you know! You're no...