Hot Chocolate anyone?

I am not a coffee drinking and have just started to drink tea in the last couple years, but what I really enjoy for my hot beverage is hot chocolate. 
The challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut's Challenge Me Monday this week is Hot chocolate....how perfect.


I was working on this card last night but then my battery died in the camera so couldn't get it posted until this morning. 

This coffee cup/mug is one of my favorite cuts and is from Creative Memories Cheerful Seasons Cartridge.


Pink by Design is also having a link up party I am linking this up to. Everyone should check this one out--  no rules! 


Here's How I did it...
Card base is 3" x 6" ( 6"x6" folded in half)
Pattern paper from October Afternoon and all others from my scrap stash
Cup/layers cut at 4.5" from CM Cheerful Seasons
Label from CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge
Snowflake punch using mini CM pocket punch
Sentiment from MPS Winter Punnies
Chalk and Pearls for accent

Mitten Weather--Not Yet!!

No- it's not mitten weather yet, but i am afraid it will be here soon. 

My Pink Stamper is having a Christmas Card Challenge today. 

So here is my little holiday card.

The sentiment is from my new BugBites Mistletoe stamp set. 

The mittens are from one of my all time favorite carts, Jolly Holidays. 

I remember last year when this cart came out the day after Thanksgiving at Wal-mat. Oh my, I was way up north at family, and the closest Wal-mart was an hour away! By the time I got there, they were sold out. I called around to as many stores that would be somewhat on my way home. I finally found one and the gal was nice enough to hold it for me until I got there to get it. It was well worth the effort. I use this cartridge a lot during the winter months. 

Here's how I did it...

Pattern paper from First Edition, Christmas Joy Mini stack all others from my scrap stash

Base of card is cut at 4.25" from CTMH Art Philosophy-this is my first cut with this cart

Mat is cut at 4" from CTMH Art Philosophy-this is my first cut with this cart

Mittens/layers cut at 3.5" from Jolly  Holidays

snowflakes punched from CM pocket punch

Sentiment from BugBites Mistletoe stamp set

Twine from Twinery

Chalk and glitter pen