quick gift card holder idea

hey guys 

i am stopping by to share a last minute gift card holder that i put together using scraps from my stash

christmas came early when my new cricut imagine got here!

i am still learning so - so far so good

happy holidays

i was prepared, i swear!! 
i designed my holiday card weeks ago and it all went down hill from there... i lost the file! and had to redesign it, then our photographer bailed and i had to take the photo- not cool at all- i got so fed up that one night- no make up or proper lighting - i just decided to do it!
then sent them to snapfish to print and then i would mat, stone and glitter- well two weeks later they still did not arrive and when they finally did - they were horribly pixelated... i think i am officially through with snapfish... who do you like for printing? 


so .. no holiday card from the millers this year- i am dissappointed because i wanted each year to represent a progression in our lives 
last year i sent out a photo from our wedding in september
this year i wanted to do one of us at home 
and next year...a photo of use from COMICON!!! 


anyhoo 
here's to wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday...

shatter

I am a nail polish freak and am crazy about opi and essie

Well i am just so excited by the release of serena williams' release in january 

her new line of colours comes with a black that is designed to shatter once layered on your other polish colours... it's like crackle paint for your nails!!

and my countdown begins! i HAVE TO HAVE IT! i NEED it!

this is the effect  using katy perry's new line 

{also launching in january}

baby it's cold outside

I had grand plans to post everyday- sadly that did not pan out very well... sorry i have been mia- just the season of busy

but now i am free- at least for a few weeks

 until school starts again in january!

i signed up for a holiday ornament swap over at freshly blended {one of the blogs i stalk} 

and i have just had such a wonderful time making ornaments- i decided to do a rosette with dupioni silk and will be shipping them out to the nine ladies in my group-yay! and by the 15th i will have 9 handmade ornaments from across the country from fabulous crafty women-  can't wait!

check out my ornament mates here:

http://cardigansandcoffee.blogspot.com/

http://blondebrunetteandredhead.blogspot.com/

http://minedamnesia.wordpress.com/

http://organicpinklady.blogspot.com/

http://claresadea.blogspot.com/

http://green-canary.blogspot.com/

http://fullofspaghetti.com/#531615/Full-of-Spaghetti

http://frugalhostess.blogspot.com/

oh and it's frickin freezing outside 

so i pulled a floridan today and broke out 

the knee high boots and 

pea coat for the 60 degree weather

{but it is rainy and with the wind chill 

it gets near into the fifties!}

these fabu boots can be found here