c-c-cold c-c-crafting...

I don't give my furnace enough credit. It is very good about providing my home with heat with very little instruction. I turn the dial to the number and the house gets warm, I take this for granted. Until you wake up one morning and your house is 50 degrees. Brrrrrr!

Our furnace went on strike on Sunday afternoon. Apparently we aren't the only ones because even though I called the repairman at 7:00 am he couldn't get back to me until after 3:00 pm to tell me that it'll be Wednesday before he can get here. What's a girl to do? Two things... turn on spacer heaters and make cards!

Card #1 - Mad for Plaid

I am mad for plaid and so I had to have this embossing folder the first time I saw it. One thing I have learned is that it makes a very deep impression and can cause the card stock to rip, so I always use this folder with thicker card stock.

The ornament was cut using my Cricut and then I applied silver paint to it. I love the effect because once it dries it really looks like metal.

The last touch is the polka dot "ribbons" which are just strips of scrap card stock. (I love using up scraps in this way!)





Card #2 - Abundant Joy

The dove cut out inspired this card. I found it in my christmas stash set aside from last year. I am not sure when or why I made it, but when I pulled it out I knew I had to use it.

I took a piece of lattice patterned paper and stamped the Joys. I then adhered strips of kraft card stock to the left sand right.  My final touch was adding the Dove.




It's hard to tell in the photo, but I coated the Dove in clear embossing powder to give it some shine.

Card #3 - Simply Christmas

Here is another "leftovers" card. I used the scraps laying on my craft table to throw this one together.

You can recognize the lattice paper I used in the Dove card. You may also recognize the striped paper from yesterday's Joy card, this time running vertically.

Add two snowflakes and Bob's you uncle, you're done.

I love it when cards are quick, easy, and cute!

Ok, it's time to get under the down blankets with some hot cocoa.


To end this post on a happy note, I called a different heating repair shop and they will have someone out to fix my furnace at 8:00 am tomorrow. A happy ending... I hope :)

happy crafting,
mel xoxo