Inspired by Etsy

Play date day! I love Play Date day. Now, granted, when your babies are newborns, play dates are mostly for the mommas, but I'll take it. Coffee with the girls. . . love, love, love. Coffee with other girls who also happen to smell like spit-up and don't quite fit into their clothes, even better.

Today's challenge is from the EtsyInspired Challenges blog. This challenge was inspired by The Little Red Door, a fun Etsy shop featuring ceramic miniatures and other pottery. Check it out when you get a a chance. For my card, I really wanted to focus on the "miniature - ness" of the houses, so I tried to make the card a bit bigger than usual... 6x6 with little houses nestled in the corner.

Speaking of Etsy, I've been doing a lot of hunting for Christmas presents - yes, already. But, somehow, I've gotten a bit distracted and found some great papercrafting finds. Here is one of my favorites. It is the "Mini Signs of Christmas" flashcard set from CariKraft. They are little tiny flashcards with Christmas themed words. I already have a ton of ideas for them... cards, tags, scrapbook embellishments. So fun! Can't wait until it arrives!

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Pax, Mojo Monday & 365 Cards

Two Christmas cards down, 698 to go (or round about that at least)!

Flipped this week's Mojo Monday sketch on the side for this "pax" card. What a great way to use an "X," right? :) The circle embellishment is stamped with a lovely little floral stamp with metallic ink. Too bad it didn't photograph too well. The card also meets the requirements of today's 365 Cards challenge: Use a ribbon, tag and pearl. (Had to substitute metal dots for pearls, but the effect is the same... broke the rules twice in a row, uh-oh!)

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