For Unto Us a Child is Born

My cousin, Sandie, is a guest designer over at Watercooler Wednesdays, and their challenge is to make a card for Holidays Around the World. I'm trying hard to get ahead on my Christmas cards for this year and so I decided to have a play along at the challenge. And to use those Copics I just bought too. Couldn't bring myself to make more than one of these cards but am pleased with how it turned out!

Happy creating friends!  Going ahead and posting this right after I posted another card as the challenge is up soon!

Merry Christmas

The middle of the week is here....and I hope it is a great one for all of you!  I'm traveling this week for work from Tuesday through Friday and am looking forward to the weekend.  I had it my head that I wanted to make some buffalo plaid Christmas cards.  So off I went...these are being added into the stash for December. My goal this year is to work ahead on birthday and Christmas cards.  Wish me luck!

I'll be back tomorrow with a card for Time Out!

Wreath Builder (Spring and Winter)

My friend, Joy, sent me an absolutely gorgeous card using the Gina K stamp builder sets and and I knew I had to get them. And thanks to my friend, Sandy, giving me a gift card for Simon Says Stamps I quickly added them to my cart!  I've been itching to play along with them and this weekend I put them to use.  I can tell I'll be using these often!  I made four of each for my stash.

Have any new stamps that you are loving?  I'd love to hear what your favorite sets are these days!

PS Ignore my bad photography!  Too lazy to walk downstairs and take the picture again!

Time Out: Joy

Welcome back to the reminder post about the challenge over at Time Out!  At the end of September I went on a crafty retreat and cased this gorgeous card from my dear friend, Laurie. I thought it was the perfect card to play along with for this challenge.

Our sponsor for this fabulous challenge is Uniko. Bev has so many gorgeous stamps...be sure to pop over and take a look at her shop.

Our guest designer is the oh so talented Chrissie!  We're so happy to have her playing along with us! I hope that you have time to come play along with us at Time Out!

Time Out: Joy to the World

Welcome back to a new challenge over at Time Out!  I'm in all out Christmas card production over here so this challenge is perfect for me!  I love the theme of Joyful for the current challenge and we hope you are inspired to play along!

Our sponsor for this fabulous challenge is Uniko. Bev has so many gorgeous stamps...be sure to pop over and take a look at her fabulous shop.

Our guest designer is the oh so talented Chrissie!  We're so happy to have her playing along with us! 

I hope that you have time to come play along with us at Time Out!

Time Out: Merry Christmas

Welcome back to our reminder post for our current challenge over at Time Out!  Be sure to pop on over to the Time Out blog and take a look. It looks amazing!

Our sponsor for this gorgeous inspiration photo is Altenew. I was able to borrow this stamp set while I was at a crafty retreat a few weeks ago. Loved getting to use it and made several of these cards for my Christmas card stash!

I hope that you have time to come play along with us at Time Out!

Time Out: Merry Christmas

Welcome back to our current challenge over at Time Out!  We have a new look at Time Out  and it looks amazing!  Clean, crisp design with a pop of dazzle!  Be sure to pop on over to the Time Out blog and take a look. It looks amazing!

Our sponsor for this gorgeous inspiration photo is Altenew. They have so many gorgeous stamp sets to choose from!  Be sure to pop over and take a look.

I hope that you have time to come play along with us at Time Out and check out our amazing guest designer Mughda. You will absolutely adore her cards!

Time Out: Merry Christmas

Welcome back for another challenge at Time Out!  We have an amazing sponsor for this challenge:  Winnie & Walter.  I'm so lucky that I have met W&W's fabulous owner, Shea, twice and have been able to stamp right next to her twice. She is a gem and oh so generous!  She let us all purchase stamps for this challenge and I picked up the In the Word:  Merry stamps and coordinating dies.

I picked up on the theme of colourful by adding small pops of color to my white on white card.

We hope you are inspired to play along with us at Time Out!   And to win a fabulous prize from Winnie & Walter!

Time Out: Merry Christmas

Welcome back for another challenge at Time Out!  We have an amazing sponsor for this challenge:  Winnie & Walter.  I'm so lucky that I have met W&W's fabulous owner, Shea, twice and have been able to stamp right next to her twice. She is a gem and oh so generous!  She let us all purchase stamps for this challenge and I picked up the In the Word:  Merry stamps and coordinating dies.

I picked up on the theme of colourful using all different shades of pink for my card.  I made about 20 of these as I really need to get going on my Christmas cards.

We hope you are inspired to play along with us at Time Out!   And to win a fabulous prize from Winnie & Walter!

Case of Sandie

Happy Tuesday my friends...I mentioned that I had lots of crafty time over the weekend. Christmas cards were on the agenda.  The challenge over at Inkspirational is to use a doily on your card. I used a stamp that looks like a doily and was inspired by Sandie's gorgeous card below. Love the color combo of red, black and white.  My picture is a bit over exposed but I am happy with the end result. Thanks so much for the gorgeous inspiration Sandie!

Merry and Bright

Happy Tuesday! I had a bit of crafty time yesterday afternoon and decided to try to get a move on on my Christmas cards. I still have a long way to go on getting them all done!  You all know how much I love a CAS card with a touch of twine.    I love this fabulous set from Winnie & Walter. I'm sure you'll be seeing several more cards with this set!

And this card is perfect for the challenge over at Happy Little Stampers!

Merry Christmas

Happy Sunday my friends...my apologies for the terrible photography...but it will have to do for today!  I've had a full...and super relaxing day today. Started the day with a walk with two dear friends...followed it up by heading out with Jonathon to paint a paw for his senior year of cross country (it is a tradition at his high school that all senior athletes paint a paw on the walk way up to the football stadium)....an afternoon of crafting and then working on getting all of our scrapbooks organized!  Now it's time to chill out for the work week ahead!  But before I do I wanted to pop in and share this card for the current CAS(e) this Sketch. I love this challenge and it is quite often my go to when I haven't crafted in quite some time. Today was no exception!

I hope you also have had a fabulous Sunday and that your week gets off to a great start!

Time Out: Merry and Bright

Hello there...we're moving into week two of our current challenge over at Time Out!  It's the perfect time to get started on your Christmas cards...or really any holiday!  Can you tell I'm loving these big fabulous sentiments?

  

We will do a random drawer from all those who twist with us and make a one layer card. The winner will get a goodie bag of stamps and dies form our fabulous sponsor Seven Hills Craft. Please pop on over to their store here:

Our Guest Designer for this challenge is Ishani. Be sure to stop on over to her blog and be inspired by her gorgeous creations!

Now it's time to pop on over to Time Out and share your card with us!

Merry Christmas

Happy Sunday morning my friends...I'm up early and happily enjoying the quiet house while I craft in the basement.  The house is a bit emptier than normal.  Pat is out of town with his brothers, Jonathon is at a friend's bakehouse for the weekend and Ryan and his girlfriend headed back to OU yesterday afternoon. I love having a full house, but also love the quieter moments too.

So I'm up and happily crafting. I have about 10 cards ready to mail out to friends I'm thinking of and about four graduation cards for dear friends children.  But the first card that I wanted to create this morning was for the current Muse Challenge. It has been way too long since I have played over there and isn't Anita's inspiration card gorgeous?

I hope you all are getting time to create today too!

Time Out: Merry Christmas

Good morning...I'm a bit late but am here for the newest challenge over at Time Out!  It's the perfect time to get started on your Christmas cards...or really any holiday but I need to get a move on with my Christmas cards!  And I followed our twist of a one layer card (well maybe not with the twine...but it is close!)

  

We will do a random drawer from all those who twist with us and make a one layer card. The winner will get a goodie bag of stamps and dies form our fabulous sponsor Seven Hills Craft. Please pop on over to their store here:

Our Guest Designer for this challenge is Ishani. Be sure to stop on over to her blog and be inspired by her gorgeous creations!

Now it's time to pop on over to Time Out and share your card with us!

Let It Snow

Happy New Year's my friends!  I've been out running a couple errands including picking our two youngest up from the party we went to last night (they stayed and spent the night with their friends), hitting the grocery store and the post office...and then came home to get crafty before we head over to my brother's house for chili and some more football.

Let it snow is definitely a theme...we've had snow on the ground for over a week here which is unusual for us.  It is COLD!  But, when I saw the Merry Monday embossing challenge, I felt like getting started on cards for next year so I made a couple of these snowman cards using of of my Christmas Verve sets.

While I was in my craft room, I decided to do even more purging.  All of the bulk sale boxes from yesterday have sold but I have two more boxes. Details are below.  If you are outside of the US and would like a box please let me know and I will quote shipping.  Increasing the prices from yesterday as the shipping was more than I anticipated, but no worries...I'm happy to have the stamps going to new homes!

Christmas Box ($35)

• 7 stamp sets
• 1 stamp and die set
• 4 small stamps
• 15 stand alone dies

Regular Box ($35)

• 12 stamp sets (2 have matching dies)
• 2 small stamp sets
• 21 stand alone dies

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!  Wishing you a day and year of happiness ahead!

Love, The Mangans

Pat, Jonathon (17), Collin (14), Ryan (20), Marcel (12) and Lynn

Curtain Call: Joy to the World

Welcome to the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

This week we are inviting you to join us for...

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And we have sad news for you...announcing that this is our last challenge at Curtain Call.  Stacy has been phenomenal organizing this challenge and has provided us with so much inspiration and hard work through the years.  We will miss the challenge so very much but completely understand that it is time.  I have LOVEd being part of this team and my last card is one of my favorites!

We have many of our prior designers playing along with us in our last challenge. Please pop on over to the Curtain Call blog to play along and check out all their gorgeous inspiration!

Time Out: Peace & Love to You and Yours

It's almost Christmas time!  And we have the perfect inspiration for you at Time Out below to help you finish up your Christmas cards or a tag to decorate a gift!

Our sponsor for the challenge is Uniko-£15 voucher for winner.  So please come play along with us at Time Out!

Time Out: A Very Merry Christmas

Happy Friday Eve my friends!  It's time fora new challenge for you over at Time Out!  We have a fun challenge below...and it's time to finish up those Christmas cards or get your thank you notes ready for the Christmas presents!  My card is a case of this gorgeous card from Amy. Don't you love it!  I also made several thank you notes with this design too.  I love a simply layout that is easy to case!

Our sponsor for the challenge is Uniko-£15 voucher for winner.  So please come play along with us at Time Out! Our Guest Designer for this challenge is the lovely Sarah.. Be sure to stop on over to Sarah's blog and see her beautiful cards.

Please come on over to Time Out and play along with us!