We Spy : You Spy #44

....a favorite
(click: We Spy:You Spy)
This Peppermint Mocha coffee creamer is my favorite. I like the coolness that the peppermint leaves in your mouth, even though you're drinking hot coffee. I wish they sold this all year long!

Thanks for stopping by & taking a look. Happy holidays to you & yours, however you celebrate this time of year!

12 of 12 for the Twelfth Month

*1/5/09 - Update! Here's my December edition of 12 of 12:(Used Holly McCaig's "Jingle Bell" kit - freebie).
Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!

Have a great day :)
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12/12/08:

Today is/was the 12th of the month and that means '12 of 12'! I forgot to post this at the beginning of the day, in case anyone reading this was interested in participating. Sorry :) If you'd like to participate, it isn't too late. If you took pictures today, pick 12 and put them on a layout page. Doesn't have to be fancy. A little journaling about what's going on in each picture is nice so you can look back at it months (years?) from now and you'll know what you did (or didn't do) on this day. Then, share your 12 of 12 over at the 12 of 12 blog - click here, and post a link in the comments. :)

Twilight

This week's challenge at ShutterSister.com is to capture twilight. Here's mine...

We Spy : You Spy #42

...gratitude

Among all the things I'm grateful for...family, friends are givens...I'm grateful for my son making a turnaround in his grades, attitude, etc this year. We've had a little bit of a rough couple of years and God has carried us through. I commented about this same gratitude over at Crystal's blog ( http://littlebitfunky.blogspot.com/ ) and won this darling set of feltie Christmas cookies from Becky ( http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5128266 ). I'm grateful too, for Crystal for hosting the giveaway on her blog and grateful to Becky for sharing her beautiful handiwork. :)

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek! Have a great day~

What I know...

I just wanted to share with you (whoever's interested) what I know now, after making my December Daily album. I {heart} my Crop-A-Dile tool (by We R Memory Keepers; they have another version too: Big Bite II). This isn't a new product by any means but I used it more making my December Daily than I had before. It punches holes through acrylic pages {almost} like but-tah! And it eats chipboard, cardboard, and multiple layers of cardstock for breakfast. If you don't have one, put it on your wish list so Santa can bring it to you. :) I'd like to know if you have one, and do you love it or not so much?

Gigi thinks it's pretty nifty too, as a head scratcher...

The Crop-A-Dile in action...

and once I got started... I. couldn't. stop.

So, that's just my two cents about it. I hadn't used it much before but it came in handy when I made this newest album. (btw, it also sets eyelets...no noisy setting with a hammer).

Have a super day! :)

December Daily Album

Hi :) Have any of you made a December Daily album, like Ali Edwards is doing at her blog? I thought I'd share mine (finally finished it up today!):

(click on pictures for larger views!)

If you've made one, I'd love to see it :)

Have a great day!

Welcome December

It's the first day of December, the holiday season is underway! I wish for you all a wonderful holiday season, whatever holiday you celebrate in December. I'm hoping I can keep things simple & pared down this year. Cozy & focused on what matters. :) Today I enjoyed a favorite holiday drink, a peppermint mocha twist. Sip a cup of your favorite holiday drink, listen to some holiday music (one of my favorite's is 'It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year') and take a moment to relax...before the hustle and bustle of the season sneaks up on you. :)