This is my 6th year making hand made Christmas cards and the pressure is on to out do myself each year. With the upcoming closing on the new house and all of the packing going on.. I needed to get my butt in gear and at least start. Here is a sneak peak.. I love this stamp - I got it in Las Vegas in July and knew it would be this years card. I will post the finished product soon…. I only made 30 of em and that is all I will be making….

 It’s now 12/2 and the cards were mailed yesterday. Here is the completed project. The inside says, ” I triple dog dare you.” Merry Christmas…. Now I am assuming everyone on the planet earth has seen “A Christmas Story” and will understand that phrase yet I know some just won’t get it… what a shame.

The background is embossed with the snowflake CB plate and although you cannot see it very well n the picture, there is lots of snow madwe with liquid applique and glittery stickles. I colored the image with copic markers. It was a very simple card this year due to my pending home purchase….

Not much time for stamping these days but I did manage to squeeze some time in today to play with my “Butterfly Queen” set from my favorite stamp company BombShell Stamps.  I wanted to play with my copic markers for bold bright colors but I think I just dont have enough of them or I havn’t quite got the hang of it yet.. its very hard to get the blending and shading that I am aiming for… I suppose in time it will get better.

On a happy note…I managed to get tickets to see NIN again (3rd show-in 3 months :)  This was a special club appearance at the House of Blues in Atlantic City, NJ and it was a rare chance to see the band in an intimate setting stripped down without all of the special effects.  I braved the pit again and was against the rail this time - I made it 40 minutes before having to be pulled out! Gets rough in there but is so worth the bruises and pain I am feeling today 3 days later…. Not easy to take pictures in a pit but here are a few good ones… Trent is looking very -very hot these days! It was the best show I think I will ever see (and I have seen a lot) 

If you look to the bottom right of this next shot you can see someone getting pulled out of the pit.. I thought this was a pretty great shot!

Gotta love a great show with loud music, up close and personal. It was an awesome night and a much needed stress reliever.