The Retro Mix Playlist For 12/11/09

12 midnight hourDude (Looks Like A Lady)- AerosmithFopp- The Ohio PlayersYou and I- Rick JamesComing Clean- Green DayDe Do Do Do, De Da Da Da- The PoliceN.Y. You Got Me Dancing- The Andrea True ConnectionI Want Her- Keith SweatLook Away- Big CountryThe Guilty Pleasure of the WeekGlory of Love- Peter CeteraHoney Please, Can't Ya See- Barry WhiteI Love Rock & Roll- Joan Jett & the BlackheartsSmooth

Patchwork Christmas Tree Skirt Tutorial

Somehow the Christmas season really snuck up on me this year. Usually I have all my gifts wrapped and ready to go by about September. Not this year. . . I just finished our tree skirt yesterday and I still don't have our stockings made. Hopefully I will get finished BEFORE Christmas.Anyway, I really liked how the tree skirt turned out, so I thought I would share.Supplies:88 6"

Have yourself a merry little Christmas!

This is one of my favourite stamp sets, it's called Loads of Love, I think it's been around forever! Don't you just love this little tree? This was a very easy card to make, I cut the medallion at 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" and centered each side with the scallop border punch to create the cut out edges. I used a smaller square of old olive to mat under the medallion for contrast.  I stamped the little tree

Christmas Star Tutorial

By popular demand, here it is! The Hideous (aka Fluffy) Christmas Star tutorial. (Thank you all for your sweet comments!)Supplies:1/3 yard extra stiff interfacing (stiffest you can find!)wire hanger1/3 yard muslin1 yard white nylon chiffon (tulle would probably work, too)white lights (50 count)1 toilet paper cardboard rollrulerwire cutters#1- Making your star.You could just print one off the

TCM Star of the Month For December: Humphrey Bogart

Every Wednesday for the month of December, TCM is devoting the entire day to films/specials featuring my favorite actor hands down... Humphrey Bogart. For those who aren't that familiar with the films of Bogart, this tribute serves as an excellent introduction. In addition to including most of the classics for which Bogie is best known (The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, The Big Sleep, etc.),

Warm Winter Wishes

I just love this card and the colours! I used Kraft and Soft Suede. Kraft has to be one of my favourite colours to work with...it seems that everything goes with it! First I stamped the Santa and his reindeer in soft suede and then I ran the stamped image piece through my Big Shot using this Cuttlebug folder. I added Platinum Shimmer paint to highlight the snowy areas. I also dotted the

The WIRE: Week In REview, #1

Because the world of pop culture won't slow down to accommodate my hectic schedule, I haven't been able to blog about many of the stories that have unfolded recently. As a result, I decided that doing weekly summaries would give me a chance to touch on stories from the previous week that I didn't get around to covering. Here are a few of them:CTFD: The Sun-Maid Girl ControversyWelcome to "Not