O Tannenbaum

Merry Christmas!

It is 4:30 a.m. in Dallas and my family is still asleep. Once everyone wakes up, we'll open the presents. My younger son, Christopher, will look for evidence of Santa Claus, such as cookie crumbs. Will he notice that Santa uses the same wrapping paper and tags that his parents use? If you want to believe, you don't notice. My older son, Andrew, will make us French Toast for breakfast. We'll make phone calls to family, take a long walk, and bake homemade bread for dinner. Our Christmas dinner will be tomato and broccoli quiche, a salad, homemade bread, and homemade chocolate pudding for desert.

A few more handmade cards; this time using a Christmas tree stamp.

Angels We Have Heard On High

My Christmas vacation started on Saturday, December 22. I felt relaxed enough on Sunday to make cards. I always end up sending my cards out on Christmas Eve. As long as my cards reach their destination between Christmas and New Year's day, I am happy. I made a variety of angel cards using one rubber stamp; here is a selection. My materials included card stock, acetate, diamond glaze, glitter, a variety of inks, and double-side tape.