Mama’s Holiday Wish List Meme


TodaysMama  and GameStop are giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday season and to enter I’m sharing this meme with you.

Check this out, you will get one of each, plus $1000 gift card......YES ALL THREE:

1. What is your holiday wish for your family?
For me personally, I am wishing for all of us to get together and remember the true reason of the season, Jesus.  And those that do not know why he was born or realize it, that they do so that we can all be in Heaven together.  And that we just be happy, healthy and a willingness to help others.

2. What is your Christmas morning tradition? We get up, make breakfast, enjoy the morning then open presents.  I want us to enjoy the time together!

3. If you could ask Santa for one, completely decadent wish for yourself, what would it be? Oh wow, I would love to go to Italy, a two week trip, not month, i love my bed...lol, and a week is just too short.

4. How do you make the holidays special without spending any money? Reading stories, spending time with family and friends, and new friends.  Watching movies, like It's a Wonderful Life!

5. What games did you play with your family growing up? ok, going to date myself...Atari's Pac Man...loved that game..lol

6. What holiday tradition have you carried on from your own childhood? Sadly, it was only my dad, brother and me.  He was a man's man..lol, so we didnt really have tradtions, except for opening one gift on Christmas Eve.  And I still do that today, but we dont pick out our won gift, someone else dose.

7. Where would you go for a Christmas-away-from-home trip? oh I know exactly where I would go, England. It just says Christmas to me...a cottage in the country, snowing outside and a fireplace with a fire, and a fresh christmas tree in the sitting room...Yep thats where!

8. Check out GameStop  and tell us, what are the three top items on your GameStop Wish List this year? 
Wii Fit Plus, Zumba Fitness, Wii Sports 8-in-1 Sports Pack

To enter, link to your Mama’s Holiday Wish List post by using the Mister Linky box at her site.
The deadline to post your meme and comment is Friday, December 10th (same deadline applies for extra entry methods).

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Here is my inspiration for the EtsyInspired Challenge.  It comes from the Octavia and Brown shop on Etsy.

And here is my card. On the glass container, it looks like there is a flower at the bottom so I added a flower to my card.

Card Recipe:

Paper, Ink, Ribbon, - CTMH colors - Heavenly Blue, Dutch Blue, Crystal Blue, Indian Corn Blue

Stamp Sets - CTMH, background stamp - Floral Elements, Sentiment - From Me to You

Border Punch - EK Success

Flowers - Makin Memories

Pearl - Queen & Co

Challenges:

One Stop Challenge - Monochromatic

Etsy Inspired - Octavia and Brown

Clean and Simple - Sketch Challenge

Smile, Giggle, Laugh at Life

I am so happy to let you all know that I met a new "scrapper" friend.  Her name is Nikka Geers, and she has started a challenge blog, called Create Your Vision.  She is planning on giving away some blog candy when she hits 50 followers, so let's  help her out!  I was at Fabulous Artsy's Ustream Live Class and Nikka was an viewer as well.  I am always thankful to meet another scrapper, since we have a comon interest.  And a special note, her husband is in the US Army, thanks to her for sharing her husband. 

Her challenge this week was a sketch challenge:

And this is my card from the sketch:

 

A close up of the bird and the embossing.

Card Recipe:

CTMH - paper/ink -black, white daisy, cranberry

CTMH - Stamp/Free Spirit (bird and phrase)

Spellbinders Nestie - Lg Classic Scalloped Circle

SU - border punch

Cuddlebug - Embossind Folder

Stickles - Red (on bird and mini flowers)

Flowers - CTMH mini and white, MM  red felt

CTMH - black brad

CTMH - ribbon

Challenges:

Basic Grey Challenge - Gingham

Charisma Cardz - Bird

Crazy for Challenges - color black/red/white

Cuddlebug Challenges - lace/doilies and embossing

Your Next Stamp Challenge - flowers

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Celebrating a couple of Blog accomplishments today.  First off, it is Color Throwdowns 100th blog challenge...woohoo!!  Congratulations on 100 challenges. The second, Die Cut Dreams Challenge blog is One Year old, as of July 5th.  Congrats to them as well.  So I am made a birthday card for a First Birthday and a girl.  I have a cousin that is going to get this, so I put a "little glitter" on the one. 

By the way, Color Throwdown has some wonderful blog hop candy, over $1600.00 worth.  Check out the hop for a chance to win some wonderful prizes.

 
Card Recipe:

CTMH - paper and inks / key lime, blush, cranberry, crystal blue

CTMH - Stamp set / Solo 1

SU - Stamp set / Crazy for Christmas - used for presents

Pink Organdy Ribbon - unknown

Cuddlebug Folder - Happy Birthday

Challenges:

Color Throwdown - pink/green/red/blue (see site for their names)

Die Cut Dreams - Use a 1 on the project

I Did It Creations Challenge - Special Occasions

Paper Play Challenge - use a number
Heart 2 Heart - Sketch Challenge