It's Time for the December Challenge at PaperCubed and WOYWDW!

The first day of the month means it's time for another 3D challenge at PaperCubed (P3)!  Our challenge this month is to create an organizer.  I think our DT leader, Kim, had Christmas organizers in mind and I truly did try but my mojo wouldn't go there....soooooo,  I decided to make an organizer to give our granddaughter along with a book we got her for Christmas.  She can keep track of the books she reads each month as well as the things she has to do...like dance lessons and clubs. 

She's a girly girl so I chose girly girl papers from SEI Chick-a-dee line.  I think she'll love the funky little birds dancing across the papers and all the sewing around the edges. 

I added a pocket to the front and slipped a little bookmark inside.  Check out those funky fibers! (Basic Grey Two Scoops)

Inside are lined and numbered month by month pages.

I also remembered to take a couple of shots for Stamping Ground's What's on Your Work Desk Wednesday.  Here's how I started late in the evening....see I did have Christmas in mind.

Here's what I woke up to this morning:

Time to clean up!!

Remember you have all month to participate in the PaperCubed Challenges.  Pop over to see the rest of the awesome (and I do mean awesome!) DT samples and to see what this month's prize is.

Don't forget to pop over to WOYWDW for some workdesk fun.  It'll make you feel better.  ;-)

Happy Thanks and Giving and WOWYD

Wishing you all  a very blessed day of Thanks - Giving.   Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday.  I love the smells of Thanksgiving...savory turkey and stuffing (I LOVE stuffing), spicy pumpkin pie, beautiful ruby red cranberries.  Is there day that smells better?

To our friends who live in other countries, we realize you may not understand why we remember.  We remember because of the sacrifices of the first settlers who came here to be able to worship freely. 

A day of family, friends, and remembering all that we have been given.  A day to remember how blessed we are to live in a country that is free and that freedom is not free. A day to be thankful for the our men and women who sacrifice daily so that we can have the liberties we sometimes take for granted.

I'm thankful for our families.  While we cannot share this day with one another, we know that our hearts will always be close.

I'm thankful for my husband who loves me and my wacky ideas...and my cooking!

I'm thankful for our friends.  Where would we be without your prayers, your listening ears, your love?

I'm thankful for our church and the freedom to worship. 

I thankful for those who have to work in hospitals, our fire and policemen who give up the time with their families on holidays.

I am thankful every day for those of you who take a few minutes of the precious gift of your time to visit with me and leave a comment or two every day.  It has been a blessing getting to know some of you "personally". 

If you're traveling, travel safely.  If you're lonely, find someone else who's lonely and invite them in,  if you're sad, do something to cheer someone else ...it can change your life and theirs. 

We are delivering meals, cooked by loving hands and provided by our church to the less fortunate among us, early in the morning.  We are thankful for the hands that prepared the meals and baskets, thankful that we are healthy enough to be able to participate and thankful for those who will receive either a basket or a meal to feed themselves and/or their families...not just in body but also in spirit.  Thankful that we can give a hug or say an encouraging word.

There are so many other blessings that I could list...and trials too, for they help us appreciate our blessings but I will conclude with a simple

Happy Thanksgiving !!

What's on My Workdesk Wednesday (#77)...not too much!  I cooking today so I cleaned up last night.  Gives you a chance to see that awesome plastic liner that protects my workdesk.  We got it at Ikea for about $5.  I'm kicking myself for not getting one for the other unit!  Protects the wood from ink, tape and glue.

May Arts Glue Arts Giveaway! and What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday

                                       
Did you know that May Arts has paired up with Glue Arts this week to bring you an awesome Giveaway? 
Hop on over to the May Arts blog to find out how to win and to see some awesome inspiration projects from the Design Team.    There is more than one giveaway post so be sure to scroll down to see them all.

My friend, Sue, from Sue's Stamping Stuff, challenged me to put the whole dirty truth about my studio out there for "What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday" so here goes...this photo was taken at night so the light is awful. 

The cabinets are from Ikea...the one on the left is my cutting/scoring/embossing unit...all glass front drawers...I love it!!  That's the one that took multiple trips to Ikea (two hours away) to get decent wood parts to complete.  These are actually free standing kitchen units but are perfect work surfaces with tons of storage.  The stainless table in the center was actually a counter height unit that DH cut down to table height...sometimes I wish I hadn't asked him to do that but it comes in handy if someone comes over to stamp.  Right now, it's loaded with DT paper and ribbon! 

Ok, here I go, deep breath, inhale, exhale

Yikes!  I haven't had a chance to clean up after the marathon work session for the art show.  Several May Arts Ribbon projects are in process.  You'll have to check out the MA blog to see what they are.  Wicked, I know.  Someday...when the room is cleaner, I'll take a photo of the whole thing....sigh...I can dream.

Thanks for stopping in...I appreciate you!  I'm trying to catch up on your blogs!