The Holidays Got a Little "Meshy"

For the last year, I've seen so many treasures made out of mesh.  Like any good Pinterest fanatic, I have appropriately pinned every mesh wreath, table centerpiece, fireplace mantel decoration, window treatment and all-purpose garland I could find.  Enter Michaels and their awe-inspiring mesh sale last December.  I could no longer resist the temptation and bought a bounty to make my first wreath!  Below is a picture of my first creation!  What do you think?

I'm pretty happy with it and thought it was pretty good for a first try. Now I'm thinking of all of the holidays to adorn my door with mesh-made works of art!  I'd love to some of your creations.  Post a link in the comments section! 

Have a crafty day!

Melissa 

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Twas the Night Before Christmas

This was posted by one of my crafty friends at the Stamp Shack and I thought this was a great way to start off the holiday season ... with a great big belly laugh!  Enjoy!

Twas the night before Christmas, I'm glued to the tree.
I'm wondering what Santa brought just for me.
Could it be cardstock or inkpads or lace?
Or some stamps, I said, with a smile on my face.
And that's when I heard him...
"Hi Santa, " I said.
He replied, "You know....good girls should be in their beds".
"I know I should Santa, and now I've been caught.
But I was just so excited to see what you brought."
"Well, let's take a look in this room where you work".
He shook his head quickly, and left with a jerk.
I heard him exclaim as he put it in gear.
"You've got enough crap,
I'll see you next year!"

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Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

If you haven't checked out the 365 Cards blog, you've got to check it out!  It's full of must-see challenges ... rather must-participate challenges!!!  Today's challenge was a sketch challenge. 

365 Cards:  Day 253 Challenge - Super Sketchy Sunday
Isn't this sketch adorable? 

Since I'm still in leftover Christmas spirit, it's no surprise that today's card also has a holiday theme. 
Sentiment: 
Rockin' around the Christmas Tree (outside)
... have a Happy Holiday (inside)
Now try not to have this song running through your head all day! 

Yesterday's challenge at DCRU was the challenge that keeps on giving for me.  It inspired me to get out my die-cuts and play around today.  And then die-cuts transitioned into using my blind embossing folders too.  I think my favorite part of this card is the tiny polka dot embossing on the tree and the swirl-embossed background that I tied into the paper design.

Ingredients:
Cardstock:  Bazzill
Patterned Paper:  Imaginisce (Snowy Jo)
Stamp:  My Sentiments Exactly
Die-cuts:  nestibilities; Quickutz (Tree)
Embossing:  Cuttlebug (Swirls and Polka Dots)
Ink:  Colorbox (Chestnut Roan, Terra Cotta, Olive Pastel and Lime Pastel)
Other:  gems

Thanks for checking out today's challenge!  As always, happy crafting!

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