Christmas Robin, with Bells On!

Coffee of the Day - Sweet Potato (don't knock it 'til you've tried it - it's so yummy! a sweet buttery caramel flavor with brown sugar and a bit of pecan. oh my gosh, so tasty!)

for those of you who have asked, we have started getting some of these yummy decaf flavors of coffee from The Coffee Fool. every one we have tried so far is just fabulous! they are a little more pricey than other decaf flavors, but well worth it. as much coffee as we drink, it's worth it to spend a bit more on something so tasty. I also buy it on Amazon. life is too short to drink bad coffee. ;)

Well I woke up this morning in a panic because I realized it is the last day of the month and I still hadn't made my card for the Digi Stamps 4 Joy monthly progressive Christmas challenge. bad me! I hurried over to the site to make sure I still had time to get one made today and uploaded. whew.... still a very few hours left. so into the craft room I ran!

I actually like the way this one turned out, since I thankfully had already printed out the Christmas Robin image that was sent. papers are from the Basic Grey Figgy collection, embossing folder is by Tim Holtz, little burlap ribbon piece is May Arts, and flower is one from Hobby Lobby. the berries were topped with distress stickles. I tied some antiqued and distressed jingle bells to the grosgrain bow. the card has such a natural, rustic feel.

thanks so much for stopping by! hope you are having a great week! :)

Challenges:
Weekly Christmas Card Ch - anything goes
Crimbo Crackers - jingle bells
Winter Wonderland - no sentiment
Holly Jolly Christmas - embossing
Completely Christmas - anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Ch Extra - anything Christmas goes
Jingle Belles - all bundled up (3 or more layers)
Glory of Christmas - bows
Craft-Dee BowZ - anything goes with a handmade bow
Glitter 'n Sparkle - ribbon