My GIFT!!!!

I had so much fun yesterday…..I stamped from 11 am until the wee hours of the late night morning!!!! My daughter was at a wedding and my hubby isn't feeling good – so he laid in the living room watching football all day….me…I just buried myself in rubbah BLISS!!!! I know – I have some issues…probably the StazOn sniffing – LOL!

Anyways….I purchased this bulletin board decor from a local wholesaler for $7.95! I know – right!!!! It's nice just as it is…BUT that's not what I bought it for….`

I decided that the pale green color was not what I needed for my idea….so I got out one of the 400+ bottles of acrylic paint that I own (yes – I used to do decorative painting…so I have 400+ different colors of paint – LOL!). I just daubed the paint on with a foam brush…looks kind of rustic that way.

AND DRUMROLL PLEASE…………………………………

here's my end result!

How stinkin' cute is this????

Here's a close up of the Merry & Bright Rub-On that I used in the top right corner…I thought it was a very fitting phrase.

Now – I have to give credit to Gina Dygert – it's her design – she made the snowman layout and framed it. You know you can take any cardfront and adjust it to the size of a picture frame….makes a GREAT handmade gift – inexpensive too!

Here are the Merry & Bright Rub-Ons from the Holiday Mini catalog. These are only available until January 4th. They come with 2 sheets – one in silver and the other in white. I love these – they are very high quality and easy to apply.

Merry & Bright Rub-Ons Item #116801 $10.95

This is the stamp set that I used – I just love this one! It's the Snow Buddies stamp set from the Holiday Mini catalog – it is a Level 2 Hostess set.

Here's the idea with my gift….I put some cardboard on the back (from the DSP pack) and then some self-adhesive velcro. I'm thinking – if I get time – I will make one for Spring, Summer & Fall too and my gift recipient can change the pictures out for each season….HOW COOL IS THAT?????!!!!!