Two Peas in a Bucket

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• Messy Doodle Alpha – Outlines by Jenny Dipzinski
• Old Timey Photo Frame Single by Erica Hernandez
• Yummers by Lauren Reid
• Bliss Alpha by Lauren Reid
• Joy Page kit by Michelle Underwood

Gingerbread Cookies

• Yummers by Lauren Reid

a little note hybrid card

• Merry Christmas Baby – Word Art by Jo Hanna
• Hero Arts Stamp Brown ink
• American Crafts Foam Adhesive
• Paper Trey Ink Kraft Paper

Hybrid Gift Tags

I added the text in Photoshop, printed on plain cardstock, handcut with scissors and wrote the name with my sharpie.

• my life 365 – pinked dotted tags by Polka Dot Pixels

Hybrid Gift Tags

I created these labels in Photoshop. I printed at 8×8 on textured white american crafts cardstock and cut with my tonic trimmer.  so so cute, if I do say so myself. and the mostly white background keeps the ink use down. love!

• Joy Page kit by Michelle Underwood

Hybrid Book Plates

This year I ordered book sets for my 10 nieces and nephews.  the little kids got board books and the older ones got sets like Wimpy Kid, Gregor the Overlander, Percy Jackson, The Hunger Games.  I created these personalized book plates for them too.  My boys are getting books too. ;)

• my life 365 – apothecary labels by Polka Dot Pixels

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Peppermint Creative

Miss Mint has also released some new Christmas goodies.  I am completely smitten with her Cookie Alphas and frames. Here is one Christmas Layout and one from the last release I forgot to post.

Christmas Cookies

• Jolly Gingerbread Element
• Jolly Gingerbread Papers
• Jumbo Bracket Mats – Christmas
• Gingerbread Cookie Alphabet
• Gingerbread Frames

Star Gazer

• stitched felt alphas
• soopa sunburst papers
• houndstooth heaven papers
• text around the circles
• P365 Months Tickets
• techno geek
• scalloped edge stickers
• sweet cheeks paper(kraft)

I also have a few tutorials up on the Minty Blog, check it out! *click pics for links to the posts* :)

Creative Charms

This month’s deals:

Kit of the Month – Nouveaux Vintage – 125 Pieces

• Ivory Vintage Velvet Poppies
• Classic Grey Vintage Velvet Poppies
• Vintage Brown Vintage Velvet Poppies
• Amber Vintage Marble Brad
• Light Green Vintage Jewels
• Amber Vintage Flower Button
• Antique White Gradient Pearl Stickers
• Brown Vintage Velvet Ric Rac

Regular Price – $21.00

Sale Price $14.99 (30% Off)

Deal of the Month – Winter Wonderland – 131 Pieces

• Blue Pure Blossoms
• Blue Gradient Gem Stickers
• Winter Medley
• White Flared Flowers
• Blue Flared Flowers
• White Gem Garden
• Blue Gem Brads
• Blue Bells
• Blue Vintage Velvet Ric Rac
• Snowflake Ribbon

Regular Price $17.00

Sale Price $6.99 (60% Off)

I will have my new creative charms tutorial coming up next week.

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On the home front, we’ve been busy making cookies galore.  I tried a new recipe this year that I found through the Pioneer Woman’s blog.  These sugar cookies are so delish and easy we’ll be making them throughout the year!  I will be substituting coconut extract for the almond though.  We also made our Gingerbread houses.  This year instead of one large house we made 3 houses to have a village on our dining room table. :)

I had a little giggle because my pal Marnalicious mentioned that it looked so Christmassy with the wreath and the Christmas tree in the background… I admitted, I had to drag the dining room table about 3 feet over to get the tree in the shot ;)  That’s Jordan’s house on the left, Jalen on the right and Troy and I in the middle.  Jordan says he’s the only one that is perfectly sized to go in the door to the house.  I just say our doors are sized like hawaiian hale, you have to bend over to come in to show you mean no harm ;)

We have also been hiking with Aunty Marnalicious and Aunty FabuLisa and sometimes Aunty Maile.  It is a good habit I need to do more often, I have to work off these cookies before I end up having to buy bigger shorts!  I am done with my shopping and Christmas Card and Calendar designing.  I am waiting on UPS  and USPS to deliver the last packages from Amazon and I’ll get those babies wrapped up.  We went to Target today to print up the Christmas Cards and Calendar prints.  Over the next few days I’ll be putting together the calendars and addressing the Card envelopes. I am finally feeling like I can come up for air, whew!

Oh, and I have a little funny story to share.  I sent out a care package to my girlfriend lala.  The post office left one of those we tried to deliver your package but now you have to come pick it up at the post office…. and they said it was from Joscie Rhymes. heee. of course I listed on the return address: Joscie, rhymes with bossy Cutchens. ;)

I hope you are all doing well out there and having a good Holiday season.  Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate you.

Love Love and Blog you Later,

Joscie, rhymes with bossy!

We are big drinkers

journaling: of diet coke and coffee! In our beautiful state of Hawaii, we have a bottle deposit. That means with every can or bottle of soda there is a
5 cent charge at the store when you purchase (sometimes there is a 6 cent charge) and there is only a 5 cent refund when you bring it back. The bottles must be clean, empty and still have the label attached and you have to take it to a redemption center. When the law first started up, I stopped buying 12 packs of diet coke and switched to two liter bottles. It just seemed silly to pay for all those bottle deposits because at the time 2 liters were exempt from the deposit… so we simply made the switch to two liter bottles. We would still recycle the 2 liter bottles and any of the few other bottles or cans that we had. The 2 liter bottles are now a part of the deposit system and Saturday was the day we finally packed all those plastic bags into the van and down to the recycling truck.  The truck has “reverse vending” machines where you put a bottle or can in and it gives you a ticket worth money. Our redemption center gives tickets for the Navy Exchange.

blue bin recycling

journaling: the city dropped off our blue recycling bins today.  We can now recycle #1 + #2 plastics, cardboard, and aluminum cans curbside.  I am so thrilled to do our part to help reduce waste!

sh, it’s a surprise party!

love love love the bingo cards.  Fiskars and Martha Stewart border punches on birthday boogie papers, some thickers, letter stickers, other punches and glimmer mist in Iridescent Gold.

birthday bingo cards, Miss Mint’s Birthday Boogie Papers

and I as I was making this card, I couldn’t help but think, hmmm maybe I should have bought the orange bakers twine too… ha.

birthday bingo cards, Miss Mint’s Birthday Boogie Papers

Thanks for stopping by!  I’ll have more digi/hybrid goodies to share soon!

Love lOve and Blog You Later!

Joscie, rhymes with bossy