It's about that time...

I feel it coming... I finally finalized the design... I ordered the cardstock, paper, and various other supplies... I've made my list for twine, envelopes, and stamps... my preparations for what we lovingly call The-Witty-Family-Christmas-Card-Sweatshop are under way. This year it's actually The-Witty-Family-Christmas-Card-&-Baby-Announcement-Sweatshop, which (if you're keeping track) means that, yes... Noelle came in April and her announcements will just now be going out. And by "now" I mean "7 months since she came." No judgement, friends. Does it make it better if I tell you that she is actually the second baby we've had born on the *exact* same day (and no... this is not a riddle... they're not twins and no... it was not planned that way) and the second time we've sent the announcements out in the Christmas cards? Probably not, huh? It sorta seems like tradition at this point, so I'm rollin' with it.

This year's card features one of my very favorite papers from this year...

oh, how I love it. It's Basic Grey's Lemon Meringue Pie from their Nook & Pantry collection. It's so vintagey and homey... like a pattern I'd find while out junking... but the yellow feels is so fresh at the same time, too. I don't know what came over me with the yellow this year. Anyone else? I'm wearing yellow in our Christmas pic this year, too.

Moving on to today's projects...

a little card set I made for Emma's. The card bases are by 7gypises... I just folded them over and they made the perfect little 3 1/2" x 5" cards. Love that.

Just a little various embellishing on each one. They came together in a snap. Love that even more.

I used another one of my current faves to wrap them all up... the glassine bag. Can't get enough of those. The directions and supplies for all the cards are up at Emma's, although I swear they are super simple! Later, friends!