Brrrrrrrrrrr!!!.....The chill is on....!!

....and it feel awful!!    I am not sure of the exact temperature, but all is know is it's COLD today and super windy, making it seem far worse.  I pity anyone who has to be outside and can't imagine what it's going to feel like for those heading to the Patriot's Game later  -- Brrrr!   And to think it's ONLY November and things are going to get a lot worse before the warm spring and summer sunshine are back! Oh how I miss Summer ....

    Luckily, I do not have to go out at all today and that makes me a happy girl.   We went out last night for Dinner to celebrate our friend, Mike's Birthday.  It was not nearly as cold and all our dinners were all awesome -- fresh seafood is my favorite and last night every one of use ordered seafood!  Yummy!!  I'm glad that we went then, instead of tonight as I know it would have awfully cold going back into the car after dinner!!   Next, Sunday I also will be hoping for a warmer day, as I'm heading into Boston with Julie and Patty to see Bill Cosby!  Patty and Mike saw him last year and said he kept them laughing for day, so when Patty found out he would be in Boston, she called and invited me to go along, I think it will be fun and who doesn't love to laugh!  We're making it a full day and going out for Brunch first, then taking the train to Boston and the T to the Theater!  It will be December 1st, which is also my God-Daughter's (Julie's Daughter) Birthday!  We are meeting Amy for Brunch and I'm looking forward to see her new house, which she closes on tomorrow!!  Congrats Amy -- I am so happy for you !!

    Oh, and speaking of cold and winter...when I changed our sheets yesterday, I put on a brand new Polar Fleece sheets that I had ordered from the Q last week -- And they are fabulous.   Super soft and comfy and I was not a bit cold last night, which was wonderful!   We can no longer use an electric blanket with the pups around - I would be afraid to run the cords under the bed, especially since they often run under there to hide or play.   I'm so impressed with these sheets that I'm asking Santa to bring me another set for Christmas!   I also ordered a brand new down blanket today and think that be all we need to stay super warm through the worst of the winter!    I like a cool room for sleeping, but with Fibro, my body needs to be very warm, or I ache even more.  Now, with these wonderful fleece sheets and a nice down blanket coming soon, I feel like I'll be all set!  If you don't like being cold at night, I highly recommend these fabulous sheets that are by Malden Mills --- they'll make you sleep like a baby and are so soft and cozy!
    Today is also the kind of day when I love being cozy and warm, spending time creating and that's what I've been doing.  I'm here now to share a few new Christmas cards that I have finished!   They didn't turn out as I had kind of hoped, but they are pretty, especially the two done in lavender and purple.

   This is the first one, which is another Memory Box Die Cut Tree that I cut with some rich purple foil cardstock and then added to a lavender shimmer card base!!  A very simple card, that actually looks better in person!

  My second card is also done in the same colors and both were inspired by the new Dies and Punch Challenge being hosted over at The Outlawz Challenges in the Paper a la Mode Challenge!  

   For the second card I went more with a Snowflake theme and all of these were cut with a wonderful little die set from Paper Smooches.   Not only do I love the wonderful stamps from Paper Smooches, but I've also now grown to love their dies and this set for only $9.99 is a great value!   I also love this wonderful banner die set, which I bought a while back from PTI, another store that carries fantastic die and stamp sets.

   I also decorated the inside of this card, with another matching snowflake and a sentiment stamped in a deep purple ink!  

  I am submitting this pretty card to the challenge over at Die Cut Divas!  I wish al the gals there a very Happy Holiday!!  

  That brings me to my final card today which is the easiest of all and was basically created using 'stuff' that had been piled up on my desk.  The burgundy card base was something I started earlier in the week and was a leftover.  And the red felt snowflake is from a large set that I picked up from Stampin' Up awhile back, when they were on clearance.  The patterned paper, was from an old scrap piece of patterned paper, that just happened to match very week.  I simply put them all together and then stamped my sentiment directly only the paper and embossed it in white.  That sentiment is from one of my favorite new stamps sets, that I bought a few weeks ago from Mama Elephant.  I love the font and the style of the letters too, making it quickly moving into one of my favorite stamp sets for Christmas Cards!   

  

   Heading back to my desk now to see if I can get another one of two done, before it's time for supper!   Hope you are all having a great weekend and staying warm!!