Christmas Past (My Niece, the genius!) and a Sketch

I had a feeling when I got that Tim Horton's Pumpkin Spice (medium size) at around 4PM... I might pay for it later...and I don't mean with cash! Yup, it's after 6AM and I've yet to go to bed!! LOL

Today's sketch on Splitcoast is another winner! Gosh that Roxie is good!! Here's my first card...isn't this shepherd cute!! Thanks again, Toshypooh, for this darling Sarah Kay "Noel Shepherd".

It's colored with Copics, sponged with Distress inks. There's glitter pen on the star.

My second card incorporates yesterday's color challenge on Splitcoast.

I stamped the poinsettia, from the newly released Our Daily Bread designs Luke 2:11, with Distress Aged Mahogany then immediately sprinkled clear embossing powder and heat set. I used Twinkling H2O's to watercolor it, traced the size of the front panel and carefully cut around the leaves and flower with my craft knife. I also cut around some of the petals for added dimension.
I sponged around the vanilla cardstock with Aged Mahogany. And there's some more of that yummy SEI designer paper!

The verse is stamped with Distress Black Soot, then I sprinkled on Ranger Enchanted Gold EP and heat set. It's soooo shimmery! 

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Okay, now for Christmas past...and why my niece, Amanda is a genius! This picture has been circulating around the internet. Have you seen it? I've gotten it twice in less than a week...one email was from my friend in Connecticut! The picture was taken in California!

So, why is this picture so special? Because that's Amanda's house! Yeah, the one with the DITTO! LOL!!
I only wish I'd saved her Christmas card (08 when she did this), showing her boys standing out front with the "Yeah, that's our can't-squeeze-one-more-lightbulb-anywhere neighbor" look on their faces!!

Of course, she is MY niece, so I'm sure her creativeness came from MY side of the family! LOL

So, when your friends ask if you've seen the "Ditto" house... you'll know the real story! And for fun, please tell me where you're from if you've received the Ditto house.

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn