Once again, Tim Holtz is doing his 12 Tags of Christmas! Yay! Love his work, and he is so generous in sharing it with all of us. Go take a look, get inspired, and put your name in the hat for his generous giveaways!

Do you like using images in your cards and artwork? There are some lovely free images out there on the web that you can download and print or use for your digital work. Lisa Vollrath has occasional countdowns, and she's having one again this year for holiday images on her website: The Original Printables Holiday Countdown. Go take a look, follow the directions (they are linkware, but that's a small price to pay for some lovely images!) and download - it's that simple!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Today is Black Friday, and instead of shopping, I am crafting! Over at The Vintage Veranda we're having some fun challenges and games, even giving away a Vintage Veranda Fun Pack. Won't you join us?

For one of the monthly challenges at the Veranda, I created this arch. The theme is Generations: Men. I found the image at TwistedPapers.com of what must be father and son. Perfect for the challenge!

Now I need to get going on my Christmas cards. I have quite a few more to do!

Would you like to save money this Black Friday, drink all the coffee, tea, or beverage of choice that you want and stay in the comfort of your own home in your PJ's all day and have a good time, too?

Then there is something going on this weekend at The Vintage Veranda that you won't want to miss. Since this is our Thanksgiving weekend in the States, Pam, Louise & Sarah have decided to forgo the crazy shopping on Friday and craft all day long! You may even find us crafting on Saturday and Sunday, too.

We are hoping you'll pop over and join us for our Black Friday Craft-A-Thon. We'll be hosting challenges that will motivate you to get going on your Christmas crafting, ideas on what to do with your holiday leftovers -- plus lots more. There will even be a chance to win a Vintage Veranda Fun Pack!

If you have to go shopping, go ahead, but be sure to give a gift to yourself by stopping by The Vintage Veranda anytime Friday morning through Sunday and see what's going on!

I went over to a friend's house yesterday and had a stamping day. It was great fun! In between eating and talking, I started on my Christmas tags for this year. I didn't have a project in mind for the day so I ended up taking a bunch of stuff, but not everything I ended up wanting to use. Note to self: Plan ahead next time!

Images from The Angel Company, Sugar Lump Studios and Close To My Heart.