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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Merry Monday ~ SANTA

A NBUS stamp from my BFF at Christmas:
A cute Avery Elle stamp set called: North Pole...it has three hats with different words attached, like ho ho ho and jolly...Fun, huh?  My background paper is from PTI tinsel and tags.
I am entering this in the Merry Monday Challenge which is SANTA!
 
I had a wonderful time in the Santa Clara area this weekend.  I was able to spend it with my older daughter and we watched her older daughter play volleyball at the Santa Clara convention center.
We had time to roam and see some sites.  Friday we went to Santa Cruz, ate on the boardwalk and about 3:30 decided we better get to the rides before we head north to our hotel in Union City.
Well, guess what?  All the rides were closed by then!!  That's okay because we loved the sun and the beach and the walking did us good.
Saturday, Dina and I headed to Sunnyvale to a Crafter's Mercantile which was fun and yes I did a "little" shopping...didn't break the bank though!  Then on Sunday we went to Santana Row in San Jose, we loved the shopping and the restaurants, and especially the weather!
It was a very fun three day weekend...Ellie's team did well, they came in 5th in the 14 and under division.  And Dina and I love spending one on one time with each other!


15 comments:

Bonnie said...

I was just thinking about you this morning, Colleen! Love this Santa with his merry hat! Thanks for sharing with us at Merry Monday!

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Just love how you featured the Santa in a circle with the merry seeming to fly backwards off his hat. Spotted this card on Merry Monday - thanks for the inspiration!

Alanna said...

What a fun card. I've never seen that stamp before. It's just darling.

Kathy Schweinfurth said...

Love your Santa image - he makes me smile! Great card design, too! Thanks so much for joining us at Merry Monday this week!

Linda said...

Very cute Col.

Marcia Hill said...

What a great Santa image with his "Merry" hat...cute, cute, cute! Love the CAS way you did this card too Colleen. Well done! :0)

Wendy said...

This Santa is just too cute, Colleen! Love the "Merry" attached to his hat! What a fun card! Thanks for playing along with us this week over at Merry Monday! :)

Brenda in IN said...

Cute card and pretty paper. I love that you get to travel along with your daughters and granddaughters to their sports meets and cheer them on. That is the best part of being a gram, I think. Your suport means a lot to them I'm sure. Plus just able to spend some quality time with your daughter is special.

Maria said...

Wonderful Christmas card! Looks like Santa is ready to go...too CUTE! Glad you had a fun time with your daughter shopping! And, huge congrats for your granddaughter with her volleyball...how fun!

Greta said...

What a super fun way to spend the holiday weekend! This is one of the cutest Santa images I've ever seen & I love your card, Colleen!

Notes by Nina said...

Super cute card, Thank you for joining us for Merry Monday.

Susan Joyce said...

Adorable Santa image, lovely card. Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday.

Sazzle Dazzle said...

Colleen this is a super fun image of santa and love the background. Sarah x

Claire Broadwater said...

Colleen, we both love the same set! Your card is adorable! It is so merry! XX

anja curvers said...

Love that santa image and so great to hear that you had such a nice weekend.