I was really trying to make Cindy and my sis proud this week since I am usually late and I do not bake. So I started early making 42,000 gingerbread cookies. I had them cooling on the counter when the door bell rang.....Much to my surprise there was a dotted reindeer asking for directions. Since he had dots I was sure he was from the Teapot challenge since we are known for our dots. I heard a commotion upstairs and ran to see what was going on. All of my cookies were gone except one. I quickly grabbed my camera and snapped this shot of the suspects. Have you ever seen a more guilty looking group of reindeer? My lab, Pacer, still recovering from his 42,000 baths trying to get back to black....didn't even bark!!! Well that's my story and I am stickin to it!!!
Ok the truth...I could not find a gingerbread cookie digi, stamp or embellishment in JULY!!! So.....I had to explain reindeer in my card for this challege. I know...back door and no cookies.
Thanks for looking and putting up with my silly story.
A side note....did not crop because my tree looked too beautiful!!!
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Wed, Jul 27, 2011 @ 3:18 AM
I think the reindeer in the middle put the rest of them up to it.....look at his face!!! What a fun story and cute cute card Connie Jo. At least you had one Gingerbread left to put on the card...lol This is just adorable. Fun, fun, fun!
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Wed, Jul 27, 2011 @ 5:18 AM
Those reindeer do look incrediably guilty so I am going to believe your story. This is darling and your tree does look amazing in this picture. Back to your story, I believe all of it except for 42,000 cookies - are you sure on that number?
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Wed, Jul 27, 2011 @ 5:29 AM
Guess what???? I hid oodles and oodles and oodles of cookies at the back door! ooooh weee!!!!! Follow me! Snort! Hey, I see a gingerbread man on your card...did you forget you put that on there? You are getting old!!! And oh so forgetful! Snort!
I have heard that this Christmas is going to be especially difficult for bakers this year....Santa's reindeer have gone madd! See the rash on the one on the left.....that's how it starts.....then the cookie craving madness sets in....like mad cow disease only mad reindeer disease......there won't be a cookie left in all the world! You are just lucky they hit your house in July......at least they won't see you in December, you know, Santa only visits a house ONCE!!! We will be at your house for cookies this year!
This absolutely rocks! Only a teapotter would know whats up with the polka dotted reindeer! Snort! I think you are getting as goofy as sis! Yikes!
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Wed, Jul 27, 2011 @ 6:48 PM
This is darling, Connie. I see a gingerbread man snuck in when you weren't looking!
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Fri, Jul 29, 2011 @ 9:07 PM
Love this funny story of the "guilty" reindeer and the demise of your big batch of gingerbread cookies - sure glad you got to catch one of them and get him on this card. Love the sanded snowflakes !! Great staging on that wonderful tree!!
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Sat, Jul 30, 2011 @ 12:17 PM
TEE HEE HEE... OH MY GOODNESS, CONNIE JO... (GRIN) --- THIS IS SUPER CUTE.... LOVE THE GUILTY LOOK ON THEIR FACES.... LOVE HOW YOU DISTRESSED THE EMBOSSED DP, LOVE THE LITTLE GINGERBREAD COOKIE, WONDERFUL COLOURING... AWESOME CARD AND STORY TOO
HUGS..PAT