Late Christmas Posting and Valentine's Day

Well, since I never got my last Christmas tags posted, here they are - a bit late, but still cute. The reindeer was made all with punches and the swirly die from the Big Shot machine. He was a nice addition to my girls' packages.

Now on to Valentine's Day! This is a super-cute candy bag made using the Happy Heart set. Great for kids' classmates or day care friends. Please note the heart-shaped brad is not a Stampin' Up item, but was still a cute addition. Gotta love this set and also the new Love You Much set that is currently offered in a special bundle with paper and a punch!

Days 10 and 11 of the 12 Days of Christmas

Well, I missed my posting last night. That's what I get for trying to welcome my in-laws, wrap gifts, and have friends over for wings all in about a 4 hour span. Not to mention running to Walgreens with my husband to buy more gift tags and tape at 11pm. So, here's my make-up posting and my one for today. I'll throw some cute reindeer tags on for tomorrow to round out the days. But for these, I have a tin I decorated for my sister with a set of monogram cards inside (see Angie Juda's link here for the cards: http://chicnscratch.typepad.com/chic_n_scratch/2008/11/monogram-cards.html

The others are picture ornaments I made for my family using the Country Living set (still available until 31 December!). I think they turned out lovely! Merry Christmas Eve!

Looking Ahead to Valentine's Day

Starting tomorrow (Dec. 23rd), you can order a NEW Valentine’s Bundle kit! It contains an adorable stamp set, a brand new heart punch and a pack of new Designer Series background paper. When you purchase the bundle, you save 20% off the indivual item price. Plus, the Free shipping special is still good through tomorrow so you would save an extra 10%!
Here are the details:
Love You Much stamp set
$25.95
Candy Lane Designer Series paper (Close to Cocoa, Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla)
$9.95
Heart To Heart punch
$15.95

Bundle Retail Value
$51.85

Love You Much Bundle (20% off; item 115405)
$41.48

Only a Few Days to Go...

Well, we're winding down the final days until Christmas, and the stores are crazy again. I haven't even started wrapping the kids' gifts yet, but here are the ones I did for my sis-in-law, Jamie. (Jamie, if you are reading this, stop since you probably didn't open these yet.) My husband drew her for the gift exchange in the family, and we got her a gift card (see the holders below and you'll know how that was decorated), and a teapot and some loose tea, which you can see in this picture. I used the felt alpine ribbon from the holiday mini and rope twine as well as some rub-ons, ski slope designer paper, and a cute reindeer tag. Wrapping is half the fun at our house, since I love to make everything look pretty!

Still More 12 Days of Christmas...

Ok, I got a day behind on my posts while I tried to finish Christmas shopping yesterday, so here are two Christmas cards for tonight. I made 3 different kinds this year since I don't usually have the materials to do all of one, and I get kind of bored making that many of just one card. It's more fun to try out other designs. Some were the reindeer cards in an earlier post. The others were these two. The snowmen ones use a special technique involving wax paper to create the "reflection," and the Joy card is a modification of one from another stamper. Enjoy!

Christmas, Christmas Time Again...

More Christmas ideas again tonight for you. This time we have an ornament (or gift tag for a package) made from the Country Living kit. This kit was well worth the money, since I've gotten frame ornaments, some cards, and other gifts out of it and still have tons of things left like extra adhesive, ribbon, and brads, which I can use on other projects. Anyway, for this one, I glued the designer paper (already die cut) to the chipboard (also already die cut) and then put a filigree designer brad in the center. Quite nice, if I do say so myself!

Day 4 (and 5) of the 12 Days of Christmas

Hello again! Tonight's post has two projects, so I'll count that as 2 days. (Can you see how I'm going to get all 12 done?) (-= I got a gift card holder similar to this one at the regional seminar as a swap. I modified it a bit and made a second one based off of a candy holder from Kimberly Van Diepen. They turned out great! Since our family is so spread out, we send lots of gift cards every year. This is a great way to dress them up and make them seem a little more personal.

More 12 Days of Christmas...

Good evening again! Today's post involves the little gift bags I made for my girls' daycare ladies. I used the top note die with the wonderful Big Shot machine to make the bags and then the Deer Friends hostess set for the tags. Yes, some of the paper is last year's in colors, but I was trying to use it and find good color combos with the pomegranate satin ribbon I also had. I put some candy and a gift card in each one!

2nd of My 12 Days of Christmas

Good evening! Today's post is a great card I did for my club meeting this past Saturday. It uses a plaid created with the brayer, which was a technique taught at this year's regional seminar here in Virginia Beach. I love the homespun look the card has. The remaining images are all from the Season of Joy set.

Twelve Days of Christmas (squeezed into 10)!

Welcome to the 12 days of Christmas (squeezed into 10)! Tonight's post deals with Christmas Cash! This seems to be a favorite present in my family. If you can't think of a gift for someone, they get cash or a check. Well, at least this way you can package it prettily. This money holder is made with the Spotlight on Christmas stamp set, the Best Yet hostess set, and some alpine ribbon from the holiday mini catalog. Enjoy!

Long Time, No Post

Yes, it's been a while since my pre-Thanksgiving post, but that doesn't mean I haven't made anything. Tonight's edition is the b-day card I made for my dad (still getting that in the mail, dad, even though your big day was last week). It uses the Big Bold Birthday set, which is one of my favorites. Tomorrow I will start to post my twelve days of Christmas (guess I'll have to do two a couple of days since Christmas is already less than twelve days away). Even if you are like me and still doing wrapping, tags, and cards, these are all easy and quick ideas that can be finished in that last hectic week.