Loads of Love...

Again I apologize for being so quiet this month. I've been super lazy and really enjoying the Christmas is over! We have been tearing down our decorations bit by bit and I hope to have more done today before my Thank You card class tomorrow morning.

This is a card I made quite a while ago with the Loads of Love stamp set. I think it's the only non-Christmas card I have left to show.

I did pack away all my Christmas stamps and accessories and I am super excited to start using all the other stuff I have. My other stamps were starting to feel neglected. Hopefully I can get a card or two done today so that I have something to post in the next week!

I received my Occasions Mini in my mailbox this past week so I am hoping all of you have your too. If you don't have it by the end of the week please let me know and I will be sure to get one to you. Don't forget the Holiday Mini ends on January 3rd and the last order I will be placing out of it is going in tomorrow evening. If there is anything you want after tomorrow you will need to order it online through my Stampin Up Website.

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you all a very happy Merry Christmas Day!

Thank You Card Class

Today I posted one of the 5 cards we will be making at my Thank You Card Class on Thursday December 30th. I thought it would be nice to end this year with a thank you card class. The cards in this class will be note card size (3 1/2" x 5") and of course some cards will have different sentiments to choose from. This class will be 20 card class (4 each of 5 designs) Class fee will be $25. This class is on THURSDAY December 30th at 9:30 am and there are still a few spaces available. Call or e-mail me to sign up!

My last order out of the Holiday Mini will be going in on the 30th. If there is anything you would like out of the mini before it ends on January 3rd please get your order to me before then.

My January class will be my Eat Chocolate class which will be on Saturday January 22. This will be a 10 project class (2 each of 5 designs) and will include the stamp set Eat Chocolate out of the new Occasions Mini which should hit all your mailboxes by the end of the year! The cost for this class will be $40 for a Clear Mount stamp set or $45 for Wood Mount stamp set. Deadline for payment will be January 9th so I have the stamp sets here in time for the class. I hope to have a project posted on my blog from this class in the next week!

Snow Swirled Christmas

I know I have been super quiet this month but to be honest I am kind of enjoying a little break. In fact I spent most of the week just sitting in front of the tv watching The West Wing on DVD and doing absolutely nothing. Of course I am now paying the price for that because now my house is a mess, my parents are coming for dinner and I get to spend today cleaning and doing laundry!

Todays card was made with the Snow Swirled stamp set and Curly Cute. A perfect combination! I also used the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Jolly Christmas Designer Paper, Pearl Jewels and Old Olive Taffeta ribbon.

I hope you are all ready for Christmas. I am 99% done and it feels great! I am hoping this week will be almost as relaxing as last! Unlikely though since Mary is out of school...LOL!

Tags Til Christmas...

Well hopefully by now everyone has their cards done and hopefully in the mail ((I'm still addressing mine!!) but there is still some time to make some cute last minute projects.

This is a quick little gift I made with the Fancy Favour Sizzix die, Tags til Christmas stamp set and Jolly Holiday Designer Paper. I finished it off with Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding and gold brads. I filled this one with candy but it also fits a gift card! I was planning on getting a few more done today but since it's a snow day I am now making a Gingerbread House village instead!

Thanks to all of you who placed orders this past two weeks. I added a few prizes so that everyone gets something so below is a list of who won what prize:

• Peaceful Season Stamp Set - Ann B and Janet K
• Northern Hearts Stamp Set - Diane G, Gisele B and Helene L
• Punched Posies Stamp Set - Jill S
• Dusty Durango kit - Nancy W
• Adhesive Package - CeeJay
• Bermuda Bay Package - Lonna M
• White Staz On - Irene L
• Fresh Cut Notes - Debbie W

A Cute Christmas...

I know I have been very quiet this month but I have been SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO busy as I am sure all of you are! Today was my last Christmas class and today's Cards for Charity class was a HUGE success! Thanks to all of you who came and brought all of those great donations! You all gave so much (boxes and boxes full....it really is so wonderful!)and I can't wait to bring all your donations in this week!

Today's cards is from the A Cute Christmas stamp set in the Holiday Mini (ending on January 3rd) I just love this little snowman and have used him quite a bit thsi year but I don't think I have posted any cards with him on my blog. The colours I used were Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery and Wild Wasabi. I finished off the card with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder and a Certainly Celery grosgrain ribbon.

Tomorrow my last order before Christmas is going in so if there is anything you need please let me know before tomorrow evening. I will be Expressing this order as well so it will be here before the end of the week. Today is you last chance to order $40 and get a ballot to win one of the fabulous prizes in the post below!

Contempo Christmas...

I know black is an unusual colour for Christmas but I just love it this year so I have made a few black Christmas cards. For this card I kept it simple and just used Basic Black, Brushed Gold and Very Vanilla and you may notice, absolutely no embellishments. This is the perfect card to make if you need to make a lot really quick! Although it's hard to tell on here, the tree is embossed with gold embossing powder.For the snowflakes (from Serene Snowflakes) I used a sponge dauber to pick up some Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint and sponged the ink onto the stamp before stamping.

Contempo Christmas is still on sale as a bundle with Jolly Holiday Designer Paper. Buy both and save 20% (Sale price is $25.96 if you want Wood Mount stamp set, $21.96 if you want Clear Mount stamp set) .

Congratulations to Irene, who won my draw in my class yesterday so she will get my sample fabric bag I posted on my blog the other day!

My next order is going in this afternoon but my final order before Christmas will be going in this coming weekend. Don't forget that for every $40 you spend on Stampin Up stuff you get entered into a draw to win one of the fabulous items below:

• 1 of 2 Peaceful Seasons Hostess stamp sets
• Northern Hearts Hostess Set
• Punches Posies Hostess Set
• Dusty Durango Classic Ink, Ink Refill and cardstock
• Adhesive Pack (Snail Adhesive, Tombow Glue, 2 Way Glue Pen)
• Bermuda Bay Classic Ink and Refill
• White Staz On ink pad

This includes online orders as well as order through me but your order must be in by December 12th to be entered into the draw. I will post the winners on my blog on December 13th.

Peaceful Season....

A favourite of many, the words in Peaceful Season are so elegant they look nice in any combination of colours. Here I stamped it with Chocolate Chip Craft ink and embossed it with Iridescent Ice (so it's sparkly, you just can't see it in this scan of the card). I paired this stamp with stamps from Season of Joy, Jolly Holiday Designer Paper and the Dottted Scallop Ribbon Border.

Don't forget that for every $40 you spend with me before December 12th will enter you into a draw to win the Peaceful Season stamp set. I will be adding some second, third etc place prizes so watch my blog this week to see more details. My next order will be going in this Sunday and I will upgrade it to expedited shipping so it should be in next week sometime!

I Made This!

Ok, I know it's not absolutely the most fabulous thing you ever saw but given that I am a total dope when it comes to working with fabric this is quite impressive! I bought the Candy Cane Christmas fabric and Big Shot Fabric Adhesive Roll out of the Holiday Mini to make this. The flower was super easy to make, those of you at my "It's Not a Card Class" Christmas Class will get to see this first hand because this is one of the gift bags we will be making this Saturday. There are still 2 spaces left if there is anyone out there who still wants to sign up, contact me soon! I will do draw at this class for one person to win my sample bag!

My next order will be going in this weekend. As an added bonus, for every $40 you spend with me (Gift Certificates NOT included) until December 12th, I will enter you into a draw for a brand new Wood Mount Peaceful Season stamp set. This is the hostess stamp set on page 5 that EVERYONE has been asking me about. I will NOT be auctioning off my set in July so this may be your only chance to win it (other than hostessing a workshop before January 3rd)