This sleigh pattern was found HERE. I filled the sleighs with a packet of hot cocoa mix, marshmallows, Hershey kisses and a candy cane.
This is a simple little gift bag decorated to look like Santa.
The bag is just a basic brown paper lunch sack. Here are some dimensions for you:Back red cardstock piece is 5 1/2 x 6 1/4. The 5 1/2″ side is scored at 2″ and that will make the flap that flips over the top.Front red cardstock piece is 5 1/2 x 4″Black belt is 5 1/2″ x 1″ and silver buckle is 1 3/8″ squareBlack buttons are 1/2″ circlesI tied some tinsel around the top. Bag is shut with velcro. Ribbon handle is made by punching small hole at the top and running 5/8″ grosgrain ribbon through it. I just taped down the ribbon on the underside.
We had a gift exchange at our weSTAMP Christmas party. This is the gift I made for the exchange. I added the “Jingle All the Way” Decor Elements to the glass block. On the inside, I put a small strand of white lights and some inexpensive white tinsel that I found at Target.
Here are some purses I made using the pattern from BECKY ROBERTS! You can find these purses patterns, and SO MUCH MORE on her blog. Go check it out right HERE! I am so thankful for her blog because I find SO MANY darling things there!
Here is a Christmas version of her card. I added some BLING to the purse clasp, which reminds me of my grandmother’s purse.
This is a picture of my sweet, creative friend, Terri Guymon. Terri made the apron and pot holder that is in the picture below. Isn’t this adorable? She gave this to me as a Christmas gift. I absolutely LOVE IT! THANK YOU TERRI!!! She used the Candy Cane Christmas fabric (which is STILL available!!) The pockets (upper and lower) are made with the scallop square die.
Terri doesn’t have a blog (YET, hint hint….) but you can find more of her creations on SCS HERE.
Here is a photo of us during our gift exchange at weSTAMP. I wrote a silly little story entitled “Twas the Day Before My Stampin’ Up Preorder Came”. Everyone gathered in a circle and held the gift they made. Every time they heard the word STAMP or any form of the word STAMP, they passed their gift to the right. At the end of the story, whatever gift they in their hands is the one they got to open up. The poem that I wrote is below:
Twas the Day Before My Stampin’ Up! PreOrder Came
Twas the day before my Stampin’ UP preorder came And I was updating my blog. Not a creature was stirring Not even my dog.
All my swaps were laid out On the stamp table with care In hopes that Mr. Brown Soon would be there.
The children were nestled All snug in their school, While visions of stamping Caused me to drool!
And I, with glitter on my face And my fingers covered with ink Sat down to check out Stampin’ Connection In hopes of finding a COOL link!
When out on the street There arose such a clatter I sprang from my computer To see what was the matter!
My adrenaline rushed And a truck could be heard. Will my stamping obsession Ever be cured?
When what to my wandering eyes Should appear But a big brown truck With a large rear view mirror.
With a foxy little driver Who drove all over the town I knew in a moment It must be Mr. Brown!
He was dressed in all brown From his head to his socks All I could think of was MR. BROWN ROCKS!
A bundle of stamps He had flung on his back At this point I thought I was going to have a heart attack!
His eyes how they twinkled His dimples, how merry My obsession with Mr. Brown Is becoming quite scary!
Then onto my Stampin’ Up! boxes Which are stacked up quite high I can hardly even remember All the stamp supplies I did buy!
Stamp sets! Reinkers! And ribbons galore! Cardstock, and buttons! Now who could want MORE?
As I drown in my stamping goodies And grab a coffee with cream I suddenly realized It was only a DREAM!
The story is over Yes, you heard me right…. Merry Christmas to all, And to all a creative stamping night!
At our weSTAMP Christmas party we do a gift exchange. There were so many gals there that night, and it was hard to get a picture of everyone’s gifts. I hope the gals will send me the photos of their gifts so I can post them here! This is the DARLING gift I received from my stamping friend, Leah. Isn’t this CUTE!!! It is sure makes my armoire FESTIVE! LOVE IT, and great job on these Leah! THANK YOU SO MUCH! You can find Leah’s blog HERE, and I think she even has the link on her blog how she created these.
Monday night we had our annual weSTAMP Christmas party!! What a great time we all had! Paper crafting, yummy food, wonderful friends, and a gift exchange that was amazing! Rachele Sanclemente is the amazing gal behind the scenes. She came up with this Christmas project for our group. She has been working on this for weeks, pulling together all the details to make this project happen! THANK YOU RACHELE!!! I am so appreciative for you and all your hard work. It was such a fun, festive Christmas project! Rachele made 3 different houses to show us many different options that we could make. (We all got to create a house made out of the largest size.)
This is the one that I made
Barbara made treats for all the weSTAMPERS. Inside the boxes are some Christmas sweets. Thank you!!
This is a gift from Nancy and I to our downlines. The recipe for the cookies was found on another blog, which can be found HERE. Check it out! These treats are homemade oreo cookies with frosting in the middle, and then dipped in crushed peppermint candy canes.
I took SO MANY photos from the evening. I compiled a few of them and put them into this slideshow. ENJOY!!
This was another card we made at my Girl’s Day/Night Out this month. I was inspired by Tiffany Bauer’s card, which you can view HERE. She has some wonderful ideas on her blog and is super creative!! The JOY was stamped first, then masked, and then the wreath was stamped ontop of the JOY.
Recipe:
Stamp Set: Welcome Christmas
Paper: Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla, Deck the Halls DP
Ink: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories: Square Scallop Die, Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Always Artichoke Seam Binding Ribbon, DimensionalsThere’s only TWO days left to take advantage of this FABULOUS offer of 1/2 price on the Starter Kit! I have never seen the kit this inexpensive in the 5 years I have been a demonstrator!! Take advantage of signing up to be a demonstrator and purchasing products at wholesale prices! The kit is only $87.50, and you get over $310 worth of products!I’d love to have you join my team, and become a weSTAMPER!!! Go to my website HERE and sign up today! My code word is welcomefriend
Here are the Stamp a Stack cards we made this month!
The first one was a CASE of a birthday card layout that I found on Angie Leach’s blog HERE. I just substituted Christmas paper and sentiment!
Recipe: Stamp Set: Loads of Love (Inside says Wishing You Loads of Holiday Cheer) Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Holly Jolly DP, Old Olive, Very Vanilla Ink: Cherry Cobbler Accessories: Polka Dot Embossing folder, 1/8″ Real Red Taffeta RibbonThe sizes of the gifts are (top to bottom): 5/8″ x 3/4″, 3/4″ x 3/4″, 1″ x 3/4″, and 1 1/4″ x 7/8″
Sorry the color isn’t great on this first photo!!
Here’s a photo of this card from the side. You can see I punched out the “world” and put a dimensional in back of it to give it a POP. It looks more like a real ornament in real life.
Recipe: Stamp Set: Peaceful Season Paper: Night of Navy, Brushed Silver Ink: Craft Metallic Silver, Versa Mark Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, (the “world” ornament), Embosser, Snow Flurries Embossing Folder, Diamond “Bling” Jewels, Dimensionals
This card is a TOTAL CASE from Angie Kennedy Juda. Fell in LOVE with this card when I saw it and didn’t change a thing! Very VINTAGE! You can see her card HERE. The picture doesn’t pick up the champagne shimmer mist at all, and that is my favorite part of this card!
Recipe: Stamp Set: Christmas Collage, All Holidays Paper: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso Ink: Early Espresso Accessories: 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, Crochet Trim Victoria, Decorative Label Punch, Champagne Shimmer Paint
This project was inspired by one of my downline, Tracy Simon. She made THIS swap for our weSTAMP group in September. Tracy’s blog can be found HERE. She has some creative on her blog!
As soon as I saw her darling post it note purse, I KNEW this was what I wanted to do for my Stamp Club members this year! I just put a Christmas twist to it! My Stamp Club members didn’t get the cute little stamp pad in the center, though. Unfortunately, Target’s Dollar Spot isn’t quite ahead of the times as those of us who stamp, so I had to put boring yellow pads in theirs. (Thanks Jennie, for keeping me in the loop to what is in the Dollar Spot at Target!)
If you have Google Reader, you can access the FREE pattern HERE.
Recipe:Paper: Poppy Parade, Basic Black, Brushed SilverAccessories: 3/4″ Circle Punch, Poppy Parade 1/2″ Stitched Poly-Ribbon, Clear Tinsel Trim
I attended the Stampin’ Up Convention this summer, and this stamp set was a FREE GIFT to us! I just LOVE this set! I was in a “Control Freaks” swap this fall, and I got a very similar one from (once again) Connie Babbert! You can see her original card HERE. I use the Top Note die a lot, and I love how she used the diagonal effect for this card! The poinsettia was made with the 5 petal flower punch. I used a bone folder to curl back the edges of the petals. Recipe: Stamp Set: Peaceful Wishes Paper: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Deck the Halls DP Ink: Cherry Cobbler Accessories: 5 Petal Flower Punch, Large Ivory Brads, Always Artichoke Seam Binding Ribbon, Dimensionals
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This is the one that I made
