Christmas cards from friends!

These are some Christmas cards that I received from friends and family. I wanted to share these with you as they are all so beautiful!


This one is from my mother-in-law, Barbara. You can't see it to well in the picture but the star is embossed with clear embossing powder and So Saffron ink.

This one is from my upline's upline and good friend, Alisa. I love these colors!

This one is from one of my good friends and side line, Lisa! You go girl! How cute are those snowmen?

This one is from another good friend and a person I met through my Stampin' Up! business. Maureen sent this to me. It is absolutely gorgeous!.

This one came from another good friend, Tammy. Peaceful Wishes I miss you!! :) Simple yet so elegant.

This one is from my sister-in-law, Melanie. Another, you go girl!!!! I am proud of you!

I really enjoyed receiving these cards from you ladies, thank you!! I want to wish each one of my friends, family and all of you checking in on my blog a Very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year to come! Thanks for such a great year!

12 Days of Christmas - Day 12 - Chocolate Covered Candy

This is not what I had in mind for the 12th day but I am running a little behind and wanted to come up with a quick gift just in case someone needed something tomorrow. These are the Dove chocolate that are packaged in three individual servings. They were really inexpensive at Wal-mart. I wrapped them in Baja Breeze Designer Series paper. The ribbon on the top is Double Stitched 5/8 Regal Rose ribbon. The other two are Chocolate Chip Satin ribbon (retired) from last year. I actually made the brown satin ones for the bus driver and bus aide on my daughter's bus and the pink one for the mail lady. All you have to do is measure your candy bar and then measure your paper from there. Tie a ribbon and you are done!

Thanks for looking!

12 Days of Christmas - Day 11 - Seasons Frame

Six days until Christmas! Can you believe it? I love Christmas. It gets a little hectic from time to time but I truly love the Peace and Joy that Christmas holds for all of us.

This is a cased project that I got from the Holiday Mini. That is one great thing about Stampin' Up! catalogs and Minis, they give you ideas as well as showcasing their wonderful products.

I made this Tree for all Seasons frame for a silent auction for a Christmas party we went to last night. Back in October I made one for a quarter auction and it was a big hit. The frame I picked up at Wal-mart. You can also pick up a nice frame at the local craft store and get it for a good price with a 40 or 50% off coupon. It really is simple to put together. Give it a try!

Here is what I used to make this gift idea:
Season of Friendship Stamp Set (Holiday Mini)
Naturals Ivory Cardstock
Whisper White Cardstock
Chocolate chip Classic Ink Pad
Really Rust Classic Ink Pad
Baja Breeze Classic Ink Pad
Summer Sun Classic Ink Pad
3/4 Inch Circle Punch

Also, I wanted to let you ladies know that we sent off 73 cards, with envelopes, to the troops in Iraq for Christmas. In October I asked for some swaps from other demos and I had three demos send me swaps. Thanks to Alisa Mawson, Judi Schock, Donna Diaz and myself these troops with have these cards to send back to their families for Christmas. I know this means a lot to the troops since they are away from their families for the holiday and want to wish them well.

12 Days of Christmas - Day 10 - Lollipop Bouquet

This is a lollipop bouquet I made for Sydney's class for her Christmas party. This is something you can do for a group of people getting together or for a friend. This is a crushed pineapple can that I covered with Ski Slope Designer Series paper. You can also use the Circle Scallop Punch with the Big Flowers Stamp set and make a bouquet of flowers with the lollipops. That would be so cute for someone's birthday! In the bottom of the can I used a floral block (I know that is not the right name but it is slipping my mind right now) and some white shredded paper to hide the block.

Here is what I used to make this:
Ski Slope Designer Series Paper
Whisper White Cardstock
Basic Black Cardstock
Tango Tangerine Cardstock
Winter Post Stamp Set (snowflake)
Real Red Classic Ink Pad
1/4 inch White Grosgrain Ribbon
1 3/8 Circle Punch
1/8 Hand Held Circle Punch
1 inch Circle Punch
Square Scallop Punch
Word Window Punch
Floral Block
White Shredded Paper

Christmas Card Day!

I actually made this card yesterday but wasn't sure I liked it or not. I got up this morning and looked at it and it just came together. This is Kraft, Baja Breeze, Whisper White and also Mellow Moss for the front trees. I do not have a large plain stamp for the reflection so I took a SU! clear envelope and stamped on it with the Chocolate Chip and pressed it to the card. I think it turned out pretty well. The ribbon on this card is the Chocolate Chip Taffeta ribbon. The stamp sets are Lovely as A Tree and Winter Post. The background is sponged on with Baja Breeze Classic ink and Not Quite Navy Classic ink.

All of these cards are just about the same design just a little different in their own way. This one is again Kraft, Baja Breeze and Chocolate Chip. The trees here are Baja Breeze. The background trees are embossed with white embossing powder. On the first layer, the actual card, I stamped Itty Bitty Backgrounds with Craft White Ink. The ribbon here is Baja Breeze Double Striped. I also used the Horizontal Punch and the Ticket corner punch on this card.

This one is done with Kraft and Mellow Moss. Again, the background trees are embossed with white embossing powder. Also on this card I did the Itty Bitty Background with Craft White on the actual card. I used the 1/4 inch grosgrain Mellow Moss ribbon.

This one is done with Kraft and Always Artichoke. I changed the side of the ribbon to give it a little bit of its own flavor. For those who know me I get bored very easy and have to change things around and make several different Christmas Cards to get my fill! Everything was done the same on this card except for the colors and the ribbon done on the left instead of the right. This ribbon is the 1/4 inch Always Artichoke. I did make 14 of these.

This one is exactly like the one above except it has 1/4 white grosgrain instead of the 1/4 inch Always Artichoke Ribbon. I did 10 of these.

Thanks for looking! I have day 10 of the 12 Days of Christmas ready to post but I have a crying 3 year old right now. I will get it on as soon as I can.