Merry Christmas to you all!!!!

I would like to take this opportunity to wish

you all a very merry Christmas

and a wonderful and prosperous New Year.

May the season of good will shine down brightly

upon you and your family and friends.

Many thanks to you all for your wonderful

support and encouraging comments.

I look forward to reading many more

in the new year.

Thanks again,

Love Debbie

The Last... I Think...

And these were the cards that I made to go with the stamp set for the lucky door prize. As you can see, I have used the Hostess stamp, From the Garden, and have cased these straight out of the current SU catalogue to show the girls how easy, quick and beautiful these cards are and what a great stamp to have. And I was quite amazed myself as to how nice they turned out 'cause they really are such a nice simple idea.

OK I think that is all I have to show from my last workshop (About time! - that was over a month ago and I took the photos as I made the items....

Now I will start showing Chrissy cards so that should keep me going till the end of January ROFLOL!... And let's not forget that we have had a couple of birthdays in there as well LOL.......

And still more......

I think this is the last of them LOL - These note books were gifts for the Christmas Stamp-a-Stack workshop also. Again I got the idea off SCS and these are cased almost identically to the ones there. They are 'wish lists' but I have made mine just note books. Very cute.....

And I had a small tree which I had covered in candy canes for the girls to take some home for their family members. One of my sister-in-laws came over and helped me make these. (Actually I think she made then all LOL - while I was making other things. I had the tree set up on display with all the presents wrapped underneath and during the course of the afternoon, would draw out a name to come and choose a gift. I had made enough girts so that everyone got one from under the tree. Then at the end of the afternoon I had a final draw for the lucky door prize of a stamp set and a couple of cards. (but that's for another post LOL)

And still more gifts.....

Here are some more gifts that I made up for the girls for our Chrissy Stamp-a-Stack Workshop. I absolutely adored these. And I think the receivers did also. :-))

I have seen many different ideas floating around the net for these and templates also. There is a template or two on Splitcoast Stampers. But the template I have used is a mini pizza box design by Jen del Muro. I have then added the little curved opening tab which I saw somewhere while surfing once and thought that's a cute idea. Then I made a slider closure to go around it.

Materials used inclusive for both:

All Stampin' Up of course! :-))
Stamp Sets: Occasionally,

Cardstock: Real Red, Old Olive, Purely Pomegranate, Always Artichoke, DS papers from Holiday Harmony and Dashing
Inks: Real Red, Old Olive, Purely Pomegranate, Always Artichoke
Extras: Real Red and Purely Pomegranate ribbons

I'm Done!!!!!

Yes that's right!!! I'm done, I'm done, yeah, aha, I'm done {silly dancing} - YAH I have finally finished my Christmas cards!!!! ROFLOL!!! (Yep that's all it is LOL) But the excitement in this household with that news is overwhelming.... NOT! LOL Except from me!!! Just wanted to tell someone who would understand how I am feeling right at this moment. LOL

OK I'm good now - hope to put something on soon to show :-))

Catch Ya!

Gorgeous Gift Boxes...

Here are some more things from my November workshop - These were a couple of the gifts for the girls. I am box mad at the moment, so all my gifts of late are 'gift boxed'. I just LOOOVE making boxes!!!! And then the other day my youngest son came up to me and asked if he could show me how to make a box he had thought of.... And he did and I was SOOOO proud! He had worked it all out by himself, measuring in the same from each side and all, and where to cut and where to fold and where to stick it together....as I said, I was very proud and more importantly very impressed!!!!

Anyway back on track... I made two of these little boxes (above) with 6 small Cherry Ripes inside each, and I made two of these (below) with a block of chocolate in each. I just love sitting and working it all out so that the item fits in nicely and neatly.

Anyone for 'Cake'????

I know I'm way behind with my blogging, especially with the things from my last workshop, but I promise I will get there. Here is my crowning glory from the day!!!!

I was SOOOOO very proud of myself. These were the thank you gifts for my girls and inside each 'slice' there was two little incentive stamps, a piece of red ribbon and a chocolate. At first I didn't think that I would get it done, then I also considered doing something entirely different ('cause I was WAY running out of time!)but I am and was, so glad I decided to go ahead with it.(even if I started and finished at an ungodly hour!)

I have wanted to try one of these ever since my good friend Jacqui (and one of my wonderful regulars - Hi Jacqui!!!!) showed me some gorgeous 'slices' that she had made plus a picture off the net of a whole cake. The template I have used is from Victorine Originals and it all went together just perfectly! I also placed a piece of artificial holly in the centre to cover the hole but forgot to take another photo.

I must say it was certainly well worth it with the reactions that I got from the girls. I'm so very glad that they liked them considering that I have done them to say thank you for their wonderful and continued support.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Season of Joy.
Inks: Old Olive.
Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Real Red, DS paper from Dashing.
Extras: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Sticky Strip, Ribbon.