25 Days of Christmas - December 4th

Have I mentioned how much I love love LOVE the Simple Stories '25 Days of Christmas' collection? These vintage Christmas inspired designs are just so gorgeous. And the paper is so thick and strong that it's also perfect for off the page projects. So I thought I'd make a little Christmas gift using a sheet of 'Peace Love Joy' and a pretty paper doilie.

It's a Christmas Treat cone.....

...filled with yummy Chrsitmas choccies!

I love this chipboard snowflake from the 2Crafty 'Christmas Assortment 1' pack. I painted it a lovely sage green and then sprayed it with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist to add a bit of sparkle.

My Uncle-in-Law is going to love this!

(: Happy Scrapping :)

       Aunty Vera

25 Days of Christmas - December 3rd

Gift wrapping......are you the Mad Night Before Christmas type of wrapper who is up till the wee hours wrapping all the gifts you had hidden in the back of the wardrobe and forgotten about? Or are you the Organised Wrap Them As You Go wrapper who kicks back and enjoys Christmas Eve knowing they are oh-so organised?

Me? I'm definitely the President of the Mad Night Before Society!! But this year we're holidaying over Christmas so I'm having to do everything a little differently. And that includes gift wrapping nice and early for our pre-trip Family Christmas Get Together. So I'm finding myself wrapping Christmas gifts during the first week of December. Unheard of!!!!

There IS quite an advantage to being this organised. You can actually take your time and add extra touches and  little bits of sparkle to make your gifts look extra pretty. And who says Sticky Bling is only for scrapbooking?

I know - it doesn't show up very well in the photo (Bling is VERY camera shy) but I have scattered 3mm Diamond Sticky Bling all over the cellophane of this pretty parcel to give it some sparkle. Looks really special.

(: Happy Scrapping :)
                                     and Happy Wrapping!

25 Days of Christmas - December 2nd

December 2nd - let's make Christmas cards!

I've had SO many conversations this last week standing in the Post Office queue - all about Christmas cards! My local post office is a great place to queue up - as you make your way down the queue, you walk along a wide aisle with baskets and stands on both sides featuring the latest items for sale. And of course at this time of your, it's Christmas cards and diaries. So looking at the packs of (rather expensive) pre-made Christmas cards, some of which ARE quite gorgeous but most of which are really not so special, I've been chatting with my fellow customers about how easy it is to make your own. So I thought it was time I get my act together and practiced what I preached!! lol

And really, they are quite easy to make, especially if you set yourself out Production Line style and have the same basic template for all your cards. This year I'm using a sheet of A5 red cardstock as my card and a sheet of Peppermint Accent Cuts from Crate Paper as my feature picture. One sheet will get you 12 cards if you use all the accents. Where a base design is needed, those papers are also from Crate Paper (that's the 'St Nick' paper with the Night Before Christmas quotes in the top picture) and this Stocking Card above features Stockings are Hung from the Echo Park Holly Jolly Collection.

I'm also using a lot of doilies and buttons and foam squares this year. Once I'm on a roll.....lol

How is YOUR Christmas card making going??

(: Happy Scrapping :)