Candy Cane Lane Gingerbread Houses

I cannot believe that it is the last day of November already! Only 25 days until Christmas!! Are you ready?? Guess it is time to start preparing all the cards that I will be sending out this year.  How about you? will you be making one style of card or a variety??  For the ladies who come on Tuesday's they have a huge step up on their Christmas Card supply, and quite a nice variety too.  This Christmas card is one of my favorites that we made at last weeks COME STAMP WITH ME TUESDAY Class.  It features the fabulously fun CANDY CANE LANE Designer Series Paper.

This card coordinates with the fun Gingerbread Treat Houses that I made for the craft sales and the topper for the test tubes that were in the October Paper Pumpkin

I also used the little houses on this COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS that I made as a special order.

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Make Mine Music

More special orders.  The request was for cards that incorporated music in them as well as their initials.

I am loving the LETTERS FOR YOU Photopolymer Bundle.  Everyone loves to get a card in the mail but think how even more special it is when they are personalized!!

Yes, this bundle is a bit pricey, but when you consider there are 26 letters in the alphabet, and this set has 37 pieces. (question mark, brackets, etc)  It truly is a must have bundle.  Sign on to be a demonstrator and you could get this for 20% off.  Click HERE to get started

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Online Extravaganza Last Day

It's never too soon to wish for baseball season to start.  At least that's what my hubby and our daughter says!  I was actually thankful that my Paper Pumpkin didn't arrive in time for our November Paper Pumpkin Work night because it gave me a chance to pull out some old kits that I still had some elements left over. Debbie Henderson made this one and I loved it so much I had to CASE it (copy and share everything).  There are several Paper Pumpkin Kits and refills on the On Line Extravaganza.  Click HERE to get a better view of the sales and to shop with me
I met Debbie when we both earned our first Stampin' Up! Incentive trip to Washington DC.  That was quite a joy to meet someone that I love following her blog.
Ok stampers!! Today is the last day to get in on the ONLINE EXTRAVAGANZA.  Here it is for one last time...

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Grateful

What a wonderful day yesterday with our kids and grand kids.  Well, we were missing one family, but it is always good to share.
This Grateful Card was made using some elements from the November 2015 Paper Pumpkin Kit.

I also had some leftover leaves from the cards that I made for the cards that you saw on my blog yesterday.  Being grateful should not be a one-day-a-year thing.  We should be grateful every single day! 

The only picture I took on Thanksgiving was Dale carving our Thanksgiving turkey!  I am so thankful for this one day that Dale takes charge.  I sleep in and he basically does all the work. (minus the prep work I did ahead).  He even had the table set by the time I crawled out of bed!

Today I am grateful that I am NOT out shopping all the Black Friday Sales!! So great to be cozy here at home.

However, the afternoon did bring Gracie and I to the mall so we could watch the TROLLS movie.

Gracie has some blue lips because of her Blue Raspberry Slushy.

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Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!
Today I will have a super short post, but I wanted to share with you the card that I made for the gals on my team. And I truly am very thankful for them!! And for all of you who faithfully check out my blog.  I hope it is an inspiration to you in your own creativity.

So much to be thankful for!!

Enjoy your time with family and friends

Have a blessed day

Christi

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Blooms and Bliss

At Monday's Card Club we featured the BLOOMS & BLISS Designer Series Paper.  My favorite was this Easel Style Post-It Note Calendar.  I also made some for the craft sales and it was one of my biggest sellers.

 One thing you DON'T want to do is to choose the pop-up style of Post-It's (lol)

The girls got to choose between the Island Indigo and the Sweet Sugarplum colors.
The NUMBER OF YEARS stamp set and Framelits are PERFECT for this project.  They are a MUST-HAVE for the serious card maker or scrapbooker.

Which one do you like best?

I cased them from Carolina Evans

Two more cards that they made coordinate beautifully with their calendars, using the BLOOMS AND WISHES Stamp Set.  And if you really, really like it - this stamp set is ON SALE right now through November 30th at 25% off.

Want to avoid the mass of shoppers during this Black Friday time?  Click HERE to shop with me 24/7 and you never have to get out of your pj's!!

There is a wonderful ON LINE EXTRAVAGANZA going on through November 28th. Don't miss out on the deals!!

While you are at my on line store don't forget to check out the CLEARANCE RACK to save even more money.

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Christmas Scrapbook Page and On Line Extravaganza

Last week Thursday was our FREE Paper Pumpkin work night.  I think we all got a lot accomplished, but none of us had received our November Paper Pumpkin kit yet.  No problem, we all had some back kits to work on.   I had some elements left over from my November 2015 kit and was wanting to make up this scrapbook page.  How fun is this??!!  I just love the fun little reindeer!

I can't wait to put some cute photos on after we celebrate Christmas with the family!!

What are you waiting for?  It's never too late to get on the Paper Pumpkin train!!  Click HERE to subscribe.

Remember that the ONLINE EXTRAVAGANZA starts TODAY!  The Monday only exclusive sales

Pay attention to the Friday only specials.  The rest are all-week specials.

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Sentimental Sunday

This past week Dale's last surviving Aunt passed away.  This spunky lady stayed strong through 97 years!!
This is the card that I made to send to our cousins and friends on her passing.

I liked it so much that I put it in the line up for the December Stamp a Stack Classes.  Isn't this FLORAL BOUTIQUE DESIGNER SERIES PAPER amazing?? Stamp Sets used: Flourishing Phrases and Falling Flowers.

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Want to join us?

Choose a date/time that fits your schedule best:

Monday, December 5 at 7pm OR

Wednesday, December 7 at 9am OR

Saturday, December 10 at 9am.

COST: only $15.00 for 8 cards and envelopes

Please bring along your own adhesive to keep the cost of class affordable.

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Christi

card inspired by: Julie Davison

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Final Craft Sale and Online Extravaganza Preview

Today we are at the final Craft Sale for this year.  Won't you join us at the Hudsonville High School, 5037 32nd Ave, Hudsonville, MI from 9am to 3pm.  Please tell me if you follow my blog posts and I will have a small treat for you.

Here is a heads up for the ONLINE EXTRAVAGANZA SALE STARTING MONDAY

Online Extravaganza Starts Monday! You don't want to miss this. Some items are for that day only. See the details below. • Promotion period: November 21-28, 2016 • Discounted items/bundles available on all order types (customer, demonstrator, workshop, starter kit, and online). • You must use the bundle item codes provided. Discounts will not be applied if individual item numbers are entered separately. • Some bundles have been created exclusively for Online Extravaganza and will not be available after the promotion ends. • There is no minimum purchase required in order to receive the discounted price. • Additional products from current catalogs may be purchased on the same order. • Discounts range from 10-40 percent and may vary per market. Note: While some retiring holiday products may be discounted during the retiring list promotion in December, no discounts will be greater than the discounts being offered during Online Extravaganza. • Online Extravaganza includes two 24-hour sales.        • The first 24-hour sale begins at 12:01 AM (MT) on November 21 and runs           through 11:50 PM (MT) that same day.        • The second 24-hour sale begins at 12:01 AM (MT) on November 28 and           runs through 11:50 PM (MT) that same day. You know the drill:  You can shop with me 24/7 by clicking HERE

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Guest Stamper

I am always happy to share cards that my team member share with me.
Inez went to a Stampin' Up! event while visiting her daughter in Arizona and look what they made!!

Such beautiful work!  Inez does not have a blog so help me out by sending your comments HERE
If you want a chance to make beautiful cards you can sign up for the December classes
DETAILS:
Monday, December 5 at 7pm OR
Wednesday, December 7 at 9am OR
Saturday, December 10 at 9am
COST: $15.00 for 8 cards and envelopes
WHAT TO BRING: your own adhesive please! This helps to keep the cost of the class affordable.
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Jar of Love Masking Technique

I have been off my feet for most of this week trying to allow them (and my back and legs) to heal so I can actually work at the craft sale on Saturday so I haven't made anything new for the craft sale to show you.
So today I will show you a cute housewarming card I made for a special friend.

How absolutely adorable is this card inspired by Sacha.  I just love how the little fishy is jumping from his smaller home to a larger home!!

Here are the supplies that I used:

I used the Masking Technique to get the jars side by side without the overlap.

Don't forget about the 25% off sale going on through the end of the month

And the NEW Stitched Shapes Framelits for only $30.00  I can't wait to start playing with my own set and show you some samples.

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Christmas Tags

Day #3 of Craft Sale Items:  Have you liked what you have seen so far?  I have posted a lot of craft sale ideas so please use the side bar of my blog to check them all out.  If you are getting this as an email feed, just click on the header and it will direct you to my blog.
This project will make a lovely hostess gift for getting together with your friends - Just think how much fun you will have gifting these to your girlfriends on one of your regular girls night out??

 This wine glass is filled with yummy peppermint treats - one of my favorites!! (I'm already on my third big bag!!)

It needed a beautiful tag to top it all off, and this one by Mary as seen on Pinterest
Isn't Pinterest the coolest??  It is so easy to search for great ideas like this one when the need arises. The stamp sets used are SERENE SILHOUETTES and SMALL SCRIPT.
Here is your reminder for the Craft Sale this Saturday:
November 19th, is my final Craft Sale of the Season.
It is held at the Hudsonville High School - 5037 32nd Ave. Hudsonville, and runs from 9am to 3pm.
Hudsonville is also having their annual Holiday Parade starting at 10 am which goes right in front of the school so come early to shop or come for the parade and shop after.  This is usually or biggest attended craft sale.  You can find both Dale and I in the cafeteria.

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