Flurries of Joy

Happy Belated-World Cardmaking Day!  I was so busy with papercrafting events yesterday I had no time to post, but I sure do have LOTS to share with you!
First of all, I have a new project for you that I designed for our new sketch challenge over at Sunday Stamps.  Here is the sketch:

...and here is my project:

Holiday card featuring the Festive Flurry (retired) stamp set and Wonderful Wreath Framelits.

For this one I pulled out my beloved Festive Flurry stamp set and framelits.  These were, by far, my favourite products from last year's Holiday Catalogue and I couldn't resist using them for this challenge.  I stamped various-sized snowflakes in Bermuda Bay, Pool Party and Wild Wasabi ink and die cut them using the coordinating framelits.  I also die cut a couple of snowflakes from Dazzling Diamonds glimmer paper to layer between the stamped flakes for added sparkle. 

The sentiment is die cut from silver glimmer paper using the Wonderous Wreath framelits.  The DSP in the background is from the Nordic Noel pack and the embossed panel was done using the (retired) Snowburst TIEF.  I added some silver stretchy cord I had in my stash and some rhinestones for added bling.

Inside view with sentiment from Christmas Messages (retired)

On the inside I stamped the snowflakes again and added the sentiment, which I stamped on a die cut Whisper White snowflake.
I love this week's sketch...so many possibilities!  You may just see another inspiration card or two from me on this one!  Why not play along with us and link up over at Sunday Stamps?  We'd love to see you creation!

Now for more on what kept me so busy the past couple of days.  Friday and Saturday was Stampin' Up Canada's Fall Conference.  It was held in Kitchener, which is only 20 minutes away from me, so I was plenty excited to attend.  The event was great fun, as members of my team and I got to do cute make-n-takes. play fun games and enjoy chatting with other demonstrators.  Oh, and did I mention we won FREE product??  I came home with over $150 in free stuff with another $20 to come!  I love being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator!!  Here is a shot of me with the FIVE sets of Blendabilities I won playing Let's Make a Deal!

I was just a wee bit excited...I NEVER win anything!  Sure is a nice feeling!
My fabulous day ended with a private class for some high school friends who get together every year for a girls' reunion weekend.  They rented a beautiful cottage and invited me to come and do a mini-stamp-a-stack of Christmas cards with them.  It was the perfect way to celebrate World Cardmaking Day!  Here they are, hard at work:

Everyone had a great time and I got to introduce three of them to the wonderful world of card making!  Have I mentioned how much I love what I do??

Now don't forget that the World Cardmaking Sale ends tomorrow at midnight.  Don't miss the chance to stock up on card stock, ink, envelopes and more at the sale prices!  Click HERE to shop now!

Festive Flurry Ornament Kit

I am seriously loving the Festive Flurry Ornament Kit!  The finished ornaments are so darned pretty and really easy to make.  I used the kit as one of my Make-n-Takes at my Customer Appreciation Open House last weekend and everyone really enjoyed it.  Here is what the finished ornament looks like:

Holiday ornament made with the Festive Flurry Ornament Kit (135813)

Now, I have no intention of using these as tree ornaments because my tree is a traditional red and green one; but I do intend to use them as beautiful gift toppers for just about everyone.  I'm going to add a little tag with the recipient's name on it which can be removed afterwards if they want to use it on their own tree.  Here are a few more shots showing the dimension to the ornament:

I couldn't just stop at doing the ornament as shown in the how-to video, so I took it up a step...

...and made a pretty little gift box!  I added extra ribbon and a leftover Designer Build-a-Brad from last spring's Occasions catalogue.

I stamped the box using the Endless Wishes photopolymer set (which is sadly no longer available) and Crumb Cake ink.  I added the ribbon in such a way that the box could be opened and closed without having to remove the ribbon, so the box can be reused over and over again!

I think I'm going to use these boxes to package my famous Empire Biscuits that I make every Christmas and give them as gifts to my colleagues at school.  I think they'll like them.  Now to find the time to bake!!

Team Treats and Weekly Deals

Last night I held my last team meeting before Christmas.  I wanted to give each of my gals something special to let them know just how much I appreciate them.  So, I whipped up these little boxes of chocolatey goodness:

Gift Box using the Tag a Bag gift Boxes (130927) and the Festive Flurry bundle (133285) and Snowflake Soiree stamp set.

I love how quickly and easily I created these pretty boxes to hold some yummy Lindt chocolate.

Here is how I did it:

• I started by embossing the plastic sleeve using the Northern Frost TIEF
• I stamped the large snowflake on Island Indigo card stock and then heat embossed it using white embossing powder.  I die cut it with the Festive Flurry framelits.
• I stamped the medium snowflake in Pool Party ink on Whisper White card stock and die cut it.
• I die cut the small snowflake from silver Glimmer Paper.  
• I layered each snowflake using dimensionals.
• The tag is stamped with the sentiment from the Snowflake Soiree stamp set in Island Indigo and punched with the Decorative Label punch

Such a quick way to add so much to a simple package!  Try it when you're stuck for a way to wrap a small gift!

Now, here are this week's weekly deals...remember, these prices are only good until next Monday at midnight!

	Fun Flowers Bigz Die Item # 121812 Regular Price: $40.95 Discounted Price: $30.71
	Hearts Collection Framelits Die Item # 125599 Regular Price: $32.95  Discounted Price: $24.71
	Paper Doily Sizzlits Die Item # 125592 Regular Price: $26.95  Discounted Price: $20.21
	Merry Minis Punch Pack Item # 126882 Regular Price: $22.95 Discounted Price: $17.21
	1-1/4" Scallop Circle Punch Item # 127811 Regular Price: $21.95  Discounted Price: $16.46
	Think Back Photobook Template Item # 133021 Regular Price: $21.95  Discounted Price: $13.17
	Wisteria Wonder 3/4" Chevron Ribbon Item # 130017 Regular Price: $12.50  Discounted Price: $9.38

A Day to Remember

Today we remember and honour those who sacrifced so much, that we may enjoy the freedom and peace that we so often take for granted.  Lest we forget...