Happy New Year!

Hi all,

Wishing everyone a very happy, healthy, safe and creative 2012!

Here's a picture of some of my 2011 Christmas cards - they needed to be very simple so I could make a lot of each design!

Hope you are enjoying your first day of the New Year!

Genelle.

Christmas Treats

Hi all,

I hope you have had a merry Christmas. It has felt like Tuesday for me all day (even though it's Wednesday) because of the public holiday yesterday... trying to catch up on all the household jobs today.

Here are a couple of items I made for our Christmas table - we celebrated lunch with family. I made some very simple mini easel cards (all one piece, since they were small) for our place cards:

And I have had these little cuties bookmarked from Bronwyn Eastley's blog here since last Christmas - I even tried to make them for my Christmas in July event, but could not find any candy canes anywhere! So I've finally had a chance to make them (my son helped, which you can probably tell!) I changed the ears and left off the whiskers:

Lastly, here are some skinny treat bags filled with M&Ms....yum! The ones hiding at the back contain Crispy Mint M&Ms, which don't go with my colour scheme, so they are hiding! Angie Jones had the idea to use Crispy Mint M&Ms as a cute Christmas version of an after dinner mint, and I got the topper idea from Adele Khoo:

The holder is simply a decorated Fancy Favour box using the Big Shot - I love it! I've decorated it with Jolly Holiday DSP, Very Vanilla satin ribbon and Holly & Jolly rub-ons. Here's a closer view of the box:

And lastly, not a craft-related photo... but one of my pudding! I always use my Nanna's recipe, which Mum always made for us growing up. As I was listening to it simmering away this year I thought about all the Christmas memories and traditions in our family. It made me a bit sentimental and I am contemplating making a Christmas scrapbook album to record these special memories... since you know scrapping is a huge challenge for me, we'll see how that goes!

I'll be back tomorrow with a new special from Stampin' Up! and some more projects,

Genelle.

Milk Carton Tote

Hi all,

It is all systems go with Christmas projects here at the moment! I adore Stampin' Up!'s mini milk carton die, and there are some cute patterns around for little crates/totes to carry them in as well. I have seen a few double carton totes around (the first place I remember seeing them was at Becky Roberts's blog), but I wanted my handle to be in the centre, between the two cartons, so I designed this one:

Hopefully the picture shows the handle piece clearly enough!

I used the gorgeous Jolly Holiday papers on mine, but the ladies at the class could also choose the exclusive Christmas Cocoa specialty paper from the current promotion.

Here is the beautiful one Ellie made:

And here is Rose's wonderful creation - I have shown the detail on the carton here as well:

Here is Jess's lovely tote:

Thank you ladies for allowing me to share your creations here!

I will be back later with the cards from a Stamp-a-Stack class I did the other day.

Hope you are all having a lovely day so far,

Genelle.

Dress Up Christmas!

Free Christmas Ribbon with the Dress Up Christmas Promotion!

Would you like some FREE Stampin' Up! ribbon? Purchase any of the Christmas bundles listed below and you can choose one of the following exclusive rolls of Stampin' Up! ribbon:

Mistletoe Ribbon Originals
Sleigh Bells Ribbon
Real Red 3/4" polka-dot grosgrain ribbon
Riding Hood Red 1-1/4" striped grosgrain ribbon


Please note that the gorgeous Christmas Cocoa Specialty DSP is also exclusive to this promotion!

Here is the paper:


Choose from these bundles:

Gifted Bundle:
Gifted Set and Jolly Holiday Designer Series Paper

Wood-mount - 124041 $66.90

Clear-mount - 124042 $56.90

Welcome Christmas Bundle:
Welcome Christmas Set and Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Series Paper

Wood-mount - 124045 $69.90

Clear-mount - 124046 $59.90

Season of Joy Bundle:
Season of Joy Set and So Swirly Stampin' Around Wheel

Wood-mount - 124043 $67.90

Delightful Decorations Bundle:
Delightful Decorations Set and Ornament Punch

Wood-mount - 124044 $72.90

Contact me to place your order! This promotion runs until 30th November, or until the exclusive ribbons or Designer Series Paper packs are no longer available.