Say What? A Christmas Card a Day in November?

That is right friends! I am going to post a Christmas card a day for the entire month of November to get you into the ultimate Christmas spirit while fueling your crafty side! This is also an awesome challenge for myself as I tend to buy (don’t tell my hubby) a good portion of the holiday sets in the catalogue. Sadly, I end up finding it hard to even break them all out to stamp! So this is a treat fo me too! Please comment on your favourite cards! It will help me decide which ones would be great for classes!

My card #1 features the Yummy Christmas stamp set (150501) which is a steal of a deal at only $20! It coordinates with the Cuckoo Clock Dies from the Annual Catalogue (pg 192). I made a dozen of these for a swap and I have to say I enjoyed casing it from the catalogue! I loved colouring the gingerbread houses as I do find colouring with the Blends quite relaxing. I used the Soft Suede blends for the house and then the Bronze blend for the gingerbread man. And I LOVE the Toile Tidings Glitter Enamel dots! They just add that little extra to a project!

See you tomorrow for another Christmas card idea!

Happy Wicked Creepy Spooky Halloween

I pulled out all the stops to create this fun and bright Halloween page! I included sentiments from the Word Wishes dies (from the last few posts you can tell I am really into this set of dies!), the Wicked dies and the Spooktacular Bash stamp set. I had to add a cute little monster, he is just a ‘little creepy’ from the Boo to You stamp set plus some spooky spiders and itsy bits bats! I hope you have a fun day celebrating with your families today!

Girlfriends Night Out!

See this space? It wants YOU to come and make it messy with stamps, paper and candy wrappers! I invite you to get your girlfriends together for the ultimate crafters night! Book a private stampin’ session with me making either 3 or 6 cards (typically double of 3 designs) enjoy some treats and wine while you visit and explore your creative stampin’ side. Fun is a guarantee! Message me for pricing and availability :). This is the best time of year to get together to make some holiday cards!

Ultimate On Stage After Party!

Are you looking for the perfect post On Stage event in Edmonton? Join myself, Karina Chin and Donna Wiznuik (the Creative Day Getaway Girls) for the ultimate after party! You will be creating exclusive make’n takes featuring 3 new product bundles showcased at On Stage, seeing samples displaying this new product (created only for this event!) and will take home $20 in product. Dinner is available at your own expense. You won’t want to miss this chance to mingle with other demonstrators, play with new product and leave filled with inspiration! Check out the Event Brite invite below:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ultimate-onstage-after-party-hosted-by-the-girls-from-creative-day-getaway-tickets-78192871985

Pretty Packaging! Who cares what is inside?

As my kids and nieces and nephews have gotten older I have found that I need some creative ideas for gift card packaging! Sometimes our easiest inspiration can come from the holiday cards we create! I used this card (which is a design we are making at my Christmas Card Class Friday night) to decorate this gold foil pizza box. Inside I can tuck a gift card and a couple of treats. It is always more fun to give things in pretty packaging!

This card features my favourite set of the moment the Word Wishes (149629) dies to create the sparkly Merry Christmas along with the ‘sprig’ element from the Christmas Layers Dies (150654). Carrying both of these elements and color pallet over allowed the card and pizza box to look like a team. I am so happy with the end result!

Holiday Gift Packaging

It is easy to use a card as the inspiration for Gift Packaging!