Holiday Sweets

Hello & Happy Thursday!

We are now 3 days till Christmas!

Are you ready?

I can now say that I am!

The gifts have all arrived and been wrapped, the cookies have been baked and all my Christmas cards have been sent!

So to wrap things up today I am sharing the last of my sweet treats.

First up is a design I have to give full credit to my dear friend, Vicki Burdick. She sent me a package of goodies and these were included. She made these for her OnStage swap for Kansas City in early November. I thought they were adorable and of course I had to case & copy them!

She used the Mini Treat Bag Framelits to make them.

Each one holds a small Hershey Bar.

Thank you for sharing, Vicki! My customers loved them!

Next I whipped up these treat bags using York Peppermint Patties.

The stamp is from an old Hero Arts set and my holly leaves are a Jolee's Sticker.

I also used the Pretzel Bags from Wilton because they are a bit wider than Stampin Up's 2 x 8 Cello Bags.

Last up is the M&M Sticks!

People just love these and I have to agree! 

They make a nice little treat and who doesn't chocolate!

I used the Cookie Cutter Christmas bundle on these as well as the 1 x 8 retired Cello Bags. 

And if you know me, you know I love my Gingerbreadmen so I had to use him this year!

These have all gone to a new home for Christmas as they do make a nice little gift or stocking stuffer!!

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My thoughts today.......

Haha! 

The holidays are known for doing that!

That's all for today!
Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

Holiday Composition Notebooks Part 2

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Busy day here today with doctor appointments and such so I will get right to my Christmas notebooks!

I took these small composition notebooks that I got at the Dollar Tree & Walmart and covered them with SU papers. These next 3 are done with the Warmth & Cheer DSP and the stamp set is Wrapped in Warmth.

This one is done with paper found at Hobby Lobby last year. I added a Papertreyink sentiment & ribbon to finish it.

This one is done with the Candy Cane Lane DSP which was a huge hit this year!

I used 1 whole pack for my crafts and now i'm hoarding my 2nd package! 

The stamp set is Candy Cane Lane.

And lastly, this one is done with Trim the Tree DSP that is retired and of course I have 3 packs of it that i'm slowly making my way thru! LOL My poinsettia is made from the Festive Flower Builder Punch and Reason for the Season stamp set. The sentiment is from Papertreyink. 

I honestly don't think I could pick a favorite as I loved them all!!

This year they all went to new homes for Christmas!

Which one is your favorite?

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My thoughts today.....

Today is officially the first day of winter although it's been feeling like winter off & on since before Thanksgiving. Definitely not a my favorite time of year but I know there are alot of people who love the winter weather. I'll stick to my sunny & 70's! 

I wonder how many days till spring?

That's all for today!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Festive Flurries

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Can you believe we are 5 days away from the big day!

I love Christmas but the hype of it all is just nuts anymore!

So, today I have my last Hershey Bar Wrapper of 2016 to show.

I'm sure I will be making more of these for different holidays & such but it's a bit sad that the craft show has closed but happy that all my Hershey Bars have sold and found a new home for Christmas! I hope all the recipients enjoy them as much as I have creating them over the years! 

I have tried feverishly to use up retired/hoarded designer series paper this year! The paper I used on this was called Winter's Frost Specialty DSP from a few years ago. When it hit the Clearance Rack I ended up buying like 6 packs of it! I loved the colors & prints on each sheet so I obviously had NO self control when the price was also knocked down to under $6 a pack! 

Hershey Bar Wrapper:

Stamps: Festive Flurries, Sentiment from Amuse

Ink: Island Indigo, Smoky Slate

Cardstock: Island Indigo, Whisper White, Silver Foil Paper, Winter's Frost Specialty DSP

Accessories: Festive Flurries Framelits, Lg Oval & Scallop Oval Punches, Circle Punch, Crimper, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

And lastly I have another Covered Composition Book to share that is in the same colors and all.

Take a look....

Holiday Planner Composition Notebook:

Stamps: Festive Flurries, Papertreyink Sentiment

Ink: Island Indigo, Smoky Slate

Cardstock: Island Indigo, Whisper White, Silver Foil Metallic Dollies, Winter's Frost Specialty DSP

Accessories: SU Snow Burst EF, Festive Flurries Framelits, Lg Oval & Scallop Oval Punches, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

These 2 items have definitely been craft show favorites over the years!

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My thoughts today....

That's for sure!

Sparkle on my friends!

That's all for today! 

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!
~Wendy

Merry Christmas Card

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope you all had a nice weekend!

Today I have another Christmas card to show you!

This one was pretty easy with using a piece of retired Season of Cheer DSP from last year.

Take a look....

My sentiment comes from PSX and I cut the oval panel out with Stampin Up's new Stitched Dies! If you missed out on getting them not to worry...they will be back! They cut so nicely and you'll surely want them for your collection! 

To finish off my card I added a piece of Cherry Cobbler Twine that I tied in a bow. 

Simple, easy and very mail friendly!

Merry Christmas Card:

Stamps: PSX

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Real Red, Whisper White, Season of Cheer DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Dies (ovals), Cherry Cobbler Twine, Tombow Mono Adhesive

Hopefully now things will start calming down!

Got the baking done and some of the gift wrapping done.

Today is it time to get the house cleaned and catch up on laundry.

How are your preparations coming along for Christmas?

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My thoughts today.....

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!
~Wendy

Merry Wishes Gingerbread Men

Hello & Happy Sunday!

Hope your enjoying the weekend! 1 week till Christmas!!

 I'm sure the Christmas rush is on now! 

Have you finished up your shopping?

I have but am still waiting on a couple things to be delivered but in the meantime I have plenty to get wrapped!

Speaking of wrapping.....today I have a cute Christmas treat that I found on Pinterest that I cased.

I used those Gold Foil Chocolate Coins that I have used before at St Patrick's Day.

Take a look...

Aren't these just the cutest things!!! I fell in love with them instantly and had to make some! Luckily, I found the Gold Foil Chocolate Coins in bulk at my local Giant grocery store and made quite a few packs of these! Quick, fun & easy and of course I love those adorable Gingers!

Gold Foil Chocolate Coin Treats:

Stamps: Cookie Cutter Christmas, Oh What Fun

Ink: Early Espresso, Real Red

Cardstock: Real Red, Whisper White, Candy Cane Lane DSP

Accessories: Cookie Cutter Builder Punch, 1 1/2 Circle Punch, 2 x 8 Cello Bags, Candy Cane Lane Twine, Dimensionals, Tombow Mono Adhesive

I love these probably because I am a sucker for Gingerbread men! 

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How true!

That's all I have for today!

Thanks for stopping by & have a really great day!

~Wendy

Mini Ghiradelli Chocolates

Hello & Happy Saturday!

Hope everyone is having a nice start to the weekend!

They are calling for yukky weather today then temps jumping to 50 degrees! Crazy!

I will be staying inside to wrap gifts & bake cookies!

A few weeks ago I saw these Mini Ghiradelli chocolate squares at the local grocery store. What caught my eye was the colors of them. They are usually a bit pricey but since they were on sale I decided to get them and make some candy bags up for some of my customers.

This was the finished product....

I used papers & twine from Hobby Lobby on these. My tag is from Hero Arts. The bags are the 2 x 8 cello bags that Stampin Up! carries. I think I went thru 4 packs of 50 bags this season. I loved these Ghiradelli's especially the Christmas colors! They make a really nice gift or stocking stuffer.

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My thoughts today....

That's all for today!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Christmas Notebooks Part 1

Hello & Happy Friday!

Today I have some of my spiral bound notebooks to share.

I said earlier that I cleaned out my drawers and used up what I had in my stash since I knew this year was the last craft show. I'm happy to say that all of them went to a new home for Christmas!

All Stampin Up product except the sentiment. Sentiment by Papertreyink

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Paper is from Kaisercraft, Image is PI Girl from My Favorite Things, Everything else is SU!

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All SU! products except the Stitched Rectangle Dies from Lil Inkers and the sentiment from Papertreyink.

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All SU! products except the paper...that's by Heidi Grace.

(I noticed that my rhinestone in the center of my snowflake moved. Errr!)

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All SU! products except the Stitched Rectangle Dies from Lil Inkers. 

I will share the rest one day next week so stay tuned!

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My thoughts today.....

After all that work for my Christmas show....I think I need atleast a week here to recoop! Haha!

Wouldn't that be awesome!

That is all for today!

Thanks for stopping by & stay warm!

~Wendy

Hershey Nugget Packs 2016

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Yesterday I had 2 more orders to complete so now I hope today to get working on my Christmas cards. At this point I am going to have to say no to anymore orders because I have tons of my own things to get busy with. Christmas is only 10 days away! Accck! I'm no where near ready!

Last year for my shows I made up Nugget packs that had 7 Hershey's Nuggets in and I only sold a handful. This year I made them using 4 nuggets per pack and I used the 2x8 Cello Bags that Stampin Up carries. I sold every single one and had to make more because they sold out after the first weekend. How crazy is that!

Today I am sharing all the Nugget Packs I made....

I actually had a few more packs that I made with the Cookie Cutter Christmas Reindeer but I forgot to take pictures of them. 

Most of these are made with Stampin Up products except the last Nugget Packs. I used patterned paper from Hobby Lobby. The Merry Christmas sentiment is from a Hero Arts set that I got many years ago. I always seem to gravitate towards using it as I love that it's a tag and it has a saying on it. Perfect for craft shows! None of these returned home after the 2nd weekend either. You just never know what will sell and what won't!

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My thoughts today....

 I will have the Christmas music playing while getting my ducks in a row!

How many of you listen to Christmas music?

I love that it puts you in the Christmas spirit but unfortunately I can't carry a tune to save my soul so I won't be singing for all to hear....maybe just singing to myself! 

That is all for today!

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy