Merry ... but retiring soon... Monday...

Back to retiring products that you don't want to merry-miss!!

I have had such enormous use of these stamps & dies that I think a special round-up post is in order... Be warned... lots of projects coming... and these are just a small selection!

First up... Joyful Nativity... at only £15... and projects not just for Christmas...

Second up Holly Jolly Greetings...  and note that both the Wood Mount and Clear Mount stamps are reduced... down to £21.25 & £14.40 respectively... and remember the co-ordinating dies, Christmas Greetings ... peace, merry & jolly... 

Joyful Nativity Trio in Blues...

Just when you thought I had finished with my Joyful Nativity... look again!

3 more simple ideas for you...

Silver embossed angel and greeting...

Plus Christmas Magic bell and greeting...

Plus Pool Party Aqua Blender watercolour in the centre... Hang Your Stocking die-cut snowflake... and Snow Place stamped snowflakes and greeting

Joyful Christmas Pud...

Had to share this card... too cool for words... 

Not made by me at all... but a collaborative effort between Heidi and Louise at one of my classes last week... they were busy making these notecards with the Real Red JOY and hanging stocking

When there was... you know one of those wonderfully creative light bulb moments... followed by a quick consult with yours truly... and a quick scurry for card and dies... and here you have it... so bring us some Figgy Pudding! 

And what did they use.... JOY from Joyful Nativity, currants & greeting from Holly Jolly Greetings, Holly & Berry from Hang Your Stocking, Circle dies for the pudding and topped off with Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper.

Great job the pair of you.... and Louise can no longer say that "she can't be creative and is just going to copy mine".... as I hear she is already plotting something else with her Joyful Nativity stamp set!! Watch this space.... 

So what do you all think?? Please feel free to add a comment so I can give the happy duo our SU! world feedback!!!

And ... as time has moved on... here are some updated pictorials of this weeks' Online Extravaganza Sale items... some items gone fast as usual...

And don't forget the Stitched From the Heart 25% off stamps Promotion and the Clearance Rack whilst you are on there

 

Just go to my Online Store here to place your order.... 

Don't forget to enter my Stampin Rewards Host code 3ER9MYQX if your order is under £150. Orders over £25 will receive a gift separately in the mail from me.... If your order is over £150 you should claim your own Stampin Rewards...you will still get a gift from me too!

For those of you local to me and able to collect... I will be placing an order on Monday 28th November so please order and pay by close of Sunday 27th November so I can add products for you... 

When Joyful Nativity met Father Christmas...

Stand back in amazement... I have done some colouring in!!! Who needs adult colouring books when you can buy a lovely stamp set and colour in to your hearts content and then send your art out on your christmas cards...

These toys in a sack in the Father Christmas set are rather cute... but definitely stray into my "oh my word I can't see where to colour these... with or without the aid of glasses!!

Coupled with my much used JOY from Joyful Nativity... and the small greeting from Christmas Magic

And a bow from Perfect Pines has snuck in as well... Did I tell you that the co-ordinating Christmas Pines stamp set has 25% off this month!!? 

Now I am hoping to share some of my favourite & special Christmas projects this year over the next few days... so watch this space....

Welcome Little One Stockings

So back to my other plan for On Stage Telford swaps.... So this one is definitely not for Christmas... but great to welcome a new little one instead...

Still using Joyful Nativity & Hang Your Stockings... did I tell you the Stockings have 25% off this month!

So how did I do the reverse stocking on the left!? Unfortunately I forgot to take a photo and time is not on my side today!

So... in the meantime... I die cut a white stocking and stamped over the foot area. If you look carefully at it... the stamping carries up over the top of the foot area (as that is where the length of the stocking went as I stamped) and the heel has become the toe... but I don't think you will have noticed those until now I have  pointed it out!

Greeting from Sunshine Sayings (bundled with Sunshine Wishes dies with 10% off) Colours used Soft Sky, Sahara Sand and Whisper White...Finished off with Linen Thread...

Definitely too time consuming on the day for 50 or so swaps... but thought I should share it any case...

Stampin' Up! On Stage Telford event swap cards

As most of you read this I will be spending a long time over a hotel breakfast in Telford with my Stampin' Up! team and friends... or be on the way home ...

I consider myself very lucky in that I have Stampin' Up! friends that love to come along and help me produce my swap cards for these big events! And this year Moya and Hilda came along to help me with the bulk production of my swap cards.... though unluckily I had had to cancel the original scheduled date... as I was full of the flu last week! So it was close to the wire this year as these were only made the day before the event started!!!

I also struggled to make a decision as to which design to make.... should I go Christmas or should I not... and which of the 20 ideas buzzing round my head this week should I settle on...

So I came up with a design for Christmas - and one not for Christmas... But as time wore on on the production day... it ended up as just the one for Christmas... so I will have another non Christmas version to show you later this week... which is a bit more time consuming!

And here is a pic of half of them!

Nice mix of the wonderful JOY from Joyful Nativity, a stocking from my most used christmas set this year, Hang Your Stockings (did I tell you this has 25% off this month!!) and finished off with the greeting COMFORT & from Holly Jolly Greetings... Topped off with a Red Glimmer Paper Christmas Stockings die cut bow and a Rhinestone

And here they are all packed and ready to go... looking forward to the swapping....

Starlight & Joyful Nativity

Now... the Staircase Card Tutorial is ready... the photos have been taken... but the photos have decided not to transfer to my PC today... but I am sure they will overnight! 

But in true Blue Peter fashion... here is something else I prepared earlier... 

Simple fusion of Joyful Nativity and Starlight dies... lovely bit of silver glimmer!!!

Watercoloured Joyful Nativity

I have a Beginner's class next week focusing on the Joyful Nativity stamp set... so here is another sample for you... actually two...

And I have to admit defeat on my inspiration... I saved this gem off the internet onto my iPad... and ... though unusual for me... I had to CASE it... 

But there is no watermark... and I cannot find it shared online using Google Images either... so I cannot credit the original designer... but thank you whoever you are... I really love this card design! Please let me know if it is you - or if you know who it is... as I would love to be able to give due credit...

And for the rest of you.... Which do you prefer? Star in the circle or dotting the J???

Oh and what did I use? Night Of Navy ink and card mat. Aqua Painter water-colouring using Pool Party and Night of Navy

Joyful Nativity

It is really easy at this point of the year to forget the wonderful products in the Annual Catalogue...

I think the Joyful Nativity set is a little gem... and not one to be overlooked!

Coupled with Greetings From Santa today...