A Christmas Year in Review

Well more like 5 months actually....

Warning - VERY picture heavy post...

Here is a round-up of my Top 10 Christmas makes during 2015... as determined by the number of blog page views... Just click on any of the photos to go to the original post...

At number 1...with well over 6000 blog page views... WOW! Introducing the New Autumn Winter catalogue... along with my first 4 makes using Hearth & Home...

At Number 2... with nearly 3000 page views... my Quarterly Training Class To Go share of the Woodland embossing folder...along with inking up your embossing folder, Heat & Stick powder & lots of glitter...

At number 3... with nearly 2500 page views... albeit the majority being from Spain as this was featured in an on-line magazine over there... my Advent Calendar...

And here is another one I made for DH's work... but hadn't yet shared... bit more colour... with the use of Cherry Cobbler and Mossy Meadow mats - and Cherry Cobbler embossing powder...

And so onto number 4...also with nearly 2500 page views... the first Centre Step Easel Card tutorial...

And then at number 5... with over 2000 pageviews... oh not a Christmas one!! Back to that one another day... very soon...

So at the Christmas number 5... with just under 1500 pageviews... 3 versions of this one... and another Centre Step Easel card tutorial... tweaked for the Hearth & Home dies sizings..

Coming in at number 6... 1400 page views... Shut the Gate!!

And at number 7... it is the VERY glittery one...

At number 8...  the outside scene...

And at number 9... seen this one before!?.... so thought I should post the other more cozy version here too...

And rounding off at number 10... still with over 1200 page views...

Now... I could finish there...but looking at the next 10... quite a few are already featured in round up posts above...  so here are a few more... which takes us up to the Top 20 Christmas Makes... 

At number 12... 

At number 14...

And at number 15... a Round up post for the Wonderful Wondrous Wonderous Wreath!.. original posts linked up in the post...

Coming in at number 17... the Wonderland Decorated House Scene Card... with its Tutorial...

At number 18... A little Wonderland Trio...

And finally... at Number 20... get the rubber gloves out... definitely the favourite technique of the season... Marbling...

500...think this calls for a celebration!!

Wow... 500...
Unbelievable...
OK... what is!?
Well...
Today is the... 500th blog post since the day I started blogging in 2009...
Wow!

So I think a special round up is in order to thank all of you that have kept me going, creating and blogging all of these years...

So I bring you the Top 20 Craft Spa blog posts of all time...

Some well tried & trusted projects here for you from over the years .... click on the picture to go to the original blog post.... some with tutorials....

Sorry for the different shape & size pictures... but that is blogging over the years for you!! And... cough... learning as you go!!!!

At no 20... over 4 years ago...but... I would still love to know who created this gorgeous project... that I just had to case... still SO stunning!

At no 19 ... Nursery Suite Mini Book... still loving this mini book format...maybe time to do another!

At no 18...the wonderful Scallop Tag Topper Concertina card... thanks Julie!

At no 17... seriously!! Only no 17.... White Christmas meets Holiday Home... and All is Calm papers...

At no 16... a couple of the 40ish projects that earnt me my name of the "Scallop Square Queen".... one for Babies...one for Wedding... 

At no 15... the very first posting of my All is Calm Large Square Double Display Card... Oh and and no 11 for the Metric Tutorial here... and no 1 for the Imperial Tutorial here...

At no 14... the Newsprint Mini Book series...  still love this Trio... might have to CASE myself.... using Typeset papers of course!!

At no 13... After Eights anyone... ? Remember our first UK Stampin' Up! Convention ladies!!!? What a fabulous Gifts & Treats swap we had!

At no 12.... now this one particularly takes me back!! Particularly chuffed and amazed to see this in my Top 20... as it was my third blog post back in 2009.... and actually my FIRST creative share.... sorry can't add link to picture...so here it is!












And at no 11.. the Metric Tutorial for the Large Square Double Display Card...but I thought I should add another version of the card at this point.... or you will be looking at the same card three times....

At no. 10.... to no 2.... well here is where I refer you to the POPULAR POSTS on the LHS of my blog... the Top 10 are always shown down there...

But at no 1... beyond a shadow of a doubt.... is this card ... which is a good card for today (though it obviously has the last zero missing!!!!) along with the Imperial Tutorial for the Large Square Double Display Card within that blog post...

Wow! 500 posts  - and a memory trip... hope you enjoyed it!

Now should I do the next 20.....!!??