{A card A month} Take a Closer Look

My Mystery Mini Gift was a set of 12 cards all using the Pair-a-Phrase stamp set. They are perfect to send to a loved one each month of the 2012 year!

This stamp set was perfect for celebrating each month~

Mystery Mini Gifts Revealed

At my Christmas Card Exchange we also held a Mystery Mini Gift Exchange. Participants created a hand made gift and brought it packaged in a plain brown bag. I attached a small puff ball in different colors to each bag and then we drew a matching puff ball from a bowl. Here is what some of the gifts were.

My dear friend Nanette makes her own fruit preserves. This year she made a triple berry preserve. Look how cute her little tag turned out and the preserves were delicious too!

Janet makes our tissues look so pretty!

Pat decorated this little box with some Believe papers. Wait 'til you see what's inside...

... Look at all those tiny tags!!!

29 tiny tags to be exact. She was having a good time playing with her Cricut AP cartridge.

I did not snap a picture, but my friend Tommie decorated a little box similar to Pat's and filled it with her "famous" peanut clusters!

Here is the project I made~

I created a set of cards called "A card A month". There were a total of 12 standard cards in the set, perfect for sending to that special someone each month for an entire year! Each one was made using the Pair-a-Phrase stamp set.

Here is a pic of all of them, but I will post each card individually later on.

Virtual Card Exchange

It's a virtual card exchange on Heart 2 Heart challenges this week! It will be the last challenge for the year on H2H, so sad!

I was able to use up a small amount of papers, stickease and ribbons for these darling snowmen cards. As usual all products used are CTMH.

Here is the small set and a peek on the inside!

Please see the wonderful inspiration on H2H and play along.

Merry Christmas to all of you and your families!

Peppermint Twist RCC Challenge

Check out this photo, our inspiration on the Ribbon Carousel Challenge Blog this week. I love the red and white colors, but even more I enjoy the peppermint scents this time of year. How do I create a card that evokes that joy? Make it scented of course!

I wish someone would invent "Sniff-a-Blog" because these cards smell as good as they look! I used the candy cane scent from the scent my cards company. The stocking were cut on the Cricut using the AP cartridge then hung with care on some fluffy CTMH Sassy Strands.

Christmas Cards with Mojo Monday {218}

I decided to use this weeks Mojo Monday sketch to complete another small set of Christmas cards. I have really been able to use some scraps and bits of leftover ribbons and embellishments for several cards this year. I also pulled out some older stamps that have not even had ink on them before! {crazy right?} I love how this card turned out especially the embossed corrugated star!

All supplies are Close To My Heart

Heart 2 Heart Wreath Inspiration

The above photo is this weeks challenge on Heart 2 Heart Blog. I was inspired by this photo to use the Remarkable Wreath stamp {again} to create a small set of cards.

Gifts To My Customers

I really have the best customers. They are the nicest bunch of women and I'm guaranteed a laugh every time they visit! I try to give them little goodies at Christmas to show my appreciation for their business as well as friendship.

This year they got to choose one of these cute little boxes if they placed an order this month. Inside each of them was a tiny scroll of paper that revealed their prize! These little boxes were cut on the Cricut using the Art Philosophy cartridge. They have been adorned with various Christmas stamps and ribbons.

A peek inside~

Each of my customers also chose one of these darling treat sacks filled with Dove chocolates. {Have you tried the peppermint bark candies...YUM!} The shapes were cut from the Art Philosophy cartridge for these also. They had a difficult time choosing between the festive elves or the beautiful blue snowflakes!

Want to see more ideas using the Art Philosophy cartridge?

Christmas Card Exchange 2011

This past Saturday I hosted my annual Christmas Card Exchange. There were a total of 10 girls that participated this year. Just feast your eyes on this table!!



First up, Tommie~

Allison~

Stacie~

Pat~

Peggy~

Aysa~

Janet~

The inside of Janet's card contained this little poem~

Nikki~

Nanette~

My card~

Inside of my card~

I also held a Mini Mystery Gift Exchange. I will show those items later this week. Also, I made some goodies for my customers in appreciation for their loyalty and friendship. Some of them also spoiled me with some wonderful unexpected gifts. I will show those items later this week as well.