Dear Santa For Christmas I would like....

If you don't want a scare then don't click here. Oh, OK .... i dare you ... take a look here!!!

Aaaaaaggggggggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Did you look?! Can you believe it's that near! Now's the time to start thinking about Christmas - what are you buying people this year - or more importantly - WHAT ARE THEY BUYING YOU?!

Ok every year i recieve gifts from people and although i know they have tried, they are simply not what i want! So if you are desperate to recieve gifts that you are actually gonna use this may peak your interest!

Why not set up a Christmas Wishlist with me!!! All you need to do is:

1. Go through the Stampin' Up! catalogue (on the right hand side of this blog) and write a nice long list of all the lovely things you would like this Christmas.
2. Email the list over to amyjtidd@gmail.com
3. On reciept of your wishlist i will give you my contact phone number.
4. You share my contact details with friends and family and let them know you have a wishlist with me. (I can even send you some of my business cards so you can pass them out!)

Then all they have to do is:

1. Contact me, let me know their budget and i will select the gift and send it to them to give to you this christmas! SIMPLE!! (P&P will be £4.95 on orders under £30 and FREE for order over £30)

Don't leave it too late - Ensure all orders are placed by Monday 10th December to ensure plenty of time for delivery!
Now i have done all the admin stuff, i have a lovely christmas card to share with you:

This lovely card was given to me at a recent Stampin' Up! training event and made using the 'Season of Joy' stampset. On a rectangle of 'Whisper White' card the 'Merry Christmas' sentiment was stamped in the righthand corner using 'Old Olive' ink, as were the two swirl images. The smaller flowers were stamped using 'Real Red' and the three larger flowers were stamped onto some smaller pieces of 'Whisper White' card and then hand-snipped out and arranged to slightly overlap one another. all of this was glued onto a 'Real Red' cardbase! Such a beautifully simple card! (It's not too late to get your crafting kit out and knock out some christmas cards!!)

Have fun writing out your Christmas wishlist!! If you have any questions about any of the products drop me an email: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Quick Christmas Card Make.

Sometimes you just need a christmas card nice and quick, here's my quick christmas make (using my favourite christmas stampset 'Season of Joy'):

A simple 'Very Vanilla' cardbase, i have stamped the sentiment using 'Early Espresso' ink. Next a strip of 'Early Espresso' The little flowers have been inked using 'Old Olive' and punched out using the '1/2" Circle Punch' and lined up. The snowflake has been inked in 'Early Espresso' onto 'Very Vanilla' cardstock and punched out using the '1-1/4" Circle Punch' layered onto an 'Early Espresso' '1-3/8" Circle' and then layered (using a 'Dimensional') onto an 'Old Olive' 'Scallop Circle'.

A great batch card, nice and quick, but still effective. I absolutely love the 'Season of Joy' stampset - if your budget only stretches to one seasonal stampset this is the one to buy! It's so versatile and i have seen it used in loads of non-christmassy projects too! If you wanna make a order just email me: amyjtidd@gmail.com

DCM Challenge: Father Christmas

Hi everyone. Woo hoo! It's Friday! This week has been a toughy! I haven't been feeling 100% and i've had to drag myself through a week of training at work. So relieved it is now the weekend and planning on having a reasonably quiet one! I have a couple of card commissions to work on (which i will of course share with you all on here) and i'm also trying to get ahead with friend and family birthday and anniversary cards for July and August as i will be away over that time. So a lovely crafty weekend in store for me, along with meeting up with some friends!

Now... the card i have to share with you today is my entry into the Daring Cardmakers Challenge which was to create a card with a 'Father Christmas' theme. There is a prize up for grabs as well this week donated by Crafty Emma's Store. I have to admit it felt quite premature making seasonal cards in June, but as soon as i dug out my christmas crafty papers and stampsets i loved it!! Now i was suprised to realise that i don't actually own a Father Christmas stamp! I have literally hundreds of stamps but not one Father Christmas! (I will of course be rectifying that very soon with a cheeky SU purchase!) So for this card i had to be a little creative (inspired by Sue R's blog) Here's the result:

The cardbase is 'Real Red' which i have run through the 'Big Shot' with the 'Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder'. The DSP used is from the 'Jolly Holiday' collection (although a christmas collection most papers can be used for non-christmas projects!) Santa's coat and belt have been made from 'Real Red', 'Whisper White' and 'Basic Black' all created using the 'Big Shot' and the 'Top Note Die'. I have used some 'brads' to create Father Christmas's buttons. The buckle on his belt has been created with some (non SU) silver cardstock punched out with the 'Decorative Label Punch', turned 90 degrees and then punched again to create the square shape. The sentiment is from the 'Season of Joy' stampset, inked in 'Real Red' and again, i have used the 'Decorative Label Punch' to punch it out.

Oh dear, as i have been making, photographing and blogging about this card i realise that i have been humming christmas songs! It's only June! Mind you it really creeps up on you. Have you started thinking about your christmas cards this year? Stampin' Up! do a great range of 'Seasonal Celebration' stamps and papers. Why not check them out - you can find them on pages 21 - 28 of the 2010 'Idea Book and catalogue'. If you would like to make an order please email me at: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Please check back tomorrow for another crafty creation! Thanks for visiting!! xxx