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Thursday, October 7, 2010

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!




You should have arrived from Guest Designer Cindy's Blog.  If not make sure to start at the beginning with Crystal's Blog.  We have lot's of wonderful projects to share with you as well as prizes and a 15% of Sale going on right now in the Your Next Stamp Store.  

One lucky winner drawn at random will receive a surprise new release stamp package.  Make sure to leave a comment on each DT member's blog and then leave your link at the end of the hop on Karen's blog to be entered.

We are also having (4) mini candy draws at regular stops along the hop.  So be sure to keep hopping to find our where.  If you ever get lost along the way here's the line up:



And now my I'd love to show you my project.

Edited to add: This project is currently featured on Paper Craft Planet - Sooo EXCITED!!  :)

Christmas is just around the corner, and if you're like me your starting to feel the urgency to get things ready.  I hope my project's today will inspire you or at least motivate you to start on your own Christmas projects.  

Here you can see my family's 
2010 Christmas Set.

This is my second year of making a set just like this.
(I'll post a picture of last years' set in a few days)

My set includes:
*  Christmas Cards
*  Kid's Thank You Cards
* Gift Tags
* Notebook

Here's a close up of our Christmas Card for this year:


Yep, I make the kids send thank you cards!!!



And a cute little Notebook for all those Christmas lists!
I created it by covering chipboard and using my Bind-it-All.




And the Gift Tag for all those presents!!



This adorable Penguin Greeting stamp is perfect for those Christmas mass production projects. Very little coloring, but with lots of those little extra touches (like gloss & glitter!) that will be sure to have the recipients feeling special without you spending tons of time making them all.  Believe me, it's very easy to do and TONS OF FUN!!

Challenges:
My Partner in Crafting Crime = #12 Clean & Simple
Pollycraft = #64 Anything Goes
Stamp Something = Something to Celebrate
Anything Goes = #19 Christmas has come early
City Crafter = #25 Hooray for the Holidays


Well thanks so much for stopping by today!
Wendy
Recipe:
Stamp: Your Next Stamp (Penguin Greetings) & Papertrey Ink (Vintage Label)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & Papertrey Ink (Fresh Snow)
Paper: Papertrey Ink (Kraft) & Bo Bunny ('Tis the season snowflake)
Stickles: Star Dust
Glossy Accents
Pop Dots
Ribbon: American Crafts
Nestibilities: Scalloped Square

Copics Used:
R59, R46, BG15, BG11, Y19, Y38, C9, BG10

58 comments:

Cindy Haffner said...

Super super SWEET!

Ujjwal said...

love the complete set!!

Pattie said...

Absolutely adorable image and a super gift set! You have outdone yourself!

Little Scraps of Heaven Designs said...

fabulous Christmas set. What a great idea.

Christina said...

Great set!

craftymom205 said...

Love your projects.

Danderella said...

Oh Wendy what a great idea to pre-print the thank you's...I'm gonna use that! Every year I end up hand writing and then getting the kids to sign it...this is so much better! Thanks for the inspiration.

Anonymous said...

What an adorable set, Wendy. Beautiful work!! Fabulous gift! hugs, Angela

Unknown said...

What a cute set and I LOVE the thank you ideas... I need to start having my kids do something like that too!!

Claudi said...

I really love your set!

Hugs

Claudia

Chris Olsen, Glowbug said...

What a gorgeous set Wendy!! I so love your colors and dp!! The penguin is darling!! Fabulous gift set!
hugs,
Chris

Crafty Math Chick said...

What a cute ensemble and terrific gift giving idea! Such a cute penguin image.

Michele Gross said...

Squeal! Absolutely darling! I love this!!

Nancy Thomas said...

What an uber cute set. Love the penguin and the classic colors.

Kerri said...

I absolutely LOVE this idea, Wendy!!! So super cute and creative, girlie:)

Michelle Quinno said...

This set is adorable! I make my kids send thank yous and they're 20 & 24.

Neeti said...

Super cute Set Wendy. You have also inspired me to crate something like this :) Thanks!!
Hugs, Neeti

~Jeri~ said...

Oh how awesome Wendy!!! I love this set and what a great idea with the Thank you cards from your kiddos! Love the colors you used and congrats on being featured! Well deserved!!!

Nicki Olsen said...

Wow Wendy!I love the colors in this set!Awesome!Love the Penguins!Cute!
Nicki

Karen (Your Next Stamp) said...

This is a wonderful and fun set! So creative! I can't wait until Brandon is old enough to write so I can make these fun thank you notes for him!
Hugs
Karen

Ros said...

Absolutely Fabulous!!! oh to be so organised.... Thank you so much for playing along with us at CCCB

Wilfreda said...

What a great set.

lvtaz2000 said...

This little guy sure puts me in the mood to stamp my Christmas cards right now!

Robin said...

I {heart} this set you made!! Great ideas... thanks so much for joining us at My Partner in Crafting Crime, Robin

Unknown said...

I just ordered this little guy today before I started the blog hop! He is just too cute!

smiles,
Karen :o)

Nyte Crafter said...

Love this

Crystal said...

This is such a DARLING Set Wendy, WOW absolutely darling....LOVE everything about it!!!

Lisa Petrella said...

Super cute set! Love those patterned papers!!

memory garden scrapbook shoppe said...

Mission accomplished! You've inspired me.
Yolanda

JLJ Designs said...

Cute Set! I love the colors you've used.

Jennifer

Paula (PEP) said...

I just love the way you've made the penguin into a stamp on the thank you card. The image is such fun & all your details like the turquoise ribbon on the gift tag highlighting the hat so well makes the whole Christmas set beautifully thought out. I love the way you've used the colours throughout - varying the combination on the various projects just enough without disturbing the cohesivenss. Congratulations on it being featured.
Paula (PEP)
http://pepcraftchallexp.blogspot.com/

LindaC said...

This set is so darn cute! Love it!

Shelby Goolsby said...

You out did yourself again. This is such a cute set, love it.

Denise Marzec said...

Gorgeous set!

Unknown said...

Just darling!! LOVE the kiddie thank yous! :)

Sue D said...

Fabulous Christmas set--I wish I was that organized.

mn36 said...

thanks for the great project idea..and so pretty. Love it.

mn36 said...

PS Love your holiday lights card too (I ordered that stamp because I loved your card)

Jessica L said...

What an awesome set! This will make a wonderful gift!

Betty Wright said...

I just heart little penguins. They can go from cute to a birdie with attitude with just a look. You have created some amazing stuff with the little guy and some greetings! Beautiful ensemble!

Kelly Latevola said...

really cute set! I love the little penguin!

fusiafscrapping said...

This penguin is adorable! Fabulous Christmas set.

Shirl said...

What's not to love with an awesome Christmas set like this? Cute penguin!

Wendy ten Hove said...

Hi Wendy,

Wow, this is very impressive!! What a pretty pretty set!!! That penguin is sooo cute, love it! How many do you have to make? Sooo nice!

Hugs, Wendy

Unknown said...

These are adorable.. and the image is too cute... Thanks for playing along with us this week at CCCB!

Anne Marie said...

Adorable projects!!!

Kerry said...

What a fabulous christmas set!

Thanks for joining us at "anything goes" this week.

Love Kerry xxx

Annika said...

No wonder it was featured - it's so beautiful, cute and VERY practical! You really could make loads of those without totally overwhelming yourself! Love it!
Hugs
Annika

Jan Garber said...

I love it so much I think I'll make my grandson a set of thank you cards for Xmas!

Marie said...

What a great set! Thanks for sharing =)

Kate said...

What a great set, Wendy!! That must have kept you busy for a bit. And good for you teaching your children to write thank you notes as well. I alway have mine write them too. I think it's becoming a lost art - and yet it shouldn't!!

Tracy Valure said...

Super cute little penguin. Love all the items you did. Funny that you went to Epcot this weekend! I was there last week. Did you eat/drink your way around the worlds?

Kristy Smith said...

Wendy what a cute Christmas combo! I absolutely love the look of those penguins! Great job and thanks for the great hop!

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

Adorable, i love the colors too, thanks for playing along with us at CCCB!

Anita said...

Oh my, Wendy, you've been sooo busy! I love this set...it's adorable. And I see that lovely BoBunny paper - yummy!

Elena said...

Wonderful gift set! Love it!

cnelson said...

It doesn't get cuter than this! LOVE this sooooo much! Thank you for playing along at CCCB!

Trina said...

I saw these on PCP; they are adorable! You did a great job!

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