This is the Set of 6 Greeting Cards in a clear plastic box with ribboned belly band.  There are 2 masculine birthday, 2 feminine birthday and 2 "Just B-cuz" thank you cards in the set, all cards embellished and with envelopes.  It’s a perfect hostess gift for a party or a nice teacher gift too!  And the price is right …just $10 for the set!

Here is the final gift item, a hand-stamped and polyurethane coated tumbled marble tile coaster on wooden ball feet.  You’ll select from vintage Stampin’ Up! images (like this Wonderful Wings butterfly) as well as images from the new Fall/Winter catalog.  There will be both masculine and feminine image selections, to make the perfect gift for someone’s desk at home or the office.  Need a gift for a co-worker?  This one is perfect and perfectly affordable at $7.50.  The wooden ball feet add a great designer touch!

To register for the Holiday Boutique, select your day on my December CALENDAR and register for the items and quantities you wish to order.  The final date to register is Dec. 7th at 10pm, so don’t delay!  Sign up today!

Here are the other ornaments you make when you choose the Ornament set of 4.  This is a red glass glitter ball ornament that beautifully shimmers on your tree.  Best of all, the glitter is on the INSIDE, so there’s no mess!  I love the red, but if you prefer, you can choose other glitter colors that I have in stock.

 And the final ornament in the set is your choice of various chip board ornaments that you cover and embellish.  This one is the "joy" ornament…there is also "peace," "believe," "hope" and "love,"  as well as other shapes and styles.  Pick the one you like from my selection! 

The Ornament set is budget-priced at $7.50…perfect for that Secret Santa gift!

The Holiday Boutique sessions are on Thursday, Dec. 11th (day or evening sessions), Friday, Dec. 12th (day or evening sessions), Saturday, Dec. 13th (all day) and Sunday, Dec. 14th (noon to 6).  Click on my Calendar to select the session and the projects and remember…you may choose the number of projects you wish to make!  Register today!

Hello everyone.  Sorry for the delay in posting my projects but I suppose I am just techno-stupid.  I’m having difficulty adjusting everything to show up properly on a web page, so I’ll try and blog them here.                   To select your Holiday Boutique projects and register for a stamping session, click on my calendar and select your date!

Here’s another Holiday Boutique project, the Monogramed Journal with bookmark.  It’s a beautiful hand-stamped, chipboard journal designed by Stampin’ Up! co-founder Shelli Gardner.  She made this herself for our Leaders’ Summit and I thought it would be perfect for my Holiday Boutique. You choose the monogram!  The journal and bookmark cost $15.

Another item is this framed stamp art, Holiday Glitter Tree, the design adapted from an original idea of one of my downline, Wendy Lee.  This is a 5 x 7 framed piece.  We made this last year at my 3-D Christmas class and it was the favorite project.  The one you’ll be making will say "Noel" in the frame.  This is a gift that will fast become a family keepsake.  This framed art gift costs $20.

What a cute holiday candle jar!  This is a soy candle, available in red, green or white, but supplies are limited so choose this project soon!  These candles make great little gifts.  The candle jar measures about 3" x 3" and has a removable lid.  Best of all, when the candle burns down, you can reuse the jar with votives…the gift that keeps on giving!  And priced right at just $8.00!

My upcoming Holiday Boutique  in December is a new event for my customers! In the past few years, I’ve held my 3-D Christmas gifts class, where stampers have come and made 4 projects to gift or keep.  It was very successful, but I decided to change things up a bit this year.  Instead of making one of 4 items, you will be able to "shop" at my Holiday Boutique for the gift projects you wish make.  Want to make 4 holiday candles?  Then you order 4 candle packs and stamp and assemble them at the Holiday Boutique!  Here’s a peek at 2 of the Christmas Ornaments projects set you may purchase…aren’t they cute?!  What an inexpensive gift for a teacher or secret Santa gift.  And there’s more ornaments in this class to make! 

There will be 6 projects from which to choose and you’ll be able to order as many as you want to complete.  They run the gamut from ornament sets to tile coasters, a hand-stamped journal to  boxed greeting cards, framed Christmas art to decorative candles!  For the budget-conscious stamper, there’s no more affordable and heartfelt gift than a handmade one.

The Holiday Boutique runs for 4 days, December 11th, 12th,13th and 14th and you’ll have 2 sessions each day to choose from, to come and make your projects.  Keep checking my blog for more Holiday Boutique project sneek peeks.  In the upcoming weeks you can click on my calendar and register for the projects you wish to make.  I’ll be blogging sneek peeks regularly so keep checking back!

Below is a swap that I received using the "Cardinal Christmas" limited edition stamp set from the Holiday Mini Catalog.

The paper is Kiwi Kiss and the red with the new Riding Hood Red ‘2008 In Colors’.  The cardinal was stamped in Black StazOn and colored in with the Ruby Red & Old Olive watercolor crayons and Aquapainter.