On Sunday we held the Hamilton Christmas Extravaganza. At an Extravaganza, five pairs of demonstrators prepare and teach a project, moving from table to table so at the end of the day everyone of the 90ish stampers who attended took home five lovely creations using a variety of techniques.

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The theme of this ATC swap was "the men in your life" or a masculine creation. I have to admit I had a lot of trouble with this swap and only figured out what I was going to create three days before I had to post them off! In the end it was the Masculine card that we made in the September workshops that inspired my ATC swap...

This card was inspired by the stamping we did on the Every Moment Fancy Favor Box at the Stampin' Up! training day...

We needed to send out our first Christmas cards this week so for my school holiday "card class" with my kids we made these three cards...

In each new release of the Idea Book & Catalogue, five new colours are added to the standard colour palette. These on-trend colours are called the In Colors and are perfect for keeping your creativity fresh.

With the Colour Renovation, Stampin' Up! now have four fantastic core colour collections. Here is the new Neutrals Collection...

With the Colour Renovation, Stampin' Up! now have four fantastic core colour collections. Here is the new Subtles Collection...

With the Colour Renovation, Stampin' Up! now have four fantastic core colour collections. Here is the new Brights Collection...