May the wonder of that first Christmas,
the joy of God's abundant blessings, and
the peace of the Lord be with you always.

Can you believe it, only two sleeps until Christmas! I have some final Christmas projects to share with you before the holidays. For the last few years I have been making Christmas cards and bottle tags to order for a couple of local businesses. I give them a two design choices and these were their choices for Christmas 2015...

This year, Mint Macaron is the new green! I love pairing it with small amounts of Real Red for a lovely Christmas colour combination. Inspired by the Have a Cozy Christmas Card I created a while ago, this is my "mass-produced" Christmas card for this year, featuring the gorgeous All Ye Faithful stamp set...

At the annual Christmas "Champagne" Breakfast I hosted on Saturday, I had two of my lovely team members share new products and techniques with those who attended. This is the gift I made them to say "thanks".

On Saturday I hosted a Christmas "Champagne" Breakfast, an annual event I hold for my wonderful team of demonstrators...

With some of the world celebrating Thanksgiving at this time of year, I was reflecting on how thankful I am to have the lifestyle I have. I have a loving family, live in a beautiful country and I am fortunate to have found a wonderful company in Stampin' Up!, with the ability to design my business to fit my family's needs while making an income. In fact, was the extra income bought in by my business that meant that my husband and I were able to take our three kids on their first overseas trip...

Can you believe it! It's only one month until Christmas! The end of the 2015 Holiday Catalogue is almost upon us too. Stampin' Up! have released the Retiring List for the Holiday Catalogue, so check it out and make sure you have everything for this Christmas season.

The Festive Flower Builder Punch is a great tool for creating Poinsettias for your Christmas projects; the flower is an amazing topper for gifts and is very pretty on the front of a Christmas card. But Christmas blossoms are not the only flower you can create with this punch. Here's a lovely all-year-round flower that I created using Cotton Paper...