Here are some fabulous cards using the Extreme Elements and Need For Speed stamp sets (pages 60-61 of the catalogue)...

I made this lovely summery card for my niece's birthday, which is in two days time...

Happy New Year

At the Stampin' Up! convention earlier this year, the demonstrators that attended made a card similar to this as one of their make-and-takes...

"Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?
We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him."
(Matthew 2:2 NIV)

During November I made angels for a Christmas decorations swap on Crafters Anonymous. How it works is that you hand-make ten Christmas ornaments (with any medium), keep one for yourself and send the other nine to the rest of the swap group. Here's my beaded angels for the swap...

While I finish off my Christmas wrapping, I thought I would share with you a Christmas card that was inspired by a swap I received from Ann Wills last year...

I haven't put much up here this month as I have been very busy making Christmas cards and gifts. I tell myself every year to get them done early, but I never do!