In the tradition of Christmas, last week we enjoyed a lovely evening at Hamilton's Trees @ the Meteor. Amongst the very inspirational Christmas Tree exhibits was this one created from an industrial typeset frame, where the words from Isaiah 9 are arranged in the shape of a Christmas tree. The stamping-nature of this "Christmas Tree" really appealed to me!

The last Christmas project I want to share with you this year is the card we created in this month's Creative Stamping Workshops using the fabulous Quilted Christmas Suite. This would be the perfect card for friends and family who love sewing, stitching and patchwork...

What do you reach for when your Christmas card list has 180 names on it? Kits! I used the fabulous Watercolor Christmas Project Kit to create my Christmas cards this year. Yes, I still needed to stamp and construct, but my time was halved with all the pre-cut card bases and design elements. In fact, it took my two daughters and me one afternoon, approximately six hours, to create 180 Christmas cards!

The words on these Christmas tree decorations are, "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is sing loud for all to hear". I love Christmas Carols and can identify with this sentiment! So, inspired by these words, I used the Merry Music Designer Series Paper to alter these rustic wooden decorations...

Do you live in an area that couldn't be more different from the snow-covered landscapes that you usually find on Christmas cards? Inspired by the Quilted Christmas pizza-style gifts box with 3" note cards, I created a gift-boxed coordinating set of note cards using the Beachy Little Christmas stamp set, which is a perfect for our warm, summery New Zealand Christmas. This is the front of the Mini Pizza Box...

Bottles of bubbly make great gifts for Christmas. But don't stop at wine-options, what about a lovely savoury or dessert sauce, marinade or vinaigrette? These are great to give as Christmas presents and look amazing dressed up with a gift tag. Here's a Christmas bottle tag I created using the fabulous Year of Cheer suite; it's hanging on a bottle of lovely Black Raspberry Vinaigrette...

Another inspiration from the Color Me Happy Project Kit, this time using the sweet pair of birds from the Color Me Happy stamp set. The pale woodgrain patterns from the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack make a lovely soft background for the two cute birds in Pink Pirouette and Pool Party...

Inspired by the Thank You Card in the Color Me Happy Project Kit, I created these two Thank You cards using the Color Me Happy stamp set, Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper, with coordinating Stampin' Blends Markers. The designer paper dictated the colour choices, this one is in Daffodil Delight and Old Olive with a touch of Rich Razzleberry...