Why not take a really good look at the not-specifically-designed-for-Christmas stamp sets to see if they can be adapted for your Christmas cards this year. What about using the Swirly Bird stamp set and coordinating Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies this festive season?

When it's a pineapple! Don't put your Christmas stamp sets away after the festive season, look at other ways you can use them throughout the year. For instance, the pinecone in the Christmas Pines stamp set can also be a pineapple...

I have to confess, I adore the moose from the Jolly Friends stamp set - he is very cute and I couldn't wait to stamp him. Being from the southern hemisphere, moose are not "normal" nor very Christmassy, however I had to chuckle at the "Merry Christmoose" pun bandied about and had to create my own moosy Christmas card...

Inspired by the Christmas card on page 15 of the Holiday Catalogue, I created this trio of hanging stockings to show off all the gorgeous stitching and textures in the Hang Your Stocking Stamp Set and coordinating Christmas Stockings Thinlits Dies. This card also shows off the three gorgeous Christmas Trinkets Embellishments - love that card jewellery!

Yesterday we held our annual Hamilton Christmas Extravaganza, where we shared and created projects featuring products from the 2016 Holiday Catalogue. Here's some photos I snapped before everyone arrived...

I promised more house creations using the Sweet Home stamp set and coordinating Home Sweet Home Thinlits Dies, and here they are! This first one is a great reminder of the summer holidays coming up... a beach house or bach. My design is based on a similar house I saw online recently, but can't find it now to give credit to the original creator.

The Sweet Home stamp set and coordinating Home Sweet Home Thinlits Dies is a fabulous bundle for creating cute houses to either use as home décor pieces or a gift boxes. But what about using these versatile products to create cards too!

Have you seen the Tin of Tags Project Kit in the Holiday Catalogue? The kit includes all the die-cut shapes and embellishments to create 30 gift tags, nestled inside a cute, polka dot tin.