Hey ladies! First off, Merry Christmas. I hope each and every one of you got at least a glimpse of the the true meaning of the holiday season. For our little family, we had a fondue Christmas Eve, no company this year but we got to hang out and everyone went to bed early! Yes, Early! I had an hour long bubble bath and crashed with a 9 hour sleep, can you believe that one? Christmas morning we were up at 8:30~I think that's a first too, it just shows how very busy we all were and needed some serious down time. We stayed snug in our jammies all day and played with new toys and ate junky food and laughed and just spent time together. It was nice. Boxing day we headed to Scotch Lake to see Brent's parents and sister and brother in law, and we spent the night. It was a very relaxing 4 days. Hey, after that lil girl's Christmas Party of friday, we needed it! Here is a picture of our Christmas Card this year.
I used the very beautiful Christmas Lodge stamp set out of the Holiday Mini catalog, with a twist... the airplane from the Sentimental Journey (retired) stamp set! Brent and I were endorsed this year with a 5 week Boeing 757 course and I think this airplane looks a little like a 757. (I know, we are a little different in this household, but it works lol). I used Early Esspresso cardstock and ink, of course crumb cake cardstock as well. Gracie did a lot of the glitter for me, which explains the over glittering... little girls love glitter. sigh. I ended up finishing off about 60 of them with the dazzling details and i love love love the result, it was a lot more subtle (well, what isn't more subtle than my girl's glittering job?) and easier to apply. The drying was a bit of a challenge

but i laid them all out and left them overnight so there was minimal damage when it was all said and done. If you are interested in the Christmas Lodge stamp set, head on over to my stampin up website to order it for yourself, we only have about another week before that Holiday Mini Catalog goes bye bye.
Okay, so now, I promised you I would post pictures of LeeAnn Skinner's swap cards from the Stamping Siren's Set Sampler Swap. So here they are

Stamp set: Christmas Lodge (123769)
Cardstock: Basic Gray (121044)
Ink: basic Gray (109120)
Accessories: Well Worn DSP (122359), stocking punch (124095), basic black taffetta ribbon (119962), chantilly crochet trip (118480), Victoria crochet trip (118481) and dimensionals.

Stamp Set: stitched stockings (123784), sincere salutations (115068)
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler (119685) crumb cake (120953)
Ink: cherry cobbler (119669), garden green (102272)
accessories: Christmas Lodge DSP (124002), stocking punch (124095), snowflake punch (119852), 3/8" quilted satin cherry cobbler ribbon (124105), cherry cobbler twine (123125)

Stamp Set: stitched stockings (123784), occasions alphabet (123598)
Cardstock: whisper white (100730), Marina Mist (119682), real red (102482), crumb cake (120953)
Ink: Marina Mist (119668), real red (103133)
accessories: snowburst and polka dot emboss folders (124096, 117335) 1/4" whisper white gros grain ribbon (109025), stocking punch (124095), oval punch (119855) and scallop oval punch (119856)

Stamp set: stitched stockings (123784), hand penned holidays (from the Holiday mini also 124312)
Cardstock: Crumb cake (120953), real red (102482)
Inks: early esspresso (119670), real red (103133) and garden green (102272)
Accessories: stocking punch (124095), cobbler twine (123125), scallop edge border punch (119882) and Christmas Lodge DSP (124002)

Stamp Set: Stitched stockings (123784), Petite Pairs (122497)
Cardstock: Cherry cobbler (119685), whisper white (100730)
Ink: cherry cobbler (119669)
Accessories: snowburst embossing folder (124096), 3/8" quilted cherry cobbler satin ribbon (124105), dotted scallop ribbon border punch (119275)

Stamp Set: stitched stockings (123874) - she created the "booty" by placing the top piece from the punch lower, thus making the stocking really short. cool eh?
Cardstock: blushing bride (119796), chocolate chip (102128), whisper white (100730)
ink: blushing bride (119786)
accessories: white baker's twine (124262), stocking punch (124095), dotted scallop ribbon border punch (119275) and 2010-2012 in color patterns DSP (117158)
What a cute set sampler hey? So there they are ladies. Call me or email (ewood5803@rogers.com) asap to order your punch and stitched stockings set. I'll ship to anywhere in Canada. And I'll be posting my 10 for Men card class~ I held it today, but due to popular demand, I'll be scheduling another one or two in the New Year... who doesn't need 10 masculine hand stamped cards? Have a great night, we'll chat soon, Ev