Christmas Winner

Congratulations to Patrica!!! You're the lucky winner of the Christmas album kit. I will be in touch with you after the holidays!

Have a Very Merry Christmas everyone!

xo
Nadine

Christmas Give Away!

I taught my Noel album this weekend to a group of fabulous ladies over at Treasured Memories, some of them I knew and some others that were new to my classes. I thought the class went great and I enjoyed spending a big chunk of my Saturday with them! I have added this album to the classroom so that you all can enjoy it too, check it out here.

Now for the goodies...
I am giving away a kit for my Noel acrylic album, the kit comes complete with instructions and all the product you will need to complete your very own book. Email Me and let me know what your favorite project was from the 12 days of Christmas. Are you working on any or hoping to get one started? I have spoken to a few of you about questions you had about the projects, email me any other questions and I'll try to help out the best I can. I will draw a name and post the winner on Christmas day! Good Luck!

Day 12

Christmas Mini Books





I love mini albums! I love to make them for myself and I love to give them as gifts! It only made sense to finsh our 12 days of Christmas with just that.

I am teaching the Noel acrylic album this Saturday from 10am - 12:30pm at one of my local scrap booking stores- Treasured Memories. I made up extra kits for the class because it sold out super fast, so there are a few spots left for you to come hang out with me or you can just buy the kit and work on it at your own pace. As a bonus for our last day of the 12 days of Christmas I will be posting the pictures in the classroom on Monday Dec. 15, instructions and supply list will be emailed out to those requesting them. Monday will also bring a fabulous give away so be sure to check it out!

Thanks a bunch for hanging out with me for the last 12 days and I'll see you Monday!

Day 11

Create an accordion book with pockets that each hold a fun treat! This one has gift cards to coffee shops, the movies and a favorite book store. Other ideas include homemade coupons (ie: this coupon is good for one back rub), love notes, top 10 lists (ie: Top 10 reasons I think you're great)and pictures. Remember it doesn't have to cost a lot of money to be meaningful! I made the accordion book from card stock, chose some Christmas themed papers and embellishments,sat down and got busy. The pockets are attached with brads and a strip of adhesive in the center to keep my gift cards from sliding down. To finish it off, fold it up, tie it closed with some ribbon and give it as is, wrap it up for under the tree or tuck it into their stocking.

Day 10- Gifts Baked Fresh

What a great gift to give and to receive, who doesn't love homemade goodies? Gift giving doesn't need to be about going out, shopping and spending a lot of money. It can come straight from your own kitchen, make your favorite baked goodie put it on a Christmas plate, wrap with cello and some ribbon and you're done. Christmas themed plates can be found at any dollar store as well as the cello. Ikea is also a great place to find inexpensive plates, the clear one I used here was less than a dollar. Another easy gift can be the hot chocolate seen here. Get a mug, add some hot chocolate packages, wrap with cello and you have the perfect gift for a coworker or teacher. It can be that easy!
Day 10 was delicious, hope to see you tomorrow- only 2 days left.

Day 9

I created this box as a favor for a Christmas dinner party I had for a few girlfriends of mine. Each place was set with one of these boxes along with a matching place card. These paper mache boxes can be found at most craft stores, I bought mine at Micheal's. I then went through my collection of Christmas papers and found some old Scenic Route from a few years ago and decided it was time to use it up. Try going through your old papers, you might just discover some goodies that you've been "saving"! I started by covering the box and lid with coordinating papers, I then added some ribbon with a ribbon charm (also from my scrapbooking stash) around the sides of the top. To finished off the boxes I covered chipboard numbers for 25, tied on some ribbon and adhered them to the tops of the boxes. As a little extra I made place cards with the scraps that were left over and set the table in coordinating colors, the girls loved it! Something so easy to make can have quite an impact.
See you tomorrow!

Day 8- Paper Collage

Create this super easy, yet wonderful collage to hang in your home or give as a gift. Supplies needed: collage frame, different Christmas themed papers, a few embellishments and photos. Arrange the papers on the back of the mat and then tape down, flip the mat over and embellish the squares as you see fit, I only used one photo here but more would also look great! Put the mat in your frame and there you have it, a Christmas collage done. A wonderful keepsake for the holidays in less than 1/2 hour!




Keep in mind that this project can be done at any time of the year, simply switch out the paper and embellishments and have beautiful art all year long!
Have a great Monday and I'll see you tomorrow!