Merry Christmas!!!!!

Merry Christmas everyone!!!!! I hope Santa was good to you this year!!!! We had our family celebration yesterday so Santa could visit all the little ones this morning!!  What a joy it was to have my parents and all my children and grands home to celebrate...we had mega amounts of fun, food, and lots of laughs!!!  I'll show you some pictures but first I want to show you a couple of the gift card holders I made. 
The first one features the Mitten Garland die set from Taylored Expressions. The mitten was cutout of  the Simple Stories dp and the mitten band and snowflakes were cut out of Buttercream Frosting card stock. The TE Sweet and Simple Alpha -Upper and Lower dies were used for Holly's name and sewing, twine, and enamel dots finish it off. 

The gift card was slipped in the mitten from the back. 

I made this little purse to hold a gift card for the weeks Technique Lover's Challenge on Splitcoast.  ....this is the tutorial I picked. 
The paper is from Simple Stories and I used Taylored Expressions Big Bold Christmas stamp set for the sentiment. The gift card is tucked into two slits cut with a die from the TE On Display Tin Insert and a hand written tag was adhered at the bottom. 

The sentiment was stamped on Buttercream Frosting cardstock and cutout with a TE Postage Stamp Stacklets...the twine, ribbon handles,  and a diecut snowflake are the finishing details. 

Christmas Eve, 2014

Here's my gang....my hubs is taking the picture and one of my daughters -in- law hasn't arrived yet.

Lots of hungry people and plenty of food!!!

My sweet little Momma....

Getting ready to open the gifts....

Caitlyn, Gabe, and Cody are getting antsy!!

Mom started before everyone else....she wan't waiting for anyone...LOL!!!

Thanks for stopping by...I hope you and your family have a very blessed Christmas!!!!

Supply List:
Mitten Gift Card Holder
Paper: Buttercream Frosting (TE), Riding Hood Red (SU), Handmade Holiday 6x6 paper pad (Simple Stories)
Accessories: Enamel Dots (Doodlebug), Baker's Twine (Impress), Sewing Machine
Taylored Expressions Dies: Mitten Garland, Make a Snowflake,  TE Sweet and Simple Alpha -Upper and Lower dies 

*sweet & simple alpha - upper	*sweet & simple alpha - lower	Mitten Garland	*make a snowflake	Premium Cardstock - Buttercream Frosting
*doodlebug sprinkles - ladybug	*tombow mono-multi liquid glue

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Purse Gift Card Holder
Supply List:
Taylored Expressions Stamps: Big Bold Christmas
Paper: Buttercream Frosting (TE), Riding Hood Red (SU), Handmade Holiday 6x6 paper pad (Simple Stories)
Ink: Memento Rhubarb Stalk (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Hemp Cording (Hemptique), Circle Punch (SU), Ribbon (SU)
Taylored Expressions Dies: Postage Stamp Stacklets, Make a Snowflake, On Display Tin Insert

*big bold christmas	Postage Stamp Stacklets	*make a snowflake	On Display Tin Insert	Premium Cardstock - Buttercream Frosting
*memento rhubarb stalk full pad	*hemp cord - natural (68 yards)	*tombow mono-multi liquid glue	*1/4" sticky tape

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