This, of course, is December's page.  This layout is on the gorgeous Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer paper from the Holiday Mini Catalogue.  You can't get the full effect of this paper, but it does shimmer.  The ornaments are stamped in Real Red and Garden Green Craft ink and then heat embossed with Clear Embossing Powder.  I used the Delighful Decorations stamp set and punched them out with the coordinating Ornament Punch.  I also used the Silver Cord to "hang" them.  The items in the Holiday Mini are only available until January 4th.

Here is the final project I wanted to show you from our stamp clubs this week.  This beautiful gift card holder was a swap I received at our Stampin' Up! Regional event in November.  The creator of this project is Sandy Stoyanowski.  To create this look, you would seal an envelope closed.  Cut 1" off the side.  Stamp your envelope and your inside card.  Using the Crimper, crimp the envelope (but not the 1" strip you cut off).  You should now be able to slide your "lid" onto your crimped envelope.  On the side of the envelope that you attach the "lid" onto with a brad, trim off part of the envelope at an angle so that it is easier to flip the lid closed.

Here are two of the  cards we did at stamp club this past week.  The girls had to "work" for their cards this month!  But, we had fun!! 

The first card was copied from a swap I received from Founder's Circle.  I just changed the colours to Bermuda Bay and Real Red.  The red cardstock is where you would either put a picture or write a note.  This was a really fun card, although it took some "thinking"!  We used the Delightful Decorations stamp set and Ornament punch from the Holiday mini catalogue.

The second card was much easier to make, but using the Stamp-a-ma-jig definitely helped!  I am definitely addicted to the Christmas Cocoa Specialty paper in the Holiday mini catalogue!  It may not show well, but I put Dazzling Diamonds glitter on the ornaments.  (Everything is better with glitter!)

Below are some samples from my recent stamp-a-stacks.  We did 4 cards each of 4 different designs.  Below are 2 of the designs we did.  The top card uses the Delightful Decorations & Ornament punch from the Holiday Mini (available until Jan4th) and the Baroque Motif & Many Merry Messages from the IB & C.  The second card uses the Season of Joy stamp set (IB &C) and the Sparkle & Shine wheel (Holiday Mini).  We used the 1 3/4" circle punch to create a  reverse mask for the ornament.