Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!

It's been a busy few weeks with the end of school, last minute Christmas shopping, gift wrapping and of course card making.

Both of my daughters handmade ALL of their own Christmas cards this year (their list seemed to keep growing!).
We had moved our outdoor table inside on the first day we had a "Catastrophic Fire Danger" warning which then became their workspace over the next few weeks.

We had our Elf on the Shelf "Bob" visit us and cause the usual mischief.

This is when we caught him eating the gingerbread train that my girls had made....

And of course there were a few more Christmas cards from me.

So from my home to yours, I hope you had a very Merry Christmas and have a wonderful New Years celebration, however you choose to celebrate!

New Catalogues start on January 3rd, 2020.
Come to our catalogue launch party held by myself and fellow demonstrator Pauline Bennetts

to be held in her home on Saturday 18th January 2020.
Contact me for all the info or check out my Facebook event

Hope to see you there!

A Perfectly Plaid Christmas Card (or 2..or more)

One of my favourite Suits from the 2019 Holiday Catalogue has definitely been the Wrapped In Plaid Suite.

 
The lovely Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP) is 6" x 6" and has a wonderful selection of plaids on one side while on the other there is a lovely variety of other Christmas themed images and patterns.
The Pine Tree Punch can be used on it's own but of course is a great addition with the Perfectly Plaid stamp set (which you can bundle and get 10%off)
There are also cute little Jingle Bells, some pretty Shaded Spruce/Gold Striped Ribbon and the shiny Gold Mini Pizza Boxes.

Here are a few cards I have made so far with the products in this Suite.

This is a Gold Foil-Edged Card (Envelope not shown) with stamps from the Perfectly Plaid stamp set, the Wrapped in Plaid DSP and Pine Tree Punch used. The tree is stamped using in Shaded Spruce and the works in Cherry Cobbler. I've also added some of our Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels as little ornaments.

The above cards were made at a recent Card and Cuppa I held at a local cafe.
The top card is stamped straight onto a Very Vanilla Note Card & Envelope set in Shaded Spruce, Early Espresso and Cherry Cobbler Inks.
The Bottom Card uses Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White Card Stock with the same inks as above and the addition if some DSP. Both have the background trees being "stamped off" to achieve the fade out look and have one tree punched out of separate cardstock and held in place with Stampin' Dimensionals.

This card was made to add to a mixed stack of 10 cards that my neighbour purchased from me.
It is a very simple Whisper White card with a piece if plaid DSP and some of the beautiful Shaded Spruce/Gold Striped Ribbon. I have stamped the tree in Shaded Spruce ink and punched it out with the Pine Tree punch. The oval is Whisper White and is a die cut from the Stitched Shapes Dies with the Merry Christmas stampined in Cherry Cobbler ink.

I've also made one with a Night of Navy base which you can view on my website via this link https://s.tamp.in/PpMBn8

What is your favourite set, bundle or suite at the moment?

Thanks for looking,
Natasha

Sale and Retring Items

 
We are coming to the end of our Holiday Catalogue period with only a few weeks left to grab your favourites!

Have you seen the Discounted Items?! Only available while supplies last, so get in quick!

As with years past, we will have some items that "Carry Over" and still be available between 3rd January through until the new Annual Catalogue (and some may even end up in the Annual Catalogue!).

The good news is that unlike previous years, we will see some more of these "holiday products" again as they will "Carry Over" into next years Holiday Catalogue!

Basically, if it's NOT in the Retiring list, then it will still be around. If a Bundle IS on the retiring list, but the individual items are not, then it will just not be available as Bundle after 2nd January 2020.
If the Bundle and each of the items in the bundles is on the list, then they are all going.

If you are not sure, or have any questions, please ask!

Happy Shopping 😁

WELCOME - A Bit About Me

Well, where do I start?!

I have ALWAYS had a love of stationery, paper, crafting and making.
If you'd like to find out a little bit more about my story, you can find it in the "About Me" page of this blog.

I hope I can inspire you and share my love of making cards for those around you.

If you'd like to Join Me and be a part of my Paper Hugs team and the greater Stampin' Up!® family, we would LOVE to have you! See my Join My Team page.

You can find PDF copies of all current catalogues down the right side of the page.

And of course you can SHOP with me anytime! Make sure you look for the current Host Code to use in your order!

December Host Code: E44EKNCC
Use this on any order for a small gift from me

Thanks for stopping my, and hope to share with you again soon.

Natasha Bagge,
Independent Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrator, Australia