What have I been doing?

This is a card I made for a "true friend" who led me down the stamping path. It was actually a thank you card. You see many years ago, when she became a demonstrator, I booked the first demo with her. I was a brand new stamper and mistakenly didn't order the Lovely as a Tree set when it was HALF OFF! What was I thinking? So, later on I realized I missed out on that "tree"mendous deal (pun intended) and have never been able to justify buying it (since I could have gotten it for half off). I always figured that when it retired, I would spring for it, and I have been surprised that it has stayed off the retired list for so long. Anyway, it just so happened that she ended up with 2 of that set, and knowing that I've always wanted it but could never justify paying full price for it, she gave her spare to me. Now, THAT is what I call a true friend. She could have easily sold it on EBAY, but chose to enable my addiction (which I have of course already indulged in, and am eternally grateful ) rather than make a personal profit. So anyway, that's the story of this card....

So, Christmas is coming sooner than you (I) think!!! It always seems to creep up on me, so I try to be ready at least with cards. Every year, from at least July through October, I try to make 10 Christmas cards a month. Then in November, I finish the task. Usually during July, I have a some stampin' friends come over and make cards with me. This year, since I am now a Stampin' Up demonstrator, I am going to offer a Christmas card class to a few of my friends. So, I have been trying to come up with a some ideas for the class and this is what I came up with so far. The snowman is from a retired set (but of course you could use one that is current), and the rest of the stamps are from the Season of Joy set.

Yes, I actually like the Bermuda Bay. I saw this layout and color combination somewhere, and I really like it.

I lked it so much I used it again!

As always, this season is chock full of graduation parties. Normally, I make a different card for all the parties we go to, but this year, it seems that the parties we were able to attend, all graduated from Howell High School. So, I made the same card for all of them. This picture shows the minute changes in the card (only differing in the image in the lower right hand corner).

I have another project I've been working on that I can't share right now, so next time I'll be sure to post that as well.

Enjoy your weekend!