One of our most fun holiday traditions is having the cousins over for an afternoon of baking and decorating gingerbread cookies. We've been doing this since the oldest were 2! I used Amanda's wonderful Christmas in Bordeaux kit for this page, along with two Christmas cookie actions by Alessandra Designs, also available at Digitals.

Christmas Cracker Anyone?! Freebie!!

Christmas crackers, (known as bon-bons in Australia), are an integral part of British Christmas celebrations. Usually placed on your side plate at dinner or lunch over the chritsmas festivities.

It consists of a cardboard tube wrapped in a brightly decorated twist of paper or coloured foil, making it resemble an oversized sweet-wrapper. The cracker is pulled by two people and, much in the manner of a wishbone, the cracker splits unevenly. The split is accompanied by a small bang produced by the effect of friction on a chemically impregnated card strip (similar to that used in a cap gun).

The person with the larger portion of cracker empties the contents from the tube and keeps them. Typically these contents are a coloured paper hat or crown; a small toy or other trinket; and a motto, a joke or piece of trivia on a scrap of paper.

Assembled crackers are typically sold in boxes of three to twelve. These typically have different designs usually with red, green and gold colours. Making crackers from scratch using the tubes from used toilet rolls and tissue paper is a common activity for children.

It is a running joke that all the jokes and mottos in crackers are unfunny and unmemorable. Similarly, in most standard commercial products, the "gift" is equally awful, although wealthier individuals may use custom crackers with more expensive rewards.

At Digitals, we are celebrating by giving guests 12 Days of Christmas Crackers. Today is my day! Go to the forum HERE and get the clue to find the GREAT Christmas cracker I have for you! THere's also a FABULOUS coupon in the cracker (good on sale items too!) so be sure grab it while it's up!

For my loyal blog readers, here's a preview of the free gift enclosed!

Christmas in Bordeaux Sparkly Paper Pack


Paper Pack coordinates with my Christmas in Bordeaux Collection--on sale now!

It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas!

Can you feel it?! One more week to revel in the sites and sounds of the season. I hope that you are taking time this year to soak up the atmosphere and spend some quality time with the family. I am. I've missed the regular postings to my blog, but the family time has been worth it. After Christmas, I'll return to regular blog posts.

For now, how about a fun little freebie! You can print off to make a sticker, you can use it as your avatar on the digital scrapbooking sites, or you can decorate your fabulous, memorable Christmas layouts with it!

Remember that all of my Christmas designs are on sale--BIG SALE!

Christmas in Bordeaux


It's a Wrap


Christmas Rhapsody


A Little Christmas Flair


Christmas Comfort


And here's your free CHristmas Flair!


Download HERE or click on preview

Like Mother, Like Daughter Chat and freebie

Be sure to stop by the Digitals chat room tonight for another fun-filled "Like Mother, Like Daughter" chat with Silvia and Ale, and Tina and Me. We'll be talking holidays and I'll have this great tumbler insert for you to take away free! Get a start on your holiday gift making tonight!


Chat is at 9:00 Eastern Time (Sunday night)

Tumbler insert is made with my new kit, "It's a Wrap" available at Digitals for only $3!!

I thought I would share our family's Christmas card for this year. I made this with Amanda's Christmas Rhapsody kit. It was a lot of fun to make and much more satisfying than having to pick from a pre-designed selection. I printed these six to a 12x18 page at Costco and trimmed them myself. They turned out great!

Calendar Chat Tonight--Freebies, Prizes

Join me in the Digitals chatroom at 9:00 pm Eastern Time for the always lively calendar chat! I'll have 2 mini kits just for attending!



While you're there, join in on the calendar challenge and get these mini kits with which to make your layout.




Post your calendar in the gallery, and you'll get this great mini kit free. Mini kit coordinates with the Challenge mega kit at Digitals this month. (ignore that the preview says Scrap Therapy)



Mini kits coordinate with my kits "It's a Wrap" and "Nanny's Garden", both suitable for Christmas and both on sale for 50% off!

The performance of the Nutcracker by the Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle is really wonderful. The sets are designed by Maurice Sendak (children's book illustrator) and are fabulous. My sister-in-law took me, my mother, & my daughter to a performance the day after Christmas a couple years ago. Amanda's new "It's A Wrap" kit had the perfect colors and designs for this photo!

Tis the Season to be Digital!

Ho Ho Ho! I've started my Christmas shopping (yes, I know--some of you have been finished since July! That's just CRAZY if you ask me! No one should be that organized!) and I'm just full of the Christmas spirit! You get to reap the rewards! I've put ALL my Christmas designs on sale for 25%-57% off! They're on sale through the end of the year! Be sure to take advantage of this sale!

Here are just a few of the designs that are on sale:

It's A Wrap: $3.00


A Little Christmas Flair: $1.50


Christmas in Bordeaux: $4.03


Christmas Rhapsody: $3.90


Christmas Postcards 2: $2.10


Nanny's Garden: Full Collection is 25%-57 off


Christmas Comfort: $2.63

Last Day of Black Friday Sales, Door Busters, and Freebies!

Today is the last day you can take advantage of the my Black Friday sale!

My store: 20% off Door Busters: 50% off Shabby Easter Flair: FREE

Today, you can get my Shabby Sheik Collection for 50% off!















Don't forget you can still pick up Under the Harvest Moon and Christmas Rhapsody at 50% off too!





Today's freebie coordinates with Shabby Easter


Download HERE or click on preview.

Be sure to stop by all the Twisted Sisters stores for other Black Friday Door Busters and some freebies too!
Beth Rimmer
Dea Spina
Shawn Walter

More Black Friday Sales, Door Busters, and Freebies!

Were you all shopped out on Friday!? I went to Target and picked up some DVD's (Belle's Magical World, Micky Saves Santa, and Peter Pan) and a big pack (7, i think) of Disney Princess Barbies. I think Emily will be happy with only the Princess Barbies for Christmas, so I think we'll stop there! We also picked up another guitar for PS3 Rock Band. Randy and the boys played Rock Band all afternoon--Randy on bass, Steven on guitar, and Corry on drums. It was nice to see them all playing together--and having fun! We also started putting up Christmas decorations. I think we'll finish decorating the tree tomorrow...

Today (Saturday), though, you can get the following specials:

My whole store: 25% off
Door Busters: $2.00 for the following items

Teen Scene Kit 2.00








Don't forget, you can also pick up Under the Harvest Moon and Christmas Rhapsody for 50% off!






Today's freebie is a mini kit that coordinates with Teen Scene. Remember Teen Scene is $2 today only.


Download HERE or click on preview.

Be sure to stop by all the Twisted Sisters stores for other Black Friday Door Busters and some freebies too!
Beth Rimmer
Dea Spina
Shawn Walter

And, as a sneak peek for my blog visitors, Sunday's doorbusters will be my Shabby Sheik line...

Black Friday Weekend Sales, Door Busters, and Freebies!

Happy Thanksgiving all! I hope you had a warm and wonderful day with your family--whether you celebrate Thanksgiving or not! I've got a wonderful Black Friday Sale for you!

Friday, November 27th: 30% off
Saturday, November 28th: 25% off
Sunday, November 29th: 20% off

Plus, each day, I'll put up one-day-only DOOR BUSTERS! These will be super-discounted items available for one day only! Be sure to check back each day! (There will be new items in the store too!)

Finally, I'll have freebies on my blog each day through the weekend!

Here are today's doorbusters!

Millcreek Canyon Kit: 50% off



NEW Millcreek Canyon Bracket Album: 50% off



Count Your Blessings Collection: 50% off






Today's freebie is a Basic Grey Bracket Album page made with Millcreek Canyon.


Download HERE or click on preview.

Be sure to stop by all the Twisted Sisters stores for other Black Friday Door Busters and some freebies too!
Beth Rimmer
Dea Spina
Shawn Walter