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.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
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Thursday, December 18, 2008
Christmas Cracker Anyone?! Freebie!!
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
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Paper Pack coordinates with my Christmas in Bordeaux Collection--on sale now!
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas!
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
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It's a Wrap
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Christmas Rhapsody
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A Little Christmas Flair
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Christmas Comfort
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And here's your free CHristmas Flair!
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Download HERE or click on preview
Posted by Amanda at 2:30 PM 4 comments
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Like Mother, Like Daughter Chat and freebie
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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!!
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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!
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Thursday, December 04, 2008
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!
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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!
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Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Tis the Season to be Digital!
Here are just a few of the designs that are on sale:
It's A Wrap: $3.00
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A Little Christmas Flair: $1.50
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Christmas in Bordeaux: $4.03
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Christmas Rhapsody: $3.90
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Christmas Postcards 2: $2.10
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Nanny's Garden: Full Collection is 25%-57 off
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Christmas Comfort: $2.63
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