Baking Cookies

Every month we have a cut file swap on the TSI Forum. I thought of one thing we do around Christmas time at our house that we take pictures of ......that needs a special embellishment to complete a layout. We always bake during this time and Ashlynn just loves to help. Austin always seems to show up in time to lick the spoon but that's ok! Here's what I cut for this round and I cut plenty before the swap sign-up deadline commenced so I have a few extra. For every person that comments on this post I will enter your name in a drawing for a set that will be mailed to you. To be eligible, all comments must be posted by Tuesday, December 15. Why not enjoy them in your scrapbook too?

Karon

Updated Tealight Luminary file

Hi, if anyone downloaded the tealight luminary, Please download the updated file. I must have uploaded one in progress. It is missing a part.
Also, keep looking, I will have it converted into other formats and I also made 2 variations for the file. One with a scallop edge and one that is very detailed.
Hopefully I will have those up by the end of tomorrow.
Thanks!
Kathy

Advent Calendars

There are so many fabulous advent calendars out there that you can make! I found this project idea on the Family Fun website and it was a real hit with my kids, nieces, & nephew. I cut out all of the basic Christmas-themed shapes on my KNK and we had them ready to go with tape. We also fastened together 4 strips of paper and attached a jumbo eyelet at the top where the ribbon is tied on for the hanger. You can imagine the excitement when the kids all returned from the park to get to work on this. They fastened the shapes to the front side and numbered each shape from 1 to 25. On the back of each number, they got to tape a piece of candy which will be their daily treat as Christmas creeps closer. My daughter shocked me by immediately asking for a pen to "doodle" on the shapes. For a 5-year old I think I may have a crafter on my hands! My kids think of this calendar the moment they wake up every morning. It helps put the time frame for Christmas into perspective for them. My only regret is that this is the first year I've done an advent calendar with my kids. From now on it's a new tradition!

Karon

Tealight Luminary II

Here is my take on the tealight luminary file that Kathy made. I made this for my Mom for part of her Christmas gift. It cut out beautifully; I just wish I had better paper to choose from when I made it. I heat embossed on the vellum and it worked much better than I expected. Thanks Kathy for making those special adjustments to your original file for me!

Karon

Tealight Luminary

I made this a few years ago and thought you all might need a quick gift to give! I would LOVE to see what you all come up with. Feel free to modify it any way you want! If you do, I would love to see them!

 

Another in the 12 days Christmas swap

This was so fun to do! I just loved the paper I found at the dollar store. I JUST had to make a matching tag..LOL
I will be posting one for you all to grab in the next couple days.

SWAPS!

What have I been up to lately (or shall I say most of November)? A LOT of crafting! I have completed a Christmas-themed cut file swap, a Christmas card swap, a birthday perpetual calendar (for ME!) and most recently a 12-days of Christmas swap. I can only reveal one of these projects for now....and it's still a mystery. As the swaps are all received, I will share photos with you. For now though, I will share with you a sample of what I sent out in today's mail for our forum's 12-Days of Christmas swap. For now this is all I can share. My gift is #10 and it will be opened by all of the swap members on December 22. I can't wait to start opening the daily gifts....it will be here before we know it!

Karon