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The Holiday Home Show was a big hit!

Here are all the artists who hand crafted so many beautiful items that were snapped up by the guests at the Holiday Home Show last Sunday.

We had wonderful quilts of all sizes and types, knits, woven scarfs, pottery, wood boxes, jewelry, decorated gourds, beaded bookmarks and paper crafts.  All my glitter ball ornaments were purchased.  I managed to get a picture of this one before it was sold.

I'll definitely be making more!  Everyone had a great time.  Here are a few more pictures, you can click on them to see the full size image.

 
If you missed this year, you will certainly want to come next year!

Enjoy,

Lisa

Get your gifts at the 6th Annual Holiday Home Show this Sunday

Just look at all these gorgeous gifts!  We have a great group of crafters offering a wonderful selection of homemade gifts.  Better than anything you can get at the mall!  Please join us for a much more civilized way to shop!

6^th Annual Holiday Home Show

Sunday, December 5^th, 2010

11 am – 4 pm

14836 Fireside Drive

Silver Spring, MD 20905

Questions? 301-989-0217

Handcrafted gifts from:
Marina Baudoin – quilts
Lisa Chatterjee – paper items
Cindy Garvin – jewelry
Ed Gerard – wood boxes
Randi Green – paper and beadwork
Nicki Jacobs – pottery
Carolyn Maddox – gourds
Katie Waterworth – weaving
Nancy Westin-Colton – jewelry

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!  I am very thankful that I have a wonderful family and great friends! 

Enjoy,

Lisa

Better than Black Friday Sales!

SU has an amazing sale going on until November 30! It's online - so you don't have to deal with crowds!  Spectacular deals including My Digital Studio for 50% off and additional MDS downloads for 20-40% off.  Stamps, ribbon, brads, Big Shot dies, fabric, decor elements, hodgepodge hardware and more!  And free shipping on orders over $150! Go to my online store to order now!

Enjoy,

Lisa

RemARKable Holiday Madness Blog Tour - Post 7

Today I have the ultimate holiday present - a handmade calendar.  I created a 2010 calendar in My Digital Studio, each month has pictures taken in that month from a previous year.  I had a few printed and gave them as presents to my hubby, my parents and one for me!  Here are a few of the pages.

 

My Digital Studio is so easy to use!  There are so many templates included that you can just add your pictures and you are done.  It's also very powerful and you can make your creations starting with a blank page.  These calendars were a big hit!  I need to start working on 2011.

I hope you enjoyed the tour as much as we did.  It's hard to believe that today is the last day!  I still have lots of ideas to share, so subscribe to my feed or bookmark the URL and check back frequently! 

Make sure to click on the blog tour stamp below to continue with the last day of the tour.

Enjoy,

Lisa

RemARKable Holiday Madness Blog Tour - Post 6

Tonight I have more little boxes, this time with a Halloween theme.

 

All are made from the new Candy Wrapper Bigz Die in the Holiday Mini.  I selected 3 designs from the Wicked Fun Specialty Designer Series Paper, the polka dotted one is flocked!  I dressed them up with Bitty Bat Punches glammed up with Log Cabin Smooch Spritz and various ribbons and trims.  Easy peasy!

Don't forget to click on the blog tour stamp below to continue on to the next stop.  And remember to stop by again tomorrow for the last day of the tour!

Enjoy,

Lisa

RemARKable Holiday Madness Blog Tour - Post 5

I hope you love little gift boxes as much as I do.  Today I have one made with our Top Note die and the new Deck the Halls designer paper and fabric.  Having matching designer paper and fabric opens up so many crafting possibilities!  This little basket opens to hold your present or a love note or whatever!

 

The rose is made from the Deck The Halls fabric and the rose & leaves parts of the Table Setting Stampin' Up! Bigz Xl Die.  Around the outside of the box is the new Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding and Silver Tinsel trim.  I finished it off with a tag from the Tags Til Christmas stamped set punched out using the new Decorative Label Punch.  I love how our stamps and punches work together!

 

I hope you are enjoying the tour as much as I am!  So many new ideas for holiday gifts and decorations.  Don't forget to click on the blog tour stamp to continue to the next stop.

Enjoy,

Lisa

RemARKable Holiday Madness Blog Tour - Post 4

Who doesn't like chocolate?  Today I have a quick way to wrap up a bar chocolate into a nice gift.

 

This takes just a 1/2 sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" card stock wheeled in Craft Whisper White ink with the Sassy Sparkles jumbo wheel.  Then I scored the card stock at 4 1/2" and 5", added a few brads and a piece of ribbon to turn a bar of chocolate into a wonderful gift.  Of course, I had to bling it up a little!  I used the new Glitter Brads and I added a ruffle made from the Metallic Gold Waffle Paper both from the Holiday Mini.  The Pear Pizazz card stock and ribbon coordinate beautifully with the gold waffle paper! To give it some dimension I also used the Snowflake Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die again.  This die is turning out to be very useful!  It's hard to see from the picture but I also gave everything a sponging with Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint.  The tag is from the Tags Til Christmas set in the Holiday Mini.

If you don't like chocolate this could easily be used for licorice sticks, candy canes, honey sticks, even pens or pencils.  The possibilities are endless!

Tomorrow I'll have a another gift wrapping idea, so make sure and return for the rest of the tour.  Don't forget to click on the blog tour stamp below to continue to the next stop.

Enjoy,

Lisa

RemARKable Holiday Madness Blog Tour - Post 3

Today I have a fun project that kids would enjoy making.  This fun BOO! Ghostie is made of sparkly felt and ribbon.  Everyone knows all ghosts must sparkle!

Ghostie is a Big Shot creation.  I hand cut his body and the rest is all Big Shot dies.  His streamers were cut from sparkly felt using the new Tasteful Trim Bigz Die. It cuts through felt like butta!  His BOO! is from the Serif Essentials Bigz Alphabet Die Set and his eyes were cut with the Circles #2 Originals Die.  I finished his eyes with white buttons from the Designer Buttons - Neutrals Collection and a little Crystal Effects to glue them. 

Kids could easily assemble these because it's all just glued together!  And I'm sure they would have fun arranging his streamers!

To go along with Ghostie I have a card from my good friend Maria Pane.  She loves Halloween and the Baltimore Ravens.  This is another great card for kids to make using the Spider Web Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die and the Midnight Raven single stamp.

Beyond Halloween, the raven stamp is a natural for Baltimore Ravens fans!

Make sure to click on the blog tour stamp below to continue on the tour.  We are touring all week, so check back again tomorrow!

Enjoy,

Lisa

RemARKable Holiday Madness Blog Tour - Day 2

The holiday season always brings charity and fund raising bake sales, so I made a quick tag to dress up those bake sale items.

 

I kept it simple so that it could be mass produced easily.  I used the Homemade single stamp and cut it up into a few layers to add some dimension.  I also added some bling with Dazzling Diamond glitter on the cupcakes frosting and Gold Lame Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink dots.  It's so easy to cut out using the new 2-3/8" Scallop Circle punch.  I added a strip of Daffodil Striped Grosgrain Ribbon and attached it to our Mini Lunch Sack with a Flower Brad.   Easy Peasy!  

The Mini Lunch Sacks are nice and thick and should hold up nicely at your bake sale.  They are wonderful for decorating because the seam is hidden in a fold and they come with that wonderful scalloped edge.

Make sure to click on the blog tour stamp to continue on the tour and check back tomorrow and the rest of the week.  We have a lot of fun stuff to share!

Enjoy,

Lisa