Savings…in the (St.) Nick of time…

Beginning today (Dec. 20) I{Heart}Papers is holding an end-of-year inventory blow out with savings up to 75% off on some products! Hundreds of items have been steeply marked down including:

- Unity Itty Bittys only $3.25
- All other Unity sets $5-$7 (that's 75% OFF!!!)
- All 6x6 pads only $3.50
- All Echo Park and MME 12x12 kits 50% off
- All Hero Arts sets (including die and stamp sets) 50% off
- Lawn Fawn 50% off
- Market Street Stamps 50% off
- All My Cute Stamps 50% off
- All Technique Tuesday, including Ali Edwards sets, at least 50% off
- All Lifestyle Crafts nesting dies only $12
- All Spellbinders Nestabilities only $12
- 3D Embellishments $0.50 - $2
- Zva bling only $1

and much, much more! Check the sale page for more amazing deals! Sale will run while supplies last or until New Year's Eve, so make a list now, either for yourself or a crafty friend.

While you are making up your list of must haves, I want to share a quick page with you.  I’m taking part of of Shimelle.com’s Journal Your Christmas project.  My project is the second part of a small 8X8 two page layout.

My picture is of a Santa Wine caddy, but what this layout is REALLY about is that small box at Santa’s feet.  That simple white box contains the very best toffee I have ever eaten.  We buy a one pound box each Christmas from a local woman and promptly eat every last crumb.  It’s covered in chocolate and the toffee is light and not a “crown breaker”!  I look forward to this candy each year.

The patterned paper is from the Jolly By Golly – an Echo Park 6X6 paper  pad.  I die cut my three embellishments using the Postage Stamp Nestabilities and then wrapped baker’s twine around them, topping them off with stockings and the #25, also cut from the same patterned paper.

I adhered the trimmed pieces using foam dimensional tape.  I admit that this is not the most attractive layout that I have ever created, but I’m not trying to create major masterpieces…I’m just trying to journal things about this Christmas season.  Putting too much stress on myself to create something fabulous defeats the whole purpose for me.  This journal I’m creating is not meant to add “just one more thing on my to-do list”, but rather just document those things I want to remember. For me that means getting the thought down and not laboring over the details too much.

Thanks for looking in.

Echo Park Holly Jolly Christmas Collection

Bazzill Basics-Kraft 12 X 12

Green Apple Divine Twine

Foam Dimensional Dots

Red Pleated Ribbon

Postage Stamps

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