The Christmas of 2012

Last year has passed and it went very fast, especially the last month. So much to do at work and home to prepare for Christmas. I didn’t even decorate my home this year. I did however make a lot of Christmas cards, mostly for selling at work where we had some sort of market/shop with stuff I and three other people make and or sell. I don’t think anyone of us sold as much as we hoped for. I did however sell two cards, one bracelet, eight angels and got 4 orders. Not too bad if I may say so myself!

Here are the cards I made and sent to my friends and family. My goal was to use up a few papers from a Christmas long, long ago. Barely made it!

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My new favourite technique: coloring the card and stamping in the lighter middle, coloring parts of the stamp with promarkers and or stickles. Just love this stamp!

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The Christmas presents all wrapped up and ready for Christmas eve!

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All the ingredients for my Christmas candy this year, didn’t use all of it but quite much!

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Chocolate dipped marshmallows with sprinkles and sort of Mozartkugeln

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Mozartkugeln wrapped in stashed aluminum sheets and a few without, rocky road and my favourite: nougat and marzipan bars covered with chocolate and cut into slices. So easy to make and so damn delicious!

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Most of the candy I made was wrapped up and sorted in cellophane bags as giveaways for my family. Another use for my old stashed paper and stickers! The labels which I stapled on the bags. They were very appreciated!

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A very special Christmas gift for my oldest brother, I used one of my caldendar presents to color the tag, stamped the text and tied it to a bunch of papers.

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My awesome Christmas calendar! I want one next year too!

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The stuff I got from the calendar:
Washi tape
Fabric tape
Embossing powder
Stickles
Distress ink
Different type of decorations
Brads
Stamps
Paper pads
Nail polish

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