Christmas Bird Seed for Scandinavian Tradition

 There is a Scandinavian tradition that if you spread bird seed on your doorstep on Christmas morning, you will have good luck in the coming year.  To assist people, I put birdseed in test tubes and attached the scalloped circle and a bird.

On one side of the scalloped circle is a Merry Christmas sentiment.  The explanation of the tradition on the other side is computer printed.

Christmas 2011 Tree Topper

Last year we only had Patrick in the house.  This year we have Patrick and Jakob.  So we had to decorate both sides of the 3-D pop-up ball! 

We attached only 5 of the 6 sides.  Then we added bling and snowflakes.  And more bling!  And then some more!


The picture of Jakob was taken this summer at ZooMontana.  The picture of Patrick is when he was climbing a tree right after losing his first tooth!

Christmas Center Step Wreath

The center step card is still my standard card!  I stamped the front and sides with a Stampin' Up! holly background stamp.  The wreath is punched from the Stampin' Up! Boho Blossoms punch.  I used the largest flower, cut them in half, and adhered them to a circle.  I then decorated with bling and a tiny ribbon. I discovered this video on YouTube showing me how to tie the bow with a fork! 

Four Pack of Hershey Nougats

 

Using Stampin' Up's candy wraps, I put four wrapped Hershey Nougat bars into a small cellophane back.  The red card stock is folded over and stapled.  Then I layered the white with a stamped, punched, and sponged tree from the pendant set.  The merry sentiment is also from the pendant set.  Very fun set.

Christmas Center Step Gift Card Holder

 

Indigo Island is such a rich color.  I used Stampin' Up! ornament stamp and punch.  The ornament is mounted on dimensionals, as is the sentiment. The embossed background is also Stampin' Up!  The sentiment stamp is from Hero Arts.