tea-drinking stamper

I've been super busy trying to sort through unused cards (I have to admit I have more than any one person can possibly use) in hopes of selling some of them at the Christmas Bazaar. And in the midst of all that, I've been stamping and punching and threading more gift tags to sell. Here are a few of them: They are all using retired cardstock. The wisemen are from a discontinued stamp set, but the snowmen are current. The stars are Gold Glimmer Paper cut with framelits.  Such fun! I've made so many Christmas gift tags that if they don't sell, I'll be set for years!

I'm still busily preparing for the Christmas bazaar next weekend. Because the bazaar is at a Christian conference center, I've made a number of card sets carrying the biblical message of Christmas. This retired stamp set (Come to Bethlehem) is perfect. And I like this design better than those I've made in past years. The champagne glitter glass on this card is also discontinued; I wish I had used it more when it was still available for purchase because it is much less messy than our finer glitter. The colors I've used for this card are Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla. A little dab of Gold Glitz Dazzling Details in the center of the star added an extra touch of bling to complement the glitter glass.

Remember this old stamp set? I haven't used it in ages. But as I worked with retired designer papers getting ready for the Christmas Bazaar, I wanted stars to go with the couple strips I had left of this particular design. I love the way it turned out! I used the new fine tip glue to edge the large star and then sprinkled it with glitter. Messy, but effective. And, of course, our Gold Glimmer paper was perfect for the additional stars.

I've had great fun using the retired stocking punch and retired Christmas Designer Series Paper as well as the discontinued lace on these gift tags. We even had heavy-weight Christmas card stock one year that I've used  for the base tags. I love the way they turned out. And they were great fun to make. These are also for the upcoming Christmas Bazaar.  My thought is that the recipients of these tags could cut off the To/From section and use them as ornaments, especially because even the reverse side is decorative. (Sorry the above close-up is blurry; must have moved...)

I made these several years ago for another bazaar and they were good sellers. So I decided to make more for the Christmas bazaar at LeTourneau Christian Center the first weekend of December.

Preparing for a craft bazaar is a great time to use up a lot of those retired products still in my craft room! Here are ornaments I made using the old milk carton Bigz die and some retired Christmas paper as well as the old snowflake punch.

When a friend ordered the Wondrous Wreath stamp set from me, I decided I wanted to show her how it could be used for other seasons and designed this card. I just love this card! Products Used: Wondrous Wreath photopolymer stamp set (9), 135047, $26.00 Wonderful Wreath Framelits (7), 135851, $25.00         Bundle (stamp set and framelits), 137624, $43.25 Cottage Greetings stamp set (12), W 138940, $26.00; C 139962, $16.00 Hardwood Background stamp, W 133032, $20.00; C 133035, $15.00 Whisper White 8½" x 11" cardstock (40), 100730, $8.50 Watermelon Wonder 8½" x 11" cardstock (24), 138425, $7.00 Blushing Bride 8½" x 11" cardstock (24), 131198, $7.00 Crumb Cake 8½" x 11" cardstock (24), 120953, $7.00 Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad, 126975, $6.50 Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad, 126979, $6.50 Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad, 138326, $6.50 Cucumber Crush Classic Stampin' Pad, 138324, $6.50 Watermelon Wonder Class...