Pals Christmas/Winter Hop

Welcome to the Christmas/Winter Holiday Hop!  I am so exited to have you here! If you've arrived from Gina's blog (Cards by Gina), I am the last stop in the Hop. You have seen all the creations of this group of talented ladies and get inspiration with their creativity but if you have not visited us all, you can Hop all around the circle from here, using the links at the end of the page or the buttons "next"  and  "previous" .  Don't miss anything!  There is a lot of inspiration here from all of us.  As I told you, I am the last but not least, I have several projects to inspire you in this Holidays Seasons.  My first project is a Scrapbook Page using My Digital Studio, from Stampin'Up  and the digital download Christmas Cocoa II digital kit (120880).

 This page portraits my dear daughter Maralisi and her dear friend Chanon.  Although the picture was taken back in 2008, the holiday spirit shows allover.
She was so happy while she was studying and working in a research laboratory in Chapel Hill, NC that she decided to go back and is planning to go live in Raleigh, NC at the end of this year. Her mom will miss her so, so much!!  At least I will have these page and others to remind me of her big smile and sweet face.  I used to have my photos sleeping for months in my hard disk, waiting for me to chose the ones I would develop to make my scrapbook pages.  Now, with My Digital Studio from Stampin'Up, I can play with my photos as soon as I get them.  No need to wait anymore!

My second project is an easy gift you can prepare in no time.  I bought an inexpensive candle with a clear glass container.  The candle smell is Christmas Pine Tree and and I love it but the container alone did not said to much to me so I embellished it using paper from the Simply Scrapin' set Christmas Jingle (115696).  I cannot believe how many things I've done so far with this kit.  I covered the for sides of the glass container individually because the size and shape of the candle is somewhat irregular.  I used a strip of coordinating paper all around the bottom.  I made some flowers and leaves using the Stampin' Up exclusive Sizzix die cuts Birds and Blooms (113485) ,  Little Leaves (114511) and a Spanish sentiment from a retired Stampin'Up set. The centers of the flowers are clear rhinestone brads.  Now I have a pleasing smelling and beautiful looking candle for a special gift.

For the Holiday Hop I wanted to make some Christmas cards more related to how I celebrate Christmas here in Puerto Rico.  Christmas here is all about the Nativity and the the visit of the Three Kings.  Santa Claus is welcome too but "Jesus is the reason for the Season." The cards I made incorporate the Nativity theme as well as the Three Kings, holiday we celebrate on January 6th.

The Cards again, were made using papers and cardstock from Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin' set, the stamps ar from the set "Nacimiento" (112935) in Spanish,  The flowers were made with the Scallop Circle punch.  I used to punched shapes for the larger flower and one for the smaller ones.  The centers are embellished with rhinestones brads.

For this card I get inspiration in a tag set Andrea Waldorf showed in her blog. In my card I used the Top Note die (113463) exclusive to Stampin' Up and the Bird with leave die (113465) and papers from Christmas Jingle.

I want to wish you Happy Holidays whichever you celebrate, and wish you a new year fill with peace, health and prosperity for you, your family and your country.  Thanks for visiting!

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HOLIDAY HOP LINE-UP

Click on any of the sites listed below to begin the Holiday Hop.  We're thrilled to have you visit and excited to hear what you think of our hop.  Feel free to leave as many comments as you'd like along the way!

1.  Kris Kilcoyne (Kween Bee Kreations)

2.  Carla Bazhenow (Carla's Scraps)

3.  Linda Callahan (Stampin' Seasons)

4.  Melanie Collins (Oops a Daisy)

5.  Mary Fish (Stampin' Pretty)

6.  Tricia Gillam (Soul Stamper)

7.  Jill Gregory (Stamping Heart)

8.  Kim Lampone (Stamp, Scrap, Get Kreative)

9.  Kalshelia Lloyd (Stampin' Fabulousity)

10.  Regina Mangum (The Stampin' Bean)

11.  Margaret Moody (Margaret Moody)

12.  Debbie Pierce (Stampin' Sunshine)

13.  Ann Schach (The Stampin' Schach)

14.  Gina Shaw (Cards by Gina)

15.  Lourdes Torres (Cozy Crafty Corner)