Stitched Stockings | The Maui Stamper

And now a gift bag in the traditional colors of the season:

(This bag is perfectly straight – the photographer has “issues”!)

Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive make a bright and cheery Christmas combination. Stampin’ Up! really knocked our socks off (get it?? c’mon, you’ve gotta at least giggle) with the Stitched Stockings stamp set and coordinating punch. Seems like every other project I’ve done this year has had a stocking theme – but they’re all so different!

The big scallops on the Tasteful Trim Bigz XL die are echoed in the small scallops from the Scallop Trim border punch, and I am crazy about those tiny little jingle bells . You can stick them on with a Glue Dot if you’re in a rush, but for things that I want to last I use a little piece of beading wire. (I know, I get kind of goofy with stuff like that).

The best part about using gift bags is that they are re-usable! No more mountains of gift paper piled up and thrown away. It’s not such a small thing, you know – but even if it were, small gestures add up and become significant. Use a gift bag this year – and next year too!

Crystal and I have been hard at work on projects for our annual series of classes – I like to refer to them as Anne and Crystal’s Christmas Extravaganza (that’s gonna be ACCE from now on out). We’ve reserved the Maui Masonic Lodge for the whole day on November 5 and we’re really excited! Here are the projects we’re doing for the LAST class of the day:

The Stitched Stockings stamp set, Stocking Builder Punch and Holiday Stocking Bigz L die all coordinate together to create a fabulous Suite of projects – and you’ll make them all in this class! (And yeah, that gift bag in the back doesn’t quite match – but it WILL. These are our prototypes.)

The Sweet Suite class is from 2 to 4:30 pm and you’ll go home with a gift bag, card, tag, gift card holder, and cookie box (ok, well, that’s what I would put in it!). Cost of the class is $15 if I have your payment by October 21, and $17 (on a space available basis) if you sign up after that date. We’ll provide the specialty adhesives, but you’ll need a Tombo or a SNAIL for general assembly. Let me know if you’d like to pre-order a fresh adhesive for class – I’ll have it ready for you in your packet.