11.01.2010

Lets celebrate Christmas early.... GIVE AWAY!

I just love Christmas and GCD Studios has 2 new Christmas collections from over the summer.
Joyful Peace and Christmas Sleigh. This month we are celebrating Christmas early, because in the month of December we will show you ALL of our newest collections for WINTER CHA 2011.

To welcome the month of November and our early Christmas celebration... Leave a comment and on Friday I'll pick one lucky girl that will win our new Christmas Sleigh and Joyful Peace.
Happy fall everyone
~H

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Happy November everyone!! Can you believe that Christmas is just a
little under 2 months away! Craziness, I tell you. Well, today I
have an inexpensive and easy gift that you can make for your neighbors,
co-workers, or acquaintances. This little set goes perfectly with the
fun and whimsical colors and patterns in the GCD
Studios "Christmas Sleigh"
paper collection...which is what I used here!











Adding the ingredients into the pretty cellophane was very easy! Just
cut a piece, and curve it into your cup. Add 4 tablespoons of cocoa mix,
4 mini candy canes broken up with a hammer, and a hand full of mini
marshmallows. Tie it all up with some ribbon, and then cut the top off
in order to even it out. I added some tissue paper into the bottom of my
cup so that the cocoa mixture would sit higher in it, as it is a pretty deep
cup. Then make a cute little tag and card to match, and you have a super
easy gift to give out that the receiver is sure to love!!

Enjoy this November, and I hope you have a wonderful time creating all those
fabulous handmade gifts this time of year! ♥♥♥

Until later,
~Lea L.

P.S. All stamps used on this project are from Lawn Fawn's "Bows and
Holly"
set.

92 comments:

  1. Beautiful projects! I love the hot cocoa mug!

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  2. Gorgeous Project!! Very festive!
    Love the fun ornament icons in the Christmas Sleigh collection!

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  3. I love the sparkly button on the Christmas card. And what a neat idea for a gift!!

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  4. Very pretty projects. One can *never* have enough Christmas papers ;)

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  5. What a beautiful card and gift :) Your Christmas lines are so amazing. One so pretty and whimsical, the other so rich in color and traditional. Love 'em!

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  6. The cards and project look amazing - enhanced by fabby papers of course !!!

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  7. Ohh, what a splendid idea!! Gorgeous work!!

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  8. I have enjoyed all the inspiration on this blog. Thanks so much for thinking of us!

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  9. Love your projects - the paper is just beautiful!

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  10. 2 wonderful collections and brilliant projects to go with them.

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  11. Both of these collections are sooooo me!!! LOVE THEM!!!

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  12. Lovely creations and thanks for the opportunity to win some of the 2 new collections.

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  13. Those collections look yummy! Happy crafting!

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  14. Beautiful projects!! So fun and festive!!

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  15. beautiful - i love the sparkly button :D

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  16. Love them....thanks for the idea and sharing.

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  17. Cute project! Love the sparkly button :O)

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  18. Super cute card. I love the mug project. I had not thought of just putting the mix in cellophane like that, only in jars. This is cute and can make up a bunch. Thanks so much for the inspiration!

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  19. These are such wonderful projects! Thanks so much for sharing!

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  20. Thanks for sharing this beautiful projects and for the giveaway!!!

    best regards,
    Wanda C.

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  21. Love the paper. The colors are right up my alley

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  22. Awesome projects, beautiful papers!!

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  23. Fabulous projects! I am so excited for Christmas!!!

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  24. Love these projects. Getting in the festive season spirit thanks to GCD.

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  25. ohhhh always love great christmas lines!!!! how exciting

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  26. wonderful collections!!!
    would love to start my christmas cards :)
    thanks for the chance to win!!

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  27. great giveaway - thanks for a chance to win!

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  28. Thanks for the lovely idea and 'Christmas Sleigh' looks gorgeous!!!!

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  29. Awesome projects! THanks for the opp! ;)

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  30. Fun projects. I am still recovering from sugar overload and haven't even started thinking of Christmas!

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  31. Love the mug gift idea and the cards!!
    The paper collections are so pretty and love the colors!!

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  32. Fabulous projects! Cellophane makes everything so festive!!
    =)

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  33. What a fabulous giveaway, and your gift ideas are so festive! Thanks so much for the inspiration!

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  34. Wow, I am loving these papers. That card is gorgeous. And who wouldn't want to receive a gift that is so beautifully wrapped.

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  35. Cute gift project! Love handmade gifts most. Also love the new lines, thanks for the chance to win!

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  36. Gorgeous set! Loving seeing the new collections in action!

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  37. Omg! I'm in love with the paper collection! I'm actually running out of patterned papers for my christmas cards... It'll be awesome to win and use it this Christmas! Tee hee~~

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  38. These new collections look delightful! What a wonderful giveaway!

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  39. The are so beautiful and would be so fun to work with!!!

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  40. Fun fun projects! I'm so NOT ready for the holidays, but seeing these projects really puts me in the Christmas spirit. :) Thanks for the chance to win!

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  41. Love the new collections. Ana

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  42. Happy November! Love these gifts! Fun!

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  43. I love to make some homemade items for Christmas, too. I really like your idea to use the glass see-through mug.

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  44. I love this time of year! From now till Christmas is busy, busy, BUSY for me!! I'd love to have GCD's new Holiday lines to keep me going! Great projects and giveaway...THANKS!!

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  45. Beautiful projects and I LOVE Christmas papers even more than Halloween! I'm already starting my Christmas journal this early so I'll have most of it pre-made for December. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  46. Super cute! LOVE Christmas papers and creations--gets me in the mood:) Can't wait for Christmas:) Thanks for the chance to win!

    sbmmhoover {at} {yahoo} dot {com}

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  47. what a lovely gift set! Love the sparkling wrapper and bright red polka dot ribbon.

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  48. Beautiful projects: Looks a really fabulous collection.

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  49. Gorgeous gifts here, love the bright colours in your papers, pops out at you. gorgeous. Melxx

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  50. Love the Chrissy spirit! Great projects.
    luv Renee

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  51. Super cute idea; and great reason to hit up the thrift shop for some cute mugs! What I'm REALLY loving (as far as the details) is that glittery button on the card. That bit of sparkle in a petite form.

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  52. I love how you decorated both the cute card and mug! Makes a great gift set! I never thought of using a clear mug, much prettier!

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  53. Love those cards...great ideas to work from.

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  54. What great gift idea! Can't wait to see all of both lines!

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  55. Beautiful project! Great idea for a neighbor gift.

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  56. Awesome Christmas inspiration ladies! I'm in need of a little 'get you into the spirit' mojo motion right now!!! : ) Thanks for that!

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  57. Oh wow, I just love them both but my fave is the Joyful Peace! I love the warm tones and that awesome candycane stripe. Fantastic project, I love getting gift ideas that I have time to make :)

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  58. two great names: Christmas Sleigh and joyful Peace, cant wait!

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  59. These are great projects! I am excited about the new lines!!!

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  60. Christmas - it's the MOST wonderful time of the year! LOVE your creative projects! And thanks so much for a chance at the awesome giveaway!

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  61. Thanks for all of the wonderful ideas, especially at your classes at the recent Ontario Expo. Out of 8 classes I took that weekend, yours were my favorites!

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  62. Oh, I love these collections! I would love to win!!
    kweight@byu.net

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  63. WHAT?! CHRISTMAS IS LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AWAY!!! I need these collections ASAP to get some projects done! PLEASE!!!;)

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  64. Oh these are gorgeous!! Thanks so much for such a grand giveaway!

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  65. I love the mug project...what a great gift for a neighbor or teacher!

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  66. Great gift ideas! Love the Christmas papers!

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  67. Aww those are cute! Thank you so much for sharing!!! :)

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  68. I don't think my comment posted, so I'll try again, sorry. I would love to be that lucky girl and win this giveaway. The cards are so cute.

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  69. Such fun projects!!! Thanks for the chance- and your generosity!!! :D

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  71. This post totally makes me wish it were December lol. Thanks for doing this fantastic giveaway!!!

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  72. Simply lovely! I am happy I found your site. Thanks! Donna

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  73. I'm not sure how to pick the profile I leave a comment with? With Google the mail would go to my gmail which I do not use, AOL says that my name could not be verified, and if I pick anonymous I wouldn't be able to be contacted right? I guess I'll try name/url? I don't have a URL! LOL So maybe this just gives me something to do and why I've never won anything! ANYWAY if anyone can see this I am VERY HAPPY to have found your site! Thanks Donna

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  74. Gorgeous card and so are your new christmas papers!
    You have some wonderful ideas on your blog, I'm glad I found you!
    Love the wood look frames and they are so easy to make, as least you make them look easy to make!
    Thank you for the chance to win.
    Gini
    xx

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  75. Great projects. Love the mug idea!

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  76. oh this is a lvoely Christmas project....how can I resist it looking at all time...

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  77. I am so happy that November is finally here! Yay. Now the fun really begins. Getting ready for the Christmas season. Love it. Thanks for sharing all your great inspiring ideas with us.

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  78. OHHHHHH! Just love November...and then DECEMBER! Love that mug project--so cute! Love that ribbon!! And that paper--I could totally see myself using it for Christmas cards this year:) LOVE IT!

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