That's worth celebrating to me, and I've pulled together some fantastic blog candy...just my way of saying thanks.
I had a class and made kits for my Christmas Jingle Extravaganza last week. I love Stampin' Up!'s Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin' kit. It's the best Christmas one they've had. So I'm starting my blog candy contents list with these pieces from the Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin' Kit plus a few extra goodies. Here's a peek at all the goodies...well, almost all the goodies. Read on.

Let's get some close ups of the items included in this great give-away. (Itemized list at the end of the blog).

The winner will receive these three adorable boxes, pre-made and ready to give. The lower right box is one of Stampin' Up!'s fantastic magnetic boxes, decorated for that special someone on your list. The top box was inspired by good friend and fellow SU demonstrator, Melissa Rodgers. She hosted a card-making gathering recently and I attended (what fun!). She had made several boxes like this for a sale. I bought one, measured it, and figured out what the pattern was. This is the one I made and it's filled with goodies too (see later picture). It has a see-through window, and once you remove your blog candy items tucked inside you have another gift-giving package. I think it may be called animal cracker box. I've seen them online before, but haven't found a template. So I made one! The last little box, also inspired by Melissa, has a few sweets tucked inside. In addition to receiving these three great little boxes, I will include the instruction sheets for making all three of them.
Moving around the pictured collection...

The winner will receive three full sticker sheets that come in the Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin' Kit. They are perfect to embellish cards, scrapbook pages or 3-D projects.

Included are six 12 x 12 sheets of designer print (only three are shown here; the others are identical to what is shown). Those coordinate perfectly with the 12 x 12 sheets of textured cardstock included in the package deal (2 each of four colors shown here--Real Red, Choc. Chip, Very Vanilla, and Old Olive--only one sheet of each is shown).
And what would all these papers be without a few embellies? Remember the larger box with the see-through window. I'm tucking coordinating ribbons inside. See the final list for details, but there's plenty here for lots of projects. In addition to the ribbons, the winner will receive a bag of Stampin' Up hardware.


And that's not all! I will also include a hardcopy of my Christmas Jingle Extravaganza Planner! (a $12 value).

You will receive 11 pages of full-color, step-by-step instructions showing you how to make 10 different card designs (measurements are included).

The planner also includes a 4-page cutting guide drawn to scale for accuracy and minimal waste.

In addition to the directions for 10 card designs, the winner will receive detail instructions with photos for this joy wall hanging, a 2-page 12 x 12 scrapbook layout, and dirctions for a framed Christmas Photo mat...all part of my Christmas Jingle Extravaganza class.

All of this can be yours if you are the winner! To enter simply post a comment sharing one hand-crafted item you hope to make this Christmas, and if you'd become a follower that would be great, but it's not necessary to win.
My blog candy winner will be announced by random selection on Friday, December 4. I will make other posts before then, so I'll keep a link to the blog candy details at the top of my post until a winner is announced.
Here's a summary of the blog candy contents:
- One small treat box, ready made, with directions included
- One large window box, ready made (filled with ribbon listed below)--directions included
- One SU magnet box, decorated and ready to fill
- Three Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin' Sticker sheets
- Six 12x12 designer print sheets from the Christmas Jingle SS Kit
- Eight 12 x 12 textured sheets of cardstock (2 ea. of colors listed above and shown in picture)
- One yard each of the following 5/8" grosgrain ribbons: Real Red, Old Olive, Choc. Chip, Vanilla, and one yard each of the red polka dot grosgrain ribbon and Sleigh Bells twill ribbon. That's six yards of ribbon total.
- One package of Stampin' Up! hardware including: 2-Vanilla jumbo brads, 2-jumbo Choc. Chip brads, 2- jumbo silver brads, 2-Vanilla Hodgepodge hardware frames and brads, 6-Real Red brads, 2-jumbo styled silver brads, 2-medium styled silver brads, 4-Choc. Chip buttons from Buttons Latte collection
- Diane's exclusive Christmas Jingle Extravaganza Planner including directions for 10 card designs, one 3-D wall hanging, 2- 12 x 12 page layouts, and one Christmas photo mat design.
In addition to all this, may I just add my heartfelt thanks to all of you who are regulars to Diane's Designs. You cannot possibly imagine how thankful I am to have met you here and to get to share our passion of crafting. You've all had some wonderful ideas and have inspired me more times than I can count. I hope this will be a fun way to offer my thanks!
















































