Sweet Centers Christmas Lollipop

This was a quick ornament to make, using the Sweet Centers treat cup, a large scallop circle punch and a popsicle stick that I painted white and wound some red grosgrain ribbon around. I got the idea from a craft kit lollipop ornament that used wound up ribbon as the pop part and adapted it for the treat cup. It was my son's idea to make it look like it had fluffy icing on it so I added some Liquid Applique and heated it with the heat gun to puff. You could attach this to a card or hang it from your Christmas tree.

Paper Christmas Tree

This was inspired by today's Featured Stamper on SCS, Rachel Hope. The tree project was from the December 2008 issue of Martha Stewart Living. I used a wood skewer, a chopstick would work too. Cut out one each of a 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6" circle. Fold each circle in half four times, making nice creases with your bone folder and insert onto skewer, securing with a bit of glue after each addition. You can adjust the pleats a little bit as you go. To make the tree stand upright in the pot, I wadded up a brown paper bag, wrapping around the skewer, packing the brown paper in tightly until that little tree wasn't moving anywhere. Decorate as desired.
I used Stampin' Up Merry Moments designer paper, white satin organza ribbon and felt snowflake from last year's holiday mini and a 2" standard flower pot. The string of lights I had in my stash, no maker known since I had thrown away the original packaging.

Old Fashioned Christmas

Retired SU tree from Old Fashioned Christmas set colored in markers, added glitter and rhinestone gems to tree with the ornaments. Merry Moments paper, Old Olive, and Chocolate Chip cardstocks, red satin ribbon. For the wreath sentiment I inked the Merry from A Cardinal Christmas in red on a Sizzix die cut from the Birds & Blooms set, inked Garden Green with the wreath stamp from Yuletide Montage set which fit just perfectly.