The holidays are over. The tree is down. All of the decorations have been packed away for next year. Hopefully Santa brought everything that was on your wish list. But, just in case he didn’t have enough room in his pack for all the Stampin’ Up! supplies that you had listed, here are some great projects that will fill up your winter with ideas and inspiration.


Card Layouts
Here at CraftyPerson, we are starting new traditions. This month we begin with adding a regular campaign to our Email Newsletters – Card Layouts. If you are a member of our list, you received this information in your inbox.
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Being Sick
I’ve been sick the last couple of days. I tweaked my back and haven’t been able to do much without pain killers. You would think I would be frustrated, especially since it’s the holidays. But I’m not and here is why.

Christmas Projects – a Few of My Favorite Things
It is not even Christmas yet and I’m already making a list of things I am going to do again next year. This year I hosted a Handmade Holiday Craft Weekend, two actually. One at the beach and one in Federal Way. I’m definitely doing this again. Totally got me in the holiday spirit and gave me an opportunity to share it with fun ladies before the things become hectic.

RIP Susy Miller
A number of demonstrators were waiting in line to use the one and only computer at the hotel to check-in online and print our boarding passes for our outgoing flights. We were all gabbing and having a good time during the hour-long wait. The person in front of me was Susy Miller. She was a SUN Member so it was nice to catch-up with her.

Facebook News Feed 101
Whether you hate the idea or love it, it’s best to understand how Facebook’s News Feed algorithms work if you are posting for your business. I like how this video puts it out there for you.

Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator Newsletters
While, from the outside, it may not look like much is happening we want you to know we are hard at work behind the scenes to create a new high quality email newsletter service and membership site for you.

Christmas Card Planning Guide
It’s time to make Holiday Cards and we here at CraftyPerson are here to help. This is a popular resource we created last year as ClassinaFlash but we still get requests for.

Fall Decor – Pumpkins
Spice up your fall decor with the simple and stylish paper pumpkins from this tutorial! Display your pumpkins on the mantle, window sills, in decorative bowls, or string them on a long cord or ribbon to create a garland of pumpkins.

Snowy Layered Landscapes Technique
One of our favorite techniques is to create a snow landscape scene. Amy and I have created a technique tutorial for you below. It highlights one of three ways you can create a winter scene with snow.