Stampin! with Jaydee

My Dad was a letter carrier in Ohio and had to work as late as needed on Christmas Eve to get all the mail delivered. As soon as he came home, before he even changed clothes, we started decorating the Christmas tree. He had a hot toddy and started singing Christmas carols. My Mom thought he sounded horrid, but my brothers and I loved it! My Mom was from Ireland and it was the tradition to wait until Christmas Eve to decorate so that's what we did too! I'm 75 and still wait until Christmas Eve to decorate the tree, but no hot toddy for me, I prefer egg nog.

So many things to love about this post, Jaydee. Your card is simply stunning! I love how you featured the challenge colors. Your decor is always on point! I love seeing how you decorate every year.

And a favorite Christmas memory from childhood...I have so many but one that stands out right now is the tradition of making homemade pierogie a few weeks before Christmas. It was a production...we filled about 50 cookie sheets in preparation for the holidays.

My grandmother's kitchen was the home base. I remember fondly being there with my many aunts and my grandma in that kitchen. I am the oldest grandchild by many years on that side of my family, so most of my cousins never had that same experience. Grandma Genny had a "role" assigned to everyone on this day. You might have been making the dough, rolling the dough, filling the dough, prepping potatoes, kraut or cottage cheese mixture. ( I remember the year I was SO excited when I was "promoted" to roll the dough.) My grandma didn't have the counter space that we are accustomed to now, so not only did we use the kitchen and dining room table for assembly, there was an ironing board set up with the dough roller to expand the counter space. That kitchen was SO full of love and happiness and I am so thankful that I learned from my grandmother. I have so many wonderful memories and even though I'm far away from home I try to recreate this tradition every year (on a MUCH smaller scale). Sorry, that was a long comment, but thank you for the prompt to share a memory that s so near and dear to me. Merry Christmas my friend! Sending all of the holiday hugs your way.

Jaydee, what a lovely card! I love the beautiful background and that big, red bow steals the show! I love it! Your holiday decor makes me smile! Oh, how I miss going home for Christmas. The farm was a magical place and all my memories go back to that little farmhouse in Indiana. My Mom worked so hard to make sure the holidays were special. Lots of cookies, fudge and treats to go along with a new toy every year. Wishing you a lovely holiday season, My Friend. ENJOY your time off and relax and refresh you soul! Lots of love to you!

Firstly, what a beautiful card Jaydee! I love the subtle background detail and the stencilled bow, which allow your beautiful tag and foliage detail to shine. I have just bought some stencil sheets as I am hoping to experiment with my (underused) Silhouette cutting machine and make some of my own over the Christmas period, just for fun - I'll let you know how I get on! If it all goes badly wrong, I'll head off to the Greetery lol! Love the home decor shelf and little pots too; I bought some artificial outside lit trees this year to go either side of my front door and I'm really pleased with them - sometimes it's just the little things! Enjoy your festive break!

For many years when we both lived in CA, my former sister-in-law and I went to a performance of The Nutcracker. I remember her with fondness as somehow we've lost touch. My love of the ballet was rejuvenated yesterday as my daughter and I saw a wonderful performance here in Burnsville. Her first time seeing it, so now another tradition is created. Thanks for the opportunity for your prize, Jaydee. P.S. love your little scene on the shelf.

I grew up in Mass. so sledding on the little hill across the street was a great memory. We used cardboard and when it got wet, we got more cardboard. My folks would save it for us. Your card is lovely and that stencil is perfect. I love The Greetery! I also love your sign, Walking in A Winter Wonderland. Where did you get it? I never see anything like that!

I was so excited I forgot to put a comment. The shelf decorations look so pretty . . . I will miss the giant nutcrackers. I have an small collection and since in 2023 I plan to have a pink Christmas, my sister bought a pink nutcracker. The stencil is so pretty and you made a beautiful Christmas card!!!

As a child, we would go to my grandparents house and they were from Sweden. They would serve Swedish food such as lutefisk, sardines, meatballs, krupkrakur, Uldrika, with other food I can't remember and rice pudding for dessert. There wasn't a lot that I liked so pretty much went hungry. I had a cousin who was six months older than me and we enjoyed being together on holidays. After dinner, we were finally able to open our gifts. One Christmas I received a Revlon doll and my mom made a lot of clothes for her even a wedding dress with a veil. She came with high heels, jewelry, necklace and a pink dress with red hearts on it. I really enjoyed being with my mom's side of the family for Christmas Eve. They were a lot of fun.