Of course I used my top note die. That has been my best purchase for the Big Shot so far! I used Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke and Very Vanilla Cardstock; Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke, So Saffron and Tango Tangerine ink; Flight of the Butterfly, Vases in Vogue and misc. sympathy stamp. I sponged the ink on the solid butterfly stamp, so its a little different. Then I added a bow in the Chocolate Chip Taffeta Ribbon. 
There is a printout of all the cool things you can do with different Stampin' Up! punches! I've seen these on Splitcoast but never really paid much attention to them, but now I have my own handy dandy little reference folder to look at while I actually have my punches right in front of me! How organized is that?! So awesome!
I used Old Olive, Real Red and Very Vanilla cardstock. Some leftover Dashing DSP from last year to make the bands to wrap around the holders and then used the Scallop Circle Punch and the Curvy Label Punch to make the tags. 
Old Olive, Riding Hood Red and
Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip and Kiwi Kiss ink; Bella Rose DSP; Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon. Not very traditional, but I liked how it turned out.
Then my husband and I got to work. Luckily my mom was watching DD, so we had the house to ourselves! My husband was in charge of the chocolate for covering the candies and pretzels. He plugged in the fondue pot and got to work!
This is ALOT of candy! Of course we taste tested it and it is all very yummy! I still have to make some Chocolate Chip Cookies...I give a big box to my boss every year because he really likes them. I've been doing this for about 10 years I think. The first year I just made fudge and filled very small tins. Over the years the candies have gotten a little more extravagant. I don't make fudge anymore =)
The Scrapbook Case is my first gift and then she put all the rest of my gifts inside. I can't wait to open them all! I'm going to wait, but it is really going to be hard!!
ot. I stamped Frosty in Black on Whisper White and then colored him in and added some stickles at the bottom for the snow and layered him on a piece of Glorious Green card stock. Very simple and easy!Can you believe it is less than two weeks until Christmas! Where did this year go? If anyone finds out, please let me know, I'm curious! I am getting ready, but still a lot to do!
Tonight we go to my firm's Christmas party, so that should be fun!
mped the You're Invited (non SU) on Whisper White then ran it through my Big Shot using the embossing folder. Then I cut off the top portion at a diagonal and used the Scallop Edge punch. I made the snowflake using the Big Shot and the Snowflake Sizzlit. I used a pop dot to adhere the snowflake. I am pleased how they turned out. 
I used Green Tea DSP and Old Olive, Certainly Celery and Baja Breeze cardstock and ink. I used various stamp sets through out (the book was only 4 pages). All the stamps where friend related. On each page I wrote with a Stampin' Write marker 1 reason why I feel like my friend is a good friend to me. When I gave it to her I told her that this way she can look at it whenever she wants and know that I am her friend and will always be there for her, even though we don't talk all the time. She cried and was happy with the little book. I used chipboard for each page of the book and covered it with either DSP or cardstock and used my Bind it All to put it all together. Very simple project. Then I needed a gift bag for this and her other present (a gift card). So I made a little bag that I've been wanting to do since I saw it on this blog last year! Now these colors didn't match the DSP 100%, but very close.
lunch we spent time making one large craft. This year I chose to make this snowman. I try to choose a craft that I wouldn't normally do on my own. This was really fun to make and very easy. The body of the snowman was already cut out and sewn for us, we just had to stuff it and decorate. He is just so cute! I was going to give him away, but I'm not sure I can... Isn't he just the cutest? 
