Yesterday we held our annual Hamilton Christmas Extravaganza, where we shared and created projects featuring products from the 2016 Holiday Catalogue. Here's some photos I snapped before everyone arrived...

This last photo are the door prizes that all the teachers donated. It's always so much fun giving things away! Speaking of gifts, these are the gift boxes my girls and I created for all my guests...

Bundle: Sweet Home Stamp Set + Home Sweet Home Thinlits Dies (photopolymer: 143516). Ink: Real Red (126949), Crumb Cake (126975). Card/Paper: Crumb Cake (121685), Whisper White (106549), Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper (135315), Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper (141981). Accessories: Candy Cane Lane Designer Baker's Twine (141983). Tools: Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (143263), Magnetic Platform (130658), Tags & Labels Framelits Dies (138282), 1/8" Circle Handheld Punch (134365), Tear & Tape Adhesive (138995), Fine-Tip Glue Pen (138309), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430).

I am in love the Sweet Home stamp set and coordinating Home Sweet Home Thinlits Dies! These sweet Christmas houses have a loop of Baker's Twine at the top so it can be hung as a decoration. They are also filled with Santa chocolates!

So what did everyone create?

In this first project, Jacque used funky Totally Trees stamp set to create this amazing popup card with a twist!

Rayleen and Andrea taught another fun and interactive Christmas card using the Jolly Friends stamp set and coordinating Jolly Hat Builder Punch. The surprise is when you pull up on the tab at the top...

Christine and Ruth used the Paisley & Petals Product Suite on pages 46-47 of the Holiday Catalogue to create this lovely calendar card. What a great idea for Christmas gifts!

Bev and Alicia showed everyone how to create this very elegant Christmas card using the Star of Light stamp set and coordinating Starlight Thinlits Dies. This is a card that just keeps giving... there 's a little trinket box that nestles on the top - I wonder what's in there?

And the final project was taught by me, with help from my daughter. We used the Hang Your Stocking Bundle and the Seasonal Decorative Masks to make our Petite Café Gift Bags festive. Yes, everyone learnt how to create those cute tassels!

We had a fun day sharing our creations with everyone, and the really positive feedback we received was so uplifting!

The next Hamilton Extravaganza is March 2017, which will feature gorgeous new products from the 2017 Occasions Catalogue (released January 2017) and Sale-A-Bration. If you want to know when registrations open, then stay informed by subscribing. Just fill in your details a the top right of this page.