QUICKUTZ HOLIDAY GREETINGS..

from your favorite lime green elf!

You know, ELF, as in Santa's little helpers. The helpers that are all around his big ol' workshop.

You know, Santa's Workshop! {wink, wink!}

Which just happens to be the name of the QuicKutz 2009 Holiday Gift Set..."Santa's Workshop".

This gift set is AMAZING. It's also a lot of other adjectives, but for now let's just leave it at amazing. Because I have lots to share with you, and you don't want to read a bunch of words!

See, I know you!

Here are the contents of the QK Gift Set...in visual form. Lots to look at because this gift set is packed with lots of dies. Which means lots of possibilities!

The dies to make three different sized mini-albums, a lower-case cookie cutter font and a bunch of nesting/graduated accessories for embellishment purposes.

If that sounds confusing - how about this:

Hopefully that makes it a bit easier to understand. LOTS of dies, lots of options, lots of mixing-and-matching. QuicKutz has done it again!

BUT HANG ON...there are lots of add-ons that go along with the QK Gift Set. Sure you could live without them, but they are fun. They are embellies, they are shizzle and they are available right now.

The Peppermint Album add-ons...a scalloped page, a pocket-page and some decorative spine sets. Oh the thrill!

The Sugarplum Album add-ons...a scalloped page, a bracket page, a pocket-page and the decorative spine sets. {do you detect a pattern here?}

The Wintergreen Ablum add-ons...the pocket page, the scalloped page and the decorative spine set

Now - lots of mixing and matching can go on here. All of the Sugarplum pages will fit in the Wintergreen album...good stuff. And all of the pages can have the hole-punches trimmed off to be used as photo mats, journaling blocks or card fronts. LOVE IT!

And how about just the decorative spines? Trim them in half and you've got all kinds of frilly edges to overlap on photos, mini borders or cards. So dang cute!

But hey - how about some ideas and inspiration and downright enabling?

That's what I thought...bring on the ideas!

Let's start with one of my favorites - the Gingerbread Epic Album set.

Love, love, love this set. It's big (5.25"x 5.75"), it's got lots of fun pieces-parts and it can become whatever you little heart desires!

My heart desired it to become a November album for my family - which we started filling in yesterday, on the first. I used Chicken Noodle for the opening page, along with the Santa's Workshop font - and then filled up the album with twenty-six pages of scallops, brackets, squares, pockets and tabs!

The more I got into it - the more versatile the parts became. Here is the pocket page, which I see bunches of uses for! Tags, receipts, tickets, brochures, extra pictures. It's all possible with one little pocket!

You just have to love it - don'tcha?

Here is the Peppermint Album, which is part of the Gift Set. Love that the "belly band" can easily become Santa's belt and buckle!

I filled this book with twenty pages - cardstock, patterned paper, pocket pages and more!

Wouldn't this be cute as a stocking stuff - to open up on Christmas Eve? Everyone in the family fill in a page - with memories, or thoughts, or favorites or inside jokes. That's my plan! OH - and the numbers on the front page are the Santa's Workshop font cut from the QK Adhesive Backed Metal sheets. LOVE THIS STUFF!

And don't think just albums. Here is the Wintergreen album pieces used just as a card.

I used the album cover from the Gift Set, but added in the Wintergreen Spine and some scalloped window parts from the Heritage Set. The entire set - so amazing!

{And just as a quick side-note, I used the QK Adhesive Backed Plastic sheets for my window effect - so dang easy to get a great look I think!}

Here is an album quickie - made from the Sugarplum pieces of the Gift Set, as well as the Sugarplum Bundle. Decorative spines, frilly pages and tiny little pockets. So dang cute!

This little guy has twenty pages inside, and could have held a few more! Lots of fun shapes and sizes in this one. Love that the spine is extra wide...1/4" to be exact...so it easily holds a bunch of fun snippets!

FUN FUN FUN! This one is just for me!

And I did this one at the last minute, just to show you some size comparisons. This is the Wintergreen album, part of the Gift Set, but also using parts from the Wintergreen Album Bundle. I love this size and the horizontal orientation.

The cover will easily hold any four-letter word you want it to...cut from Diesel. {LOL} This is also the Santa's Workshop font, found in the Gift Set. Don't those two look great together? I sure think so...this one is going to become a standard!

Now for the cover on this little guy - I wanted to try something different. I cut the album front and back {which is all one piece} from the QK Adhesive Backed Chipboard and from two different pieces of patterned paper. I stuck everything together, which was easy since the chipboard is sticky on both sides.

This made for a nice, sturdy cover - and the album easily held six pieces of cardstock for its pages.

WHEW - I'm exhausted and drained. I have the cutest darn project to show you tomorrow. It's from one of my own QK Elves. She sent it to me tonight but I'm running out of time. And there's always tomorrow.

If you have ANY questions about the Gift Set or the pieces associated with the set, do let me know. Leave a comment or send me an email. I'll do my best to get back with you immediately!

Hope you've enjoyed your first glimpse of Santa's Workshop. I think it's going to be enjoyed for a long time to come!

I'm here for your habit...

Comments

[Lara]

Ok...my keyboard is now covered in drool!! I LOVE this gift set...it's so versitile. And of course they had to go and make extra sets to go with it--my hubby and CC are groaning!! Love, Love, Love all the samples...you have been a busy little lime green elf! Thanks so much for all the hard work...I think this release is one of my faves already.

[Mary F]

Dear Santa,

I want it ALL please!

Mary F
ps This is one of the best releases yet!

[aswann]

Wooow!! Thank you, Susan, for posting this vid! It was so helpful to actually see what the dies look like and their sizes! This gift set has sooo many dies!! I had told my hubby that I wasn't going to order it - I couldn't tell from the website pictures that ALL of these were DIES!! But after seeing your vid... umm... I think I just may have to!! What a great deal!!

[Karen W]

OMG...All I can say is wow! The set is wonderful and then there is the ad-ons - how does a girl choose! Can you say layaway!
Love all the samples, you have been a very busy elf!

[SmartandSassy]

Susan,
Forget about Santa's elves, you have been busier!!!
I LOVE all the samples you made up. You really have a lot of special gift ideas. The Santa book is awesome, not only because it is cute, but because it is a great idea to jot down holiday thoughts together. I think I will make one to record our favorite memories from past years while we are reminiscing together.
I see some brag books for the grandparents in my future....
Erica

[Sandy Pep]

Great video, great projects. How inspiring...love it all. Too bad QK made this limited. This is a must have set for everyone. I will use this over and over again.

[MBstang]

Great video! Awesome projects! I can't wait to make my own Santa book! You are such an enabler/motivator!!! Thanks :)

[MplsMary]

Awesome projects Susan. Love all the albums you have made. Busy Lime Green Elf is right!!!

Thanks for the ideas...the Holiday Gift set is adorable.

Mary

[Brenda]

I have to say the video cleared up a lot !!!! For those who love to do mini gift albums and multi-page cards this release would be awesome.

[Phyllis]

Susan, thanks for all your wonderful ideas - love, love, love them. That Santa album is just too cute! Your video was a big help too clearing up what exactly did come in the kit and the sizes. Thanks for sharing all your work with us.

[Susan]

Lara - quick...grab some paper towels!! ENJOY!

Mary - I figured you would!

aswann - you're not alone...lots of us are falling for this set hard! Glad you enjoyed the video!

Karen - layaway - gotta love it!! :D

Erica - keep those creative juices flowing, brag books sound like a great idea!!

Sandy - thanks hon! This totally is a versatile set that will become a staple for sure!

Mary - HI chica - it's going to be 94 here today, I'm not feeling very "elfie" in this heat! I'm going to come visit you and cool off...but I"ll bring my dies!!! LOL

Brenda - I knew we'd drag you over to the dark side!!! LOL

Phyllis - thank you! Glad the video cleared things up a bit!!

CHEERS ladies - I'm off to pack!

:D

[Tettiz]

This must be one of the best QK releases ever!! I have lots and lots and lots of favourites, don't know where to begin shopping... ;)