this is the last challenge for 2010 over at scrap and stamp Saturday! how time as flown by! this week the challenge is Christmas! lucky for me we had our Christmas dinner last month and had some gorgeous photos to work with. the layout below was designed by my friend Barbs but i changes mine up a bit as i didn't have all the punches she used.

the images above the flags are a combination of rub-ons and stamps. I have an adorable set of miniature birthday stamps - you know the type you buy when you first start stamping because they are so versatile - oh yes you do! anyhow, they worked perfectly...

the trees and stars were die-cut and some of them even cut freehand like the little flags. i love how you can use odd rub-ons, like the ones between the little tag photos, to fill in some gaps. the silver strips across the top and bottom are double sided tape with glitter on them! still love that technique! hope you will play along with us this week and stand the chance to win some awesome goodies just in time for Christmas! we will be back the 1st January 2011 with a new challenge! happy Holidays everyone!