Did you see last week’s Scrappy Sunday challenge? I hope so — it’s awesome and comes with a free Photoshop template!  There is no new challenge this week — we’re on break for the holiday.
	Congratulations to Debbie L (Debbie is another common name…. email starts with granydewey) for winning last week’s Fran*tage Friday Challenge . Laura gets some FREE goodies from our friends at Stampendous just for commenting.  Please be sure to contact Susanna Boyd within 30 days to claim your prize and be sure to provide your shipping information so we can get that package out to you! And thank you to EVERYONE for playing along! There were so many great ideas in our comments!
	In this week’s Fran*tage challenge, Jessica shows you how to whip up a cool Christmas frame.  This idea would work for scrapbook pages, family photos — anything! You could win a prize pack from Stampendous just for commenting. (Come on, put yourself on the Christmas list with free stamps!)
	Congratulations! Our lucky winner for www.DiyBangles.com/shop is Virginia.  Virginia has won a $25 gift card to DIY Bangles! Please be sure to contact Susanna Boyd within 30 days to claim your prize and be sure to provide your shipping information so we can get that package out to you! And thank you to EVERYONE for playing along! There were so many great ideas in our comments!hosting a challenge with us this week. Check out the amazing wreaths that Deb made. Prepare to be blown away!

PICKS OF THE WEEK & COOL STUFF

Found this incredible bit of cuteness surfing the web for wrapping ideas.  How about putting a gift card in a can?  Link has free printables download too! Click on the picture to see more….

Our very own Adela is topping this week’s leaderboards with her 12 days of 3d Christmas. Get some GREAT ideas here!

Diana Gibbs is rocking the video charts this week with her Snowman Gift Card Holder.

Jaydekay shares another fabulous card for this week’s Sassy Cheryl Challenge - snowman with a die cut.

One last goodie — I discovered this recipe thanks to my local Publix and it’s our new favorite family cookie:

Peppermint Melt-a-ways

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 1 (8-oz) package cream cheese
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
• large zip-top bag
• 1 cup starlight mints (or candy canes), finely crushed
• 1 large egg (or 1/4 cup egg substitute)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 box white cake mix (15–18 oz), divided
• 1 cup white chocolate morsels

Prep

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat baking sheet(s) with spray.
• Cut cream cheese and butter into small pieces; place in large bowl to soften.
• Crush mints in zip-top bag using meat mallet.

Steps

1. Add to cream cheese and butter: egg, vanilla, and one-half of the cake mix. Mix with electric mixer 1–2 minutes or until thoroughly blended. Stir in remaining half of cake mix, morsels, and 1/2 cup mints until blended. Place remaining 1/2 cup mints in shallow bowl.
2. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and press tops of dough into mints. Place on baking sheets, mint side up and 2 inches apart.
3. Bake 10–12 minutes or until lightly browned and center is barely set. Let stand 3–4 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool. Serve.

** Susanna’s changes:  I used butter cake mix, because it’s what I had on hand.  I also used chocolate chips.  Still delish!  I did the first batch dipped in the extra mints, but they created a melted chocolate mess all over the cookie sheet, so made the remainder with out that step.

Total Time: 1 hour, Active Time: 30 minutes  (Makes 4 dozen)

Support the Planet

You can do your holiday shopping and help promote the Planet at the same time. We started an Amazon store on the site to help put foods in our children’s mouths and wine in our glass. You can shop for papercrafting supplies here — but if you want to shop for ANYTHING Amazon sells, use this link and you’ll be supporting the Planet.