Botanicals for You - Another Sneak Peek!

Sale-a-Bration, Stampin' UP!'s annual give-away, is going to be starting in a few short weeks (we just need to get through those pesky holidays...).  Today I have a card showcasing a wonderful set, Botanicals for You, which coordinates with the upcoming Botanical Blooms.  Take a peek:

I love this one!  The giant sentiment easily creates a focal point; all you need to do is dress it up a little.

My color scheme of Mossy Meadow and Cajun Craze were dictated by the colors in the coordinating designer series paper, Botanical Gardens; instead of Hello Honey, I chose to use some Crushed Curry to make my flowers pop.

My card base is Mossy Meadow, with a narrow layer of Cajun Craze.  Very Vanilla is my top layer, with a strip of the Botanical Gardens DSP along one side.

 The Crushed Curry flowers were stamped and cut with the matching Botanical Builder Framelits Dies - so easy!  And those tropical leaves?  Just cut with the dies - no stamping needed.

Check out the Botanical Gardens suite in the new Occasions Catalog, coming January 5.  Purchasing the bundle (stamps, DSP and Framelits) will enable you to get the Botanicals for You FREE!  And who doesn't love FREE?

If you are a customer of mine, your new catalog is ready for you.  Don't have a demonstrator?  Contact me and I'll get one to you.  You don't want to miss this! 

Something New

We're about 3 weeks away from the new Occasions Catalog release and Sale-a-Bration.  This weekend I'll be showing you a few ideas using new stamps from both.

Here's an easy card with a masculine feel:

This set, Sky is the Limit, is a FREE offering through Sale-a-Bration, starting January 5, 2016.  But if you like it, you'll need to snap it up quickly, as this year a few of the Sale-a-Bration items will only be available for a limited time.

The cute little biplane was stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Very Vanilla card stock, then hand-snipped and popped up on Dimensionals.  I also stamped and snipped the clouds.

The sentiment, from Teeny Tiny Wishes, was cut using the Bitty Banners dies; I punched a small hole and threaded some of the lovely Gold Metallic Thread through the hole and to the back of the plane.

And did you notice that fabby mountain range?  That is a new designer series paper, Going Places--the artist used actual topographical maps and drew the mountains!  I just snipped along the top and adhered it to my paper.

Fun, simple and so effective!

Are you getting excited yet? 

It's a Year End Sale!

Shop now!  Great prices!  While supplies last you can save up to 60% on many items, including those from the Holiday Catalog.

Click here to see what's on sale now!

Weekly Deals

So funny that just last night I pulled out one of the items on this week's Weekly Deals!  I've had the Bitty Banners Framelits Dies since they were first released, and I go back to them again and again!  (Come back this weekend to see how I used them on a card).  So worth the price...and now they're on sale one week only!  And while you're getting these, you may want to check out some of these other deals:

	Bitty Banners Framelits Dies Item # 129267 Regular Price: $15.00 US/$18.50 CAN Discounted Price: $11.25 US/$13.88 CAN
	Precision Base Plate Item # 139684 Regular Price: $25.00 US/$31.00 CAN Discounted Price: $18.75 US/$23.25 CAN
	Iced Rhinestone Embellishments Item # 139637 Regular Price: $5.00 US/$6.25 CAN Discounted Price: $3.75 US/$4.69 CAN
	Hearts & Stars Decorative Masks Item # 133777 Regular Price: $3.00 US/$3.75 CAN Discounted Price: $2.25 US/$2.81 CAN

All items can be purchased here.

Wanna See Something New?

When I attended the Stampin' UP! local mini-convention in San Diego a few weeks ago I got to play with a fun new birthday stamp set.  And who doesn't need birthday cards?

So when I had the chance to order some of the goodies I played with, this set was near the top of my list.  Introducing Party Wishes:

Such a great set with lots of little accents.  And do you know what the best part is?  THE LITTLE ACCENTS HAVE MATCHING PUNCHES!  No fussy-cutting!

I am also highlighting some of the fabulous new Designer Series Paper Stack - It's My Party.  I love this stack of 12" x 12" paper--and  you get 4 (FOUR) sheets of each of 12 double-sided designs!  Wow!  That'll be enough to create tons of birthday cards!

Do you see something else that is new?  Check out that middle cupcake--yup, that's the new Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper (punched with the little cupcake punch).  LOVE!

Not new is the wonderful (and SO easy to tie) Melon Mambo 1/4" Cotton Ribbon.  It pulls the entire look together.

Coordinating envelope please...easy peasy with the cute stamps.

So looking forward to being able to share these new goodies with you!  Contact me for your Occasions Catalog, coming January 5, 2016.

Weekly Deals

Can you believe it?   After all the great deals offered during the OnLine Extravaganze, Stampin' UP! is offering another round of Weekly Deals! 

Check out these bargains:

Go Wild Designer Series Paper Stack Price: $8.00 $6.00	Gold Glimmer Paper Price: $5.00 $3.75	Happy Heart Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Price: $7.50 $5.63
Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad Price: $6.50 $4.88

 I just featured two of these products on my blog last weekend.  See the Mint Macaron ink here, and the Gold Glimmer Paper here.  I don't recommend things I don't use, but these items are definitely worth making your own!  And at these prices, you don't want to miss out!

All products can be ordered here.

Another Sneak Peek! Going Global

Now that Thanksgiving is over and you've spent all your money on our OnLine Extravaganza, I have another sneak peek at an upcoming stamp set.  Going Global will be released in January, and it has an entire suite of products:  stamps, Designer Series Paper and a wonderful embossing folder.  Today I'll show you a sample using ALL of it!

Now the texture on this card is hard to photograph, but trust me, it is really interesting!

I started with a piece of 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" Lost Lagoon, scored in half for my card base.  I then adhered a piece of the Going Places Designer Series Paper Stack to the entire front of the card.

Then I embossed a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Cardstock Vellum with the new World Traveler Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and adhered it over the DSP on the entire front of the card.  This gave it the feeling of a map, with land and water.

Two strips of the DSP are under a stamped globe image (Lost Lagoon on Lost Lagoon), and then the sentiment is layered over the top.

I colored a few Pearl Basic Jewels with a Copic marker to add just a touch of bling.

And of course:  a matching envelope.

I hope you are getting excited about the new things to come!  This suite is fabulous (probably one of my favorites!).  Can't wait to play some more!!