The 2017 Holiday Catalog

September 2017 is among us and Stampin' UP! is making your first day feel the excitement of the fall season and the upcoming Holidays.

Feast your eyes on the beautiful Holiday catalog.....

If you're a long time Stampin' UP! follower, you should know that they do not disappoint with their catalogs and products. 

I've created a resource for you to reference the Designer Paper patterns and colors. I create this for myself at every catalog and is quite useful. A tip is to print the PDF in high quality resolution (ONLY if you're printing a couple).

Check out all their Holiday videos to introduce you to the new catalog. Let's start with the yummy Designer Series Paper (DSP).

There's so many more videos to see! Click HERE.

Merry Patterns Host Promotion

• Through the month of September only, If you place an order at my online store using hostess code ZGTP7TVA, I will enter you into a drawing to receive FREE hostess rewards PLUS the Merry Patterns stamp set as shown below. 
• Offer expires September 29th.
• The grand total order from all orders received needs to equal $300 or more.
• Hostess code is to be entered in the field under the Special Offers section of the shopping bag.

I look forward to seeing what others create with these beautiful products! 

If you would like to receive a paper copy of the Holiday Catalog, please contact your local demonstrator. If you don't have one, feel free to contact me and I will send you a copy at no cost to you!

Until next time....

July 2017 Paper Pumpkin

This month's Paper Pumpkin, Positively Picturesque, is so soft and simple. I really enjoyed putting every.single.card together! Go ahead and watch this month's video.



Here's my take on the this month's Paper Pumpkin:

"Love You" Card
I decided to use my new 1/2" finely woven ribbons in powder pink and lemon lime twist instead of the provided rectangle pieces in order to give it some more texture.

 I finished the inside of the card off to match the card front with some more 1/2" finely woven ribbon.

"Hooray" Card
I made a couple of changes on this card. 
First, I added the sun image aside from the starburst image for some more "pop".
Second, I placed some 1/2" finely woven Tranquil Tide ribbon behind the "It's your day" label. 
Third, I punched out the label with our Classic Label Punch.

I finished the inside of the card off to match the card front with "Happiest  Birthday" from the Cool Treats stamp set.

"Hello Friend" Card
This is probably my favorite card. I love the mountain wood element, this picture doesn't really do it justice.
Only a few changes on this card:
One, I added a strip of washi tape to the top of the card front.
Two, I stamped and then fussy cut the tulip flower to place next to the label.
Three, I punched out the label with the classic label punch.

I finished the inside of the card with some washi tape, a tulip and the phrase "you're the best".

"You're the Best" Card
This card front didn't change much. I did add some washi tape to the top edge of the card front then decided to stamp the phrase in lemon lime twist and punch it out with my retired word window punch.

Again, I finished off the inside of the card to match the front.


If you enjoyed viewing these cards, you really should give Paper Pumpkin a try. I've been a happy customer since I started! It really does make your crafting experience so much easier since all the guesswork is done for you.
It's very refreshing and relaxing when you get to work on these fun kits!




  PAPER PUMPKIN GIVEAWAY~!

In honor of today's post, I am giving away this Paper Pumpkin Kit - Birthday Bundle (May 2015). Comes as complete as can be! Yes, the stamp set comes with, not pictured.

Please comment on this blogpost and tell me what's your favorite Paper Pumpkin Kit thus far?  Please post your comments by Friday, July 21st. I will randomly select 1 person and announce the winner on Saturday July 22nd.


If you are interested in learning more about Paper Pumpkin, go to mypaperpumpkin.com .
If you have any questions for me, please don't hesitate to ask me! I'm always happy to help!

Until next time...

Happy 4th!

Not everyone can say that they have friends whose birthday falls on the 4th of July.
In my life, I have 2 and although my dad's birthday doesn't fall on the 4th, rather the 7th, this still calls for many celebrations at the beginning of this month.

I wanted to create a birthday card for these special people in my life and combine it with the U.S.A patriotic colors: red, white, and blue.

In Stampin' UP! language it's Real Red, Whisper White, and Night of Navy.

I'm pleased with how this card turned out. I sure hope that the recipients will enjoy their card as well.

My Tips:

While the card front is fairly simple, I did develop a quicker way of placing all the stars you see on the bottom of the inside card as shown below.

• I used the star border punch (retired) for the stars and punched out a combination of real red and night of navy stars.
• run a strip of fast fuse adhesive along the bottom edge of the inside card to make sure that the stars adhere to it.
• pick up the stars with a sticky note then place it on the strip of adhesive.
• After all the stars are in place, use a dry brush and place baby powder on the places where the adhesive is exposed to keep it from sticking to the card front.

Supplies Used

• Retired Items:
• Balloon Bash Stamp Set (Occasions 2015)
• Confetti Stars Border Punch (2016-2017 AC)

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.00

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Sparkle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$7.50

Welcome the new Stampin' UP! 2017-2018 Annual Catalog

The anticipation is finally over!!! I can't wait for you to get excited and feast your eyes on this beautiful Catalog!

NEW CATALOG RESOURCES
First, allow me to provide you with some awesome New Catalog Resources:

• Stampin' UP! has created many videos for your viewing pleasure to introduce many of their new products.
• Feel free to download and print this 2017-2019 In-Color combination chart so you can take some of the guess-work out of your creations.
• The Paper, Pad & Marker chart is a fantastic way to see how amazing the cardstock, ink, and markers look in person.
• Here is a Shopping List  for all your must-have items.
• Last, but not least, a Designer Paper Coordinating Color chart to use as a quick reference when creating your masterpiece.

Finally, Click on the image below to get started!

CATALOG CORRECTIONS

While SU! strives for accuracy in all publications, they sometimes find mistakes in their printed materials. If errors are discovered in their catalogs, their online store and catalog PDFs on the website are updated immediately so they are accurate, and the list below is also updated. 

See this PDF of catalog corrections.

SPECIAL PROMOTION:

This month only, for all orders over $350 or more, you will receive an additional $35 in FREE Stampin' Rewards.....that's a total of $70 in FREE products!!!!

PURCHASE A NEW CATALOG KIT

• Since I won't be hosting a New Catalog Open House, I will be offering a To-Go Kit! Here are the details of what you will receive in your kit:
• One printed 2017-2018 Annual Catalog
• One In-Color bookmark that showcases all the new In-Colors.
• One Color-combination chart to help you coordinate some colors in the new catalog.
• One New Catalog survival kit - a gift from me to you!
• 1 card kit using the Delightful Daisy Suite (this will be stamped and cut for you, all you do is put it together).
• 
• 1 card kit using the Eastern Palace Suite (this will be stamped and cut for you, all you do is put it together).
• 
• Cost for To-Go kit is $15 for pick-up or $20 if being shipped to your home. 
• Contact me by sending me an e-mail and letting me know how many kits you would like. I accept cash or PayPal for payment.

Contact your local demonstrator for a printed copy of the new catalog. If you don't have one, please feel free to contact me and I could provide you with one!

Happy New Catalog year to you!

Mother's Day Memory Tray

I've been preparing for Mother's day for a few weeks now and I can honestly say that I'm ready for the day to come! Cards are made and so are the special memory trays I created for my sweet mom and my sweet mother-in-law!

I had such wonderful & encouraging comments from many Stampin' UP! demonstrators and promised that I would post the instructions so they can create their own.

This is my creation. I mostly used the Falling In Love Suite from the 2017 Occasions Catalog. All supplies I used are listed on the last page of the instructions.   

Check out the Tutorials & Cheat Sheet Tab to view the instructions on creating this tray.

I sure hope I get to hear from you if you create a similar project. I would love some constructive feedback! 

Until next time & A very Happy Mother's Day to all of you that work day in and day out without pay to mother your children! You are a blessing from God!

Valentines

I'm too excited to share with you a couple of projects that I worked on this week. Since February is upon us I got started on my Valentines as soon as I could.

I created the following 2 projects from products using the Occasions 2017 Catalog. If you haven't experienced how fun these products are, it's never too late!

This adorable little treat bag below was inspired by the 1st Quarter Issue of Stampin' Success. This magazine is for Stampin' UP! demos only and I am always inspired by it.

project from 1st Quarter issue of Stampin' Success

Yummy In My Tummy Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$17.00

Sending Love Ribbon Combo Pack

$7.00

Watermelon Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Aqua Painters

$17.00

Layering Squares Framelits Dies

$35.00

Window Sheets

$5.00

Watercolor Paper

$5.00

Watermelon Wonder 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.00

Gold Binder Clips

$7.00

Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies

$40.00

Big Shot

$110.00

Carried Away Designer Series Paper

$0.00

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

My 2nd project features the Sending Love Suite from the 2017 Occasions catalog. I particularly love the special touch the Love Notes Framelit Dies give to the card. They're so fun to play with too!

Sending Love Embellishments

$6.00

Sending Love Designer Series Paper Stack

$10.00

Sealed With Love Photopolymer Stamp Set

$21.00

Love Notes Framelits Dies

$30.00

Falling Petals Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

$30.00

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

If you would like to give these products a go and take advantage of receiving FREE products during Sale-a-bration, please contact your local demonstrator. If you don't have one, you're welcome to visit my Online Store and select me as your demonstrator.

I hope you enjoyed today's blogpost. Until next time...

2017 Occasions Catalog & Sale-a-Bration

It's here, it's here, it's here!!! The most anticipated time of the year....Sale-a-Bration. For those of you that are not familiar with this lovely occasion:

• Occurs every year from January thru March
• Spend $50 on SU! product and receive a FREE product from the Sale-a-Bration brochure.
• Starting today, you can save money by purchasing a 3-month prepaid subscription for Paper Pumpkin for just $55, and choose a FREE Sale-a-bration item.

The perfect way to Sale-a-Brate is to shop from the 2017 Occasions Catalog. This beauty is sure to NOT disappoint!

Check out the Sale-a-bration brochure below!!!

Make sure to take advantage of my Coordinating Colors chart for the new catalog and sale-a-bration brochure! Simply go to the tutorials and cheat sheets tab at the top of this page to view and print.

Talk to your demonstrator about receiving your catalogs. If you don't have a local demonstrator, I would be happy to help you.

You may contact me by e-mail by clicking on the button located on the right side of the page.  

I'm so excited for you to get started on creating! I'm going to get started, myself! Until next time....