Holiday Catalog Countdown - Day 1 New Products

It's here, it's here!  You can now order from this fabulous catalog!  Don't break the internet!  Today I have a stamp set that I actually won at convention.  Actually I have a picture of exact moment that I realized I won, along with the best upline ever!  

Wahoo!  Free stuff is awesome.  Although to be honest I would have bought this set anyways.  I am a sucker for snowflakes.  I have them all since I have become a demonstrator!  Here is the card I created:  

I decided to go with some non traditional Christmas colors.  And of course I had to use the emboss resist technique.  Here is the inside of the card as well.  

I stamped the largest snowflake in Soft Sky and then stamped the sentiment over it in Bermuda Bay.  Here is a complete supply list.  

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Be sure to check out the other creations over at SSI!  And happy shopping!

Minion Flip Card

These cards have been floating around Pinterest and I had really wanted to try my hand at them.  So when I saw we were doing a post on Kid's Birthday Cards, I had a great opportunity.  Here is my take:

This card was surprisingly easy to do.  The flip cards are so fun and with the Thinlit, you can make them so quickly!  I don't know how I create with my Big Shot.  Here is a complete supply list below.  Don't forget to check out the other Kid's Birthday cards over at SSI!  

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Holiday Catalog Countdown - Day 2 Christmas

I LOVE Christmas.  I love the decorations, the scents, the cards, the get togethers...it truly is my favorite time of year.  And Stampin' Up! has made it a wonderful time to be stamper as well with such fantastic Christmas products in the Holiday Catalog.  I have one card to share with you today that uses the MUST HAVE bundle in my humble opinion; Peaceful Pines.  Here is a card I whipped up super quickly:

This was so easy.  I had the Merry Moments DSP from the annual catalog that I used to determine my color scheme.  And I knew I wanted to use all three sizes of the trees.  After I stamped the green trees, I used blender pens to add some color to them.  I love how the sentiment is built right into the Cherry Cobbler tree.  When I added the gold glitter ribbon, I realized I need to add some other gold in the trees.  To do this I used the new fine tip glue pen (another MUST HAVE) and added dots to each tree and then sprinkled some gold glitter on.  So easy.  Here is a complete supply list:

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Tomorrow is the day you can start ordering these fantastic holiday goodies!  And we will have more sneak peeks at the new products as well.  Be sure to check out the other Christmas products over at SSI!  

August Mystery Challenge

Welcome to the first installment of a new challenge at SSI, a Mystery Challenge.  Our fabulous designer Donna will come up with a list of five elements for you to include in your project and you need to use three of them.  This is what she came up with for August:

I am going to love these challenges!  I love the idea of putting the same elements together and seeing what everyone comes up with.  Initially I wanted to try for all five, but as my idea started to take shape, I ended up just using three elements; the colors (Night of Navy, Hello Honey, and Tip Top Taupe), the shape (star) and the embellishment (sequins).  Here is my card:

I knew I wanted to use the star from You're So Sweet and I decided to try for a shaker card to implement the sequins which are from the Metallic Sequins and the Gold Sequin Trim.  The Night of Navy patterned background paper is actually some of the Color Me Irresistible DSP sponged with Night of Navy.  Below is a complete supply list. We can't wait to see what you come up with!  Get creating and upload your project.  Need more inspiration?  Go back to SSI and check out the other designers' creations!  

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Holiday Catalog Countdown - Day 3 Thanksgiving

Just three days left until this catalog goes live!  Today at SSI we are sharing some Thanksgiving projects.  I have a little card I made using one of my the many must have bundles that can be used through the Holiday Season.  It would be perfect to send to someone you won't get to see on Thanksgiving or as a thank you to someone hosting the big meal.  Here it is:

This bundle has stamps that can be used for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.  I did some water coloring on the Shimmery White paper.  I also heat embossed my sentiment in gold and added some gold thread for some extra shine.  You can find a complete supply list below and remember to look at the other fabulous Thanksgiving projects over at SSI!

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Holiday Catalog Countdown - Day 4 Halloween

I just can't wait for everyone to be able to order from this catalog.  It has so many fabulous products.  I always see something I love for Halloween every year, and this is no different.  I had made a cute Stair Step Card using the Sweet Hauntings set last week.  But I thought I would share a few more spooky creations!  

First up is another creation using the Sweet Hauntings set.  I made a treat holder with the Fry Box die.  This was super easy and came together really quickly, the best kind of projects.  

It might be hard to tell but in the bag is some chocolate body parts!  I can't believe I was buying Halloween candy already but I knew they would be the perfect treat to put in this little favor!  Here is a supply list:

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Next up is a quick card I made using several different products.  

This came together pretty quickly as well.  I knew I wanted to use the pumpkin and at first I was planning to use some more of that fabulous DSP for the background but I really have fallen in love with the Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  I sponged on Smoky Slate onto the trees.  It might be hard to tell in the picture but I used the new Black Glimmer paper for the "spooky."  Here is a complete supply list:

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Thanks so much for checking out my Halloween projects!  Tomorrow we will be focusing on Thanksgiving.  How awesome were all the other projects over at SSI?

2015 Holiday Catalog Countdown - Day 5 Fall

In just five days you can order from the amazing and fabulous new Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog.  I pre-ordered a lot of stuff, but honestly, I want it all.  I love to create for the fall and winter seasons.  Today we are focusing on Fall themed projects over at SSI.  And I have an Autumn wine tag to share with you using quite a few of the new products.  Check it out:

This was super quick to make.  I love all the rich, vibrant fall colors and the little touch of sparkle and shine.  That gold glitter ribbon is so pretty and comes packaged with white glitter ribbon.   You can do something very cool to it that I will show in a few days.  The stamp set comes in a bundle and I will be using the coordinating embossing folder in a few days as well so stay tuned!  Here is a complete supply list.  Don't forget to check out all the fall projects for a sneak peek at the fantastic new products over at SSI.

    

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