Suite Sayings with Remarkable You

There are so many fabulous new stamp sets in the Occasions Catalog.  But we can't forget the amazing Annual Catalog and the awesome sets in there.  So today I am using one from each!  Suite Sayings is a great stamp set for lots of spring events, so I thought I would pair it with a flower from Remarkable You.  Here is my card:

So I really love this card and it ended up working out better than I thought it would.  I knew I wanted to use the lilies, so I stamped them on Shimmery White with Black Archival Ink and used Blender Pens to color them in (with Blushing Bride and Garden Green).  I added some Gold Dazzling Details to the center on the flowers.  The on the other side I matted some floral paper from the Love Blossoms DSP stack on some Garden Green card stock.  Then I stamped my Easter sentiment in versamark on vellum and heat embossed with Gold Embossing powder.  The vellum mutes the floral paper.  I finished the card off with a bow embellished paper clip from the Love Blossoms Embellishment kit.  

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Be sure to look at all the other projects combining old and new stamps sets over at SSI!

New Catalog Countdown Day 1 - Going Places Suite

It's here!  Today you can have at the whole Occasions Catalog and earn some fabulous new Sale-A-Bration products!  Try not to break the internet!  We have been sharing peeks at new products and projects over at SS Inkspiration for the past few days.  Here is a out last special look for you.  Today I am showing off the Going Places Suite.

Here is a quick Circle Flip Card I made with the fabulous Going Places DSP.  I used a Mossy Meadow card base and layered more Mossy Meadow embossed with the Happy Hearts embossing folder.  Don't you love that map paper?  The Going Places DSP stack is full of awesome patterns!  

This is my favorite so far.  Don't you love that embossing folder of the world map?  The colors of this card are Sahara Sand, Lost Lagoon and Basic Black.  I loved that compass paper as well.  The world stamp and the sentiment come from the Going Global stamp set.  It is hard to see in the picture but on the scallop around the world I coated it with the Wink of Stella glitter pen.  I did add some splatters from the Gorgeous Grunge set on the background for some extra texture. 

This card is perfect for your favorite astronomer!  I love the star paper and the Big Dipper stamp.  I decided to use the Star Confetti punch with some Delightful Dijon card stock on top of the star paper for some extra star!  I added some gold sequin for some more sparkle!

This final card uses an AWESOME Sale-A-Bration stamp set that is only available until the middle of February.  It is call The Sky is the Limit.  I stamped the plane on some Going Places DSP with the Black Archival Ink and added Wink of Stella glitter in the heart cloud.  I added a vellum propeller.  This is such an easy card to make!  

There is it...5 days of sneak peeks of the amazing new products from the Occasions Catalog and the Sale-A-Bration Brochure.  If you missed anything, go back and check out all the great projects created by our design team at SS Ink!

New Catalog Countdown Day 2 - Botanical Garden Suite

In just two days you can have at anything you want in the new fabulous Occasions catalog.  And to make a great situation even better, Sale-A-Bration starts so you will totally earn at least one or two fabulous new exclusive Sale-A-Bration items.  We are counting down the days to the catalog release here at SSI with some awesome sneak peeks.  I have one using the Botanical Gardens Suite.  Something to note is that the bundle in the catalog includes the stamp set, framelits, AND Designer Series Paper.  Plus there is a matching Sale-A-Bration set.  Here is my project:

It is a Pocket Card.  I sent it to a very special SSI Sister who was my Secret Santa.  She had sent me a very special birthday card, one that was a pocket card.  So I thought I would return the favor.  Here is a peek at each panel.

The first one uses some fun DSP with the "Just For You" sentiment embossed in white.  That sentiment comes from the Botanicals For You set which is a Sale-A-Bration item. 

The next panel is some fun leafy DSP with some die cut leaves and flowers layered over top using the Botanical Builders Framelits Dies..  

Next up is some Mint Macaron DSP with the Lace Trim and the Blossom Accents.  The "Thanks For Being You" sentiment comes from the Suite Sayings stamp set, which I am so glad I bought.  It includes sentiments for everything you can image for the upcoming months.

  The next panel has a cool Mossy Meadow DSP with the "Because you're awesome" sentiment from Botanicals For You and finished off with a pretty Botanical Gardens Jewel.  

I decided to take the Cajun Craze DSP and add a little bit of the floral DSP.  Then to add some sparkle, I added a silver foil doily and some more die cut flowers.  

Then on the other side I added the "Because you're so nice" also from Botanicals For You and another Botanical Gardens Jewel.  

On this panel, I took some pretty floral DSP and stamped on it with the Botanical Blooms stamp set.  I added some more die cut flowers with a rhinestone in the center and finished it off with a Thanks wooden element.

This is my favorite sheet of DSP and I just decided to add a butterfly.  

Finally for this last panel I stamped the sentiment from Friendly Wishes in the Black Archival Ink.

I hope that you enjoyed my project which used so many new products.  I used most of the Botanical Gardens Suite, except for some Washi Tape (but I will be ordering that) and the Botanical Gardens Designer Series Vellum (which is a Sale-A-Bration item that I will be getting as well!).  Thanks so much for looking!  I hope you check out the other projects from the fabulous designers over at SSI!

   

January Color Challenge

Hello and Happy Monday to you!  If it's Monday, it means we have a great challenge for you over at SSI.  And since it's the first Monday, it's a Color Challenge.  Check it out:

I decided to pair these fabulous colors with one of my favorite new stamp sets from the new catalog (that will be out tomorrow).  Here it is:

How cute are those balloons, right?  Once I saw Delightful Dijon in the color scheme, I knew I had to use the Dotted Lace Trim.  The stamp set is called Balloon Celebration and it has a matching punch (which I didn't use here, but of course had to have).  I stamped the sentiment and the balloon strings in Smoky Slate.  The balloons are stamped in Delightful Dijon and Perfect Plum.  I added a Perfect Plum bow and mounted the card on a Perfect Plum card base.  I love how fast this card came together.  

Thanks so for stopping by today.  Now it's your turn to use these great colors and create your own project and upload it over at SSI!  

New Catalog Countdown Day 3 - Love Blossoms Suite

Three more days until you can begin buying from the new Occasions catalog.  And it's a really good one!  At SS Inkspiration we are counting down the days and giving you little sneak peeks along the way.  Today I am sharing with you projects created with the Love Blossoms Suite.

Up first is a card made using the Love Blossoms Bundle and the DSP stack.  The bundle includes a cute Valentine's Day set and a coordinating set of thinlit dies.  See that pretty Gold Foil die cut, you can make that!  It's so pretty!  And you can cut those little flowers as well.  I added sequins from the accessory pack that goes with this set.  This card came together super quick.  

This card uses a fun floral DSP background and the really pretty floral heart stamp from the set.  I layered on a piece of vellum that I had embossed the valentine sentiment in gold.  So easy!

This card is my favorite.  It uses that floral heart layered on a gold metallic foil doily.  I love the rose bud DSP.  And do you see that pretty swirly Blushing Bride paper?  That is a Sale-A-Bration item, which means you can get it for free with a $50 purchase!  The swirly paper comes in several colors and will help you create all through spring.  I fussy cut the Be Mine banner and added a few sequins from the Love Blossoms accessory pack.  

Thanks for checking out my projects using this lovely suite!  Be sure to get a sneak peek at some more new products from the other designers over at SSI!

New Catalog Countdown Day 4 - Birthday Bouquet and Balloon Bundle

Hello and welcome back to our New Catalog Countdown!  Here at SSInkspiration, we are anxiously awaiting the days for Stampin' Up's new Occasions Catalog to go live.  In just FOUR days all of these fabulous new products will be yours!  Today I am sharing with you my favorite DSP pack (although I might just say that about all the paper, it is FABULOUS).  It is called Birthday Bouquet and I have several cards featuring this great paper.  I am also showcasing a great Balloon stamp set and punch!  Here are my projects:

So if you are wondering, the colors are Blushing Bride, Mint Macaron, Pool Party with small hints of Mossy Meadow and Watermelon Wonder.  So pretty, right?  The font on the sentiments is so whimsical and fun.  And that Pool Party Glitter Ribbon is the BEST!  I want it in every color, but in only comes in Pool Party.  This might be my go to color for Spring now since that ribbon is GORGEOUS!

And I have a card I made using this products along with a stamp set from Sale-A-Bration along with these cute Honeycomb accessories:

So this was definitely a quick and easy card and I just love it!  The ice cream is just so sweet!  Thanks for looking!  Check out all of the other projects over at SSI!  

New Catalog Countdown Day 5 - It's My Party

Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh!  The new Occasions catalog will be live and shop-able in just 5 days!  I hope you saved your holiday money because there is just so much to love.  We are doing a countdown over at SSInkspiration and of course I had to be part of it.  Here is a peek at the It's My Party Suite:  

So much to fall in love with, right?  Let's take a close up look at each project?

Here I took a normal white bag and made my own gift bag with stamps, card stock, Designer Series Paper and some Baker's Twine (yeah, Basic Black and Mint Macaron yummy yummy Baker's Twine).  Those balloons and cupcakes are made from an adorable punch pack that matches the paper and stamp set.  

Here is a birthday card that I made and gave away already.  I just love that patterned paper...the colors are so fun, just like an awesome party!  And that cake and Happy Birthday sentiment are from the stamp set Party Wishes.  Did you spot the Crushed Curry candle?  That is the last of the punches from that pack.  

Here is how I decorated the inside of the card.

And the matching Mint Macaron envelope stamped to match.  

Here is another card I made as well:

This time I used the new Confetti embossing folder.  I love these colors together and all the fun patterns in the Designer Paper Series Stack.  Its a big one, 48 pages.  4 each of 12 double sided designs!  

So you know what else is only 5 days away?  Sale-A-Bration!  It is starting the same day as the new Occasions Catalog.  This is perfect because you will have to have those fabulous products and you can earn free products too!  WIN WIN!  Here is a card I made with the free stamp set I chose:

The set has lots of sentiments, I just decided to make another Happy Birthday card.  The Melon Mambo flag and the little balloon print banner and made by putting the It's My Party Washi Tape on some scrap Whisper White and then trimmed with a square punch.  The paper is just so very fun, I love it!  Thanks for checking it out!  For more sneak peeks, head over to SSI!