SaleABration Coordination and Round II Coming Soon!

Watch for more details coming March 1st for this!

The second round goes live on Friday February 15th so be ready!  It's going to amazing!                                                                                         

Join my team during SaleABration and get $175 in cool stuff of your choice for only $99 (plus tax).  Add the cool tote in this pic for 30 bucks more ($129 for the tote and $175 in cool stuff!).

It's a dream waiting to happen.

Feeling Some Froggy Love

 This stamp set (which is FREE) is my favorite pick from the first round of SaleABration.  Not sure why, but every time Stampin’ Up! comes up with a set that has frogs, they rock!  I love our concept artists❤

So my card I’m posting is my hubby’s birthday card.  What that means is...

UIKeyInputDownArrow ...it had to be super great!  I also wanted it to be bigger than what I normally make.  This card is actually 5 1/2” X 7 1/2”.  I used the thick Whisper White Cardstock (140272) for everything on this card.  I especially like this weight of Cardstock to use my Stampin’ Blends with.  I stamped my background in Smoky Slate Classic Ink (147113) using the clear mount Gallery Grunge stamp (146538). Then using my Blueberry Bushel ink (147138) I stamped my greeting from Amazing Life in the Occasions catalog (148750) and cut that greeting out with the new Rectangle Stitched Framelits (148551) found on page 28 of the Occasions catalog.  If you like this sentiment on my card as well as the rectangle framelits you can actually save yourself some money by buying these things as a bundle...the Amazing Life Bundle (150624).  I think you should do that! Right?! I colored my frogs using my Blends.  Check ‘em out on page 205 of the Annual catalog.  There are SOOOO many colors and you can choose your own customization of your Froggy card😃. I used Granny Apple Green for my little guys.  This frog set is, like I said, FREE, with a $50 purchase and you can find it in the SaleABration (SAB) catalog on page 13.  The set is called So Hoppy Together (149725) and  guess what!  Starting March 1st this stamp set will have a coordinating set of framelits so you can cut these little frogs (and more)!  The event is called SaleABration Coordination and it will last the entire month of March!  Check back later for more details!  When I stamped the inside of my card I used a sentiment from another FREE SAB set, Hello Cupcake (149714).  And guess what, this set TOO has a coordinating framelit set that will be available during SaleABration Coordination!!!  What?! That’s right.  So click on one of the catalogs and start your order for your freebies.  I’d love to see what you come up with.  Oh, and the envelope is made from a retired Designer Series Paper (DSP), using my Envelope Punchboard (133774).  You don't have any retired DSP hanging around waiting for a purpose, do you?😉

Paper Pumpkin for February...Intriguing!

NEW!!! Cling Stamps by Stampin' Up! Watch This!

Sale A Bration Lovely Lattice & Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper By Stampin Up

This is the time of year we ALL look forward to!  Sale-A-Bration is magical and here are two videos that will showcase that statement.  Enjoy and have fun looking through the new Occasions and Sale-A-Bration Catalogs.

Snowflakes, Christmas Trees, Both Must Haves in My Stash

Good Sunday afternoon. My daughters and I are getting ready to make our favorite Christmas cookies and while I wait for them to arrive I thought I'd take a moment to share one of my latest creations with you.

I really love white on white and this card just makes my heart swoon. The tiny falling flakes were created using the Softly Falling Embossing Folder (139672) from our annual catalog and I cut the inlaid tree using a tree from our 

In the Woods Framelits that are part of the Winter Woods Bundle (149992) found in the holiday catalog.  The decorative snowflakes are cut using a die that was part of a limited time special that ended in November, but no worries, there are plenty of snowflakes to choose from with a current die in the holiday catalog. It's found on page 39 and this die is also part of a bundle, namely Beautiful Blizzard (149921). 

Having Fun Imagining Today with Mistletoe Season

I just returned from a San Francisco vacation and am bursting with the need to create all the cards I’ve been imagining while I was away.  Taking some time away from “life” was a treat and something I need to do on a more regular basis.  What about you?  Do you take time away from the serious side of life very often?  It’s so refreshing!  I hope you enjoy my creativity and I’d love to know what you think😉

                                                                      

I’m not sure if you are so into our Holiday Catalog that you’ve forgotten about all the wonderful Christmas merchandise in our Annual Catalog, but in case you haven’t thumbed through our main idea book, the wreath I’ve made is using the Seasonal Wreath Embossing Folder (146833) on page 223.  I did fussy cut it and then adhered it with our Multipurpose Glue (110755).  I colored the Rhinestones (144220) with the Dark Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blend (146879) and added some Gold Metallic Pearls (146282) and Frosted Epoxy Drops (147801).  I finished off my card with the Real Red 3/8” Mixed Satin Ribbon (147894).  The epoxy drops and ribbon are both from the holiday catalog, but again, the annual catalog won my choice for my sentiment. Check out Mistletoe Season (146768) on page 95.  Oh, and I used the Thick Whisper White Cardstock (140272).

As you “celebrate the season” check out the ingredients for this card.  The star of this card IS from the Holiday Catalog.  This designer series paper is the All is Bright DSP (147892) and I love everything about it! From the photographic sheets to the printed ones, it’s just lucious! You’ll want to be sure to get some packages for your own stash, before they’re gone forever in a few short weeks.  The card base and label are Poppy Parade Cardstock (119793). The sentiment is cut from Thick Whisper White Cardstock and the layers of labels are cut using my Bigshot (143263) with the Stitched Labels Framelits (146828). The circle piece is cut from the Sparkle Glimmer Paper (146957). I attached the sentiment piece to the glimmer piece using Mini Glue Dots (103683).  Oh, and once again, the stamp set I used is Mistletoe Season (146768).