Hello Friend

Hi Everyone, 

I've been having lots of fun inking up new stamps from the new Annual Catalog.  One of my favorite new sets is Hello Friend.  It actually goes with one of the fabulous new kits in the catalog but its great to use on its own too.  I did a little bit of collage stamping on this card, putting one layer on top of another.  The hello stamp in this set might be my all time favorite out of the whole catalog!  

Sometimes its hard to come up with color combinations and I spend a lot of time trying to pick them out.  The color combination for this card happened a bit by accident.  I had a stack of paper to put away and 3 of the colors were stacked on top of each other and I just loved it.  I hope you do to!

Product List

Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115318]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Soft Sky 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131203]	Hello Friend Clear-Mount Stamp Set [144059]
Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad [131181]	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [126978]	Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad [126986]	Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin' Pad [126969]
Linen Thread [104199]	1-1/4" Circle Punch [119861]

Beautiful You

Hi Everyone,

I'm back with another sample from the fabulous Occasions Catalog.  This time I used the Beautiful You Stamp Set.  I usually just stamp on solid cardstock but when you stamp on DSP you can get some really nice images.  For this sample I stamped on the beautiful Falling in Love DSP.  I love the bokeh affect on this paper.  I used the Watercolor Pencils to color in the image. The pencils were so popular that they sold out, but don't worry they should be back in stock in just a couple of short weeks.  They are so much fun to use, its my hope that they make them in even more colors. 

The ribbon I used is from the Succulent Garden Suite.  It comes in a combo pack with Sweet Sugarplum and Whisper White.  It is so so soft and tying the bow is a breeze even if you are bow challenged! lol.

The Beautiful You Stamp Set has some really beautiful sentiments in it too.  I just love the one on this card.  Sometimes we just need that reminder...

Enjoy!

Product List

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650]	Sweet Sugarplum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141418]	Falling In Love Designer Series Paper [142788]	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931]
Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad [141395]	Watercolor Pencils [141709]	Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143637]	Blender Pens [102845]
Succulent Garden 3/8" Ribbon Combo Pack [142781]

Cool Treats

Hi Everyone,

It seems to me that we are having one of the warmest winters ever!  While I love the fact that we are not using much oil to heat the house, the winter lover in me is very disappointed.  Since it was unseasonably warm again today, I broke out the new Cool Treats Stamp Set after seeing a sample on Instagram from @tailoredcraftiness.  This set is so much fun and has so many possiblities.  The Tasty Treats DSP that is one of the products in the suite is so adorable, I just love it and have already had to order more.  Two of my current favorite colors are Watermelon Wonder and Peekabo Peach and they are both used in this DSP.  To coordinate with the stamp set, Stampin' Up is also offering Framelits that make it so easy to put so many combinations together.  I can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with too!  Have fun!

Product List

Watermelon Wonder 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138334]	Peekaboo Peach 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141417]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]
Tasty Treats Specialty Designer Series Paper [142770]	Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad [126979]	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975]	Cool Treats Photopolymer Stamp Set [142982]
Frozen Treats Framelits Dies [142756]	Cool Treats Photopolymer Bundle [145181]	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706]	Peekaboo Peach 3/8" (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon [141427]
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Big Shot Magnetic Platform [130658]

A Day at the Beach

Hi Everyone!

While winter is my favorite season, some of my desire for it lessens after Christmas.  So for today's post, I brought back a bit of summer.  I started with Daffodil Delight which is always bright and sunny and for the "sunbeams" I used the Sunburst Framlits in So Saffron DSP.  The "sunbeams" were a little to thick and I wanted the clouds from the Carried Away DSP to show a bit more so I trimmed them down a little.  This was the first time I used the Fablous Foil Designer Acetate Sheets and I feel late to the party.  Somehow I thought they were like vellum, but they are nice and thick with one side printed with a gold pattern and the other with a silver one.  Give them a try, I'm sure you will enjoy them as much as I am. 

I used the A Day at the Beach set to Stamp Set for the sun on the Stitched Framelits stamping first in Daffodil Delight and then colored them in with Stampin' Up's incredible new Watercolor Pencils.  The pencils are probably my favorite item from the Occasions Catalog, they are just so much fun to use!

Hope you enjoy!

Product List

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119683]	Carried Away Designer Series Paper [143608]	Subtles Designer Series Paper Stack [138437]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]
Fabulous Foil Designer Acetate [141653]	Silver Foil Sheets [132178]	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944]	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [138326]
Watercolor Pencils [141709]	Day At The Beach Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142261]	Sunshine Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141594]	Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies [141489]
Sunshine Sayings Clear-Mount Bundle [142339]	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Big Shot [143263]