At Home With You

Hi Everyone,

One of my favorite things about Stampin' Up's Annual Catalog is all of the wonderful samples they include in it.  So for today's sample I cased the catalog with the At Home with You set.  This set is so versatile and can be used for all seasons.  I picked my favorite season of course and went for Christmas.  This set is really fun if you like to color, which I do.  It takes a little bit of time to pull together but I think its so worth it. 

For the background I used Stampin' Up's new Embossing Paste.  Its way easier to work with than I thought it would be.  I kept it white for this project but you can mix into any color you need.  Just make sure to plan a little bit ahead so you have time for it to dry.  Hope you try some out soon!

Product List

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119685]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953]	So Saffron 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [105118]
Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack [144177]	At Home With You Photopolymer Stamp Set [143681]	At Home With You Photopolymer Bundle [145351]	At Home Framelits Dies [143727]
Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931]	Always Artichoke Classic Stampin' Pad [126972]	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [131179]	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966]
Aqua Painters [103954]	Embossing Paste [141979]	Pattern Party Decorative Masks [144103]	Palette Knives [142808]
Big Shot [143263]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108]

In the City

Hi Everyone, 

The Hostess sets in the new Annual Catalog are just amazing this year.  I know they are always good but this year I am even more impressed.  For this sample I used the In the City set.  Its a photopolymer set with 60 stamps and thats not a typo - 60!  You can make so many differnt scenes with them, the possibilities are endless.  I cased this sample from Carol Payne but changed it to a Wedding Card.  The beautiful Powder Pink Ribbon is actually shimmery but its hard to see in the picture.  Stampin' Up also makes it in Basic Black, Pear Pizzazz and Pool Party.  Its really gorgeous and so easy to tie into a bow.  Hope you try some out soon!

Product List

Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121044]	Powder Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144244]	Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131202]	In The City Photopolymer Stamp Set [143771]
Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad [140932]	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [131179]	Powder Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [144084]	Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad [126979]
Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad [126959]	Powder Pink 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon [144151]	Big Shot [143263]	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705]
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

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]