Author: Josee

Hello!

If you are in the Ottawa area, join me for Card Class on January 8th- using all NEW products from the new Occasions catalogue and Sale-A-Bration!!

 Check out the class details and register here   

I am back with more new catalogue previews, but today I have some samples from the Sale-A-Bration brochure! Starting January 5th, for EVERY $60 you spend before taxes and shipping, you get to choose ONE FREE PRODUCT!! This is one of the free choices:

With the Honeycomb Embellishments from the Occasions catalogue combined with this Honeycomb Happiness stamp set, it makes a super cute combination!!

That's it for today! I will be back tomorrow with more previews! Come join me!

While you are here, check out this week's NEW Weekly Deals!

 

    

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Hello! 

I am back today, instead of our regular Monday posts, I wanted to show you more of what you can expect from the new Occasions catalogue.

This fun stamp set is called Beautiful Ride– so cute! There is a little peek there at the new Bermuda Bay Stitched Ribbon too!

Did you see it? One of the balloons in the top card uses the new Blushing Bride Glimmer paper! 

The mini balloon punch outs you see here are part of the Party Punch Pack (shown below) and the treat bag shown was made using the new It's My Party Designer Series Paper Stack.

  Thanks for stopping by!! Have a great Monday!

    

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Good morning! Happy Friday!! 

As we head into the last weekend before Christmas, I do hope you are all done your shopping! 

I've got more New Occasions catalogue previews to show you today!! This is one product I am super excited to play with! The Wink of Stella Glitter Brush:

Super cute!! Balloon Celebration stamp set and matching Balloon Bouquet Punch! 

More Balloon Celebration stamp set and matching Balloon Bouquet Punch, Honeycomb Embellishments & Watermelon Wonder Stitched Satin Ribbon

That's it for today! Next week I have even more new stuff to show you! 

Have a great weekend!!

   

    

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Good Morning! 

I hope you enjoyed yesterday's card using Birthday Blooms! Today I've got another set of gorgeous cards to show you from the NEW Occasions catalogue!

I am loving the Party Pop Up Thinlit Dies & Party With Cake Stamp Set! Also shown here, It's My Party Designer Series Paper Stack and It's My Party Designer Washi Tape.

Shown here: Birthday Blooms stamp set, Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper,  Honeycomb Embellishments, Pool Party Glitter Ribbon and the Large Numbers Framelits Dies! So pretty!!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!   

    

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Good Morning! 

I am so excited to finally show you some cards made from some of the AMAZING new stamp sets and accessories coming soon-January 5th- in the NEW 2016 Occasions Catalogue & Sale-A-Bration! Some of you may have received your catalogue already! If you have, I'd love to hear what is on your wish list!

Today's card uses the NEW Birthday Blooms stamp set, my first chance to play with this new set 🙂 I am loving this one- it's so pretty to watercolor.

Supplies:

• Stamp Sets:Birthday Blooms- 140658 C, 140655 W (2016 Occasions Catalogue-coming Jan 5th!)
• Ink:  Basic Black Archival Ink- 140931, Refill- 140928, Daffodil Delight Ink- 126944, Pool Party Ink- 126982
• Paper: Daffodil Delight- 119683, Pool Party-122924, Watercolor Paper-122959, Vellum Cardstock-101856, Gold Foil Sheet-132622, Whisper White Envelope Paper (from Neutrals Pack- 138310)
• Tools & Accessories: Big Shot- 113439, Ovals Collection Framelits- 129381, Tea Lace Doilies-129399, Gold Twine-132975, Pearl Basics Jewels-119247, Triple Banner Punch- 138292, Aqua Painters- 103954, Project Life Corner Punch- 135346, Envelope Punch Board- 133774, SNAIL Adhesive- 104332, Tear & Tape Adhesive- 138995

Measurements:

• Daffodil Delight- cut 5” x11”, score 5.5” for a 5”x 5.5” card
• Vellum Cardstock & Gold Foil Sheet- cut both 2”x 3”
• Pool Party for die cutting oval
• Whisper White Envelope Paper- cut 8.5”x 8.5”, score and punch on Envelope Punch Board  

Instructions:

1. Cut and score the Daffodil Delight cardstock to create the card base; Use the Project Life Corner punch to round each corner of the card base
2. Stamp the flower image on Watercolor Paper with Black Archival Ink
3. Cut the image with Ovals Collection die and cut Pool Party cardstock from the next size up to create a mat
4. Use the Aqua Painters to watercolor the flower using Daffodil Delight and Pool Party inks (tip: press the ink pad into the lid before opening the ink pad, pick up ink from the lid with the Aqua Painter)
5. Adhere the Watercolor Paper to the Pool Party mat and add the long lines of pearls from the Pearls Basics Jewels
6. Cut the Vellum Cardstock and Gold Foil Sheet to size and punch with the Triple Banner Punch; Stamp the sentiment in Basic Black Archival ink
7. Adhere the banners together at the top and then to the back of the Pool Party oval as shown using SNAIL or a small piece of Tear & Tape Adhesive
8. Cut a Tea Lace Doilie in half and gather each half to pleat them- add Tear & Tape Adhesive to the back of the Pool Party oval where you want the Tea Lace Doilies to be placed; remove adhesive backing and press the pleated doilies onto the adhesive
9. Add a few small strips of Tear & Tape to the back of the Pool Party oval and adhere to the Daffodil Delight card base
10. Wrap and tie the Gold Bakers Twine to the sentiment banner
11. As a final touch, create a matching envelope by cutting the envelope paper and punching and scoring as per the instructions on the Envelope Punch Board (for a 5” x  5.5” envelope)
12. Stamp the envelope with the smaller flower, scallop and dot stamps included in the Birthday Blooms stamp set

I will be showing you lots more over the coming weeks! 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!   

    

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