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2017 Occasions Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration Sneak Peek: Lift Me Up

Posted on December 13, 2016December 23, 2016 by Josee

Good Morning!

I am back today with another preview of the upcoming Stampin Up 2017 Occasions Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration brochure! There are so many amazing new stamp sets, I can't wait for you to be able to see them all!

The Lift Me Up stamp set and coordinating Up & Away Thinlits Dies from the 2017 Occasions Catalogue are a gorgeous ensemble that will cover several card making occasions with the various sentiments and air balloon images. The detailed cut of one of the air balloons creates an amazing image for your cards!

Check out the video below for more great ways to use this stamp set!

Also, to coordinate with the Lift Me Up stamp set, the Sale-A-Bration brochure offers the Carried Away Designer Series Papers as a FREE item with every $60 you spend before taxes and shipping starting January 4th!

I hope you enjoyed this preview! I will be back tomorrow with more to show you! Have a good day!

QUICK LINKS:
HOLIDAY CATALOGUE – Sept. 1 to Jan. 3

YEAR END CLOSEOUT– Dec. 1st to Jan. 3

CLEARANCE RACK– Save up to 60%

JO JO POINTS– Earn free stamps with my Jo Jo Points Program

2017 Occasions Catalogue & Sale-A-Bration Preview

Posted on December 12, 2016December 23, 2016 by Josee

Good Morning!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Did you spend it shopping for Christmas gifts? Today is the last day to order for guaranteed Christmas delivery with Stampin Up! so if you have your eye on some gifts for yourself or the crafter on the list, get your orders in today! Of course, the Year End Clearance Sale is still on until January 3rd or while supplies last!

So, instead of doing my regular My Crafty Friends Monday feature today, I thought I would show you a few of my favorite products coming January 4th in the new 2017 Occcasions Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration brochure!

If you are new to Stampin Up, Sale-A-Bration is my favorite time of the Stampin Up year! For every $60 you spend before taxes and shipping YOU get to choose one Sale-A-Bration brochure item for FREE!! Who doesn't love free stampin' stuff?! On top of that, there is a new mini catalogue called the Occasions catalogue with many spring and summer inspired stamp sets and products! So much eye candy! I can't show you the full catalogue yet, but I can show you some of the cards you can make with the new products coming!

I just LOVE this Custom Tee stamp set with it's coordinating T-Shirt Builder Framelits Dies! The best part is there is a Sale-A-Bration freebie that coordinates with this bundle- the Designer Tee stamp set that provides more sayings to add to your t-shirts!

Plus, the new Tie Dyed stamp set is perfect to add some tie dyed looks to the t-shirts!

The Dragonfly Dreams stamp set and coordinating Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies are so gorgeous!! This is one of the first stamp sets I purchased and I've been playing with it quite a bit! I can't wait to show you my samples over the next few weeks!

I've been getting my color therapy on with these new Watercolor Pencils! Smooth, high quality pencils to use alone or with our Aqua Painters or Blender Pens for lovely watercolor looks! So much fun! Check out this video showcasing the Watercolor Pencils! You will notice a few more stamp set sneak peeks in the video!

Admittedly, I have more than a few favorites! That's all I am going to show you today, but I will be showing you more through out this week! Make sure you stop by again tomorrow!

Have a great Monday!

QUICK LINKS:
HOLIDAY CATALOGUE – Sept. 1 to Jan. 3

YEAR END CLOSEOUT– Dec. 1st to Jan. 3

CLEARANCE RACK– Save up to 60%

JO JO POINTS– Earn free stamps with my Jo Jo Points Program

Christmas Pines Watercolor Christmas Card

Posted on December 9, 2016December 7, 2016 by Josee

Hello! Happy Friday!

In case you haven't noticed a pattern, I have loved playing with the Christmas Pines stamp set! I found this to be one of those stamp sets you can really get so many different looks from. You can see the other cards I created here, here, here , here and here– just to name a few .

How To Make It:

Start this card with a base of Emerald Envy cardstock. Then add a layer of Whisper White cardstock.

On a layer of Shimmery White cardstock, stamp the sentiment from Christmas Pines with Versamark (or Whisper White Craft ink) and immediately sprinkle White Stampin' Emboss powder and melt it with the Heat Tool.

Then, take the Emerald Envy ink pad and press the ink pad into the lid, open it up and you will have some ink on your lid. Take the Aqua Painter and add several drops of water to the ink and mix it up. Then take the inky water and drop it in the middle of the Shimmery White paper and spread it around until you get the look you want. Dry it with the Heat Tool being careful not to melt the sentiment 🙂

Tip: Use some Washi Tape to hold the Shimmery White paper down while you watercolor so that the paper doesn't warp.

Stamp the pine boughs from the Christmas Pines stamp set with Emerald Envy ink around the edge of the Shimmery White layer. Before adhering this layer to the card front, add two strips of Cherry Cobbler cardstock with the ends punched with the Banner Triple Punch to each end of the layer.

Adhere the Shimmery White stamped layer and then add some Pearls Basics Jewels to finish it off!

Stamps:

Christmas Pines-142049 (bundle: 143496)

Paper:

Whisper White cardstock-100730, Shimmer White-101910 Emerald Envy-141415 , Cherry Cobbler cardstock-119685

Ink:

Emerald Envy- 141396, Whisper White-101731 or Versamark- 102283

Other:

Pearls Basics Jewels-119247, Banner Triple Punch-138292, Aqua Painter- 103954, White Stampin Emboss Powder-109132 , Heat Tool-129053

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!!

QUICK LINKS:
HOLIDAY CATALOGUE – Sept. 1 to Jan. 3

YEAR END CLOSEOUT– Dec. 1st to Jan. 3

CLEARANCE RACK– Save up to 60%

JO JO POINTS– Earn free stamps with my Jo Jo Points Program

Bella and Friends Christmas Card

Posted on December 8, 2016May 3, 2017 by Josee

Good day!

I don't know about you, but I just LOVE these cute puppy's from the Bella and Friends stamp set! So adorable that I had to make another card using these cuties! You can check out the other projects made using this puppy for Christmas cards here and here.

How To Make It:

This card started with a card base of Mint Macaron cardstock.

Then I added a strip of Fancy Frost Designer Series Papers that I had inked up with a Real Red ink pad. Before adhering the strip to the cardbase I tied some Candy Cane Lane Baker's Twine at one end.

On a piece of Whisper White cardstock, I stamped the cutie patootie puppy dog from the Bella and Friends stamp set with Archival Basic Black ink and once it was dry I cut it out using the circle from the Stitched Shape Framelits.

The puppy was then colored in using Aqua Painters and Crumb Cake ink (or Stampin' Write Marker). The collar was colored with Mint Macaron and Real Red Stampin' Write markers.

The Jolly Hat Builder Punch was used to punch Real Red and Whisper White cardstock. The hat was assembled with Mini Glue Dots and then added to the stamp circle. Then the layer was added to the Fancy Frost Designer Series Paper strip with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Finally, the sentiment from the Christmas Pines stamp set was stamped with Black Ink and punched out using the Decorative Label Punch and added to the cardfront with SNAIL Adhesive.