The waiting is finally over and we can now order from the new Annual Catalog! Download 2014-2015 Annual Catalog and see all the amazing new products Stampin' Up has to offer (it takes a couple of seconds to load).
And of course you can SHOP NOW with StampinMojo! You can bet my order is in.
Enjoy shopping.
Michelle
The Something Old is the Happy Congratulations stamp set from the Occasions catalog which will be retiring on June 2nd. This stamp set was not carried over to the annual catty. The Something new is the Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack and the new In-Colors, Lost Lagoon and Hello Honey.
I used the Project Life framelits to create the rounded corner rectangle focal point. I love this framelit collection and it is clearly not just for Project Life!
I hope you are having a great week. I am off work for the rest of the week. My dad flies in today from Phoenix as we prepare for graduation on Friday night! It is bittersweet. I am blessed with two amazing sons. Now they will both be off chasing their dreams. So proud.
Reminder yesterday Stampin' Up! started a Hot Promotion to join Stampin' Up as a demonstrator for only $50! If you missed this information, click here for yesterday's post and all the details. This is for all you hobby crafters like me, this is a GREAT deal and a super opportunity to save money and be on top of Stampin' Up! news and trends.
Michelle
When the Demonstrator Sneak Peek order period opened I immediately placed my order for some NEW catalog items. The Work of Art stamp set was one of the items ordered. It is such a popular stamp set, it has been on back order since the opening of Sneak Peek! I received the set this week and these cards will show you why it is so popular!
This one stamp set created three very different designs. Three women in my office were recognized with special awards for their accomplishments at an industry VIP night this past week. I sent these cards off to them to acknowledge their achievement.
All three cards were created using the Stampin' Up! Note card and envelope set. This card includes a layer of DSP from the Moonlight DSP stack in the new catty. Then I stamped the flower using one of the watercolor stamps from Work of Art and Hello Honey ink simply moving the paper around with each stamp to create the flower petals. The center is another stamp in the set and stamped in Mossy Meadow ink. The sentiment is in Mossy Meadow as well.
This card features the same stamp used above to create the flower. This card features the new Lost Lagoon ink color to create the ombre look. The bottom layer is stamped immediately from the ink pad, the next layer is stamped off once and then stamped on the card, and the final layer was stamped off twice before being stamped on the card. The "window" was created using one of the Square Collection Framelits. The ribbon is also new and coordinates with the new In-Color Lost Lagoon. Clean and simple for sure.
The final card in the set shows off four stamps in the set and adds a touch of Gorgeous Gunge. This card shows off four of the five new In-Colors. This card was inspired by Jennifer Timko a Stampin' Up! Artisan Team member.
Is this getting you excited for the new Catty? Only one week until the new catty goes live! What's on your wish list? If I can help you you decide what to invest in please let me know, I am only an email away.
Enjoy your Memorial Day holiday. A special thank to all the men, women and their families who have sacrificed their lives for the freedom we enjoy as Americans. God Bless America!
Michelle
This card is not an original design. A fellow demonstrator Lynn Hoyt posted an adorable card on the Pals private Facebook page a few weeks ago and I absolutely fell in love with it. I could not wait to CASE it. Yes, a complete Copy And Share Everything card.
The card showcase several new items available on June 2nd! (I am counting the days down until I can place my order for so many fabulous items in the catalog.)
Hello Honey is the card stock base. The DSP on the bottom of the card is from the new Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack. The ribbon is Lost Lagoon and the adorable stamp set is Something to Say. The balloons on the envelope are from Sketched Birthday.
Here is the inside of my card.
I hope you enjoyed another sneak peek of new catalog items. If you want to see more of Lynn's designs check out Cattails Designs. Enjoy your long holiday weekend!
Michelle
Over the weekend I was able to get two scrapbook pages completed. My scrapbooks are a combination of Project Life pages and traditional 12 x 12 pages that include photos, embellishments and journaling. I wanted to show you another Project Life page where I used Stampin' Up DSP and My Digital Studio (MDS).
The pages are not elaborate. The key to Project Life is to get the the moments captured and to tell your story. I will show you one of the pages that captures Father's Day 2012 (I know I am behind).
The Project Life Pocket Page I used is Design F which includes one 4" x 6" pocket and ten 3" x 4" pockets. This page design used to throw me off because I did not know how to get more 4" x 6" photos in the layout. Simple - you chose photos where you can slice it down the middle. Your eye naturally looks at it as a whole photo. You can see I did that twice.
Let's take closer look...
I am an MDS novice yet the program is fairly easy to work with and there are many great Stampin' Up! tutorials and You Tube vidoes available to get you started. The Happy Father's Day card in the center was completely designed and printed from MDS. I set the size of my project (3 x 4), purchased a Father's Day stamp set, and then added the stamps to my project, selected the colors I wanted and then added text. It is fairly simple and fun to play around in.
You can see I even added text to my photos and print those as well. The text added to the photo below is a brush added to Photoshop by Ali Edwards. I love her style. The "Recording Moments" in the photo at the top of the page is another Ali Edwards brush.
I do hope I am inspiring you to document the moments of YOUR life. Our lives are not about the things we accumulate rather the accumulation of our experiences. As the years go by I am more and more appreciative of the time I have invested in documenting our lives.
Remember you can try MDS for FREE for 30 days and if you like it is is only $19.99! It is an amazing tool whether you want to capture memories, make cards or create invitations! If you have any questions I am just an email away.
Tomorrow is another Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge, see you then!
Michelle
Stampin' Up! products used:
Well really this was Take One - the first card I created for the PPA Sketch Challenge this week. As I did my blog I regretted not matting the DSP. My perfectionist tendencies won out and I went back to my craft table to create the card again. The card you saw on Thursday.
Let's see the original card...with my original blog post
The base of the card is ithe new Hello Honey card stock, it is warm and golden. The DSP is from the new Designer Series Paper Stack called Moonlight. We all love the Paper Stacks and Stampin' Up! does not disappoint us in the new annual catalog with TWO new Paper Stacks!
The oval sentiment is from Yippee Skippee and it is cut out with the Oval Collection Framelits. The larger oval is in Blackberry Bliss. It looks almost black here yet it is this deep rich velvety purple. You can see the Blackberry color better in this photo.
Sahara Sand is the background for the candy dots from the Regal collection.
Both cards are good yet I think the one I posted on Thursday is better. Let me know what you think!
Michelle
Here are the some of the supplies used today...
I am so in love with the new 2014-2016 In-Colors that I had to use them for this weeks Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge. The sketch by the oh so talented Margaret Moody is clean and very versitile. I will be adding this sketch to my Pinterest layouts!
Let's check out the card...
Clean and simple...the base of the card is Hello Honey - oh and it is yummy! The Whisper White looks so crisp against the golden yellow. The DSP shown is from the new Paper Stack DSP called Moonlight. The designs are all wonderful. This is one of two DSP Paper Stacks in the new catty.
The DSP is matted with Blackberry Bliss. This is a rich velvety purple and looks black here.
The ribbon is also new for the In-Color collection in Hello Honey, and sentiment is from the new Something to Say stamp set. The sentiment was punched out with the Large Oval punch and then layered on one of the framelits included in the New Project Life Collection framelits.
The Blackberry Bliss shows up well in this photo.
I hope you will play along with the Pals this week. It is a very fun sketch. Let me know what you think of the new In-Colors and the Moonlight DSP!
Thanks for stopping by!
Michelle
Those of you that follow my blog know that my crafting roots are in scrapbooking. So I was thrilled when I saw Stampin' Up! teaming up with Becky Higgins and Project Life. I have used Project Life and enjoyed using it to quickly catch up on capturing my memories. However I am partial to the paper and all the accessories I use with Stampin' Up. So my Project Life box of goodies has been collecting dust and will continue to collect dust now that I have SU Project Life accessories!!!
Check out this layout I did on Saturday with my new Stampin' Up Project Life framelits and Card Collection!
Here are some close up shots...
The card in the top left is from the Stampin' Up PL Card Collection. The colors in the cards coordinate with all the other SU products. I used Cajun Craze card stock as background for a couple of photos I cropped. The SU Project Life framelits made sizing everything a breeze.
While there are many more memories to capture from this event I was thrilled to get page one done so quickly and I just love how it turned out.
You can begin capturing your memories by ordering Stampin' Up! Project Life elements, check out the amazing products available to order today!
If you have any questions I am just an email away!
Michelle
Stampin' Up! Project Life products used:
A clean and super simple birthday card can still look elegant.
I was inspired by an image in the NEW Annual Catalog. If you do not have a demonstrator and would like a catalog send me an email and I will get one out to you! Ordering begins on June 2nd and you will want plenty of time to make your WISH LIST. Mine is very long!!
The colors used in this card are Calypso Coral. Coastal Cabana, and Pistachio Pudding. The Coastal Cabana Thick Baker's Twine was from Sale-a-Bration (psst we will see it in the new catty) and is anchored with an Antique Brad. The sentiment is from A Dozen Thoughts.
I used Stampin' Up's Note card & envelope set making this a super simple and quick card!
Doesn't the envelope look pretty as well? After stamping a color I masked the edge with a post-it-note so I could get a clean stamp edge with the next color.
Happy Saturday and may you get lots of time to stamp this weekend!
Michelle
Stampin' Up! supplies used:
For almost a year I have sat on the sidelines not purchasing or using the Core'dinations Card stock. I finally took the plunge and ordered a pack of the Brights Core'dination Card stock when it was featured in the Stampin' UP! Weekly Deals last month. Well last week with the retired list we learned all the Core'dinations Card stock is being retired. So I thought I better get using this great card stock.
I used the Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (from the Holiday Catalog and carried over to the NEW Annual Catalog!!) with the Bermuda Bay Core'dinations card stock. Then I lightly sanded it for the distressed look.
I cut a piece of Whisper White and Silver Vellum DSP 2" x 3 1/2 " and then used the Tag Toppper punch to create my tag.
The decorative starbursts come from the Starburst Sayings stamp set and using the coordinating framelits cut them out for these cute ornaments hanging off the tag. The Silver 1/8" ribbon finish the tag topper perfectly.
A quick sentiment from the Four You stamp set, a little Dazzling Diamonds to dot the "i"'s and we are ready to celebrate this Bermuda Bay birthday in style!
This was a crazy week at work and it kept me away from my craft table as well as my computer. I have been busy today making cards for this week's blog posts. So many exciting things happening with Stampin' Up! and I need to get them to you! Let's not delay...
Here is a sneak peak of the new In-Colors 2014-2016:
Hello Honey, Blackberry Bliss, Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, and Tangelo Twist
they are yummy colors and I cannot wait to get my hands on them. My pre-order is on its way!!! Check out this great color chart created by another PAL, Nicole Watt, who is amazing with MDS and see the new colors and how they augment our current color palette. I cannot wait for Lost Lagoon and Blackberry Bliss!
I hope this gets you as excited as it does me. Have a wonderful Saturday and come back tomorrow for more from StampinMojo!
Michelle
Suuplies used for my Bermuda Bay Bling Birthday!
Today's card was inspired by my desire to use my Natural 5/8" Chevron Ribbon. I had purchased the ribbon during the demonstrators preview of the Occasions Catalog in December and had not even taken the plastic off. It was time to get this ribbon on a card!
I love the look of a crisp white shirt and Khaki pants, so I decided to keep with that theme in using the Chevron Ribbon and Crumb Cake card stock.
The Fancy Fan Embossing Folder provides texture, White embossing powder makes the sentiment pop, and the three pearls from the Pearl Basic Jewels add balance and softness to the card. And to stay with the Crumb Cake and White theme, I chose to use a Whisper White envelope with Crumb Cake DSP as the liner.
A new item that is available for a limited time is the Texture Boutique Embossing Machine. It is light weight, affordable and specifically created to use with embossing folders.
What product have you bought and not yet used? Did I get your mojo going to get it out and use it today? I hope so.
Michelle
Stampin' Up! products used and available through the StampinMojo online store:
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Happy Thursday, the gateway to the weekend AND another Pals Paper Arts Challenge. This week we have a Sketch Challenge. It is a simple design and I needed a little more inspiration to determine where to go with it. So I used Pinterest to jump start a color palette.
Here are the two elements I used:
So using Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White and Strawberry Slush I created this card for the PPA Challenge. The flowers are from the Simple Stems stamp set and the sentiment is from So Very Grateful. I used the banner from the Circle thinlits die to cut out the sentiment. And the background texture is achieved with the Arrows Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.
One of our Stampin' Pretty Pals, Susan Itell at SimpleStampin often adds dots around her stamped images or sentiments. This is a technique I used years ago with Creative Memories and I simply stopped doing it as I learned new techniques. Yet Susan has reminded me how great it looks. I hope Susan doesn't mind my adding this to my card. Copying is flattery in action!
And here is the inside of the card:
This was so much fun to create. Please join us at the PalsPaperArts.com and post your interpretation of this sketch.
Cheers,
Michelle
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It is Thursday and that means it is a Pals Paper Arts Challenge! This week is a color challenge and the colors say Valentine's Day to me, with only a week until the big day I think that was planned.
I struggled with the color Blushing Bride. It seemed to have more of a peachy tone to it when I put it up against the Rose Red. So I limited my Blushing Bride element to the Chevron Ribbon. I have made several cards lately with lots of layers. When I began cutting the Rose Red hearts and placing them on the Basic Gray I really felt less was better.
And the sentiment ... I am in love with this font. The font itself is happy.
I had to create a special heart on the inside as well.
I hope I inspired you to make a few more valentines as the big day approaches.
Cheers,
Michelle
Here are the Stampin' Up! products used for this card. Remember for every $50 you spend you get a a choice of a FREE Sale-a-Bration item! This is a great time to purchase that favorite tool you have wanted or stock up on basics.
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Today Stampin' Up's biggest event of the year begins. Sale-A-Bration celebrates stampers, crafters, card makers, and scrapbookers by providing free product when you purchase $50 or more of product. The product can come from the NEW Occasions Catalog or the Annual Catalog. For every $50 you spend you get to choose a free product!
I created a card today using three of the products available.
The DSP is called Sweet Sorbet and is gorgeous. While I am not usually a pastels lover the designs make all the colors pop. The stripe used here is from the DSP collection. The embossing is achieved with the new Decorative Dots Embossing Folder - LOVE this item! It is whimsical and adds lots of texture to your card. The final item featured is the the You're Lovely stamp set which coordinates with the Deco Labels Framelits collection. Again any one of these items is FREE to you when you spend $50. If you spend $100 you can select two items FREE, if you spend $150 you can select three FREE items and get $25 worth of hostess rewards to spend on anything from one of the catalogs. WOW!
You can shop 24/7 at Stampinmojo's Online store. It is safe and convenient! If you want to gather some friends to place an order let me know and I will get you a hostess code to use.
I hope I inspired you to look at the opportunities during our Sale-A-Bration event which runs until March 31st.
Stop back tomorrow as I have a great textured card to share!
Michelle
Here are the Stampin' Up! products used and available throught Stampinmojo's online store:
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Welcome to our first blog hop of 2014. This month we are excited to show you the new products available in the Stampin' Up! Occasions Catalog as well as a preview of the free products you can earn through Sale-a-bration at the end of January.
You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.
The Occasions Catalog is chocked filled with great products. There are two design suites I love from this catty; Watercolor Wonder and Retro Fresh. I decided to use Retro Fresh today.
I have seen this Criss-Cross card design and never tried it. I decided this DSP was perfect to give it a try and I am love the result. Here are the steps:
I am very happy with this card and can't wait to send it to a very dear friend.
The next stop is Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you next month.
Michelle
Here is the full line up if you lose you place you can come back and start again
It is Thursday and time for Pals Paper Arts Challenge. This week is a color challenge and oh what fun colors they have given us to create with...Real Red, Soft Sky and Whisper White.
I immediately knew what I wanted to do with this challenge. Use a new embossing folder and create a banner.
Super easy yet I think it looks like a lot of work went into the card. Here are the details:
*this is a sneak peak at one of the Sale-a-bration items available beginning January 28, 2014.
I enjoyed creating this card. If you are not participating in the Pals Challenges you should give it a try. It is great fun and I have found my own creativity flourishing by pushing myself to participate in these challanges. It is a new year and the opportunity to explore new things.
I would love to hear from you!
Cheers,
Michelle
Today's card was inspired by the Mojo Monday Sketch this week.
I wanted to use a new DSP yet I am still waiting for my order that arrives on Thursday...I can't wait. In the meantime I have the Watercolor Wonder DSP and pulled that out to use.
I love the colors of a sunset and this paper in the Watercolor Wonder DSP makes me think of sunsets. Our powder room has wallpaper that was vertical stripes but I had them hang it horizontally because I thought it looked like a sunset. Let me show you...
This is one of my favorite spaces in our house. I just love how it turned out.
I digress...back to the card. The Watercolor DSP is the main attraction in this card. Then I stamped the sentiment from the Perfect Pennants Stamp set in Early Espresso ink. This stamp set is awesome and I sense will be around for a while. The Fashionable Hearts Embosslits added the finishing touch.
Clean, simple and super easy - just want I needed.
If you are not joining in on the many challenges that are out there on the web, I encourage you to jump and join the fun. It stretches you and is very rewarding.
I hope I inspired you to get your creative mojo going.
Cheers,
Michelle
Today I want to reveal 10 of my favorite things from the Occasions Catalog. I love just about everything in this catalog. Each time I went through it I would highlight another item I had to have. While I ordered a few things during the Demonstrators pre-order period in December I waited to order the rest on the first of January. So I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of the UPS truck!
Let's get to it...
I love Bundles - stamp sets and punches or framelits. I feel I get so much more out of both when I purchase the bundle and you save 15%! This catalog has lots of Bundles to enjoy. Here are a few of my favorites:
Perfect Pennants (134816) - the stamps are fabulous and banners are on trend. This is a great bundle to invest in.
Just Sayin' (134820) - perfect for cards and scrapbooking. I cannot wait to use this in creating fun scrapbook pages.
Starburst Sayings (134818) - great stamps and fabulous starbursts. You have seen me already use this set several times over the last month.
Onto great stamp sets...
Hip Notes (133504) - love the font used on these stamps and they are so, so Hip!
Happy Watercolor (133191) - Again I love the font and the watercolor stamps in this set. I cannot wait to receive this!!!
Love You to the Moon (133143) - for anyone that read Guess How Much I Love You to their kids will want this stamp set. While my oldest is 20 years old we still say "Love you to the Moon (and back)" to each other. Truly a stamp set I will treasure even when it is someday retired.
I could go on with more stamp sets but we need to get to the Papers! And oh there are fabulous papers in this catty.
Retro Fresh DSP (132993) with coordinating Washi Tape!
Watercolor Wonder DSP (132994)
Fresh Prints DSP stack (132996)
Gold and Silver Vellum (133363 and 133364)
I could continue to go on but I promised only ten today. I hope you enjoyed seeing my top ten favorite items. I cannot wait to showcase these items in the days and weeks to come.
So what is your favorite item in the catalog?
Remember Stampinmojo's online store never closes. Shop Now!
Cheers,
Michelle
There is great excitement as today the new Occasions catalog is available to all customers for ordering. So grab a cup of joe and enjoy going through the pages. The first 17 pages of the catalog showcase many projects, cards and ideas for using the great new items in this catalog. The new Designer Series Papers are divine! Some are soft (Watercolor Wonder) and others whimsical (Retro Fresh) - they will all create amazing projects for every OCCASION!
If you want to get right to the Product Suites then go directly to page 18.
My quick and easy card above used our Whisper White notecards and envelopes. Then I added Watercolor Wonder Designer Washi tape and topped it using the Starbusrt Sayings Bundle. Fun and super easy! So go through the catalog, make your list and when you are ready remember you can shop the Stampinmojo Online store 24/7 and have your goodies shipped right to your door!
Enjoy! Let me know if there is anything I can assist you with.
Michelle
We just got back from a wonderful family vacation in Paris. This is the first time we have ever traveled over Christmas and we all agreed while the trip was awesome, we missed our holiday traditions. There is something comforting and special about family traditions - they make us Happy.
What made each of us very happy was sleeping in our own beds last night after a LONG day of traveling home.
I was anxious to get into my craft room today yet I had little creative mojo. So here is a clean and simple card using several items from the new Occasions catalog that launches on January 3rd - only a few more days! The new items shown: Watercolor Wonder DSP, Gold Baker's Twine, and Perfect Pennants Bundle (Stamp set and framelits).
A little more sleep and I should get my mojo back. Stampinmojo also created a Pinterest account so please follow me there as well.
Cheers,
Michelle
Let's face it, having your birthday around Christmas can be difficult. My Best Friend (yes with capital letters) had her youngest the day after Christmas. He is a great kid and I always want to do something special for him on his birthday.
He is getting older so cash and gift cards are the best way to go. I think this masculine card will be a big hit with him.
Gorgeous Grunge is the perfect background for a masculine card. The silver Encore ink and Basic Metal Button (NEW in the Occasions catalog) really jazz this card up. The sentiment is also a sneak peek from the Occasions catalog. It is called Perfect Pennants and has coordinating Banner Framelits. This set will be available as a bundle and you will save 15%.
I want you to see how I anchored the gift card ... using a Stampin' Up Square Envelope 3 1/8" x 3 1/8" I mounted it with the flap flipped under. The perfect gift card holder!
So I want to send out a big Happy Birthday to David. Enjoy your special day.
Cheers,
Michelle
Happy Thursday! I am so excited because I am officially on vacation for two weeks!!!! It has been a long time since I took two weeks off of work. I have a tough time taking two days off on the weekend. So this is a much needed break for me and my entire family.
Here is the sketch for this week's PPA Sketch Challenge challenge:
Confession - I am not good at creating these diagonals. I tried and started ruining some of my favorite NEW Deisgner Series Paper. So I took creative liberty with this sketch. I put my center rectangle on the diagonal and used the chevron pattern to create illustrate the movement of the sketch.
I did use the new Watercolor DSP from the Occasions Catalog as well as a new stamp set/framelit bundle called Starburst Sayings with the coordinating Starburst Framelits. I am a push over for Framelits. I purchase the bundles whenever they are available.
As I have mentioned previously we are traveling for the holiday - not to visit family but to take a vacation. We decided as a family to create memories rather than get more things. We leave this evening for Paris! Our sons have never been abroad so they are over the top excited. I have set up some posts for you to enjoy and I may even post while on the trip.
Cheers,
Michelle
When I saw the Best of Sale-a-Bration stamp set I fell in love with these two images - the flower and Bliss. I could not wait to get it.
Last week I received my order with items from the new Occasions catalog. (Demonstrators get a pre-order period before the items are available to customers. This is one of my favorite perks of being a demonstrator!) It was in this order that I received the Best of Sale-a-Bration stamp set and the new Watercolor Washi Tape I used on this card. Woo Hoo!
Using the Gold Metallic Encore Pad I stamped the flower and the sentiment. The photo cannot display how crisp the gold looks against the white card stock. Stunning!!! Here is a close-up of the flowers:
There are so many great projects, papers, stamp sets and accessories in the new Occasions catalog. Orders open to customers on January 3rd! I will be showcasing items from the new catalog the next couple of weeks.
If you enjoy my blog please tell others about it. And of course I love to hear from you!
Cheers,
Michelle
Last Thursday I had a card ready to post for the Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge and when I went on the website I saw that one of the resident designers made a card very similar to my card. While great minds think alike, I really did not want to post a card so close in style to one of the designers. Unfortunately, I have not had the time to make another card until today.
The Color Challenge gave me the inspiration for this card:
A quick and easy card for this week's challenge. Using my BigShot and the Top Note Bigz die, I created the background with Rose Red card stock. Then I cut a 2" x 4" piece of Wild Wasabi DSP and created a tag with my new Scallop Tag Topper punch from the new Occasions Catalog (available for ordering on January 3rd!). Making tags with this punch is a cinch! Then I stamped the sentiment from the the Hello Lovely stamp set in Rose Red, trimmed it and added to the tag with Stampin' Dimensionals. A little ribbon gave the card its finishing touch.
So here is my original card and you can see how it resembles the card by Ginger Toivonen...
Isn't it funny how that happened! Now I have two great cards with this color palette. This card was made with a new stamp set called Another Great Year available in the new Occasions Catalog as well.
I hope your holiday activities have been fun and enjoyable. We are traveling for the holiday which we have never done, and it is adding to an already hectic pace. I am feeling like I am running out of time to get everything done. Then again, I somehow always seem to get it all done. I make lists and enjoying checking off what I accomplished. How do you get everything done this time of year?
Cheers,
Michelle
I hope you have been as fortunate as me and had these last four days off. Oh, how I love this long holiday weekend each year. The holiday decorations are up , the football games were amazing yesterday and today I will settle down to make my Stampin' Up! order from the Holiday Sale. If you have not taken the time to look don't wait any longer or the sale will be over. There are great deals on framelits, punches and other tools to make your projects go from great to WOW.
Tomorrow Stampin' Up! will feature several additional items on sale for Cyber Monday. Several items at 30% off their regular price!
Since it is the first of the month, today is the reveal of the final Best of Stamp Set in celebration of Stampin' Up's 25th Anniversary. This month it is the Best of Sale-a-Bration (134393) and only $14.95. This a great stamp set and it is going in my cart today!
Stampin' Up! also launched a Valentine's Day Promotion. So if you are ahead of the rest of us and ready to think about the new year then this promotion is right for you. If you have kiddos who will need valentines check out the lil' monster cards. The kids will love them, here is the boy monster.
So take a few minutes for yourself today and shop the StampinMojo online store. Shop Now!
The holidays seem to roar into our lives faster each year. This year is no exception with Christmas less than seven weeks away. And Hanukkah is very early arriving over Thanksgiving weekend. This year Stampin' Up! has created a Season of Style This and That journal and planner to help us plan and enjoy the holiday season.
I have three thirty-something colleagues who all maintain a paper calendar. So I thought they would enjoy using the Season of Style planner and all its accessories. To ensure they had plenty of time to plan they were given their gifts in October. Imagine the look on their faces when I came in and said Merry Christmas here are your gifts!
Their gifts included the following:
I had so much fun putting this present together. I used the Joyful Christmas Stamp set to create the poinsettia to decorate the Stampin' Up! Extra Large kraft box. I used our Pewter Emboss powder for the poinsettia which made it super easy to fussy cut out the flower adhered to the top of the kraft box as you can see here.
Then I used the Cherry Cobbler Chevron ribbon to tie the entire bundle together. Simple and oh so cute! The final touch was the Be Merry Tag from the Single Stamps collection. Click here to see the entire list of single stamps. There are great stamps in this collection so check it out.
I spitzed the tag with Smooch Spritz and then added Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Diamonds for the berries on the holly. I think the tags turned out so cute.
You can see a bit of the shimmer in the bottom left corner of the tag.
There is still plenty of time to get your Seasons of Style journal to keep track of gifts given, cards sent and received, and your favorite photos from the season. Shop Now and have a very Merry holiday season.
I hope I got YOUR mojo going today.
Cheers,
Michelle
At the Stampin' Up! Convention in July attendees were introduced to the new Envelope Punch Board. It was one of those items everyone wanted to get their hands on. Here is the teaser board at convention:
Finally the announcement came in August, demonstrators were able to order the punch board prior to it going on sale to customers. I ordered it the first day it became available. It is AWESOME! I know that word is overused today yet it is the perfect word to describe this tool. First it is cost effective, only $19.95. Second, it allows you to use DSP and standard card stock you already have and we all have a "stash" of paper. So here it is:
As you can see above, the instructions are imprinted directly on the base of the board. It comes with the scoring tool that stores nicely in the side of the board and it has an integrated corner punch at the top for that finished look on all your envelopes.
I made an odd sized card (4" x 4") and then made a coordinating envelope with my new Envelope Punch Board.
I used the Truly Grateful Stamp Set from the Holiday Mini catalog. The wheat is embossed using gold embossing powder and I tied Linen Thread around the image to add the 3-D dimension to the wheat stalk image. A few Stampin' Dimensionals make the wheat stalk center stage.
The Envelope Punch Board will open our creativity for all sizes of cards. Shop Now and order yours today, use product #133774.
I want to know, does the Envelope Punch Board get your Mojo going?
Michelle
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