Occasions Mini Set Featured in Creating Keepsakes

We thought you might like to know about a special occasions mini sneak peek! An Egg-cellent Easter stamp set from the Occasions Mini 2009 Catalogue will be featured in the April issue of Creating Keepsakes, which hits newsstands beginning February 24. This set is available to order beginning March 1. Be sure to check out CK magazine :)

more occasions... available April 1st

There is no time like now to join a club where I help gals or guys to learn new techniques and create beautiful projects. With Sale-a-bration still on for another month and the new occasions catalogue just released March 1st. The stamp sets in both are so cute. You can earn free sets in one from buying from the other!! Call me to start now...

Here is the Occasions catalogue - there will be a few other surprises coming so stay tuned!!

more occasions... available April 1st

Occasions Mini Catalogue Preorder Opportunity

The Occasions Mini Catalogue pre-order will run March 1-31. Also beginning March 1, you will have the opportunity to buy a few select sneak peek products from the Occasions Mini Catalogue.See me to view the sets!!!

Item	Description	Retail Price
113196	An Egg-cellent Easter	$27.95
113262	Wagon Full of Fun	$46.95
113822	Eight Great Greetings	$37.95
115421	Ocho saludos geniales (Spanish Eight Great Greetings)	$37.95
114643	Huit souhaits sympas (French Eight Great Greetings)	$37.95
113833	Egg Hunt Stampin' Around wheel	$7.75

These items--including an Easter stamp set and two all-occasion stamp sets with Easter images--will give you the opportunity to plan for Easter crafting. In addition, you might notice that English, French, and Spanish sets are listed in the above table; for the first time ever, you can buy all three language stamp sets: English, French, and Spanish!

Occassions is coming! OOO and so scrumpdilicious!!!

Challenge yourself with a sketch!!!

I find one of the most useful tools in scrapbooking and cardmaking are sketches. In the near future I will try and link a number of places to go to for sketches. My favourite is Split Coast Stampers.

I used last Wednesdays weekly sketch SC169 for my card today. if you use this sketch, upload your image to the site here to share with others.

I love this sketch and the colours as well :) See the colour inspiration from this weeks colour challenge here... I have been dying to make a card with the other flower from the Bloomin' Beautiful stamp set in the new Occasions Mini.

Stamps: Bloomin' Beautiful (Occasions Mini)
Ink: Black Stazon, Basic Gray, Soft Sky, Mellow moss, Apricot Appeal
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Soft Sky, Soft Sky Prints Designer Series
Accessories: Soft Sky Double Stitched ribbon

March Stamper 6 Club

We did a scratch and sniff card with the new Tart & Tangy stamp set and Summer Picnic Designer Series paper from the Occasions Mini Catalogue. My good friend Lesley made fun of me because I suggested we do a second emboss to create more spleckles...

Stamps: Tart & Tangy (Occasions Mini)
Ink: Pumpkin Pie Craft, Versamark
Paper: Whisper White, Old Olive, Summer Picnic Designer Series
Accessories: Koolaid, Old Olive Poly Twill ribbon, 1 3/8 and 1 1/4" circle punches, Clear embossing powder

This card is almost straight out of the Occasions Mini catalogue. But the technique and look was perfect for the group and I thought it was gorgeous so... This stamp set is B-U-tiful!!!! Wish we could have used the other flower in the set today too but... only so much time and stuff to cover! We watercoloured with ink and did lots of grunging. I tried to get a detail shot so you could see the glitter...

Stamps: Bloomin' Beautiful (Occasions Mini)
Ink: Black Stazon, Basic Brown, Bashful Blue, Blue Bayou, Basic Black, Close to Cocoa, True Thyme (retired)
Paper: Confetti White, Kraft, Bashful blue
Accessories: Signo White gel pen, Lt blue gingham ribbon, spiral punch, pretties kit, Dazzling Diamonds, 2-way glue pen, Aqua Painter, water mister

This card I saw similar version somewhere in my internet wanderings. I really loved how the window had the same image stamped on it and knew Lesley would love it! We also edged the ribbon in colour to customize it. Here we placed the crayons onto the paper and spread with the Aqua Painter.

Stamps: A Little bit of Happiness (Hostess)
Ink: Black Stazon
Paper: Garden Green, Whisper White, acetate
Accessories: White grosgrain ribbon, Aqua Painter, scotch tape, Watercolour Wonder Crayons Rich Regals

This card was everyone favourite because it is so easy and fast, yet it looks so great in the end. We painted the watercolour right onto the stamp, misted and pressed into the watercolour paper. We flicked and sponged to grunge it up. I think this is one of the most versatile stamp sets. Love it!!!!

Stamps: Live Your Dream (Occasions Mini)
Ink: Basic Brown
Paper: Watercolour paper, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: White grosgrain ribbon, Aqua Painter, water mister, Watercolour Wonder Crayons Earth Elements, Bronze Brads

Essence of Love in the Garden

I have been dying to try a flourish or very organic shape on stripes so had fun playing. I used templates SC165 and SC72...

Stamp: Essence of Love OCCASIONS, So Many Scallops SAB
Ink: True Thyme, Always Artichoke
Paper: Le Jardin Designer Series Paper, True Thyme, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Metal Tags, Natural Hemp, True Thyme Ribbon

Stamp: Essence of Love OCCASIONS, Lots of Thoughts SAB
Ink: Always Artichoke, White Craft
Paper: Le Jardin Designer Series Paper, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds, Silver Embossing Powder

February Stamper6 Club

I hope this post makes sense. I have a terrible cold today...

This matchbook style card was making flowers using packing tape. We stamped the image first with black Stazon and then applied Pearlex powder with a dry watercolour brush to the sticky side of the image. The tape is then attached to white cardstock and cutout. Very shiny and artsy, not so perfect :)

Stamps: Embrace Life, Short & Sweet
Ink: Black Stazon, Basic Black
Paper: Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery Print Designer Series
Accessories: Pearlex (from art store), packing tape, Certainly Celery grosgrain ribbon, stapler

This card I saw the basic design somewhere before and I thought the bookmark card idea was brilliant. I also wanted to incorporate in the use of the clear micro beads. I also love the stamp set! The picture just does not do this justice as the shine on the beads does not show well... I will repost when I take another picture...

Stamps: Embrace Life
Ink: Black Stazon, Basic Black, So Saffron, Summer Sun
Paper: So Saffron, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White, Summer Sun
Accessories: Micro beads, white taffeta ribbon, word punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, scallop punch, photo corners punch, acetate, giant paper clip from Staples

This card used embossing, rub on, 2 step stamping techniques. It is lovely how the stamp set matches the paper and rubons...

Stamps: A Beautiful Life
Ink: Basic Black, White craft, Taken with Teal craft
Paper: Groovy Guava, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Whisper White, Bali Breeze Designer Series
Accessories: natural hemp, large oval punch, 1/2 circle punch, Tool Kit, Eastern Elegance Rubons, clear embossing powder

This card used the brayer to make a lovely spectrum background. I hoped it gave the feeling of looking out the window at a nice bright cheery spring/summer scene. Nice when we are -20s...

Stamps: Essence of Love, Weathered background
Ink: Basic Black, Black craft, Wild Wasabi, Soft Sky, Tempting Turquoise, Brilliant Blue
Paper: More Mustard, Whisper White, White Glossy paper
Accessories: Old Olive grosgrain ribbon, black embossing powder, brayer, new ribbon slide from the Occasions Mini

2008 Occasions Mini Catalogue is Here!!!

The new Occasions Mini Catalogue is full of awesome new DIE CUT sets! The sale runs March 1 to May 31st. There are tons of matching accessories as well. I love the new hardware and am excited about using the looks in upcoming classes and clubs. Here are some sneak peaks:

Look at catalogue here...
Note: I have adjusted pricing for new Canadian prices below:

Blooming Beautiful (pg 3) $30.64
By Ones & By Twos (pg 4) $29.71
Duckies Wheel (pg 4) $7.67
In the Stars (pg 5) $34.36
Stampin' Glitter (pg 5) $18.55
Rub Ons Love Birds (pg 6) $12.97
Carousel Notes (pg 7) $13.90
Designer Series Paper - Afternoon Tea (pg 8) $12.04
Hodgepodge Hardware - Styled Silver (pg7) $35.29
Live Your Dream (pg 9) $37.15
Friendly Flowers (pg 10) $26.92
Stampin' Around Jumbo Lots of Dots (pg 10) $9.76
Poly-Twill Ribbon (pg 11) $6.97
Phrases for a Friend (pg 11) $25.06
Big on Spring (pg 12) $24.13
Time for You (pg 13) $22.27
Tart & Tangy (pg 14) $15.76
Die-cut Blooms (pg 14) $10.69
Rub Ons A Perfect Day (pg 15) $12.97
One Smart Cookie (pg 15) $24.13
Designer Series Paper - Simmer Picnic (pg 16) $12.04
Just Celebrate (pg 17) $41.80
Essence of Love (pg 18) $21.34
She's All That (pg 19) $39.94
Sassy Suzie (pg 20) $32.50
For Father (pg 21) $30.64
Full of Life (pg 22) $34.36

Contact me with any questions or to see individual sets closer follow the link on the side to the Stampin' Up! website and view the catalogue there....