Stampin' Up! Video - Double Take Two-Step Stamping

Stampin' Up! Video - Happy Celebrations

Stampikn' Up! Video - Ombre Ink Pads, Part 2

Stampin' Up! Video - Ombre Ink Pads

Stampin' Up! Video - Lift Me Up and Away!

Stampin' Up! Video - Birthday Bright Project Kit

Stampin' Up! Video - So in Love Stamp Set and So Detailed Thinlits

Stampin' Up! Video - Vertical Garden

Stampin' Up! Video - Pretty Pocket Card Kit

Stampin' Up! Video - Stylish Stems Framelits Dies

Stampin' Up! Video - Balloon Pop-up Thinlits

Stampin' Up! Video - Watercolour Pencils

Stampin' Up! Video - Window Box Thinlits Dies

The Stampin' Up! Occasions Catalogue goes live today and runs to May 31, 2017.  There are a lot of bundles that include a stamp set and a set of cutting dies.  This video features the Window Box Thinlits Dies and it's coordinating stamp set Window Shopping.





Over the coming weeks I will be sharing more of the Stampin' Up! videos featuring products from the 2017 Occasions Catalogue as well as from the Sale-A-Bration brochure.

Happy New Year!

Stampin' Up! Video - Inside the Lines Specialty Designer Series Paper

Merry Christmas

Inky Divas Challenge - Week of December 19

This week's challenge was to make a treat box or table favour with a Christmas theme.  I had already made some favours for my Christmas table so I used those for my entry to the challenge.

I used the Stampin' Up! 3" x 3" x 3" white gift boxes with acetate sleeves (page 7 in the Holiday Catalogue) as my base.  I was so happy to learn that these boxes are being carried over.  There are 8 boxes in the package for $10.50 CDN.  A bonus is that they are food safe.

I saw THIS box on Pinterest and decided to copy it.  I didn't want to fussy cut all of the little gingerbread me like the originator did so I pulled out my retired Scentsational Season stamp set and coordinating dies for my boxes.

My photo shows the box from he front as well as from the back.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Scentsational Season (retired), Lots of Joy (reired)
Ink - Early Espresso, Read Red
Card Stock - Real Red, Silver Foil, Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper
Other - 3" x 3" x 3" White Gift Boxes, Layering Circles Dies, Holiday Home Collecion Dies (retired), Candy Can Lane Washi Tape, 5/8" Circle Punch, Rhinestones, Stampin' Diminsionals, Snowflake Embellishments (retired), Enamel Shapes (Regals Collection)

Joyful Nativity

When the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue (2016-2017) was released there were a few Christmas themed sets included.  One of them was Joyful Nativity and it was a set I thought about getting but kept putting that purchase aside.  A few months back I was fortunate to be selected to receive a stamp set for free (the names of the Inky Diva Challenges participants are put together each month and one name is drawn to receive a stamp set valued at $22.95).  I used the opportunity to select the Joyful Nativity set.  I don't make very many more traditional Christmas cards but I do like the idea of having a set in my collection for those times.

I saw a card posted by Amanda Bates on her blog - The Craft Spa - and knew it was going to be perfect for the recipient I had in mind.  You can see Amanda's card HERE.

I chose not to put a greeting on the front of the card and although it doesn't show very well, after stamping the "Bethlehem scene" with Smoky Slate ink I coloured over it with my clear Wink of Stella pen.  A very subtle but pretty bit of glimmer.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Joyful Nativity
Ink - Night of Navy, Smoky Slate
Card Stock - Whisper White, Night of Navy
Other - Rhinestone, Wink of Stella

Inky Divas Challenge - Week of November 21, 2016

This week Crystal's challenge was to make a card or project featuring tasty treats! It could be any theme, but there had to be 'food' or something food oriented featured on the card/project! 

I decided to use the project Judy and I will be making later this week.  It is a "Matchbook" style treat holder.  Two Ghiradelli chocolate squares fit inside.  We will get four treat holders from one 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of card stock.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Teeny Tiny Wishes, Scentsational Season (retired)
Ink - Real Red, Soft Suede
Card Stock - Real Red, Whisper White, Candy Cane Lane DSP, Silver Foil, Red Glimmer
Other - Candy Cane Lane Baker's Twine, 2" Circle Punch, Layering Circles dies, Stampin' Dimensionals, Owl Builder Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Classic Label Punch, Holiday Collection dies (retired)

Inky Divas Challenge - Week of November 14

This week Crystal asked us to make a windowed card.   Her sample had a shape cut out of the card front and then she had stamped a coordinating image on the inside.  I interpreted the challenge a little differently and quite literally made a window card.

If I find my window sheets I may redo the card to fit more with the challenge.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Santa's Sleigh, Peaceful Pines
Ink - Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip
Card Stock - Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Crumb Cake, Gold Glimmer, Vellum
Other - Layering Circles Dies, Santa's Sleigh Dies, Swirly Scribble Dies, Hearth & Home Dies, Pretty Pines Dies, Brick Wall Embossing Folder, Rhinestones, Linen Thread, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Jingle Bells