It’s finally time to celebrate the release of the 2016 Occasions Catalog and Sale-A-Bration brochure! In this post I’ll run you through what I think are the top 10 (okay, 14) products from the 2016 Occasions catalog. I’ve used 2 of the top 10 products in the 2016 Occasions catalog in the card above. Can you tell what they are? Find out if … Read More
Watch: Sale-A-Bration 2016 Honeycomb Happiness
Hello Stampers! I made this darling birdie card with the new Sale-A-Bration stamp set Honeycomb Happiness, which is my favorite Sale-A-Bration freebie this year! This post is a follow up to yesterday’s post, Video: Occasions 2016 Birthday Blooms. In that video, I showed you how to apply watercolor to create a rich image. We’re going to use the same technique today on … Read More
Watch: Occasions 2016 Birthday Blooms
Hello Stampers! Happy New Year! It’s been quite awhile since I brought you a new video and I’m so excited about today’s video that I can hardly contain myself! Today’s video will focus on the Birthday Bouquet suite, which features the new Birthday Blooms stamp set. In this video, I will show you how to watercolor this stamp in detail … Read More
Bloomin’ Hearts Bird on a Branch Valentine
Hello Stampers! I wanted to share this cute bird card that I made with the Bloomin’ Hearts Thinlits Dies. Isn’t it just the cutest! I have to admit, I totally CASE’d this card from one I found on Pinterest using Stampin’ Up products. So, I bet you’d like to know how to make this card? Lovely! Glad you asked :) Paper … Read More
2016 OnStage Local Swaps, Part 1
Hello stampers! Today I’d like to share with you some swaps I received at the OnStage Local convention back in November. Here are four wonderful cards designed by some very talented swappers! The first (pictured above) features the “Reason for the Season” stamp set and Lots of Labels framelits dies. I like how simple this card is! I’m not sure … Read More
Bloomin’ Love: It’s in the Air
I absolutely adore the new Bloomin’ Love stamp set that will be making its debut in the 2016 Occasions catalog on January 5th! Today I want to share with you this card I made using the new Bloomin’ Love Bundle and coordinating Love Blossoms Designer Series Paper Stack. The Bloomin’ Hearts Thinlits dies coordinate perfectly with the four single flowers from … Read More
Watercoloring and Flurry of Wishes
My absolute favorite set from the 2015 Holiday Catalog is the Flurry of Wishes set. But, I’m a sucker for snowflakes, so there you have it. This set is on the retiring holiday products list and availability can only be guaranteed through December 28th. Be sure to get it before it’s gone! Steps to Recreate For this card, I first saturated … Read More
2016 Occasions Catalog Sneak Peek!
Hello stampers! Today I’m so excited to give you a sneak peek into the new 2016 Occasions Catalog and 2016 Sale-A-Bration Brochure that were recently unveiled at Stampin’ Up’s new OnStage Local event. Above is the cover for the Occasions catalog and here’s the cover of the Sale-A-Bration brochure: I’m super excited about quite a few product suites in the … Read More