Pasture your Birthday?

As Bonnie said as she demoed this stamp set at the Catty Reveal, "You almost want to miss some one's Birthday so you can use this sentiment!!"  I love how simple this card was to amke.  I used Very Vanilla card stock with Animals stamped in Early Expresso.  I then used the Aquamarine Chalk ink for the Party Hat, Balloon, Noise maker and sentiment.  I then used the Star Confetti punch to allow the Coastal Cabana card base to shine thru.  Simple, cute and ready for many color combinations!

And this set also has sayings to go inside your cards!!  January 6th is right around the corner.  Come to the catty reveal on the 3rd to receive your Occasions and Sale-a-bration catalogs.

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Birthday....From the Herd!

Back at the catty reveal this stamp set was by far the Biggest Hit!  So many cute sentiments and the herd is adorable!!  You can color, not color, add party favors or not.  I chose to color this card with some of my new Blendabilities.  I cut and flagged the Sentiments and then edged them with the new Yellow Citrus Chalk ink which blends well with the Hello Honey mat.  Early Expresso was used for the Animals outline and Sentiments. 

You can order this stamp set and more starting January 6th!!  Spend $50 and earn a FREE Sale-a-bration item.
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Birthday Cards for Days......

Time to button up the Holiday cards and go for our next catalog reveal on January 6th.  Yes right around the corner and this year Sale-a-bration and the Occaasions catty start the same day!  I can hardly wait!!  And the Birthday options in this catty are to die for and the SAB set is not shabby either.  I have paired lots of new items with the SAB set "Big Day". 

Perfect for using our new Chalk board paper and Chalk inks.  I used Aquamarine and Yellow Citrus chalk ink.  Our Chalkboard paper is 6 X 12, so perfect to run thru the Big Shot and used Square and Chalk Talk Framelits.  I will caution you to use clean plates.  The Chalkboard paper picked up some glitter and paper pieces from my well used plates.  But I still love the look and did not heat set my ink, it seemed to dry fine on its own. 

Calypso Coral Pompom trim and Bermuda Bay Sequin trim add just the right amount of bling to this card.  The card base is Crisp Cantaloupe with a Soft Sky mat.  Sweet Dreams Washi tape embossed with the Large Polka Dot embossing folder makes a fun background.  I added a Lost Lagoon Tab on either end to add a pop of color under the Chalk pieces. 

In the close up you can see some of my plate residue that stuck to the Chalkboard paper.  I was able to brush off most of it, but next time will clean my plates or maybe add a piece of wax paper. 

I can't list the ingredients yet, but stay tuned for more sneak peaks of the new products!

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Merry Christmas Everyone!

I have neglected the "All is Calm" suite of products and have been playing catch up this past weekend.  And the Snowflake card thinlit is fabulous.  I wished I had used this long ago,  But after all it is winter, so much more time to use this beauty and the words and longer flagged frame will come in handy all year long!

Here is the open view, showing the "All is Calm Designer paper, the SNOW cut in Lost Lagoon and the inside snowflakes from "Endless Wishes" in Lost Lagoon and Silver ink.  I added Washi tape on the front panel and the back.

The Snowfalkes were cut and stacked with glue dots and a Frosted Sequin finishes the card.  Very Sparkly in person! 

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All is Calm Wreath

Here is another Specialty paper from All is Calm.  Love the bling in this paper and how great it pairs with Lost Lagoon and Pear Pizzazz.  I even stamped on the paper and love the way the sentiment pops on this paper.  The Wreath is stamped in Pear Pizzazz, Lost Lagoon with Silver berries and a Silver Foil Bow ties it all together!
I sponged the Wreath edges with Lost Lagoon. 

Wondrous Wreath Bundle  137624  $43.25 Stamps and Framelits

All Is Calm Specialty paper  135823  $12.95
Lost Lagoon card stock  133679  $6.95
Lost Lagoon ink  133644 $5.95
Pear Pizzazz card stock  131201  $6.95
Pear Pizzazz ink  131180  $5.95
Silver Foil  132178  $3.95

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Weekly Deals Tuesday Dec. 23rd, Carryover List, MORE Discounts and a "Calm Card"

Today are the last Weekly deals before Christmas, so if there is anything you have been wanting from the Holiday catalog order now before this fabulous Holiday catalog goes away on January 5th.  Here is another "All is Calm" card using this sweet Tree paper embossed with On Point embossing folder and Festival of Trees bundle with the matching punch.  I cut a Circle from Dazzling Diamonds glimmer paper and Joy from our Silver Foil.  I love the words in this Snowflake thinlit!  And finally added 2 Frosted Sequin embellishments to the Trees!  Simple, cute card.

New items have been added to the year-end closeouts, make sure and check them out!!


And here are the carryover items which will be available in the Occasions catalog.  If you want the bundle items, order before January 5th and use the Bundle numbers in the Holiday catty.

Tree Punch  135859  $16.95,  Note Tag Punch  135860  $16.95,  Feathers Dies 135852  $12.95

Gift Card Thinlits  135854  $32.95,  Wonderful Wreath Dies  135851  $24.95

Curvy Keepsakes Die  135853  $32.95,  Olive 2 tone trim  135837  $4.95,  Tangerine 135838  $4.95

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And here are the Weekly Deals:

A Fitting Occasion Wood Stamp Set Price: $37.95 $28.46	Be The Star Wood-Mount Stamp Set Price: $28.95 $21.71	Blushing Bride Baker's Twine Price: $2.95 $2.21	Chalk Talk Framelits Die Price: $24.95 $18.71
Chocolate Chip 3/4" Chevron Ribbon Price: $8.95 $6.71	Midnight Cheer Ensemble - Digital Download Price: $9.95 $5.97	Oh My Goodies Wood-Mount Stamp Set Price: $24.95 $18.71	Squares Collection Framelits Die Price: $26.95 $20.21

Scraps make the cutest cards.......

I saw this style of card months ago by Dawn Olchefske, another SU demo.  And I saved the pic as inspiration.  Finally I am making my version of this card using "All is Calm" designer paper and the Snowflake Card Thinlits Die.  I love all the Snowflakes in this die and the words!!  This die can be used for many occassions.  I also used the Filigree Frame embossing folder and love how this frames the card and give background for the Soft Sky and Lost Lagoon Snowflakes.  Frosted Sequins are added for some sparkle.

Ingredients:

Snowflake Card Thinlits Die   135855  $32.95

All is Calm designer paper  135823  $12.95
Framed Filigree embossing folder  135818 $7.95
Frosted Sequins  135835  $4.95

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