New Catalog Sneak Peeks!

Hi there, back again with a quick post. I am off to the swimming pool with Justin and my nephew in a few minutes... first swim of the season... Yippee!!!

Today I want to share with you another sneak peek from the upcoming 2011-2012 Stampin' Up! catalog. As you probably know pennants are all the rage right now and Stampin' Up! is on trend with the new Pennant Parade stamp set and coordinating punch! I l♥ve it!!! I have also showcased three of the five new "In Colors." Here I have used Pool Party, Island Indigo, and Lucky Limeade along with old favorites Crumb Cake and Early Espresso. Something fun I discovered while making this card is that Stampin' Up's dotted scallop ribbon punch fits perfectly with the scalloped edge of the pennant punch. Coincidence? I doubt it, Stampin' Up! is the BEST at coordinating everything!

So from the Pennant Parade stamp set I stamped in versa mark three of the four different flag images then punched them out with the triangle on the Pennant punch. I created the scalloped edge pieces with the scallop ribbon punch, I simply cut the punched piece in half then made them shiny with some crystal effects. The scalloped pennants are also from the punch. So cute! The stamp set has some fun sayings and "elements." I stamped the star and the starburst in versa mark to fill some of the "white" space on my card. Finally I used "Happy Birthday" from the Curly Cute stamp set, added a little doodling around the edge, some linen thread to "tie off" my banner and it was done! Simple and fun!

Thanks for stopping by, I am off to the pool! Have a great day!

~Sara~

Birds of a Feather

Happy Wednesday! It is a really nasty, rainy, gloomy Wednesday here in Howell, Michigan... blah! I can NOT wait for spring... can I get an Amen!?! Enough about the weather, I have some fun new cards to share with you.... and it's not even Monday! Wooohoo!! A mid-week post!! The cards I have created are for my May stamp-a-stack. Every month I create a set of three coordinating cards and teach them in a class, usually twice during the month. Participants make two each of the three cards, it is always a lot of fun. I pre-cut every thing so the ladies can just sit and chat and do a little stamping and "build" their cards. If you are in the area you should join us some time. I also sell them as pre-cut, stamped and punched kits and would be happy to mail you a set! The class is $15 and the kits are $18. Email me if it is something you are interested in! Ok, on to the cards, I used the Aviary and Curly Cute stamp sets by Stampin' Up! Two sets I have had for awhile and completely forgot about! So I dusted them off, mounted them up and got busy. Here are the results...

I absolutely L♥O♥V♥E the last one! Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you are having a wonderful week!