Holiday Mini Sneak Peeks

Hello again, I am on a roll this week! Today I have my October stamp-a-stack cards to share with you.
I swear every year I think I am starting early enough with Christmas cards but it seems I am always up making cards well into the night on December 15th! This year I vowed to start earlier than I have every started before and that will be evident in my classes!

I have used some new products from the Holiday Mini catalog for this class. Thank goodness I can share the catalog with you on this blog on September 1st... I promise you are going to LOVE it!!

If you look closely on page 35 of the Holiday Mini catalog you will see this card featured there. Well, something very similar anyways. It goes back to my idea of not reinventing the wheel constantly and also reminds you to use that Idea Book and Catalog, so many great ideas!!

Say... did you notice the stockings? Aren't they snazzy? They are from a stamp set called Stitched Stockings which actually includes five different stockings and the best part.... (drum roll please!!) there is a coordinating punch! Thank you Stampin' Up! This is why I love you!! The sweet little mini jingle bells can be found in the new Holiday Mini as well, and they are only $2.95 for 48!

Patchwork cards are one of my favorite types of cards and this great new dsp called Holly Berry Bouquet is perfect for patchworks. Initially I wasn't crazy about this paper but it is absoluetly beautiful in small pieces. I used a stamp set called Jolly Bingo Bits for the sweet little accents.

You aren't going to believe which stamp set I used to make this darling card. It is called Pennant Parade. Pennants are all the rage right now and Stampin' Up! doesn't disappoint, but turn those babies upside down and you have Christmas trees. How awesome is that?

There you have it... my early start on Christmas cards and a few more sneak peeks at the products in the Holiday Mini catalog. Thanks for stopping by today!

~Sara~

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~