SSINK Blog Hop ~ 2016 Occasions Catalog Favorites

The 2016 Occasions Catalog has been live for a couple of weeks now. There are so many favorites creeping onto my wish list that I almost feel like I might buy the whole catalog when it's all said and done! I also feel like each week I have a new favorite as soon as I start playing with a different product. I don't know if I'll ever decide which is my true favorite! Can anyone else relate to this?

As you hop along, please be sure to comment and show some love on every blog! We are always excited to hear from our followers! You should have just left stop number 6 on the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration Blog Hop - Leanne at Literally My Joy. If so, you are in the right spot. If a link doesn't work or you get off track, you will find the full blog hop lineup below.

I thought I would share with you a list of my favorites (for now) from the 2016 Occasions Catalog all on one card! There are so many things I like about these things...the color combination of the paper, all the sparkle in the glimmer paper and glitter ribbon, and the font style of the sentiments in the stamp set. So pretty!

It's VERY HARD to take a picture of the Wink of Stella Glitter on a card, but if you look closely you will see in the middle of the stamped flower there is a little bit of glitter. It looks better in person, I promise! It's a very subtle glitter and doesn't stand out like using Dazzling Diamonds with a glue pen, but using this new pen removes all the mess! Just brush and voila!

 

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Next on the hop is Darcy at Dj's Stampin Place. Click on the arrow to keep making the rounds!






Blog Hop Participant List:

1. Darcy at Dj's Stampin Place
2. Tobe at The Craft Sea
3. Jennifer at Jenny G's Paper Crafts
4. Diana at Stampin' Fun with Diana
5. Kim at Stamping with Kim
6. Leanne at Literally My Joy
7. Heidi at Stuck on Stampin'

Have you had a chance to thumb through the Occasions Catalog? Don't have your own copy in your hands yet? Send me an email and I'll be sure to get you one! In the meantime...check out the catalog online HERE.

Sale-A-Bration Hello!

Have you gotten some Sale-A-Bration freebies yet? Maybe you've only been able to browse the brochure...do you have a favorite? There are so many awesome Sale-A-Bration products to choose from this time around and with a $50 purchase you get to choose one just for you! Visit my online store to start shopping ~ heidiboos.stampinup.net.

I have a few sample cards using one of the Sale-A-Bration sets called Hello. Right now this is a favorite of mine from the brochure. There are a few products in this year's Sale-A-Bration brochure that are only available through February 15th...this set is one of them, so don't wait too long to earn this set!

I paired this Sale-A-Bration stamp set with some of the Cherry on Top products (from the 2015-2016 Annual Catalog). I thought it would be fun to use the exact same layout and colors, but just add a few different accents and change up who the card is intended for. I used this card design for a card night I held last night, so it's always good to show many variations.

Stamp Sets	Hello (2016 SAB)
Ink	Basic Black Archival, Watermelon Wonder, Crushed Curry
Paper	Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Cherry on Top DSP
Accessories	SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Rhinestones, Cherry on Top Designer Washi Tape,
Tools	Paper Snips, 3/4" Circle Punch, Bitty Flower Punch

Head on over to our SSINK blog to see what other designers have chosen as their favorite Sale-A-Bration products...you will see that many of us have the same taste! ;)

Celebrate Today ~ It's My Party!

We're sharing birthday cards today at the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration blog!

I created this card to use for Tuesday's card making night. I love this layout because it is such a fun way to show off a variety of paper patterns in one card. This card showcases the new It's My Party DSP Stack, which you can find in the new 2016 Occasions Catalog!

I couldn't decide which way I liked the banner to be, so I just gave the option to do both! Plus, my guests could choose from the new Two-Tone Bake's Twine ~ either Mint Macaron or Melon Mambo. And do you spy the new It's My Party Enamel Dots? They come in three different colors (Mint Macaron, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry) with two sizes of each.

Which way do you think you would attach the banner? 

Straight or tied onto the twine and let it hang?

Stamp Sets	Enjoy the Little Things
Ink	Basic Black Archival Ink
Paper	Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Mint Macaron, Whisper White, It's My Party DSP
Accessories	SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Two-Tone Twine (Mint Macaron / Melon Mambo), It's My Party Enamel Dots
Tools	Triple Banner Punch

Sunset Work of Art

I finally broke down and ordered the Wetlands Stamp Set during the stamp sale back in November because I needed some more sets that would work for masculine cards. Plus, I have seen so many beautiful things with this set that I just had to get it!

While browsing Pinterest, I came across this card created by Jenn Tinline that I just knew I had to CASE! The Wetlands stamp set pairs up with the Work of Art set to create a beautiful sunset beach scene. This card, although it uses a lot of colors, is very clean and simple. The colors speak for themselves! I used the longer image from the Work of Art stamp set to create both the beach and the ocean, but just kept stamping and not re-inking each time. This gave it a different color effect so all the shades were different. A simple Early Espresso candy dot finishes off the card nicely with the images being the star of the show!

Stamp Sets	Wetlands, Work of Art
Ink	Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Pool Party, So Saffron, Calypso Coral
Paper	Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Whisper White
Accessories	SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, White Glitter Ribbon, Season of Cheer Washi Tape, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine, 2-Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter
Tools	Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Softly Falling Textured Embossing Folder, Scalloped Tag Topper Punch

For more masculine card ideas, visit the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration blog today!

Hello New Year! Hello 2016 Occasions Catalog!

Happy New Year Friends!! I am so thankful for the break I take each from blogging in December (except a few posts here and there), so I can focus on family, rest, and rejuvenation...but it feels so good to get back into a routine again. The kids are back in school and my first Stampin' Up! card event of the New Year is tonight!

I am so excited to share with you some fun, new products Stampin' Up! has debuted in their new 2016 Occasions Catalog which is live starting TODAY! I'll be back soon with some samples to share, but in the meantime...click on the photo below to check out the new catalog! Let me know if you want your very own copy to have in your hands! I'll mail it to you free of charge!

And...to top it off ~ it's SALE-A-BRATION time!

SHOP
This is Stampin' Up!' best annual sale of the year! In a nutshell: for every $50 you spend on ANY product in the 2015-2016 Annual Catalog OR 2016 Occasions Catalog, you will get to choose a freebie from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. Click on the picture below to see all of the goodies you have to choose from!!

HOST
There is a host bonus for anyone who would like to host a workshop during Sale-A-Bration. If your workshop has $250 in orders you will receive an extra $25 in FREE PRODUCT! That makes your total free product at least $50!

JOIN
If you've been thinking about joining Stampin' Up! now is the time! For only $99 you will get $125 in product (of YOUR choosing) PLUS an extra $30 to spend on anything you want! That's $155 in product for only $99 (shipping is free!) Let's talk if you have been thinking about joining the Stampin' Up! family!

And, one more exciting thing...

Save $5 with a 3-Month Paper Pumpkin Subscription! Not only will you save money, but you'll also be able to choose a free Sale-A-Bration product!! Double wham-o!

Merry Christmas 2015

Wishing all of you a Merry Christmas filled with happiness, love, laughter, and celebrating our Savior who was born on Christmas Day. 

{Oh What Fun} Tag Project Kit

We're sharing all about Christmas tags today over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration.

I invited my Card Club over at the end of November for an exclusive "card club only" event where each of them could make 5 tags from the Oh What Fun Tag Project Kit. (They also made 3 cards from another kit...but I will share that another day!) This tag kit is currently on sale for $14.70 (reg. $21). Stamp set is sold separately.

Here's a picture of the set up. Each of the ten tags had their own little bucket which included all of the pieces needed and instructions for each tag.
 

These are all of the tags when completed. For these tags, I basically just made them as shown in the instructions. It made it easier for my club gals to copy exactly if they wanted to.



I had some leftover tags and it has been so nice having a cute tag to grab when I want to give some goodies to some special people.

 

 

Wrap it Up!

Just popping in today for a quick look at a fun (and super easy) gift idea for some of my club members. I have a small group of club gals that I meet with regularly at my mother-in-law's home and I wasn't able to see them during December, so I thought it would be fun to give them a little gift...until we meet again in January!

I got this idea from Erica Cerwin at Pink Buckaroo Designs. It's just a fun way to wrap up a package of twine!

• Cut your DSP 5-1/2" x 3-1/2". Score lengthwise at 1-3/4" and fold over. 
• Staple once on each side. 
• Glimmer Paper strip is 5-1/2" x 1/2".
• I used the Peaceful Pines stamp set with Mossy Meadow Ink. 
• The large circle is 1-3/4". 
• Merry Christmas is stamped in Real Red (sentiment comes from Teeny Tiny Wishes). 
• The sentiment is cut out using the Bitty Banner Framelits.

It's "Anything Goes" at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration! Come on by for more inkspiration!

SSINK Blog Hop ~ Christmas

This month's SSINK Blog Hop theme is Christmas! It will be here before we know it, but I am trying to "just be" this season. I'll let you know how that's going as I get closer! Ha!

As you hop along, please be sure to comment and show some love on every blog! We are always excited to hear from our followers! You should have just left stop number 8 on the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration Blog Hop - Kim at Stamping with Kim. If so, you are in the right spot. If a link doesn't work or you get off track, you will find the full blog hop lineup below.

With Christmas comes the opportunity to give gift cards (it is definitely more the norm these days!). So, why not make your gift card holders cute?! 

We made these gift card holders at my November card making night. They were a hit! 

How can you resist this adorable Rudolph red nose?

The front part of the card tucks underneath the heart circle...

Open it up and on the inside is a surprise gift card. SO FUN!

Next up is Jennifer at Jenny G Papercrafts. Click on the arrow to head her way!

Blog Hop Participant List:

1. Jennifer at Jenny G Paper Crafts
2. Darcy at Dj's Stampin Place
3. Diana at Stampin Fun with Diana
4. Bree at Craft-Somnia Momma
5. Leanne at Literally My Joy
6. Laura at Crafty Chicks Creating
7. Melissa at The Stamp Doc
8. Kim at Stamping with Kim
9. Heidi at Stuck on Stampin'

White Christmas

It's December 1st! Why not start it off with a Christmas card to help get you in the mood?

This is one of the cards we made at November's card making night. I also used it for my Christmas-themed swap card with my team last week.

Christmas card making is SO MUCH FUN!

                                                                                                              *card inspired by Mindy Backes

Stamp Sets	White Christmas, Oh What Fun
Ink	Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, markers - Cherry Cobbler
Paper	Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper
Accessories	SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, White Glitter Ribbon, Season of Cheer Washi Tape, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine, 2-Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter
Tools	Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Softly Falling Textured Embossing Folder, Scalloped Tag Topper Punch