Occasions Mini and Sale-a-Brations Available On-line Now

Great News! Stampin’ Up! has just released the new Sale-A-Bration Catalog, Occasions Mini Catalog and Definitely Decorative Update on-line today. Why you ask? There may be a possible delay in the actual mailing of the Occasions Mini Catalog. Because of this, Stampin’ Up! has opted to share the catalogs on-line early. However, the Sales Period Does Not Begin Until January 5th!

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I hope that you enjoy browsing these catalogs over the next few days. Remember to get your Wish List in order. Until next time…

Anything But a Card for the PPA

Happy New Year’s Eve! Since it is Thursday, it’s time to play @ PPA! This week, the Pals Paper Arts Design Team is sponsoring an “Anything But a Card” challenge. Since this is the most difficult of the challenges for me, I browsed Splitcoast looking for ideas. In my searching, I discovered the “5-in-1 Template Box”. It is large enough to fill with candy and even cookies, making it a wonderful choice for Valentine’s Day! However, I did not have a “5-in-1 Template”. But where there’s a will, there’s a way! I present to you, the “5-in-1 Template Box made without the 5-in-1 Template!” I simply tweaked Beate’s tutorial Located Here. If I can do it, you can do it! And isn’t it fantastic with the Sending Love Designer Series Paper available in the new Occasions Mini? It’s so quick and easy to make, that I know I will be making several more throughout the year!

The Stampin’ Schach Tips:

  • Making reference to Beate’s tutorial, I began with a 4″ x 4″ square. I then set a compass to 2″ and added half-circles on all four edges of my square. (I re-cycled a piece of cardboard from a package of designer series paper to create this template!) I traced the template onto a piece of Sending Love Designer Series Paper and snipped it out.

  • Pink Pizzaz! The scalloped corners were made using the Big Shot and the Scallop Circle die. A little “Pretty in Pink” ink accents the scallops, which have been pierced with a Paper Piercer. The rest of the tutorial is just as Beate wrote it. How easy is that!

  • Flower Power! Make flowers in minutes with the Big Shot and Bigz XL Flower Fold die. Alternating pink and red patterns from Sending Love DSP coordinate perfectly to form the petals of the over-sized blossom which adorns the top of the box. The Boho Blossoms and 1-1/4″ Circle Punches were used to create the center of the bloom.

  • Glitz and Glam! A few snippets of 5/8″ Whisper White Satin Ribbon completes the package. Although it does not show up in the picture, many of the patterns in the Sending Love collection are pre-glittered, and so pretty! Extra glitz is not required!
Can’t you just see this little box created in Halloween or Christmas paper? I do plan on creating several more for Valentine’s Day and packing them full of goodies for my son. It’s always fun to receive packages when you are away at college, and I know that he will thoroughly enjoy them!
If you have any questions about making this box, please do not hesitate to email me. Trust me…it is easy! And, don’t forget to check out the other inspiration projects on the Pals Paper Arts web site. My Design Team Pals are always creative. And remember, your comments are important to me. Won’t you please leave me a comment to let me know what you think about today’s project? Until next time…

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Ink: Pretty in Pink (101301); Designer Series Paper: Sending Love (117153); Card Stock: Whisper White (100730), Real Red (102482); Tools: Big Shot (113439), Bigz XL Flower Folds Die (115970), Stampin’ Up! Scallop Circle Die (113468), Boho Blossom Punch (110711), 1-1/4″ Circle Punch (104403), Paper Piercer (116631), Mat Pack (105826); Glitz and Glam: Whisper White 5/8″ Satin Ribbon (114616)

Vintage Vogue in Pink


Recuperating from Christmas has made me a little slow in getting my Mojo going! However, I finally got the chance to use several of the new Occasions Mini and Sale-A-Bration products while creating a card using the sketch outlined in Mojo Monday. In total, I used eight new products in this design:
  1. Sending Love Specialty Designer Paper
  2. Scallop Trim Corner Punch
  3. Scallop Trim Border Punch
  4. Medium Jewelry Tag Punch
  5. Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder
  6. Vintage Vogue Stamp Set
  7. Tiny Tags Stamp Set
  8. Chocolate Chip 5/8″ Satin Ribbon
The Stampin’ Schach Tips:
  • Go for the Gold! To enhance the shabby elegance of this card, I stamped the “F” image from Vintage Vogue with VersaMark onto Brushed Gold card stock. It was then heat embossed with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Gold Encore ink was used to distress the edges of the “Flowers” from Vintage Vogue. And for more gold action, I created my own gold Half-Pearl, using a pearl selected from the Pretties Kit, VersaMark Ink, and Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder. How cool is that?

  • Did I mention dimension? “Pop” up certain elements of your card with Stampin’ Dimensionals! The circles and flower elements are sporting Stampin’ D’s on the their backsides!

  • Practice makes perfect…especially when it comes to using the new punches. The Chocolate Chip panel measured 2-7/8″ wide before punching, which works well with the Scallop Trim Corner and Border punches. And don’t give up! The result is well-worth the effort!

  • It’s all in the details! Distressing the edges with Soft Suede, using the Color Spritzer Tool, and adding texture with Perfect Polka Dots are quick and easy ways to add that “little something” extra! And what is more beautiful than the new Chocolate Chip 5/8″ Satin Ribbon. Yummy!
I hope that you enjoyed today’s multiple sneak peeks! For those of you thinking about making purchases during Sale-a-bration, which is rapidly approaching on January 5th, I would definitely add Vintage Vogue to my “Wish List”. It will prove to be as versatile as it is beautiful! Of course, the new punches with their improved design need to be added to that list as well. I can vouch that the satin ribbon is stunning in every color, so I would definitely place that on my list, too. And you can never have too many Textured Impressions Folders, so that’s another possible purchase. Oh…What am I saying! If you have not seen the new Occasions Mini catalog, you are going to want it all!
As always, if you have any questions about today’s card or the techniques which were used, please do not hesitate to email me. I love responding to your questions and sharing my creativity. And of course, your comments are always appreciated, and I truly look forward to them! So please, leave me a comment before you head on your way! Until next time…

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Stamp Sets: Vintage Vogue (W 117690, C 118598—Occasions Mini), Tiny Tags (W 118091, C 118592—Occasions Mini); Inks: Gold Encore (101017), Chocolate Chip (100908), Close to Cocoa (103139), Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Marker (116329—Set of 6 In-Colors), VersaMark (102283); Designer Paper: Sending Love (117153—Occasions Mini); Card Stock: Pretty in Pink (100459), Always Artichoke (105119), Chocolate Chip (102128), Brushed Gold (102935); Tools: Scallop Trim Border Punch (118402—Sale-A-Bration), Scallop Trim Corner Punch (118870—Occasions Mini), Medium Jewelry Tag Punch (117190—Occasions Mini), Circle Scissors Plus (112530), Glass Mat (112531), Big Shot (113439), Stampin’ Up! Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder (117335), Sponge Dauber (102892), Heat Tool (100005), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Glamour and Glitz: Chocolate Chip 5/8″ Satin Ribbon (117287—Occasions Mini), Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109129), Pretties Kit (109114)