New Catalog Starts Today!

Today is the day!!  Customers can begin ordering from the brand new 2014-2015 Annual Catalog starting at noon MST today!! (Not just customers, but me too!) And as an added bonus, you can order off the retiring list until June 4.  It's a great time to stock up on last chance items (some at great savings) and get some brand new products too. Here it is:

Click for PDF version of the catalog.

Let me know if you would like your very own copy of the catalog.  It's FREE if you live in Davis County or are willing to come pick it up from me or if I need to mail it to you it's $5 (just to cover the cost of mailing it).  It is chalk full of project ideas and fabulous new products.

And of course, I have a project to share with you today featuring brand new products from the catalog:

Colors: Baked Brown Sugar, So Saffron, Coastal Cabana and Whisper White.  Stamps: Something for Baby and Bravo.  Big Shot: Baby's First and Project Life Cards and Labels Framelits, Decorative Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  Accessories: Lullaby Designer Series Paper and Subtles Candy Dots.

Once again, Stampin' Up! is offering bundles in the catalog.  This card features the Something for Baby bundle which includes the Something for Baby Stamp Set and the Baby's First Framelits.  Love that we don't have to fussy cut all those cute baby images in the stamp set.  And when you purchase them bundled together, you save 15%!  Who doesn't love a deal like that?

Stampin' Addicts New In Color Blog Hop: Blackberry Bliss

Welcome to the Stampin' Addict's 2014-2016 In Color Blog Hop.  We are focusing on the five new colors that we get to play with for the next two years.  Technically, this is the first stop on the hop.  However, if you started in the middle, than you probably arrived from Debra Bergin's take on Blackberry Bliss.  She is very talented and I always enjoy the project she makes.  All the blogs are linked together in a circle, but if you get lost along the way, you can always go to Stampin' Addicts for a complete list of blogs on the hop.

I am also featuring Blackberry Bliss today.    My two favorite of the In Colors are Hello Honey and Lost Lagoon.  I keep reaching for them over and over.  But I wanted to force myself to work with a color I am not naturally drawn too, hence the Blackberry Bliss.  (Although you will see I still used a lot of Hello Honey in my projects).

First, a card featuring some new stamp sets: Work of Art and Bravo.   I had this idea in my head, put it on paper and then saw a similar card on Pinterest this week.  I suppose great minds think a like.

Colors: Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey and Whisper White.  Stamps: Work of Art, and Bravo.  Accessories: Blackberry Bliss 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon, Rhinestone Jewels. 

 Second, another card this time featuring the Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack and the new Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack:

Colors: Sahara Sand, Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey and Whisper White.  Stamps: Perfect Pennants and Gorgeous Grunge.   Big Shot: Pennants Framelits.  Punches: Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack.  Accessories: Blackberry Bliss 3/8" Stitched Ribbon, Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack.

 And last, a cute little treat pouch similar to the one that Donna Griffin featured at the New Catalog Kickoff Party.  Notice the purple Vintage Facet Button?  I colored it with the darkest of the Rich Razzleberry Blendabilities:

Colors: Blackberry Bliss, Pear Pizzazz and Whisper White.  Stamps: Regarding Dahlias.  Big Shot: Pennant Framelits, and Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  Punches: Hexagon and Scallop Edge. Accessories: Watercolor Wonder Washi Tape, Vintage Faceted Buttons, Whites Baker's Twine, Mini Metallic Clothespins.

Thanks for stopping by today.  If you liked what you saw, please leave a little blog love in the comment section below and/or pin the projects to Pinterest.  Next stop on the tour is Yapha Mason's take on Hello Honey.  Her projects are always fabulous!  See you next time!

Sneak Peek: Father's Day Card

Second Father's Day card of the week.  But this one includes a sneak peek look at the Something For Baby Stamp Set.  You maybe thinking, Something for Baby?  You said Father's Day card, not baby card.  And you would be right:

Colors: Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Whisper White and Basic Gray. Stamps: Something for Baby,  Father's Day greeting from May's Paper Pumpkin Kit.  Big Shot: Apothecary Accents and Chalk Talk Framelits.  Punch: Banner.  Accessories: Candy Dots, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig

When I first saw Something for Baby, I noticed this cute little tie stamp.  It's suppose to go on the onesie, but the first thing I thought of was a Father's Day card. Here I used my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to line up the times and make them into the background for this card.  I also used Lost Lagoon and Hello Honey on this card with Basic Gray.  These are definitely my two favorite of the new in colors.

And notice how I used the greeting from May's Paper Pumpkin Kit? This isn't the first time I've pulled one of the cute stamps out of the Paper Pumpkin Kit to reuse over and over again.  That's what's so fun about getting these kits: you use them for the kit and then you can use them over and over again.

I hope you have a wonderful long Memorial Day weekend.  Like a lot of Americans, we will be spending it in the yard.

Sneak Peek: Stampin' Blendabilities

I rarely venture away from Stampin' Up! products.  I love the coordination and the ease of using Stampin' Up! and honestly, I don't have time to even really know what else is out there.  So when Stampin' Up! announced we were getting alcohol-based markers called Stampin' Blendabilities, I didn't really know what that meant.  I knew that there were alcohol markers out there on the market, but I didn't understand the appeal.  But I got my first six sets of these this week and I get it now.

Colors: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler and Coastal Cabana.  Stamps: So Very Grateful.  Accessories: Stampin' Blendabilities.

Blendabilites make it so easy to get that shaded look that everyone really wants to achieve.  I've never been very good at water coloring and getting that effect, but it is so easy with these markers.  Each set includes three different shades of the same color making it very easy to color coordinate with our main color families. There will eventually be 13 different sets of these markers, including a set of six flesh tones!! Demonstrators were allowed to order the first seven sets with their preorders last week.

Unfortunately, Stampin' Up! also let us know that these will likely not be available to customers when the catalog goes live on June 2 due to manufacturing constraints (they are trying to avoid a back order situation).  Stay tuned and I will let you know when they will be available to everyone. 

I also wanted to point out this stamp set: So Very Grateful.  It is in the Occasions Catalog and it is not carrying over into the new catalog.  I love the flowers in this set.  A friend of mine said they reminded her of a cross stitch pattern.  They remind me of the needle point my grandmother used to do.  This set is available to order until June 1 so don't miss out on it.

Sneak Peek: Something for Baby

Just as promised, I have a sneak peek project to share with you today:

Colors: Whisper White, Smoky Slate, Lost Lagoon (n), Hello Honey (n).  Stamps: Something for Baby (n), Bravo (n), and Chevron.  Big Shot: Baby's First Framelits Set. Accessories: Hello Honey Stitched Satin Ribbon, Brayer, and Versamark.

So much that's new on this card. First, the Something for Baby Stamps and the matching Baby's First Framelits.  And of course, they come in a bundle at a 15% off savings.  It's pretty much awesome and I can't wait to do more with it.

Second, the new colors.  Here I am featuring Lost Lagoon and Hello Honey, just two of the five new in colors. I think these are my favorite two of the set.  Hello Honey is a little brighter than Summer Starfruit and it reminds me of my alma matter's gold color.  Lost Lagoon is a color I just want to surround myself in.  It's so calm and soothing and I don't know if I can compare it to any color we've had before.  And did you see that ribbon?  It is super yummy and available in all the new in colors.

Third, the Bravo Stamp Set.  This is a great set to celebrate all the happy moments in life. And it is in photopolymer (read clear stamps).  Yep.  For the first time, Stampin' Up! is offering photopolymer stamps in the main catalog. 

Just going to mention that for the background on this card, I used the Versamark resist technique.  I inked up the Chevron Background stamp in Versamark and stamped it on Whisper White.  Then I brayered Smoky Slate ink over the top.  I actually did this awhile back and didn't end of using it like I planned, so it was a happy coincidence that it was sitting on my desk when I went to make this card. 

I hope to have another sneak peek to show you on Friday featuring the new Blendabilities that will be available to order from the new catalog.  See you then!

Sneak Peek: Work of Art

I know you love a good sneak peek as much as I do.  And you have probably also come across a card or two made with this set in the past few days.  Stampin' Up! had their catalog premier party on Monday night and all those that attended (it was broadcast to theaters across the country and Canada) got to come home with a copy of the catalog AND a brand new stamp set: Work of Art.

The new catalog is gorgeous!  So many great products and the layout and ideas are fabulous too.  My wish list is very long and sure to get longer as we start to see more and more ideas pop up on Pinterest and other blogs.  I can't wait to share more with you, but for today, I do have a card made with my new set:

Colors: Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Night of Navy, Coastal Cabana, Pool Party, and So Saffron.  Stamps: Work of Art and Gorgeous Grunge.  Accessories: Rhinestone Jewels, Bermuda Bay Baker's Twine.

I am hooked on blue and yellow right now almost as much as Smoky Slate.  (I had to force myself not to use it on this card).   Work of Art has several stamps that look like swishes of watercolor, including this chevron stamp that is kind of grungy.  I used my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to line up all those chevrons in the various colors.  To get the lightest colors on the top, I used the stamp off technique with Pool Party.   And this set works so well with Gorgeous Grunge. It's like they are the perfect partners in crime.

I promise more sneak peeks next week when I get my preorder.  But in the mean time, I'll be showing off a few more retiring products on Friday and Monday.  Enjoy!