Well, good morning! It’s 2 Jan 17. Only 357 days until Christmas!
Too soon?? 🙂
We went over to our friends’ house yesterday for New Year’s dinner (hope y’all had your black eyed peas and greens!). Finn joined us – and he and the kids wanted to pass along their wishes for a Happy New Year.
Yes, their eyes are glowing like they’re possessed!! They were pretty sure treats were involved and I think they were trying to cast some sort of feed-me-now spell!!
So, folks – day after tomorrow is the big day! The launch of the 2017 Occasions Catalog and the beginning of Sale-A-Bration! Sale-A-Bration is a great time of year – with shopping and hosting and sign-up bonuses! Oh – and free stuff! I’ll bring all the details to you tomorrow so you’ll be ready to hit the ground shopping on Wednesday!
For today, though – how about another whet-yer-whistle sneak peek at the beautiful new Falling in Love DSP and a great sentiment stamp set called All Things Thanks? Take a look-see:
I played along again with the Freshly Made Sketches challenge:
And the soft and pretty color palette comes from the Sunday Stamps Challenge:
I started with two pieces of the Falling In Love DSP from the new Occasions catalog, matting both on Sweet Sugarplum card stock. I used a length of new Very Vanilla 1/4″ Satin Ribbon, wrapping it around the card front and securing it in the back with scotch tape. Then I SNAILd the smaller matted rectangle onto the card front.
For my sentiment panel, I took a third design from the Falling in Love DSP and, using my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, stamped the All Things Thanks sentiment in Sweet Sugarplum. I matted the square on Sweet Sugarplum and then popped it on the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
For my embellishment, I cut two large flourishes from Blushing Bride card stock, using the Flourish Thinlits. I adhered them together with Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue and then…well. It was just a little too…plain.
So…I smooshed the flourish all up into my Versamark pad, sprinkled Heat & Stick powder all over it and heated it until it was glossy. Then I sprinkled it with Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter and heated it a little more to stick it on good. I used a combination of Liquid Glue and teensy little pieces of Stampin’ Dimensionals to adhere it to the card front.
Looks like I sugared it, doesn’t it?? 🙂
On the inside, I started with a Very Vanilla panel and cut a smaller Flourish Thinlits flower from the bottom corner. Then I SNAILd the panel to a piece of the Falling in Love DSP and stuck the die cut back into the negative space with little dabs of Liquid Glue.
I SNAILd the panel to a Sweet Sugarplum mat and into a Soft Sky card base. Then I popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done!
My Very Vanilla Medium Envelope got another Flourish Thinlits die cut (from some Falling in Love DSP) adhered to the front with Liquid Glue…
… and some of the Soft Sky paper from Falling in Love on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! This card is for a young lady who helped us out recently – and I hope that she enjoys receiving it! The Falling in Love DSP is so pretty and I’m loving the sentiments in the All Things Thanks stamp set. Hope you like!
Scroll on down for the card cuts and all the products you’ll need to make this one for yourself!
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2017 Occasions Catalog Shares
The new catalog goes live on 4 Jan 17 and buying shares (a little bit of all the new ribbons, trims and embellishments) is a great way to get a little taste of everything! If you were to buy one of every paper, trim and embellishment, you’d spend over $150! Click right here to check out the shares that are available and get your order in now!
ONE MORE DAY!
Year End Closeouts and 2017 Holiday Catalog Retiring Products
The Year-End Closeouts include holiday retiring products, clearance rack items, and current high-inventory catalog products. Head over to my online store to check out all of those great deals now! Hurry – only a few more days left!
Exclusive Online Tutorials available now for Online Host Club members – and customers who order over $50 (before shipping and tax!). The January Tutorial is all about the Sealed with Love stamp set – just in time for Valentines Day! Let me know if you’d like more information! 🙂
I’ll be back tomorrow with more details about all the good things coming during Sale-A-Bration. See you then! 🙂
TTFN
Mary
STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS USED IN THIS PROJECT:
The All Things Thanks stamp set, Falling in Love DSP and Very Vanilla 1/4″ Satin Ribbon will be available on 4 Jan!!
CARD CUTS USED IN THIS PROJECT:
Soft Sky Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, scored and folded at 5 1/2″)
Sweet Sugarplum Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); 2 1/8″ x 4 3/8″ (mat for middle Falling in Love DSP panel); 2 3/4″ square (mat for sentiment); Flourish Die Cuts (x2)
Very Vanilla Card Stock: 3 3/4″ x 5″ (inner liner)
Falling in Love DSP: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (card front); 2″ x 4 1/4″ (middle DSP panel); 2 5/8″ square (sentiment); 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (second mat for inner liner); envelope flap; Flourish Thinlits die cut on envelope
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Mary, I absolutely love this card (and the photo of the pups). Thank you for such specific details as I will try making this for my card group. Every morning I look forward to your post.
You’re more than welcome, Karen, and thanks! 🙂
Oh my. Another gorgeous card. Just beautiful!
Very sweet, Sibylle – thanks!:)
Very pretty, Mary. Love that DSP.
Thanks, Kathy! 🙂
I always love how you finish the inside of your cards. Beautiful card today, inside and out.
Thanks so much, Kay – appreciate the kind words! 🙂
That is just beautiful Mary!! The layering and DSP patterns are just perfect and I love the colors! Great design! 🙂
Thanks, Amy – this DSP is just beautiful! 🙂
Beautiful card! You’ve used such gorgeous patterns and colors together! Thanks so much for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches.
Thanks much, Karren! 🙂
Wow, beautiful. The flourish is really cool with all of the glittery shine.
Yea – I love how it turned out – it looks like sugar candy! Thanks, Jari 🙂
So pretty Mary!! I love the delicate flower with the delicate colors.
Thanks much, Jaimie! 😊
Is that Finn’s brother or sister? They look enough alike to be twins!
No – she’s a daughter of the same mamma and daddy – just about 18 months older! 🙂
I’m sorry, I was so excited about Finn, I forgot the card. I think that beautiful flourish on top of your card looks like rock sugar candy. ( I think that’s what it’s called?). Your card is as awesome as you are! Thanks for sharing!
LOL – well, he’s cute enough to be distracting! Thanks so much – yes, I think it does look like rock sugar candy! 🙂
Oh my goodness, this is stunning, Mary! Thanks for playing along at Sunday Stamps! and sharing your beautiful creation! 🙂
Thanks so much, Annette! 🙂
Mary, your use of the colours in our challenge is just masterful! That DSP is perfect! I also love the frosty look you achieved on the die-cut. So very pretty! Thanks for joining us at Sunday Stamps this week.
Thanks so much, Leena! 🙂
Lovely card! The sparkle was the perfect touch!
Thanks for playing along with us at Sunday Stamps!
Thanks you, Lisa! 🙂