Monday Montage #85

Hello there and welcome back for the bi-weekly Monday Montage blog hop. I'm so happy you joined us!  Be sure to visit all of the stops to see what other fabulous projects we have created to share with you.

For tonight's project I chose to focus on the brand new Lift Me Up bundle from the Occasions Catalog.  This bundle consists of the Lift Me Up stamp set and the Up & Away Thinlits Dies.  Not only is this set super cute but it is also super fun!

The Up & Away Thinlits Dies are the perfect accessory to creating beatiful cards!  These Thinlits have it all!  From coordinating cloud shapes to a create your own hot air balloon you'll surely want to add this set to your collection.  And since it's Sale-A-Bration for every $50 spent you will get to choose an item from the Sale-A-Bration catalog!

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Oh So Succulent

Hello there!  Are you enjoying the brand new Occasions Catalog?  I'm trying to get an order around but there are So. Many. Choices.  It's definitely difficult to chose just a few!  How about you?  Have you placed your order yet?

One of the first items I purchased during the demonstrator preorder was the Oh So Succulent bundle.  I'm just now getting around to using it and I'm already in love. Such a great set!  My card tonight shows just one example of how to use this gorgeous bundle.

To create the flower- I used 2 of the smallest coordinating framelits and cut out a few flowers from the Succulent Garden DSP.  Then I curled the petals and layered the flowers together.  A Rhinestone Basic Jewel was added to the center to add interest.  Isn't it gorgeous?

High Tide

Hello stampers!  Have you recovered from the Holidays?  I'm slowly but surely getting back into the swing of things!  Today a brand new Stampin' Up! Catalog went live.  How exciting is that?  You will just LOVE all the new items!  This may just be the best Occasions Catalog yet!  Don't forget- it's also Sale-a-Bration and that means FREE stuff for YOU!  That's right!  For every $50 spent you will receive your choice of items from the Sale-a-Bration Catalog.

Over the holiday break some pretty exciting news happened in our home.  My son was accepted to the University of Michigan Ann Arbor.  He is over the moon excited.  The U of M was his first choice for university and he has worked so stinkin' hard to get in.  I'm so proud of him and excited to see where the next chapter in his life will take him.  

Sorry to all my Ohio State friends!  Now I can't root for the Buckeye's.  Ever. 😬😬😬

Believe it or not I do actually have something fun to share with you tonight.  It's from the new Occasions Catalog and it's created with the High Tide stamp set. 

 I LOVE this set!  From the moment I first saw it all I could think about creating were gorgeous beach scenes.  This project isn't 100% finished yet (as you can see).  It's more like 75% of the way done.  I'm trying to decide if I'm going to make it a post card or actually turn it into a full card.  Then there's always the sentiment options.  Too many choices!  Stay tuned for the finished project!

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Happy Birthday!

Good evening stampers!  Now that the holiday season is just about over it's time to get back to business!  Thankfully I was gifted several new pieces of Stamp-n-Storage for Christmas so I now have plenty of room to store all of my gorgeous Stampin' Up! products.  Just as soon as I have it all organized I'll take some pictures of my workspace.  

My project tonight features the Cupcakes & Carousel's DSP stack and the Cupcakes & Carousels Embellishment Kit.  I LOVE this suite!  It's probably my favorite in the new Occasions Catalog.  

See that adorable little Pool Party bow?  That little cutie was created using the paper bows from the Cupcakes & Carousels Embellishment Kit.  To achieve the look above I used 4-1/2 of the Pool Party bows from the embellishment kit and adhered them together using Glue Dots. If you would like to create one of your own- remember to stagger the loops!  Otherwise you will end up with a blob and not a bow!

Thanks for stopping by!  If you have not yet received your copy of the new Occasions Catalog and the Sale-a-bration brochure be sure to let me know!  I'll get one in the mail to you!

Monday Montage #84

Hello there and welcome back for the bi-weekly Monday Montage blog hop. I'm so happy you joined us!  Be sure to visit all of the stops to see what other fabulous projects we have created to share with you.

My project for tonight was inspired by Frosty the Snowman.  I was asked to create favors for a  Christmas dinner with a snowman theme so I thought these would be perfect!

Can you believe that this little snowman hat measures less than 3" tall?  It really is TINY!  To make it functional as a treat holder I added a 3" x 6" Gusseted Cellophane Treat Bag that was filled with my favorite treat- Chocolate!  This would also be cute filled with festive colored M&M's or any other little candy treat.

Isn't it adorable?   

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Cupcakes & Carousels Sneak Peek!

Good evening stampers!  Several weeks ago while I was at OnStage I was able to check out some of the gorgeous new products from the upcoming Occasions Catalog.  My favorite suite from the entire new catalog was  Cupcakes & Carousels. I could not wait to get my hands on it!   

This suite contains the perfect combination of elements.  There are gorgeous color combinations, beautiful DSP, fun stamps and an awesome embellishment kit.  

Here are the first few cards that I created using this suite.  So gorgeous!  I made these 3 birthday cards for some very special ladies!  I hope they enjoy them as much as I do!  

Here is each card shown individually.  As with everything I create- I have a favorite.  I didn't like how the watercolor background came out at first but I gotta admit- it's grown on me immensely!  Calypso Coral is difficult to watercolor with as the color tends to change quite a bit.  More so towards the pink color family but overall it's still gorgeous!

While we are onto confessions here- tonight was the first time that I've used my Peekaboo Peach ink pad.  *GASP* I know!  Not sure what I was waiting for because this card is awesome!

I love the Bermuda Bay watercolor.  So pretty!

And last but certainly not least is this beauty!

Unfortunately I don't have a list of supplies created just yet- I will edit the post to add that info soon!

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