New catalogue!!

Another fun packed technology week for different reasons!

I'll start with my most recent Facebook post which is to say that the new catalogue is now LIVE!!
I'll be introducing the new In Colours over the next few days - this is the first one, Lemon Lime Twist:

I'm rather a fan of this colour anyway so it's very exciting that it is a Stampin' Up! colour.

This card also features some of the new Designer Series Paper and the Daisy Delight stamp set and matching punch.

Then I had planned to share this card made with the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set anyway but the bee has become a rather more poignant feature in the last week or so:

And finally the last Christmas card of the week with my favourite Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set and matching punch:

Products that aren't retiring!

From out of the gloom of the retiring list come some projects using items that aren't retiring but are staying with us for another year!

Dapper Denim is staying with us for another year of course and so is the High Tide stamp set - this is another one of the projects I made, this time a little sticky note and pencil holder.

Everything on this tag is also staying (apart from the leaves - other leaves are available!!).

And for Christmas card of the week I've used Cookie Cutter Christmas again which will now be in the main catalogue for the next year.

Birthday and Christmas Wishes!

Slightly behind with Blog posts again - I wish the app was updated to support my phone!

Anyway, this lovely card uses a Sale-a-bration set called Avant Garden.  I had actually pretty much ignored it in the brochure but now it's a favourite, so lovely to use, the sentiment is in the set too.

The border is also a SAB item called Delicate Details which has 5 borders in and is also rather handy!

And then there is Christmas card of the week which this week featured the Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set and punch which are still available!

Cozy Critter Fox

This rather cute chap is from the set Cozy Critters which sadly is just a hostess set and only available while stocks last.

He fits with the Fox Builder Punch which is rather fun.

I've used the snowflakes from the Perpetual Calendar stamp set which are handy for covering a background.


Sentiment is from Cookie Cutter Christmas and the fox is mounted on some 'Lots of Labels' framelits.

Extra cookies!

A couple of sets using Cookie Cutter Christmas today.

Firstly, an A4 card which also uses the large letter framelits.  I saw this on a post or pin from Kirsten Gill recently and have done something similar, I loved it.

Then (from another CASED'd card) using the holy embossing folder and some of the Warmth and Cheer DSP.  Another simple but effective card.

Another Beary Christmas

How cute is the bear today?

I've used Crumb Cake and Tip Top Taupe for the bear and Mint Macaron and Emerald Envy for all the other layers and embellishments.

Most excitingly I used my new Stitched Framelits to cut the bear out, a great effect.  The holly punch also cuts out the bow in the Baby Bear set.

The leaves are from Holly Berry Happiness and a little enamel dot for the berry, the sentiment is from Cookie Cutter Christmas.

I've also used Circle and Oval Layering Framelits for the layering - it's not until I list everything on here I realise how many things I've used!!  Maybe a challenge for another day will be to use less.

Cookie Cutter Christmas

We had a good party last night hosted by Andrea with 11 ladies.

I did a make and take with the Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set, matching punch and Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper.

I gave the ladies the choice of which of the characters from the set to put on the card from the gingerbread man, santa, eskimo and reindeer.  The characters are mounted on a 1 3/4 punched circle which is layered on one of the Layering Circle Framelits.

The card, paper, ink and marker colours are mainly Crumb Cake and Real Red.

The sentiment is from Snow Place and the card is finished with Candy Cane Lane Baker's Twine.

Peekaboo bear

So, in the interests of getting maximum use from a set of stamps todays card is very much like yesterdays but slightly different!

I've used the same bear from Cookie Cutter Christmas but this time in Marina Mist - doesn't he look cute?

The background is a super new embossing folder called Cable Knit Dynamic Textured Impressions, it's a much chunkier folder than usual to give a deeper impression.

Sentiment from Suite Sayings, cut out with the same framelit as the previous card and some linen thread used.

Beary Merry Christmas

A friend of the Santa, Reindeer & Gingerbread man featured recently is this little bear:

The punch also cuts him out and I've used the punch for his ears and bow tie too.

He's mounted on a circle which is sat on a lovely metallic foil doily.

The sentiment is also from the set Cookie Cutter Christmas, cut out with a framelit.

The design is mounted on a piece of Candy Cane Lane DSP - if you look closely the design is lots of little Christmas trees.

The card is finished with some white perfect accents and some gold baker's twine from the new catalogue.

I also didn't get time to add the card below yesterday which was another drape card with more lovely DSP:

Cookies coming soon ...

With the next Seasonal Catalogue racing towards us I have another sneak peek for you - how fantastic are these?:

These are just some of the stamps from Cookie Cutter Christmas coming your way soon and - you've guessed it - there is a co-ordinating punch!

If you would like to make a card with this set book a party between September and the end of December and you can try before you buy.