Perfect Mix On In A Dozen

I went to the Stampin' Up! Arizona OnStage event in November,

where the Occasions catalog was unveiled.  The first thing

that I did was show the catalog to my mother, so that she

could pick out her favorite sets.   Her hands down favorite was

Perfect Mix on page 35.  This is such a cute set, with

sentiments that go so well with baking images. 

I often forget how those household images evoke

strong, warm reactions.  The other advantage of this set

is that the images totally lend themselves to watercoloring.

You can make a quick and simple card, with some

therapeutic coloring.  Our new Watercolor Pencils (page 24)

are a great coloring option, with the Wink of Stella providing

perfect blending and sparkle.

The colors used for this project include Daffodil Delight,

Rich Razzleberry, and Going Gray.  

Birthday Fiesta, without the Llama!

This is a quick and easy card using Birthday Fiesta,

 on page 12.  It features the coordinating DSP from this suite.

I used the Banner Triple Punch to cut the banner end.

I feel that this set is one of the most versatile, enjoyable

sets in the catalog.  Great stuff!

Lift Me Up Challenge Card

I enjoy sketch challenges, and this Fab Friday Stampin Challenge

is a really great one!  I like the simplicity of it!

I also added components of the Paper Craft Crew 

Tic Tac Toe Challenge, following a diagonal line that included Shabby Chic, Crumpled paper and Collage.

 The colors for this card include Tempting Turquoise,

Sweet, Sugarplum, Soft Suede and Whisper White.

I used DSP from the Festive Birthday pack on page 173

for the clouds and balloon.  The banner was trimmed with

the Banner Triple Punch on page 186.

I used the bottom portion of the balloon die from the

Up & Away Thinlits Dies on page 10 of the Occasions catalog,

under the sentiment. 

 I stamped the clouds and cupcake frosting on the 

Soft Suede, then spritzed it with water, crumpled it and

then dried it.   I hadn't done that technique in a while and

had forgotten how much I like that look. 

 

Stamp Off Balloon Pop-Up Sketch

Welcome to our Stamp Off Challenge, with Jackie

and the grandmas (Buffy and SusanX2) ☺☺☺

Today we are doing a sketch challenge.  I like this

challenge, as it's very straight forward and works with

lots of sets and framelits.

I went to some wonderful products from the Occasions Catalog.

The balloons were created with the Balloon Pop-up Thinlits

Dies and the Balloon Bouquet Punch on page 187 of the

regular catalog.  I grabbed the Urban Underground DSP on

page 47 (Occasions) and some retired black glimmer paper.

 Thank you for stopping by to check out this Challenge.
Now click on over to see what Susan and Buffy are doing.

Frozen Treats 3 Cones

The Cool Treats set, with bundled Frozen Treats Framelits

Dies (on pages 32-3 of the Occasions Catalog) makes

delightful cards for kids or adults.  I also find that the

sentiments are gender neutral and work well for cards!

Lastly, I really like the size of these images.  You can use

one treat on a card, or multiple images, in order to

create the card sketch desired.

Hey, Chick, One More Time

Periodically, I HAVE TO post a Hey, Chick (p 17) card.

These chickens are the greatest, and not just because 

they are FREE during the SAB period. 

The new Watercolor Pencils (Occasions p 24) make

this set even more appealing, because you can blend

and play with color.  It just never gets old!