Good Monday morning my fellow stampers.  Well, tonight’s the night.  Santa comes once everyone is all snuggled in for the night.  Is everyone ready?  I’m just about there.  I still have wrapping to do, then it’s time to prepare our 7 fish Christmas Eve dinner.

I have another sneak peek for you today.  I used a couple different stamp sets from the up coming Occasions Catalog along with some beautiful Designer Series Paper from Sale-A-Bration that will be available January 3, 2019.  I also played along with CAS(E) This Sketch challenge # 302.  Please be sure to stop by CAS(E) This Sketch to see all the beautiful projects and to play along.  I love doing sketch challenges because it really gives me a great place to start.  Here’s their sketch.

Here is what I came up with for the sketch.  Take a look.

I started with a Grapefruit Grove card front.  I adhered, with Snail, a piece of the gorgeous new Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper, which you can earn FREE from Sale-A-Bration starting January 3, 2019.  This paper is just one of the amazing items you can earn with a $50.00 order.

On a small piece of Whisper White cardstock I stamped the floral scroll from the Beauty Abounds Cling Stamp Set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.  I colored it in using my Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green and Highland Heather Stampin’ Blends Markers.  I adhered it to a Grapefruit Grove mat using Snail.  I adhered another smaller piece of the Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper to a Grapefruit Grove mat using Snail.  I adhered the 2 matted pieces to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

I stamped the Bokeh Dots from the Beauty Abounds stamp set in Balmy Blue Ink on another small piece of Whisper White cardstock.  I stamped the sentiment from the Incredible Like You Photopolymer Stamp Set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink over the dots.  I adheres the sentiment strip to a Grapefruit Grove mat using Snail then adhered it to the card front over the 2 artwork pieces using Stampin’ Dimensionals.  I adhered the card front to a Balmy Blue card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

On the inside, I stamped the Happy Birthday from the Amazing Life Photopolymer Stamp Set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink in the center of a Whisper White panel.  I stamped the scroll above the Happy Birthday in Balmy Blue Ink.  I adhered the Whisper White panel to the Balmy Blue card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

To finish my card, I decorated a Medium Whisper White Envelope.  I stamped the floral scroll from the Beauty Abounds stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on the front of the envelope.  I adhered a piece of the Botanical Butterfly DSP to the envelope flap.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you liked my card.  All the products uses today will be available January 3, 2019.  Purchasing these stamp sets earns you the free Designer Series Paper.

Card stock cuts for this project:

• Balmy Blue Cardstock 4 1/4″ X 11″ (card base scored and folded at 5 1/2″)
• Grapefruit Grove Cardstock 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (card front mat), 2-3 7/8″ X 1 5/8″(artwork mats), 3 3/8″ X 1 1/8″ (sentiment mat)
• Whisper White Cardstock 3 3/4″ X 1 1/2″(artwork), 1″ X 3 1/4″ (front sentiment),    4″ X 5 1/4″ (inner liner)
• Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper 4″ X 5 1/4″(card front), 3 3/4″ X 1 1/2″(artwork)

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Good Friday morning all my fellow stampers.  Well we’ve made it through another week and for some you may have a nice long weekend coming up with Christmas being only 4 days away, YIKES.  Is everyone ready?  I finally got my Christmas cards mailed out and hopefully they will arrive before Christmas.

For today I’ve got a sneak peek for you of a new stamp set and Designer Series Paper coming up in the new 2019 Occasions Catalog, which you will be able to order from in less than 2 weeks my friends, YAY.  I’ve also played along with the Freshly Made Sketches #368.  Please be sure to stop by Freshly Made Sketches to see the beautiful projects and to play along.  Here is their sketch.

This sketch really helped me out today, since I was having major crafters block.  Here is my take on the sketch.  Take a look.

I started with a card base of Sahara Sand cardstock.  I adhered a piece of the new BEAUTIFUL Floral Romance Designer Series Paper, available January 3, 2019, using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I matted another piece of the DSP on a small piece of Sahara Sand cardstock using Snail.

I took a small piece of Pear Pizzazz cardstock and ran it through my Big Shot using the Lovely Floral Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  I then adhered it to a Sahara Sand mat using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  I adhered the 2 matted pieces onto the card front.  The Pear Pizzazz one I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue and the DSP one I used Stampin’ Dimensionals.

On a small piece of Whisper White cardstock I stamped the sentiment from the new Humming Along stamp set, available January 3, 2019, in Petal Pink Ink.  I cut the sentiment out using my Big Shot and the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies.  I edged the oval using my Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Write Marker to give a little dimension.  I cut the Sahara Sand mat out using the same framelits dies.  I adhered the sentiment to the Sahara Sand mat using Multipurpose Liquid Glue then adhered it to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.  I added a few Clear Rhinestone Basic Jewels for a little bling.

On the inside I used the One For All stamp set, but only the sentiment part of one of the stamps.  I colored the stamp using my Mossy Meadow and Petal Pink Stampin’ Write Markers and stamped it in the center of a Whisper White panel.  I then stamped the leaf from the Humming Along stamp set in Pear Pizzazz Ink, stamping off twice, in the center of the sentiment.  I adhered the Whisper White panel to the Sahara Sand card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

To finish my card off I decorated a Medium Whisper White Envelope.  I stamped the leaf from Humming Along stamp set on the bottom front of the envelope in Pear Pizzazz Ink.  I adhered a piece of Floral Romance DSP to the envelope flap.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you liked my card.  These items will all be available on January 3, 2019.  Happy Stamping!

Card stock cuts for this project:

• Sahara Sand Cardstock 4 1/4″ X 11″ (card base scored and folded at 5 1/2″),       2-2 1/8″ X 2 7/8″ (mats for card front pieces), scrap for oval
• Pear Pizzazz Cardstock 2′ X 2 3/4″ (embossed card front piece)
• Whisper White Cardstock 4′ X 5 1/4″ (inner liner), scrap for oval sentiment
• Floral Romance Designer Series Paper 4″ X 5 1/4″ (card front), 2″ X 2 3/4″ (matted card front piece)

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Good Wednesday morning my fellow stampers.  I have a sneak peak for you today from the upcoming Sale-A-Bration catalog.

My card today is for 2 challenges.  It’s for Global Designs Project # 169 and for Sunday Stamps Getting Sketchy # 194.  Be sure to stop by Global Designs and Sunday Stamps to see all the amazing projects made and to play along.

Global Designs Project #169 has a color challenge.

Sunday Stamps has a Sketch challenge.

Here is what I came up with for the 2 challenges.  Take a look.

I started with a piece of Brights 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper in Poppy  Parade and adhered it to a Pool Party mat using Snail.  I adhered it to a Poppy Parade card front using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  On a small piece of Whisper White cardstock using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink,  I stamped the frog from the up coming So Hoppy Together stamp set that will be available FREE as a Sale-A-Bration item from January 3, 2019 – March 31, 2019.  You will be able to get this stamp set free with a $50 purchase.  I colored the frog in using Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends Markers.

I cut the frog image out using my Big Shot and one of the circles from the Stitched Shaped Framelits Dies.  I cut the scalloped circle out in Pool Party cardstock using the Layering Circles Framelits Dies.  I adhered the artwork to the scalloped circle mat using Snail and adhered it to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I stamped the dragonfly from the So Hoppy Together stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink above the frog image.  On a strip of Whisper White cardstock I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and made a banner.  I adhered the banner below the frog using Snail and added a Granny Apple Green Glitter Enamel Dot.  I adhered the card front to a Pool Party card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

On the inside on a Whisper White panel I stamped the sentiment from Colorful Seasons stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.  I stamped the frog and the bees from the So Hoppy Together stamp set on the bottom of the panel.  I adhered the Whisper White panel to the Pool Party card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

To finish my card I decorated a Medium Whisper White Envelope.  I stamped the frog and dragonfly image from So Hoppy Together stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on the bottom front of the envelope.  I colored the frog in using Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends Markers.  I colored the dragonfly in with Pool Party and Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends Markers.  I adhered a piece of Brights 6 X 6 DSP to the envelope flap.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you liked my card.  Starting January 3, 2019 you will be able to earn this stamp set with Sale-A-Bration along with a lot of other great items.  Happy Stamping.

Card stock cuts for this project:

• Pool Party Cardstock 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″ (card base scored and folded at 4 1/4″),        2 1/8″ X 5″ (designer series paper mat)
• Poppy Parade Cardstock 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (card front), 3″ X 3″ (artwork mat)
• Whisper White Cardstock 4″ X 5 1/4″ (inner liner), 3″ X 3″ (artwork)
• Brights 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper 2″ X 4 7/8″

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