It's Here! The Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini Catalog

This time of year brings a lot of great new products for the holidays.  You are going to have an amazing time falling in love with the new holiday catalog.  

I'm happy to share ideas and products with you.  

Throwback Thursday: Iris Folding Card

This card is a throwback to a technique swap I participated in many years ago.  This is the "Iris Folding" technique.  If you google Iris Folding, you will get tons of templates and ideas to make different patterns.  I had forgotten how pretty this technique was... boy this paper is from Stampin' Up! 2005 or earlier.

Stampin' Up! Floral Wings Hostess Set: Blackberry Bliss and Tip Toe Taupe

This stamp set has become my latest favorite.  If you've been on my blog lately, you know I've made a variation of this card using red and black, black and yellow and now Tip Toe Taupe with Blackberry Bliss. It's a little tricky lining up the roses and the stems on the butterfly, but even if it's a little off, it still look s amazing.

Stampin' Up! Garden in Bloom

The Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack used on this card is retired, but I love it. I used Blackberry Bliss on the flower and stamped off for the 2-step process so the flower would not come out too dark.  The leaves were stamped in Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive. The banner was made using my favorite new Banner Punch.

Very Vanilla Fancy Favor Box & Bottle Tag

Helped out a friend this weekend with some goodies for her Board of Education Retreat.  Made the Fancy Favor boxes for candy treats and the bottle tag serves as a placeholder with every one's name.  

 

Technique Tuesday: Grid Technique

I used to love this Stampin' Up! stamp set...  Baroque Motifs.  This technique reminds me of a quilt more than a grid.  All you do is stamp and score.

Stampin' Up! Criss Cross Pouch

This was one of my projects from my August Stampin Class.  I created this criss cross pouch and we filled with chocolate kisses.  The flower, leaves and greeting is from the Birthday Blossoms set.  Dimensions are below.