Month: March 2012

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Creative Peach Parade Parlor

Happy Wednesday everyone! Only two more days until my favorite day! I love my weekends, I always make a card every night but my weekends I can just be creative which is my favorite thing to do! For today’s card I used a “new to me” background stamp, Parlor Prints. The base of the card is Soft Suede and to that I added a piece of Very Vanilla stamped with the Parlor Prints Background Stamp in Peach Parfait. I stamped some images from the Creative Elements Stamp Set in Poppy Parade and cut them out with my Paper Snips. They were mounted on the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the Perfect Words (Host(ess)) Stamp set and is stamped in Peach Parfait and punched out with the Modern Label Punch. I placed that on a tag from the Lots of Tags Sizzlits Set using Soft Suede Card Stock. Two everyday Enchantment Brads from the Ribbon and Brad Pack (Sale-A-Bration) are the perfect finishing touch. The card is nice, simple and uncluttered but the background stamp gives it a vintage feel with some nice detail. Thanks for stopping by and have an magnificent day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Soft Suede and Very Vanilla Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Peach Parfait and Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Parlor Prints Background Stamp Wood Mount, Creative Elements and Perfect Words (Host(ess)) Clear Mount

Embellishments: Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack (Sale-A-Bration)

Tools: Big Shot, Lots of Tags Sizzlits Set, Paper Snips, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Modern Label Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. Be one of the first 10 and also get a color kit. If you purchase $150 worth of product you would be entitled to these bonus items with your order right away:

FREE Sale-A-Bration Tote

Three FREE items from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog

$25 in FREE Hostess items for the Idea Book & Catalog or the Occasions Mini Catalog

You will earn 3 Anchor Rewards (7 more and you get your free Stamp Set!)

That is an excellent deal and it will be over March 31st! Click on the catalog to start shopping or email me your order! 🙂

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Mojo 233

Hello peeps! Happy Tuesday to you all. I forgot to mention yesterday that I went down to the High Line in Manhattan with my friend Kim on Sunday. The High Line is a section of old elevated train track that they have turned into a greenspace. If you get the chance go and see it, it’s quite neat! For this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge we have this to work with…

I always love the Mojo sketches and this is good one. With Sale-A-Bration over in less than two weeks I decided it was time to use it once again. The base of the card is Very Vanilla. I used two pieces of Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (Sale-A-Bration) for the background and separated them with a piece of Very Vanilla 1/2″ Grosgrain Ribbon. I stamped some images from the Fresh Vintage Stamp Set (Sale-A-Bration) in Pool Party and Calypso Coral and punched them out with the 1/2″ Circle Punch and the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch. They are mounted on Stampin’ Dimensionals for a little extra pop. The greeting is from the Curly Cute Stamp Set and is stamped in Calypso Coral and mounted to a piece of Pool Party that was punched along one side with the Scallop Edge Border Punch.It’s actually a pretty simple card and I am loving the colors! Thank for paying me a visit today and I’ll see you tomorrow! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! supplies used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Pool Party and Calypso Coral Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Pool Party and Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Curly Cute and Fresh Vintage (Sale-A-Bration) Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Everyday Enchantment (Sale-A-Bration)

Embellishments: 1/4″ Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: 1/2″ Circle Punch, Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. Be one of the first 10 and also get a color kit. If you purchase $150 worth of product you would be entitled to these bonus items with your order right away:

FREE Sale-A-Bration Tote

Three FREE items from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog

$25 in FREE Hostess items for the Idea Book & Catalog or the Occasions Mini Catalog

You will earn 3 Anchor Rewards (7 more and you get your free Stamp Set!)

That is an excellent deal and it will be over March 31st! Click on the catalog to start shopping or email me your order! 🙂

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Paper Players #87

Good morning and welcome to Monday, brought to you today by the Paper Players Challenge #87…

This week featuring… buttons! I have quite a few buttons but I always for get to use them, thankfully this weeks challenge reminded me! I used three different stamp sets that all coordinate quite well together. The base of the card is Baja Breeze and to that I added a background of Soft Suede that I ran through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I used the Young Vermillion Wood Mount Stamp for the focal image of the card stamped in Soft Suede. The detail in the image is amazing, it’s definitely a favorite of mine. The strip along the bottom, also stamped in Soft Suede, is from the Fresh Vintage Stamp Set (Sale-A-Bration) and it also coordinates with the Tea Shoppe Set (Occasions Mini). I choose the greeting from the Happiest Birthday Wishes (Host(ess)) Stamp Set and they are backed with Baja Breeze. All of the stamped images are adhered to the card with Stampin Dimensionals. For the perfect finishing touch I added three buttons in Baja Blue from the Twitterpated Designer Buttons (Occasions Mini) and adhered them with Mini Glue Dots. I love the color combination and want to thank the Paper Players for reminding me to use my buttons. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede and Baja Breeze Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Young Vermillion Wood Mount, Happiest Birthday Wishes (Host(ess)) and Fresh Vintage (Sale-A-Bration) Clear Mount

Embellishments: Twitterpated Designer Buttons

Tools: Big Shot,  Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin Dimensionals and SNAIL

Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. Be one of the first 10 and also get a color kit. If you purchase $150 worth of product you would be entitled to these bonus items with your order right away:

FREE Sale-A-Bration Tote

Three FREE items from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog

$25 in FREE Hostess items for the Idea Book & Catalog or the Occasions Mini Catalog

You will earn 3 Anchor Rewards (7 more and you get your free Stamp Set!)

That is an excellent deal and it will be over March 31st! Click on the catalog to start shopping or email me your order! 🙂

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Eiffel Espresso Cobbler

Good morning everyone, I hope that you are all having a nice weekend. I spent the day with my daughter and we ran some errands. I also got to spend some quality time with my stamps today, I had a bunch of cards to make and got a lot done. For today’s card I did a simple love card. I only used one stamp set and four different colors. For the base of the card I used Early Espresso. I then took a piece pf Very Vanilla and used two images from the Artistic Etchings Stamp Set to create a background. I stamped them in More Mustard and did it randomly. The beautiful Eiffel Tower image is stamped in Early Espresso and I put three 3/16″ Metallic Brads in the left corner. It was mounted on Cherry Cobbler along with the amour that is stamped in Cherry Cobbler Ink. A nice simple Sunday card and with a quick greeting change it could become a birthday, thank you or any other type of card that you need. Thank you for taking some time out of your Sunday to stop by and take a look, have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso and Cherry Cobbler Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Early Espresso, More Mustard and Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Artistic Etchings Clear Mount

Embellishments: 3/16″ Metallic Brads

Tools: Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Paper Cutter and SNAIL

Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. Be one of the first 10 and also get a color kit. If you purchase $150 worth of product you would be entitled to these bonus items with your order right away:

FREE Sale-A-Bration Tote

Three FREE items from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog

$25 in FREE Hostess items for the Idea Book & Catalog or the Occasions Mini Catalog

You will earn 3 Anchor Rewards (7 more and you get your free Stamp Set!)

That is an excellent deal and it will be over March 31st! Click on the catalog to start shopping or email me your order! 🙂

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Razzleberry Bright Birthday

Good morning and happy Saturday! What is everyone up to this weekend? I’m going to make some cards today for some friends and spend some time outside, it’s supposed to be nice today. Today’s card is great when you just need a quick and simple birthday card. The card is a note card size and would be perfect for anyone. I used the Notecards Pack, they come with 20 pre-cut and scored note cards and 20 envelopes in Whisper White. The background is Daffodil Delight that was ran through the Big Shot in the Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I used the Bright Blossoms Stamp Set (Pre-Order) to stamp some more Daffodil Delight and punched it out with the Large Oval Punch and then cut it in half to make the vases. I stamped the flowers in Rich Razzleberry on Whisper White and backed it with Rich Razzleberry Card Stock. The greeting is from the Party This Way Stamp Set (Sale-A-Bration) and is stamped in Rich Razzleberry and punched out with the Word Window Punch and backed by a piece of Rich Razzleberry punched out with the Modern Label Punch. I adhered it all to the background with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The card would be perfect for anyone and with a quick greeting change could be a thank you too. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry and Daffodil Delight Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Party This Way (Sale-A-Bration) and Bright Blossoms (Pre-Order) Clear Mount

Sale-A-Bration is coming to a close. Place your order and don’t miss out on the great free products or just pick up some more of your favorite Designer Series Paper before it goes away! Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. Be one of the first 10 and also get a color kit. If you purchase $150 worth of product you would be entitled to these bonus items with your order right away:

FREE Sale-A-Bration Tote

Three FREE items from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog

$25 in FREE Hostess items for the Idea Book & Catalog or the Occasions Mini Catalog

You will earn 3 Anchor Rewards (7 more and you get your free Stamp Set!)

That is an excellent deal and it will be over March 31st! Click on the catalog to start shopping or email me your order! 🙂

Tools: Big Shot, Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Large Oval Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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PPA 131

FRIDAY!! FRIDAY!! FRIDAY!! Yeah!! I loves me some Friday! Can you tell I’m happy that the week is over?! I’m really looking forward to the weekend, I don’t have a lot planned for a change so it might actually be a little relaxing. Pals Paper Arts has moved to a biweekly routine, I do miss the weekly ones but for this weeks sketch they give us this…

I wanted to use the Bright Blossoms Stamp Set (Pre-Order) but not the colors that coordinate with the suite. I opted for some Pear Pizzaz, Peach Parfait and Concord Crush. We will be saying goodbye to these colors in a few months and welcoming in some new ones so I am going to give them a good send-off. The base of the card is Pear Pizzaz and is left plain. I used a piece of Designer Series Paper Patterns Stack in Concord Crush (Retired) from a 6 x 6 stack that I got for winning the Blog Candy blowout on Pals last year. I love the paper with it’s diagonal stripes. The greeting is from the Delightful Dozen Stamp Set and is stamped in Concord Crush on Whisper White. I markered an image from the Bright Blossoms Stamp Set (Pre-Order) in Concord Crush, Pear Pizzaz and Peach Parfait and cut it out with my paper snips and popped it up on a Stampin’ Dimensional. The flagged ends were made using the 1″ Square Punch on Concord Crush and Whisper White. I stamped another image from Bright Blossoms in Pear Pizzaz and Peach Parfait and punched them out with the 1/2″ Circle Punch and popped those up on Stampin’ Dimensionals too. I love the color combination with it’s muted spring look. I hope you enjoyed today’s card and thanks for dropping in. Please leave a comment and let me know what you think. Have a great FRIDAY!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Pear Pizzaz, Concord Crush and Peach Parfait Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Concord Crush, Pear Pizzaz and Peach Parfait Classic Stampin’ Ink

Markers: Concord Crush, Pear Pizzaz and Peach Parfait Stampin’ Write Markers

Stamp Sets: Delightful Dozen and Bright Blossoms (Pre-Order) Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: 2011-2012 In-Color Paper Patterns 6 x 6 Stack (Retired)

Tools: 1″ Square Punch, 1/2″ Circle Punch, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Sale-A-Bration is only on for two more weeks! Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. Be one of the first 10 and also get a color kit. If you purchase $150 worth of product you would be entitled to these bonus items with your order right away:

FREE Sale-A-Bration Tote

Three FREE items from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog

$25 in FREE Hostess items for the Idea Book & Catalog or the Occasions Mini Catalog

You will earn 3 Anchor Rewards (7 more and you get your free Stamp Set!)

That is an excellent deal and it will be over March 31st! Click on the catalog to start shopping or email me your order! 🙂

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Big Hug Bright Smooch

Happy Thursday! It’s almost Friday, wee! I would like to take a minute to welcome my two new recruits, Angie and Melissa! Two very talented ladies that are going to have a lot of fun with Stampin’ Up! And now to business at hand. Today’s card uses more of the pre-order items from the new Summer Smooches Collection, which will be available for customer pre-order on April 1st. The base of the card is Whisper White and to that I added a piece of Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper (Pre-Order) and a piece of Tangerine Tango that was punched with the Scallop Edge Punch along one side. The image is from the Bright Blossoms (Pre-Order) Set and was markered with Tangerine Tango and Lucky Limeade and stamped on more Whisper White backed with some more Tangerine Tango. The greeting is from the Perfect Words Stamp Set (Host(ess)) and is stamped in Tangerine Tango. The large brad is a Summer Smooches Fabric Covered Brad (Pre-Order) in Lucky Limeade with little white tulips. I can’t wait for everyone to get their hands on the new stuff and see what beautiful creations you make. Thank you for stopping by and enjoy your day. 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White and Tangerine Tango Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin’ Ink

Marker: Tangerine Tango and Lucky Limeade Stampin’ Write Markers

Stamp Sets: Bright Blossoms (Pre-Order) and Perfect Words (Host(ess)) Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Summer Smooches (Pre-Order)

Embellishments: Summer Smooches Fabric Covered Brads (Pre-Order)

Tools: Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Scallop Edge Punch and SNAIL

Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. Be one of the first 10 and also get a color kit. If you purchase $150 worth of product you would be entitled to these bonus items with your order right away:

FREE Sale-A-Bration Tote

Three FREE items from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog

$25 in FREE Hostess items for the Idea Book & Catalog or the Occasions Mini Catalog

You will earn 3 Anchor Rewards (7 more and you get your free Stamp Set!)

That is an excellent deal and it will be over March 31st! Click on the catalog to start shopping or email me your order! 🙂

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Paper Players #86

Good morning and welcome to Wednesday, we are halfway there people! For this weeks Paper Players they give us a color challenge…

And what a great combination of colors it is. I love Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder and Crumb Cake. I will miss Pear Pizzaz when it retires in a few months too. I also did something that I never usually do, my card today has a very vintage feel to it. I sponged everything in Crumb Cake. The base of the card is Pool Party. I took some Wisteria Wonder and ran it through the Big Shot using the Vintage Wallpaper Texture Impressions Embossing Folder. The sponging on it really makes the design shine through. I rounded the corners with the 1″ Circle Punch on the card and background. The stamp is from the set Up In the Air (Host(ess)) from the Occasions Mini Catalog and is stamped in Black Staz-on Ink. I colored in the flowers with my Stampin’ Write Markers using Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder and Pear Pizzaz. I then stamped the birdhouse again on crumb cake and popped it up on a Stampin’ Dimensional. The backing for the image is Crumb Cake and I flagged the ends with the 1 3/8″ Square Punch and rounded the other side with the 2 1/2″ Circle Punch. The strip across the middle is Pear Pizzaz with a piece of Crumb Cake 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon across it. I mounted the image with some more Stampin’ Dimensionals and there you have it, Paper Player Challenge #86. Thank you, as always, for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Wisteria Wonder, Pear Pizzaz and Pool Party Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Black Staz-on Ink

Markers: Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder and Pear Pizzaz Stampin’ Write Markers

Stamp Set: Up In the Air (Host(ess)) (Occasion Mini) Clear Mount

Embellishments: Crumb Cake 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Texture Impressions Embossing Folder, 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, 1″ Circle Punch, 1 3/8″ Square Punch, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. Be one of the first 10 and also get a color kit. If you purchase $150 worth of product you would be entitled to these bonus items with your order right away:

FREE Sale-A-Bration Tote

Three FREE items from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog

$25 in FREE Hostess items for the Idea Book & Catalog or the Occasions Mini Catalog

You will earn 3 Anchor Rewards (7 more and you get your free Stamp Set!)

That is an excellent deal and it will be over March 31st! Click on the catalog to start shopping or email me your order! 🙂

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Mojo 232

Happy Tuesday morning to everyone. I still can’t get myself straightened out after we adjusted the clocks, my mind hasn’t reset itself yet! Is anyone else having this problem too?!?! No on to more important things, I give you this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge…

I always enjoy making my Mojo card and I’m using some of the pre-order items that will be available for customers to pre-order on April 1st. The card base is Whisper White. I ran some Daffodil Delight through the Big Shot using the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The bottom is the new Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper (Pre-Order) in Daffodil Delight and Island Indigo. The stamped images are from the Bright Blossoms Stamp Set (Pre-Order) and were markered with Lucky Limeade and Island Indigo Stampin’ Write Markers. The tulips are stamped in Daffodil Delight and perfectly aligned with my Stamp-a-ma-jig. I used the Eyelet Border Punch for a nice edge along the bottom and then it is mounted on Island Indigo and adhered with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. The little piece behind it is Lucky Limeade. I used one of the greetings from the Perfect Words Stamp Set (Host(ess)), it’s stamped in Lucky Limeade and punched out with the Word Window Punch and backed by a piece if Island Indigo punched out with the Modern Label Punch. A piece of the Island Indigo 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon finishes off the card nicely. I hope that you enjoyed today’s card and thanks so much for stopping by!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight and Island Indigo Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Lucky Limeade Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Perfect Words (Host(ess)) and Bright Blossoms (Pre-Order) Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Summer Smooches

Embellishments: Island Indigo 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Eyelet Border Punch, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. Be one of the first 10 and also get a color kit. If you purchase $150 worth of product you would be entitled to these bonus items with your order right away:

FREE Sale-A-Bration Tote

Three FREE items from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog

$25 in FREE Hostess items for the Idea Book & Catalog or the Occasions Mini Catalog

You will earn 3 Anchor Rewards (7 more and you get your free Stamp Set!)

That is an excellent deal and it will be over March 31st! Click on the catalog to start shopping or email me your order! 🙂

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Indigo Blossom Smooches Sneak Peek

Good Monday morning to you all. Is it just me or does the weekend go way too fast? I had a very nice Sunday. I drove into the city and picked up my friend Kim and we drove with the top down in the car to Brooklyn to meet some friends and we saw The Lorax. It was pretty good. We came back across the Brooklyn Bridge with the top down again and you sometimes forget how amazing the views of Manhattan are! On to today’s card which is another sneak peek at the Summer Smooches Suite of products that will be available for customer pre-order on April 1st. I started with a note card size card base of Whisper White. I added a piece of the Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper in Tangerine Tango and rounded the top right and lower left corners on everything on the card. The image is from the Bright Blossoms Stamp Set and is stamped in Island Indigo and Tangerine Tango. The “vase” Is the 1″ Square Punch mounted on a Stampin’ Dimensional. I got the greeting from the Fabulous Phrases Stamp Set and that is stamped in Island Indigo too and mounted on Stampin’ Dimensionals. Like I said before I really like the Summer Smooches suite and can’t wait to make some more cards with it. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White and Island Indigo Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Island Indigo and Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Bright Blossoms (Summer Smooches Sneak Peek) and Fabulous Phrases Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Summer Smooches

Tools: 1″ Square Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, 3/16″ Corner Rounder, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. Be one of the first 10 and also get a color kit. If you purchase $150 worth of product you would be entitled to these bonus items with your order right away:

FREE Sale-A-Bration Tote

Three FREE items from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog

$25 in FREE Hostess items for the Idea Book & Catalog or the Occasions Mini Catalog

You will earn 3 Anchor Rewards (7 more and you get your free Stamp Set!)

That is an excellent deal and it will be over March 31st! Click on the catalog to start shopping or email me your order! 🙂