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Enchanted Label Fancy Fold

Good morning and happy Saturday! It’s the weekend so that means I get to spend some quality time with my stamps today! I have a bunch of cards to make and I’m looking forward to a nice creative afternoon. For today’s card I was looking around on Stampin’ Connection, one of the perks of being a Demonstrator, and I came across this tutorial for using the Framelits Labels Dies (Occasions Mini) in a new way. A Demonstrator by the name of Cristy Butzen posted the card. I changed the mechanics of the card a little to make it open a little differently. The base of the card is an 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ piece of Lucky Limeade Card Stock. I scored it at 2 1/8″ and 4 1/4″ with my Simply Scored. Using my Big Shot I put the card stock on the cutting plate and lined the Labels Collection Framelit on the center 2 1/8″ score line. Then I slid the other cutting plate into the Big Shot and lined the edge of it up with the 2 1/8″ score line and ran it through. Doing this only cuts out the piece that is under the cutting plate. It is then folded along the score lines and ready to embellish. I used Pool Party cut out with the same size label die and a piece of Very Vanilla cut out with one size smaller. I stamped the tea cup in Calypso Coral and markered the pansy in Calypso Coral and Lucky Limeade from the Tea Shoppe Stamp Set (Occasions Mini). The greeting is from the Curly Cute Stamp Set and is also stamped in Calypso Coral. I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to line everything up. A piece of Calypso Coral Card Stock was punched along one side with the Scallop Edge Border Punch. To that I added two lengths of Calypso Coral 1/8″ Organdy Ribbon from the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack (Sale-A-Bration). The stamped piece was adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Inside I used some of the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (Sale-A-Bration) and another Label cut out in Very Vanilla. I love the mechanics of the card and it makes for a nice change from the traditional. Thank you so much for taking some time out of your day to stop and have a look. Have a great Saturday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

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

Ink: Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Tea Shoppe (Occasions Mini) and Curly Cute Clear Mount

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

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

Tools: Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits Dies (Occasions Mini), Scallop Edge Border Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Did you know that one of the FREE items that you can get from Sale-A-Bration is a pack of the 2011-2013 In-Color Card Stock? 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:

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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!)

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Creative Mixed Parlor

Happy FRIDAY everyone! We are almost to the weekend! My friend Kim and I are taking my daughter to see Rent this Sunday. It’s my daughter’s favorite movie and I have never seen the play so it should be a good time! For today’s card I used my Parlor Prints Background Stamp again. The base of the card is Very Vanilla. I stamped a piece of Pool Party with Soft Suede Ink for my own Designer Series Paper. For the greeting I stamped an image from the Creative Elements Stamp Set in Soft Suede and cut it out with my Paper Snips. I punched a piece of Peach Parfait with the 1 3/4″ Scalloped Circle Punch. I then stamped a piece of Very Vanilla with another image from Creative Elements in Peach Parfait and then stamped the greeting in Soft Suede from the Elementary Elegance (Sale-A-Bration) Stamp Set and punched it out with the Curly Label Punch. The flower is from the Mixed Bunch Stamp Set (Occasions Mini) and is Soft Suede stamped on Peach Parfait then punched out with the Blossom Punch. I punched out some Very Vanilla with the 2 3/8″ Scalloped Circle Punch to put behind it and attached them together with a brad form the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack (Sale-A-Bration). The greeting and the Flower are adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I like the vintage feel but slightly modern edge to the card. Thank you so much for stopping by today and have a great FRIDAY!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Pool Party and Peach Parfait Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Soft Suede and Peach Parfait Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Elementary Elegance (Sale-A-Bration), Creative Elements and Mixed Bunch Clear Mount

Embellishments: Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack

Tools: 1 3/4″ Scalloped Circle Punch, 2 3/8″ Scalloped Circle Punch, Blossom Punch, Curly Label Punch, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, 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:

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Three FREE items from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog

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

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Happy Birthday Little B

Good morning everyone! I hope that you are all having a good week so far. It’s bound to get better tomorrow because it’s Friday! 🙂 Today’s card is for my Godson Brian. I call him little B because I know so many Brian’s! I have used the Uncharted Territory Stamp Set a lot for masculine birthday cards and it really is a great set. The base of the card is Not Quite Navy and the background was created by running a piece of So Saffron though the Big Shot using the Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1. The image, as I mentioned, is from Uncharted Territory and is stamped in Not Quite Navy Ink. I used the birds from Up, Up & Away, they almost look like they are made for this set.  For the greeting I used my “go to” birthday set Happiest Birthday Wishes. Three gold Metallic Brads finish off the card in the top right corner mounted on some more Not Quite Navy. Thanks for stopping by today and have a great day!

Stampin Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Not Quite Navy and So Saffron Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Uncharted Territory and Happiest Birthday Wishes Clear Mount

Embellishments: 3/16″ Metallic Brads

Tools: Big Shot, Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Sticky Strip 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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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! 🙂