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Freshly Made Sketches 47

Good morning peeps. How is your week so far? Mine is humming right along. It’s Thursday and tomorrow is Friday! I love Fridays, the work week os over and the weekend begins. On to today’s post which is for this weeks Freshly Made Sketches Challenge. This week Jennifer T. has provided us with this lovely sketch…

As soon as I saw it I knew exactly what I wanted to use. I love the circus themed items in the World Spectacular Products Suite. Great colors and really neat stamps, it has Island Indigo so it has to be a favorite! The base of my card is Crumb Cake Card Stock that I stamped with Crumb Cake ink with the distressed Dots Background Stamp. I embossed a piece of Calypso Coral with the Argyle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and mounted it to a piece of Early Espresso before adhering it to the card. Three pieces of World Spectacular Designer Series Paper are flagged on the one side and adhered to the embossed piece. I punched out a piece of Island Indigo with the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch and used the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack and Paper-Piercing Tool to pierce it before adhering it to the card with Stampin’ DImensionals. The elephant is from the You’re Amazing Stamp Set and is stamped in Early Espresso. I stamped the image again in Calypso Coral and cut them out with my Paper Snips. He is also mounted to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The winner image is from the same set and is stamped in Cherry Cobbler and punched out with the Ticket Duo Builder Punch. I think the card is nice and colorful but not too over the top. I hope that you enjoyed this weeks Freshly Made Sketches Challenge card and thank you so much for stopping by, I appreciate your visit. Have a wonderful day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Island Indigo and Early Espresso

Ink: Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler and Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ ink

Stamp Sets: Distressed Dots Wood Mount Background Stamp and You’re Amazing Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: World Spectacular

Tools: Big Shot, Argyle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Paper Snips, 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. If you purchase $150 worth of product you will be eligible for $25 in Host(ess) dollars to get one of the great new Host(ess) Sets or any other items from the NEW 2012-2013 Catalog or the NEW Holiday Catalog!

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Mojo 253

Hello and good morning to you all. First order of business, Happy Birthday to my friend Danielle! I hope that everyone is having a good week. Mine is going well. I was a Perfect Prince(ess) over at Freshly Made Sketches today! Thank you to all of the lovely ladies over there and a special thanks to Cindy for choosing my card. You can see the card over at Freshly Made Sketches.

Today’s post is for this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. This week Julee Tilman has provided us with this sketch…

I like when, on occasion, the sketch calls for you to not put things on straight which sometime can be more of a challenge than putting them on straight! For the first time I have some Halloween stamp sets. Ever since I became a Demo I am really into the Holidays like never before. I can’t wait to make some Halloween stuff to decorate the house! My card starts with a base of Basic Black Card Stock. I used the Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Tangerine Tango for the background. The strip of very vanilla “ribbon” is stamped in Tangerine Tango with the Border Banter Stamp Set. The pieces of Designer Series Paper, mounted on Basic Gray and Basic Black, are form the Howlstooh and Scaringbone Collection. For the main image I used a stamp from the Toxic Treats Stamp Set and stamped it in Basic Black on Very Vanilla. I used the Labels Collection Framelits Dies to cut it out and cut out a piece of Basic Black, cut it in half and adhered it to the back for a little border. The greeting is from the same set and is stamped in Tangerine Tango. I used the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack and the Paper-Piercing Tool, fast becoming one of my favorite accessories form the 2012 Catalog, to pierce the edges and flagged the one side with my Paper Snips. The image and greeting are both mounted to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The rosette is also made from the Howlstooth and Scaringbone DSP and I used the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack and the Owl Builder Punch for the circles in the middle. I’m having so much fun using all of the products from both of the catalogs! I hope that you enjoyed this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge card and thank you so much for visiting! Have an amazing day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Very Vanilla and Tangerine Tango

Ink: Basic Black and Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Border Banter and Toxic Treats Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Howlstooth and Scaringbone

Tools: Big Shot, Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Paper Snips, Itty bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Owl Builder Punch, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, 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. If you purchase $150 worth of product you will be eligible for $25 in Host(ess) dollars to get one of the great new Host(ess) Sets or any other items from the NEW 2012-2013 Catalog or the NEW Holiday Catalog!

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Indigo Pool Preserves Paper Bow Box & Card

Good morning everyone, how was your Monday? Mine was great! I hosted card class last night. We did a 3D project base on a box I made a few weeks ago and a 3 x 3 card. The paper bow was a request form my talented friend Sandy, her wish is my command! The box is made from Island Indigo and Pool Party card stock cut to 5 1/4″ and 7 1/4″. I scored the bottom at 1″ and 2″ on all four sides. The top is scored at 1/2″ and 1″ on all four sides but slightly moved over so that the lid fits perfectly. The top of the box has a piece of Island Indigo and to that I mounted a piece of Naturals White Card Stock that I embossed with the Fancy Fan Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I punched out a piece of Island Indigo with the Decorative Label Punch and a piece of Pool Party with the Ticket Duo Builder Punch. They are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The bow is made from Naturals White and is stamped in Island Indigo with the Border Banter Stamp Set. The 1″ Square Punch is used to flag the ends of the bottom pieces. I wrapped a piece of Island Indigo around the middle and mounted it to the punched pieces with a Stampin’ Dimensional. In the middle I used a Vintage Faceted Designer Button and some Whisper White Bakers Twine to tie the greeting that is stamped from the Itty Bitty Banners Stamp Set in Island Indigo. The Bitty Banners Framelits Dies is used to cut it out and the hole is punched with the 1/16″ Handheld Punch.

The base of the 3 x 3 card is Naturals White Card Stock. I added a piece of Pool Party to the front. Using the Festive Paper-Piercing Pack and the Paper-Piercing Tool I pierced a window. The stamped image is from the Friendship Preserves Stamp Set and is stamped in Island Indigo. I used the Window Frames Framelits Dies to cut out the stamped image and then mounted it to a piece of Pool Party that is cut out with the Bitty Banners Framelits Dies with a Stampin’ Dimensional. I hope that you enjoyed the projects that we made at card class. Thank you for visiting and have a super day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Naturals White, Island Indigo and Pool Party

Ink: Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Itty Bitty Banners, Border Banter and Friendship Preserves Clear Mount

Embellishments: Vintage Faceted Designer Button

Tools: Big Shot, Fancy Fan Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies, Bitty Banners Framelits Dies, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, 1/16″ Circle Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Ticket Duo Builder Punch, Simply Scored, 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. If you purchase $150 worth of product you will be eligible for $25 in Host(ess) dollars to get one of the great new Host(ess) Sets or any other items from the NEW 2012-2013 Catalog or the NEW Holiday Catalog!

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Paper Players #107

Hello everyone! How was your weekend? Mine was great but very busy. I did get almost all of my todo list to-done so that’s a very good thing. I’m the host of card class this week and I’m looking forward to it. I’m making beans and rice with all the fixin’s for dinner, one of my daughters favorite meals.

Today’s post is for this week’s Paper Players Challenge. This week we have a back to school sketch challenge from Nance…

It was when I saw this weeks challenge that I wished I had gotten the From Your Teacher Stamp Set from Sale-A-Bration! Here I was thinking when will I ever use that?!?! I opted for a class of theme. I asked my daughter when she graduates and she said 2014 so here is my back to school for the class of 2014. The base of my card is Crumb Cake Card Stock. I used the Large Scallop Edgelit Dies with some Island Indigo and then used the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack and Paper-Piercing Tool along the edge. The paper on the left is from the Fan Fair Designer Series Paper Pack and both items are adhered to the card with SNAIL. I used the Autumn Accents Bigz Die with the Wonderfall Stamp Set for the two leaves that are stamped in Crumb Cake. I thought the letters across them were perfect for school. The Class of and Back to School are stamped in Island Indigo using the Simply Serif Mini Alphabet and my Stamp-a-ma-jig. I paper-pierced and flagged a piece of Island Indigo for the backdrop for the numbers that are form the Memorable Moments Stamp Set and are also stamped in Island Indigo. I cut them out with my handy Paper Snips and they are all adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I have to say that Island Indigo is definitely my favorite color especially when paired with Crumb Cake. I hope that you liked this week’s Paper Players Challenge card and that you are having a great day! Thanks so much for visiting and your comments are always appreciated.

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla and Island Indigo

Ink: Crumb Cake and Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Memorable Moments and Wonderfall Clear Mount and Simply Serif Mini Alphabet Wood Mount

Designer Series Paper: Fan Fair

Tools: Big Shot, Autumn Accents Bigz Die, Large Scallop Edgelit Die, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Paper Snips, Stamp-a-ma-jig, 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. If you purchase $150 worth of product you will be eligible for $25 in Host(ess) dollars to get one of the great new Host(ess) Sets or any other items from the NEW 2012-2013 Catalog or the NEW Holiday Catalog!

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Affection Brocade Friend

Good Sunday morning everyone. How is the weekend so far? Mine has been productive which is a very good thing. I made a few projects and then my friend Kim wanted 10 cards so I made those too. I’m off to the city today to see her and drop them off. It’s a little cloudy out now but hopefully it will clear up. Today’s card is my swap from my meeting that I said I would post last Saturday! Time just gets away sometimes when you’re having fun! The base of the card is Whisper White Card Stock. I embossed a piece of Basic Gray with the Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I used a piece of Primrose Petals 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon across the middle and adhered it around the sides with Sticky Strip. The stamped images are all from the Affection Collection Stamp Set and are cut out with my Paper Snips. The Scalloped cloud image is stamped in Pool Party, The No. 1 flag in Primrose Petals, the wings in Basic Gray and the friend is also stamped in Primrose Petals. They are all adhered to each other with Stampin’ Dimensionals and then to a piece of Vellum Card Stock with SNAIL. The whole thing is adhered to the card with more Stampin’ Dimensionals that I hid behind the stamped images. For a little bling I punched out a piece of Silver Glimmer Paper with the Small Heart Punch and adhered it with a Mini Glue Dot. Affection Collection is definitely one of my favorite stamp sets and I love it in these colors. I hope that you enjoyed today’s card and have yourselves a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White and Basic Gray

Ink: Pool Party, Basic Gray and Primrose Petals

Stamp Set: Affection Collection Clear Mount

Specialty Paper: White Vellum Card Stock and Silver Glimmer Paper

Tools: Big Shot, Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Paper Snips, Mini Glue Dots, 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. If you purchase $150 worth of product you will be eligible for $25 in Host(ess) dollars to get one of the great new Host(ess) Sets or any other items from the NEW 2012-2013 Catalog or the NEW Holiday Catalog!

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PPA 140 Affection Postage Window

Hello everyone and welcome to Saturday! What are you all up to this weekend? I actually started cleaning last night and surprisingly got more accomplished that I thought I would. I’m off to a good start now lets see if I can keep it going! Today’s post is for the bi-monthly Pals Paper Arts Challenge. This time we have a color challenge…

A very interesting color combination that uses one of my favorite new In-Colors, Summer Starfruit. The base of my card is Whisper White Card Stock. I embossed a piece of Baja Breeze with the Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The edging is made by punching a piece of Real Red with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch and cutting it in half lengthwise. I adhered the whole thing to the base with SNAIL. The middle image consist of a piece of Summer Starfruit that I cut out with the Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies and used the Festive Paper-Piercing Pack and the Paper-Piercing Tool around the edge. On top of that is a piece of Real Red and a piece of Whisper White that I stamped an image from the Affection Collection Stamp Set in Baja Breeze. I used the Modern Label Punch to punch out another piece of Summer Starfruit and Paper-Pierced the middle. To the top of that I stamped and image from the Postage Due Stamp Set in Real Red and punched it out with the Postage Stamp Punch. They are adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals to the card. The greeting is also from the Affection Collection Stamp Set and is Stamped in Real Red and punched out with the Extra Large Oval Punch. A piece of Summer Starfruit punched out with the Decorative Label Punch is placed behind it and they are all adhered with more Stampin’ Dimensionals. I was surprised at how much I liked the card when I was finished. Most of the time I can picture exactly what I’m going to do before I start but this one took on a life of it’s own! I hope that you enjoyed this Pals Paper Arts Challenge card and thanks for visiting. Enjoy your Saturday! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Summer Starfruit and Real Red

Ink: Baja Breeze and Real Red Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Affection Collection and Postage Due Clear Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Window Frame Collection Framelits Dies, Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Modern label Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Extra Large Oval Punch, Postage Stamp Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon 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. If you purchase $150 worth of product you will be eligible for $25 in Host(ess) dollars to get one of the great new Host(ess) Sets or any other items from the NEW 2012-2013 Catalog or the NEW Holiday Catalog!

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CCMC 212 Muted Christmas

Hello peeps and happy Friday to you all! I love Friday, it’s such a great day! I have lots to get accomplished this weekend and I’m hosting card class this monday so I have to come up with some neat projects over the weekend and bring some semblance of order to my house! Like I said, lots to do!

Today’s post is for this week’s Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. This week the ladies have given us a color challenge…

Like I said the other day I’m really into the non-tradiotional holiday colors. I am determined to use all kind of unusual combinations this year. The base of my card is Basic Black Card Stock. I used the Holiday Frame Textured Impressions Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Sahara Sand Card Stock. I adhered it to the card base with some SNAIL. The middle group starts with a piece of Real Red that I cut out with the Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies. I used the Festive Paper-Piercing Pack and my Paper-Piercing Tool around the edge. The center stamped images are from the Joyous Celebrations Stamp Set and are stamped in Real Red and Basic Black. I punched the frame out with the Extra Large Oval Punch and adhered it and the window to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. A piece of retired Basic Black 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon is adhered under the window with some Sticky Strip. The greeting is from the Greetings of the Season Stamp Set and is also stamped in Real Red. I used the Itty Bitty Punch Pack to make the ticket corners on both the Whisper White and Real Red and then mounted it to the card with some more Stampin’ Dimensionals. I love the color combination and the new Holiday Frame Textured Impressions Embossing folder paired with the Joyous Celebrations Stamp Set makes Holiday cards simple and elegant! I hope that you enjoyed this week’s Create with Connie and Mary Challenge card. Have an awesome day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Real Red, Sahara Sand and Basic Black

Ink: Real Red and Basic Black Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Joyous Celebrations and Greetings of the Season Clear Mount

Embellishments: Basic Black 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon (Retired)

Tools: Big Shot, Holiday Frame Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Extra Large Oval Punch, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, 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. If you purchase $150 worth of product you will be eligible for $25 in Host(ess) dollars to get one of the great new Host(ess) Sets or any other items from the NEW 2012-2013 Catalog or the NEW Holiday Catalog!

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Freshly Made Sketches #46

Hello everyone! How are we all doing today? I’m doing great! I downloaded my update to My Digital Studio yesterday and I’m going to play with it over the weekend. There are some really neat new features and you can read all about them here. Today’s post is for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches Challenge. I was lucky enough to be picked as Ann’s Perfect Prince last week! Thanks Ann! This week’s sketch is provided by Lesley…

I was really happy when I saw the sketch, it gave me a reason to use my Top Note Bigz Die. I don’t think I have used it since last Christmas! The base of my card is Tangerine Tango Card Stock. I used a piece of Tangerine Tango 5/8″ Striped Grosgrain Ribbon that I got from the Clearance Rack a while ago. Under that I punched the edge of a piece of Certainly Celery with the Scallop Trim Border Punch, then I wrapped the edges of the ribbon around that back of a piece of So Saffron and adhered it to the card with SNAIL. A piece of Whisper White is cut out with the Top Note Bigz Die and I stamped the image form the Flowering Flourishes Stamp Set in Certainly Celery. I used the Boho Blossoms Punch to punch out the flowers and the Beautiful Wings Embosslit for the butterflies both in Tangerine Tango. Some Mini Glue Dots keep the on the stamped image and I added some Basic Jewels Pearls to the centers of the flowers. The Top Note is adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the Fabulous Phrases Stamp Set and is stamped in Tangerine Tango. I flagged the ends and adhered it to a piece of Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper and used some more Stampin’ Dimensionals to mount it to the card. I love the bright and cheery color combination and clean design. I hope that you enjoyed this week’s Freshly Made Sketches Challenge card and thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, So Saffron and Certainly Celery

Ink: Certainly Celery and Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Flowering Flourishes and Fabulous Phrases Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Summer Smooches

Embellishments: Basic Jewels Pearls and Tangerine Tango 5/8″ Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Top Note Bigz Die, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Paper Snips, Mini Glue Dots, 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. If you purchase $150 worth of product you will be eligible for $25 in Host(ess) dollars to get one of the great new Host(ess) Sets or any other items from the NEW 2012-2013 Catalog or the NEW Holiday Catalog!

This month’s promotion is for the Howl-O-Ween Printer’s Tray Project. Earn this for FREE when you sign up to be a Demonstrator.

Vanilla Burgundy Joyous Frame

Good morning! Today’s the day! The Holiday Catalog is live! You can place your orders for the new goodies by clicking on the catalog to the right. I hope that you have enjoyed all of the sneak peeks and have gotten some inspiration from them. Today’s post uses new items from the Holiday Catalog. The base of the card is Bravo Burgundy Card Stock. I used the new Holiday Frame Textured Impressions Embossing Folder with some Very Vanilla Card Stock for the background. I flagged a piece of Bravo Burgundy and used a piece of retired Very Vanilla 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon and flagged that too and mounted it to the center of the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The frame and the ornament are from the new Joyous Celebrations Stamp Set and are stamped in Bravo Burgundy. I stamped the frame on Sahara Sand and used the Extra Large Oval Punch to punch out the frame and I fussy cut the ornament with my Paper Snips. A Basic Jewels Pearl place in the center of the star finishes off the card. I really like nontraditional holiday colors. This card is a super simple quick and easy one to make and would be great for making a stack to send out to friends. Who wouldn’t want to get this card instead of a store bought one?! Don’t forget, place your order through me and start earning your Anchor Rewards towards any free stamp set of your choice. Thank you so much for stopping by and have a great day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand and Bravo Burgundy

Ink: Bravo Burgundy Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Joyous Celebrations Clear Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Holiday Frame Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Extra Large Oval Punch, Paper Snips, 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. If you purchase $150 worth of product you will be eligible for $25 in Host(ess) dollars to get one of the great new Host(ess) Sets or any other items from the NEW 2012-2013 Catalog or the NEW Holiday Catalog!

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Mojo 252 and Sneak Peek

Good morning peeps! How is everyone doing today? I’m doing pretty good, made it through Monday unscathed! I hope the same holds true for all of you. Today’s post is for this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. This week Julee Tilman has give us the round or square choice…

I went with square as I always do. I know, I need to mix it up but I really like the square card better than the round one. The base of my card is Gumball Green Card Stock. I added two different pieces of Be Of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper for the background. The flagged piece of Very Vanilla is pierced using the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack and Paper-Piercing Tool. The rectangle on top of that consists of a piece of Very Vanilla that is embossed with the new Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder* and mounted to a piece of Gumball Green. The Cherry Cobbler scalloped edge was created using the Adorning Accents Edgelits and adhered to the back before I adhered the whole thing to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I used the Circles #2 Bigz Original Die to cut out the Gumball Green circle, Paper-Pierced that too and adhered it to a piece of Cherry Cobbler that I punched out with the 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch. The greeting is from the Merry & Type Stamp Set and is stamped in Gumball Green and punched out with the Scallop Oval Punch. Two SIlver Mini Brads give it a little bling. The ornaments are from the new Ornament Keepsakes Stamp Set* and are stamped in Cherry Cobbler and Gumball Green. I used the coordinating Holiday Ornaments Framelits Dies to cut them out and adhered then to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I love the new bundles that they have in the Holiday Catalog, they save you 15% when you purchase the stamp set and coordinating framelits together. Today is the last day to take advantage of the Reason to Smile Promotion and bonus $50 Host(ess) promotion. Tomorrow marks the start of the Holiday Catalog order. So many decisions! LOL! I hope that you enjoyed this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge card. Thank you very much for stopping by and have yourselves a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler and Gumball Green

Ink: Cherry Cobbler and Gumball Green Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Merry & Type and Ornament Keepsakes* Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Be Of Good Cheer

Embellishments: Silver Mini Brads

Tools: Big Shot, Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder*, Circles #2 Bigz Original Die, Holiday Ornaments Framelits Dies*, Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies, 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

*2012 Holiday Catalog (Available August 1st)

Today is the last day for you to make a $50* purchase and get the Reason to Smile Stamp Set for $5! Time is also running out for you to get your additional $50 in Host(ess) dollars!

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. If you purchase $150 worth of product you will be eligible for $25 in Host(ess) dollars to get one of the great new Host(ess) Sets or any other items from the NEW 2012-2013 Catalog!

Now is also the best time to host a Workshop. If your Workshop (or individual order) totals $450* you get $115 in Host(ess) dollars plus one item at 50% off!! That’s $115 worth of items FREE plus one item at 50% off from the New Catalog! Hurry, offer ends July 31, 2012.

*The total is for items that are purchased only and does not include shipping or sales tax.