Mosaic Embossing Madness and Still More Sale-a-bration Freebies!

Today I have a project I designed for a private class I ran last weekend.  The hostess had seen a sample on Pinterest and asked if we could do something similar for her event.  The original card was designed by Erin Gonzales.  I pretty much CASED Erin's design exactly...

Any occasion card featuring the Mosaic Madness stamp set, with sentiment from Express Yourself (retired) hostess set.

The only changes I made to Erin's design were to add the extra row of Crushed Curry at the top and the rhinestone gems in the centre of each punched mosaic.  I thought is rather timely to showcase this project because the Mosaic Madness stamp set is currently on sale in the Weekly Deals!  What a great time to pick up this versatile set at a discount.
Now, this project has LOTS of heat embossing involved!  The group I was working with were fairly new to the technique, but were pros by the end of the night!  I used Wild Wasabi, Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, Pool Party, and Crushed Curry embossing powders on Basic Black card stock.  Of those embossing powders, only the latter two are still available...I've been hoarding saving the others for a while now:)  I stamped the mosaic image once in the corresponding ink colours, all of which ARE still available :)  I used the coordinating Mosaic Punch to punch each stamped image out.

The sentiment is heat embossed in white.  I matted the front panel on a piece of Pool Party card stock before mounting it on a Whisper White card base.  I added some rhinestones that I coloured using my beloved Blendabilities.
I didn't take a photo of the inside of this one because it was one of those rare occasions I left the inside blank to allow lots of space to write a personal message.  Sometimes it's nice to have room to write a few heartfelt words of encouragement.

Now, are you ready for more exciting news?  Stampin;' Up! has just announced even more items available for FREE for the last few weeks of Sale-a-bration!  These are regular catalogue items that they are making available to replace the Blendabilties, which are no longer available.  Check out the full selection HERE

Off Kilter Mosaic Madness

Happy Thursday!  This project is perfect for today...I am slightly off-kilter this week!  I have some weird bug that is causing me to experience vertigo.  I think it may be a sinus infection...fun times!  I'm hoping to get to a doctor today...if you don't hear from me for the next little while you'll know why :(

This will be a quick post to share this project that I am doing with my Techniques group tonight...if I can manage to stay upright long enough!

Thank you card featuring the Mosaic Madness stamp set and using the Faux Metal Technique.

This month we are all about faux metal and faux rusted metal.  On this one I used silver embossing powder on Brushed Silver card stock to create my faux metal accent using the Mosaic Madness stamp set.  I love the look of that image in faux metal!  The images are punched out using the Mosaic punch. The Whisper White background layer is embossed using the Mosaic Madness TIEF. My colour scheme is Lost Lagoon, Whisper White and Basic Gray.

The silver baker's twine is left over from one of last Fall's Paper Pumpkin Kits...you sure do get a ton of product in those magical red boxes!

On the inside I stamped a sentiment from the Something to Say set as well as one of the images from the Mosaic Madness set.

Sorry for the abbreviated post and lack of product links today...I'll be back to normal soon!

Christmas in July Preview...

One of my favourite things about this time of year is our pre-order for the Holiday Catalogue.  I know, you're probably thinking it's a little early to be thinking about snow and Christmas, but I love that during the summer I have time to play and design fabulous Christmas projects that I just don't have the time for once the Holiday season arrives.  Today I want to show you a Christmas  card I designed for a swap I am participating in at Convention in just a couple of weeks. 

Christmas card  featuring the Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder and Mosaic punch with sentiment from More Merry Messages.

This is a quick and easy, yet festive Christmas card. Good thing, because I may well be putting these together on the plane to Salt Lake City!!  So much to do and so little time...hard to believe I'm on holidays :)

Happy Father's Day!

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First let me wish my own dad and my wonderful husband a very happy Father's Day.  Our big plans kind of went south in a hurry as I came down with a case of food poisoning last night.  I have never been so violently ill and nauseous.  There went my lovely breakfast in bed and the dinner with my folks.  Rats!  I am still pretty woosy, but at least am upright enough to write this post...though it will be a short one.
I have a new project from Craft Project Central to show you today...

Get Well Gift Ensemble designed by Julie Wadlinger

Somehow this project is very appropriate, given the last 24 hours I've lived!  No one likes getting sick, let alone in the Summer!  Here is a little Get Well Ensemble that includes a tissue box cover, bag of cough drops and a matching get well card to complete the ensemble.  This get well gift is sure to get your sick friend on the way to recovery!  Change up the theme of the project and make pretty tissue box covers to coordinate with every room in your house!  To access the tutorial for this project visit Craft Project Central and subscribe to June.  
Now to announce the winner of my free month's subscription Facebook giveaway...the winner is:

Tobi Oluwole

Congratulations Tobi...I'll be in touch with details about your subscription.

Have a great Sunday, everyone! 

Today's the Day!!!

It's here!!  The new 2013-14 Annual Catalogue goes live TODAY! 

Click here to view the catalogue online!

We'll be able to start placing orders as of 2:00 pm (EDT) today.  I have my order all ready to go, so the race will be on to see whose order gets shipped first...mine or yours! :)

I have a project to show you that uses more new products from this magnificent book.  Take a look:

Hello card featuring the Mosaic Madness and Happy Day stamp sets.

I thought this was an appropriate card for today, as we say HELLO to the new catty!   I used loads of new products on this one.  Here is a quick list, along with their product numbers just in case you want to add them to your wishlist!

Mosaic Madness stamp set (CM 130249, WM 130246)

Happy Day stamp set (CM 130297,130294)

Modern Medley DSP (126926)

Modern Mosaic TIEF (129984)

Mosaic Punch (131267)

Essentials Hardware Clips (129964)

Coastal Cabana card stock (131297)

If you are local to me and would like to see these products in person be sure to stop by my New Catalogue Open House tomorrow afternoon.  I'd love to see you and personally hand you your FREE copy of the catalogue!  If you can't make it drop me a quick email and I will send you a copy for free :)

Now just a reminder that today is also the LAST day you can order from the Spring Catalogue.  If there are items in there that you just love that are not in the new Annual catty, be sure to add them to your order before the end of the day today.  As of midnight, those fabulous items will be gone for good :(

Tomorrow's the day!!

I. Am. So. Excited!!!  Tomorrow is the day the new catty goes live!  I have my order all ready to go for 2:00 pm (EDT) when we can start placing orders.  Here is a card I made for my Open House on Saturday.  It is chock-full of new products:

Thank you card featuring the Mosaic Madness and Banner Greeting stamp sets

On this card I not only featured two new stamp sets, but I also showcased the new In-colours.  I used four of the five, as well as the new addition to the neutrals family:  Smoky Slate.  The In-colours are Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe, Strawberry Slush and Coastal Cabana.  Kinda makes you want to head for the tropics, no?  I also used the new Mosaic punch and TIEF as well as a bit of Quatrefancy Specialy DSP.  So many fabulous new products...its hard to know which to order first!!
Just a reminder to confirm your attendance by the end of the day today if you're planning to stop by my Open House and Retired Product Yard Sale on Saturday afternoon.  I am prepping the Make-n-Takes this evening, so I'll need to have an idea of numbers.  Be sure to drop me a quick email to let me know if you'll be stopping by.  Hope to see you on Saturday so I can personally hand you your copy of the new catalogue!

Three Days and Counting...

...till the new catty goes live!!  I can't wait to get my hands on the new products in there!  Today I have another taste of some of what you'll see when you open this fantastic new catalogue...

Thank you card featuring the Mosaic Madness stamp set with sentiment from Sassy Salutations

This card is one I'll be featuring as a Make-n-Take at my New Catalogue Open House coming up this Saturday.  It offers a chance to play with some of my favourite new items:  Mosaic Madness stamp set, Mosaic Punch, Quatrefancy Specialty DSP, and Gingham Garden Designer Washi Tape.  What fun!  If you haven't already, be sure to confirm your attendance at this free event by Thursday.  If you're out of town, send me an email and I will mail you a catalogue free of charge.  You won't want to miss your chance to be among the first to get your hands on this fantastic new book!

Mosaic Thanks

Happy Friday!!  Thank goodness the weekend is here...I have so much to get done in so little time!  Check out this project:

Thank you card featuring the new Quatrefancy DSP with sentiment from Sassy Salutations

Lots of fun colour and pattern going on here!  I used three different patterns from the new Quatrefancy Specialty DSP pack and punched each one with my mosaic punch.  I love the way the little four-petal flower from the Itty Bitty shapes pack works so well with the mosaic shape!  I also really like the way the bright colours (Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango and Island Indigo) pop against the black background.  Here are a couple more shots of this fun card:

Inside view

For the inside I stamped one of the mosaic shapes from the Mosaic Madness stamp set in each of the three colours and then punched and popped them using dimensionals.  Of course, I couldn't resist adding a little bling :)

I hope you have great plans this weekend that include a little stamping time.  Enjoy!!

More Sneak Peek Madness!

As we count down to the release of the new Annual Catalogue I have a ton of fun projects to show you that use new products.  Check this one out:

Birthday Card featuring the Mosaic Madness stamp set with sentiment from the Banner Greetings Hostess set.

I just love the new Mosaic Madness stamp set and coordinating punch AND embossing folder!  How great is it that we have three coordinating products to make putting together projects like this super-fast and easy.  to make this card I simply stamped the three quatrefoil images in Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango and Island Indigo and then punched them out.  I embossed my background with the Modern Mosaic TIEF, wrapped and tied a bit of Tangerine Tango 1/4" satin ribbon I had leftover from Saleabration and then layered it on an Island Indigo card base.  I adhered the punched quatrefoils with dimensionals.  I stamped the banner from the new Banner Greetings set, hand cut it and then layered it on top of a banner cut from a sheet from the Quatrefancy DSP pack using my Hearts Aflutter Framelits.  This card was so quick and easy...less than 10 minutes from start to finish, thanks to fantastic coordinating products!  Stay tuned this week for more sneak peek fun!

In-Colour Sneak Peek Madness

 Wow!  I'm not sure what happened to the long weekend, but it's over already!!  It was a busy one full of gardening and deck-building!  Thankfully the weather was simply gorgeous and I made great progress on my gardens.  Still a little ways to go, but they are dramatically better than they were this time last week!
Today I have a card I designed to congratulate one of my Tri-City Stampers team members for her recent promotion.  I featured all five of the new In-Colours...they are yummy!!

Congratulations card featruing the new 2013-15 In-Colours and the Banner Greetings stamp set.

I love these colours...so warm and sunny and soft!  They all work beautifully together too.  The card base is the new Baked Brown Sugar...oh, so delish.  The flowers are, from top to bottom, Pistachio Pudding, Strawberry Slush, Crisp Cantaloupe and Coastal Cabana.  I used the Floral Fusion Sizzlet to cut the flowers and then layered them with a dimensional in between each one for lots of pop.  The DSP is the from the new Quatrefancy pack...so many fantastic patterns and colours!  The sentiment is from the new Banner Greetings Hostess set (which I earned for free through an  incentive program for demonstrator...score!) and is held in place with two silver mini brads.  The finishing touch is the bling...it always makes good things better, don't you think?  Here is a quick shot of the inside of the card:

Inside view with sentiment from Friendly Phrases.

On the inside I stamped an image from the new Mosaic Madness stamp set using the same In-Colours I did on the front.  The sentiment is stamped in Baked Brown Sugar and then punched out with the Decorative Label punch and embellished with little flowers punched with the Itty Bitty Punch Pack.  So much fun!!

Mosaic Madness for Baby

 Baby Card featuring theMosaic Madness and Label Love stamp sets.

Time for another new catty spoiler!

The moment I laid eyes on the new In-Colours for 2013-15 I knew I had to make a baby card with them!  They are so soft and warm I couldn't wait to put together something adorable.  I am discovering that the new Mosaic Madness stamp set and coordinating punch are FAR more versatile than I had first thought.  I've done everything from babies to Christmas (more on that later) with this wonderful set! 
On this project I began with some Pool Party card stock and then overlayed the printed window sheets that come in the new Quatrefancy Specialty DSP pack.  Then I stamped the various quatrefoil images using the some of the new In-Colours:  Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana, Baked Brown Sugar and Pistachio Pudding (don't they just make you hungry??). I punched each one out with the coordinating punch.  I stamped the label using Blushing Bride (a former In-Colour that is returning to the core colour families in the new catty), and punched it out with the new Artisan Label punch.  Since I don't yet have any new ribbon in Blushing Bride, I opted for some retired pleated satin, which is just the perfect touch on this adorable baby card. The card base is the new Baked Brown Sugar...a bit lighter than Soft Suede and oh, so yummy! 

Overall I am really happy with the way this card came together.  Who knew that a quatrefoil image would work for babies??