Gather Together

Happy Monday! I hope you had a good weekend. Mine was crazy-busy...much like my week was last week. I don't know whose idea it was to launch the new Holiday Catalogue on the second day of the school year, but it sure made for a hectic few days! I am looking forward to a slightly quieter week this week ;)

With school well underway, it certainly feels like summer is over and fall is here. The leaves are starting to change here in Southern Ontario and the air is definitely cooler. This week's featured product is sure to put you in the mood for sweater weather! I am featuring the Come to Gather Suite from the new Holiday Catalogue...

I am absolutely smitten with this suite of gorgeous products! The Designer Paper is simply stunning and those leaf dies...positively perfect! Here is a project I put together using several products from this suite...

I drew my colour scheme from the beautiful DSP, using Crumb Cake, Mint Macaron, Pear Pizzazz and some Champagne Foil for added shine. The pumpkins are stamped in Pear Pizzazz and then coloured using the light Mint Macaron Blends. The marker blurred the stamped images a little, which I quite like the look of. I used the Stitched Nested Labels dies to die-but the sentiment label, stamping the sentiment from the Gather Together stamp set in Crumb Cake ink. I also added a few wheat sheaves, stamped off in Crumb Cake peeking out from behind the die-cut leaves.

Speaking of the leaves, I used the Gathered Leaves dies and discovered that the embossed pattern is much more pronounced when one first spritzes the card stock with water before running through the machine. These leaves were cut without spritzing first...a mistake I won't make again!
The beautiful lacy edge on my Crumb Cake panel was die-cut using the Delicate Lace dies.

On the inside of the card I added a Whisper White panel on which I stamped a sentiment from the Gather Together stamp set in Crumb Cake ink and a wheat sheaf in Mint Macaron, stamped off once.

I'll be demonstrating this card in this week's episode of Tuesday Live @ Five. All of the measurements and cutting dimensions will be included in the video description. I hope you'll join me live, but if you can't you'll be able to catch the replay on my Facebook Business page or on my YouTube Channel.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you have a fantastic week!

Product List

Come To Gather Suite Bundle (En) [153484] $94.25	Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337] $12.00	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953] $12.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $13.25
Champagne Foil Sheets [144748] $6.75	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $10.25	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $10.25	Mint Macaron Light Stampin' Blends Marker [147020] $6.00
Delicate Lace Dies [147053] $39.00	Stitched Nested Labels Dies [149638] $48.00	3/16" (1 Cm) Braided Linen Trim [147808] $9.50

Happy Holidays...Catalogue that is!

Happy Holidays!! The brand new Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalogue is now LIVE and I couldn't be more excited! This is THE BEST Holiday Catalogue we have offered in years...and I thought last year's was pretty great! If you haven't yet recevied your hard copy of the catalogue, click the image below to view the online PDF and then send me a quick email to request your complimentary personal copy.

I am celebrating the launch of the catalogue with a special prime time edition of Tuesday Live @ Five...on a Wednesday! I'll be live on my Facebook business page this evening at 7:30 pm ET when I will give you a guided tour of the catalogue and feature some fun projects using fabulous new products. I hope you'll join me!

Today also marks the launch of my latest online class: Harvest Hellos.

This class features the new Harvest Hellos Bundle and includes supplies SIX fun projects, a step-by-step video tutorial and PDF supply list. If you love fall as much as I do, this is a must-have class! As always, this class is FREE with a $60 product order from my online store. Simply place your order using Host Code KZZ2HUV3 before September 17th. I will be mailing out class kits the following week.
In order to complete the projects in this kit you will need the following supplies:


Product List

Harvest Hellos Bundle (En) [153037] $47.50	Hammered Metal 3D Embossing Folder [150646] $12.25	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $10.25	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111] $10.25
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085] $10.25	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $10.25	Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144599] $12.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50

As if all of this weren't exciting enough, today also marks the launch of one of my favourite promotions...

Now until the end of September, receive a FREE pack of selected Designer Paper when you purchase three! This promotion includes TEN gorgeous paper packs from the Annual Catalogue! Check them out:

Product List

Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper [149100] $15.75	See A Silhouette Designer Series Paper [149443] $15.75	Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper [149481] $15.75	Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper [149484] $15.75
Garden Lane Designer Series Paper [149488] $15.75	Follow Your Art Designer Series Paper [149489] $15.75	Woven Threads Designer Series Paper [149497] $15.75	Dinoroar Designer Series Paper [149589] $15.75
Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper [149592] $15.75	Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper [149500] $20.00

So now you can take advantage of this awesome promotion using the Host Code above AND get your FREE Harvest Hellos class! Its a win-win! So what are you waiting for? Go place your order....go, go go!!

Back to School and Harvest Hellos

Happy Labour Day Monday! Can you believe the summer is over?? I honestly don't know how that is possible! It simply flew by!! Now here I sit, on the brink of a new school year and all that it entails. While I am excited to see my students again, I am going to miss the slower pace of life in the summer months bring.
The good news about summer's end is that it brings the brand-new Holiday Catalogue! This utterly awesome new book goes live on September 4th and I couldn't be more excited. I have so many fabulous projects planned to showcase over the coming months and I'm getting a bit of a head start today as I feature the Harvest Hellos Bundle all week long. Check it out:

Here is a fun back-to-school card I made using this adorable bundle...

Now, I may be biased, but I think every teacher deserves a welcome back card! My son is starting grade 7 this year and his teacher will be receiving this card along with a Tim Horton's gift card on the first day. I know first-hand how much work goes into preparing for the students' return and how hard those early mornings are for the first couple of weeks! I went for a chalkboard-look background, using my Embossing Buddy and Whisper White Craft in to achieve the smudgy look I wanted. I stamped the sentiment in the same ink as well.

The apples are stamped in black ink on Brights Designer Paper. I used Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green and Daffodil Delight. I punched the stamped images using the Apple Builder punch. The stems are punched from Early Espresso card stock and the leaves are punched from Pear Pizzazz. I added a touch of Wink of Stella to the highlights on the stamped images for just a hint of shimmer. As this is going to a male teacher, I kept the embellishments to a minimum, opting for just a little bow tied from 1/8" Braided Linen trim.

On the inside I added a Whisper White panel on which I stamped another sentiment from the Harvest Hellos stamp set and added another punched apple.

I will be demonstrating this card in this week's Tuesday Live @ Five video over on my Facebook page tomorrow. I hope you'll join me live, but if you miss it you can catch the replay on my YouTube channel or on the Video Tutorials tab above later in the week.

If you still need more cute projects made with this bundle, be sure to stop by on Wednesday for an exciting new online class. I am in love with the projects in this class...I can't wait to show you!

Thanks for stopping by today...have a great week!

Product List

Harvest Hellos Bundle (En) [153037] $47.50	Poppy Parade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119793] $12.00	Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131201] $12.00	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686] $12.00
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $12.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $13.25	Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [149613] $15.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25
Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill [147277] $13.00	Embossing Buddy [103083] $8.25	3/16" (1 Cm) Braided Linen Trim [147808] $9.50	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.00