Occasions Mini Catty Cruise Featuring Totally Tess!

Welcome to the second port on your Occasions Mini and Sale-A-Bration Catty Cruise! You've just sailed in from L.W. Designs where Lynn has shared beautiful samples made with the Vintage Vogue stamp set.

Here it's all about Tess...Tote-ally Tess that is!

Since Tess carries a bag, I thought I better make a bag to hold Tess' cards in!

I used my Purse-onally Perfect Notes tutorial, available on my right sidebar, for my purse. It holds 4-6 cards and envelopes and makes such a great presentation for a gift!

Sweet Pea DSP and Regal Rose Cardstock with Sweet Pea Stitched Felt pieces on the pocket.

Cardstock: Taken With Teal, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Sweet Pea DSP

Stamp Set: Tote-ally Tess, Itty Bitty Backgrounds

Accessories: 3/4" and 1" Circle Punches, Stampin' Write Markers, Regal Rose Grosgrain Ribbon

Cardstock: Rose Red, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Sweet Pea DSP

Stamp Set: Tote-ally Tess, Itty Bitty Backgrounds

Accessories: Scallop Oval Frame die-cut, Big Shot (you sooo need one of these babies!), Oval Punch, Scalloped Oval Punch, Stampin' Write Markers and pink rhinestone stickers (shhh...don't tell anyone they are non-Stampin' Up!)

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Whisper White, Sweet Pea DSP

Stamp Set: Tote-ally Tess

Accessories: Top Note die-cut, Big Shot (you sooo need one of these babies!), Sweet Pea Stitched Felt, Stampin' Write Markers, Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon

Cardstock: Regal Rose, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Sweet Pea DSP

Stamp Set: Tote-ally Tess

Accessories: Oval Punch, Scalloped Oval Punch, Scalloped Trim Border Punch (FREE with a $50 Sale-A-Bration order!!) Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin' Write Markers

So there you have it...Tote-ally Tess and her Purse-onally Perfect Notes Tote!

Hope you enjoyed your stop here. Your next port stops at Flowerbug's Inkspot where LeeAnn is going to show you all about the Sweetheart Set and Sweet Treat Cups...you're gonna LOVE this!! Click on the next Port link below!

Mini Milk Carton Container Tutorial Now Available

Whew...that's a mouthful!

It's ready...the new Mini tutorial is now available and so are 100 pre-cut kits!

I wish you could see how adorable this Mini Milk Carton is in person! The cartons are just 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" x 3-1/4". The entire thing is almost half the size of my regular Milk Carton Container.

To complete the Mini Milk Carton container you will need to have the new Stampin' Up! Mini Milk Carton die-cut.

Here is the photo for size comparison again.

~~ There are 2 options here so please ready carefully ~~

Mini Milk Carton Container Tutorial

$3.95

For those who already have the new Stampin' Up! Mini Milk Carton die-cut from the Occasions Mini Catalog. The tutorial will be e-mailed to you as an electronic Adobe PDF file.

Mini Milk Carton Container Kit

$14.95

100 kits available SOLD OUT! Thank you!

The kit includes a tutorial, pre-cut papers, ribbons and die-cuts to complete the kit as pictured. You will need to have your own Eggcoutrements stamp set or a suitable stamp set of your choice.

The kit contains the tutorial and shipping is included for both inside and outside the USA.

The tutorial will be e-mailed to you as an electronic Adobe PDF file. The kits will be mailed to the address on your PayPal account or you can leave shipping instructions in the "instructions to merchant" section.

Contents of the Mini Milk Carton Kit

4 Mini Milk Carton die-cuts, 2 Barely Banana & 2 Regal Rose
4 Chocolate Chip cardstock pieces for making the container
Whisper White cardstock for stamping chickies and bunnies
Four 1” circles for layering chickies and bunnies
Assorted flowers and 1/4” circle centers
Old Olive flowers to use as leaves
Rose Red Ribbon for handle
Certainly Celery Ribbon for Milk Cartons

Memo Board Card

Sometimes things don't turn out as they are intended...like this card for instance. It was going to me a memo board thing for inside a frame. It was too small for the frame I was making it for because... why should I measure when I was SURE I knew what size to make it?? So I made it into a card... and it's really too big for a card. But it's a card now and it's going to stay a card! Ü

Cardstock: Real Red, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink

Stamp Set: Whimsical Words

Accessories: Heart to Heart & Full Heart Punches, Trio Flower Punch, Stampin' Write Markers Soft Suede & Real Red, Mini Library Clip, Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon, Sending Love DSP

This week is full of fun!

I will be launching the Mini Milk Carton Container kit and tutorial. The tutorial will be available always, but I am going to cut 100 kits and when they are gone they are gone.

On Friday the 29th is the Catty Cruise featuring Mini Occasions & Sale-A-Bration fun. Be sure to stop by Friday to pick up the link and sail to the other blogs to see what is new.

Make A Difference For Haiti

From now until February 28, 2010, for every I {Heart} Hearts stamp set you buy, Stampin' Up! will donate $2 to the American Red Cross’ Haiti Relief and Development Fund.

The Red Cross is already well-established in Haiti, and this money will be used to provide immediate relief and long-term support through supplies, technical assistance and other support to help those in need.

I {Heart} Hearts - clear-mount, Item #118571, $18.95

I {Heart} Hearts - wood-mount, Item # 117010, $26.95

Please help us raise money for the people of Haiti by ordering your stamp set HERE.

Thank you!

Here is a photo from the big screen at Leadership with Shelli showing her I {Heart} Hearts card on one of the new Sending Love Notes 'Hugs' from the Occasions Mini Catalog.

A package of 20 Hugs is $4.95 (118778) and they have darling Glassine envelopes to fit them, 20 for $5.95 (117227).

Both of these photos were taken at the same time but the colors are quite different. I think I am finally wearing out my camera. Sometimes when I take 2 pictures in a row, the lighting will turn out like this. it's becoming more and more aggravating...might be time to go camera shopping!!

This is my MOST FAVORITE style of card ever! I try not to use it very often, but I would make all my cards in this style if it wouldn't get boring!

Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip

Stamp Set: Thank You Kindly, Flower Fancy

Accessories: Sending Love DSP, 1-1/4", 1-3/8", 1/4" Circle Punches, Scallop Circle Punch, Trio Flower Punch, Pretty In Pink Grosgrain Ribbon

Mini Milk Carton Container

The mini..... and mine!

Stampin' Up! has a new die-cut in the Occasions Mini catalog and it happens to be a milk carton! I've been making these for over a year and as you know I have a tutorial for sale on my Milk Carton Container.

I've received a lot of e-mail asking for size comparison and my thoughts on the new product. Well...as for the size, mine is 4-3/4" x 4-1/4" x 6" and the mini is 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" x 4-3/4".

As for my thoughts...well, I think I will make these into kits and sell them! I have been thinking of offering a kit at some point and I think the time is now! What do you think??

This photo is for comparison in size only and WILL NOT be the one I offer as a kit.

You can look for more details and photos on the new Mini Milk Carton Kit to come in the next few days. Ü

Here are some more quick thank you notes for my customers taking advantage of the fantastic Sale-A-Bration benefits!
Don't forget Sale-A-bration is in full swing!

Customers: Receive a free Sale-A-Bration product for every $50 purchase (before tax and shipping).
Hostesses: Receive a free Sale-A-Bration product for every $300 in workshop sales*, in addition to our regular hostess benefits.
*Note: This benefit only available on qualifying customer, demonstrator, and workshop orders. Online orders do not qualify.
Recruits: Choose any retail stamp set (valued up to $47.95) from the current catalogs when signing up during the promotion. Plus, get 15 percent off your Starter Kit (Standard or Digital+)! I would ♥ for you to join my Inking Everything team!!

Standard Starter Kit Regular Price $199
Sale-A-Bration Price (15% off) $169

Digital+ Starter Kit $185
Sale-A-Bration Price (15% off)$157

Two-Step Bird Punch Thank You's

Cute and quick thank you notes using the Extra Large Two-Step Bird Punch. I REALLY love this punch!!

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink

Stamp Set: Thank you Kindly, Vintage Vogue

Accessories: Extra Large Two-Step Bird Punch (Occasions Mini Catalog), Scallop Border Punch (FREE Sale-A-Bration Punch), Big Shot (you need this!!) Polka Dot Embossing Folder (Occasions Mini Catalog)

My Project Featured Today on UStamp!!

Today is my day over at UStamp! I was so busy with Leadership that I didn't do any promotion for this session called, With Love. Yep!, it's all about love and Valentine's!! You can sign up HERE to join in all the fun!

I made these cute little Valentine's Bags for my first of 2 projects. UStamp, With Love just started yesterday and we have a whole month of projects still to share! Come join in on the fun!!

January Stamp Club

So sorry ladies...I usually have your sneak peek up by Wednesday, but with being gone I'm a little behind. But we're ready to stamp now; good thing since it's tomorrow ! Ü

Giant Nugget Box of Valentine's, a checkbook size purse calendar and a Valentine card.
3 x 3 pocket cards for the Nugget Box made with Sending Love Valentine DSP and the Love Bandit stamp set.
The calendars looked like this before decorated. They are from the Dollar Spot at Target.
See you tomorrow night at Annette's!

Leadership Swap

I love swapping with other demonstrators! Getting new ideas, a fresh take on an old product or just plain enjoying the thought it took someone to make a swap! It's all FUN! This year I was invited to a private swap with just 6 demonstrators. It was a themed swap, Take Three Swap, I think. Anyway, three projects using the same ingredients.

I'm going to share my swap with you here but I AM NOT going to do a tutorial on it and I AM NOT going to give dimensions (but thanks for asking Ü)...I already gave them away and was in too much of a hurry to get them done to measure each step. I'm sure you've had that happen also!

My Trio used the new Sending Love Valentine's Specialty DSP, Sweet Pea Stitched Felt and the New Extra Large Two Step Bird punch. Man, do I love this punch!!
The purse cards are made using the Oval Scallop die-cut. Fold your cardstock in half and lay it on the die cut leaving the fold on the inside edge of the die-cut so it doesn't get cut. Run one in DSP and one in Chocolate Chip. Save the center of the Chocolate Chip one for another use and use the frame for this project as a handle. Cut it in half and insert it inside the card as a handle.

It is not held closed by anything, just a regular card.

Yep, more M&M bags. I have gotten rid of all the ones I plan to get rid of. Thank you for all your e-mails asking to take them off my hands. I'm down to my last 50 or so and probably won't be ordering anymore. You can order them here if you are interested. Maybe go in with a couple friends and share.

The little tag book is based around the size of our small flat cello bags. Kind of a take on one of Andrea Walford's Christmas projects.

I embossed Pretty in Pink cardstock with the new Polka Dot Embossing folder and then punched the birdie ...oh that sounded bad! I closed it with a Basic Gray adhesive magnet from my local scrapbook store.

Inside is just the 2 open ended bags. Slide the tags right in. Ornament punch with the bottom cut straight to make a vase. Sweet Pea Stitched Felt and Pretty in Pink Grosgrain Ribbon.

I love this little purse. It is a piece of DSP folded in half, cut with the Wide Oval Punch except keep the bottom clear, so it does not get cut. The handle is the Oval Punch inside the Scallop Oval Punch and the flap is the Small Oval Punch with one of the Trip Flower Punches and a brad. It opens and says 'I love you' inside. So cute!