September Pals Blog Hop! Join Us!

Welcome to the September Pals Blog Hop. This month we are showing off our favorite new products from the new Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog. We hope you enjoy our projects!

You may just be starting the hop or may have come from Kathy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping, #9 on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you can see all of the amazing creations.

My daughter and her family just moved into a new place. Of course I had to make them a card! I used the Wondrous Wreath stamp set from the new Holiday Catalog. Most of the work is done for you because the wreath is stamped in three parts. All you have to do is decide what colors to use. The sign for the door that says, "A New Home" was made using the Alphabet Rotary Stamp and Neutrals Candy Dots.

I chose to hang my wreath on a "door" with a window. I made my door from Early Espresso card stock which gets is woodgrain from the Woodgrain Embossing Folder and the Big Shot. Next, I cut a large oval from the top of the door using the Oval Punch. I cut two 1/8" strips and crossed them for the window panes. 

The wreath base is stamped onto Crumb Cake card stock using Mossy Meadow ink. The accent leaves were stamped over the base using Garden Green ink. Instead of using the third wreath shape, which is berries, I used the small flower stamp from the set for my accents. They are stamped in Blackerry Bliss. The two tones of this purple color are achieved by "stamping off." They are expertly cut out using the Wonderful Wreath framelits, as is the Blackberry Bliss bow and it's Mossy Meadow matt bow.

The door knob plate is achieved by punching a So Saffron Little Labels shape and adding the Brushed Gold circle for a knob. I used the Owl Builder Punch for the perfect-sized circle.

What I love about the Wondrous Wreath stamp set is that it is NOT just for Christmas!! There are so many possibilities with this set. Those darling die cuts in the Wonderful Wreath Framelit sets are too much fun!

Wonderous Wreath Photopolymer Bundle

$43.25

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I'd love to know what you thought of my favorite items from the new Holiday Catalog. Won't you leave me a comment? They always make me smile. Consider subscribing to my blog so you won't miss a post!

The next stop is #11, Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie. Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you next month!

1. Kim Czenszak at LiveLoveStamp
2. Natalie Bradley at Natalie Bradley Events
3. Susan Lankford at Stamp and Create With Susan
4. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
5. Becky Gifford at The Social Stamper
6. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
7. Kelly DeTommaso at Kelly's Creative Corner
8. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
9. Katy McGloin at Just fun Stamping
10. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
11. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
12. Shannon Jaramillo at www.EZPeasyCards.com
13. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
14. Jane Knudsen at see jane stamp
15. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
16. Katie Ferguson at Cottage Paper
17. Beth Beard at My little craft blog
18. Amy Hoptay at Inking of You!
19. Amanda Merrill at Inkflair
20. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin'
21. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
22. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
23. Amy Williams at Stamps and Spice
24. Rae Harper-Burnet at WildWestPaperArts.com
25. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
26. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
27. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
28. Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
29. September Gray at SeptemberGray.com
30. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
31. Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb...
32. Angie Valle-Peters at Paperluxuries
33. Peggy Noe at prettypapercards
34. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
35. Lynn Kolcun at Stamping with Avery's Owlery

Pals Holiday Catalog Blog Hop!!

Thank you for joining us for the August Pals Blog Hop. Even though it's only August, we want to provide some inspiration for your upcoming holiday projects. This month's blog hop will showcase new products from the 2013 Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog. We hope you enjoy seeing how we use the new stamps, new punches and other accessories! 

You should have just left stop number 17 on the Pals Hop - Linda Callahan at Stampin' Seasons. If so, you are in the right spot.  If you get off track, the full blog lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

My first project for the Blog Hop is this sweet card for Halloween. I don't do  "ghouls" -- I like to keep a light take on this fall holiday. The Holiday Catalog has this CUTE single stamp called "Halloween Happiness." 

The four cute pumpkins demand your Stampin' Write Marker, and here I used four colors to complete my pumpkins and jack-o-lantern. I snipped out close to the quartet and then set them onto an Apothecary Accent shape cut out of Sweater Weather designer series paper--another new item in the Holiday Catalog. I set the double layer onto one last frame of Pumpkin Pie textured by the Woodgrain Embossing Folder.

My second project from the Holiday Catalog is my CUTE mini place card! I isolated one of the pumpkin images from "Halloween Happiness" and used the same marker colors as my card above to color and stamp onto Whisper White card stock. Then I embossed around my image using the Designer Frames Embossing Folder. I snipped with my Paper Snips around the oval shape. Then I colored those raised dots using my Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write Marker. I added a teeny knot using Early Espresso 1/8" taffeta ribbon and wrote my name. I can't wait to make a whole set of these for our family Thanksgiving Table. 

Behind the oval place card I used a scrap of Crumb Cake card stock as a stand. I did not measure this, but if I make a set of these, they would all be the same size so they'll all stand up the same. 

Pals Blog Hop Project Supplies:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie

Designer Series Paper: Sweater Weather

Stamps: Halloween Happiness

Stampin' Write Markers: Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso, Garden Green, Summer Starfruit, Basic Black

Big Shot: Apothecary Accents Framelits, Woodgrain Embossing Folder

Embellishments: 1/8" Very Vanilla and Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon

Tools: Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat and "Essentials" Pack

Thank you for looking today! I would LOVE to read your comments. Enjoy the rest of the Hop!

The next stop is Sherrie Gross at Stampin Sunshine, stop number 19 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting – and I hope to see you next month!

1. Colleen Mollema at My Crafty Habit
2. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
3. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
4. Angie Blake at Angie's Musings
5. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
6. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
7. Barb Furlong at The Love of Stamping
8. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
9. Debra Simonis at Deb's Stampin' Grounds
10. Laurie Chilton at Stampin' Ink
11. Penny Nichols at Sierra Stampin!
12. Amy Williams at Stampin' on the Range
13. Shannon Jaramillo at Ezpeasycards
14. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
15. Nancy Gleason at MyStampinSpace
16. Beth Beard at My Little Craft Blog
17. Linda Callahan at Stampin' Seasons
18. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
19. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
20. Kerry Willard Bray at Stampgoodness
21. Brian King at Stamp With Brian
22. Nicole Picadura at Scraps & Stamps
23. Kim Czenszak at Live Love Stamp
24. Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts
25. Michelle Gleeson at Stampin Mojo
26. Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works
27. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
28. Lynn Kolcun at Stampin with Avery's Owlery
29. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin'
30. Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit

Holiday Catalog Fall Card #1 - Live Holiday Catalog

Holiday Catalog is LIVE!

Today's card is one of four using the brand new "Harvest of Thanks" stamp set and the new Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper. The stamp set has four pieces to it and each piece can be cut out using the either the Apothecary Accents Framelits or the Deco Labels Collection Framelits. The Sweater Weather  Designer Series Paper coordinates with the following colors: Chocolate Chip, Crushed Curry, Sahara Sand, SOft Sky, Tangerine Tango, Very Vanilla and Whisper White.

I stamped the "Harvest of Blessings" stamp in Chocolate Chip ink onto a piece of the printed paper from Sweater Weather. I love how this looks! I framed the cut out shape with Early Espresso card stock. On the top I added a Designer Natural Button tied with a piece of Linen Thread.

On the bottom of the sentiment, I stamped again onto Crushed Curry card stock and fussy cut the oval. I adhered it over the same spot on the designer paper. I adhered the entire element over a piece of Natural Trim that is adhered to a piece of Cotton Ribbon. I drew little "stitches" with my Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write marker. 

Don't you just love the plaid on this Designer Series Paper mat? It has such a Fall feel to it. And here we are in the middle of summer, thinking forward to cooler weather!

I hope you enjoyed this look at some new products from the Holiday Mini catalog. These products are now available for order at my Online Store.

Fall Card #1 Supplies:

Card Stock: Early Espresso, Crushed Curry

Designer Series Paper: Sweater Weather

Stamps: Harvest of Thanks

Ink: Chocolate Chip Ink and Stampin' Write Marker

Big Shot: Apothecary Accents Framelits

Embellishments: Cotton Ribbon, Natural Trim Ribbon, Designer Natural Buttons, Linen Thread