Adorable Owls for All Occasions

Are you ready for another sneak peak from the upcoming Sale a bration?

 

Sale a bration starts on January 5th as well as the new January to April Mini Catalog.

Each Sale a bration I look forward to seeing what the whimsical stamp set will be and we get these items for FREE, stampers!!

These ADORABLE OWLS will be a BIG hit for sure!

The first card that I made with the Adorable Owls was inspired by Stacey Marsh on Pinterest (no blog link)

When we went to Indianapolis for the OnStage event in November we were gifted the DECORATIVE BORDERS Stamp Set, and this card was genius to combine the two.

The "just saying Hello" is from the SIMPLY FABULOUS stamp set.

As soon as I saw the little owl stamp set I immediately thought how cute he would be with a graduation cap on.

His little grad cap was made using the BEAUTIFUL SHAPES Dies. I made a template from the BASIC BORDERS Dies and some Balmy Blue ink to create the cloudy sky

Other: Bough Punch, Peaceful Moments Stamp Set, Round & Square Brads

The second thought I had was how cute he would look with a Santa hat

Product Used: Real Red Card Stock, Basic White, Regals Designer Paper, Hope & Peace Stamp Set, Timber Embossing Folder, Layering Circles Dies, Snowfall Accents Puff Paint. His cute little Santa hat came from the October 2022 Paper Pumpkin stamp set.

THEN... I decided I needed to treat the little owls to every occasion!!

Valentines Day!

Product Used: Merry Melody Embossing Folder, ALPHABET ALA MODE DIES (another sneak peak of a new product in the January-April Mini)

How about St Patrick's Day?

Product Used: Garden Green card stock, Regals Designer Paper, Give It A Whirl Dies (hearts to make the shamrocks), Timeworn Type Embossing Folder, 1-1/4" & 1-3/8" Circle Punches (retired). The little hat and the sentiment were geared on my computer.

Next Up: Easter - I could just picture the little owl flying with a basket filled with easter eggs.

I created the basket with the BEAUTIFUL SHAPES Dies and for the handle it is a 3/4" & a 1" Circle punches (retired). I embossed the little basket with the HIVE embossing folder.

The grasses come from the PALMS DIES

Other: Timeworn Type Embossing Folder, Design a Daydream Designer Paper (host exclusive in the Annual Catalog), Celebrating You Stamp Set.

The itty bitty Easter Eggs were made using the center of the zero in the Playful Alphabet die set. This alphabet die set is retired but hopefully you snagged them up before it was too late. However, I can only imagine you can find a similar oval shape in your stash of dies, you just need to be creative in your search.

Next Up: Mother's Day - I kept thinking of an airplane flying overhead with a big banner saying "Happy Mother's Day" - This is super simple, but all I could come up with, with the vision I had in my head.

Product Used: Pretty Prints Designer Paper, Happy & Heartfelt (retired), banner die from Hold On To Hope (retired)

PATRIOTIC for July 4th, but could also be used for Memorial Day or Veteran's Day

Normally I use this template in the opposite direction but with the fireworks designer paper (from CELEBRATE EVERYTHING) I thought it looked better in this direction.

Other: a non-Stampin' Up! stamp set called OF THEE I SING. 

Last, but not least is a fall themed card

Product Used: Celebrate Everything Designer Paper (Host exclusive from the July to December mini - retiring soon). TIP: the paper is black and white so I sponged Granny Apple Green ink over the leaves so that they would stand out behind the ASPEN Die. 

HELLO HARVEST (retiring soon), Textured Embossing Folder (retired) - it just needed "something". I really hate the flat look so I textured it.

What will you make with your cute little owl stamps? Will it be your first free item to get when Sale a bration starts on January 5th, 2023?

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I know that it can be frustrating - We have a July - December Catalog, and then one month prior to the end, they announce the LAST CHANCE LIST. Which always means WHILE SUPPLIES LAST

There are definitely items that already no longer available

HOWEVER... this is the way it is and I want you to make the most of it and not miss out on product that you have been wanting to get - DON'T LET IT SLIP AWAY

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DETAILS: the Last Chance List has some deep discounts, and of course, the items with the discounts will go FAST!

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Simply Fabulous

Sometimes I find some stamp sets or products in the catalog that I call a "sleeper". It's one that sometimes just get overlooked and not given the credit that is due.

The Simply Fabulous Stamp Set is one of those stamp sets that I overlooked 

Of course, I'm just like anyone else - I see something made with it and then it is a MUST-HAVE. You can find this stamp set in the Annual Catalog item #159133

My first card was this darling one made with the Sale a bration Hippest Hippo stamp set. You can see my original post HERE

This second card was cased from Brandy's Cards

I had a couple 6x6 sheets of the Gorgeous Grape Designer Paper left (still current) and thought that I should make up some for the store. I love the color combo of Gorgeous Grape and Mango Melody.

Since Brandy did not post this on her blog I cannot give you a link, but I figured out the dimensions to share with you. Mind you, I am not sure of the dimensions that Brandy used but this is what I came up with...

Thick Basic White Base 5-1/2" x 8-1/2"

Designer Paper from the Brights Pack of 6x6 paper 3" x 4-1/4"

Mango Melody 3-15/16" x 2-1/2

Basic White for stamping 3-13/16 x 2-3/8"

Basic White for the sentiment 2-1/4" x 3"

I stamped the "just saying" with Gorgeous Grape then stamped it again on scrap white with Mango Melody and fussy cut the "hello" out and glued it down.

The flowers and leaves for the front piece were also fussy cut

I added some Smoky Slate dots to fill up space.

Basic White Twine from the Bakers Twine Essential Pack was wrapped twice around then tied in a bow.

I love it! it is bright and cheery!!

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There are 16 - full sized cards and envelopes! 4 of each color

Good Things Cards & Envelopes Add-On Item #163134  $10.00

Timeless Greetings Kit 

Item #161062 

$21.00 

Available November 15th

While we were at the Stampin' Up! OnStage this weekend we were given Timeless Greetings Kits to assemble at our tables.

I think that these will be exceptionally nice for graduation, but we are all looking for masculine cards and these are perfect!

   

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Hippest Hippos

One of the FREE stamp sets that you can get with a minimum $50 is called HIPPEST HIPPO

Aren't they darling? They bring a smile to my face each time I see a new card or project made with them.

Oh, and wait!! for another minimum $50 purchase you can get these dies 

Not only do you get the dies to cut out the three little hippos, you get what I call BONUS DIES...goggles, snorkel, glasses, party hat, life saver, hearts, flowers, and water splashes. Even a little tub, boat and umbrella. Imagine all of the cards themes that you can make with these!!

Here are a couple cards that I made recently, (and I am sure I will be making many more!)

Card #1 also features the SIMPLY FABULOUS Stamp set. There are no dies for this set so the flowers were fussy cut - ok - I admit it, I didn't fussy cut them by hand, I simply stamped a bunch of the flowers using Mango Melody Ink (one is second generation) unto Basic White 8-1/2" x 11" card stock and then ran it through my Brother Scan 'n Cut machine and the machine fussy cut them all for me.

This second card was inspired by Ann K and it features two more Sale a bration items. Sadly the Pool Party card bases are sold out already, and the medallion was hand cut from the Ringed With Love Designer Paper (a free item with a minimum $50 order) - this time I DID fussy cut the medallion by hand because the Scan 'n Cut Machine would not have been able to cut it out with so many details that are not connected to one another. A labor of love is what I call it.

Sale a bration goes through August 31 so please get your orders in before everything you want is gone!!

I also used the Hippest Hippos for the treat that I handed out to my team members who achieved top sales for the second quarter.

The plaid designer paper is also from the Ringed With Love Designer Paper that you can get for free with a minimum $50 purchase. The rectangle window was out with a Stitched Rectangle Die.

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