Introducing...

...the 2014 Holiday Catalog from Stampin' Up! It is full of spectacular items and fabulous project ideas. The best part is that you can order from it starting today! Drop me a line if you don't have your copy yet, and I'll get one in the mail to you immediately.

I was so excited to use all my new stuff, that I had to make two projects to show today! Fall is my favorite time of year, and I can't wait for it to arrive. (I also hope we actually have some fall weather this year.) I made these as a sign to Mother Nature that she can hurry up with the crisp weather.

First up is the fun box. I made it with the brand new Gift Box Punch Board. I used a full 12" x 12" sheet of DSP from the Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper package and followed the directions on the punch board to complete it. The great thing about this box, is that it will technically go together with no adhesive, but if you want to make it more sturdy and fill it with stuff, you would just need to glue the inside flaps down to the sides.

I used the Gold Sequin Trim (found in the Annual Catalog) to tie around the box.

This is what your paper looks like once you have punched and scored it before assembly. It was super easy to assemble.

For my card, I used another sheet of DSP from the Color Me Autumn stack. Did you know that almost all of our DSP is double-sided? This card features both sides of one sheet. The pattern that is on the side pieces reminds me of Indian corn.

The stamp set that I used on the tag is For All Things. It is probably my favorite set out of the Holiday Catalog. The inks that I used are Mossy Meadow, Hello Honey and Soft Suede. I'm going to have to make more cards with those three colors, as they are really pretty all together.

Check out more projects feature brand new products today at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration.

Stylin' Stampin' Holiday Hop

Welcome to our August edition of the blog hop. I think we're all really excited for this one. Partially because we are featuring products from the Holiday catalog (who doesn't love holiday products?); but ,mostly because our new Inkspiration blog goes live today!

There are some wonderful new card kits in the Holiday catalog. The one that caught my eye is on page 27; the Merry Little Christmas one. I bought the coordinating Merry Little Christmas stamp set and this is my take on the card featured in the catalog.

Of course I used Coastal Cabana, love that color. I also used Night of Navy and embossed the greeting in silver. The bottom layer of paper is from the Specialty Designer Series Paper set called Winter Frost. It's hard to tell in the picture, but the other layer is our new Silver Foil Sheet. I added some of our new Silver 1/8" Ribbon and a Frosted Finishes Embellishment to round out the card.
Head on over to Pamela's blog to see what she's created for us today.




Blog Hop Participants:

1. Shellie G. of Craft Smashup
2. Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun!
3. Rose C. of Stamp with Rose
4. Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya
5. Dawn S. of Dawn's Creative Chalet
6. Darcy J. of DJ's Stampin' Place
7. Pamela W. of Stinky Tofu
8. Kim R. of Stamping with Kim
9. Heidi B of Stuck on Stampin'
10. Jennifer B. of NW Stamper
11. Bree R. of Craft-somnia
12. Diana E. of Stampin' Fun with Diana
13. Annie L. of Love Me Cards
14. Jennifer C. of Happy 2 Scrap 4 Life

Stop on over at the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration and meet the Design Team!

Inkspiration Blog