HOLIDAY CATALOGUE RELEASE - and the last sneak peek!

It's here! It's here, it's here, it's here!

Check out the PDF, or the online flip-book!

The last sneak peek is hidden in this post, so watch out for it :)  Let's take a tour of the new catty:

As always, you'll find product suites, bundles and kits!

Check out some of my cards made with these fab bundles:

Thankful Wood-Mount Bundle ~ #133341 ($32.95)

Check out some of my cards made with these fab kits:

Merry Little Christmas Simply Created Card Kit ~ #132158 (11.95)

Check out some of my cards made with these fab product suits:

Winter Frost

Season of Style

Want to take a look at some special little goodies by occasion? 

Add a little extra spook with this fun Black & Orange Stampin' Glitter ~ #132206 ~ ($9.95 for 2)

And how else would you complete your halloween projects without Washi Tape?!

Witches Brew Designer Washi Tape ~ #132156 ($6.50)

And of course, plenty of fun creepy and crawly stamp sets to choose from! Check out the Halloween section for all these fab products!

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And if the fall air is your thing (and it's certainly mine!) you'll not want to miss the fabulous harvest product line, complete with the cozy Sweater Weather DSP and yummy kits. Check out some of the fun little extras.

1-1/4" Burlap Ribbon ~ 132140 ($9.95)

Harvest of Thanks Stamp Set 

Wood mount ~ #131736 ($25.95)

Clear mount ~ #131739 ($19.95)

PEEK-A-BOO!

Sneak Peek #6 is here, hidden in the Thanksgiving section... who could have guessed ;) I'm absolutely in love with the Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit ~ #133463 ($24.95)!

Let's check out some of the details:

Chalkboard labels and Stampin' Chalk Marker (part of the tablescapes kit)

Magnificent Maple stamp ~ #131868 (11.95 Wood only)

Sweater Weather DSP ~ #132184 ($13.95)

Thankful For stamp ~ #133313 ($9.95 Wood only)

** Get the Tablescapes Kit and the Thankful For stamp bundled! ~#133341 ($32.95) **

Be sure to take a swing by the Harvest section to browse through all the scrumptious Thanksgiving products!

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OK... It's time for it, my friends!! What you've all been waiting for... It's time to celebrate Christmas!

There are so many lovely stamp sets, Big Shot items, papers and embellishments that I don't even know where to start! I'll show a you my favourites from each area... hold on to your stockings, here we go!

Because who can't use more Christmas sentiments?

Christmas Messages

Wood mount ~ #131793 ($25.95)

Clear mount ~ #131970 ($35.95)

And these are just a sampling of some of the fabulous new framelits!

Envelope Liners ~ #132172 ($32.95)

These foil sheets will add just the right amount of "something special" to any card or gift wrap!

Foil Sheets

Gold ~ #132622 ($5.95)

Silver ~ #132178 ($5.95)

Christmas Ornament Punch ~ #132158 ($21.95)

** Don't forget it's coordinating stamp set - or get it in a bundle to save 15%! **

Be sure to put your bells on and jing-a-ling all the way through the Christmas section - you'll be like a kid in Santa's workshop!

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Now, I don't want to give everything away (though it may seem like I have), so be sure to check back here often and visit my online store to shop the whole catalogue!

Thanks for stopping by today - and happy shopping!

-Tara

xox

Holiday Sneak Peek week - Day #5

Hello everyone!

I took a short break, but I'm back with the last few instalments of the Holiday Catalogue Sneak Peek week! And do you know what the best part is? The NEW Holiday Catalogue goes live TOMORROW!!

I'm so excited I could burst. So, let me show you one of my new favourites. Typically I don't tend to by kits, but what I love about this one is that it's SO customizable. 

These two cards were made using the Merry Little Christmas Simply Created Card Kit! It comes with enough supplies to make 8 beautiful cards - and it can be bundled with the Merry Little Christmas stamp set to save you 15%.

Lets check out some of the features. First up is my favourite part - envelope sleeves! These sweet pre-cut sleeves fit right inside envelopes to make a lovely little liner. The envelopes are supplied in the kit as well!

You can use these envelope liners for the envelopes themselves, or trim them down and use it as a panel for your card (card #1 above). I've only made these two cards so far with the kit, but my mind is racing with tons of possibilities (this kit would make a GREAT kit class as well!).

The stamp set on my first card is the oh-so-fun Wishing You stamp set. The stacked presents look great stamped in one colour, or for something a little extra, stamp them in a variety of colours, cut them out and then pop them up on dimensionals!

For my second card, I stayed more true to the "suggested" design, only changing up the stamp set. I don't know what it is, but I have this thing for these sketch-style Santas! This lovely bundle of merriment comes from the Santa's List stamp set, and is the perfect size for the banner element of these kit cards. 

This kit features some really super Christmas colour; Real Red, Gumball Green and Coastal Cabana. I love that there is a nice blue thrown in there for a modern touch. 

Don't pass these kits up! They are a great way to get some of the prep done for you, but still leave you lots of room to be creative! And at $11.95, you can't beat the price! The best part is, you can mix them up and add whatever stamp or embellishment you want!

Come on back tomorrow, I'll be sharing another Thanksgiving card and revealing the new catty in all it's glory! :)


Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara
xox

Sneak Peek Week - Day 4 & Dynamic Duos!

Hello!

Back with a double post today to share this week's fabulous Dynamic Duos challenge as well as the next sneak peek card.

First up, Garden Green and Pear Pizzazz for Dynamic Duos!

We went to the park back in May with my brother and his family and my hubby challenged my bro to a race. It's difficult to know who to cheer for when it's your brother and your husband! Derek came out the winner this time around, but I don't think that my bro will let that happen again ;)

Check out the challenge this week:

And now for another sneak peek from the Holiday catalogue.

I love the Color Me set. It's super cute for gift tags, cards where you colour it yourself, or cards where you let the recipient colour it, which is what I did here. I made a little 4-1/4" x 4-1/4" square card and used the scrapling left over to hold the crayons. This way, it can be mailed in a regular envelope, but when you remove the crayons it doesn't affect the overall look of the card.

I'm going to send this to my nephew this year for Christmas :)

I used the colours from Dynamic Duos for this as well - Garden Green core'dinations paper conveniently looks a lot like Pear Pizzazz on the inside. Score!

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara
xox

Sneak Peek Week Day #3 & The Friday Mashup

Well, it worked out wonderfully that Lisa has a "Christmas in July" challenge for us over at The Friday Mashup this week, since I'm still riding the high of my Holiday Catalogue Preorder :)

The background paper is the lovely Seasons of Style DSP. I opted for something a little more subtle from the pack - I loved the simply plaid.

The sentiment is from the Joy to the World stamp set - a beautiful all-sentiments set that's sure to cover you all season long! I finished it off with Cherry Cobbler 1" Stitched Edge Grosgrain.

On the inside, I stamped this gorgeous tree from Special Season and sparkled it all up with Silver Stampin' Glitter! I'm loving all this new stuff :)

I've been seeing cards like this all over the place and needed to try one for myself! The inside just pops up and shows an image behind it. So cool and so simple.

Check out the Mashup this week:

1. Create a project for "Christmas / Hanukkah".
2. Create a project with "Stripes".
3. Or Mash it Up and create a "Christmas / Hanukkah project with Stripes"

Thank you for stopping by!

-Tara
xox

Holiday Sneak Peek Week - Day 2!

Good morning!

Day #2 of the Holiday Catalogue Sneak Peek week and I bring you a very simple Christmas card with a bit of bling.

I kept this card really simply. I really wanted to show off the sparkle and shine in the Winter Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper! This paper is so gorgeous, and takes advantage of all the amazing "blues" we have in the colour families. The two specialty papers have a bit of shine with nice silver accents.

To carry on with the silver theme, I framed the sentiment panel with Silver Glimmer paper and tied a very simple bow with the brand new Silver 1/8" Ribbon! I love the 1/8" ribbons - they are so easy to use and add a nice little touch to your projects. When it is silver, all the better! :)

One of my favourite embellishments from the new catalogue are the Frosted Finishes Embellishments. They lie nice and flat, so they are easy to attach to your project, and they are so elegant looking. With the lovely rhinestones in the centre, they add just the right amount of sparkle! I haven't tried to put one through the mail yet, but they are quite slim, so it may cause no issues.

And last but not least, the fabulously swirly and fun Best New Year stamp set! I can't wait to colour this, pop out certain words and play around with this stamp set to see all that can be done with it. It's small enough that it would make a fabulous gift tag, and large enough that it can be used at your main focal image for your cards.

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara

xox

Holiday Catalogue Sneak Peek week!

It's time to start the 2013 Holiday Catalogue Sneak Peek Week! Hurray! I really love doing these sneak peeks because I get to try out so much fun, new product and then share it with you :)

My favourite holiday (by far) is Thanksgiving. I love the weather, I love the family, and I love the food. I find we have a lot more traditions around thanksgiving than we do around Christmas, only because there is more time to relax and enjoy it.

So, I'm starting this week off with a sneak peek of a bunch of fabulous new Thanksgiving products.

I absolutely fell in love with the Truly Grateful stamp set. It has such gorgeous images (the wheat and the acorn) and a fabulous woodgrain/barnboard stamp which can be used to make backgrounds (if of course you're proficient with a Stamp-a-ma-jig!). Here I stamped the background with Sahara Sand on Soft Sky cardstock. I wanted it to be very muted. 

The DSP is from the new fall pack, Sweater Weather - the colours in it are absolutely fabulous! I can't wait to be using more of this :)

One of the first things that stood out for me in the catalogue was the Burlap Ribbon. I can't tell you how excited I was to see this. For this card, I trimmed off the edging along the length of it and pulled a few strands out to rough up the edges a bit. I saved those strands for something else... 

...tying together the wheat! I had initially used twine, but I loved the crinkle texture from the burlap strands and couldn't resist using those instead. 

The Crushed Curry leaf is a die cut that comes with the Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit, which gives you everything you need to make an a-m-a-z-i-n-g table setting for your Thanksgiving dinner. I'll be showing more from that kit soon enough!

The acorn is stamped in Chocolate Chip from the same set, Truly Grateful. 

And last but not least, you must be wondering about that paper that looks like Birch bark, right?! This is the absolutely to-die-for Birch Paper Ribbon that comes with the Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit. I've cut them out using the Autumn Accents Bigz Die.

The wonderful thing about the Tablescapes set is that the die-cut leaves that are included match the leaves from the Autumn Accents Bigz Die - so you can mix and match to your hearts content. I was thrilled about this.

I hope you enjoyed the first sneak peek! Be sure to check back tomorrow for a brand new project! I've got lots to share :)

Thanks for stopping by!

-Tara
xox