Ciao, Baby! It's a Spring Collage!

Have I mentioned I LOVE Sale-a-Bration??!!  New toys, free stuff, fun stamping with friends . . . a great way to beat the cold weather winter blues!  And speaking of blues, today I am sharing a card I made for our DOstamperSTARS demo shoebox swap a few weeks ago using new products from the Spring Catalog and one stamp from the Sale-a-Bration flyer - can you find it?

Scrunch the scallop punchies real good once you have them fastened together with a brad to get that fluffy flower look:

New BIG bling rhinestones - love them! And you can get this cool Petite Curly Label punch FREE during Sale-a-bration with a qualifying order.

And here's the Sale-a-bration stamp - the parenthesis - from the Pretty Petites stamp set, available FREE with a qualifying order.

At our CLOclub class this week, we made the same card - just changed up the color scheme a bit to get ready for Valentine's Day!  Take a look:

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Ciao, Baby!,  Collage Curios, Pretty Petites (SAB)
Ink:  Midnight Muse, Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit, Crumb Cake
Paper:  Midnight Muse, Raspberry Ripple, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Print Poetry DSP stack
Extras:  7/8" Scallop Circle punch, Petite Curly Label punch (SAB), 1 1/4" Square punch, Bitty Buttons, Fancy Fan textured impressions embossing folder, large rhinestones, basic rhinestones, silver mini brads, Filigree designer brad (retired)
Inspired by:  Mary Fish

Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.

I hope you are enjoying the new Spring Catalog - if you want one, be sure to let me know!

And keep in mind all the FREE Sale-A-Bration choices when you place an order of $50 or more:

See the 2013 Sale-A-Bration FLYER

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

My TOP 10 Faves from Stampin' Up!'s Spring Catalog

So . . . do you have the new Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog yet???  If not ~ and you want one! ~ be sure to let me know and I'll get one to you.  My copy is getting pretty dog-earred - and I keep finding more to love about these new products!  I decided it was about time I posted my Top 10 picks from this catty!

Fave #10 ~ Soda Pop Tops 
Unique, fun, two sizes, economical, and no sharp edges.
They coordinate with a bunch of stamps and my circle punches - can't wait to use these!

Fave #9 ~ Collage Curios Stamp Set

Well, if I was going to get the soda pop tops, I 'needed' a new stamp set to coordinate, right?!

I've already seen so many cute cards online using this set - it has a LOT of possibilities!

I broke it in already at a recent Demo Swap and I'm using it for a CLOclub project this month.

Fave #8 ~ Hearts a Flutter Stamp & Framelit Bundle

Last month I ushered two gals into the Demonstrator Kingdom and thus promoted to Supervisor!

A big thanks to my upline Dawn Olchefske for the additional reward of the bundle below.

I love coordinating bundles - Framelits are such a value when compared to the cost of 5 punches -

and when bundled with stamps you save 15% besides!

Fave #7 ~ Occasions Paper Piercing Pack

I think paper piercing adds SO much to a project.

These shapes are classic ~ they match many of my punches, framelits, and . . .

. . . well, you'll see further down!

Fave #6 ~ Ciao, Baby! Stamp Set

As soon as I saw the coordinating punches, I knew I had to have this set!

The Mini Curly Label punch will be available as a FREE Sale-a-Bration product,

and the small Scallop Circle Punch is Fave #5!

Good for many occasions and many different recipients!

Fave #5 ~ 7/8" Scallop Circle Punch

I love anything small and chubby and cute - so of course I loved this punch!

And it coordinates perfectly with the 1 1/4", 1 3/4", and 2 3/8" Scallop Circle punches.

Fave #4 ~ Borders Scoring Plate Simply Scored

My Simply Scored scoring tool is one of the best purchases I've ever made.

Along with the Diagonal Scoring Plate, it's the bomb.

Now to have scored borders . . . oh, the possibilities!  One purchase - MANY results!

Fave #3 ~ Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (TIEF)

Being very 'symmetrical' in my design process, this new embossing folder caught my eye right away!

And the more I see cool ideas online, the more I'm glad this was toward the top of my list.

Fave #2 ~ Print Poetry Designer Series Paper (DSP) Stack

My name is Cheryl, and I'm a PAPER addict.

Just about the time I thought I'd broken my addiction to all those 6x6 pads out there,

Stampin' Up! comes up with the 4.5" x 6.5" paper pads and I'm a gonner.

This pad has beautiful colors and versatile patterns - all coordinating with the newest In Colors.

Fave #1 ~ Ovals Collection Framelits Dies

And finally, my #1 Fave - the ovals!  I don't know how many times I wished SU! had a basic shape 

in a Framelit Collection - and here it is! Ovals are difficult to cut by hand, punches can only get so big,

and these precision Framelits are the answer.  I can't wait to start using them!

Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.

So there you have it - my list of favorites from the new Spring Catalog.  What are your favorites so far?  Be sure to leave a comment and tell me!  Remember ~ you can access the catalog online anytime.  You can see the PDF on my website, and you can see individual products in my STORE.

Thanks for taking a peek at the new stuff with me today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J