One Week Left for the Holiday Catalogue & New Classes Posted

We made it home yesterday afternoon late to about a foot of snow on our rather steep driveway! We had so much to pack in after our week away at our daughter's in Nakusp, that not making it up the driveway was NOT an option, so we took a run at it and made it to the top. We'll get the snowblower running in the morning and take care of it!

We had a lovely holiday and now it's time to get back to business! There are three things I want to let you know about today. One is that my schedule of new winter classes is up. Just click on this link to take you to my Classes page, or click on Classes in the top menu.

The second thing is that there is less than a week to go with the 2015 Holiday Catalogue! January 4th is the last day you can order from this catalogue and then some of the products will be gone for good!! Don't miss out on something you really wanted! Here are some of the products that will be retiring used in some of my projects from past posts. (Click on the links to take you to my website where you can look at and purchase these products if you wish to.)





 Although the Hearth & Home Thinlits dies will still be available in the new Occasions catalogue, this stamp set, Happy Scenes, that coordinated with it, is retiring.














The Joyful Season Stamp set with it's larger than life, 4 step stamping cardinal will not be around after January 4th. Get it while you can!

All Ye Faithful was stunning embossed in gold and paired with the Winter Wonderland Specialty Designer Series Paper! Both are retiring!











I loved this Six Sayings Host Stamp Set and I will miss the little Winter Wonderland Embellishments, too!















I had so much fun creating this fireplace scene as an illuminated easel card. It was made with the Festive Fireplace Stamp Set and the Festive Fireside Framelit Dies. The sentiment is from the Cozy Christmas Stamp Set and the wooden Snowflake Elements were best sellers! All are retiring. The Fireplace and Fireside items can be ordered as a bundle to save 15%.

One of my favourite stamp sets, Winter Wishes, will be retiring and gone for good on Jan. 4th. Love the images in this one! The sentiment is from a great Christmas greeting stamp set called Versatile Christmas. It's a good deal and I used it a lot!

The sentiment in this card is from Among the Branches Stamp Set and the vellum is one design from the Holidays Fancy Foil Designer Vellum. All are on the retiring list.

Another showcase for the Winter Wonderland Specialty Designer Series Paper in an alternate use along with the Winter Wonderland Designer Vellum Stack. Get them before they are not available.

Going way back, the Thankful Friends stamp set and the Into the Woods Elements made a whimsical birthday card.

Finally, Lighthearted Leaves make stunning images when embossed in black and highlighted with white gel pen.
















Finally, it is Tuesday and time for a new set of Weekly Deals:

I Used Rose Red and I Liked It!!

You know how there are certain colours in the Stampin' Up! colour families that you like and some you just can't warm up to? Well, Rose Red was one of those colours for me. It was just like Garden Green until Stampin' Up! used it in a lot of the Christmas DSP! I saw how to combine it with other colours so I grew to like it. In the Occasions Catalogue, there is a lot of Rose Red in the Designer Series Paper, so I decided that I'd give it a try yesterday. Do you know what? I think that may have been the first time I'd used that Ink Pad! Truth! But I like how it turned out, especially paired with the gold accents, so I will probably use this colour more frequently now.

• Snip! Snip! Snip!  I did a lot of fussy cutting on this card, but my fussy cutting days are numbered! You see, I got a Brother ScanNCut for Christmas - an ecutter. As soon as I get it set up and I learn how to use it, I may not have to go to these lengths anymore! How exciting is that? 
• By the shape of the little hearts, I thought they would coordinate with our Sweetheart punch, but alas, they are too small and had to be hand cut.
• The images and sentiments on this card are all from the new stamp set, Hello Life. It actually coordinates with the very cool Hello Life Project Kit, which I will be showing you soon, and seeing if there is any interest in doing a class with it.
• I die cut the large sentiment with one of the Ovals Collection Framelits and wanted to matte it with the next size up oval cut from a Gold Foil sheet, but that made it too large for the card, so you'll never guess what I did! I used the next size up oval framelit, mounted the sentiment on it, then, using my Paper Snips, I trimmed it down to the size I wanted. It was difficult to get even, and kind of reminded me of when my mom used to cut my hair. It got shorter and shorter as she tried to even up both the sides! Fortunately, I didn't have too many adjustments to make.

• I die cut that sweet little curvy sentiment on the bottom with one of the Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits and backed it with some more Rose Red.
• The background DSP is from the new Occasions Catalogue and it's called Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper, a series of Water-coloured designs, some of which look good enough on their own to be framed!

My Winter Class Schedule is up and you can check it out here. There are still a couple of links to post but they should be up sometime today. Pick the classes that fit your interest and schedule! Please make sure to register, and if possible, pay ahead of time.

Also, let me know if you are interested in Product Shares with the new Occasions Catalogue for paper and ribbon and accessories. I will get it organized for you if there is enough interest.

And just a reminder that there are only 8 more days to order from the Holiday Catalogue. Don't miss out on something you really wanted. There is very little likelihood of finding the same thing next year!

Have a great Monday!  See you tomorrow with a new Sneak Peek and some new Weekly Deals!

Click on the links below to take you to my On-Line Store, where you can read about, look at, and purchase if you wish, the products used to make this card today! *List does not include Stampin' Up! sneak peek items.  They will be available Jan. 6, 2015. 

Product List

Gold Foil Sheets [132622]	Rose Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102544]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Rose Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126954]
Gold 5/8" Satin Ribbon [134547]	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129]	Gold Basic Metal Buttons [133763]	Gold Baker's Twine [132975]	Heat Tool [129053]
Ovals Collection Framelits Die [129381]	Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits [135707]	Big Shot [113439]	Paper Snips Scissors [103579]

*Hello Life Stamp Set

*Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper