Sooo you saw my Razzleberry-themed Mini Chocolate Flower Vase that I made yesterday using those beautiful Die Cut Flowers from Blossom Builders Designer Printed Kit…

Well today I am showing you the other Vase that I made using that pack of papers that you can get for FREE with a $50 purchase during Sale-a-bration – that pack is called Everyday Enchantment DSP and you can find it on pg 7 of the Sale-a-bration Catalog and in it are just GORGEOUS papers…

This is my second Mini Chocolate Flower Vase using some of those papers…

I started out with Baja Breeze colored die cut flowers from Blossom Builders Designer Printed Kit and for their centers, punched out circles of DSP from Everyday Enchantment…I added a Pearl to the center of one of them for a bit of an elegant look.

I made my flower vase base and covered using another piece of DSP from Everyday Enchantment and added a piece of the beautiful Baja Breeze Pleated Satin Ribbon around the top – this ribbon comes in 4 colors and you can find it on pg 12 of the Occasions Mini Catalog – I tied around a knot for a feature on the front…

For the tag I stamped the ‘thanks’ using a stamp from the set Fabulous Phrases (pg 163) onto a piece of Textured Very Vanilla cardstock.  I then punched it out using my 1 1/4″ Circle Punch and attached it to my ribbon using a piece of Linen Thread.

For a finishing touch I added a flower that I punched out of Everyday Enchantment DSP using my Boho Blossoms Punch – I added it to the tag and popped on a cute Pearl to make the flower center.

I LOVE how this Baja themed Mini Chocolate Vase turned out – you can find the other one that I made yesterday in the post below – and if you want to make one of your own…

HERE IS THE LINK TO MY FREE PRINTABLE TUTORIAL SHOWING YOU HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN MINI CHOCOLATE FLOWER VASE – Click HERE to find it!

Here are swatches of the GORGEOUS patterned papers in that pack of Everyday Enchantment DSP…

You get 12 double sided sheets of 12×12 paper in that pack and it is hands down my favorite pack of DSP that Stampin Up have ever produced!

Not got a copy of the Sale-a-bration Catalog? You can view it by clicking on the picture of it below…

If you prefer to have a paper copy and do not currently have a Demonstrator, please email me by clicking HERE and I will get one out in the mail to you along with some cute samples.

CLICK HERE TO PLACE YOUR STAMPIN’ UP! ORDER DIRECTLY ONLINE!

As soon as I saw the Blossom Builders Designer Printed Kit in the Occasions Mini Catalog I just knew that the printed die cut flowers in there would be perfect for making a fabulous Mini Chocolate Vase…

You can find the Blossom Builders Designer Printed Kit on pg 18 of the Occasions Mini Catalog and in just ONE KIT you get enough flowers & Rhinestones to make at least EIGHT Mini Chocolate Flower Vases making it a fabulous deal at just $9.95…

This would be a beautiful treat to make for teachers, friends & family for Valentine’s Day and is fun to make…I have a free printable tutorial showing you step-by-step how to make one of your own – please read on for the details…

This turned out sooo cute – it’s hard to see from the photo that it is much smaller than previous Chocolate Flower Vases that I have made – but to give you an idea, this Mini one measures just 8″ high by 2 1/2″ wide.

You can see that in my Vase above I used the Razzleberry colored flowers from the Kit – what I love about these flowers is that they are printed with patterns on one side, but are plain colored on the reverse so you get the choice of 2 sides to use for each…

They also have a beautiful texture to them and you can embellish them with the included Pink Rhinestone Jewels – you can see that I used two of those Pink Jewels for flower centers above…

And for my big flower I punched out a 1 1/2″ Circle from a piece of patterned paper from Twitterpated DSP that you can find on pg 13 of the Occasions Mini…

The stems? They are simply wooden skewers that I painted using a light green acrylic paint and attached to the back of each flower using a piece of tape – I then trimmed the sticks to size using some wire cutters.

The leaves? I used my 5-Petal Flower Punch to punch flower shapes out of Certainly Celery cardstock and used my paper snips to trim petals out and adhered them to the sticks using Mini Glue Dots – to hide those dots, simply roll each between your fingers to make a sausage shape and voila – hidden adhesive…

The label? In the Blossom Builders Kit you also receive 12 label die cuts – I simply stamped my sentiment using a stamp from the set Tea Shoppe (pg 10 of the Occasions Mini), added a small Pink Rhinestone Jewel to the top and popped it into the Vase…click on the photo below for a closer look…

And check out the stamped image – the texture of the label makes the stamped words look a little rustic which is a perfect gardening themed touch…

The Vase? Made using Early Espresso Cardstock and covered with a piece of patterned paper from Pocketful of Posies DSP (pg 184) – I love how this DSP color co-ordinates beautifully with the flowers…

I made a top trim using my Scallop Trim Border Punch and Very Vanilla cardstock – and check out that ribbon…it is the GORGEOUS Blushing Bride Pleated Satin Ribbon that you can find on pg 12 of the Occasions Mini Catalog – what a beautiful addition to any project this makes…

I used my Large Lace Ribbon Border Punch (pg 211)to make that beautiful border around the center and there is one CUTE Vase.

OK so where is the Chocolate? It is inside the vase – there are 4 Ghiradelli Chocolate Squares that the flower stems nestle between and those squares just slide right out so that the recipient can eat them…again, click on the photo below for a closer look…you can also see that beautiful Pleated Ribbon…isn’t it gorgeous?

I am going to make another Mini Chocolate Vase later this evening using the Baja Breeze flowers, Pleated Satin Ribbons and papers from the fabulous Everyday Enchantment DSP that you can find in the Sale-a-bration Catalog – I hope to post it tomorrow so be sure to come back and see it…

WANT MY FREE PRINTABLE TUTORIAL SHOWING YOU HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN MINI CHOCOLATE FLOWER VASE?  Click HERE to find it!

Here are the Printed Die Cuts & Rhinestone Jewels that you get in Blossom Builders Designer Printed Kit – LOTS of them – they are die cut meaning you simply gently push them out to use them and those Rhinestones are self-adhesive too!

Click on the picture below to view this Kit in the online store…

PURCHASE YOUR BLOSSOM BUILDERS DESIGNER PRINTED KIT FOR JUST $9.95 BY CLICKING HERE!

THAT’S RIGHT – THE STAMPIN UP EVENT OF THE YEAR – SALE-A-BRATION – IS HERE bringing with it FREE Stamp Sets, Ribbons & Brads, MDS CDs, Designer Series Papers, Cardstocks & more!

What is Sale-a-bration?

DURING SALE-A-BRATION YOU GET TO CHOOSE ONE FREE ITEM FOR EVERY $50 THAT YOU SPEND…

Sale-a-bration is THE best time to stock up on all your basic supplies such as papers, ink pads, card stocks, ribbons, refills & envelopes that you know you are going to use during the year PLUS it’s a great time to get those things on your wish list from the new Occasions Mini Catalog or to treat yourself to a larger purchase such as a Big Shot or those Markers…

*** SARAH’S INK SPOT SALE-A-BRATION EXTRA PERK ***

During Sale-a-bration when you place your order directly online with me – I am going to mail you a bubble mailer containing a selection of loose stamps, ribbons & embellishments along with a hand made card by myself – the bigger your order, the more your bubble mailer will be stuffed with freebies!

How does Sale-a-bration work?

During Sale-a-Bration you get to choose one FREE item from the Sale-a-Bration Brochure for EVERY $50 that you spend – it doesn’t matter what you buy – paper, ink, markers, dies, embellishments, stamp sets, décor elements, a Big Shot etc – EVERYTHING that you purchase from ANY Stampin’ Up! catalog counts…

Where can you find the Sale-a-bration Brochure?

Click on the picture of it below…if you prefer to have a paper copy and do not currently have a Demonstrator, please email me by clicking HERE and I will get one out in the mail to you along with some cute samples…

And there are no limits:

• when you spend $100 you get to choose 2 items…
• spend $150 and you get to choose 3 items…
• spend $200 and you get to choose 4 items…
• and so on – there is no limit to the freebies you get!

And it gets even better:

When you spend OVER $150 you get to choose:

• 3 Free Sale-a-bration items
• PLUS you also get Hostess Benefits – $25 in Hostess Dollars
• PLUS you get a special FREE Sale-a-bration Tote too with your order too – it’s cute – here it is:

And there’s even another level:

When you spend over $400 you get to choose:

• 8 Free Sale-a-bration items
• PLUS you get Hostess Benefits – $65 in Hostess Dollars
• PLUS you get to purchase one item at 50% off (could be that Big Shot, MDS or set of Markers you’ve had your eye on!)
• PLUS that Free Sale-a-bration Tote
• PLUS a Free Hostess Bundle worth $45 too
• WOW!!!

What FREE Sale-a-bration items can you choose from?

You can choose from ANY of the 20 items featured in the Sale-a-bration Catalog – included are:

• 8 Limited Edition items ONLY available during Sale-a-bration – featuring a pack of BEAUTIFUL Designer Series Papers, a pack of Ribbons & Brads, 4 Stamp Sets, Décor Element and MDS Digital CD
• AND let me tell you – those Designer Series Papers are GORGEOUS…check out the piccy of them below…
• 12 other items from the main Catalog – featuring 5 Stamp Sets, Designer Buttons, Fabric, a Simply Sent Kit, Embossing Folders, a pack of Assorted Cardstock and an MDS Digital CD

Here are those beautiful papers featured in Everyday Enchantment DSP pack…STUNNINGLY GORGEOUS…AND FREE with a $50 order!

HOW DO YOU PLACE YOUR SALE-A-BRATION ORDERS?

You can place your orders of less than $150 directly online by CLICKING HERE or by emailing them to me

For orders of $150+ you MUST email your order to me to get that extra Free Tote & for larger orders that extra Free Hostess Bundle worth $45 – that is not available on orders placed directly online by yourself – CLICK HERE TO EMAIL IT TO ME

Enjoy your Sale-a-bration freebies – and if you have any questions, just let me know!

OK so I am just LOVING the new toys in the Sale-a-bration Catalog…especially that beautiful stamp set Fresh Vintage and the Designer Series Paper pack Everyday Enchantment…hehehe…I can’t stop playing with them…and what’s even better is that I got them for FREE!

And today I wanted to show you a very simple but sweet card that I made using both of these items along with the Sale-a-bration Organdy Ribbon…

I designed this card as a make ‘n take kit for my customers – all Sale-a-bration Catalogs are out in the mail on their way to my customers along with some samples of ribbon, papers & brads from it AND this sweet Card Kit so that they can get their hands on & play with these beautiful new items…

My sweet card is sized 3″ x 3″and you can get envelopes that these cards fit into perfectly – they are Mini Square Envelopes and you can find them on pg 182 of the Catalog.

My card base is Calypso Coral and I added a strip of white that I stamped my sentiment on to – I used the ‘Just for You’ sentiment from the new stamp set Tea Shoppe that you can find on pg 19 of the Occasions Mini Catalog…

I then added a piece of patterned paper from Everyday Enchantment DSP that you can find on pg 7 of the Sale-a-bration Catalog and wrapped around a piece of Organdy Ribbon from the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack, also on that page of the Catalog…

That image? Stamped using one of the beautiful stamps featured in the Fresh Vintage stamp set that you can find on pg 6 of the Sale-a-bration Catalog…

I stamped the image using Soft Suede Ink onto Whisper White cardstock and then simply punched it out using the Postage Stamp Punch (pg 212) which is a perfect fit for this stamped image.

I added it to my card using Dimensionals so that it pops out and voila – there you have one sweet card…

I am going to make a batch so that I have some to hand as I love how they turned out – and I hope my customers enjoy putting theirs together too…

ONLY ONE WEEK UNTIL SALE-A-BRATION BEGINS – have you started your wish list yet?

CLICK HERE TO PLACE YOUR STAMPIN’ UP! ORDER ONLINE!

As soon as I saw the Sale-a-bration Catalog I just fell in love with the pack of Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Papers featured in it…

It’s just one of the items that you can choose for free with a $50 purchase from January 24th and features lots of beautiful soft feminine designs – and like all packs of DSP you get 12 double sided sheets in each pack – but this one is better because it’s FREE!!!

I decided to make a card to showcase to you some of these patterns and what better way than to feature them on a Top Note Quilt Card…

LOVE it – the designs are floral, feminine, shabby chic…just delicious!

Onto my card…the base is Pool Party onto which I layered a piece of Textured Very Vanilla…

I then made my Top Note Quilt…not made one of these before?  Super easy with gorgeous results…

I chose 4 different designs of DSP and used my 1 1/4″ Square Punch to punch out 12 squares.  I then cut a piece of scrap cardstock to measure 5″ x 3 3/4″ and adhered the squares to it.

I find the easiest way to do this is to start at a top corner and work along one edge and then down the side – that way you have 2 straight edges – and then fill in until your cardstock is full…

You then run this piece of cardstock through your Big Shot using the Top Note Die – and this is what you get…

I then added a piece of the brand new and gorgeous Blushing Bride Pleated Satin Ribbon - this is just beautiful ribbon featuring stitching and comes in 4 colors – and you can find it on pg 12 of the Occasions Mini Catalog.

Onto my sentiment…I stamped it using a stamp from the set Trendy Trees (pg 108) and punched it out using the Large Oval Punch (pg 212) – I adhered this to another piece of DSP from Everyday Enchantment that I punched out using the Decorative Label Punch (pg 209) and added it to my card…

See that cute brad? Yet another freebie on offer to you after January 24th – it is featured along with 4 other designs in the Sale-a-bration Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack - and that pack contains 2 spools of Organdy Ribbon & a pot of 30 of these gorgeous brads that co-ordinate perfectly with this pack of DSP!

Click on the photo below for a closer look at some of the gorgeous papers featured in Everyday Enchantment DSP…

I just can’t wait to get my hands on more of this delicious paper on January 24th…how many packs will you get?

PRINT IT OUT TO KEEP – I have a free printable tutorial showing you how to make a Top Note Quilt which you can find by clicking HERE

CLICK HERE TO PLACE YOUR STAMPIN’ UP! ORDER ONLINE!

Today I wanted to show you a sneak peak of a brand new Stamp Set that you will be able to get for FREE during Sale-a-bration which begins on January 24th…

It is called Fresh Vintage and it features the most beautiful floral designs – and I am using a stamp from it to show you a very cool effect you can get when you stamp onto Textured Cardstock.

The card featured below turned out beautifully – it is a card that my Monthly Club Members will each be receiving in their January Gift Packs AND those Members of my Ink Spot Stampers Team who achieved sales targets during December will also receive a Card Kit containing all the supplies needed to make 10 of these beautiful cards with envelopes…

What do you think?  I LOVE how it turned out – just so elegant looking…and do you notice something else about it?  Yep – I just can’t stop using those beautiful Framelits Dies LOL – I tried oh-so-hard not to use them on this card but I just couldn’t help myself…they are just so irresistable!

Sooo my card base is Soft Suede onto which I layered a piece of Very Vanilla – check out that gorgeous embossed frame – SO easy to do – you just run the cardstock through your Big Shot using the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder (pg 218) and voila – one gorgeous frame!

I then simply trimmed the edges down a little and adhered it to my card base.  Now for the centerpiece of the card…

I used one of my Labels Collection Framelits to die cut out a piece of Soft Suede cardstock and then I textured it using my Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder – I added it to my card using Dimensionals.

Now for my favorite bit – check out that stamped image…click on the photo below for a closer look…

Isn’t that a cool effect? It looks just like a painting on a canvas – and again, SO easy to do – I simply inked up my stamp using Markers and stamped it down onto the Textured cardstock for this amazing look – I added one cute little Pearl on a blue flower to give an added feature.

Not used Markers to color your rubber stamp before?  It is very easy – I used the colors Lucky Limeade, Real Red & Pool Party – and used each Marker to color the relevant part of my stamp.  Once colored in, I like to breathe on the stamp to moisten the inks and then stamp your image.

Sarah’s tip - the first time you color your rubber stamp take alot of time and care to get it fully covered – I like to think of this as ‘priming’ the rubber – and then stamp.  When you have done this, I find that it is much quicker to color the stamp again to make multiple images, because there is some residual ink left on the stamp so you don’t have to be so perfect about it.

I then used a smaller Framelit in my Labels Collection to die cut out my shape and added it to my first framelit layer again using Dimensionals.

Now for my sentiment – I decided to use a stamp from the Hostess set Precious Butterflies (pg 15) and punched it out using my 1 1/4″ Circle Punch and added it to my card…

And there is one beautiful card that I hope both my Club Members & my Ink Spot Stampers enjoy…

A NOTE FOR MY CUSTOMERS – your Sale-a-bration Catalogs will be mailed out to you on Friday so be sure to keep an eye out for them – included in the envelope will be some samples for you to enjoy and a little something for you to make too…enjoy!

Sale-a-bration begins on January 24th -  come back tomorrow for a sneak peak of the unbelievably gorgeous Designer Series Paper pack featured in this years Sale-a-bration Catalog – it co-ordinates perfectly with this stamp set and I guarantee you’ll want more than one pack of it!!!

CLICK HERE TO PLACE YOUR STAMPIN’ UP! ORDER ONLINE!

I was on the fence about ordering the Framelits Dies from the Occasions Mini Catalog because I wasnt sure if I would use them very much…

And let me tell you that I have used them on EVERYTHING I have made the last couple of days!!!  And to think I nearly didn’t order them!!!  Oh my…they are so EASY to use and give such amazing results and have become such a go-to item that I dont know what I did before I had them!

I wanted to show you a card that I have mailed out to all my lovely Monthly Club ladies along with their December Club gifts…this card uses a Framelit die from the Labels Collection…

My card uses the colors Soft Suede, Pool Party & Very Vanilla – I love the beautiful, soft & elegant look that you get when you combine these three colors – and features Stamps, Designer Series Paper and a Framelits Die from the Occasions Mini Catalog.

This is such a simple card to make – the card base is Soft Suede onto which I layered a piece of Textured Pool Party…this makes a very quick & easy backdrop.

I then cut a strip of patterned paper from Attic Boutique DSP (pg 23) to be sized 5 1/2″ x 2 1/4″ and adhered it to my card front – making a fast, easy but beautiful back drop.

I then took a stamp from the brand new set Apothecary Art (pgs 24 & 25) and stamped it using Soft Suede Ink onto a piece of Textured Very Vanilla cardstock – I then ran this through my Big Shot using a Framelit die from the Labels Collection whose size co-ordinates perfectly with that stamp – in the Labels Framelits collection there are dies to co-ordinate with each framed stamp in that set…

And voila – there is one quick & easy accent that has such a professional look to it!

I used my Stampin’ Markers to color in the flowers and added this accent to my card front using Dimensionals…please click on the photo below for a closer look…

I stamped a sentiment from the set Apothecary Art and punched it out using my Modern Label Punch, adding it to my accent piece with Dimensionals…

And for an elegant finishing touch, I added a Pearl at each end…I just love how this card turned out and I think I’m going to be making quite a few more of them too!

Find these brand new products in the Occasions Mini Catalog – click on the picture of it below to view it now online…

If you DO NOT currently have a Demonstrator and would like a paper copy of the Occasions Mini Catalog including a FREE card kit and some samples, please email me by clicking HERE and I will get a package out in the mail to you.

If you DO have a Demonstrator, please contact them for your copy of this fabulous Mini Catalog.

CLICK HERE TO PLACE YOUR STAMPIN’ UP! ORDER ONLINE!

FINALLY I am getting down to playing with my new goodies from the Occasions Mini Catalog and wow am I loving them!

Today I wanted to show you a card that I have mailed out – in kit form – to all of my customers along with samples & their Occasions Mini Catalogs…they will be able to make this cute card for themselves & I am hoping they love it as much as I do…

My card uses two brand new stamp sets featured in the Occasions Mini along with the FABULOUS new Framelits Dies – they are much like Nesties and I am so thankful for this wonderful new addition to our line!

My card base is Pool Party onto which I layered a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock – I love this double layer look for a backdrop.

I textured a piece of Soft Suede cardstock using my Big Shot & Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder and wrapped around a piece of the brand new Pool Party Seam Binding (find it on pg 23 of the Occasions Mini).

I then added this layer to my card base and proceeded to add all the fun details…

Firstly I adhered a strip of beautiful paper from Attic Boutique DSP (pg 23) to that textured base and then was the really fun bit…

I took a beautiful framed stamp from the set Apothecary Art (pgs 24 & 25) and stamped it using Early Espresso Ink onto Pool Party cardstock – and cut it out using my Big Shot and a Framelit from the Labels Collection (pg 6) – and WOW was that easy and fun to do!

It is so easy to get perfect placement using the framelits as you can see exactly what you are doing as you work – look how perfect it turned out…

LOVE it – Framelits are my new favorite toys!!!  I then stamped that cute teacup & flowers using stamps from the new set Tea Shoppe (pg 19) and cut them out using my Paper Snips & a Craft Knife.

For a finishing touch I added a sentiment, also found in the set Tea Shoppe and punched it out using my Modern Label Punch – I decided to add a cute Pearl at each end for a finishing touch, and added it to my card just below the ribbon…

And there is one fun and cute card that you can make for any occasion simply by changing the sentiment.

And here are the images in the two beautiful brand new sets that I used to make my card…both are available in your choice of wood or clear mount versions – click on the pictures below to view them in the online store…

Here is Apothecary Art – those framed stamps co-ordinate PERFECTLY with the Labels Collection of Framelits so that you can quickly & easily die cut them out for a very professional look…

Here is Tea Shoppe - check out those gorgeous tea cups & sentiments…

And here you can see the shapes that those Label Framelit Dies make…they make it easy to make frames and nesting features and are found on pg 6 – you get 6 in a pack, the largest of which measures 5  7/16″ wide and here are those beautiful shapes…

If you DO NOT currently have a Demonstrator and would like a copy of the Occasions Mini Catalog including a FREE card kit and some samples, please email me by clicking HERE and I will get a package out in the mail to you.

If you DO have a Demonstrator, please contact them for your copy of this fabulous Mini Catalog.

Not got a paper copy and want to see it right now?  You can click on the picture of it below to view it online…

CLICK HERE TO PLACE YOUR STAMPIN’ UP! ORDER ONLINE!

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!!!

I’m back after a very long Winter break and am delighted to be back in my Craft Room at long last!

And I’m excited to get down to using some of my new toys from the Occasions Mini Catalog to show you lots of ideas I have for them over the next few weeks…

Today I want to announce the arrival of my Occasions Mini Paper & Ribbon Shares – I have 3 different Shares available so be sure to check them out below!

Not sure what Shares are? They are a fabulous way to sample all the new items such as Papers, Ribbons & Embellishments at a fraction of the price it would cost you to purchase full packs…please read on for the details…

My Shares are open to everyone:

• customers – both existing & new customers
• my Blog readers
  
• fellow Demonstrators
• and members of my Ink Spot Stampers Team
  

What are Shares? They are a very affordable and easy way to sample all of the new papers, ribbons & embellishments…

What do you receive in the Shares?  It depends on each share – every share below has listed exactly what you receive in terms of size/length of each product – an example is with Paper Shares you will receive a 6×6 piece of every sheet of paper in a pack – for Ribbon Shares you will receive 1-2 yards of every color of ribbon in a collection, depending on the share.

How do you purchase my Shares? If you would like to purchase one or more of my shares please EMAIL ME to let me know what shares you are interested and I will send you a Paypal invoice as soon as I get enough people to fill each share – it usually doesnt take long!

Want more than one Share?  I happily combine shipping costs and this will be reflected in the Paypal invoice that I email to you.

Here are my Share offerings – please EMAIL ME by clicking HERE to let me know what you would like – they always fill up fast so don’t delay…

NUMBERS ARE LIMITED and as the saying goes, the early bird catches the worm!!!

In a nutshell I am offering you:

• The “Embellishments Only’ Share for $10.95
• The ‘I Want Everything’ Share for $35.95
• The ‘Paper & Ribbons’ Share for $17.95

Here they are…

The ‘Embellishments Only’ Share

There are 4 spots available in this share giving you a sampling of Embellishments in the Occasions Mini Catalog – you will receive:

• 8 Twitterpated Buttons – 2 of each color & design
• 3 Hat Pins – each is 3″ long
• 6 die cuts from the Attic Boutique Side Notes Pack (designs vary)
• 1 Trinket Heart (designs vary)
• 10 Large Pearls
• 1 Maze Game
• 4 Jelly Brads
• 1 Kraft Box

Occasions Mini Embellishments Only Share – $10.95 + $2.45 Shipping via First Class Mail

The ‘I Want a Bit of Everything’ Share

There are 4 spots available in this share giving you a bit of everything in the Occasions Mini Catalog – you will receive:

From the Twitterpated Suite:

6 pieces of 6” x 6” sheets of Twitterpated Designer Series Paper
3 pieces of each pattern of Twitterpated Designer Fabric – each is sized 8” x 6”
8 Twitterpated Designer Buttons – 2 of each color & design
1 yard of each color of 3/8″ Pleated Satin Ribbon giving you 4 yards in total – the colors are:  Pear Pizzazz, Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze and Blushing Bride

From the Attic Boutique Suite:

6 pieces of 6” x 6” sheets of Attic Boutique Designer Series Paper
6 die cuts from the Attic Boutique Side Notes Pack
2 yards of Pool Party Seam Binding
1 Trinket Heart (designs vary)

From the Sweet Shop Suite:

6 pieces of 6” x 6” Sweet Shop Specialty Textured Designer Series Paper
1 sheet of Sweet Shop Clear Stickers (designs vary)
4 Sweet Shop Jelly Bean Brads
2 yards of each color of Bakers Twine giving you 10 yards in total – the colors are: Lucky Limeade, Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party, Calypso Coral and Island Indigo

Other Items:

2 Designer Cuts Cards with Envelopes – 1 of each design
3 Hat Pins
1 Maze Game
Blossom Builders die cut flowers & a selection of Pink Rhinestones
1 Kraft Box

Occasions Mini ‘I Want a bit of Everything” Share - $35.95 + $4.95 Shipping via Priority Mail

Occasions Mini ‘Papers & Ribbons’ Share

There are 4 spots available in this share giving you the following:

18 pieces of 6” x 6” sheets of Designer Series Paper from the following collections:

• Twitterpated
• Attic Boutique
• Sweet Shop Specialty

Items from the Spring Fever Simply Scrappin’ Kit:

• 2 pieces of 6” x 6” of Designer Series Paper
• 4 pieces of 6” x 6” of Textured Card Stock in Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz & Basic Gray
• 2 6” x 6” sheets of Self-Adhesive Die Cuts (designs vary)

Bakers Twine – 1 yard of Baker’s Twine to give you 5 yards in total in these colors:

• Calypso Coral
• Pool Party
• Island Indigo
• Wisteria Wonder
• Lucky Limeade

3/8″ Pleated Satin Ribbon – 1 yard of each to give you 4 yards in total in these colors:

• Pear Pizzazz
• Baja Breeze
• Blushing Bride
• Riding Hood Red

1/2″ Seam Binding

• 2 yards of Pool Party Seam Binding

Occasions Mini Papers & Ribbons Share – $17.95 + $4.95 Shipping via Priority Mail

GOT QUESTIONS?  I have the answers!  Just drop me an email and I will be very happy to help.

EMAIL ME BY CLICKING HERE to reserve your Spots today – Shares are filling up FAST so don’t delay!

Did you know that you can make SUPER CUTE Metal Snowflakes from soda cans with your Big Shot?

This makes my heart happy – playing in my craft room to create holiday decorations whilst recycling soda cans!

They make beautiful hanging ornaments on a tree…pop them onto a window…to dress up your gifts…and they also make lovely additions to banners and wreaths…

Here is one of those snowflakes that I made sitting under my jazzy craft room Christmas tree…

You can showcase the side that has that beautiful shiny silver metal inside the cans…

Here are two of mine below…

Or you can turn them over and display them with the soda can images on the front…depending on the type of soda can you use, you can get many different colors & designs…the can I used below was a sparkling Cranberry Juice can…

So how do you make them? All you need is your Big Shot, the Snowflakes #2 Originals Die, Craft & Rubber Scissors or tin snips and a soda can of your choice.

Aren’t they pretty?  I  am going to make a bunch more to dress up my holiday gifts for a cute embellishment AND I am going to hang them along the top of my craft room window – I hope to get that done tonight and will post a picture tomorrow to show you what they look like!

To make it easy to show you I have put together a free Tutorial – with a printable version too – click HERE to find it!

Where can you find these items to make your own Metal Snowflakes?

Click on each item below to find it in my Online Store

• 113460  Snowflake #2 Originals Die $15.95  (pg 220)

• 113439  Big Shot Die Cutting Machine $99.95 (pg 215) – would make a FABULOUS holiday gift!

• 103179  Craft & Rubber Scissors $15.95 (pg 208)

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