Occasions Mini Catalog 2010

Participate in the Birthday Card Swap

February 10, 2010

It’s time for our 2nd swap!  The first went very well and I’m excited to do it again!  This time each participant will make a birthday card design to swap!  Please RSVP right away to join!  Below are the guidelines for participation.  If you have any questions please ask before agreeing to participate. I will [...]

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Love You Much & Holiday Best Valentine Card

February 8, 2010

Here is another of the cards we will be making in class tonight!  We’ll be using the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Best hostess stamp set as well as the Love You Much set and the new Sending Love Specialty DSP. I used Basic Black ink for the sentiment on this card but I’m not happy with [...]

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Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Blog Tour – Final Day

February 6, 2010

Welcome back!  It’s time to see the rest of the contents in this charming little house! I like to make these little tea packets that hold two teabags so I thought it would be fun to put one of these inside the house. I used the Vintage Vogue stamp set, the Finial Press embossing folder [...]

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Handcrafted Stampin' Up! Victorian House

February 3, 2010

Welcome to Day #1 of our  RemARKable Open House Blog Tour!  I think you’re in for some surprises!   You may notice that many of us participating in the tour are offering special Open House Classes.  Please know this is essentially the same class which includes the house pattern, and an idea sheet with a [...]

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Sending Love Specialty Scrapbook Page

February 2, 2010

This is such a beautiful scrapbook page that would be wonderful for pictures of a little girl in her Sunday best or while she picks flowers or . . . !  If I had a little girl I’d be very excited to put pictures of her on here!  You may remember a 2-page scrapbook layout [...]

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Stampin' Up! Party Share

February 1, 2010

Hopefully you were able to attend one of my Stampin’ parties this month.  If you not, I thought you might like to see one of the cards I demonstrated at the parties.  This was not my original idea, I changed up someone else’s idea a little bit and had so much fun making it! The [...]

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Abundant Hope – Rejoiceing in God's Mercy

January 30, 2010

I sat down with the Abundant Hope stamp set the other day to do a little creating.  This set is very delicate and needed a delicate and yet elegant card. The colors I used on this card are Rich Razzleberry, Barely Banana, So Saffron, and Whisper White (plus Mellow Moss & Always Artichoke markers for [...]

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Vintage Vogue 12×12 Scrapbook Page

January 29, 2010

I feel very honored that my dad has asked me to make a 12×12 scrapbook of family pictures and documents he has!  I consider it a privilege and I hope he and the rest of my family will like it when I’m done.  I started my mission yesterday with this page.  These are my grandparents. [...]

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Vintage Vogue Friend Card

January 25, 2010

I made this card a little while back using the Vintage Vogue stamp set from the Occasions Mini catalog and the Whimsical Words Sale-A-Bration set. It’s kind of hard to tell the colors in this card.  I used Elegant Eggplant, Almost Amethyst  and Whisper White.  Isn’t it pretty?  Of course the clear rhinestone brad and [...]

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Stampin' Up! Treat Box

January 23, 2010

Have you noticed the Treat Boxes on page 159 of the Idea Book & Catalog?  These are easy to overlook but so handy to have!  They make great little gift bags that you can dress up to fit any occasion. I added strips in Close to Cocoa and Chocolate Chip to the bag which are [...]

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