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Parties are Happening! New Catalog Open House on Tuesday!

I held my Hostess Appreciation party on Thursday night and had a blast celebrating and thanking my hostesses.  They are so good to host a workshop with me this past year helping me meet new stampers.  

We had dinner, browsed the new catalog and I gave them a few gifts too.  Wouldn't you know I forgot to take photos of the evening?  But I did take a photo of one of their gifts.

I made them little cases from our large wood mount boxes.  My husband added the handles to turn them into little suitcases!  To do this you need handles and short screws.  To make the holes in the cases he used an old fashioned hole punch and hammer like we used to use to add eyelets on our projects. I then slipped in a piece of designer paper to decorate them. They're adorable!  I cased the idea from Becky Roberts. They held an assortment of treats inside. 

They can use these for so many things; projects in progress, adhesives, bakers twine, markers, washi tape, sponges and more.

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I've been getting ready for my new catalog Open House that will be this Tuesday, June 2nd from 4-7:30 at my home studio.  I have so many fun things planned!  

Everyone will receive their brand new catalog of course.  Then they can browse the catalog and displays, eat!, fill out my new catalog scavenger hunt, add catalog tabs if they want to organize their new catalog, stamp the free make and take and take advantage of my free cards/card fronts with any orders.  There are also some rubber rummage, specials and lots of door prizes.  Whew!  

I hope a lot of my local gals can come and I apologize to my long distance customers; I sure wish you could be here too!  

Monogram cards and an Envelope Note Card Box

Check out these adorable monogram cards my downline Allison made for gifts:

She used the Sophisticated Serifs stamp set from the Occasions catalog along with the Painted Blooms designer paper.  Both of these are retiring in just a few days!  

I love the way she lined her envelopes with the Envelope Liner dies.  What a gorgeous gift!  She then made the perfect box for giving these cards in using the Envelope Punch Board.  

I hadn't made this box for note cards for awhile and thought you would like to see how too.  I had made a set of note cards with the soon to retire Balloon Bash stamp set; perfect for this box.

Here's the video for you.

 

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Love is Kindness

Here's another version of one of my Club cards we made last month.  

There are tons of retiring products on this card!  The Love is Kindness single stamp (Occasions catalog), the Back to Black designer paper, the Window Frames framelits and the Strawberry Slush card stock (out of stock) and thick Baker's Twine.   The greeting is from the Mother's Love stamp set; also in the Occasions catalog.  

If you want any of these; get them before they're gone!  Remember that if you order on June 2nd you can order from all three catalogs!  But you do take the chance some of these items will be out of stock.   

See them in my store by clicking on the products below. 

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Dome Shaped Envelope Punch Board Video

Remember this project from the Control Freaks May Blog Hop?  

On this box I used the new Bohemian Designer Series Paper and You're So Sweet stamp set from the upcoming 2015-16 catalog.  The projects in the video below was done with other papers but uses the same measurements and steps to complete it.  I hope you make one for yourself; they're just adorable!  

 

Petal Potpourri meets Typeset

Happy Memorial Day!  What are you doing today?  We've been working in our yard most of the weekend; finally able to plant our flowers and vegetable garden with the warmer weather. In our climate most of us wait until this weekend to plant for fear of a late frost.  We just had 3 inches of snow last week!  It's crazy for us to have snow this late.  

I have been using the Petal Potpourri stamp set and Medallion punch quite a bit lately. Did you know this stamp set is retiring next week?  The punch is returning since it coordinates with the Crazy About You stamp set but this stamp set is leaving.  

I used the Lovely Amazing You for the greeting and Petite Petals & punch for the black flower centers.  Luckily the Typeset designer paper is returning for another year.  It's the only one that is though.

Do you have everything you want from the Occasions and main Catalog?  You have one more week to get them!  And did you know that on June 2nd you can order from all three catalogs?  The 2014-15 main catalog, the Occasions catalog and the brand new one that will be out that day.  Click on any of the images below to see them in my store.

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Berry Basket of Flowers Card

This card was a favorite at my Card Clubs this month.

I knew I wanted to make a basket of flowers this month and the Berry Basket die was the perfect choice.  I die-cut just half of one side of a basket to create this card.  Super easy!  Watch my video to see how I did it and learn the tips and tricks to making a basket of flowers card.    

I love this From the Garden and Handpicked Framelits set!  It's a fun way to add a greeting to your floral cards.  The framelits are returning in the new catalog but the stamps are not!  Same with the Petal Potpourri stamp set too.  Get them now while you can. 

Did you know that you I send out card kits like this one each month to my Cyber Card Club gals? Free?!  They get a two card kit from me free each month!  All they do is let me know they want to join and place a monthly order.  I do ask for a 6 month commitment. Once each 6 months or so they get all of the hostess benefits from the club order.  Let me know if you'd like to join in. Email me at lagreff@gmail.com

  

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Birthday Bash Cards Duo

Here are the card samples for my card kits for May.  I offer these to my local gals as pre-cut card kits they can take home and make as their own.  I may start offering them to long distance customers next month.

For some reason I've been hoarding my Birthday Bash Specialty Designer paper!  It's high time I used it right?!  In fact it's on sale this week on the weekly deals for $9.71 instead of $12.95.

This card below features the Crazy About You stamp set; part of this month's class to go seen here.  

 

For these card kits I like to show my gals how you can use the same card stock pieces to make two totally different cards.  Yes the designer paper is different on each but the rest of the pieces are exactly the same!  It's a fun challenge to make these and they love having the un-stamped kits at home to create easy cards with their own stamps and ink.  

This is one of the simplest layouts/sketches you can do.  Just an A2 card; 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" with a 2" strip of patterned paper on one side with a border of card stock at the edge.  Add any punch or greeting to jazz it up a bit.  

The above card features the Age Awareness stamp set.  Such a cute set! 

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New Catalog Sneak Peak Control Freaks Blog Hop

So glad you stopped in!  This is going to be a fun Blog Hop with lots of great samples from the upcoming 2015 SU Catalog!  

If you've just arrived welcome!  Or maybe you came from Mary's blog where she wow'd you with her unique and creative projects.  Just be sure to keep clicking on the link at the end of each post to see all 10 blogs in the hop today.

First I have a fun card showcasing the new Cherry On Top designer paper and washi tape.  The paper pack a great stack of bright colors and birthday patterns.  

My colors here are the new Watermelon Wonder with Bermuda Bay and Crushed Curry.  I used the Washi tape on the large White layer, the Banner punch and the Cherry On Top dsp and Bermuda Bay baker's twine on the top layer.  The greeting is from a new stamp set called Build a Birthday. 

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I was so happy that we were able to pre-order the Bohemian Designer Series paper since it's gorgeous!  Here's just a little sample:

I made a little dome shaped box using my Envelope Punch Board.  You just need a 6" square of paper.  It looks like a larger version of a lip stick box.  Check back in a few days for the video.  

You might spy a few other new products here; the Tip Top Taupe Dotted Lace Trim and the new 'You're So Sweet' stamp set that coordinates with our Mini Treat Thinlit die.

 

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Next is another card only this time I used the Bohemian Borders stamp set. 

It's a gate-fold card with a rich, beautiful color combination of Island Indigo, Cherry Cobbler with our new Delightful Dijon.    

You might spy a bit of the new Boho Chic embossing folder on the Delightful Dijon layer.  The main image here is one I created by stamping that same diamond image repeatedly side by side in Island Indigo. Then I stamped in the open areas with Delightful Dijon and Cherry Cobbler ink.  Fun and easy with the Photopolymer stamps.

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And now you're off to see what Judy has to show you.  I know you'll love it!

Pop-Up Surprise Fun Fold Card

Check out this unique fun fold card!  I made it for a Team Swap mostly because it has a surprise pop-up inside it.  And I have wanted to use the Simply Pressed clay and new alphabet mold.  Sadly, it is retiring now. 

I used the Moonlight designer paper stack in the main catalog and the new Alphanumerical Mold and Simply Pressed Clay in the Occasions catalog to make the HB letters.  They feel a bit like fun foam and hold up really well. I used a sponge to color them. Watch my video below to see how it's done as well as how to make this fun fold pop-up surprise card.  

The Whisper White card stock measures 5 1/2" X 12".  Score it at 4", 7 1/2", 8", and 11 1/2" on the long side.  

 

 

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