These new stamps are a photopolymer set that is available in the new Occasions catalog. I am planning to use the tree for different seasons by switching ink colors. I stamped the tree and one of the sentiments on the envelopes I sent the new catalogs in – if you didn’t get a set of catalogs let me know and I’ll send the new Occasions and the Sale-a-Bration to you.
Thanks for looking!
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I realized I better get this Christmas project posted quick since it’s the 23rd of December!
It’s an empty book and looks like this on the inside:
I used a notebook ring to hold the pages and set them up with the front cover open for a little decoration. Here are the pages:
Thanks for looking and I hope your holidays are happy!
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The Spring Occasions 2015 catalog is coming January 6th and there are some really pretty and versatile surprises inside!
There is a set of word dies that I have been anxiously waiting for – the words are happy, hello, you, and thanks in a fun curvy script font.
Everything on the card is new except for the doily. I cut several of the hello words and glued them together for dimension, you can see in the side view:
In the past I have used wax paper between the die and the paper but I didn’t need it with this new die. The paper cut easily and popped right out of the die. I can’t wait to play with the other words – soon!
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I have wanted to create a perpetual birthday calendar for a long time but I couldn’t decide the best way to do one. Well, my problem is solved because there is a Perpetual Calendar Kit in the upcoming Spring 2015 Occasions catalog!
It is only $15.95 and you get so many supplies – I had lots left over. Here’s January with all the other months underneath:
Here’s the months decorated:
I had so much fun putting this kit together that I completely lost track of time. Here’s all the supplies I had left over – it’s hard to tell but the white paper is actually pre-cut alphabet letters:
Now I won’t have any excuse for missing your birthday – as long as I know when it is!
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Here’s a peek at one of the new stamps, Love is Kindness. It is fun to color with the Blendabilities, and the blue flowers were colored with a new color set, Bermuda Bay. I don’t know of any flowers that are really that color but I wanted to try out the new colors. The flowers on the right are colored with Calypso Coral, one of the color sets already available.
Love is Kindness comes as a single wood-mount stamp and is in the Occasions catalog available to customers on January 6th. All 12 color sets are available as Sale-a-Bration free items – what a great deal!
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So the joke around here goes like this: if you don’t like the weather just wait 10 minutes. While that is often true, I did have more than 10 minutes notice that cold weather was coming last Tuesday. Monday was nice, balmy almost, at 60 degrees and sometimes I don’t remember how cold 32 degrees can feel. Tuesday morning brought snow with the temperature drop so when I saw the dusting of white I was thinking about cleaning it off my car. I neglected to turn the furnace on so I had a chilly surprise waiting for me when I got home from work. A 49 degree surprise. Yikes!
There isn’t any snow on my pine bough but I might try some on my next card. I am starting a Christmas card series and the first one is traditional Christmas red and green with a silver accent. I heat embossed the ornament for a little shine. The red strip is glimmer card stock so it’s sparkly as well.
Thanks for visiting!
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Hello and welcome to my new blog! I was having difficulty with the old one and decided to start fresh. Just a tiny change in the name – I went from the artsy cottage to one artsy cottage. After all, there are so many artsy cottages!
My header image is from spring and even though it’s now fall I think I am going to keep it for a while. It’s bright and cheery and the days are getting shorter and grayer so a bit of bright pink will be fun.
I started an about me page and it’s really short right now mostly just letting you know that I plan to share cards, scrapbook pages, and mini books. I hope you like what you see and are inspired!
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