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  • Time For the New Summer Smooches Suite

    For the first time in a long time, I didn’t preorder the sneak peek products – the Summer Smooches Suite.  I know, I know… if you get the perk as a demonstrator to get to see and order them early, why wouldn’t you?  I guess I was indecisive about what I wanted but I knew I loved the Fabric Brads (even though they will only be available in April) and the bright colors of the Summer Smooches designer paper have been calling to me since seeing them.  And finally, my shipment showed up yesterday and so this is one of the first cards I made:

     

    I’ve been wanting to try out this idea of a “peek-a-boo” designer paper and after being inspired by a card on Stampin’ Connection (the online demonstrator community) I started creating and the card kept evolving.  For this style of card, you punch a shape out of your top layer of paper and then layer a different color or print behind the holes.  I love how the fabric brad matches the print of the designer paper and the neutral-ness of the Crumb Cake cardstock lets the Tangerine Tango color really stand out.

    One fun thing I did was to punch the flower with the Fancy Flower punch and then I cut between the petals about halfway towards the center of the flower so I could curl up the petals.

     

    Now since I was working on this card for my Cards to Go kit for April as well as a local class, I wanted to make sure I had the design figured out so that as soon as my package arrived with the Smooches stuff, I could cut the right sizes of paper and be ready to go.  So, I ran my first experiment using the Sweet Shop Specialty designer paper from the Occassions mini and the retired Sweet Stitches fabric brads.

     

    I think I love fabric brads… I’m just bummed they are only here for April and won’t be returning when the new catalog arrives in June.  So if you love them too, make sure you order soon!

    Check out all of the Summer Smooches Suite here


    available as a sneak peek in April only!

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    Peek-a-boo Smooches Card Recipe:

    Stamps: Pennant Parade
    Ink: Soft Suede Classic
    Paper: Summer Smooches designer paper, Crumb Cake cardstock, Island Indigo cardstock, Whisper White cardstock
    Accessories: Summer Smooches fabric brad, Fancy Flower punch, 2 1/2” circle punch, 1” circle punch, Sponge Daubers, Island Indigo bakers twine, Scallop edge punch, Stampin’ dimensionals

  • Summer Smooches Sneak Peek is Here!

    It may be April Fool’s Day, but there is no foolin here!  🙂  (Ok, and honestly I just couldn’t think of a good April Fool’s Day joke to play, so you just get the straight stuff from me today. hee hee).

    If you are on my mailing list, you’ve seen this flyer in last month’s newsletter; but now its finally time for everyone to have a chance to check out all of the sneak peek goodies from the upcoming 2012-2013 Stampin’ Up! catalog.  Introducing the Summer Smooches collection:

     

    Summer Smooches Sneak Peek

    summer smooches flyer page 2

    Most of these items will be available in the catalog that starts June 1st (yes, that is 1 month earlier than in years past!) but for the month of April, you can get them early and start playing with them now.

    I will give you the heads up, the décor stencil (picture #3 on the first page of the flyer) and the adorable fabric brads (picture #5 on page 2 of the flyer) are available in APRIL ONLY.  So, they will not be in the upcoming catalog.  So if you love them, you may want to snag them now.

    So, want to see these bad boys in action?  Check out this fab sample from Stampin’ Up!

    summer smooches sample wm

    Seriously, how summery fun is that?  You have the cheery Summer Smooches designer paper, the matching Summer Smooches fabric on the flower, the Daffodil Delight seam binding ribbon – yep that’s right, a new color of seam binding! yay! , and the cutsie patoosie Summer Smooches fabric brads.

    I’m thinking I need to do a giveaway this month… and I really ought to giveaway something from the Summer Smooches collection.  Leave me a comment with what your favorite new item from the Summer Smooches sneak peek and help me pick what I should giveaway this month.   Based on what I hear from folks, I’ll pick a fabulous prize and share the details of the drawing here on my blog soon.

    But until then, enjoy browsing the new goodies!

     

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