Rubber Stamping & Card Making with Yapha

Going on vacation is great, but it’s also nice to come back home.  I missed my stamps while I was away! Luckily I had some time to play today, in between loads of laundry. I managed to make a card combining two challenges! This week’s Friday Mashup is to make a New Year’s card that sparkles. I decided to combine that with the SUO Challenge for this week, which is to get “punchy.” I had been wanting to make a New Year’s card, so this was the perfect opportunity. Until I realized that I don’t seem to have any Happy New Year stamps! So I used the numbers from the Look Who’s Turning stamp set, and punched them out with the Pennant Punch. (Note: I embossed first and then punched — much easier!) The numbers are all one stamp, so I used my VersaMarker to ink up just the one I wanted, then cleaned it well in between.

Stamps: Look Who’s Turning
Ink: VersaMark
Paper: Basic Black, Mocha Morning Specialty Designer Series Paper, Silver Glimmer Paper
Other: Petite Pennants Builder Punch, Silver Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Dimensionals

I don’t know if you can tell, but the background paper is flocked. It’s from the Mocha Morning Specialty Designer Series paper, which is almost too gorgeous to use! I hope that you will stop back tomorrow for the Stampin’ Addicts Occasions Mini Blog Hop. It’s going to be great!  Best wishes for a fabulous 2012!

As you know, Stampin’ Up’s Holiday Mini catalog will be coming to an end soon. Very soon. January 3rd is the last day to order the products in it. There are however, some items that Stampin’ Up has announced will continue to be available after that. You can see a flyer with these products, but here is a quick list of the Holiday Mini items that will remain available for purchase:

• Red Glimmer Paper
• Silver Glimmer Paper
• Holiday Stocking Die & Holiday Accents Die
• Peek-a-Boo Frames Die
• 1″x8″ Cellophane Bags (yay!!!)
• Spice Cake Designer Fabric (not the paper)
• 1″ Square Punch
• Dazzling Details
• Shaker Frames
• Pewter Embossing Powder
• Snow Burst Embossing Folder

If you are interested in anything else from there I suggest you get them before January 3rd. You can shop the Holiday Mini Catalog right here. There is always a chance that a few of the stamp sets will show up in the Big Idea Book & Catalog in July, but there are no guarantees.

As long as you are shopping, take a look at the Clearance Rack. Stampin’ Up just added more items (again!) including  great stuff from the Celebrations line, the Play Date line, and the Sweet Stitches line, as well as some fabulous Valentine’s Day bargains! (Note: Be sure to choose “Show All” on the right hand side or you may miss some items.)

The new Occasions Mini Catalog will start on January 4th,, and tomorrow is the Stampin’ Addicts’ Occasions Mini Blog Hop! You can start right here. I will be featuring a new Valentine’s Day stamp called Candy Conversation. The hop will run all weekend. I hope you have a chance to join us. The projects will be amazing!