Happy St. Patty's Day!

Top o' the morning to ya! Well, tomorrow anyway. :)

St. Patrick's Day has always been a fun holiday for me, with no particular reason. In the last few years it has been memorable for my family. SPD is my sister's absolute favorite day. She's always loved it. Well, a few years back, she got engaged on SPD. It was so special, and I always remember it when this holiday rolls around. So, knowing how much she loves the holiday, I try to send her a SPD card each year.

This one is a clean and simple (CAS) card. It features one of the beautiful stamps from the "Elementary Elegance" Sale-a-Bration stamp set. Want your very own set? Simply place an order of $50 USD and you can get it for FREE! It coordinates perfectly with the Curly Label Punch.

For a little bit of texture, I used the Color Spritzer Tool and added flecks of Garden Green to the background. And to jazz it up a bit, a few touches of rhinestones added some sparkle.

Adding a layer of DSP (Designer Series Paper) to your envelope flap will coordinate your envies with your cards in a flash!

Sale-a-Bration Continues

You still have a few days left to take advantage of the fabulous Sale-a-Bration promotion! This clean and simple (CAS) card was created using some of the fantastic product that you can get for FREE for every $50 you spend (pre-tax/shipping). What a deal!

Did you know that for an easy way to get an antiqued look on your card with some texture is to use the Color Spritzer Tool with Stampin' Write Markers? Adds a lovely effect on your projects. Give it a try!

Holiday Mini Sneak Peek

The new Holiday Mini Catalog will go live one week from today. For your viewing pleasure the remainder of the week, I will offer you sneak peeks using product from the upcoming Holiday Mini Catalog.

Fall comes first, so I used the new stamp set "Paisley Prints." And you can see that I used my new favorite tool the Color Spritzer Tool, for which I now only have a love relationship with. :)

Just Believe Workshop Projects

Yesterday I showed you the simple Make-n-Take card and the stepped up version for the "Just Believe" projects that I've used at my August workshops. Today I will feature the 3D Fancy Favor treat box and scrapbook layout that I created to coordinate with the cards.

The Fancy Favor box was so simple to create in mere minutes using my favorite friend, the Big Shot. It's the perfect little goody box to hold treats, money, jewelry, gift cards, etc.

The scrapbook layout uses pictures of me and my friends from Convention last year: Nikki Bond, (me), Amy LaSpisa, Deidre Mooney (my upline), Marci Horn, and Claudia Perry.

To take the layout up a notch, I used the Color Spritzer Tool to add some interest in the background. Now, I'll be honest, I have a love/hate relationship with my Color Spritzer Tool--the first few weeks that I had it, I couldn't get the silly thing to work! I was so frustrated because I'd seen so many other Demos using it and the effect was so darn cool! So low-and-behold one of the Make-n-Takes at convention required the use of the silly Color Spritzer Tool. Thankfully, my new friends showed me that I just have to squeeze the tool a little harder to get the ink to spray! Of course, it was user error and now I just love it! :) Such a cool effect...