Crush On Colour: September 2017

September 30, 2017

Celebrate Watts & Watts - Watts of Occasions

Hello friends and happy Saturday! I've got a sweet and simple card for you today. I like the ring of that - Simple Saturdays. Should we make it a recurring theme? What do you think?

Today's stamp set featured is called Watts of Occasions - and it is a bright one! I love the lightbulb theme, the adorable images, and the clever puns. It's one of my favourites from the 2017-2018 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue.

Isn't it darling?! I love that it has images and sentiments for so many different cards - christmas, thank you, love, and more!

I'm in dire need of birthday cards lately, so here's what I whipped up.

I used the "It's Your Day" sentiment from Big On Birthdays to make a simple repeating background strip, and I love this fresh colour combination of Bermuda Bay, Peekaboo Peach, and Daffodil Delight. Isn't it fun?

Thanks so much for stopping in today! Don't forget that today is the very last day of September, which means it's the last chance to take advantage of the September Ordering Bonus - it's my way of saying thanks so much for your support of my business! When you shop online with me, your orders let me focus on creating content, tutorials, and videos for my blog, and I greatly appreciate that!

September Ordering Bonus: During the month of September, you'll receive a FREE sampler of Holiday 2017 DSP from Stampin' Up! with orders of $50+ (before shipping and taxes) in my Online Stampin' Up! store, using host code EPJS6XKM - this offer is valid until September 30th, 2017, and only in Canada. Don't miss out!

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Thanks so much for stopping in today - see you again soon!

Cheers,
Shannon

Shopping in Canada? Use the links below

to purchase the supplies used to make this card!

Watts Of Occasions Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Watts Of Occasions Wood-Mount Stamp Set

Big On Birthdays Photopolymer Stamp Set

Starburst Punch

Big Shot

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad

Peekaboo Peach 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

Brights Enamel Shapes

Bermuda Bay 3/8" Mini Chevron Ribbon

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

Stampin' Dimensionals

Paper Snips

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

September 28, 2017

Holidays in 3D - Fancy Friday Blog Hop

Hello friends! I'm joining you today with my Fancy Friday friends from around the globe - whether you're starting with me or you've come from the previous blog, welcome to beautiful Calgary, Alberta, Canada! I'm Shannon - it's nice to meet you!

Our theme this month for Fancy Friday is "Holidays in 3D." When I sat down to work on this project, I started thinking back to my childhood and what special traditions made the holidays special to me. I immediately thought of a special family friend who, every year, would give my brother and I a special gift. This gift was always a pretty tin or bucket, decorated beautifully, and filled with special trinkets. The gifts inside were never expensive or fancy - plastic bracelets for me, toy cards for my brother, and candy galore - but those special buckets were the BEST gifts to open. I have such fond memories of those amazing little buckets and all the joy and love they had packed into them!

As I thought back on this memory, I remembered that a few months ago, I picked up some adorable clear paint cans at the dollar store - I had no plan for them, but they were too cute to resist - and knew exactly what to make!

This year, I'm going to carry on this tradition by filling this adorable bucket with tiny toys and dropping it off with a friend's child or a neighbour - what a fun way to bring a dash of christmas to a little one. It doesn't need to be expensive - homemade and heartfelt make a big impact.

By adding some simple patterned paper from the Merry Little Christmas DSP, a few stamps, a punched silver bow, and some ribbon, these supplies from Stampin' Up! take this bucket from simple to special.

Let's hop over to my Fancy Friend Cathy Caines in Newfoundland and see what she's whipped up for us today!

And last but not least, since I know you've got a wish list and I want to say thanks for shopping with me... I have a special ordering bonus for my Canadian customers!

Thanks so much for stopping in today - see you again soon!

Cheers,
Shannon

Shopping in Canada? Use the links below

to purchase the supplies used to make these cards!