FRIDAY

Welcome back!

I have been absent the last several days just because of all the Christmas frivolity and taking the time to spend time with family.  I hope your holidays were as joyous as mine and that, through all the bustle, you found time to celebrate the birth of our Lord who gives us grace each and every day.  Blessed be this wonderful gift!

The new Occasions Catalog and annual Sale-a-bration will begin on January 3.  This is always a fun time of the year when we can see new products and, more importantly, get our FREE SAB items with each $50 order.  If you need a catalog, let me know or go to the website on January 3 to see them in print.

I was playing with some new items for a Joyful Heart Stampers card swap using new items.  This first card uses the new stamp set called Golden Afternoon.

Sorry for the quality.  I remembered that I had not taken a picture of my swaps as I was headed into the Post Office to mail them so I quickly pulled them out and took a few shots.  This card is so pretty in person.

Supplies used:

Vanilla and Coastal Cabana c.s.

Copper Foil Paper

Copper Embossing Powder, Clear Embossing Powder

Versa Mark Pad

Coastal Cabana Ink Pad

Ribbon from the Tea Ribbon Combo Pack (AC pg 201) 

The Coastal Cabana birds and message are also heat embossed.  Just ink your stamp in Versa Mark first, then ink directly onto your Coastal Cabana Pad, dump Clear Embossing Powder on, tap off and heat.  Literally you can make ANY color of embossing by doing this.

Come back next week for some more goodies and the countdown to Sale-a-bration.