Mini Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration 2020

 It's Sale-A-Bration time again, my favourite time of year. If you live in Australia, spend $90 on ANY Stampin' Up! items and receive a free item from the Sale-A-Bration range. Some of the freebies require a $180 spend, but most are just $90. You can choose items from the new Mini Catalogue or from the Annual Catalogue. If you live outside of Australia, check with your demo to find out how much is required for the freebies. Sale-A-Bration runs until the end of March, while the Mini Catlogue items are available until June.

I've been playing with some of the new items (and some of the free items), so here's a little gallery. I've listed the materials used below each card (click on the names to open a new window showing that item). I've also noted whether the item is from the Annual Catalogue (AC), Mini Catalogue (MC), or Sale-A-Bration (SAB).

Birthday Bonanza Designer Series Paper (MC)
Heart Punch Pack (MC)
Little Ladybug Host Cling Stamp Set (SAB)
Note that the stamp set is only available if you host a $500 party during Sale-A-Bration.

Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper (MC)
Heart Punch Pack (MC)
Music From The Heart Photopolymer Stamp Set (MC)

Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper (MC)
Heart Punch Pack (MC)
Little Ladybug Host Cling Stamp Set (SAB)

Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper (MC)
Heart Punch Pack (MC)
Painted Glass Cling-Mount Stamp Set (AC)
Here's A Card Cling Stamp Set (AC)

Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper (MC)
Heart Punch Pack (MC)
Little Ladybug Host Cling Stamp Set (SAB)

Birthday Bonanza Designer Series Paper (MC)
Starburst Punch (AC)
1-1/2" Circle Punch (AC)
1-1/8" Scalloped Circle Punch (AC)

These are the new Designer Series Paper packs in the Mini Catalogue. I have some that I haven't had a chance to play with yet but soon, I hope. All of them now come in Suite Bundles that contain all of the coordinating items. That makes them so much easier to be sure you get everything you need. Of course, the DSPs and coordinating items are all still available separately, if preferred.

From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper

From My Heart Suite Bundle

  

Parisian Blossoms Designer Series Paper

Parisian Blossoms Suite Bundle

Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper

Tropical Oasis Suite Bundle

Birthday Bonanza Designer Series Paper

Birthday Bonanza Suite Bundle

  

Country Club Designer Series Paper
I just HAD to get this one to make cards for my golf-mad hubby.

Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper

Peaceful Poppies Suite Bundle

Best Dressed 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper

Best Dressed Suite Bundle

There's one last DSP that doesn't come in a suite bundle, but has been designed to coordinate with four great punches. I just love Stampin' Up!'s punches; they're so easy to use even with my feeble hands. These are all very versatile, too, not just for use with the DSP; you'll note that I used the Heart Punches on some of my cards above.

Pleased As Punch Designer Series Paper

Heart Punch Pack
This has two punches, the scalloped edged one is slightly larger than the straight edged one.

Umbrella Builder Punch

Tulip Builder Punch

Small Bloom Punch
This is one of the free items but you need to spend $180 to get it. 

Each of the punches have matching stamp sets as well, of course, but I won't clog up the page with more photos. Click on these links to see everything for yourself:

• Mini Catalogue
• Sale-A-Bration Items

If you'd prefer paper copies of either (or the Annual Catalogue), just let me know and I'll get them out to you.

That's all from me for now. Happy crafting!

More Christmas Cards

In spite of all the Christmas cards that I made earlier, I still needed around 30-40 Christmas cards for my family and friends (and a few for work contacts in our business), so I got busy last week and put them all together.

I had seen a card using three circular pieces somewhere on Facebook but I couldn't remember who made it. I thought it looked pretty good so I made some of my own using a variety of DSP.

They turned out quite well, really. I used two circle punches: 1-1/8" Scallop Circle Punch and the 1-3/4" Circle Punch (now retired) for a few of them, then I added the Starburst Punch to the mix and that gave them a little more oomph.

I wanted these cards to all be different, so I made some other designs as well, just using DSP and a variety of label punches.

And voila! That was pretty much all I did. Some are a little more elaborate than the others, but basically they're all the same and very simple to make.

Our craft group is on a break now, restarting sometime in January. In the meantime, I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. And, of course, happy crafting!