Lovely as a Tree

Happy April!  Even though the first day of Spring is technically in March I don’t feel like it’s Spring until April actually is here.

I’m looking forward to this coming weekend as I will be traveling to Las Vegas with a few of my fellow demonstrator pals to attend Stampin’ Up!’s On Stage Local event on Saturday.  We’re going to do a little site-seeing, see a show and of course spend all day Saturday checking out the new 2018-2019 Annual Catalog and playing with some of the new items in it!  Woo Hoo!

One of the big questions we always have when a new catalog comes out is whether or not the stamp set Lovely as a Tree will be in the catalog.  It has be around FOREVER!  It’s actually a running joke at Stampin’ Up! events.  It’s just a classic stamp set that doesn’t go out of style.

I used it here on this card for my upcoming Masculine Card Buffet…a classic card for any occasion.  I embossed the trees on the Wood Textures Designer Paper and then just layered away.  Very simple.  Very classic.  You really can’t go wrong with this stamp set.  I’d definitely recommend putting it on your wish list if you don’t already own it.

Happy April!  Happy Spring!  Have a great day and Happy Stamping!

I know.  I know!  Where have I been?  This has been one crazy week.  I had three events on Monday.  A class with 11 people attending on Tuesday morning, book club Tuesday night, a class Wednesday morning, another class on Wednesday evening and a going away party last night.  Filter into that trying to get my house clean for out of town guests arriving today.  Yikes!  I’ve finally realized that my house doesn’t have to be perfectly clean.  It is what it is.  Oh….I’m also trying to plan my New Catalog Launch Party that’s happening next Saturday!  Luckily I already have the projects designed for that.  Phew!

This past week I had classes but I didn’t want to use all new products only because I wanted to save most of them for my Launch Party.  I did use a new products on some of the projects.  I decided the name Oldies But Goodies was a good name for the class because I used stamp sets that have been in the old catalog but carried over to the new one.

The classic Oldie But Goodie stamp set is Lovely as a Tree.  I’m not sure Stampin’ Up! will ever retire that one!  It’s a classic!  The Woodland Embossing folder is back.  It retired after last fall’s Holiday Catalog but there was such an outcry from demonstrators that they brought it back in this new catalog.  As for brand new products I used the Layering Squares Framelits on this card.  All three of the squares (scalloped one included) can be found in this framelit set.  There are 19 different squares in the set!

Well, it’s time to get back to reality and finish getting ready for the company.  I have beds to make and a casserole to put together for dinner.  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!