Scrapbook & Cards Today Blog: Stampin' Up! Inspiration Saturday...and a giveaway!

Hello and welcome to Stampin’ Up! Inspiration Saturday! The first Saturday of each month we invite our Stampin' Up! friends to share some of the newly released Stampin' Up! products. We don't know about you but the day the Stampin' Up! catalogue lands in the office, we take a long break to savour it all and then the list of "must haves" starts!

Let’s see what Anne Granger created with the Blendabilities markers and some products from the new Occasions Catalogue:

“As soon as I saw the new Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Die, I knew just how easy it would be to create treat bags for Valentines Day. The best thing about this treat bag holder is its the perfect size to hold a notecard or a special treat for your loved one!”

“The new Happy Heart Embossing Folder is a must in your collection! I love adding that extra detail to my projects, and this folder is just right for putting that extra special “love” on your card!”

“When I first saw this image, I knew this little pirate would be fun to colour! I love adding depth to my cards by adding tons of dimensionals.”

“I loved colouring these fish with the new Stampin’ Up! Blendabilities markers. They make colouring so easy, plus I love how you can shade and blend with these markers to add that extra detail to your projects!”

“The Hey Valentine stamp set is perfect to create Valentines for all the students in my class. It was fun and easy to create these Sour Cream Containers, and thought it was the perfect way to hold a special treat for them!” ~ Anne

A big thank you to Anne for sharing all her amazing Valentine's projects with us!

Next up is Carol Matthews who has created a fabulous collection of projects with the new Occasions Catalogue products.

“I'm always interested in new ways to package candy treats, and the candy topper from the new Hey, Valentine stamp set can be used year round! Just colour the bird in colours relating to the celebration and perhaps tuck a tiny flower or snowflake in its beak to further the theme. Tuck the candy in one of Stampin' Up!'s 1" x 8" bags, attach the topper and you have a lovely little gift.”

“The new Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies are another big hit. Although the dies are designed to make a flat treat bag which is great for gift cards, special notes, and tiny treats, the combination of dies can be altered to make different sized bags that are big enough for large treats and small gifts. Here the two largest dies have been used to make a bigger bag that could hold Easter treats - especially using the beautiful Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper. The die set also includes words and images that can be used as embellishments for the bags or other projects.”

“These photos show how the same Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies can be used as a wedding favour by making up the regular size treat bag in your wedding colours (this one uses Gold Soiree Designer Series Paper) and placing a note inside with a small gift. This one has two free drink tickets for the reception!” ~ Carol

Thank you Anne and Carol for sharing these fabulous projects with us! There are SO many great new products and our friends from Stampin’ Up! have selected a bundle containing several of the items Anne and Carol used for us to give to one lucky reader! Check it out!

Hey Valentine Clear Stamp Set

Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies

Pumpkin Pie Blendabilities Markers

Soft Sky Blendabilities Markers

WOW! An amazing prize package worth over $100! Thank you Stampin' Up! For an opportunity to win this prize package, we would love you to check out the new Stampin’ Up! Occasions Catalogue and tell us what your favourite new product is by February 26! Hands down it's the new "bow builder" punch for me! Good luck!

Last month we featured amazing projects using the brand new Celebrate Today bundle shown here...

Our sweet friends at Stampin' Up! wanted one lucky reader to have this prize package! Our randomly chosen winner is:

Thanks Cathy for showing us these wonderful creations... especially the "Cards in a box"! I've been wanting to make one but just haven't gotten around to it yet! :-) Posted by: Michelle | January 11, 2015 at 01:57 PM

Congratulations Michelle! Please send your mailing information and telephone number to us at [email protected]! Thank you once again Anne and Carol for all of today's inspiration!

Now after all that inspiration, it's time to curl up in a chair and enjoy the new Occasions Catalogue! Remember, we want to know what your "must have" product is too!

~ Catherine

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Comments

Such SWEET projects...LOVE everything.
I'm looking forward to playing with the mini treat bag die...so fun!

Posted by: ~amy~ | February 07, 2015 at 08:10 AM

All of the projects for today were fabulous but by far, my favorite item is also the mini treat bag die. I could think of so many uses for that little gem!

Posted by: Birgit | February 07, 2015 at 08:18 AM

I am going to have to agree with you, I love that bow builder punch! What fun new products all around though, I had many runners up!

Posted by: Miriam Prantner | February 07, 2015 at 08:46 AM

Wonderful projects! The dies are great!

Posted by: Janet Zeppa | February 07, 2015 at 08:50 AM

great products - love the treat bag thinlets - and the birthday stamps and dies will be very useful

Posted by: shirl boughner | February 07, 2015 at 09:08 AM

the little treat bags are darling. that fox valentine is too cute for words!

Posted by: Kelly Massman | February 07, 2015 at 09:15 AM

Wonderful projects.
Love the little pirate card.

Posted by: MaryAnn N. | February 07, 2015 at 09:16 AM

Sure. Looks cute! Love the dies!

Posted by: Chris Gale | February 07, 2015 at 09:17 AM

Wow! The mini treat bag dies are exactly what I've wanted.

Posted by: Lynne F | February 07, 2015 at 09:18 AM

Projects are all great. Love the mini treat bag die

Posted by: Laura Harbin | February 07, 2015 at 09:19 AM

What cute bags! Love the dies and those markers! The blues are gorgeous!

Posted by: Jean Marmo | February 07, 2015 at 09:23 AM

Oooohhhh I love these!!!! Fun for the kids and momma too!!!!

Posted by: roxanne | February 07, 2015 at 09:24 AM

Cute cards!
My favs would be markers and Butterfly Basics stamp set.

Posted by: Anastasia M. | February 07, 2015 at 09:26 AM

I'm in love with your PETITE PENNANTS BUILDER PUNCH,ITS PERFECT.BEAUTIFUL AND ON MY MUST HAVE LIST.NO ONE HAS ANYTHING EVERYONE CLOSE TO COMPAQ HOW SIMPLE THATS LITTLE TOOL IS.ADOREABLE CREATIONS.

Posted by: VBreingan | February 07, 2015 at 09:40 AM

Anne your projects are wonderful...I am so lucky to have you as my upline! Love the dies, the markers, everything!!!

Posted by: rebecca wheeler | February 07, 2015 at 09:42 AM

Wow this is awesome! The new markers and dies look great!

Posted by: Lisa's creative niche | February 07, 2015 at 09:43 AM

The cards, bags and stamps are all wonderful! I checked out the catalog but it's a tie between the Bow Builder Punch and the Butterflies Thinlits Dies!

Posted by: Janet Cobb | February 07, 2015 at 09:46 AM

My must-have item is the HEY VALENTINE CLEAR STAMP SET. There are so many cute ideas to make with it! :)

Posted by: Michelle | February 07, 2015 at 09:49 AM

My absolute favorite is the Mini Treat Bag Die Set! I'm always excited when a new catalog comes out! I've been crafting with Stampin' Up for 10+ years now! Thanks for the amazing giveaway.

Posted by: Amy C. | February 07, 2015 at 09:50 AM

Such cute projects ... would love to get my hands on those thinlits!

Posted by: Judy Stiles | February 07, 2015 at 09:52 AM

I love all your Valentine cards Anne! The one product I would love to get from the catalog and I would love the butterflies thinlits dies! They look beautiful!

Posted by: Donna van de Pol | February 07, 2015 at 09:53 AM