I am a big fan of topiaries. Now that you know that you can probably guess that I purchased the Beauty & Joy stamp set in the soon to be debuting Stampin' Up® Holiday catalog. The set features 2 different pots, 3 different possible topiaries and 3 sentiments. There are 13 stamps in all. I…
This week it is officially Sneak Peek time here at As the Ink Dries! On September 4th the Stampin' Up!® Holiday catalog will be making its official debut! Based on the amount I have pre-ordered (yes, SU! demonstrators get to order early!!) and the list of what I still want to order, I can safely…
It is time for the Festive Friday Challenge #FF0041! One of the cool things about the Festive Friday Challenge is that you have a choice of which theme to use. You can use either or both for your challenge entry. I chose Metallic. You have probably figured it out that this is also a Holiday…
It is Thursday and time for the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge. This week it is a color challenge. I just recently got the Believe You Can Host set so I thought I better get it inky. I stamped the image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a Stitched Nested label. I used mostly…
Welcome to the What's New at SU! Blog Hop. This blog hop group consists of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from around the world! How awesome is that? Today we are focusing on sneak peeks from the soon to be debuting Holiday catalog? Ready? I chose to use the Christmas Gleaming Bundle (which includes the Christmas Gleaming…
I couldn't resist the Host stamp set, Believe you Can. I love this quote and simple design. I know this will be a stamp I will use a lot. This card style I have used a lot and even wrote a tutorial that you can find here. This fold is a great one…
It is Thursday and time for the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge. This week it is a sketch #CCMC574. As much as I like the other dies in the Friendly Silhouettes , my favorite is this one with the cattails. After I made this card I wondered is it too plain? I wanted to…
This month we are featuring sneak peeks from the upcoming Holiday catalog! This was not an easy task. Why? There are SO many fun and fabulous products in the Holiday catalog, it wasn't easy trying to decide what to show you. I decided I would focus on the Snow Globe Scenes dies. I also decided…
This week I am going to shine the spotlight on the Friend Like You bundle. Last week I shared this card. Today's card is a simple one layer card and it also features sponging. The colors I used to create the scene, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Mango Melody, and Poppy Parade. The cattails, dragonflies, and…
I am still shining the spotlight on the On to Adventure stamp set and it is a perfect fit for the Festive Friday Challenge! These senior citizens are on the GO! They are ready for their next adventure! I wanted to frame our lovable couple so I used the Stitched Be Mine dies in Whisper…