Welcome to a sneak peek of one of the Stampin’ Up 2018 Holiday Catalog stamp sets.  It is called Still Night.  I think the owl looks so dignified sitting on his branch as if to say look at me. 

My card design is inspired by Inkspire Me.

 

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and the TGIF Challenges Feelin Punchy

Coloring the owl was quite easy as I stamped him on a scrap of Sahara Sand cardstock and then used the watercolor pencils that come with the Blended Season Stamp Bundle, but you have to order them separately.  These are available until August 31. They are not in the Holiday Catalog, so if you want them order within the next three days.  I also used the Early Expresso Watercolor Pencil from the annual catalog watercolor set.

I cut the Owl using his die from the Night Owl Thinlits Dies set, along with the branch he is perched on in Crumb Cake. I watercolored a scrap of Whisper White cardstock with Tranquil Tide to get the color I wanted, so it would match the Joyous Noel DSP that I used for the mat. From this piece I cut the pine bough that are tucked behind the owl and under the branch he is sitting on.

The greeting “Thinking of You” on the front is from the Colorful Season Stamp Set and Bundle. The sentiment, “Wishing You All the Best,” is in the Blended Seasons bundle. I hope you enjoyed this sneak peek of this stamp set. All 2018 Holiday catalog products will be available September 5th. Start making your lists!   All products used in making this card are listed at the very end of this post along with card cuts.

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Stampin’ Up! is offering a limited time stamp set bundle called Blended Seasons.  It’s an exclusive 10-piece wood- or clear-mount stamp set with images for every season (also available in French)!  The stamp set can be bundled with Stitched Season Framelits Dies, which is a coordinating stitched die that includes stitching on both the positive and negative images

There are also Watercolor Pencils in 10 new colors that are available too!  They aren’t bundled with the stamps and dies but can be purchased separately. If you like watercolor pencils to use get these now, they will not carry over to our next catalog.

  Click here to head over to my online store to pick up this bundle now!

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Yay!!!  Bonus Days are back again!  If you are unfamiliar with this event, every $50 that you spend between August 1 and August 31 (before shipping and tax) earns a $5 Bonus coupon code that can be used September 1–31.  

Here are the details:

• Earning Period Deadline: August 31, 2018, by 11:50 PM (MT)
• An email address is required to participate; Bonus Days coupon codes can be delivered only via email.
• If a participant earns multiple codes from a single order, they will receive one email with multiple codes. If they earn multiple codes from multiple orders, they will receive separate emails for each code earned.
• All order types qualify for this promotion.
• There is no limit to the number of coupon codes participants can earn per order or throughout the duration of the Bonus Days earning period.
• There is no limit to the number of coupon codes participants can use on an order during redemption.
• Bonus Days coupon codes may be redeemed for any product (excluding Starter Kits, demonstrator supply items, and Paper Pumpkin subscriptions.)
  • New prepaid Paper Pumpkin codes may be discounted with Bonus Days coupon codes.
• Each Bonus Days coupon codes may be redeemed one time only.
• Redemption Period Deadline: September 30, 2018, by 11:50 PM (MT)
• Click here to go to the Bonus Days in my online store.

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Products Used Creating This Card

Still Night Clear-Mount Bundle [149978] $41.25	Blended Seasons Clear-Mount Bundle [149894] $64.75	Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Stamp Set [143726] $27.00	Joyous Noel 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [147816] $14.00
Crumb Cake 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [120953] $8.50	Sahara Sand 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [121043] $8.50	Tranquil Tide 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [144246] $8.50	Mint Macaron 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [138337] $8.50
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Watercolor Pencils [141709] $16.00	Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 [149014] $12.50	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00
Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00	White Stampin Chalk Marker [132133] $3.50

Card Cuts for This Card

• Crumb Cake card base – 4-1/4 x 11 scored at 5-1/2
• Tranquil Tide mat – 4 x 5-1/4; Inside mat 4 x 5-1/4
• Mint Macaron mat embossed with Layering Leaves TIEF 3-3/4 x 5
• Joyous Noel DSP – 2-1/2 x 3-3/4
• Whisper White inside sentiment panel 3-3/4 x 5

 

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