Today sees the release of the Stampin' Up! 2016 Occasions Catalogue. Inside are stamp sets, accessories and inspiration for creating handmade cards and gifts for birthday celebrations, Valentine's Day, anniversaries, weddings, Easter and much much more!

• Click HERE to contact me for your own 2016 Occasions Catalogue
• Click HERE to download the 2016 Occasions Catalogue (7.67 MB PDF)

But wait, there's more. Sale-A-Bration starts today too!

Sale-A-Bration is an annual event with FREE products! You can enjoy Sale-A-Bration in three ways...

On pages 26-27 of the Occasions Catalogue is one of my favourite product suites from this new catalogue. It's called the Botanical Gardens Suite...

Botanical Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set + Botanical Builder Framelits Dies +
Botanical Gardens Designer Series Paper Bundle (140819) - $105.75

Botanical Gardens Jewels (140585) 12 silver embellishments $15.00

Botanical Gardens Designer Washi Tape (140586) 5 rolls: 1 each of 5 designs $17.00

Botanical Gardens Cardstock Pack (140719) 24 sheets: 8 each of 3 colours $14.00

I love how the Botanical Blooms stamp set, Botanical Builder Framelits Dies and Botanical Gardens DSP come separately or bundled together at a 15% discount. The reason that Stampin' Up! have bundled those three products is that they fully coordinate with each other. The Botanical Blooms is a two-step stamping set with imagery that coordinates with the designer paper and can be die-but with the framelits. In fact, the stamp set is sized slightly larger than the framelits so when you die-cut there are no white edges and it makes aligning the stamped image with the framelit a lot easier. But that's not all! Make the bright tropical designer paper fully bloom by stamping on it with coordinating images from the stamp set! Here's some stamping I have done on the DSP...

Bundles: Botanical Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set + Botanical Builder Framelits Dies + Botanical Gardens Designer Series Paper Bundle (140819). Stamps: Endless Birthday Wishes (photopolymer: 140273). Ink: Cajun Craze (126965), Hello Honey (133643), Mint Macaron (138326), Mossy Meadow (133645), Blackberry Bliss (133642). Card/Paper: Kraft (133674), Hello Honey (133685), Old Olive (106576), Basic Black (121688), Whisper White (106549). Accessories: Botanical Gardens Designer Washi Tape (140586), Clothespins (133764), Linen Thread (104199), Whisper White 1/4" Cotton Ribbon (134567). Tools: Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439), Precision Base Plate (139684), Gift Bag 135862Punch Board (135862), Scalloped Tag Topper Punch (133324), Sponge Daubers (133773), Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430).

This gift box was inspired by the photo on page 26 of the Occasions Catalogue and was created using the Gift Bag Punch Board. The star of this box is the 3-dimensional flower, created using the Botanical Builder Framelits Dies - GORGEOUS!...

From that inspiration, I created a coordinating birthday card...

Bundles: Botanical Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set + Botanical Builder Framelits Dies + Botanical Gardens Designer Series Paper Bundle (140819). Stamps: Endless Birthday Wishes (photopolymer: 140273). Ink: Cajun Craze (126965), Hello Honey (133643), Mint Macaron (138326), Mossy Meadow (133645), Blackberry Bliss (133642), Sahara Sand (126976). Card/Paper: Kraft (133674), Hello Honey (133685), Mossy Meadow (133683), Old Olive (106576), Cajun Craze (121683), Basic Black (121688), Whisper White Thick (140490). Accessories: Botanical Gardens Jewels (140585), Linen Thread (104199). Tools: Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439), Precision Base Plate (139684), Circles Collection Framelits Dies (130911), Banner Triple Punch (138292), Banner Punch (133519), Sponge Daubers (133773), Stamping Sponges (101610), Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430).

Here's a beauty shot of those lovely layers clustered on the card front...

The Botanical Gardens Suite also has two coordinating Sale-A-Bration products that you could get for FREE. Remember, until 31 March, for every $110 you spend (before shipping & handling) you'll earn one FREE Sale-A-Bration product of your choice. So if you purchase the Botanical Gardens Bundle and either the Jewels, Designer Washi Tape or Cardstock Pack, you can get the coordinating Botanicals For You stamp set or Botanical Gardens Designer Vellum Stack for FREE!

Botanicals For You wood-mount (141234) - FREE with any qualifying order*
Botanicals For You clear-mount (141237) - FREE with any qualifying order*
*$110 net sales before shipping & handling

Botanical Gardens Designer Vellum Stack (141019) - FREE with any qualifying order*
*$110 net sales before shipping & handling

Want to see more from the 2016 Occasions Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration?

Come along to the 2016 Occasions Catalogue Launch Party. There will be hands-on exploration of new Occasions Catalogue AND Sale-A-Bration products, make-and-takes, spot prizes and two major prize draws! Click HERE to find out more.