Terrific Tuesday!

Terrific, Tremendous....it's Tuesday!  There is a lot to celebrate today.....but let's start off with today's card....

No....that's not it.

But it's the beginning of a card.  

I had a card idea in my head with this stamp - Wonderful Wreath.  But once I stamped it (in Always Artichoke), I remembered that I always feel like it's so "flat".  

No offense Wonderful Wreath.  You just don't have a lot of dimension.  I like dimension.

So, I was off to solve that:

Isn't that a TON better?  I simply stamped the wreath again on another piece of Whisper White using Old Olive.  Then I used my exacto knife to cut out the center and to cut some of the leaves, lifting them a bit.  

MUCH BETTER!

Plus the darker Artichoke color underneath adds some more depth, I even offset the wreath a bit and adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals.

A word of Note: you do need to be careful when cutting the leaves, you don't want to cut two leaves and accidently cut one completely out.  If you try this, you'll understand what I mean when you start cutting.

Here's the finished card:  

I did spritz some Smooch Spritz over the card when I was done for a bit of sparkle.  

What do YOU think - isn't it much better than a flat wreath?

I'd love to hear your thoughts - be sure to leave me a comment at the bottom of this post.

Now....what's all the great news?

Let's start with this month's Monthly Hostess Winner: 

K'lynn H!  Congrats - you've won $105 in Stampin' Up! product PLUS 2 half priced items!

Don't worry - I'll run this in November too....you'll have your chance (twice!). Stay tuned for those details!!!

Hold on here....let me get my best announcer voice going.....you too....say it with me....

But wait - there's MORE~!

It's Tuesday....and Tuesday's are almost better than Friday's anymore!  Tuesday means lots of new:

New Weekly Deals:

7/8" SCALLOP CIRCLE PUNCH Price: $12.95 $9.71	BLOSSOM PETALS XL PUNCH Price: $6.79 $5.09	ISLAND INDIGO BAKER'S TWINE Price: $2.95 $2.21	KEEP THIS MEMORY PHOTOBOOK TEMPLATE - DIGITAL DOWNLOAD Price: $19.95 $9.98
OVALS COLLECTION FRAMELITS DIES Price: $26.95 $20.21	PAPER SNIPS Price: $9.95 $7.46	SECRET GARDEN FRAMELITS DIES Price: $24.95 $18.71	STAMPIN' PIERCE MAT Price: $4.95 $3.71

You can purchase these great deals from my online store  Just remember - prices are only valid for one week!

Whether you're designing Christmas cards, gifts for friends and family, decorations for your home, or your 2013 photobooks-we've got what you need with 30% off of a variety of downloads.

And, once you've designed your projects, don't forget to place your orders before November 30. You can get 30% off photobooks, swatchbooks, cards, tags, and individual pages.

Need a little inspiration? Join us on MyDigitalStudio.net all month long for ideas. Post your samples to the gallery too! But, hurry, the sale ends November 30.

You can find all of the discounted downloads HERE.

Guess what?  More great things today - new package bundles!!

And....NEW downloads for My Digital Studio!

CALM CHRISTMAS STAMP BRUSH SET - DIGITAL DOWNLOAD Price: $2.95

FALL MEMORIES NOVEMBER KIT - DIGITAL DOWNLOAD Price: $9.95

FALL MEMORIES NOVEMBER WALLPAPER - DIGITAL DOWNLOAD Price: $0.00

New Online Class - Envelope Punch Board Class

Create 5 boxes! Not envelopes!  Using the EPB!

Click here for details!

October Hostess Code: CLOSED
Learn how to use the code here.