Thank you for joining us for the first Pals Blog Hop of 2013! Today, the Stampin' Pretty Pals are excited to introduce you to new Stampin' Up! products that are available in the Spring Catalog. We hope you find inspiration and ideas for using the new stamps, papers and accessories.

You should have just left stop number 17 on the Pals Hop, Maxine Conrad at Stamp to the Max!  If so, you are in the right spot. If you get off track, the full Blog Line-up below will help you move along from blog to blog so you can see all of the amazing creations.

It really is a "Happy Day" for me. I love being part of the Pals Blog Hop and so enjoy seeing all the Pals' beautiful creations.

Once again, I'm crazy with the patterned paper. If I'm not tying bows, I'm cutting and cropping patterned paper….Today, I'm showcasing the Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack, (a true favorite of mine).  As Stampin' Up! says…"these are smashing designs in a fun pad." The colors coordinate with all of Stampin' Up!'s 2012-2014 beautiful and bold "In Color" collection.  

Here, I used the coordinating Polka Dots and Stripes paper, accented with a grand Raspberry Ripple flower, cropped with the Floral Frames Framelits (now, say that three times fast!!), embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, and topped with a Summer Starfruit Boho Blossoms punch accent flower!

The Rich Razzleberry Brights Glimmer Brad gives the flower a little dazzle, and for some more fun, I added dimensionals to each floral layer. A little linen thread border gives my card a more informal, relaxed look, and all of this sits comfortably on a Very Vanilla card base.

The "Happy Day" sentiment is from the Ciao, Baby stamp set stamped with Raspberry Ripple Ink.

Such a Happy Flower, such Pretty Paper, and such a "Happy Day"!!  

Hope you enjoy, and remember….express your creativity!

Debbie

The next stop is Brian King at Stamp with Brian, stop number 19 on the Pals Blog Hop!

Thanks for visiting, and do check back for more fun and happy surprises!

Below is the blog hop line up.

1. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
2. Sherrie Gross at Stampin Sunshine
3. Naki Rager at …notes from Naki
4. Peggy Noe at prettypapercards.com
5. Beth Beard at My Little Craft Blog
6. Nicole Watt at Impressions By Nicole
7. Nina Dee at Deesigns by Nina Dee
8. Jennifer Takacs at Stamped In Full
9. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
10. Kim Czenszak at Live Love Stamp
11. Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts
12. Linda Callahan at Stampin' Seasons
13. Lori J Martin at The Rejoicing Papercrafter
14. Claire Crotteau-Hutt at Stamp Paper Scissors
15. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
16. Angela Curry at Kindred Stampers
17. Maxine Conrad at Stamp to the MAX!
18. Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb… (You are here)
19. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
20. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts By Patti
21. Kerry Willard Bray at Stampgoodness
22. Nicole Picadura at Scraps & Stamps
23. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty