Welcome to the first Pals Blog Hop of 2015. We hope your new year is off to a great creative start. To celebrate the new Stampin' Up! year, we are showcasing products from our newest catalog this month – the Occasions Catalog. You may also see new Sale-a-bration products too! If you don't know how to earn free Sale-a-bration products – contact your demonstrator to learn more.

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains. Use the full lineup below to move along from blog to blog so you see all of the new projects.

So, for our Hop, I decided to play with some patterned paper from "Stacked With Love" DSP stack. There are 48 sheets (4 each of 12 designs) and are so much fun to mix and match. The "love" sentiment is from the new "Hello Life" photopolymer stamp set – it's a super cute font, don't you agree? 

I added a little something from the Annual Catalog, just because it's such a favorite of mine… I cased the sketch for this card from a card featured in the "Everyday Occasions Simply Created Card Kit". There are some adorable creations in that kit.

So, find a neat sketch, match up your patterned paper, add some sparkle and create something magical for someone special.

The next stop is Amy Wiliams at Stamp and Spice on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and I'll see you next month.

1. Amy Whelan at Amy's Inklings
2. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
3. Becky Gifford at The Social Stamper
4. Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
5. Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb… (you are here)
6. Amy Williams at Stamps and Spice
7. Rae Harper at WildWestPaperArts.com
8. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
9. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin'
10. Becky Volpp at InkBlossomwithBecky
11. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
12. Jane Knudsen at www.seejanestamp.com
13. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
14. Michelle Quinno at Shell's Life
15. Susan Lankford at Stamp and Create With Susan
16. Karen Hallam at Karen's Blog
17. Kelly DeTommaso at Kelly's Creative Corner
18. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
19. Laurie Chilton at Stampin' Ink
20. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
21. Peggy Noe at prettypapercards.com
22. Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit
23. Kim Jolley at Stampin' Artfully
24. Beth Beard at My little craft blog
25. Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo
26. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
27. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
28. Natalie Bradley at Natalie Bradley Events
29. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
30. Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
31. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits From Dawn
32. Angie Valle-Peters at Paperluxuries
33. Amy Hoptay at Inking of You!
34. Lynn Kolcun at Stamping with Avery's Owlery
35. Shannon K Jaramillo at Shannon Kay Paperie
36. Liz Gautreaux at Kind Deeds Stampin
37. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
38. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
39. Pamela Sadller at Stampin Pink Rose
40. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
41. Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works by Shannon