Category Archives: Scrapbooking

Find Out More About Sale-A-Bration 2025!

Sale-A-Bration Brochure 2025
Click to View Sale-A-Bration Brochure!

Stampin’ Up!’s biggest annual promotion, Sale-A-Bration, has already begun so don’t delay! This special promotion has been going on for years and yet it is always fun to earn FREE products from Stampin’ Up! With every $60 you spend at Stampin’ Up! on any products (before shipping and tax) you can choose a FREE product in the special Sale-A-Bration brochure! You can choose from stamp sets, designer series paper, embellishments, an embossing folder, and even a card kit! If you spend a larger amount, for $120 you can choose from the Heart Shaped Bundle or the intriguing Corner In Bloom Stamp Set. Or instead of one of the $120 level products, you can choose two of the $60 level products. Spend $180 on Stampin’ Up! products and earn three free $60 level products, PLUS Stampin’ Rewards because your order is $150 or over. With an order of $300 (a party order with others or an individual order) you can choose any extra $30 worth of products!

Watch this video below and see what Sale-A-Bration has to offer!

And if you’d like a closer look at the designer paper and sample projects, enjoy this video!

To see what is available when you spend $60 or more at Stampin’ Up!, CLICK HERE!

To see what is available when you spend $120 or more at Stampin’ Up!, CLICK HERE!

SHOP ALL OF STAMPIN’ UP! ONLINE HERE!

New Year! New Products Galore at Stampin’ Up! Today!

Spring Mini 2025 and Sale A Bration Catalogs

New Stampin’ Up! Spring Mini Catalog Is LIVE TODAY….

Plus It is Sale-A-Bration Time!….And More!

Today is like Christmas or your birthday at Stampin’ Up! So many new things! And what do we stampers like better than NEW PRODUCTS! Not only do we have the new January-April 2025 Mini Catalog (I like to call it the Spring Mini for short!) but Sale-A-Bration has started! Sale-A-Bration is a big promotion Stampin’ Up! has held “forever” almost and we love it because we get to earn FREE products from the Sale-A-Bration brochure with every $60 purchase (before shipping and tax, of course).

Scrapbooking Brochure Jan 2025

New Scrapbooking Brochure for January 2025!

This Scrapbooking Brochure for January 2025 incorporates new scrapbooking products available without waiting for a new catalog! You will have to scroll through the brochure online to take in all the new products available! Read the description of each. You’ll find 12″ x 12″ cardstock, designer series paper, sticker sheets and diecut images, and more! This is great for starting your New Year getting into Memory Keeping that we all just put off!

SU Online Exclusives January 2025 Partial Flyer

New Online Exclusives For January!

Check out this Flyer of new Online Exclusives for January!

SHOP HERE for ALL the Online Exclusives! Remember, these are available as long as supplies last and as long as Stampin’ Up! can restock anything that sells out.

Kits Collection New Products Jan 2025

There are 3 new Kits released today in the Stampin’ Up! Kits Collection!!

The Stampin’ Up! Kits Collection makes it easy for ANYONE to craft and make beautiful creations! Each Kit contains all the supplies you will need except maybe a scissors, if that! Follow the directions for the project OR change it up however you like! There will be information in the instructions of where to go for more help with the kit, if you need it.

Brightest Birthday Kit

Thank You Kindly Kit

Birthday Bash Kit

Just check out the Stampin’ Up! website, click all around, and you’ll get caught up with all the new products! I know after the Christmas holidays it is difficult for me to take in all the new information but I hope this post and links will be helpful to get you started! Remember, anything you REALLY want, be sure to order early just in case certain things sell out quickly. You never know what the most popular things will be!

SHOP STAMPIN’ UP! ONLINE HERE!

Easy Snowy Scenes Christmas Card

Easy Snowy Scenes Christmas Card

Using the Snowy Scenes & Sticker Sheet Scrapbooking Workshop Kit is an easy way to make a Christmas card. This Snowy Scenes Christmas Card was a fun and easy card to make!

The card base is Real Red cardstock. The diagonally striped paper as a layer on the card is in the Snowy Scenes 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper. This paper has such cute images of snowglobes, penguins, snowmen, villages, and more! Have you noticed how much “pink” is out there this season in Christmas decorations? Some of these papers use that pastel peach and mint color scheme that seems to be in style these days. Even if you are a traditionalist with red and green, you will find plenty of those colors mixed in with some of the pastel colors.

The round piece you see on the card front with the penguin and evergreen trees is diecut from one of the snowglobes on the designer paper. I used the Stylish Shapes Dies to cut the stitched circle shape. It fit just about perfectly in that snowglobe image. The big tree on the card front is a sticker from the Snowy Scenes Sticker Sheet in the special online version of the Snowy Scenes DSP. All you have to do is peel it off the main sheet and adhere it where you want because it already has adhesive on the back. I added a gold foil star to the top from the Joyful Images Ephemera in the Holiday Mini Catalog. The snowflake over the penguin is also a sticker from that sheet! It’s really fun to just use a sticker!

The greeting is stamped in Real Red ink on Basic White. It’s in the Reindeer Fun Stamp Set. I cut apart the two words after stamping so they would fit better on the card in the space I had. For a little bling, I added some white sequins from the Sequins Trio package.

That’s how easy this card is! Just because the cute penguin is in a snowglobe doesn’t mean you have to have a snowglobe on your card! Use things in different ways!

Have fun making some Christmas cards over the Thanksgiving holiday if you have time!

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Halloween Memories So Spooky Sticker Card

Halloween Memories So Spooky Sticker Card

Halloween is really getting close now! Here’s a quick and easy card to make, the Halloween Memories So Spooky Sticker Card. Even if you don’t have these exact materials, you can make something similar with whatever you have!

This card is made with the Halloween Memories Scrapbooking Workshop Kit. It is great for scrapbooking and even comes with layouts and detailed instructions if you want to follow their design. But you can also use the paper and stickers for making cards, treats, and other projects. If you don’t have this kit with the sticker sheet, you can substitute other paper or stamping. The kit includes the Halloween Spells Designer Series Paper that you can order online but is not in a catalog.

This card starts with a Basic Black card base but you could use any other Halloween color. The background is a pattern in the Halloween Spells DSP that has little bubbles from the potion. The three stripes at the bottom of the card are stickers in the Workshop Kit but you could use the striped paper pattern in the Halloween Spells to put across there or just some other coordinating designer paper or stamped strip.

The So Spooky on the card is a large sticker in the kit. That sure makes it easy! Even the two black stars are stickers. If you don’t have the kit, just stamp some Halloween greeting on cardstock and adhere it, maybe add some spooky, glittery gems….which could be anything! Maybe some Googly Eyes if you have some.

This is one of those cards that I liked a lot when I finished it even though it took barely any planning or time at all! It was super simple!

Sale on All CTMH Products!

CTMH Sale 30 off

Stampin’ Up! is having a sale on all CTMH products! 

The sale starts today Wednesday, October 16, and all CTMH products will be 30% off! 

You can purchase scrapbooking albums, page protectors, 12″ x 12″ Two-Tone Cardstock, a Tape Runner, some stamps, some scrapbooking kits, and more! Check it out!

Of course, you don’t need to be a scrapbooker to take advantage of this sale! Anyone can use the paper, the stamps, the adhesive, and maybe gift someone with an album and some page protectors. Get them interested in making their own album of their choosing!

These products are only available while supplies last, so don’t wait!

*This sale does not include the September Scrapbooking Brochure and any future scrapbooking brochures. It also excludes any Stampin’ Up! scrapbooking products outside of the CTMH product category in the online store. 

Important Information
CTMH products are available only while supplies last. However, we will continue to carry some similar products rebranded as Stampin’ Up! items in the future. These products include:

  • 12″ x 12″ TOP-LOAD VALUE PACK MEMORY PROTECTORS
  • 12″ x 12″ STRAP SIDE-LOAD MEMORY PROTECTORS
  • 4″ x 6″ FLIP FLAPS
  • 4″ x 4″ FLIP FLAPS
  • 3″ x 4″ FLIP FLAPS

SHOP THE CTMH SALE!

3-Day Stamp Sale at Stampin’ Up! Begins Today!

Stamp Sale Oct 2024 Banner Info

Today is the day for the start of the 3-Day Stamp Sale at Stampin’ Up! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to purchase any of the stamp sets in the Annual Catalog at 15% off! Check out the stamp sets that were brand new in this catalog in May plus the “Encore” stamp sets carried over from previous catalogs. You know you want them all!

Act fast—this stamp-tacular sale only lasts for 3 days!

SALE DETAILS

  • This stamp sale only happens once a year!
  • The sale will run for three days. October 7, 8, and 9th. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday!
  • The 15% off discount will apply to all stamp sets (photopolymer and cling) from the 2024–2025 Annual Catalog.
  • Bundles are not included in this sale.
  • Stamp sets are available while supplies last.

SHOP the big choice of stamps Stampin’ Up! offers! This is the time to get the ones you have missed out on before!

If you need any suggestions, here are some of my favorite stamp sets that I own and some that I think have been pretty popular. You can click on any image below and add it to your Cart in the Online Store. You can also shop for anything else from Stampin’ Up!

Remember, the Kits Collection is also having a sale of up to 30% off ALL the kits including the two brand-new kits! And there are still some products available on the Clearance Rack! Then, there are Online Exclusives and the new online September Scrapbooking Brochure. Not to mention the Holiday Mini Catalog! But remember, only the stamp sets in the Annual Catalog are on sale.

It’s Time to Go SHOP!

Today Is the Day! Free Shipping at Stampin’ Up!

Free Shipping from Stampin' Up! Boxes Sept 18

Don’t know what to order from Stampin’ Up! to take advantage of FREE SHIPPING?! Here are some great suggestions!!

We have a brand new Holiday Mini Catalog!

New Kits in the Kits Collection!

A new Scrapbooking Brochure with all kinds of new products!

Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscriptions!

Online Exclusives!

And of course, the good old Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog!

Be sure to start a new cart or the free shipping might not appear.

  • Free shipping is for 24 hours only. Orders must be opened and closed on September 18, 2024.
  • Free shipping automatically applies to your cart after the qualifying amount has been met, which is $75 USD (before tax).
  • This promotion does not cover the additional cost for expedited shipping.
  • Prepaid 3-, 6-, or 12-month Paper Pumpkin subscriptions can contribute to the qualifying amount for free shipping (Month-to-month subscriptions do not qualify). Subscriptions billed and shipped this month will be charged for the normal amount ($25.00 USD shipping included) + tax.

SHOP TODAY!!

New Scrapbooking Products at Stampin’ Up!

Scrapbooking Brochure Sept. 2024

Wow! I go on vacation for a week and Stampin’ Up! comes out with all kinds of new fun products! I’m still trying to catch up! We all knew that the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog was coming out September 4th, but we got lots of extra treats, too! Due to the timing of getting new products into catalogs, Stampin’ Up! put out this digital Scrapbooking Brochure with new scrapbooking products for all of us to try! And if you aren’t into scrapbooking, you can use the same products for cardmaking and other fun projects.

Click on the photo of the brochure above to page through the brochure online. You can enlarge the pages and zoom in.

You’ll find two-tone cardstock and scrapbooking Workshop Kits for the holidays and for Halloween. New white cardstock that was a favorite of Close To My Heart scrapbookers, a couple of stamp sets. All fun stuff! Check it out!

The easiest way to see the new products is to CLICK HERE for the Online Store under the What’s New category, September Scrapbooking Brochure.

Watch the video below to learn about the new Scrapbooking Workshop Kits!

Is Scrapbooking Making a Comeback?

Scrapbooking

Not that it had ever gone away, but Stampin’ Up! for a lot of years did not have many scrapbooking-specific supplies as in the “olden days” when I first became a Demonstrator. Recently, with the closing of the Close To My Heart company, Stampin’ Up! has invited our Close To My Heart friends to join our community. Currently, CTMH™ products have only been available to former Makers, VIP customers, and customers who had an online account with Close To My Heart, but now Stampin’ Up! is ready to lift the limitations so everyone can enjoy these products!

Beginning tomorrow, August 20th, all demonstrators and customers based in the United States, Canada (excluding Quebec), and the South Pacific can purchase products from Close To My Heart! These will be found in the CTMH™ Products category in the Stampin’ Up! Online Store.

Stampin’ Up! says, “While we’re limited to offering CTMH products to markets in which Close To My Heart was already doing business (the United States, Canada, and the South Pacific), stay tuned! We have some scrapbook product releases coming soon with items available to ALL customers. Yay! We’ll share more about these scrapbook product releases as details become available.”

Since CTMH has joined us, Stampin’ Up! has been working to bring traditional 12 x 12 scrapbooking products to add to our product line. Since there wasn’t time to include it in the Holiday Mini Catalog (catalogs are developed WAY early!), they are releasing a special digital brochure in September showcasing the new Stampin’ Up! scrapbooking products. Some will coordinate with products in the Holiday Mini. This includes adorable sticker sheets designed to complement the Reindeer Days Suite Collection and the Snowy Scenes Suite Collection.

The sticker sheets pair perfectly with the Snowy Scenes Designer Series Paper and Reindeer Days Designer Series Paper and will only be available to purchase WITH the coordinating Designer Series Paper. They will not be sold separately. 

All CTMH items in the Online Store now will be available beginning August 20th while supplies last. You can check them out today and make a shopping list if you find things you like! And then we’ll also look forward to the new Stampin’ Up! products in September!

Click HERE to go to the CTMH products.

It’s May Day! And New Catalog Day!

Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog Cover 2024

Happy May Day! The Farmers Almanac says that May Day celebrates the return of Spring, and Maypole dances and traditions celebrate agriculture such as the newly planted fields sprouting and cattle returning to pasture. We’ve all heard of Maypole dances and May Day baskets of flowers or treats being hung on neighbors’ doors. Today we celebrate May Day 2024 with a brand-new Stampin’ Up! Catalog!!! Maybe we all need to get together and sit around a Maypole reading our new catalogs to celebrate!

If you are one of my regular customers you should have received a catalog I ordered for you in the mail. Sometimes there are delays in the mail or glitches with the ordering system so if you didn’t get one, let me know. If you are new and interested in Stampin’ Up! products and want a hard copy of the catalog, send me your contact information and I can send you a catalog.

This new catalog has a different look and layout. If you are looking for themed projects with clear instructions and everything you need in one box you’ll find them in the Step-by-Step crafting section (pages 4-11). If you want a mix of products, check out the Quick & Easy options (pages 12-29). And if you are ready for innovative techniques, coordinating products and helpful tools, visit the Creativity Your Way section (pages 30-91).

Stampin’ Up! says, “Never underestimate how you can create, inspire, and connect with something as simple as a handmade card from the heart.” 

Today everyone can see inside the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog!!

CLICK HERE to VIEW THE CATALOG ONLINE!

SHOP HERE TO SEE ALL THE PRODUCTS IN THE ONLINE STORE!

(You will see products that you notice don’t seem like Stampin’ Up! These are products added for the Close To My Heart Makers and customers already signed up with their CTMH account. More will come out later about Stampin’ Up! incorporating the CTMH people and some products after that company has closed. A note will come up if you click on one of those products.)

Remember, the Stampin’ Up! website could be very busy at times today so exercise patience if that little thing just spins around and goes nowhere! Hopefully, all will work perfectly and I can assure you it all works much better than it did many years ago when I was a newer Demonstrator! But computers are computers! If you have difficulty, just wait a couple of minutes and try again. Also, I would advise getting your very favorite products as soon as you can because you know how some products sell out pretty quickly.

Notice the new Core color, Basic Beige! It will be an interesting neutral. You’ll find an ink pad (#163806), reinker (#163815), cardstock (#164511), and ribbon (#163788)! You’ll want to stamp with Basic Beige and then try the No-LIne Watercoloring!

Watch this video and besides hearing about the new catalog, enjoy seeing the inside of the Stampin’ Up! Home Office in Riverton, Utah!

Lots more to talk about but go enjoy the new catalog!

New Things From the New Catalog!

Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog Cover 2024

One of the best parts of my week was the new Stampin’ Up! 2024-2025 Annual Catalog arrived! This was the complimentary copy I got as a Demonstrator, but hopefully, the ones I ordered for my customers will arrive in a couple of weeks as well! You can’t see the inside yet, but here are some of the goodies I got in my Demonstrator pre-order that arrived yesterday!

New In Colors! At first glance I thought two of the colors looked exactly the same – Summer Splash and Shy Shamrock! But as I got used to them a little, I can tell they are different.

In Color Cardstock 2024-2026

Peach Pie, Pretty in Pink (a returning color from years ago!), Summer Splash, Petunia Pop, Shy Shamrock

In Color 2024-2026 Ribbon

The In Color ribbons are really nice, I think!

In Color 2024-2026 Embellishments

New In Color Embellishments AND the new Basic Beige Ribbon. (I forgot to order the cardstock and ink!)

Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper

The thing we always say about Stampin’ Up! designer series paper…It is SO much prettier in person than you think looking at the photos online! I wasn’t too thrilled looking at the online photo of this paper, Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper, but once I opened the package I thought it was really beautiful paper! You’ll like it! Very pretty colors!

Stamp Sets

The three stamp sets I ordered. I’m always looking for more greeting choices. I thought the Simply Said Stamp Set and the Unbounded Love Stamp Set had some useful choices. I just couldn’t pass up the Layers of Beauty Stamp Set (plus the dies and the decorative masks for coloring in the flowers!).

Dotted Circles 3D Embossing Folder

This embossing folder is a “WHOA!” It’s giant size! Looks rather interesting. I put a piece of cardstock inside so you could see the design.

Ephemera Pack

This is the Saying Something Ephemera Pack. You get two of the same sheets. There are three other ephemera packs to choose from! Great for scrapbooking but also for making easy cards!

Unbounded Love Dies

The Unbounded Love Dies! I think these will be useful dies to own for making frames and labels!

Layers of Beauty Dies

The Layers of Beauty Dies for that big bouquet of flowers that you can color with the Layers of Beauty Decorative Masks which I didn’t photograph and haven’t played with yet.

I also got the new Stampin’ Blends in the In Colors, the Ink Pads, the 12″ x 12″ cardstock because sometimes you want a 12″ x 12″ piece of paper! Maybe there’s something else. And I do know I forgot to order some things but there is plenty of time to catch up! Now to find some time to play with all these pretty new things!

Only 3 more days until the Last Chance Sale begins at Stampin’ Up! on April 9th for the retiring products in the Annual Catalog and the Spring Mini! Not everything is discounted, of course, but a lot of things are in the Annual Catalog. Be sure to check it out as early as you can.

FREE SHIPPING TODAY at Stampin’ Up!

Today is FREE SHIPPING at Stampin’ Up! with a $75 minimum order, before tax, of course!

All Day!!

SHOP HERE TODAY!

Time to stock up and save on your favorite Stampin’ Up! products!

Take advantage of the Designer Series Paper Sale as well!

Prepaid 3-, 6-, or 12-month Paper Pumpkin subscriptions are eligible for FREE shipping!

The sale ends June 21 at 11:59 PM (MT).

Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper Sale Coming in June!

Designer Paper Sale June 2023 sq ad

Stampin’ Up! has just announced a Designer Series Paper Sale

during the month of June!

You can enjoy a 15% discount on select Designer Series Papers from our new 2023–2024 Annual Catalog and Online Exclusives. Whether you’re a scrapbooker, a card maker, or simply a paper lover, this is a great time to stock up and save on gorgeous paper so you have artistic and versatile paper designs on hand for your next projects! And we all need MORE paper, right?! Especially when it is on sale!!

Designer Paper Sale Flyer 1
Designer Paper Sale Flyer 2
Designer Paper Sale Flyer 3

Click HERE to download or read the Flyer in its entirety.

This is the perfect time to get those NEW papers and maybe order another package of one you’ve almost used up!

Designer Paper Sale June 2023 Listing

SALES PERIOD: JUNE 1-30

  • There is no limit to how many packages of Designer Series Paper may be purchased during this promotion.
  • Only select Designer Series Papers are available at a 15% discount during this promotion. Please reference the table above or the flyer above to see the papers included in the sale.
  • Orders must be placed—and closed—during the promotion period for the 15% discount to apply. Don’t start your order online early!
  • Designer Series Paper ordered as part of a Starter Kit or with Stampin’ Rewards qualify for the 15% discount.
  • Designer Series Papers are from the new 2023–2024 Annual Catalog (p. 129–132) and Online Exclusives.

This early announcement gives you time to make out your list, plan your projects, and check your inventory! Then on June 1st, you will be ready to go!

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Baseball Fans Need the Hey Sports Fan Suite!

Hey Sports Fan Suite

Here’s something for baseball fans everywhere, the Hey Sports Fan Suite, in the Stampin’ Up! January – June 2022 Spring Mini Catalog. Baseball season is beginning, whether for professional teams or Little League and everything in between! I wish this Suite had been around many years ago when my boys were little and every Saturday (and more) was a baseball game! Maybe you just know someone who is a big baseball fan. How they would enjoy receiving a baseball card or project made just for them with the contents of this Suite!

Part of the Hey Sports Fan Suite is a Bundle – the Your Biggest Fan Stamp Set and the coordinating dies, Sports Events Dies. You save 10% by buying the Your Biggest Fan Bundle rather than the stamp set and dies separately. You receive the same discount purchasing the Suite, as far as the Bundle goes, entering the product number for the Hey Sports Fan Suite (157896) just saves you the time of entering each product in the whole Suite separately (assuming you want everything!).

The Suite comes with the Bundle, the Fan Baker’s Twine, Resin Stars, and the Hey Sports Fan 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper. The designer paper will be good for cardmaking but also scrapbooking. Perhaps if your kids played ball a few years back but you never got to those scrapbook pages, get the paper now and you’ll be inspired to make some of those scrapbook pages. Or use the paper as a background to frame some baseball photos or act as a mat. The Resin Stars can be used for other projects, not related to baseball, as can be the twine, so you might want to pick those up even if you are not into baseball. You might even find uses for the stamps and dies not related to baseball. Just the shapes can be used for many other sports or activities. Just think outside the box.

With spring and summer comes baseball. The sound of a baseball game on the radio or TV always takes me back to my childhood, maybe a lazy Sunday afternoon listening to or watching the baseball game. Growing up in St. Louis my family was Cardinal fans. I remember going to my first baseball game with my Girl Scout troop and in junior high, we could earn free baseball tickets if we got good grades! I can see my grandpa listening to the game on his big transistor radio. One time, as his eyesight was failing, he asked a family friend, who was a really big baseball fan, if he would take him to a Cardinal game along with that man’s kids and my brother and me. My grandpa paid for good seats for all of us so he could see better. When my husband and I and our baby got transferred to Houston, one of the first fun things we wanted to do was go to an Astros game at the Astrodome! I remember even dressing up a little bit, to sit in the bleachers, because “it was the Astrodome!” I remember being on a tour of the Astrodome when it was new when my family made a trip to Houston to visit friends who had moved here. It was impressive! And when the Astros played in the World Series several years ago, I got to go to a game with a friend, the only time in my life I’ve had “connections”! It was the thrill of a lifetime to walk into that stadium knowing I was at the World Series!

Be sure to check out the Hey Sports Fan Suite or the individual products in the Spring Mini on pages 68-69.

Check Out the Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper Sale!

Yesterday, July 1st, was the first day of the Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper Sale! Have you checked out the nine select papers yet that are on sale? This is a great time to choose some papers that you haven’t purchased yet from the new Annual Catalog or ones that you put off but now you can get them at a 15% discount! Maybe you need to “stock up” on the papers you like the best so you don’t run out if you actually use some of the paper! Don’t we all like to hoard our beautiful paper “just in case”?!

Here are the papers that are discounted this month, through August 2.

These papers selling for $11.50 will be priced at $9.78 and the one large package of In Good Taste Designer Series Paper at the regular price of $21.00 will be on sale for $17.85.

There is no limit to how many packages of Designer Series Paper may be purchased during this promotion.

  • Orders must be placed—and closed—during the promotion period for the 15% discount to apply.
  • Designer Series Paper ordered as part of a Starter Kit or with Stampin’ Rewards qualify for the 15% discount.
  • This will be a great time at 15% off to choose some papers that you hadn’t bought yet or hadn’t really noticed before.

Remember, any paper that you choose will be even more gorgeous in person than you think from the photos!