Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Are you excited about the new Mini Catalog?????


One of my goals is to work hard to always bring you fresh, current ideas. This weekend I made 25 cards out of the new stamp set, Itty Bitty Bits, from the Summer Mini. I'll be mailing them off to my friend in PA who is organizing a swap. In early May, I'll get back 25 cards. Each card will feature a stamp set from the Summer Mini! I will have LOTS of fresh ideas to share with you so you can see the new stamps in action! If you saw my post on Monday, you saw "Sweet Scoops" (I earned that stamp set for FREE!).

Here's the card I made for the swap. The flowers are stamped in So Saffron and punch with the mini flower punch from the punch pack. The greeting is from Teeny Tiny Wishes. The leaves are from the two step bird punch.

Enjoy!





Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Did you know.....

Did you know that when you shop online, you can order from the Clearance Rack and get products up to 60% off??? How cool is that? Designer paper is only $3.99! Corduroy buttons $3.99. (The corduroy buttons can be found in Baja Breeze and Pacific Point, two colors that are returning as core colors in July. What a bargain!)

Stampin' Up! just announced that the following items from the Occasions catalog will be carried over. You can order them online and they will also appear in upcoming catalogs.

Yeah - the Butterfly embosslit is carrying over!

STMP = stamp set, WM = wood mount, CM = clear mount

Item # Description Price
116519 Charming STMP $19.95
117690 Vintage Vogue WM $23.95
118598 Vintage Vogue CM $17.95
118882 Vague vinatge WM $23.95
119109 Vague vinatge CM $17.95
118091 Tiny Tags WM $22.95
118592 Tiny Tags CM $16.95
117535 DÉCOR ELEMENTS F IS FOR FOX CHOCOLATE $4.95
117536 DÉCOR ELEMENTS G IS FOR GIRAFFE CHOCOLATE $4.95
117529 DÉCOR ELEMENTS IS FOR BLACK $1.95
117541 DÉCOR ELEMENTS L IS FOR LION CHOCOLATE $4.95
117542 DÉCOR ELEMENTS M IS FOR MONKEY CHOCOLATE $4.95
117544 DÉCOR ELEMENTS O IS FOR OWL CHOCOLATE $4.95
117528 DÉCOR ELEMENTS SCALLOP FRAME BLACK $6.95
117549 DÉCOR ELEMENTS T IS FOR TURTLE CHOCOLATE $4.95
117552 DÉCOR ELEMENTS W IS FOR WHALE CHOCOLATE $4.95
118072 PNCH CRNR PINKING HEARTS $9.95
118870 PNCH CRNR SCALLOP TRIM $9.95
117191 PNCH LG 2 STEP BIRD $15.95
118073 PNCH LG FANCY FLOWER $15.95
117649 PNCH MD BRDR PINKING HEARTS $15.95
117190 PNCH MD JEWELRY TAG $10.95
117193 PNCH SM SMALL HEART $5.95
117310 SZX BIGZ L MINI MILK CARTON $32.95
118138 SZX EMBSLTS BEAUTIFUL WINGS $11.95
117332 SZX EMBSLTS SCALLOPED HEART OF HEARTS $11.95
117335 SZX TI PERFECT POLKA DOTS $7.95
120435 HEART TREAT CUPS $2.95

The following products will not be featured in upcoming catalogs.

116772 RECIPES BY DESIGN $24.95
118139 DS FOLK FLOWERS -SHELLI SIGNATURE COLLECTION $12.95
117597 DS PAISLEY PATTERNS 2-STEP $14.95

Monday, April 26, 2010

Shhhh..... don't tell!


Tonight is my downline meeting. The Doodlers, Ink. team is coming over and I have some surprises for them!

I'm unveiling my recognition program. I like to give presents, so this should be lots of fun. I'll be telling my team how they can earn more presents and more free stuff from me!

We always stamp at our meetings. Here's the card we are making together. Fun!


Oh, and I have another surprise for them too!

Anniversary Card for Margaret

As I've said a million times, the best part of my Stampin' Up experience is all of the amazing women that I've met. I can honestly say that I love my girls, every one of them. You are all a special part of my life. You enrich my life, challenge me creatively and laugh with me.

I made this card for one of my special customers/friends. Margaret is a true lover of stamping and a passionate, energetic friend. She brings joy and laughter (and a Stampin' Up catalog) wherever she goes.

This was her anniversary card for celebrating 15 years at Paychex. Margaret doesn't do anything small, so I had to make her a "big" card.

Love ya, Margaret! Congrats on 15 years!

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Look what we made!







Last weekend I had a guest teacher. My friend, Sasha, designed a really cute bouquet of birds. Once I saw it, I knew she had to teach it at a class with me. We team taught - Sasha taught the bouquet and I taught the Totally Awesome Tote, from a tutorial created by Becky Roberts.

I actually sat down and made the projects with everyone. It was sooooo relaxing! Mine is the pink one, of course. We had a good time!

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Color Revolution! New colors coming in July!

One of the things I LOVE about Stampin' Up is the fabulous colors! Just the other day I was lamenting how I missed some of the old in-colors and I wished they would bring some of them the back. THEN I saw the MOST exciting news from Stampin' Up!

Stampin' Up! is announcing its COLOR RENOVATION coming in July!!!!

This is VERY exciting! Didn't you miss "Wild Wasabi" and "Baja Breeze"? Wasn't it heart breaking thinking that "Rich Razzleberry" and "Soft Suede" would be gone soon! With the Color Renovation, these colors are now CORE colors!

Stampin' Up will be adding 5 NEW color
s (Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight, Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze and Early Espresso), bringing back 10 retired IN-COLORS(Baja Breeze, Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette, Rich Razzleberry, Riding Hood Red, River Rock, Soft Suede, Tangerine Tango and Wild Wasabi), and moving colors around into four different color collections: Brights, Subtles, Regals and Neutrals. These collections are similar to our color families, but the brights are less overwhelming and the subtles are less pale. The new collections are based on years of research and market study!!

There will be 40 Core Colors and beginning in July, the in-colors introduced each year will stay for TWO years! They will even be introducing a getting started collection with an assortment of colors designed for the new stamper!

Sadly, 30 current colors will be retiring in June.
The colors that are retiring are:
Glorious Green, Green Galore, Gable Green, Yoyo Yellow, Only Orange, Pink Passion, Pixie Pink, Orchid Opulence, Lovely Lilac, Brilliant Blue, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Really Rust, Ruby Red, Cameo Coral, Summer Sun, Bordering Blue, Brocade Blue, Ballet Blue, Taken with Teal, Handsome Hunter, Pale Plum, Blush Blossom, Apricot Appeal, Barely Banana , Mellow Moss, Sage Shadow, Almost Amethyst, Lavender Lace, Basic Brown, and Going Gray.


(Based on my observations over the last few years, if you want to purchase a re-inker so your stamp set will last virtually forever, I STRONGLY recommend you order in April or early May. In previous years the in-color re-inkers sold out in early June and many people were left stranded!) It is always sad to say goodbye to our favorite colors, but Stampin' Up hasn't let me down yet and I am soooo EXCITED to get my hands on the NEW colors!



Feel free to email me if you have any questions!

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

I admit it... I binged Easter morning on chocolate....








Chocolate chip ink that is! I took a joy break on Easter morning as the family was lazing around the house and went on a creativity binge with chocolate chip ink. A piece or two of actual chocolate MAY have passed my lips as well, but who's counting?

This stamping extravaganza features a sneak peak at the "Elements of Style" stamp set coming in the Summer mini catalog in May!

The heat gun was out too and look out.... I was embossing everything! This was the first time I played with clear embossing powder. I used a Versamark pen to color on the flowers and then embossed with clear embossing powder over the top. The "china blue" background is really a light wash of sage shadow. The background of the humming bird is done with a brayer and a few random shades of blue.

As I was playing, I pulled out my an old in-color and was thinking.... wouldn't it be nice if some of the in-colors came back...... (If this was a novel, this would be foreshadowing... hint... hint.... tease... tease... more news tomorrow!)

Sunday, April 4, 2010

The girls


My sweeties -- my mom, my daughter and my puppy dog.

Hostess Club Cards


Here are the cards for April's hostess club workshop! Our club night was April 1st. In honor of April Fool's Day, we had a PJ party! The mother and daughter duo in matching jammies were the winners of the FREE stamp set!

The first card features the stamp set, Asian Artistry, and the color combo: Dusty Durango, Old Olive and Soft Suede. To add texture to the oval, we used the side of scissors to "rough up" the edge. This might be the quickest card I've made in years. :)

The second card features the stamp set, Awash with Flowers. This stamp set is a sneak peak from the new catalog coming in July! This month only you can get Awash with Flowers at 20% off! The color combo in this card is Brocade Blue, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery and Apricot Appeal. This set comes in traditional wood mount OR clear mount. I have to say that two-step stamping is much easier with the new clear mount stamp stamps!

The third card is a card I made from the workshop left overs. A girl's gotta play. :)



Two-Step into Spring!

From April 1-30 only, you can buy the brand-new Awash with Flowers Two-Step Stampin' set—or get it FREE when you host a $350 workshop!

Item Description Price
117062 Awash with Flowers (wood-mount) $39.95
120549 Awash with Flowers (clear-mount) $27.95

Plus, get 20% off a selection of springy Two-Step Stampin' sets:

Item Page Description Regular Price Sale Price
113824 94 Greenhouse Garden $25.95 $20.76
113734 98 Fifth Avenue Floral $24.95 $19.96
111578 101 Flower Fancy $36.95 $29.56
113258 112 Trendy Trees $17.95 $14.36

View the flyer to see the beautiful creations you can make with the Awash with Flowers set—then contact me to place your order or schedule your workshop.

Happy Easter!

Wishing you a joyful day!