Crazy for Cupcakes

Thursday night was a huge success and I hope everyone who came to my "WooHoo! It's a New Catalogue" Party had a good time! Tina C won the door prize and Anne B won the free hostess set "Best Yet". I know I had a good time and am looking forward to a new Stampers Club (which will be a Stampers 9 or 10! Lots of fun) and all the fun classes coming up!

To the right is one of the cards we made Thursday night from the new stamp set Crazy for Cupcakes...isn't it adorable! We used Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink and Riding Hood Red. We also used the Polka Dot Background stamp and a sentiment from A Little Birthday Cheer. The patterened polka dot paper is from the Patternes Designer Series Paper in Riding Hood Red. We also used the new punch Scallop Border which was easily the best seller out of the new catalogue Thursday night amongst all of you who were there!

Wow Flowers....

This is a quick and easy card I made using the new "Wow Flowers" stamp set out of the new catalogue. I am such a word-a-holic when it comes to stamping that even thought I try to make cards without the words (so I can stamp words on later when I desperately need a card for something) I end up taking a picture with a word stamp. I love the colours in this card. The new In Colours Tangerine Tango and Kiwi Kiss look great with thre Apricot Appeal. I've been working hard at stretching myself creatively and attempt to expand my colour combinations!

Thinking of fall.....

It's almost the end of the summer so I have been looking forward to fall. I know back home there wasn't a heck of a lot of summer this year. It's been pretty rainy here too but we've also had some beautiful days and whether its sunny or overcast hanging out by the ocean has been wonderful!
Tomorrow I spend the day packing to head back to Ontario and I am looking forward to being back home and getting back into the routine of things.
My catalogue launch party is Thursday, you don't want to miss out on that so be sure to RSVP so I have everything ready for you (don't worry, I am sending another e-mail later this week when I get a chance!) You don't want to miss out on the great free cards we are going to make, the free goodies, the great special and the fabulous door prize!

Ingredients for the card:
Stamp Sets: Thoroughly Thankful
Ink: Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, More Mustard, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Ruby Red and Basic Black
Paper: Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Old Olive 5/8 grosgrain, Linen thread, Stampin Dimensionals, Old Olive brads

Simply Said Celebrate

This card was an attempt by me to start using some unconventional colours together, at least colours I didn't normally use together. Since I almost never use any colour close to purple I thought it was a good set to use Perfect Plum and Elegant Eggplant together, which I think look pretty good together. Next I threw in some More Mustard with it just because it wasn't a natural choice for me (normally I would pick Chocolate Chip or Old Olive with just about everything!) Over all I liked the colours together.

Of course the eyelets are now discontinued that I used on this card but everything else is current. I can't wait to get home because soon after I do I have a whole bunch of new stuff out of the new catalogue set to arrive!

The New catty is here...

Check out the new colour, Pink Pirouette, which looks great with chocolate chip. Pink Pirouette is the perfect pale pink, lighter and softer than Pretty in Pink. I think it will be fabulous on baby girl cards.

I can safely say all the new colours look fabulous with chocolate chip which makes me sooooo happy. This card was made with the new Wow Flowers stamp set. Soon I will be home and all of you will have the new catalogue in your hands (and so will I...I can't wait!) I will try to show off all the new colours over the next two weeks, so you can check them out.

Doodle This....

I just love how simple and easy these cards were to make. Although these cards were made from sets in the soon to be old catalogue, Doodle This and Smarty Pants, this design will be one of the cards we will be making at my new catalogue party on August 28th.

Truthfully these cards were inspired by a card I saw quite a while ago using the Doodle This stamp set (I wish I could credit the stamper but I never did save the image, I just happened to remember it) but I know I changed a few things about it so I hope you will all forgive me for not being an original on these cards. I just loved the simplicity of the flower doodle on the white!

A Little Bit of Everything

Hard to believe I brought so much stamping stuff here to PEI and I have barely had time to stamp. Strangely enough when I have had time to stamp I am having a hard time coming up with anything. So far I have made three cards and this isn't one of them! I made this over a month ago!

I have settled on a date for my "WooHoo! it's the New Catalogue" Party. It will be on Thursday August 28th in the evening so mark it on your calender's. There will be lots more in my e-mail newsletter, which will be sent out tomorrow but there will be great specials, a great door prize and free goodies for everyone who comes. Not to mention free make and takes!

Ingredients for the card:

Stamp Sets: Simply Said, Think Happy Thoughts, Polka Dots and Paisley
Ink: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Versamark Watermark
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Summer Sun, Whisper White
Accessories: Pumpkin Pie Eyelets, Clear EP, Dazzling Diamonds, Circle Punches, Summer Sun/Garden Green Stampin Write Markers

Unfrogettable....thats what you are...

Thank goodness I have no idea how to add sound to a blog or you would all be blessed with my beautiful singing voice! So Unfrogettable has been retired and as cute as he is I am sure there will be something equally as cute to replace him. I CAN'T wait to see the new catalogue.

Lots of new stuff coming down the road but I guess the biggest news that has just been released is that Stampin Up is going to be carrying the Sizzix Big Shot die cutting machine. Now I know most of you are Cuttlebuggers, I know I own a Cuttlebug but barely use but the great news is that some of the dies will work in the Cuttlebug (some are too big...of course the too big ones are the ones I want!) So now I will probably be trading in the Cuttlebug for the Big Shot. I am ordering on Monday so that hopefully by the time I get home all my new stuff will be there!

As for my new catalogue launch you can see that it's really quite split, especially when you take in the e-mails I got. I am leaning towards ignoring all of you (hee hee!) and maybe doing it Thursday night. Only because Pierre is heading back to PEI Wednesday and we have so much to do in the few days he is home. Send your protests to my e-mail and I will ignore them there!

Retiring Accessories Update

Designer Series Paper – East Coast Prep – SOLD OUT
Double Stitched Ribbon – Soft Sky – SOLD OUT
Rub-Ons – Cherished Memories – SOLD OUT
Pumpkin Pie Designer Series Paper – SOLD OUT
More Mustard Designer Series Paper - SOLD OUT
Eyelets Basic – SOLD OUT
Eyelets Bold Brights – SOLD OUT
Punch Box Three for you – SOLD OUT
Stampin Around Lily Pad – SOLD OUT
Stampin Colour Index Labels – SOLD OUT