It's almost over!

Tomorrow is the last day of the Spring Summer Idea Book and catalogue and your last chance to order anything off the retiring list. I will be placing one last order tomorrow (Tuesday) after dinner so if there is anything on the retiring list you need (like Big Bold Birthday to the left) please get back to me before then!

Congratulations Mrs. B (Patti) who won my "Take a class in May or June " draw and gets a free Full of Life stamp set. Mary did the draw this morning so congratulations! I will be coming up with a new "Take a Class in July or August" draw. More details at my New Catalogue Extravaganza this weekend!

New Catalogue Extravaganza....

New catalogue time is almost here and I am having a New Catalogue Extravaganza here at my house on Saturday July 4th from 9 am until 12. Be sure to RSVP if you would like to get a goody bag (you can see pictures of them to the left, along with the picture of the door prize) and do the make and take cards. I need an exact number for those so if you gave me a "maybe" you need to confirm. If you just plan on stopping by and getting your new catalogue, take advantage of the one day sale or check out my used stamp auction (a small sampling of what will be up for auction in the picture below) you can just drop on in without RSVP'ing. Everyone who comes will be entered into a draw for the door prize pictured above!


Congratulations to Tina C whose name was drawn for the 20 assorted sheets of Designer Paper!

Enjoy the heat!

Loads of Love....

Here is a card I made using the Loads of Love and Loads of Love Accessories stamp sets. It has a nice masculine feel, thanks to the Manchester Designer Paper but the dogs in the back are so cute I think it could be for almost anyone. I coloured the image with Stampin Write markers and punched the "driving by" with our circle punches The linen thread and Always Artichoke brads finish off the card.

Post a comment on this card by Wednesday June 24th, 8 am, and I will enter you into a draw to win an assorted package of 20 12 x 12 sheets of retiring Designer Paper. This includes paper from Manchester, Sweet Always, Bella Birds, Rainbow Sherbert, Raspberry Tart and more.

Last Chance - Wild About You!

Another last chance stamp set I thought I would show everyone. Wild about You is retiring as of June 30th. Other retiring stamp sets used on this card are Holidays and Wishes ("sweet little one") and Big Bold Birthday (large dots). The tiny dots are from the Polka Dot background stamp, still available in the new catalogue. The colours I used on this card are Bashful Blue and Apricot Appeal, the perfect colours for a baby card.

"Thank Ewe" Three Day Sale...

As a thank you to those of you who read my blog and those of you who have been wonderful customers in the past year I thought I would put a little sale on for the next three days.

These prices are only good through me and you must e-mail your order to me. The sale prices will not work if you choose to order through my online store. All orders must be in to me by Sunday the 21st at noon in order to take advantage of these prices.

Scene in A Garden (mini) - $29.95 – NOW $23.96
Very Versatile (mini)– $34.95 – NOW $27.96
Wagon Full of Fun (mini)- $46.95 – NOW $37.56
Just Beachy – (mini) $34.95 -NOW $27.96
Golden Oldies – (mini) $22.95 – NOW $18.36
Snow Burst (32) - $23.95 - NOW $19.16
Holidays and Wishes (33) - $22.95 -NOW $18.36
Big Bold Birthday – (40) - $33.95 - NOW $27.16
Big Birthday Candle(38) - $29.95 - NOW $23.96
Time To Party (41) - $19.95 – NOW $15.96
Boatloads of Love (42) – 28.95 –NOW $23.16
God is Love (56) - $28.95 - NOW $23.16
Always in My Thoughts (59) - $20.95 - NOW $16.76
To Have and To Hold (60) - $31.95 - NOW $25.56
Life’s A Breeze (70) - $37.95 - NOW $30.36
Morning Soft (96) - $22.95 - NOW $18.36
Sweet Celebrations (120) - $29.95 - NOW $23.96
Big Flowers (122) - $38.95 - NOW $31.16
Hugs and Wishes (134) - $22.95 - NOW $18.36
Sweet Serendipity (136) - $24.95 - NOW $19.96
All punches - 20% off
All Decor Elements - 20% off
All Big Shot products (page 191 to 203) - 20% off

Baroque Motifs - Club project

This cute little box with 5 notecards was one of the projects we did at our June Stampers Club meeting. We used the Baroque Motifs and Thank You Kindly stamp sets. The colours we used were Elegant Eggplant, Kiwi Kiss and Whisper White. The box was made using the Top Note die and the Big Shot, Long Board chipboard and Walk in the Park Designer Paper.

I will be starting new clubs in September. If you commit to spending $25 a month you will get a month to earn hostess benefits (a minimum of a Level 1 hostess set and $20 in free merchandise), a free class every month and a discount on the other classes than this is the club for you. Contact me for more details.

More Sold Out Accessories:

111336 – Scallop Notes II
111839 – Riding Hood Red Classic Ink Refill
111842 – Kiwi Kiss Classic Ink Refill
111844 – Baja Breeze Classic Ink Refill
112153 – Tangerine Tango Patterns Designer Series Paper
112157 – Baja Breeze Patterns Designer Series Paper
112155 – Riding Hood Red Patterns Designer Series Paper
111343 – Kiwi Kiss 8 ½ x 11 cardstock
111348 - Riding Hood Red 8 ½ x 11 cardstock
111352 – Baja Breeze 8 ½ x 11 cardstock
114605 – More Thoughts Simply Sent Card Kit
107288 – Whisper White Extra Large Envelopes
109644 – Doodle Stamp around Wheel

Wonderful You...

Here is a card I made with the soon to be Retiring Wonderful You stamp set and Stems and Silhouettes jumbo wheel. I used Ruby Red, Old Olive, Summer Sun and Naturals White on this card.

The "wonderful you" is stamped on our twill tape with Black Staz On and adds a little texture to the card. It is finished off with a Ruby Red brad.

Congrats to Patti B, who was the only comment on the cards below to win the So Saffron ink pad and package of small grommets.

Don't forget to sign up for my last minute Card Buffet. The class is more than half full and there are lots of beautiful cards for you to choose from. All the details are in the post below.

Last Chance Card Buffet Workshop

These are just a couple of cards out of the many you will have to choose from at my last class of the month. I have cards featuring Crazy fo Cupcakes, Heartfelt Thanks, Simple Friendship, A Good Egg and more!

When: Sunday June 28th at 1 pm

Where: My place

What: I have done a lot of classes and club meetings in the past 6 months and I often have several extra cards cut out ready to go, usually because I like to be safe rather than sorry and have a few extra cards made for those of you who make mistakes (you know who you are) Well what I have now is a bunch of cards ready to be made and I thought it would make a great last minute workshop.

How this works is you get to pick out the 10 cards you want to make, first person signed up and paid gets first choice of cards and so on down the line. I have lots of designs but only a few of each card.

***This is not a beginner class but anyone who has the basics of stamping and embossing will be fine.

Cost: $15 for 10 cards or Free with a *$50 Stampin Up order placed that day. Your $15 class fee will be returned to you if you choose to place an order.

*$50 before shipping and tax

More Sold Out Accessories:
114350 – Soho Designer Hardware
112041 – Bella Rose Designer Paper
112461 – Riding Hood Red Designer Series Patterns
108590 – Naturals Assorted cardstock 12 x 12
109568 – My ABC’s Stamp Around Wheel
111346 – In Colour Cardstock 12 x12
107272 – Key Tag Punch
101399 – Stipple Brushes

See my June 2nd, June 5th and June 9th posts for more sold out accessories.

Post a comment under this blog entry (click on the title to post) by Sunday June 28th at noon and I will enter you into a draw to win a new So Saffron Classic ink pad and a package of Basic Small Grommets from the Occasions Mini catalogue.

Pretty Amazing - Card #3

Here is a third card I made with the Pretty Amazing stamp set on page 93 of the Spring Summer catalogue. On this card I used Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip and Whisper White for the Colours. The "happy birthday" stamp is from the Birthdays Count mini notekit and I used some wide Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon to finish the card off. It was a super simple card to make that took less than 5 minutes.

Save 25 % off of this stamp set if you place your order with me by Sunday June 14th at noon. Regular price is $26.96, sale price is now $20.21. If this stamp set was on your wishlist now is the time to get it.

Congratulations to Patti B who won my last blog giveaway for a free pack of 8 1/2 by 11 In Colour cardstock.

Last Chance - Pretty Amazing Card #2

Here is another card I made using the Pretty Amazing stamp set, which is on the Last chance list and will be gone for good on June 30th. On thi scard I used Whisper White, Riding Hood Red and Pink Pirouette cardstock. I used Riding Hood Red Classic ink (I stamped off to get the paler red layer) To finish off the card I used the beautiful Bella Rose Designer Paper, So Thankful from the Chit Chat rub ons and a white grosgrain ribbon.

Save 25 % off of this stamp set if you place your order with me by Sunday June 14th at noon. Regular price is $26.96, sale price is now $20.21. If this stamp set was on your wishlist now is the time to get it.

More Sold Out Accessories:
111375 – Baja Breeze Striped Grosgrain ribbon
112139 – Carousel II Notes
111844 – Baja Breeze Classic Ink refill
112468 – Sweet Always Designer Paper
109682 – Perfectly Pretty Stamp Around Wheel
109123 – Basic Brown Stampin Up Journaler

See my June 2nd and June 5th posts for more sold out accessories.

Last Chance - Pretty Amazing Stamp Set

Here is a cute card I made with the Pretty Amazing stamp set (page 93). It's really quite a girly stamp set but the colours I used (Chocolate Chip, Mellow Moss and Naturals Ivory) definitely make it more subdued. I am loving the Jumbo eyelets lately. This one is Antique Brass and really finishes the card off nicely along with the Mellow Moss Taffeta ribbon.

Save 25 % off of this stamp set if you place your order with me by Sunday June 14th at noon. Regular price is $26.96, sale price is now $20.21. If this stamp set was on your wishlist now is the time to get it.

Post a comment and your name gets entered into a chance to win a pack of 8 1/2 by 11 In Colour cardstock. This includes 6 each of the 6 In Colours (Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette and Tangerine Tango) This contest is open to all my customers only. Please be sure to post your name on your comment and I will do the draw at 9am Wednesday morning.

Last Chance - Seeing Spots Card #2

This is card #2 that I made yesterday using the Seeing Spots stamp set. I used Tangerine Tango (retiring soon) and Apricot Appeal classic inks and cardstock which look so nice together. I used our 1 1/4 and 1 3/8 circle punches as well as our scallop punch to punch out the flower circles. The "happy birthday" is from the Birthday's Count Mini Note Kit (retiring soon) and I used an Apricot Appeal button to finish off the card.




Until June 7th only get the Seeing Spots stamp set 25% off. Regular price is $19.95 but place your order with me before noon on Sunday and get it for $14.96 + shipping and tax. Send me an e-mail (s-pdavid@sympatico.ca ) or give me a call to place your order.


More Sold Out Accessories:

106961 – Stazon Refill White
113884 – Fashion District Rub Ons
112010 – Die Cuts Blooms Again
102264 – Coluzzle Starter Kit
111347 – In Colour cardstock 8 ½ x 11

See my June 2nd post for more sold out accessories.

Last Chance - Seeing Spots Stamp set

This is a card I made today using the Seeing Spots stamp set, which is not on the Last Chance list meaning it will be gone forever as of June 30th. This is one of the first Stampin Up stamp sets I ever got and although it's been kind of collecting dust I'm sad to see it leaving the catalogue. The colours I used on this card are Baja Breeze (retiring), Pink Pirouette (retiring), and Chocolate Chip. I used our circle punches to punch the flower and an antique brass brad in the center. The "Kind Thanks" is from the Thank you Kindly stamp set.

Until June 7th only get the Seeing Spots stamp set 25% off. Regular price is $19.95 but place your order with me before noon on Sunday and get it for $14.96 + shipping and tax. Send me an e-mail (s-pdavid@sympatico.ca ) or give me a call to place your order.

Club Card - Sunny Thanks

This card was super simple to make and yet looks so sunny and cheerful. The card base is made from Barely Banana cardstock, the white flower is from the Pretties kit and the patterned paper is from Good Morning Sunshine. I finished the card off with the super cute Summer Sun corduroy button and white grosgrain ribbon. The thanks stamp is from the Thank You Kindly stamp set and it is stamped with Basic Gray ink.



Congratulations to Christine Cantin for winning my draw for the Birthdays Count mini note kit. I will drop that off to you the next chance I get. Be sure to keep checking out my blog because I have a lot more to giveaway.

Last Chance Accessories Update....

First of all there were three things missing off of the Last Chance Accessories List that were added on today. They are:

• 114528 Sizzix Embosslit Flower (page 202)
• 116209 Note of Thanks (page208)
• 116210 Birthdays Count (page 208) which you could win if you post a comment under my June 1st blog post by tomorrow.

Sold Out Accessories (as of today):

112471 - Rainbow Sherbet Designer Series Paper
112157 - Baja Breeze Designer Series Paper Patterns
112461 - Washington Apple Designer Series Paper
112172 – Rock a Bye Boy Simply Scrappin
112165 - Rock A Bye Girl Simply Scrappin
113991 – Sunshine Garden Simply Scrappin
112054 – Best Ever Simply Scrappin
113936 – Hoppy Memories Simply Scrappin
114606 – More Thoughts Simply Sent Card Kit
112092 – Button Bouquet

Club Cards - Raspberry Tart Designer Paper

My new favourite patterned paper and now it's leaving for good. I wish I had discovered how awesome this paper was months ago instead of just a few weeks ago. I hope they have a similar pattern in the new catalogue (July 1st) in the new "in colours" I will scoop it up right away!

Here is the card we made at my club meeting in May (everyone had a choice of our different designer papers) Such a simple design. but it looks so great with almost any pattern of Designer Paper. The stamp we used "My dear kind and wonderful friend" is from the All Holiday stamp set (whichis NOT retiring, thank goodness because I just got it!)

Congratulations to Norma B for winning the $25 gift certificate in my retiring set contest. She got 10 out of 25 right.

Ok, post a comment on these cards (click on the title "Club Card - Raspberry Tart Designer Paper" to post) and I will enter you into a draw to win a new Birthday's Count mini Note Kit on page 208. I will do a draw Wednesday, the 3rd, at 5pm (had to change the time) for a winner. This contest is only open to my current customers. Please remember that I moderate all comments before they are posted to take out the bad words (just kidding, I know most of you won't do that) but it does take a few hours before you will see your comment. Don't forget to put you name in your post so I know who posted or I can't enter you name into the draw.