Cottage Garden...two ways.

Sometimes when I am making a card for a workshop or a class I start out by making one card (to the left) and end up with card #2.


The first card just seemed like it needed more so after playing around I added a strip of Designer Paper (in Pear Pizzazz from the Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack Stack, In Color) and layered it onto a strip of white cardstock that had been punched with the Scallop border punch. I also added another white layer to the main image. Both cards were nice and depending on how "clean" you like your cards you may like #1 more but I ended up going with card #2 for my workshop.

These cards were made with Pear Pizzazz. Concord Crush and Whisper White Colours. The stamp set used is Cottage Garden. I embellished the card with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, White brads (from the Neutral Brad Collection) and the super fabulous Basic Rhinestoes (page 188)

All A Flutter....

It's been a few days since I posted on my blog but I have been so busy stamping and making new cards with the new colours and stamp sets that I just haven't had a chance to do much else.

This is a card I made using the All A Flutter stamp ($8.95 in the Summer Mini) and the "Because I Care" sentiment from the Because I Care hostess set. I absolutely love butterflies, and this one is fun if you love to colour. And for all of you who have already signed up for my All A Flutter card class at the end of August...this is NOT one of the cards you have to do. It's a bit time consuming with all the colouring, cutting, piercing and hand stitching. As pretty as it is I know most of you don't enjoy making the "card that never ends". The colours I used on this card were Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, Tangerine Tango and Very Vanilla.

My next order is going in on Monday July 26th. If there is anything you want please get your order and payment to me before then!

Favourite Thoughts

I love the Favourite Thoughts stamp set (Only available until the end of August!) in the Summer Mini, the saying are super fun for "Just Because" card. For this card I paired it up with the super cute Level 2 Hostess set in the Summer Mini. The nice bright colours (Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink and Certainly Celery colours) give the card a nice summer feel. I did this card in my June Stampers Club but decided to just post it on my regular blog.

My "Over the Rainbow" Monday class is now FULL but there are still a few spaces left in the Saturday (the 24th) class.


Be sure to vote in the poll to the left about your favourites in the new catalogue. If I didn't list your favourite, post a comment by clicking on the title of this post! I love hearing what's on your wishlists!

Stampers Club 2010/2011

Do you love to rubber stamp?

Do you want a fun night out learning new projects and techniques?
Join my Stamper’s Club
How would you like time out with friends doing something you love? How would you like to learn how to make the most of the stamping supplies that you already have? Do you want to learn new techniques and make awesome projects. If you answered YES to any of these questions, then a club would be perfect for you.

How does it work?
As a member of a club with 8 ladies, you make a minimum monthly purchase of $25( before S&H and tax ) of Stampin’ Up! products from the current catalogue or mini catalogue, for 8 consecutive months, September through April.

What’s in it for you?
---A FREE monthly class where you’ll make 2 great projects (and I will give you supplies for a “homework assignment” each month for you to do before the next club meeting, this is optional but FUN to see what everyone brings back).
---One FREE Level 1 hostess stamp set( minimum )
---At least $20 minimum in free Stampin’ Up! product of your choice absolutely free.
---FREE 10 card class in June for all Stampers Club Members
---Extra product bonuses for hostesses who invite guests who place orders. This is on top of existing hostess benefits.

Contact me for more details or with any questions you might have: s-pdavid@sympatico.ca

Deadline to sign up is August 15th. I will then draw names to determine who hosts which month. All clubs will meet in the first week of each month (First weekend, week night following or second weekend.)

Upsy Daisy

The super cute Upsy Daisy stamp set always makes a quick and easy card but what I love most about this card is the colours Poppy Parade and Tangerine Tango together! It makes the card so bright and cheerful.

For the main image I used markers to colour it so I could get both colours on the flower image. I fancied up this card with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder and Gold Brads.

If you couldn't make it to my new Catalogue Extravaganza last weekend and want a catalogue be sure to let me know so I can drop one off to you the next time I am in your neighborhood. Also I still have a box of used stamp sets etc left so feel free to drop by (call first) if you want to take a look at them.

Razzle Dazzle...

Here is a super quick card I made using the Razzle Dazzle and From the Heart (Friend) stamp sets with the fabulouse new In colour Concord Crush. In colours use to be only around for 1 year and then they were gone but now they will be around for 2 years and I am completely thrilled about it. This card was finished off with the fabulous butterflies from the Beautiful Wings embosslit as well as the super cute Scallop Trim border punch.

Just to update you there are 4 spaces left in my Saturday the 24th "Over the Rainbow" card class, 3 spaces left in the Monday "Over the Rainbow" card class and one spot left in my Marker Club. Just read down a few posts to see all the details!

Over the Rainbow Card Class

I am loving all the new colours in the catalogue and I am having so much fun playing with them. July’s class will be all about the new colours! The new colours are so fresh and vibrant and all the new colour combinations are making my head spin but they have really ignited my creativity again.

This will be a 10 card (2 each of 5 designs) all occasion card class.

When: Saturday July 24th, 10 a.m.
OR
Monday July 26th, 10am


SPACE IS LIMITED...8 People per class


Cost: $25 or FREE with a $60 order (before shipping and tax) placed and paid for at your class.
*** $25 still required to hold your spot and will be refunded at class with your order.


The card to the left is one of the cards we will be making later this month. This card is featuring the colours Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz and Bashful Blue.

***There are only a few spaces left in each class so sign up soon.

New Catalogue time!

Yesterday I had my New Catalogue Extravaganza and it was a huge success. Thanks to everyone who came out, I hope you all enjoyed yourselves!

I left messages for everyone who won auction items yesterday so be sure to call me back or e-mail me so we can make arrangements for me to get your items to you.

Congratulations to Gisele who won the door prize yesterday.

If you couldn't make it yesterday be sure to let me know and I will get your new catalogue to you. Be sure to check out my Stampin Up Website to check out my summer schedule. I will post one of the cards we will be making at my July "Over the Rainbow" class tomorrow!

Because I Care....

I just love this "Because I Care" hostess set out of the new catalogue. You can earn this set free by hosting a workshop or by joining a Stampers Club this fall (Sign up deadline is the middle of August..I will draw names for months and clubs will start the first week in September..if you didn't sign up yet, please e-mail me! s-pdavid@sympatico.ca)

This image was coloured in with our wonder Stampin Write Markers. There is still space in the Marker Club. Let me know if you are interested!

Many Marvellous Marker Club

Do you want the whole set of Stampin Up Markers (including the fabulous case) but don’t want to spend the money all at once? Join a marker club and have your payments spread out over 4 months ($57.95 a month including shipping/tax)

At the end of this club you will have the
· Many Marvellous Marker Kit (38 markers and the FABULOUS case)
· a package of 8 ½ by 11 cardstock in each colour assortment (Brights, Subtles, Regals, Neutrals and In Colour)
· In colour Markers
· Blush Blossom Marker
· Hostess benefits for one of the 4 months (A Level 1 Hostess set and $20 free product)

Each month I will order a whole set of Marvellous Markers and each participant gets one of the colour assortments (Brights, Subtles, Regals and Neutrals) of markers and Cardstock, a different colour family each month for 4 months.

The designated hostess of the month gets the hostess benefits, the In Colour Markers and the Blush Blossom Marker as well as their colour assortment for the month. At the end of the 4 months each participant gets their final assortment as well as their Marker case.

Once the club is full I will draw names to decide who the hostess is for each month.

***This club starts in July and post dated cheques for July 25th, August 25th, September 25th and October 25th are required to participate.

***The club requirement cannot be used towards any other club requirements or free classes.

New Catalogue Saturday!!!!

The New Catalogue Extravaganza is coming up soon (SATURDAY!!!) so be sure you RSVP to get your super cute goody bag (shown), free cards to make (1 shown) and your fabulous NEW catalogue.

This event is starts at 9:30 and ends at 2 so feel free to stop by anytime in between those hours. I will have my used stamp auction and a garage sale (different items being put out at 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30). Don’t forget these items are cash/cheque only. I will also have a great door prize (shown) and great giveaways for those of you place and pay for your new catalogue orders on Saturday!

I will also have sign ups for the new Marker Club starting in July, a Ribbon share, new summer classes and Club sign up for September.

If you haven’t RSVP’d do so now by e-mailing me s-pdavid@sympatico.ca.

Close as a Memory...

I thought I'd post a few older cards I have made using another popular stamp set, Close as a Memory, which is retiring soon. I do love the flowers in this stamp set and I will miss it because it is a super easy stamp set for Sympathy cards.

My last order for retiring stamp sets will be going in on Friday. If there is anything you want off this list let me know before then!

Trendy Trees....

This is such a cute stamp set, I am so happy that it is going to be sticking around! The beautiful Chocolate Taffeta is retiring (there is still going to be a dark brown ribbon in the new catalogue, only it's going to be Early Espresso, totally yummy!)

I haven't been keeping up with my blog that much this month, I apologize, but I am busy stamping and getting all the things that need to be ready for my July 3rd open house right now.
If you haven't RSVP'ed please send me an e-mail. The deadline for RSVP'ing, if you would like to do the free cards is Wednesday June 30th. People are of course free to just show up if they want to check out the stamp auction!

Elements of Style...

Here is another card I made with the ever so beautiful stamp set Elements of Style (in the Summer Mini but it will also be carried in the new catalogue starting July 1st!) The label holder is from the silver hodgepodge kit and the designer paper is from the Pawsitively Prints (pictured in the Holiday Mini but listed in the Summer Mini)

Don't forget to respond to my New Catalogue Extravaganza e-mail if you got it. I am only marking people as confirmed if I get an e-mail from them saying they are coming. If you want to know more, or didn't get an e-mail send me one at s-pdavid@sympatico.ca.

My last order of the month will be going in on June 25th. This will be my last order out of this catalogue and your last chance to get any retiring stamp sets or retiring accessories.

The Clearance Section on my website has been updated and there are a lot of great deals. Just click HERE and click on Shop now to check them out. Items on my Online store are only available online and orders are shipped directly to you.

Think Happy Thoughts....

I love the set Think Happy Thoughts, mostly because I love the cute circles of words but I realized when it was retiring that I never use the cute flower image, except in the middle of the cute words. I though they would look cute on their own so I stamped them in Regal Rose on a Top Note die cut and drew the stems on with a Certainly Celery marker.

I glued the Top Note to Certainly Celery cardstock and carefully trimmed around it. The card is finished off with Certainly Celery Satin ribbon, Silver Glitter, Throughly Modern Designer Paper and a sentiment from Full of Life.

I will be placing an order this weekend so don't forget to look over the retiring lists and get those stamp sets that will be gone for good. Best sellers this month so far are: Bloomin Beautiful, Embrace Life, Spotlight on Christmas, Voila and Itty Bitty Backgrounds.

For All You Do....

For all you do is one of my favourite sets in the catalogue and I am very thankful that is sticking around another year.

On this card I thought I had better use up some of my rub-ons, which are retiring. On this card I used Dots and Designs rub ons on the fold of the card which looks super cool and were super easy to put on.

Congratulations to Helene and Christine who both won a Punched Posies stamp set (from my e-mail newsletter...if you're not on my e-mail list e-mail me at stephanie_adc@yahoo.ca to sign up)

Nursery Necessities

Here is a card I made with the soon to be retiring Nursery Necessities. I think it's been one of my favourite baby sets because of the assortment of images and words, making it extremely versatile no matter what kind of baby images you need. I made this card with Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery and Barely Banana.

My next order is going in next weekend. Don't forget to check the retiring lists I e-mailed out. June is your last chance to get some of your favourites before they are gone. You can also see the retiring lists on my Stampin Up Website and clicking on Promotions.

Last Chance Card Class....

To the left is one of the six designs we will be making at next Saturday's Last Chance Card Class. This one is using the beautiful and soon to be retiring stamp set Embrace Life as well as the soon to be retiring colour Ruby Red. There are still a few spaces available.

When: Saturday June 12th, 10a.m.

What: 12 cards (6 designs, 2 of each design)using retiring colours and retiring stamp set. It will be an all occasion card class.

Cost: $25

Mourning Bloomin Beautiful...

I just e-mailed out the retiring list but right now I am super sad because one of my favourite stamp sets in the catalogue is on Last Chance List. I blame Christine C. because I think she jinxed the stamp set by being the only person who put this stamp set on her Last Chance Contest List!

Congratulation to Christine C, who has won my Last Chance List contest (and killed one of my favourite stamp sets but whatever...LOL) She guessed 13 stamp set correct and wins the prize pack as well as first pick of my retiring colours budle packs. Congrats Christine!

I know the cards I am showing today are old ones that are on my blog somewhere but I though they were worth showing again. R.I.P Bloomin Beautiful....I will miss you!

My "Last Chance" guesses!

Today's card was a quick and bright little card made with the Party Heart stamp set and the "2 Daisies Sizzix die. It was embellished with the Spiral Punch and Pink Flamingo Designer Paper.

Tomorrow the retirement list comes out and we get to see all the stamp sets and accessories that will not be in the next catalogue (starting July 1st!) I will e-mail everyone on my e-mail list a PDF of the the retiring stamp sets and a PDF of the retiring accessories. If there is a stamp set on you want they will be available for purchase until the end of June as Stampin Up makes it's own stamps. If there is an accessory (Designer Paper, Punches, Sizzix dies etc) you would like those are only available while supplies last.

Thanks to all who entered my Last Chance contest. I will post the winner tomorrow on my blog. Below are my guesses (and page #'s) for what might be retiring:

1. Scary Skeleton (24)
2. Two Cool Dudes (30)
3. All Holidays (43)
4. Simply Said (51)
5. Humor in High Heels (55)
6. Best Wishes and More (64)
7. It’s a Stretch (70)
8. Under the Stars (89)
9. Greenhouse Garden (94)
10. Inspired by Nature (96)
11. Fifth Avenue Floral (98)
12. Bella’s Bloom (101)
13. A Flower for all Seasons(103)
14. Fresh Cuts (107)
15. Garden Whimsy (109)
16. Season of Friendship (114)
17. Pick a Petal (120)
18. Wanted (122)
19. Park Avenue Patterns (126)
20. Four Square (127)
21. Sprinkles (132)
22. On Your Birthday (139)
23. Warm Words (141)
24. Thank You Kindly (145)
25. Full of Life (147)

All A Flutter...

I love butterfly stamps so of course when I saw All A Flutter in the back of the summer mini I knew I had to have it right away. Of course I stamped it and cut the butterflies out, which is hard to tell on this card. You all know how I love to cut!

I paired it with the Inspired by Nature stamp set to make this card. I used Dusty Durango, Old Olive and Crushed Curry colours and I embellished with a black gingham ribbon and gold eyelet.

Don't forget to get your entries in for the Last Chance contest. Entries are due tomorrow before 5pm. I will not accept any entries past 5, sorry! Be sure to include the page #, catalogue # and description of 25 stamp sets you think will not make it into the next catalogue. It's a get prize so take a few minutes to send me your list. The person with the most right wins. I will post my guesses on Monday!

Circle Circus

I saw a similar card (different colours) to this in my Stampin Success (a demonstrators magazine) and I just loved it. I especially loved it because I bought the Circle Circus stamp set a year ago and have not made a single card with it until now!

For this card I used Soft Suede, Pretty in Pink and Certainly Celery. The Thank You sentiment in the middle is from the Wow Flowers stamp set.

If you are in one of my stampers clubs, or thinking about joining check out my new Stampers Club Blog HERE. Right now it is open to everyone but in the fall when new clubs begin it will only be open to club members. Right now I have the May stampers club projects posted as well as their supply list.

Medallion stamp....

The Medallion stamp is so beautiful it really doesn't need a lot to make it look great. On this card I added some Daisies (from the Daisies #2 Sizzix die), a Filigree Designer Brad and the "My Dear Kind and Wonderful Friend" sentiment stamp from All Holidays. The only colours I used were Certainly Celery, Basic Gray And Whisper White.

Don't forget to enter my Retiring Stamp set guessing contest. The deadline is in a few days. Also don't forget to sign up for The Last Hurrah card class. All the details are in previous blog posts in May.

My next order is going in this Sunday. If there is anything you would like to add to it please get your order to me before then!

Look Who's Turning...

I don't have this stamp set but I borrowed it from a friend because I think it's so super cute and wanted to test it out. Now it's on my ever so long wishlist of stamp sets to get. Of course that list is going to get longer in about a month when the new catalogue comes out (don't forget to RSVP for my New Catalogue Extravaganza if you want a new catalogue and want to do the free make and takes)

This card was done in Tempting Turquoise and Brilliant Blue and the Designer Paper is from Pink Flamingo Designer Paper.

Watercolour Trio again....

I just love this stamp set because no matter what you do it still looks beautiful. You just can't mess it up! On this card I used Real Red, Certainly Celery and Apricot Appeal.

My next order is going in on Sunday May 30th. If there is anything you need please let me know before then.

Some reminders for those of you who don't read everything (you know who you are!)

The Last Hurrah! Card Class
Using soon to be retired colours, stamp sets and embellishments we will make 12 cards (6 designs, 2 of each card) There is no set theme to this class other than the fact that we will be using a lot of soon to be gone product. Cost is $25. This class is on Thursday June 10th, 10:30 am OR Saturday June 12th, 10 am at my place.

Last Chance Contest....
Soon Stampin Up will be letting us all know which stamp sets will be retiring (not making it into the new catalogue starting on July 1st)Send me a list of 25 stamp sets you think will show up on the Last Chance List (which Stampin Up will reveal on June 1st) and you could win a super cute Stampin Up reusable shopping bag, 12 x 12 Bold Brights Textured Cardstock, and a new Wellness Wishes stamp set.Most coveted of all is first pick of my retiring Colour Bundles. I bundle everything I have in retiring colours , ink pads, cardstock, marker etc for sale for a GREAT price. Winner gets 1st pick of which colour package(s) they might like before I open it up to everyone.Please be sure to put the Page #, Catalogue # and stamp set name on your entry.Entries are due no later than 5pm on Sunday May 30th. I will post my guesses on May 31st.

Barely Banana Elements of Style

This flower image in the Elements of Style stamp set is quickly becoming a favourite of mine. I just love colouring it and no matter what colours you choose it turns out looking simpley elegant. Lately I have been a big fan of lots of white space on my cards. I like how striking any colour looks when there is alot of white.

On this card I coloured the flowers with Barely Banana and Apricot Appeal marker (retiring soon) and the leaves with Certainly Celery. I used Perfect Polka Dots embossing Folder for the background and embellished with Whisper White Organza ribbon and Filigree Designer Brads (free this month if you purchase the Elements of Style stamp set)

Think Happy Thoughts

I'm going to really miss Bermuda Bay, mostly because I really love the way it looks with Soft Suede (which is staying as a new Core Colour! Yippee!) This was a very quick and easy card because I just used scraps I had left from the Thoroughly Modern Designer Series Paper and one stamp set, Think Happy Thoughts. A few punches, add a ribbon and voila, the card is done.

Don't forget to enter my Last Chance Contest (details in my May 4th Blog Post) It's a super easy contest because all you have to do is guess which stamp sets won't be around in the new catalogue.

First Day..

When I first saw the First Day stamp set I just skipped right over it thinking it wasn't for me. The more I looked through the Summer Mini it kept catching my eye and I was thinking of many ways I could use this stamp set, especially since the little worm is so cute! I was thinking bookmarks, book labels and even a scrapbook page. The little frame on Page 25 in the Summer Mini is cute too. Not to mention that this would be a great set to make something for your kids teacher at the end of the year.


This card is a book label holder and inside the pocket is little book labels that I stamped on computer labels to make it easy to peel and stick inside a book. Below is a picture of what the label itself looks like when you pull it out of the pocket.

Watercolor Trio in Amethyst

Here is another card made with my favourite stamp set in the new Summer Mini, Watercolor Trio. On this card I used soft colours like Almost Amethyst and Certainly Celery. I also used the Square Lattice embossing folder from the mini, which is now a new favourite of mine. I just love the texture it gives to the card.

I now have space in my Wedenesday May Flowers card class . If you would like to jump into this class let me know. It's a beautiful class!

May Flowers Card Class
We will be making 10 cards (5 designs, 2 of each design) with 5 different flower stamp sets.
When: Wednesday May 12th, 10 a.m.
Where: My Place
Cost: $30

Cardstock issues

Just a note that there have been some problems with retiring cardstock. Unfortunately Stampin Up has already begun to run out of some of the colours. There are a few colours in the 8 ½ by 11 size that are selling out already and they were not expecting that. If there is cardstock you really really want please get it to me ASAP. What SU will be doing is substituting smooth cardstock for textured (if the smooth is sold out) until that is depleted. 12 x 12 is also a safer bet right now.

If there is a cardstock in a retiring colour (to see a list of retiring colours click HERE)that you desperately want you please get that order to me ASAP. I will be placing an order tomorrow night if anyone would like to add to it. Please e-mail me your order and call me with your CC#. I will be charging NO shipping charge on this order tomorrow night. If you have any question please e-mail me or call me this evening.

Here is a bit of what SU has posted for demonstrators.

From Stampin Up:
With our recent Colour Renovation announcement, we have experienced a spike--much greater than anticipated--in demand for some of our retiring colours. You may have noticed in the backorder report that a significant number of colours in both card stock and re-inkers have gone into backorder status, and we recognize the frustration this may have caused you.

You may be asking yourself: didn't Stampin' Up! anticipate increased demand on retiring colours? The quick answer is yes, we did. The long answer is a bit more complicated. We based our forecasts for these retiring colours on historical sales information for previous colour transitions, as well as current buying behaviors. Obviously, even with the most careful planning, the response to a transition of this nature can surprise everyone--including you in your own business and personal purchases!

For re-inkers in retiring colours, as we run out, they will be placed on backorder status and those orders will be filled as quickly as we receive the product. We will continue to do this to the best of our ability through May, and then the re-inkers will be available while supplies last in June.

Card stock presents a bit larger problem, as the process of ordering and producing new paper from the paper mills is very involved, and we can't order significant quantities at this point in time without putting the production of the new colours in jeopardy (and we know you want those!). To help us be able to provide you with the card stock in the retiring colours for as long as possible, we will be substituting textured paper for some of the smooth colours--including card stock in 8-1/2 x 11 as well as 12 x 12--where the smooth is no longer available. You will notice these colours go on backorder, and we will be filling as many of those as possible with textured card stock. Because the demand for each colour varies, we are unable to provide a list of what colours of card stock will be substituted with textured, or at what point that will happen. However, if you receive a package of card stock that is textured instead of smooth, there will be a sticker on the package indicating that change. There will be no change in item code or price for these substitutions.

All Holidays

Mother's Day is this Sunday so all you mothers out there get a nice day of relaxation and peace (I hope) If your mom is a stamper or scrapbooker and you haven't bought her a gift yet, I have gift certificates available.

To the left is my Mother's Day card for my mom. I used a flowers from the Pretties kit, the sentiment from All Holidays stamp set and paper from Pawsitively Prints Designer Paper(part of the Build A Bear line, listed on page 30 of the Summer Mini but pictured in the Holiday Mini)

Last Chance Contest....

Soon Stampin Up will be letting us all know which stamp sets will be retiring (not making it into the new catalogue starting on July 1st)
Send me a list of 25 stamp sets you think will show up on the Last Chance List (which Stampin Up will reveal on June 1st) and you could win a super cute Stampin Up reusable shopping bag, 12 x 12 Bold Brights Textured Cardstock, and a new Wellness Wishes stamp set.

Most coveted of all is first pick of my retiring Colour Bundles. I bundle everything I have in retiring colours , ink pads, cardstock, marker etc for sale for a GREAT price. Winner gets 1st pick of which colour package(s) they might like before I open it up to everyone.

Please be sure to put the Page #, Catalogue # and stamp set name on your entry.
Entries are due no later than 5pm on Sunday May 30th. I will post my guesses on May 31st.

Don't forget to vote in my poll to the right. Let me know what your favourites are in the Summer Mini!

Elements of Style

Elements of Style is such a beautiful stamp set! I am really having a lot of fun colouring the flowers so if you love to colour you will love this stamp set. On this card I coloured the image with Rose Red, Regal Rose and Old Olive Stampin Write Markers. This image also looks great using a blender pen and inks, Watercolor pencil crayons and the Watercolor crayons.

Click HERE to check out Stampin Up's designer brad special. Purchase certain stamp sets and get a free pack of Designer brads (I especially love the Filigree ones!)

The Last Hurrah! Card Class
Using soon to be retired colours, stamp sets and embellishments we will make 12 cards (6 designs, 2 of each card) There is no set theme to this class other than the fact that we will be using a lot of soon to be gone product. Cost is $25. This class is on Thursday June 10th, 10 am OR Saturday June 12th, 10 am at my place.

Watercolor Trio

As soon as I saw Watercolor Trio in the Summer Mini I knew I had to have it so of course it was the first stamp set I ordered out of it (we SU demonstrators get to order a month early!). The Square Lattice was left off my order until about a week later when I saw a card online with it and knew I had to have it! It looks way better in person than it does in the tiny photo in the mini.

The card to the left is one of the cards in my Beginner class this month. Do you want to learn how to stamp or have some friends who would like to learn? Let them know about my $5 beginner class, this month only. I will do a 3 card class for $5 a person that shows all the basics of stamping including heat embossing. For more details e-mail me!

May is National Scrapbooking month and I thought I would put on my own special. Until May 31st purchase a Big Shot from me for only $99.95 (plus shipping and tax). Thats over $30 off. Not only is it a great deal but you also get me to come over and show you how to use it. I love my Big Shot and use it a lot. I've had other die cutting machines and find the Big Shot far more sturdy and versatile.

Eastern Blooms....

I love totally neutral cards and here is one using Naturals Cardstock, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede and Sahara Sand. The stamp sets I used were Eastern Blooms (for the flowers) and On Your Birthday (for one of my absolutely favourite birthday sentiment stamps)

Tomorrow the new Summer Mini begins and I hope you all received yours in your mailbox. I absolutely love so many things, I can't wait to show you in my clubs and classes this month. If you don't have your mini let me know by next Friday and I will get one to you!

Watch my blog this coming week for details on my annual Retirement contest as well as details for my June class. Don't forget to keep July 3rd booked for my new catalogue party. It's a must be there event!

Happy B-day Simply Scrappin Kit

Everyone who knows me, knows I don't do a lot of scrapbooking (I wish I had the time!) but the Simply Scrappin kits in the catalogue are absolutely great for things besides scrapbooking. I know the Happy B-day kit has helped me make a lot of birthday cards. The paper is cute and bright and I love the textured cardstock that comes with the kits. Of course if you are a scrapbooker you can find many many uses for the kits. I also have the Christmas Jingle kit and it made a lot of cute and quick cards last Christmas.


The blackflies are now out here so I am in hibernation mode. It was such a nice spring until the made their appearance. So remember if you are coming to my house for a class you need to run from your car to my house. It's a great way to get the blood pumping!

Season of Friendship....

Everyone knows my love for cutting things out so of course when I stamp with my Season of Friendship stamp set I have to cut the flowers out, rather than stamp them directly on my card. For this card I used the colours of Creamy Caramel, Barely Banana and Certainly Celery. The Butterfly is from the Beautiful Wings Embosslits and the half pearl is from the Pretties kit. To make the pearlized centers on the flower I just put a drop of Frost White shimmer paint.

My Satin Ribbon share is now full. I will do another ribbon share of some kind in July when the new catalogue and new ribbons and colours come out!

My next order is going in this Friday if there is anything you need out of the Occasions Mini.

Please be sure to check your inkpads to get your ink refills and cardstock of retiring colours before the end of May. Also be sure to vote in my "Retired colours you will miss" poll to the right. So far the best selling colours that people are stalking up on are:

1. Mellow Moss
2. Taken with Teal
3. Barely Banana

Trendy Trees with sponging....

Yet another Trendy Trees card, I love this little stamp set! For this card I cut a piece of computer paper with the rotary cutter on my cutter kit and I used it to mask the sky portion. I then sponged on Mellow Moss ink to create a hill. I stamped and cut the trees out and then added them to the card. Also used on this card is the Modern Label Punch, Sizzix Punch Windows and the Texture Jumbo Wheel.

Trendy Trees in Eggplant...

While I am not a purple person, Elegant Eggplant has really grown on my the past few months. I am really glad the colour is sticking around. This card also features Perfect Plum (staying) and Pale Plum (going). Don't forget to get your retiring ink refills or cardstock before the end of May. As of June 1st the retiring colours will only be available while supplies last. See more about the retiring colours HERE.

There is still room in my Satin Ribbon Share. The one question I have received is "what if I love a colour and want more?" The Satin Ribbon is also in the new Summer Mini starting May 1st so it will be around for a while. For more details on the ribbon share check the next post!

My next order will be going in on Friday April 30th. If there is anything you want out of the Occasion Mini catalogue or you want to take advantage of this months sale (including the super cute Trendy Trees featured in this card) you need to do it before the end of the month. Click HERE to see the post about this months stamp set sale.

Satin Ribbon Share.....

I've had a few requests for what is called a "Ribbon Share". Most people don't need 15 yards of ribbon but many people would like a few yards of each colour so hence the ribbon share.

For $19.76 (including shipping and tax) you will get 2 yards (6 feet) of each of the 9 colours (Basic Black, Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, Very Vanilla, Old Olive and Basic Gray) of Satin ribbon pictured on page 27 of the Occasions mini. Sign up and payment deadline is Friday April 30th. Sign up more than once to get all the ribbon you need.

***The first group will fill up at 7 people. If I have enough for a second group I will do one. There are still a few spaces left in the first group.

My card was made using Certainly Celery Satin ribbon, Bloomin Beautiful and Sincere Salutations stamp sets. The candle holder (from the dollar store) was made with Autumn Harvest Rub-Ons.

Mother's Day cards.....

Mother's Day is coming up in about three weeks so now is the time to sit down and make some beautiful cards for the mothers in your life. This was a quick one I made using the Sending Love specialty Designer Paper in the Occasion Mini. I also used Teeny Tiny Wishes and the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set. The Scallop Trim Border Punch is from Sale-a-bration but it will be in the new catalogue coming out in July.

The Occasions Mini and the Two Step stampin sale are both ending on April 30th so be sure to get your orders in before the end of the month if there is something you want!

Upsy daisy....

This card was sort of inspired by a tissue box I saw at the store a few weeks ago, at least the colour combination was. I saw a box that had Red and what looked like Razzleberry flowers all over it and while I thought it was an odd colour combination, it looked great. So on this card I thought I would use those colours and this is what I eventually came up with. For the flowers I coloured the stamp directly with Real Red, Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive Markers before stamping.

My next order is going in this Staurday the 17th. If there is anything you want please be sure to contact me before then. Don't forget to check out my April 6th post and the list of retiring colours. If any of those colours are your favourite be sure to order you ink refills, cardstock, ribbon etc before June.

Vintage Vogue with Crushed Curry...

While Crushed Curry has been probably my least favourite In Colour over the past few years I have now been experiencing a sort of infatuation with it. I used it for all my Stampers Club projects this month with Barely Banana and now I am just in love with the way it looks with Soft Suede. Of course using it with my favourite stamp set, Vintage Vogue, made it much easier to love.

Stampers clubs will be ending soon and starting up again in September. I will start taking sign ups for next years clubs at my New Catalogue party on July 3rd. If you spend $25 on Stampin Up a month you will want to join a club to get free projects, discounted classes and best of all LOTS OF FUN!

I have added an extra May Flowers class since I had overwhelming interest in it. If this is a class you wanted to take but couldn't attend on Saturday May 15th, I will be having a second class on Wednesday May 12th at 10am.

May Flowers Card Class

We will be making 10 cards (5 designs, 2 of each design) with 5 different flower stamp sets.

When: Wednesday May 12th, 10 a.m.

Where: My Place

Cost: $30

Sweet Pea Felt....

I finally broke down and bought the Sweet Pea Felt after seeing a bunch of people buy it and I just love how super cute it is on a card. Now this card took no time at all to put together, the only stamped image is the Happy Mother's Day from the All Holidays stamp set. The embossed paper is made with the Big Shot and the Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder.

Just as a heads up, mark Saturday July 3rd as on your calendars for my New Catalogue Extravaganza this year! The new catalogue will be available for you to pick up, there will be door prizes and lots of great specials on new catalogue products as well as free make and takes. There will also be my stamp sale auction where you can save lots of money on the stamps and accessories that will be retired. You don't want to miss out so plan to be here.

Just so you know, those of you who have a sympatico/bell or hotmail account are not receiving any e-mail from me, and I am not receiving e-mail from you at my sympatico account ( or at least it's very hit and miss). I will be using my other e-mail stephanie_adc@yahoo.ca to send you e-mails and if you want to get ahold of me it's probably best if you call or use the yahoo e-mail address. All other servers seem to have no problem with my sympatico address.

Beautiful Wings....

The Beautiful Wings embosslits die has been so popular I thought I should probably post a card on my blog made with it. I made this one with Barely Banana, Almost Amethys ad Pretty in Pink cardstock. I made it awhile ago but I am pretty sure it was inspried by a card I either saw I saw in a magazine or saw online but it was awhile ago.

After I cut the butterflies I used a sponged dauber to put ink on the edges and the embossed area's of the butterfly. The centers are embellished with samll clear rhinestones and the "wonderful mother" stamp is from the Well Scripted stamp set in the Occasions Mini Catalogue (ending April 30th)

Colour Renovation.....

There are a lot of exciting big changes coming up at Stampin Up and I thought I would give you all a heads up before your club meetings or before you place any orders this month. With the next new catalogue (starting in July) Stampin Up is changing their colour families. There are some fabulous new colours coming, past in-colours returning (you have no idea how many people have been asking for this) and of course some current colours staying. Soft Suede, Melon Mambo and Rich Razzleberry are staying (I’m so happy about this!) The new colour line is really super beautiful but with this change it means a lot of colours are going to be retiring.

If you love a colour that is retiring now is the time to get you Classic and Craft ink refills, as well as cardstock and embellishments before they are gone for good. If you have any questions don't hesitate to contact me!

Retiring Colours:

Neutrals
· Going Gray
Bold Brights
· Glorious Green
· Green Galore
· Gable Green
· Yoyo Yellow
· Only Orange
· Pink Passion
· Pixie Pink
· Orchid Opulence
· Brilliant Blue
Earth Elements
· Close to Cocoa
· Creamy Caramel
· Really Rust
· Ruby Red
· Cameo Coral
· Summer Sun
Rich Regals
· Bordering blue
· Brocade Blue
· Ballet Blue
· Taken With Teal
· Handsome Hunter
Soft Subtles
· Pale Plum
· Blush Blossom
· Apricot Appeal
· Barely Banana
· Mellow Moss
· Sage Shadow
· Almost Amethyst
· Lavender Lace
In Colours
· Crushed Curry
· Dusty Durango
· Bermuda Bay

Vintage Vogue....

Vintage Vogue is my absolute favourite stamp set in the Occasions Mini (ending on April 30th but this stamp set WILL be in the next catalogue). I haven't been posting many cards with it because all of the cards I have made with it so far will be in my Vintage Vogue class (details in my March 26th post) and I keep those cards off my blog and website.

The class had to be resceduled due to me being sick so I promised everyone a bonus card so I though I would post it on my blog so everyone can see why this set is soooooo pretty! This class contains a lot of cutting, but I will be stamping and cutting some of the flowers ahead of time so you all don't leave here with cramped hands!

Greenhouse Garden

Just to let you all know that my e-mail is NOT working and hasn't been working since at least Thursday. I have no idea if anyone has received any of the e-mails I have sent because I am not receiving any e-mails back. Feel free to send me test e-mails over the next few days and hopefully it will get through! If you really need to get in touch with me post a comment on the blog or call me!

The card to the left was made with one of my favourite flower stamp sets, Greenhouse Garden, which is on sale for 20 % off this month along with three other stamp sets.

Qualifying stamp sets are listed below:

Item	Page	Description	Discount Price
113824	94	Greenhouse Garden	$27.96
113734	98	Fifth Avenue Floral	$26.36
111578	101	Flower Fancy	$39.16
113258	112	Trendy Trees	$19.16

Also used on this card:

Thankful Thinking stamp set, Real Red Cardstock, Whisper White Cardstock, Certainly Celery Cardstock, Real Classic Ink, Real Red Craft ink, Certainly Celery Classic Ink, Black Staz On, Clear Embossing Powder, Silver glitter 3/4" Circle Punch and a 1" Circle Punch.

The clearance sale on my website has been a huge hit! Things are selling out quickly so don't miss out on your chance to get some retired Designer paper for as cheap as $4.69 a pack plus more great deals. See post below for details.

Clearance Sale....

Just a quick post to let you all know to check out my Stampin Up Website, click on Shop now and check on the Clearance Sale.

There is a lot of wonderful retired product on sale (the Designer Paper is amazing, and cheap...my past favourite Raspberry Tart is on there. You can only get these items through my website...I can't put them on an order for you so please remember that the minimum shipping on my website is $9.95 or 10% whichever is more. So get your friends to check it out and order together to save on shipping. Items are only available as supplies last and I am sure some items will be gone quickly!