Take a Halloween Class....and get a free stamp set!

Here are a few of the items that we will be making at my Halloween class on Sunday October 5th. We will also be making a bag topper and a tag (each with a bag of CANDY!) This class is absolutely adorable and you don't want to miss out on it!

Now to the "free stamp set" part of the class. Take the class and you get to choose any stamp set from my "used stash" I have some great sets leftover from the last catalogue as well as past hostess and Sale-a-Bration stamp sets. I need to get this stuff out of my stamp room and this is a great way to give them all new homes. Sign up now...space is limited!

Thoroughly Thankful

I love pumpkins...especially in my garden. We didn't grow any this year since we were away all summer so the best I can do is stamp them. The main image is from the "Thoroughly Thankful" stamp set, stamped on watercolour paper and coloured with my aquapainter and classic inks. The image is actually double this size but I only used half of it for this card. The patterned paper in the background is from the Kiwi Kiss Designer Prints paper, just beautiful! The "kindness" stamp is from the "Heard from the Heart" stamp set

Pretty Upsy Daisy...

I have been doing so much with Autumn and darker colours lately it was so nice to work with pink again. This is one of the cards from my Upsy Daisy class this past weekend and I just love the Regal Rose, Rose Red and Barely Banana colours. I used the Wide Oval Punch on the sentiment and used the Coluzzle to cut the larger Rose Red oval to layer it. I think the Scallop Edge Punch gives this card the perfect "pretty" touch! The Upsy Daisy set is so easy to work with and comed with some great sentiments. It's on sale until September 30th for $19.51!

Sunflower

I had an urge to make a sunflower card since I have a bunch of sunflowers growing outside my craft room but I have NO sunflower stamps. Then I came up with the idea of dying a flower from the Pretties kit yellow (with Summer Sun ink refills) and punched a q 1/4 circle from Close to Cocoa. I then stamped it with the Sanded background stamp in Chocolate Chip ink. I also used the Sanded stamp in Chocolate Chip on the Summer Sun background. The Thank You stamp is from the Wow Flowers Stamp set.

From Owl of Us...

Now this is just the cutest stamp set and I am having so much fun with it. Being a "floral" stamper I am finding that I am starting to love some of the cute stamp sets like this "Owl Together" stamp set and Crab and Company (on sale next month!) For this card I stamped the owls and branch on watercolour paper and used the aqua painter (also on sale next month!) and re-inkers to colour. The colours I used were Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red and Close to Cocoa.

Simple Thanks

Here is a super quick and super easy thank you card I made. I used the stem from the stamp set Eastern Blooms and stamped it once in Chocolate Chip and once in Baja Breeze on white cardstock. The cardstock I used was Chocolate Chip and Baja Breeze and the striped paper is from the Designer Series Print in Baja Breeze. The card is finished off with a chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon and the "A Note of Thanks" from the Thank You Kindly Stamp Set stamped in Chocolate Chip.

Autumn Harvest

I made this card over a year ago using the Autumn Harvest stamp set on watercolor paper. The "thank you" stamp is from the Short and Sweet stamp set (and all the sayings in that set are perfect for the oval punches!) I stamped all the images in classic ink and used an aqua painter and classic ink refills to colour them in!

Eastern Blooms Thanks

This is one of the cards we made at my new catalogue party two weeks ago using the Eastern Blooms stamp set and the Thank You Kindly stamp sets. We also used the new "In-Colours" Tangerine Tango and Kiwi Kiss as well as the "new black" Chocolate Chip.

Exciting news, starting later today, you can now place your orders online through my Stampin Up demonstrator webiste at:

http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/stephanied/

Of course you can also place your orders through me but if you feel the urge to order something at 2am and don't think it would be right to call me at that time (it really wouldn't be allright!) now you have another option.

Upsy Daisy Class....

Upsy Daisy Class - $35
Class price includes your very own “Upsy Daisy” stamp set! We will be making 4 different cards featuring the beautiful “Upsy Daisy” stamp set (page 101). Please be sure to sign up and pre-pay for this class by September 7th to ensure your stamp set is here in time for the class. The actual class will be on Sunday September 21st, 2pm at my place.

Everyone who signs up for the class will get one of the 10 past hostess sets/Sale-a-bration sets that I have sitting here absolutely FREE!. Deadline for signing up is September 7th. Don't miss out on Free stamp set (and the class will be great too...Upsy Daisy is an awesome set!)

Eastern Blooms

I made this card last night using the new Eastern Blooms set and the Thank You Kindly stamp sets. The patterned paper is from the Washington Apple Designer Paper. All the colours look kind of different in the picture but all the reds are Riding Hood Red. and they look exactly the same in real life.

I have been having a lot of fun playing with some new stamp sets and will be posting more on my blog in the next couple of days. I will also be posting some blog only give-aways over the next few weeks so stay tuned!

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

Think Happy Thoughts

This card was made using the Think Happy Thoughts stamp set and a couple of punches (the 1 3/8 circle punch and the Scallop circle punch, and I just heard there will be a new scallop square punch in the new catalogue!). The colours I used were Taken with Teal and Regal Rose which look fabulous together. The stitch on the Regal Rose square was done with the white signo gel pen and the paper piercing template. It was so much easier than sewing!

Retiring Accessories Update

Designer Series Paper - Soft Sky - SOLD OUT

Simply Scrappin Confetti - SOLD OUT

Big Bold Birthday/Bold Bright Colours

Here is a card I made using the Big Bold Birthday set and A Little Birthday cheer set using colours from the Bold Bright family (Pixie Pink, Pink Passion, Gable Green and Green Galore) I also used the clear rhinestone brads from the Pretties kit in the centers of the flowers (which I made using the bow stamp) I love all these colours together! I didn't bring this stamp set with me but I really wish I did because I am starting to love this set!

If you look to the left you will see I posted a picture of me on the blog (if the giant potato is still under "Picture from PEI" let me just say, no it's not me Liz!) I have to say that is one of the best picture of me I have taken in years, probably because I don't think it looks much like me..LOL! It looks like I have awesome tan lines but let me just say I was as red as a lobster and boy does it hurt! Do I feel stupid not putting on sunscreen. I usually don't burn and since it felt so cool (although sunny) I didn''t even think I was tanning. Now I don't go out without sunscreen!

Retiring Accessories Update

Soft Subtles Eyelets – SOLD OUT
Close to Cocoa Designer Series Paper – SOLD OUT
Accents and Elements Build A Flower – SOLD OUT
Notes and Envelopes – Pocket Notes – SOLD OUT
Groovy Guava Designer Series Paper – SOLD OUT
Tempting Turquoise Designer Series Paper – SOLD OUT
Pumpkin Pie Designer Series Paper – SOLD OUT
Cardstock Wild Wasabi 8 ½ x 11 – SOLD OUT
Cardstock Purely Pomegranate 8 ½ x 11 – SOLD OUT
Designer Series Paper – Fall Flowers – SOLD OUT
Designer Series Paper Porcelain Prints – SOLD OUT
Stampin Around Wheel – Mistletoe – SOLD OUT
Stampin Around Wheel Jumbo –Rough Texture – SOLD OUT