Just Believe rubberstamp set, on theStampin' Up! Retiring List, is extremely versatile, and I love it for inspirational cards. There are 4 sentiments (words/phrases) in the Just Believe rubberstamp set: friends, just for you, thanks, and Some things have to be believed to be seen. This one stamp set will cover so many occasions in your life, and I love that it gives me so many options for design images as well as sentiments. The fact that the images and simple font work together beautifully ensures that the handmade cards I make will look great!
I've included 5 handmade card samples today for my Sunday inspirational post. My aim is to inspire your creativity as well as your life!
Just Believe rubberstamp set is one of my favorite stamp sets on theStampin' Up! Retiring List. Please remember that Just Believe and all others on this list are only available through June 3rd. That is right around the corner, so don't delay getting the supplies you need to create handmade, heartfelt cards to brighten the lives of those you care about. Join me as I bring inspiration into a world that really, really needs to be inspired!
I didn't realize that the Scallop Envelope Die is retiring! I've been looking at the Stampin' Up! Retiring List for weeks and missed this! Thankfully, at stamp club last night, my friend Jamie Sanchez mentioned it. Stamping friends are the best:) And I learn something at stamp club just like my stamp club members!
The darling mini envelope you make with the Scallop Envelope Die makes a great spot to put a little journaling piece on scrapbook pages! Check out the scrapbook pages above that we made last year in my scrapbook club. You can also tuck in other memorabilia you want to include in your scrapbook pages like movie/concert ticket stubs, a little note from someone, a matchbook from a restaurant (take the matches out first!), etc. Scallop Envelope Die makes the perfect little holder for your small treasures worthy of preservation!
Here is the little tea folder gift that Jamie Sanchez designed for a class I did. Isn't it darling?!! All that pizazz comes through the Scallop Envelope Die. No wonder she was exclaiming about this die being on the Stampin' Up! Retiring List!
Of course, the mini envelope created with the Scallop Envelope Die makes a darling handmade card element, too. It has so many uses due to its great versatility. The Scallop Envelope Die is only available through June 3rd while supplies last. So don't delay! Get yours today:
My retired stamps and supplies will be out for your shopping
enjoyment. (Does not include anything on current Retirement List as per
Stampin' Up! policy). I have a great collection and you get free new
catalog merchandise for every $1 you spend! Example: Buy $50 in
retired merchandise and get $50 in new catalog merchandise FREE!
Elements of Style rubberstamp set is a gorgeous, classic stamp set on the Stampin' Up! Retirement List. This handmade card is one we made in my stamp club in San Antonio a year or two ago, but its timeless beauty is still very relevant. My friend Angela Sylvester made a card like this for a swap we were doing, but hers was in black and vanilla. It was gorgeous! I changed the color scheme but left everything else the same. Angela is very creative and has a distinct style that is just plain pretty:)
This handmade card has just two colors: Blushing Bride and Whisper White. I'm thrilled that Blushing Bride is making a comeback and will now be part of our newly revised Subtles Collection beginning in June. Blushing Bride is my favorite pink! It's a soft, warm pink that is super-versatile:)
With two beautiful greetings and timeless images, you can't go wrong with Elements of Style rubberstamp set and will want to add it to your collection of rubberstamps if you have not already done so. I guarantee it will become one of your "go-to" stamp sets!
Elements of Style,Wood Mount #118611Elements of Style, Clear Mount, #120045
I've linked the stamp sets above, but my online store has loads of goodies, and Stampin' Up! Retirement List items are only availabel through June 3rd. Get yours now!
Today, I have 3 samples for you featuring the retiring Stampin' Up! Perfect Punches rubberstamp set. It's a great rubberstamp set with 6 stamps, each one fitting neatly into a coordinating punch. I love how easy Stampin' Up! makes it for our handmade cards to look great! The first handmade card I have to show you today is actually a Christmas card and also features the retiring Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, also on the Stampin' Up! Retiring List. Items on the Stampin' Up! Retiring List are only available through June 3rd.
The second handmade card I have for you today, featuring Perfect Punches rubberstamp set, is in the retiring Stampin' Up! color, Baja Breeze. I love the "Thanks" punch in Perfect Punches as it has all those pretty flourishes around it and makes for a really nice, dressy "Thanks."
The third handmade card I have to show you today featuring Perfect Punches rubberstamp set is a birthday card. We are using this particular stamp and punch in one of our handmade cards tonight during our monthly Stamp Club in San Antonio. I'll get a photo of that one and post it on Facebook. I'm continuing to show Stampin' Up! Retiring List products here on my sweetstamper blog every day. I'm doing the same activity, with different handmade projects, on my Facebook page, so hop over there to check it out! And like my page to see all my updates on your wall each day:)
Remember that Stampin' Up! Retiring List products are only available through June 3rd, and the Retiring Accessories are only available while supplies last. So hurry over to my online store!
For today's Saturday Sample, I'm featuring double samples! The ornament punch is on the Stampin' Up! Retirement List, and I can hardly believe it! This versatile punch is NOT just for Christmas as you can see here. There are many other ways to use this great punch, so get it while you can as it goes away after June 3rd.
All the stamp sets and most of the supplies featured here have already retired, so I will not list them all for you. What I will list is the items that are retiring right now and available in my Stampin' Up! store:
Stamps: Circle Circus (bubbles in the background of my fishies card!)
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Real Red Classic Stampin' Pads
Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Pretty in Pink (just now retiring but already sold out), Real Red Card Stocks; Silver Card Stock; Red Glimmer Paper
Alphabet rubberstamps are a scrapbookers best friend, and Stampin' Up!'s Lovely Letters Alphabet is my all-time favorite alphabet rubberstamp set. I am sad to bid it farewell this month! Lovely Letters Alphabet, along with lots of other rubberstamp sets, is heading into retirement. (Retired List) In honor of its fabulous versatility and my dear love for it, I'm sharing several samples in scrapbook pages as well as monogram notecards.
As you can see, Lovely Letters Alphabet has great versatility. One of the things I love best about using Alphabet rubberstamps in scrapbooking is that you can make as many...or as few letters as you need. No endless sticker sheets of leftover letters. Create your own letters in the colors you want for ease of use and fantastic customization. As you can see, I tend to punch out my alphabet stamps. That's because I'm a bit lazy as well as in a perpetual hurry:) Punching out makes it super easy to line up my letters. I think it gives them extra "presence" as well, effectively anchoring my scrapbook pages.
I created the little monogram cards shown here as part of a handmade gifts class where we made coasters and sets of little monogram notecards. These are the little 3 x 3 cards which are perfect for gift enclosures and/or little notes to tuck into someone's suitcase, lunchbox, gym bag, etc. Write a few lines of encouragement and appreciation and make someone's day!
The little 3 x 3 cards are perfect for scrapbookers as they utilize our 12 x 12 card stock sheets perfectly. Cut out eight 6 x 3 pieces from a single sheet of 12 x 12 paper, fold in half, and you have 8 little notecards. These come together in a jiffy and make a wonderful gift:)
Lovely Letters Alphabet rubberstamp set heads into retirement on June 3rd. Get yours today. This is a classic alphabet set you don't want to miss! I treasure mine:) It's very well-used; and because it is manufactured by Stampin' Up!, it is still going strong and delivering crisp stamped images after 5 years of use. See the full list of retiring Stampin' Up! rubberstamp sets here, and shop today!
Morning Cup is a fun rubberstamp set that I am sad to see head into retirement. As a coffee and tea lover, Morning Cup rubberstamp set goes a long way in helping me express my love for life and all things caffeinated!
The first three handmade cards shown above were all created by the very talented Cathy Somody, one of my favorite swap partners. The other photo is from a class I held with projects created by the very talented Jamie Sanchez, one of my favorite stamping friends. Notice the 2 handmade cards as well as a great tea gift that slides into an envelope that is cut open and also a tea "booklet" that holds 3 tea bags and makes a wonderful little handmade gift. In fact, if you will indulge me a bit, I'll show you the inside of the tea booklet designed by Jamie.
Remember that Morning Cup rubberstamp set and other retiring Stampin' Up! sets are only available through June 3rd. Morning Cup rubberstamp set has 11 stamps at a bargain price. Get yours today!
Circle Circus rubberstamp set is one of many Stampin' Up! sets heading into retirement at the end of this month. As you can see here, it's another Stampin' Up! set with great versatility! The two cards shown above are CAS (Clean and Simple) which is an actual style and a masculine card. I received the CAS card in a swap, and the masculine card was designed by my very talented daughter Tiffany (handydandyhelper.blogspot.com)
Circle Circus rubberstamp set images also heat emboss beautifully and are terrific for scrapbooking. Whether you scatter circles across a page or make your own designer paper with rubberstamps, you will have lots of fun using Circle Circus on scrapbook pages. I created this 6 x 6 scrapbook page when Circle Circus was first released. I think the large circle image looks like a beachball! Perfect for scrapping:)
Remember that Stampin' Up! sets on the retiring list are only available
through June 3rd.
After that, they go off into the sunset and retirement. Get them while you can!
Pretty Postage is one of many rubberstamp sets on the Stampin' Up! Retirement List. Here are 3 samples I received as swaps when Pretty Postage was first released. It's actually a great little set with real versatility.
Pretty Postage consists of 4 small images, the three shown here for birthday, thanks, and sweet, and a fourth which proudly declares,"24-7".
Pretty Postage rubberstamp set is perfect for beginners or anyone wanting an all occasion set that pairs perfectly with any of our designer series papers for quick and easy cards.
Since Pretty Postage is retiring June 3rd, it will no longer be available. You need to get it now!
I love the way Pretty Postage fits into many of our smaller Stampin' Up! punches. You can use both the square punches on the Retiring List as well as the circle and scallop circle punches shown in the Thank You card here and the Postage Stamp Punch, not retiring, also shown here. Pretty Punches=versatile, pretty greetings!
As I continue to highlight the Stampin' Up! Retiring Colors, here's a swap I received that perfectly showcases Certainly Celery, a bright yet soft and fresh green. It's my Saturday Sample.
This card stock has already sold out! That was fast! Nevertheless, I'm sharing this lovely handmade card with you because it is a quick and easy card and can be adapted to another color scheme with ease. AND, you can still get certainly celery card stock as part of the Subtles Collection Assorted Card Stock (2 sheets of each color in the collection). But you better hurry to purchase that as these card stocks are selling out quickly.
Stampin' Up! supplies:
Stamp: Summer Silhouettes and My Friend stamp sets
Ink: Certainly Celery Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper: Certainly Celery, Garden Green Card Stocks
Accessories: Signo White Gel Pen, Two Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Pearls Basic Jewels
I can hardly believe Baja Breeze is on the Stampin' Up! Retiring Colors list, but it is. I remember when Baja Breeze first joined the Stampin' Up! family, and we couldn't get enough of it! Alas, times change, trends emerge, and some things get left behind.
This beautiful handmade card is a swap I received from my upline Gail Beezley. With it's simple color scheme of Baja Breeze and Whisper White, it perfectly showcases the beauty of Baja breeze. It's a color that can look quite modern as in this handmade card but also go very well into the vintage look. Keep watching here on my blog, because I will continue to showcase these retiring colors, and I plan to show you lots of things to inspire your creativity!
Stampin' Up! supplies:
Stamps: My Friend stamp set
Ink: Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad
Paper: Baja Breeze, Whisper White Card Stocks; Retired DSP
Accessories: Embossing Buddy, Clear or White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, Lace Ribbon Punch (already retired)
I have loved the Wordplay rubberstamp set, and it is on the Stampin' Up! Retiring List. If you don't yet own this rubberstamp set, I urge you to get it now! Talk about versatile!
I've been highlighting the Stampin' Up! retiring colors here on my blog. But today, I'm highlighting a retiring stamp set in a color that will remain with us. Hope that's not confusing! I wanted to share this set of 3 handmade cards we made at my stamp camp this past weekend. We had a blast making 15 handmade cards, each with 3 different options for the greetings. I love, love, love customization and strive to provide that at my events. My stamp camp guests had the option of making one of each, or all 3 the same--whatever best suited their needs.
Wordplay rubberstamp set was an easy stamp set to use when offering greeting options. The three different versions of this handmade card also have different embellishments by way of stamps in the bottle caps (Collage Curios rubberstamp set from the Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog). These handmade cards can be used as masculine cards, but they are really gender neutral. Men and women would both love to receive these gorgeous handmade cards with a simple color scheme of Pool Party, Basic Black, and Very Vanilla. Special embellishments and background bring just enough enhancement to make our Wordplay greetings really shine:)
Click on the link here to see my TV appearance on Great Day SA as Natalie (part of my team and official stamp camp partner:) and I shared about stamp camp. You can see all 15 cards we made and more:)
Paper: Basic Black, Very Vanilla Card Stocks; *Pool Party Core'dinations Card Stock
Accessories: Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, *Honeycomb Embossing Folder, *Soda Pop Tops, 1" Circle Punch, *Stampin' Sanding System, Owl Punch (for the little heart on card #2), Silver Glimmer Paper (also for the heart)
As I continue to highlight Stampin' Up! retiring colors, today's share has the retiring Bashful Blue--a personal favorite--as well as the retiring Best of Everything rubberstamp set. This cute handmade card is a swap I received from my upline Gail.
Notice the little stitch lines around the stamped images. Its one of the really special features of this rubberstamp set giving it a sweet, homey look. Here's the Best of Everything stamp set so you can see all 10 images. At $17.95 for the clear mount set, it's a great buy!
Best of Everything rubberstamp set is availalable in clear mount (123536) and wood mount (123534). That is one of the MANY great features of Stampin' Up!--lots of choices for customization and getting what works best for you!
Stampin' Up! Supply List (*denotes retiring products):
I'm happy to announce my next card-making class, and this one is all about the guys. We are making 6 masculine cards. Get in on creative recreation, de-stressing and enriching your life with meaningful creativity. Be ready for Father's Day, upcoming birthdays, graduation and more to celebrate the men in your life. They are special, and their accomplishments are real--let's let them know how much we appreciate them!
Dapper Dad Masculine Card Class
Saturday, May 18th
6:00-7:30 p.m.
My Studio
$30 includes all supplies and Dapper Dad stamp set (clear mount)
$34 includes all supplies and Dapper Dad stamp set (wood mount)
$35 class by mail including all supplies, stamp set, and priority mail shipping
rsvp with payment by Thursday, May 9th
payable by check, cash, and credit card (small paypal fee attached)
I'm continuing my features of the Stampin' Up! Retiring Colors all week and probably into next week. This beautiful handmade card is one I received in a swap and is a great example of the beauty of River Rock, a Stampin' Up! retiring color. I remember when River Rock was an In Color, and I fell in love with it! It's sort of a greenish khaki and a great part of our Neutrals Collection. Alas, it is being retired to make room for Smoky Slate. Although I hate to see River Rock leave, I'm ready to check out Smoky Slate:)
Please remember that Stampin' Up! Retiring Colors are available while supplies last. That means inks, markers, papers, ribbons, buttons, etc. Make sure you get what you need/want to complete projects you have planned/begun so you can finish your projects. You can get them here in my online store:
The warm, friendly, generous staff of Great Day SA once again invited me to share about an upcoming stamp camp, All About Cards. This was my 3rd time on GDSA and Natalie's first. I think she did a great job! Click below to see us sharing on live TV and also get a glimpse at the beautiful handmade cards we will be making at All About Cards Stamp Camp this Saturday.
Today's Saturday Sample features the collectible Best of Birthdays stamp set and the retiring Stampin' Up! color Pretty in Pink. I'm featuring Stampin' Up! retiring colors--which are only available while supplies last--all this week and next.
This very pretty handmade card was created by my team member Jeanne Cook. I love how Jeanne took an easy layout and made it special with extra details. Note the pretty Designer Series Paper, touchable texture delivered via Scallop Dots Ribbon and Big Shot embossing, and tiny pearls. Special touches on a simple handmade card make for a winning combination!
Stampin' Up! Supplies:
Stamps: Best of Birthdays stamp set
Ink: Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad
Paper: Pretty in Pink Card Stock; Twitterpated Designer Series Paper
My Retired List Open House is Thursday, May 2nd. Come enjoy Make & Takes featuring retiring Stampin' Up! products and enjoy some stress-free creativity! I hope you will join me!
Retired List Open House
Thursday, May 2nd
3:30-6:30 p.m. Come and Go
Free Make & Takes, Displays, Door Prizes, Snacks
rsvp by Tuesday, April 30th
Although this is a free event, I must prepare for you!
Becoming a hostess for one of my Stampin' Up! private craft class events can solve many of your problems and make you a winner! If you need/want:
Girls Night/Day Out
Want free products
Make Free Projects
Meet New Friends
Some stress-free fun
Creative recreation
Get Free Craft Product Training
Etc.
I can help you get those. If any of these scenarios interests you, I have a solution for you! My Stampin' Up! private craft classes can make ALL this happen for you! And whether free products are one of your main goals or not, they will come your way:) You become a winner of free Stampin' Up! products as a hostess of a qualifying event. You and your guests will make one of these:
4 handmade cards OR
2 handmade cards and 2 3D items (like treat boxes and favors) OR
2 scrapbook pages
Choose the type craft class YOU would most enjoy and decide if you would like the private class to take place at your place or mine. I have a large Stamping Studio which makes a great venue for my private craft classes. But I'm also portable and so I can come to you. Classes are $12 or FREE with a $25 Stampin' Up! order.
Then call me at 210-355-5729 or email me to secure a date for your class. Simply begin a guest list. That's it! I'll help you with finalizing your guest list and get invitations to you. Private class invitations can be via email, Facebook, flyers, or a combination of those. We just need to get the word out!
If any of your guests cannot make the class, they can still place an order, thus helping you earn those free products. They will receive a handmade card from me as a special thanks for their order as well as one of our class projects.
Let's make this happen by May 30th, and you can earn more free products than ever! Through May 30th, you get an additional $30 in free products of your choice when hostessing an event with $350 of sales.
As a wood mount stamp enthusiast, I am thrilled about this new product debuting in the new Stampin' Up! Catalog on May 31st. As with almost every other Stampin' Up! product, the new wood mount stamp cases have multiple uses. I can tell that Stampin' Up! is a company begun by women and largely powered by women. Everything has multiple uses and can multi-task!
Although these cases are not yet available, I invite you to hop over to my online Stampin' Up! store: candystamps.stampinup.net. It's a great place to window shop and get ideas. It's also a great place to enjoy stress-free shopping when YOU need to shop vs. when the stores are open, when you have a babysitter, etc.
As I continue to feature some of our retiring colors, part of the Stampin' Up! Color Refresh, I want to share with you this sweet, girly handmade card featuring Henry Says (Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog) and Pretty in Pink which is retiring. Once again, I employed a favorite color scheme: Pretty in Pink, Crumb Cake, and Chocolate Chip with a bit of Melon Mambo thrown in. For another handmade card using the same color scheme, scroll down a few posts.
This handmade card is super-fun to make and would be perfect for a young girl's birthday or for any girl who is young at heart. The youthful and feminine touches say, very loudly, "This is a girly girl card!" The Signo White Gel pen is the tool employed for making all the polka dots as well as for making the elephant's fingernails white. It's a bit of a french manicure for my elephant:)
Accessories: Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Adorning Accents Die, Chocolate Chip Scallop Dots and Pretty in Pink Stitched Grosgrain Ribbons, Signo White Gel Pen
Both the Pretty in Pink card stock and Pretty in Pink grosgrain ribbon are retiring and only available while supplies last. So run, don't walk to my online store: candystamps.stampinup.net and get your Pretty in Pink products while you can. To see the full line of retiring colors, click here.
All retiring colors products are only available while supplies last.
This week, I will be highlighting the Stampin' Up! Color Refresh with a bit of a look back at some handmade cards I have made in the past year or so. Today I wanted to share share a couple of handmade cards I created using our two pinks that are retiring: Pretty in Pink and Regal Rose. I have used these pinks a lot!
My first handmade card is also featuring Papaya Collage stamp set and a color scheme of Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, and Pretty in Pink. I love Pretty in Pink with sharply contrasting colors as shown here. It's a very feminine pink, and for this card, I took it into a retro/vintage dirction.
Pretty in Pink, how I have loved you!
The second handmade card I'm sharing features Regal Rose and the very cute Gnome Sweet Gnome stamp set from last year's Spring Catalog. Regal Rose is a deep, warm pink and has been around for quite some time. It's bold and beautiful!
All products in the retiring colors are only available while supplies last. So get your inks, card stocks, designer series papers, buttons, and ribbons now. You don't want to wait and then be disappointed because something you really need/want is no longer available.
In my rubberstamp clubs this month, we made masculine cards, and this is the one we made using The Open Sea rubberstamp set. I initially made the version on the right and then added the second one. I love options, and so I gave my club members the option of the sentiment they wanted to use and the ribbon they wanted to use. Customized options are the bomb!
These masculine cards feature one of our retiring colors:
Bashful Blue. We sponged all the layers, except the gray, with Bashful Blue ink. I will miss Bashful Blue! It's a great color for masculine cards, baby cards, and winter cards. I like its crispness. It's also pretty for spring cards. Lots of versatility! Alas, I have to bid it farewell:) Stampin' Up! supplies:
Stamps: The Open Sea, Curly Cute or Just for You (part of the Pop-Up Posies Kit from the Spring Catalog)
Ink: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Bashful Blue Classic Stampin' Pads
Accessories: Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Stamping Sponges, Mini Silver Brads, Black Taffeta Ribbon or Gray Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals
Please remember that Bashful Blue and 9 other colors are retiring as part of the Stampin' Up! Color Refresh. All supplies in these colors are available only while supplies last. If you have favorites in these colors and/or are in the midst of uncompleted projects that feature these colors, run to my online store and get them today as they are selling out quickly.
I'm glad I am paying attention because I just noticed that the This and That Bundle--saving us 15%--is only available through April 30. If you haven't yet gotten yours, get it now! With a 15% savings AND amazing products that I want to try out, this is a no-brainer!
Here are all the retiring Stampin' Up! Colors. I like this image as you can see them all, side by side. My observation is that, as time has moved forward, we tend to use colors that are more highly saturated than some of these older colors, many of which have been around a very long time.
I often say that I like my projects to have that "handmade" look but don't want them to look "homemade." The distinction, for me, is that "handmade" does not look like it was created by a machine or factory. You can tell that someone's hands were involved in the process, and that nothing else exactly like it exists because there are always little differences in handmade items. That's part of their uniqueness! Homemade conjours up images of things that don't look put together, that look like you just grabbed a bunch of leftover things and threw them together. And the overall look is that of something created by a second grader. This is never my goal!
Get ready for the 2013 Color Refresh! Stampin' Up! colors are always great, but we do like to freshen things up and make way for the new. So look into your stash to see what you have and what you need.
The above colors are available only while supplies last, and several ink refill colors shown above have already sold out.
Are some of these your favorite, go-to colors?
Do you have projects in these colors that are not yet complete?
Have you begun a scrapbook in some of these colors?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, do not delay! Go to my online store today and get your inks, papers, ribbons, buttons, and more in the retiring Stampin' Up! colors.
These are the Stampin' Up! colors that will be retiring as well as the new ones coming in, and I'm doing a Facebook giveaway to celebrate. Personally, I'm thrilled about the changes! Although I really love some of the retiring colors, I have always found that the changes Stampin' Up! makes are great for my crafting:) I trust their judgment! Being in this business for 25 years does make a difference! They work hard at staying on the cutting edge and keeping us current while maintaining a classic look. With Stampin' Up! colors, accessories, images, and more, I can create with these styles:
modern
trendy
classic
vintage
old-fashioned
juvenile
masculine
flirty
feminine
clean and simple
And more! You get the idea! So many directions I can go when I have such great products at my disposal!
I'm doing a drawing on my Facebook page, facebook.com/sweetstamper. Please go to my FB page, like it if you haven't yet, and let your voice be heard. Here's the big question:
Which retiring color(s) will you miss most?
Simply leave a comment on my FB page, and you will be entered into a drawing for 4 handmade cards--mailed to you. Plus, it's fun to see what people say and which colors they are most attached to:) I can't wait to hear your opinions!
This beautiful handmade card was created by one of my Southern Sweet Stampers team members, Susan Jones. I love its modern look! From the modern color scheme of Summer Starfruit and Basic Gray to the trendy chevron pattern to the Clean and Simple design, it is very 21st century modern from start to finish. And the little pop of Real Red is the perfect accent:) Hearts a Flutter bundle from the Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog (rubberstamp set and coordinating framelits) and the Big Shot make it all possible and even simple to execute.
Supplies (Spring Catalog items denoted *):
Stamps: *Hearts a Flutter, Tiny Tags
Ink: Real Red, Basic Gray, Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pads
Paper: Summer Starfruit, Basic Gray, Whisper White Card Stocks
Accessories: Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, *Hearts a Flutter Framelit Dies, Chevron Embossing Folder; Jewelry Tag Punch, Pearls Basic Jewels
Hearts a Flutter rubberstamp set (wood mount 129249, clear mount 129252) and Hearts a Flutter Framelit Dies (130159) are available as a bundle. When purchased together, you save 15%. And you get to choose whether you want wood mount or clear mount stamps. I love the many choices we get to make with Stampin' Up! For those of you that frequent my blog and/or attend any of my events, you know that customization is one of my very favorite things. Different people prefer different things, and I love that Stampin' Up! gives us so many options:)
I have never been more excited to be a Stampin' Up! demonstrator! As the 25th Anniversary Year continues to unfold, Stampin' Up! keeps bringing us fresh, exciting news, new products, specials, and opportunities.
Today, I'm happy to share the Color Refresh, a freshening up of our color palette. Our colors are the backbone of design and our unique look. As such, we keep them fresh, trendy and coordinated for perfectly gorgeous creativity! Even the name, "Color Refresh" is perfect because it really does bring a fresh breeze of creativity and excitement! I can hardly contain myself!
So you see here the new colors coming our way with the new Stampin' Up! catalog which releases June 1st. You will see some former In Colors that will now be part of our core color colections. We already knew that Calypso Coral and Pool Party were returning (Yay and yay!) as they are part of the Epic Day Designer Series Paper from the new This and That Smash Book collection. I love them both:)
But I'm also thrilled to now see the return of Crushed Curry! I love that bold, deep, wonderful yellow! Soft Sky goes back a ways, and I'm so excited to see its return as it was a color I was wild about and so sorry to see it have to leave. Its cool freshness is to die for! Actually, I'm happy about all these colors, but those are probably my favorites. Smoky Slate is an all-new color that we haven't seen in person as yet. But it looks like a paler shade of gray, and grays are very, very trendy right now. A new one will be wonderful!
Of course, to make room for these new, fresh colors, we must say "goodbye" to some that have been around for quite some time. And although I like all of these colors, I can let go of them to make room for the new. It's sorta like letting go of a favorite pair of shoes or jeans that have been a part of our life for so long and done us so much good. But if they are a bit worn out and there is something really fabulous to replace them, it makes their parting a bit easier. Parting is such sweet sorrow:)
Please note the retiring colors and be aware that they are only available while supplies last. They are not guaranteed to be there through the end of this catalog cycle. So if there are colors that are your absolute favorites and/or part of ongoing projects you are working on, get them now. To make that even easier and more affordable, we have free shipping through Monday, April 8th, midnight MT. Use this hostess code: P2WHHBFT to be entered for free hostess benefits. I'm doing a mystery hostess event and will draw names from all those who order.
Free shipping is available on any size order of any current Stampin' Up! merchandise, Clearance Rack items, MDS print products, fabrics, etc.
For today's Saturday Sample, here's a handmade Mother's Day Card I created with the lovely new Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog Your'e Amazing rubberstamp set. For this handmade Mother's Day card I wanted a very feminine color palette and a mix of old and new styles. So I chose the argyle patterned paper (Patio Party DSP) and Paper Doilies as my "classic" design elements and then added the bottle cap for a decidedly modern element. I love the mix of old and new!
Although this handmade Mother's Day card has lots of special touches and looks like it took loads of time to make it, it's actually quite simple. I like that--kinda quick but looking like it took hours:) All that is possible with Stampin' Up!'s amazing, award-winning coordinated products.
Stampin' Up! Supplies (*indicates Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog items):
Stamps: *You're Amazing rubberstamp set, *Collage Curios rubberstamp set
