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Waiting, waiting….

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and waiting is not my strong suit!  Yes, the wait is on for my new catalog order to arrive. Until then I just have to keep using some retired items.  Of course, the more I use the retired things, the more room I’ll have for my lovely new products.  A few highlights from my order:  Up, Up and Away, Patterned Party, Fruit and Flowers, Berry Blossoms DSP, Well Worn DSP….   Ok, you get the point!

One of the sets that I was REALLY happy to see return from the Holiday Mini is Day of Gratitude.  I had only just begun to see its potential when the Holiday Mini ended.  I thought it would be really pretty with the palette from Elegant Soiree (retired).  I have to say, if you were a fan of Elegant Soiree I can’t wait for you to see the Beau Chateau Suite (pp. 132 – 134)!  I inked up the flower in Baja Breeze, Soft Suede and Crumb Cake.  The border is punched with the Scallop Trim Border Punch and I tied on some Baja Breeze Seam Binding.  Basic Pearls are the final touch.  I continues to amaze me how such tiny little pearls can add so much to a card!  At the price point, I feel perfectly happy to use them with reckless abandon!  This awesome layout is from the team over at Stamping 411.  They have a new sketch every Saturday and an endless supply of tutorials and ideas.  They continue to be one of my favorite sources of inspiration!

I will be back on Thursday with another ColorLab Challenge and it uses one of the new In Colors!!  After that I hope to have some new things to show you.  That said, I know you’ll understand that you can expect to see only two posts per week during the summer vacation.  As much as I love creating, I find it harder to do when my little boys are home and there are so many wonderful things to go do.  Of course, when the new box arrives even they understand that mommy “has” to stamp!  *smile*  I hope your summer is going well.  Have a great day!

Stamps:  Day of Gratitude, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper:  Elegant Soiree DSP (retired), Soft Suede, Very Vanilla; Ink:  Baja Breeze, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake; Accessories:  Scallop Trim Border Punch, Baja Breeze Seam Binding, Basic Pearls, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Dimensionals

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Happy New Catalog Day!!

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It is July 1st, otherwise known as New Catalog Day in the world of Stampin’ Up!!  My best wishes to all the Canadians celebrating Canada Day too!

I don’t have a new card for you today but I do have a link (click on the picture).  You can get your very own copy free from me if you join my club, hostess for me or make an order over $50.

Click to Download in .pdf format!

Oh, happy day!!!  My first order has been placed and now I’ll be stalking my poor UPS guy until the box of lovely goodies arrives.  Stand by next week for projects made with my new things!

I’m so excited to start another Stampin’ Up year and can’t wait to share the latest products with you!  Have a great weekend!

ColorLab 47

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Hooray for the Red, White and Blue!!  Okay, in this case we have Red, Blue and Blue (with a little Naturals Ivory) but you get the point.  The ColorLab Challenge is timely, as usual…ready for the Independence Day holiday here in the U.S.  The stampers over at Stampin’ Royalty are celebrating their patriotism and this color selection fit right in for me.

You may have noticed that pinwheels are showing up everywhere so I decided to give it a try.  I took some Not Quite Navy card stock and sponged on Night of Navy ink to make it pop.  The DSP is from the retiring Jolly Holiday paper – one last showing!  You’ll notice that I threaded a thin strip through the buttons too.  Today is the LAST DAY to order any retiring items so don’t put it off any longer!!  The layout comes from the Fall-to Layout Challenge.

I hope you are ready for the new catalog to launch…my order is standing by (and getting longer).  With any luck, you’ll start seeing cards with some new products in week or so!  Off for some summer fun with the kids today!  Have a great rest of your week!

Stamp:  Inviting; Paper:  Jolly Holiday (retiring), Not Quite Navy, Naturals Ivory; Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy; Accessories:  Neutrals Designer Buttons, Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Piercing Tool, Mat Pack

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Happy Anniversary

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This week’s theme over at SU Only Challenges is Summer Anniversaries.  As I mentioned in the last challenge, I was married in June and just celebrated my 10th Anniversary.  Today’s card is the one I made for my husband.

If you are already a proud owner of the new 2011-12 Idea Book & Catalog, this technique may look familiar to you (p. 181).  If you don’t have one yet, contact your demonstrator as soon as you can to get one!!  If you don’t have a demonstrator, I will be happy to help you.  This is an excellent example of why the book is as much for ideas as it is for showcasing new products!  I started with Crumb Cake card stock and embossed it with my Big Shot and the Manhattan Flower Embossing Folder.  Then, using my Aquapainter, I watercolored with Cajun Craze and Always Artichoke ink (from the top of the ink pads).  It was so fast and I LOVE the results!  I distressed and tore the layer to show some Always Artichoke Textured Card Stock beneath.  The Crumb Cake Seam Binding was crumpled and then tied using a Neutrals Button and Linen Thread.  I created my own tag with a sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes.

Sorry I was absent last week from much posting, our family was on vacation at the beach and stamping just didn’t fit in (too much wave jumping and boogie boarding to do!!).  I hope to get back in the groove a bit this week.  At a minimum, I will be back on Thursday with another ColorLab Challenge.  Until then, I hope you are enjoying your summer too!

Stamp:  Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper:  Crumb Cake, Always Artichoke (Smooth and Textured); Ink:  Always Artichoke, Cajun Craze; Accessories:  Big Shot, Manhattan Flower Embossing Folder, Crumb Cake Seam Binding, Linen Thread, Neutrals Designer Buttons, Aquapainter

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Ribbon frame

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As I told you over the weekend, I’m back to show you more about the ribbon frame in the “friend” card.  It actually very simple to do and pretty fast.  Start with your Big Shot and cut a piece of OnBoard Chipboard and a piece of Very Vanilla card stock with the largest oval from the Ovals Die.  Stamp your image on the oval and set aside.

On the back side of your Chipboard oval, put down some Sticky Strip in small sections to cover the whole perimeter.  Leaving the ribbon attached to the spool, secure the end to a piece of Stick Strip leaving about 1/2″ (or desired width) sticking out.  Ruffle the ribbon and continue attaching to the Sticky Strip.  Once you get back to your starting point, place a little piece of Sticky Strip on the back of the starting ribbon and attach the two ends.  I concealed the joining spot on the front with a flower.

After I created the ribbon frame, I attached the stamped card stock and put the whole thing on the card with Dimensionals.  Hope you have fun with this cool way to add texture!  See you again soon!

Stamp:  All Holidays; Paper:  Early Espresso, Elegant Soiree, Very Vanilla; Ink:  Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso; Accessories:  Big Shots, Ovals Die, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Basic Pearls, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals

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Stampin’ Addicts Retiring Stamps Blog Hop

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Welcome to another blog hop courtesy of the stampers at Stampin’ Addicts!!  If you just came in from Kim Bolzenthal’s Stitchin’ and Stampin’ on Paper, I just know you are re-thinking your Last Chance order!  Her projects with Friends 24-7 are amazing!!

I am the last stop on today’s hop and my stamp set today is All Holidays.  It has been a favorite.  In fact, if you don’t have it I don’t know what you have done without it!  This has truly been a go-to set for me.  I have chosen three of my favorite stamps (well, really four but you can’t see one) to make my projects today.

My first card today uses the most wonderful focal image stamp!  I just love this sentiment and there are times when this one says it all.  I used the retiring Elegant Soiree DSP (one of my all time favorites) as a basis for the colors and accented the oval with flowers from Vintage Vogue.  I have some more details on the ribbon technique for you and will post more information about this card on Tuesday.  The sketch for this card is from a relatively new challenge, Try Stampin’ on Tuesday.

My next project uses the little “for you” phrase and this one has been a workhorse!  The beautiful font and the perfect size have insured heavy rotation since I first bought this set!  Today I have a Mini Milk Carton (cut with the Big Shot) decorated with the retiring Greenhouse Gala DSP.  I loved Daffodil Delight from the moment it was introduced in the 2010-11 Catalog and this paper features it prominently.  I love that I can stamp a little flower, pop on the sentiment and have a perfect tag ready to go!

Last, but certainly not least, is the “Peace Love Joy” stamp.  I have used the words together, I have used them separately (inked with a Stampin’ Write Marker)!  It isn’t the Christmas season unless this stamp has ink on it.  If you own little Dasher (and you should!), this font is a perfect combination.  I pulled out the last of my Deck the Halls DSP from last year’s Holiday Mini (retired) and some Cherry Cobbler and Early Espresso.  I also made a double bow using the retiring Early Espresso ribbon.  You probably heard the sobs at your house when I read that the ribbon was retiring.  Thank heavens there are more lovely choices on the way!!  But I ordered some extra “just in case” and I suggest you do the same.  *smile*  Inside the card, I stamped the “Merry Christmas” sentiment because it, too, has been a staple.

It has been nice having you stop by today.  If you started in the middle or with me, you can go on to Tanya Boser at Tinkerin in Ink for a fond farewell to From the Crypt.  She is stop number one on the hop!  Just wait until you see her pop-up boxes!  Where ever you began, just follow the loop around until you have seen all the awesome projects!  Don’t forget to drop back in on Tuesday for more information on my projects or you can subscribe to make sure you don’t miss a post (just look at my sidebar for more information).  Have fun hopping!

 

ColorLab 45

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Look at the happy summer colors that the ColorLab has for you this week!!  As a seasonal stamper, this combination had so much appeal to me!  In fact, I went immediately to my Brights Designer Paper Pack and started pulling out designs to play with.  Melon Mambo is my favorite pink and it is wonderful paired with the sunny Daffodil Delight and the happy Tempting Turquoise.

I started with a layout from MojoMonday but ended up changing it just a bit.  My Fun Flowers die did the work again…amazing difference from my wedding card on Tuesday isn’t it??!!  Some 1/8″ Narrow Taffeta Ribbon provides the edging for the striped paper (and some extra dimension in person).  I created my own little tag and stamped it with a sentiment from the retiring All Holidays set.  Mini Glue Dots to hold the buttons and I was done!

I will be back tomorrow with a Stampin’ Addicts Retiring Stamp Sets Blog Hop so please stop back by!!  Also, tomorrow is the last day to win my Flag Day Giveaway so don’t forget to comment by noon!

Stamp:  All Holidays; Paper:  Brights Designer Paper Pack, Tempting Turquoise; Ink:  Tempting Turquoise; Accessories:  Big Shot, Fun Flowers Die, 1/8″ White Narrow Taffeta Ribbon, Neutrals Designer Buttons, White Baker’s Twine

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SU Only Challenge 21 – Weddings

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I love June weddings (in fact, I had one!) so this is such a wonderful time to make wedding cards.  For the next two weeks at SU Only Challenges, we want to see your wedding themed cards.

Conveniently enough, we have some friends that just got married and I needed this one!  Her dress was vintage inspired so I wanted to have that feel.  I struggle with pure vintage but I think this captures it pretty well.  I turned to my Elements of Style stamp and inked it in Crumb Cake.  The same in for the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes.  I then took some wrapping tissue paper and ran it through my Big Shot with the Fun Flowers Die.  I sponged the tissue flowers with Soft Suede ink (lightly), crumpled them up and the put them together with an Antique Brad.  Next I took some Crumb Cake Seam Binding and crumpled it up too.  I tied a bow and kept the long tail a little scrunched using some Sticky Strip behind it.  The back panel used the Big Shot again with the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder on Whisper White.  Finally, the image panel was popped up on Dimensionals.

This is one of two posts today since I am also participating in a Flag Day Giveaway.  Roll down for more details.  I’ll be back on Thursday with another ColorLab Challenge.  Until then, hope you have a great week!!

Stamps:  Elements of Style, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper:  Crumb Cake, Whisper White; Ink:  Crumb Cake, Soft Suede; Accessories:  Big Shot, Fun Flowers Die, Framed Tulips Embossing Folder, Antique Brads, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals, Wrapping Tissue Paper

 

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