So Long World of Dreams

Over the next couple of weeks I will be highlighting some of my favorite products that will soon be retiring. (I actually thought this card posted the other day...guess I forgot to hit "publish"? DOH!) Anyways...this springlike card features the beautiful set World of Dreams. I remember getting this set on my first new catalog order when it was first available. I fell in love with the images...especially this bird nest one. It's a great set for techniques.

I used the leafy image stamped randomly all over the Mint Macaron background then I stamped the Hardwood background stamp (I'm glad that one is sticking around!) inked in White Craft ink over the top of it. Wink of Stella Glitter Pen added some sparkle to the bird nest image and the die cut flower. Here's a closer look...

Don't you LOVE the gorgeous papers in the Birthday Bouquet pack of DSP? I used one of my favorite prints here for a slightly different version. I used the Bird Builder Punch to create the leaves...that's one of the many punches that is retiring.

What are you sad to see on the retiring list?

Cheerful Critters Best Year Ever

I cannot believe that today is the last day of Sale-a-Bration already! I think if I had to chose just one item as a favorite it would be the Best Year Ever DSP. I love the cheerful colors and fun prints. Here is a set of cards we made at my All Occasions Card class yesterday using theses papers along with the adorable Cheerful Critters set.

I used the 2013-15 set of In Colors for the set. I will be sad to see these colors go in just two months. Here's a closer look at each card...

I used a different embossing folder for each card. The bunny card used the Spring Flowers EF, which is available in the Occasions Catalog.

Not sure why, but the color on this bear card changed after uploading here to my blog? To see true colors of Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe and Coastal Cabana, look above at first photo to see the set of 3 cards. This one used the Lucky Stars Embossing Folder.

The little chicks sign was stamped onto DSP, cut out and popped up for some extra detail. The embossing folder used here is the Lovely Lace Embossing Folder. All cards were watercolored using the Aqua Painter and Classic Inks.

If you were planning to place an order during Sale-a-Bration...hurry, you have until the end of the day! If you love the soon to be retiring In Colors, now is a good time to stock up on ink refills and card stock before the retiring list is announced and they possibly run out.

If you need further enabling...how about a good sale? There are some great items listed in this weeks Weekly Deals and the Clearance Rack has been updated recently as well.

Flippin' Friday: Color Me Autumn Flower

It's been a while since I did a Flippin' Friday post...and today is Friday! I have a flip card...so why not!? I thought a cute flip card was the perfect opportunity to use some of the Color Me Autumn Washi Tape.

I pulled my color combo of Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry & Blackberry Bliss from the pack of Color Me Autumn Washi Tape found in the Holiday Catalog...perfect for a fall Birthday.

The Hardwood Background stamp used on the Crushed Curry panel gives it a rustic look which I think goes right along with the Autumn feel.

Have a fantastic Friday!

Happy New Catalog Day!

YES! Today is the first day we can finally order from the new Stampin' Up! catalog!

My local customers had the opportunity to stop by and pick up their new catalog and do a couple make & takes using new items. Along with their new catalogs I included a few goodies including these magnetic bookmarks made using the beautiful new In Colors.

I stamped the striped image from Gorgeous Grunge using each of the new In Colors onto Whisper White card stock. Then punched out one of the cute flowers from Petite Petals stamped in the coordinating card stock. This was matted onto one of my favorite new colors...Lost Lagoon. There's a small magnetic strip glued inside each of the folded book marks to hold a favorite page in the new catalog. (I like to keep mine on the first page of the color families.)

I'll be sharing the make & take projects in my next posts. Gotta go now so I can work on my first catalog order!

Saying Goodbye: Pennant Parade Trio

Today is day four of my farewells...let me wipe away my tears so I can type up my blog posting. Yesterday said that Creative Elements may be "one of the most versatile sets on the retiring list"...then I played with Pennant Parade and I must say...Creative Elements has some stiff competition in that category! I'm thinking that Pennant Parade may just win the title of "Most Versatile Set"! Seriously...I sat down to make "a card" and when I was done I had three...a feminine one that could be any occasion, a masculine birthday card, and even a Christmas card. Sounds pretty versatile to me, don't you think?

Lets start with the feminine card that is good for any occasion...

Along with Pennant Parade, I also used the Petite Petals stamp set. (the little pot and "hello" stamp are from Pennant Parade.) I also used several other retiring products...can you spot them all? Maybe this photo will help...

• Gumball Green Core'dinations Cardstock & Ink
• Petals-a-Plenty & Designer Frames Embossing Folders
• Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack - flower punch
• Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon*

*I almost died when I saw Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon on the list! I was afraid that ALL the seam binding ribbon was going bye-bye. Thank goodness it was only one color...even though Pool Party is one that I use a lot, I'm looking forward to hopefully seeing more colors in the new catalog!

Now...on to the manly birthday card...

In addition to Pennant Parade, this one uses a few different retired items than the last card...can you spot them all?

• You're Amazing stamp set
• Timber Wheel & handle
• 2012-14 In Color Markers 
• Raspberry Ripple Cardstock
• Midnight Muse Cardstock
• Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack - 1/4" circle punch

I'm really glad that the Petite Pennant Punch is not retiring! That means we can still create cute banners like the one above for cards and on scrapbook pages, using DSP.

The last card I have to share is the Christmas version of the top card....

The retiring supplies that are different from the top card are:

• Raspberry Ripple Cardstock & ink
• Raspberry Ripple Stitched Satin Ribbon
• Silver Glimmer Paper 

Do you agree that Pennant parade is super versatile? Do you have it in your collection? If not...get it while you can! What is your favorite/most versatile set that is retiring? 

Check back tomorrow to see more of mine.

Box of Petite Petals

I've been seeing those cute card in a box cards all over Pinterest recently and have been wanting to try one. (I ended up making two!) I love that there is so much dimension to them and then they easily fold flat for mailing.

I used an assortment of stamp sets and punches...

• Flower Shop Clear-mount Stamp Set [130942]
• Pansy Punch [130698]
• Petite Petals [clear] [133155]
• Petite Petals Punch [133322]
• Banner Blast Wood-Mount Stamp Set [133551]
• Punch Pack [118309]
• Papillon Potpourri Clear-Mount Stamp Set [123759]
• Elegant Butterfly Punch [127526]
• Bitty Butterfly Punch [129406]
• Bird Punch [117191]
• Secret Garden Framelits Dies [129372]

I used the same colors for both of these cards, but just by changing the base color and pattern of DSP for bottom panel, it has a real different look.


Ink

• Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [126983]
• Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944]
• Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [131175]
• Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad [126986]

Card Stock

• Calypso Coral 8-1/2 X 11 Card Stock [122925]
• Gumball Green 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [126840]
• Pistachio Pudding 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131294]
• Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock [100730]
• Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper [132994]

The hardest part for me was trying to get all these small pieces arranged on the little brackets inside the box...it was quite tedious and a little challenging to keep the little parts in the proper size limits so that when it's folded it will still fit inside the envelope. Here's a view down inside the box.

Here's what it looks like closed up and ready to slip into the envelope. (it folds totally flat, but starts to pop up when you let go...as shown here)

I've seen these done in large variety of sizes...and you could make your own envelope using the Punch Board, but I chose to do mine to fit into a standard card sized envelope. So that means you start with an 8- 1/2 x 5- 1/2" base like any other card. I found very helpful directions to create the base shared by Gwen on her blog, Create With Gwen.

Thanks for visiting today...have a GREAT weekend!

Hello There Petite Petals

Here's a pretty, springy card suitable for many different occasions.

I used Petite Petals & Flower Shop stamped in Black Stazon & watercolored using my Aqua Painter using these inks: 

• Crisp Cantaloupe 
• Calypso Coral
• Summer Starfruit

The flowers were then punched out with their coordinating punches and layered on a circle of Sweet Sorbet DSP and a Tea Lace Doiley. The Pool Party layer is embossed using the Tulip Frame EF on Core'dinations cardstock and then lightly sanded to make the design really pop.

Even with all the details, this is a fairly quick and simple card to make. Just love the new Petite Petals set & matching punch! What is your favorite item(s) from the Occasion Catalog?
Supply List:

• Petite Petals [clear] [133155]
• Flower Shop Clear-mount Stamp Set [130942]
• Happy Day Clear-mount Stamp Set [130297]
• Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131297]
• Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock [100730]
• Crisp Cantaloupe 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131298]
• 2013-2015 In Color Core'dinations [129958]
• Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper [133521]
• Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [131175]
• Framed Tulips Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die [121809]
• Petite Petals Punch [133322]
• Pansy Punch [130698]
• 2-1/2 Inch Circle Punch [120906]
• Tea Lace Paper Doilies [129399]
• Aqua Painter [103954]

See Ya Later, Happy

Today I am back to share the third card in a four card set using one of the stamp sets and the DSP you can earn for FREE during Sale-a-Bration.

Like the first two cards, I used both the See Ya Later stamp set and the Sweet Sorbet DSP. I did make a few slight changes from the last card I shared from this set (scroll down to see). Obviously I chose a different background color and this time instead of using an embossing folder I stamped my background using one of the flower images from Petite Petals. I also used a different ribbon...this time I went with the Basic Black Chevron.

If you are wondering how the decorative edge was cut on the strip of DSP...scroll down to my last post to see how that was done.

Make sure to check back tomorrow to see the final card from this set.
Supply List:

• See Ya Later Wood-Mount Stamp Set
• Petite Petals [clear]
• Basic Black 8-1/2X11 Card Stock
• Crisp Cantaloupe 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
• Pool Party 8-1/2 X 11 Card Stock
• Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock
• Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper
• Crisp Cantaloupe Classic Stampin' Pad
• Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker
• Pool Party Stampin' Write Marker
• Needlepoint Border Textured Impressions Embossing Folders
• Basic Black 3/4" Chevron Ribbon
• In Color Boutique Details

Sweet Sorbet Friends Shadowbox

WOO HOO!!! Today is the first day of Sale-a-Bration!!! I have a cute scrapbook page I made for a friend to share today. It uses the Sweet Sorbet DSP which is a FREE selection during SAB. The page is 8x8 and was made to fit inside of a shadowbox frame. The faces of my friends have been blurred because they are all in the witness protection program! Just kidding about that, but I was not sure how they would feel having their photo online so I blurred them to protect "the innocent".

I don't have the coordinating stamp set called Petal Parade (yet!) but I do have Secret Garden with the coordinating framelits and I think it goes really well with this paper. The little Summer Starfruit flowers are from the Petite Petals set in the Occasions Catalog. It has a matching punch. The only fussy cutting I had to do was a couple of the leaves that I cut from the DSP. Here's a closer look to see the detail.

Here is the page after I framed it inside the shadowbox frame.

I also made a birthday card to go with the gift. This was the best photo I got of the card...not that great, but I already sent the gift off in the mail.

The main image on this is from the See Ya Later set...also a FREE selection during SAB. My color choices for this project were selected from the Sweet Sorbet DSP and include:

• Pool Party
• Crisp Cantaloupe
• Pistachio Pudding
• Summer Starfruit
• Basic Black
• Whisper White

Make sure to check out my online store to see everything new from Stampin' Up!... including the Texture Boutique Embossing Machine, Hip Hip Hooray Card Kit, the Weekly Deals (new today!) and of course Sale-a-Bration! 

Remember...if you are one of my customers, don't forget to add my Hostess Code (in my last newsletter) to receive your FREE thank you card kit from me. 

Flippin' Friday: Flippin' For Petite Petals

It's Friday already! What a week it's been...we've seen more snow and freezing temperatures than we sometimes see during the whole winter season! Schools have been closed for several days and it's been well below zero...they are saying it is going to warm up a bit over the weekend, so that will be a relief! Is it wrong that's it's only the beginning of January yet here I am already thinking Spring? Uh-oh!

I cannot help it...the soft colors in the Sweet Sorbet DSP, which will be available during Sale-a-Bration for FREE, along with the new Petite Petals stamp set have me thinking Spring for sure! Living here in Michigan when I know it's going to be a loooong time before I see real springtime flowers, these new items certainly are a welcome diversion from all this cold & snow!

The Flower Shop set and the coordinating Pansy Punch have been my favorites since they were introduced in the last catalog...so I was excited to see the new Petite Petals stamp set along with it's coordinating Petite Petals Punch offered in the new Occasions Catalog! They work well together, don't you think?

I really like the pop of black included with these soft, pastel colors in the Sweet Sorbet DSP...it really makes it fresh & fun, don't you think?

Stay warm & enjoy your weekend!