Retiring Favourites

This card features some of my all-time favourite products that also happen to be on the Last Chance List. The big flower is from Embrace Life and the sentiment is from One of a Kind, both of which will be retiring at the end of June. The cardstock is Cameo Coral, which will also be retiring. Get these items now while you still can!

This is a super simple, yet striking, card that can be made in under five minutes, and is great if you want to make a whole set of matching cards as a gift. I got the idea from the fabulously talented Becky Jensen. See her original card here.

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Supplies:

Stamps: Embrace Life, One of a Kind

Paper: Cameo Coral

Ink: Whisper White Craft, Signo White Gel Pen

Accessories: Detail White Embossing Powder

New Items on Clearance Rack

New items have just been added to the Stampin' Up! Clearance Rack. Go there now to check it out, but hurry, because these items go FAST!

Altered Composition Book

I {heart}...the smell of freshly brewed Stumptown coffee in the morning. Trust me, it's worth the trip to Portland to pick up the beans.

I {heart}...diving into a good book on a lazy summer day.

I {heart}...the arrival of the UPS man, who bears my Stampin' Up! goodies.


I made this altered composition book as part of my entry for the Iron Stamper's Competition I mentioned a couple of weeks ago. I used a plain old composition book from the dollar store, and dressed it up by covering it with designer paper, cardstock and embellishments. I cut the paper to fit and sanded the edges slightly. I adhered the Pretty in Pink satin ribbon to the front and extended it inside to make a bookmark, weighing it down with flower diecuts and a filigree brad. This would make a great gift as a journal for a teenager, or even for a new mom to capture precious memories of all the things she {hearts} about her baby.

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Supplies:

Paper: Love Sparkles Simply Scrappin' Kit

Ink: So Saffron, Regal Rose (for sponging the flower)

Accessories: Filigree Brad, Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon, Birds and Blooms Sizzlits, Scallop Trip border punch, Scallop Trim corner punch, Sanding Block

Clean & Simple FTL 92

This week's Clean & Simple layout was just what I needed! Unfortunately, I haven't had a whole lot of time to stamp lately, and I find that it's best to start simple when my mojo needs a jumpstart. I thought I'd make use of these three In Colours that will soon be retiring; they work well with the Tropical Party stamp set, don't they? The card is 3x3 and I popped up the smaller flower with a dimensional. This definitely qualifies as a five-minute card, but it could easily be stepped up with brads in the centre of the flowers, or some ribbon knotted around the width of the card.

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Supplies:

Stamps: Tropical Party, Flight of the Butterfly

Paper: Bermuda Bay, Dusty Durango, Whisper White

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango

Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch

Last Chance Lists Are Here!

LAST CHANCE LIST

Dates: June 1-30, 2010 (select items while supplies last)

Details
Hundreds of products from the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalogue and Definitely Decorative brochures are retiring. Now is the last chance for you to get them before they're gone for good! This year, Stampin' Up! has even sweetened the deal by offering select items at a savings of 25 - 50% off!

*Last Chance accessories are only while supplies last.

Go directly to my online store to see pictures of all the items, to see their current status (a * indicates if it is sold out), and to place an order. You can also contact me to place an order.

Click below to see the lists and print them out for reference:

Last Chance Stamps

Last Chance Accessories

Last Chance Definitely Decorative

Love Sparkles Scrapbook Layout

I recently took part in an Iron Stamper's Challenge in which each participant was given a Stampin' Up! Simply Scrappin' kit and the task of creating 5 projects with it, including a scrapbook layout, a 5 minute card, a more advanced card, a 3-D item and an altered item. The kit I received was "Love Sparkles"(item 113918), which has a great coordinated selection of designer paper, cardstock and a ton of self-adhesive die cuts. This is the scrapbook layout I came up with; I took these photos of my friend's adorable daughter during spring break when my husband and I visited them in San Diego. She is such an animated little girl, so I thought they would be a fun set of photos to scrap. I added some punch art tulips in the bottom corner of the page to echo the tulips on her dress, and a few butterfly die cuts for interest.

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Supplies:
Stamps: Love You Much
Paper: So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Love Sparkles DSP
Ink: So Saffron, Cameo Coral, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, White Gel Pen, Two Step Bird Punch

Elements of Style.

Isn't this stamp set just gorgeous? This was the first card I made with it, but there are countless possibilities with this set. Every single image in it is beautiful. Right now, you can get a FREE package of Designer Brads with the purchase of this stamp set as part of Stampin' Up's! National Scrapbooking Month promotion. Click here for all the details.

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Supplies:

Stamps: Elements of Style

Paper: Bordering Blue, Kraft, Very Vanilla, Close to Cocoa

Ink: Bordering Blue, Close to Cocoa, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive

Accessories: Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Aquapainter