Baby Shower Card

Today is my cousin-in-law Nicole's baby shower. This is her first (a boy) and I am very excited for her and her husband. Plus, my girls will finally have a cousin! Ha ha. Anyway, here is the card I made her to go along with her shower gift. I pretty much CASEd this card here. This features the reverse die cutting technique. I love how the negative portion of the Swirly die cutout looks like waves! I will definitely be using this trick again!

Ingredients:

• Nursery Necessities stamp set
• So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Pacific Point, Bashful Blue, and Whisper White card stock
• Delicate Dots Designer Series Paper (retired)
• Pacific Point Ink
• Pumpkin Pie Corduroy Buttons
• 2-Way Glue Pen
• Dazzling Diamonds glitter
• Big Shot
• Sizzix Swirly Die
• Stampin' Dimensionals

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Ribbon Sneak Peek

Today I have another seek peek from the new catalog for you. Here is our new 1/2" polka dot grosgrain ribbon in the new in colors:

Aren't they pretty? The cool thing about these are that they are reversable. One side has the polka dots and the other does not. So you can have either polka dots or flip it over and have regular grosgrain ribbon on your projects. Pretty cool, huh? Each spool of ribbon will be $9.95 for 15 yards and is available for order starting July 1st.

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Polished Stone Card

Today I wanted to share with you a card I made using the polished stone technique. I had actually made this to demo in one of my technique classes a while back. The class ended up getting canceled and I never went back and demoed this card. Since this card uses some of the current in colors, I will have to come up with a different card before I want to try and demo it again!

Ingredients:

• Dreams de Jour Stamp Set
• Pacific Point, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, and Whisper White Glossy card stock.
• Pink Pirouette and Riding Hood Red reinkers
• Pacific Point, Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, and Kiwi Kiss ink
• Blender Pens
• Scallop Edge punch
• Rubbing Alcohol

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Allison's Baby Book - 8 Months

Last month Allison turned 8 months. Here is her 8th month page. This page was made by other daughter Aimee (with a little help from me). She was 3 at the time. You can take a look at my original post for all the details on this scrapbook.

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New Stampin' Up! In Colors are Here!

Hi everyone. Today is an exciting day for me - my Stampin' Up! pre-order for the new 2009-2010 catalog arrives today! First, included in my order is a copy of the new catalog, which I cannot wait to get my hands on! That of course is what I am most excited about! The second most exciting thing? Seeing the new In Colors in person! Here are the new colors - aren't they gorgeous?

No, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you - those are indeed In Color Markers! Gasp! :) I am so excited that they are finally offering markers in the In Colors. Als0 - do you notice the image int he background of my blog? That matches some of our new Designer Series Paper! All of this, as well as everything else in the new catalog, will be available to order July 1st. In the mean time, don't forget to check out the list of retiring products - some at up to 50% off! Anyway, I cannot wait until Mr. Brown delivers my package today with these (and lots more goodies)! Stay tuned for some projects using all my new goodies! :)

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June Technique Class

Today is my June technique class. Here is what we will be doing this month.

For the first card, I am demoing using the new thick window sheets with the Big Shot. For the flower, I cut out both a piece of card stock and window sheet with my Big Shot. Then I stamped the window sheet with white Staz-On and layered on top of the card stock flower. Super simple way to create a cute accent!


Ingredients:

• Boho Backgrounds stamp set
• Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango, So Saffron, Whisper White card stock
• Versamark Ink
• So Saffron Ink
• White Staz-On Ink
• Chocolate Chip Marker
• Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon
• Eyelet Border Punch
• Linen Thread
• 5/8" Jumbo Brads
• Big Shot
• Baskets & Blooms and Flower Layers #3 Dies
• Backgrounds 1 Texture Plates

Next is a Father's Day Card. For this I used a texture plate and my Big Shot to create a subtle background.



Ingredients:

• Eight Great Greeting stamp set
• Naturals Ivory and Chocolate Chip card stock
• Chocolate Chip 1" Double Stitched Grosgrain ribbon
• Chocolate Chip Ink
• Big Shot and Texture Plates Kit #4
• Stampin Dimensionals

The technique for this next card is a ribbon window. I used several different pieces of ribbon, in the same color, to fill the negative portion of a punched piece of card stock.

Ingredients:

• All Holidays stamp set
• Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, and Whisper White card stock
• Bella Rose Designer Series Paper
• Round Tab, Heart to Heart, Full Heart punch
• Pig Tails Ribbon Originals
• Kiwi Kiss/Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon
• Kiwi Kiss 5/8" Stripped Grosgrain Ribbon
• Stampin Dimensionals
• Mat Pack and Paper Piercer
• Tangerine Tango Ink
• Stampin' Dimensionals

Lastly, we are doing gel card. This is a really cool technique that gives you a little window that looks like it is filled with water (it is really just a little ziploc bag filled with hair gel!).

Ingredients:

• Just Beachy and Sweet Little Sentiments stamp sets
• Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango and Whisper White card stock
• Tangerine Tango, Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss, and Baja Breeze ink
• Corner Rounder, 1 3/4" Circle, Word Window, and Curly Label punches
• Circle Ice Brads
• Tangerine Tango Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
• Small ziploc baggie
• Hair gel
• Sticky Strip

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Country Living Summer Cookout Kit. Starts June 15!

Create special memories with a fun and convenient, coordinated summer barbeque!

Item #: 118070
Description: Country Living Summer Cookout Kit
Price: $24.95

The exclusive Country Living Summer Cookout Kit includes the following products:

• 8 die-cut table tents (2 each of 4 colors)
• Die-cut components, bamboo skewers, and envelopes to create 8 shish kabob invitations
• 12 die-cut coasters (3 each of 4 colors)
• 16 die-cut tags (4 each of 4 colors)
• 24 12" x 12" printed food wrapper sheets (12 each of 2 colors)
• 4 printed recipe cards
• 5 yards linen thread
• Ruby Red Classic Stampin' Spot
• Night of Navy Classic Stampin' Spot
• Dig In stamp set (item number 116700)

Note: the kit does not include tablecloths, plates, or flatware.

This is a limited edition item only available from June 15 - August 31st!

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Happy Graduation!

My cousin-in-laws Nicole and Marco both just graduated with their master degrees. They are having a big graduation party tomorrow. Unfortunatly, we won't be able to attend, but I made this card to send to them. I created one of these cute punch wise owls that were featured in the lasted issue of Stampin' Success magazine (SU!'s demo only magazine - another great reason to become a demo!). Hope they like it.

Ingredients

• Congrats Stamp Set (retired)
• Chocolate Chip, Basic Grey, Close to Cocoa, Whisper White, So Saffron, Tangerine Tango, and Basic Black card stock.
• Rich Regals Brads
• Bravo Burgandy Grosgrain Ribbon
• Chocolate Chip Ink
• Scallop Circle, 1 3/4", 1/2" Circle, Tag, Boho Blossoms, and Round Tab punches
• Mat Pack and Paper Piercer
• Crop-A-Dile
• Cutter Kit
  

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Changes to Last Chance Lists!

There have been slight changes to the Last Chance stamp and accessories lists.

The following stamp sets have been removed from the Last Chance Retiring Stamp List and will be available for purchase from the dormant list during the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog sales period.

• 114494 Forever
• 114492 Beautiful Baby
• 114486 Birthday Wish
• 114490 Glad Friends
• 114498 Flowers in Silhouette
• 114496 Celebrations
• 114488 Fun Flowers
• 114032 Acurelas Maravillosas

Also, the following items were added to the Last Chance Accessories List and are available for purchase while supplies last.

• 116209 Note of Thanks
• 116210 Birthdays Count
  

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Last Chance List is Here! Stampin' Up! Accessories (Sale), Stamps, and Decor Elements!

A new Stampin’ Up! catalog is right around the corner (July 1), which means it’s time to say farewell to dozens of stamp sets and accessories in the Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog. Don’t miss this opportunity to get the last chance products! They are only available until sold out or June 30, 2009, whichever comes first. Check the list to see if any of your favorites are there—then buy them now, before they are going, going . . . gone.

Supplies are limited and run out very quickly. Be sure to contact me to place your order or order online promptly.

• Download Last Chance Retiring Stamp List Alphabetical
• Download Last Chance Retiring Stamp List By Page #
• Download Last Chance Décor Elements List
• Last Chance Retiring Accessories List and Sale (up to 50% Off)

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