Happy Birthday Hubby

My husband's main hobby is his fish aquarium. Yesterday was his birthday, so when I was trying to come up with an idea for his card I know I needed to use fish. Quite a few years ago I got the set Fishy Friends and I have probably used it for almost every card I have made for my husband, but he never seems to get tired of it. I don't think I will ever get rid of this set. I tried to make his card look as much like an aquarium as I could. This is what I came up with. You can't tell from the picture but I put an acetate sheet popped up with dimensionals between the black frame and the white background, to give it more of look like you were looking through the glass on the aquarium.

Supplies Used:
(All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Fishy Friends, Beyond the Basics, Time Well Spent, It's Your Birthday
Ink: Old Olive, Basic Black, Whisper White, Sage Shadow, Baja Breeze
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White
Accessories: Acetate Sheet, Stampin' Dimensionals, Blender Pens

2 Great Promos!

Never before has Stampin' Up! offered a 15% discount on select brand-new, die-cut stamp sets, but from August 11 - September 30th, they are doing just that!!! No additional purchase is necessary. Click on picture to see complete flyer.

ITEM	PAGE	DESCRIPTION	REGULAR PRICE	PROMOTIONAL PRICE
111690	32	Snow Swirled	$ 29.95	$ 25.46
111586	55	It’s a Stretch	$ 28.95	$ 24.61
111544	81	Putt Putt	$ 29.95	$ 25.46
111626	91	Eastern Blooms	$ 25.95	$ 22.06
111672	98	Pocket Silhouettes	$ 22.95	$ 19.51
111710	101	Upsy Daisy	$ 22.95	$ 19.51
111556	109	Under the Stars	$ 35.95	$ 30.56
111644	145	Heard from the Heart	$ 26.95	$ 22.91
111570	157	Contempo Alphabet	$ 48.95	$ 41.61

Becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator has never been easier! From August 11 through October 11, you can choose from three different Starter Kits with three different focuses, depending on your interest - and each one is only $119! Want even more product? Select our standard $249 Starter Kit instead and get a stamp set of your choice from the catalogue for free! Click on flyer to get more information and contact me today to sign up.

It's Here!!!!

The wait has come to an end, the new Stampin' Up! Fall-Winter 2008 Catalogue is here! I am so excited about all the new stamps, paper, and accessories in here. My first wish list is already a page long and I am sure it is going to grow as I look through it more and more. You can check it out online here.

Retiring Accessories

Stampin' Up has announced which accessories are retiring with the Spring-Summer 2008 Collection. These accessories will not be available in the next catalogue so get them now while they are still available. All accessories are only available while supplies last. I will try to keep this list as updated as possible.

Retiring Accessories Summer 2008
Item Number	Page #	Product Description	Availablity
109200	177	Accents & Elements Build A Flower	Not Available
110718	177	Accents & Elements Lucky Star
110719	177	Accents & Elements Messenger
103158	184	Acrylic Graph & Grid
108638	163	Card Stock 12 x 12 In Color
108642	163	Card Stock 8 1/2 x 11 Blue Bayou
108643	163	Card Stock 8 1/2 x 11 Groovy Guava
108637	163	Card Stock 8 1/2 x 11 In Color
108640	163	Card Stock 8 1/2 x 11 River Rock
108639	163	Card Stock 8 1/2 x 11 Soft Sky
108641	163	Card Stock 8 1/2 x 11 Wild Wasabi	Not Available
108644	163	Card Stock 8 1/2 x 11 Purely Pomegranate	Not Available
103975	167	Card Stock Brushed Copper	Not Available
108694	167	Card Stock Textured 12 x 12 In Color
107312	167	Cards & Envelopes Gift Whisper White
107292	167	Cards & Envelopes Greeting Whisper White
109116	167	Notes & Envelopes Long Notes
109118	167	Notes & Envelopes Love Notes
109117	167	Notes & Envelopes Pocket Notes *	Not Available
110729	167	Notes & Envelopes Scallop Notes
109119	167	Notes & Envelopes Gift Notes
109018	163	Classic Stampin' Ink Blue Bayou	Not Available
109019	163	Classic Stampin' Ink Groovy Guava
109017	163	Classic Stampin' Ink Purely Pomegranate	Not Available
109016	163	Classic Stampin' Ink River Rock	Not Available
109015	163	Classic Stampin' Ink Soft Sky
109020	163	Classic Stampin' Ink Wild Wasabi	Not Available
109013	163	Classic Stampin' Pad Blue Bayou
109012	163	Classic Stampin' Pad Groovy Guava
109011	163	Classic Stampin' Pad Purely Pomegranate
109010	163	Classic Stampin' Pad River Rock
109009	163	Classic Stampin' Pad Soft Sky
109014	163	Classic Stampin' Pad Wild Wasabi
110751	171	Designer Series Paper Azure *
110696	169	Designer Series Paper Bali Breeze
110749	169	Designer Series Paper Berry Bliss
109154	169	Designer Series Paper Cutie Pie
110699	168	Designer Series Paper East Coast Prep *	Not Available
109160	170	Designer Series Paper Fall Flowers	Not Available
109159	169	Designer Series Paper Flowers For You *
110697	169	Designer Series Paper Ginger Blossom
110479	168	Designer Series Paper Jersey Shore *
109151	170	Designer Series Paper Le Jardin
110748	170	Designer Series Paper Notebook
110750	171	Designer Series Paper Olive Press
109153	170	Designer Series Paper Porcelain Prints *	Not Available
109175	171	Designer Series Paper Almost Amethyst *	Not Available
109177	171	Designer Series Paper Always Artichoke
109173	171	Designer Series Paper Blue Bayou	Not Available
109174	171	Designer Series Paper Brilliant Blue
109178	171	Designer Series Paper Certainly Celery
109169	171	Designer Series Paper Close to Cocoa *	Not Available
109168	171	Designer Series Paper Groovy Guava *	Not Available
109171	171	Designer Series Paper Lovely Lilac
109172	171	Designer Series Paper More Mustard	Not Available
109176	171	Designer Series Paper Old Olive
109170	171	Designer Series Paper Pumpkin Pie	Not Available
109164	171	Designer Series Paper River Rock *
109167	171	Designer Series Paper Rose Red
109166	171	Designer Series Paper So Saffron
109165	171	Designer Series Paper Soft Sky	Not Available
109163	171	Designer Series Paper Tempting Turquoise	Not Available
110698	168	Designer Series Paper Spring Break
110273	169	Designer Series Paper Spring Fling *	Not Available
110271	170	Designer Series Paper Spring Silhouettes
110272	170	Designer Series Paper Western Sky	Not Available
107299	167	Envelope Confetti Cream Medium
105320	189	Eyelets Basic	Not Available
100375	189	Eyelets Bold Brights	Not Available
100381	189	Eyelets Earth Elements	Not Available
107233	189	Eyelets Fresh Favorites I
107234	189	Eyelets Fresh Favorites II
105316	189	Eyelets Rich Regals
100378	189	Eyelets Soft Subtles	Not Available
105515	188	Hodgepodge Hardware Pewter	Not Available
105531	188	Hodgepodge Hardware Antique Brass	Not Available
105532	188	Hodgepodge Hardware Aged Copper	Not Available
101120	188	Metallic Art Pencils
107307	179	On Board Accents
109181	178	On Board Blossoms & Basic
109179	178	On Board Ginormous Pieces
107306	179	On Board Simon Lower
102678	166	Mulberry Paper White	Not Available
109227	181	Punch Box Three For You	Not Available
102686	180	Punch Handheld Rectangle
100271	183	Pure Color Pencils
109060	191	Ribbon Double-Stiched Blue Bayou	Not Available
109063	191	Ribbon Double-Stiched Groovy Guava	Not Available
109061	191	Ribbon Double-Stiched Purely Pomegranate	Not Available
109062	191	Ribbon Double-Stiched River Rock *
109059	191	Ribbon Double-Stiched Soft Sky	Not Available
109058	191	Ribbon Double-Stiched Wild Wasabi	Not Available
109189	190	Ribbon Originals Beachfront *
109187	190	Ribbon Originals District *
109188	190	Ribbon Originals Fairy Tale
109185	190	Ribbon Originals Jersey *
109184	190	Ribbon Originals Sherbert
109186	190	Ribbon Originals Theater
110716	191	Ribbon Striped Grosgrain Wild Wasabi *
110281	182	Rub-Ons Cherished Memories *	Not Available
110284	182	Rub-Ons Eastern Elegance *
110285	182	Rub-Ons Urban West *
110557	174	Simply Scrappin' Boho Blend
109610	174	Simply Scrappin' Confetti	Not Available
110572	172	Simply Scrappin' Crew Kids Boy
110567	173	Simply Scrappin' Crew Kids Girl
109597	175	Simply Scrappin' Home Again
110562	174	Simply Scrappin' Rose Cottage
109648	173	Simply Scrappin' Special Delivery Boy
109627	173	Simply Scrappin' Special Delivery Girl	Not Available
110587	175	Simply Scrappin' Summer Days
110577	175	Simply Scrappin' Tie The Knot
111184	15	Simply Sent Friendly Notes
109228	16	Simply Sent Simple Delights	Not Available
109229	16	Simply Sent Three Thoughts	Not Available
106662	197	Stampin' Around Wheel Daisy Field
107561	197	Stampin' Around Wheel Garden Annuals
109681	197	Stampin' Around Wheel Good Dog
109678	197	Stampin' Around Wheel Kisses
107482	197	Stampin' Around Wheel Lily Pad	Not Available
109680	197	Stampin' Around Wheel Meow
109677	197	Stampin' Around Wheel Mistletoe	Not Available
106610	196	Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Basics Outline
107467	196	Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Birthday
109571	196	Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Dilly Dally Baby
109570	196	Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Dilly Dally Friends
109569	196	Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Dilly Dally Party
108423	196	Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Leaves A La Carte	Not Available
107468	196	Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Nature Hike
108980	196	Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Petals
107464	196	Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Rough Texture	Not Available
111261	196	Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Spunky Spots
109554	193	Stampin' Color Index Labels
109553	193	Stampin' Color Index Labels (French)
106694	194	Stampin' Kids Markers
101399	185	Stipple Brushes	Not Available
102673	183	Zig Painty
* Items are 25% off and part of our discounted retiring accessories promotion.

Brother-in-law Birthday

Yesterday we got together with my in-laws to celebrate my brother-in-law's birthday. It was so nice for us all to get together. It is not very often that happens. For his card I took the idea from a card I did a few weeks ago at my stamp club, and just changed to colors to make it masculine.

Supplies Used:
(All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Priceless, See You Around Wheel
Ink: Bashful Blue, Close to Cocoa
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, Heat & Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds

On another note: I am excited to share with you that I now have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator website. You can check it out here. I decided after three years of being a demo it was time for me to get one and I thought what better time than at the start of a new catalogue. I am still learning the site, so it is a work in progress.

Butterflies

While preparing for my July Stamp Club, I was playing with the butterfly from the Garden Whimsy set. These are a couple of cards that I came up with.

Supplies Used:
(All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Garden Whimsy
Ink: Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery
Cardstock: Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Whisper White
Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds, 2-Way Glue Pen, Mat Pack

Supplies Used:
(All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Garden Whimsy
Ink: Versamark, Not Quite Navy
Cardstock: Not Quite Navy, Barely Banana, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Stampin' Dimensionals