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

July Stamp Club

This past weekend was my monthly stamp club meeting. This month the focus was heat embossing. This is the first card we made:

Supplies Used:
(All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Garden Whimsy, Bud Basics, Holidays & Wishes
Ink: Perfect Plum Craft, White Craft
Cardstock: Barely Banana, Perfect Plum, Whisper White
Accessories: Ticket Corner Punch, Corner Rounder, Clear Embossing Powder, Stampin' Dimensionals

The second card we did I got from Angie Kennedy Juda at Chicn'scratch. We used the heat and stick powder to adhere the dazzling diamonds to the card.

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

25% Off Selected Retiring Accessories

In addition to releasing the retiring accessories list, Stampin' Up! is giving us a 25% discount on selected accessories. Click here to see flyer.

Hodgepodge Hardware On Sale!

From July 1st to August 10th, (or while supplies last) the Hodgepodge Hardware Kits on are sale at 25% off!

Item #	Page #	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
105532	188	Aged Copper Hodgepodge Hardware	$ 35.95	$ 25.08
105531	188	Antique Brass Hodgepodge Hardware	$ 35.95	$ 25.08
105515	188	Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware	$ 35.95	$ 25.08

June Stamp Club

These are the two cards we made at my last stamp club meeting.

Supplies Used:
(All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Fresh Cut
Ink: Almost Amethyst
Cardstock: Almost Amethyst, Mellow Moss, Whisper White
Accessories: Mellow Moss Taffeta Ribbon, Silver Brads, Mat Pack, 5-Petal Flower Punch, Fresh Cut Notes

Supplies Used:
(All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: A Little Birdie Told Me, Weathered, It's Beautiful Jumbo Wheel
Ink:Black StazOn, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Versamark
Cardstock: So Saffron, More Mustard, River Rock, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Whisper White
Accessories: Watercolor Crayons, Blender Pen, Chocolate Chip Wide Ribbon, Mat Pack, Black Brads, Small Oval Punch, Sponges, Stampin' Dimensionals

Retired Stamp List

Stampin' Up! has announced which stamp sets in the current catalogue will be retiring and will not appear in the new catalogue coming in August. You will be able to buy these sets until Aug. 10th/08

To download the list of retiring stamps click here:
Retired Stamps (Alphabetical)
Retired Stamps (Numerical)