Today's card is made with the Pleasant Poppies stamp set stamped on First Edition Specialty DP with Black Stazon.  I stamped it again on Very Vanilla cardstock and colored the large flowers and buds using a Blender Pen and ink pads. I then cut them out and attached them over the stamped flowers on the DP. I colored the stems directly on the DP using a Blender Pen to pick up the ink.

Stamp Sets: Pleasant Poppies, Made for You
Ink: Black StazOn, Soft Suede, Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, River Rock, Soft Suede
Misc: Blender Pens, Pool Party Seam Binding,  Finishing Touches Edgelits, Big Shot

With the sun shining and the snow gone, I figured it was an appropriate time to share a golf themed Birthday card.

Stamp Set: Bring on the Cake
Ink: Basic Black
Cardstock: Whisper White, Miscellaneous DP
Misc: Extra Large Oval Punch,  Petite Pennants Builder Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack,
         Owl Builder Punch, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Basic Black Marker,
          Dimensionals

RETIREMENT LISTS

Stampin'Up! has published the lists of stamp sets and accessories that will be leaving us to make room for new and exciting products in the new catalogue coming May 31st.

Stamp sets will be available until  June 3 and accessories will only be available while supplies last.

To access the list of retiring stamp sets, click here

Unfortunately Stampin'Up! is experiencing a technical glitch with the Retiring Accessories list right now but you can still view them in my online store.

To view the retiring accessories from my online store, click here

Musical Card

Another simple but nice card!

Stamp Sets: Aviary, Fabulous Phrases
Ink: Basic Black
Cardstock: Very Vanilla
Misc: 3/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Music Notes Wheel,  
           Dimensionals, Pearls, Stamp-a-ma-Jig

I tried a new (that is, new to me) color combination to make this card. I used Tangerine Tango and Real Red. I love how it turned out, but this picture does not do it justice. For some reason these are really hard colors to photograph. In real life, the colors just pop! Give this combination a try.

Another cute simple card that I found on our Demo site. It uses A Round Array stamp set that you can purchase now as a preview to the new cattie.

Stamp Sets: A Round Array, Just Believe
Ink: Island Indigo, Calypso Coral
Cardstock: Whisper White, Island Indigo
Misc: In Color Printed Brads, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, 7/8" Scallop Circle Punch,
         Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon, Dimensionals

Dare to Dream

I saw a card like this when I was browsing online and had to make my own. Unfortunately, I can't remember the name of the person who created the original card or I would share it here.

I love this technique as it is so simple to do but so pretty. I spread Crystal Effects over a piece of window sheet and then swirled some Melon Mambo reinker around. I let it dry over night and then cut out the butterfly using the Big Shot and the Beautiful Butterflies BigZ Die. I attached it to a white card with just one strip of sticky strip in the middle of the butterfly so that I could lift the wings. I then drew the line with a black marker and attached jewels, some of which I had colored with a pink Sharpie marker. My greeting comes from the Loving Thoughts stamp set and is stamped in black.

COLOR REFRESH

Stampin' Up! announced that the upcoming 2013-2014 annual catalogue will include 10 new colours (most of which are returning In Colors from previous years)! They are welcoming back some of your favourites, moving some colours around, and introducing one brand-new colour, so take a look! Starting April 4, 2013, all retiring/discontinued colour products (i.e. ink, paper, ribbon, accessories, etc.) will be available only while supplies last.