Pocket Silhouettes Card

My card today is made with one of my favorite stampsets which is retiring in about a week called Pocket Silhouettes. I saw this card on our demo website and had to make my own. For each of the images on the rectangular strips of white cardstock, I stamped off on scrap paper first before stamping on the white strips. Then I inked the stamp again with the same color of ink and stamped just slightly offset from the first image. The ink colors I used for the images were Wisteria Wonder, Pear Pizzazz, and Melon Mambo, with the greeting stamped in Concord Crush. Each of the rectangles are attached to the white card using dimensionals.

Last Chance Class

With so many of my favorite stamps and products leaving us soon, I wanted to make some cards before they're gone! This is only one of the 5 cards we will be making on May 29th at my Last Chance Class! To see all the details, click here

On a personal note, I have been a bit quiet lately as it has once again been sad in our lives. Yesterday, we had to say goodbye to our dog Sammy and the entire household, including his buddy Smudge, are all very sad. He was such a good, loving dog that everyone that met him loved him! He is sorely missed and our home just isn't the same without him.

Swap Card

I belong to a very small group of demonstrators that get together periodically to share ideas, stamp, swap, and socialize! What a wonderful group of Ladies!

We got together over the weekend and this is the card I made to swap with them. It is a one layer card on whisper white and uses the masking technique.

Stamps:
En Francaise, Field Flowers, Delightful Dozen (Retiring)

Inks:
Crumb Cake, Soft Suede

Cardstock:
Whisper White

Misc: Stamping Sponge, Dotto Temporary Adhesive, Scrap Paper for masking, Stamp-a-ma-Jig

Doily Triple Layer Punch

This card is made with a couple of our great punches, including one which is retiring called the Doily Triple Layer Punch (#122465) and is on sale for 40% off while supplies last! The other punch used is the wide oval punch. The tree tops are punched using 2 different settings on the Doily Punch and the trunks are created with the wide oval punch. To make the trunks, simply cut 3 rectangles of Early Espresso cardstock and punch a half of the wide oval out of each side of each piece of cardstock and voila, you have tree trunks! They are then mounted on pieces of white cardstock which have been run through the BigShot using the Square Lattice embossing folder and then have been attached to a piece of Marina Mist cardstock. The tree tops are popped up with Dimensionals and I have added a gem to the center of each. The greeting is from the set called Bring On The Cake and is stamped in Lucky Limeade.

Retiring Accessories List

There are so many changes happening as can be seen on the retired accessories list!

When you look at the retired accessories list, you'll note that all of our Stampin' Pads are listed. This is for two reasons: (1) Craft Stampin' Pads will now only be available in black and white; and (2) we are introducing a new Firm Foam pad in our Classic Stampin' Pads with the 2012-2013 annual catalog.
The Firm Foam pads offer better ink coverage and, in turn, better stamped images. They will be available for customer order on June 1.


In addition, please note the following changes in the new catalog, which explain some of the products appearing on the retired list:


Only select Stampin' Write Markers will be available individually (Stampin' Write Markers in color collections will continue to be offered)


12" x 12" Textured Card Stock will no longer be offered.


12" x 12" Smooth Card Stock will only be available in select individual colors and color collections.


Any item with an asterisk next to it is being reconfigured. An example of this could be repackaging, as in the example above of the markers.


Craft Ink Pads (other than black or white per above) and Craft Refills will no longer be offered.


Classic Ink Refills (other than the retiring 2010-2012 In Colors) will still be available.


Stampin' Spots are being discontinued. Stampin' Up! may possibly reconfigure & sell some of the Classic Ink Spots.


Other than the retiring 2010-2012 In Colors, the Stampin' Up! colors are NOT retiring.

Retiring Accessories List

Stampin'Up! has published their list of accessories that are retiring and some of them are discounted up to 70%! Retiring accessories are only available while supplies last or until May 31st, but often sell out quickly so place your orders today for anything you just have to have! You can order online from my store by clicking here or email me at lpalisek@rogers.com

RETIRING ACCESSORIES pdf


PLEASE NOTE: You will see all of the ink pads on the list.. we will no longer be carrying the craft ink pads (other than in black and white) and the classic pads will be replaced with a new "firm foam pad" for a better stamping experience. More news to come on these exciting new pads!

FUNKY FOUR CARD

For the next little while I am going to be sharing cards with you that use some of my favorite stamp sets that are retiring as of May 31st. Here is a quick fun card that uses one of the really fun sets that is retiring called Funky Four.

Stamp Sets: Funky Four, Just Believe
Ink: Basic Black, VersaMark
Cardstock: Textured Melon Mambo, Basic Black
Misc: Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Melon Mambo Embossing Powder, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Corner Rounder, Glimmer Brad