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Saturday, May 27, 2017

Remarkable You stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Remarkable You in Powder Pink
4 days remain to order retiring items

Powder Pink Lilies

Today's card uses one of our current stamp sets that will carry over to the new catalog with new papers and inks...and I'm loving it! I'm using the Remarkable You set with the new Pink Powder and Lemon Lime Twist ink. I used a masking technique on the lilies before stamping the branches. To color the lilies I started with an ink pad and aqua painter and then I added a bit of light, light, light Mellon Mambo watercolor pencil to fill in what I had missed with an aqua painter.

I used the new Powder Pink cardsotck for my base card, a Whisper White layer, and then one of the Powder Pink designs from the Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper packs. The sentiment and image layer is Whisper White. If I'm stamping the sentiment on the image block, I'll usually stamp my sentiment first -- especially if it is a large sentiment-- to ensure I have enough room for it before I do the rest of my stamping. Also, when stamping Archival Basic Black, which tends to remain wet longer than our regular fast drying inks, I'll keep a paper towel handy to blot my black stamping before I handle the card.

I used a Daffodil Delight watercolor pencil to accent the flower center, and I used Old Olive on the lily stems.

The corner of the image layer is accented with the new Glimmer Enamel dots in three sizes. I love that they are on acetate so that you can align them on your card by laying the acetate over the area where you plan to transfer the dots and use the dots that remain as a positioning guide. These glimmer dots are going to be big sellers! I can't get enough of them! I squeal and smile every time I pick them up!

Recipe:

Stamp: Remarkable You

Ink: Lemon Line Twist, Basic Black Archival, Powder Pink
Paper: Whisper White, Powder Pink, Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper Stack
Accessories: Glitter Enamel Dots, Aqua Painter, Stampin' Scrub, Stampin' Mist, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensionals

New Items Sneak Peek

This is the Glitter Enamel Dots. They are adhesive-backed dots in Ombre shades. 10 each in 4 colors including Dapper Denim, Crushed Curry, Berry Burst, and Old Olive. The hues make it easy to match these dots with many of our colors, such as the Powder Pink I matched it with on toady's cards.

Glitter Enamel Dots

These were so popular, they sold out during the Demonstrator preview order period. Stampin' Up! worked hard with the vendor to get these back in stock, and our supplies will be replenished by June 5.

4 days to get Retiring Items

With only a few days remaining, you may want to look through the catalog one last time and check the Retiring Merchandise List. I picked up one of the holiday bundles that will carry over to the new catalog saving myself 10%.

The bundles that will carry over to the new catalog (bundles = stamp sets and matching dies or punches), will still be available for purchase, after May 31, but the bundle pricing goes away and you'll pay full price for these coordinating items.. Until May 31, you can purchase bundles with the 10% discount. June 1, the special pricing goes away.

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Important Dates

May 31 - Last day to order merchandise on the retiring list from the Occasions catalog or the 2016-2017 Annual Catalog.

June 01 - 1:00 pm Central - New Stampin' Up! yearly catalog ordering begins.

My customers have received their catalogs already and are working on their Wish Lists. Orders placed as soon as catalog ordering opens have the best chance of getting all of their items. In past years several very popular items sold out on the first day of ordering, and back orders took several weeks to arrive. Don't wait. Place your order early.

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- Download a free copy of the Occasions catalog and the current 2016-2017 Annual Catalog

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- Clearance Rack items - while quantities last.

- Order current or previous Paper Pumpkin monthly craft kits

Enjoy!

Donna Ross

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Friday, May 26, 2017

Lovely Words Thinlit Dies from Stampin' Up!

Lovely WOrds Dies Sneak Peek
6 days remain to order retiring items

Lovely Words Thinlit Dies

Today I'm playing with another item from the demonstrator preorder, the Lovely Words Thinlit. This new die includes three dies spelling, "Friend," "Hugs," and "Lovely". I've used two of the words on today cards. This new die will be available soon, when the new Stampin' Up! catalog is released June 1. I've paired this with the new Daisy Delight stamp set and one of the new In Colors, Lemon Lime Twist.

Lovely Words Thinlit Dies

I stamped the new Daisy Delight flower on Whisper White and then on Lemon Lime Twist, and punched out the Lemon Lime Twist Daisy with the new Daisy Punch. I also used the new Lovely Words Thinlit die to create the sentiment for the cards, cutting the words out of Basic Black Cardstock and then mounting it on a scalloped circle or oval of Lemon Lime Twist. I like to stamp the Daisy twice, offsetting the second from the first, to give it a fuller look. I stamped the center in Basic Black and then accented the Lemon Lime Twist Daisy with one of the new, Clear Faceted Gems.

Also using Daisy Delight flower stamp set and coordinating Daisy Punch

Below you can see two of the die cut words together on the two cards, Friend and Hugs. You can see all three of the dies later in this post. The new Faceted Gems come in either Clear or Gold. I've gravitated towards the Clear more than the Gold, but I know I'll be order more of both these new embellishments when the full catalog becomes available to customers and demonstrators June 1. Although demonstrators can place preorders now, we are limited to only a few of the new items and we, like our customers, must wait for June 1 before we can order all of the new items from the catalog.

I think these new dies are going to be very popular in the new catalog. While the dies cut the inner edge, they do not cut the outer edge. I used the Layering Ovals or the Layering Circle dies to cut the boarder for the words. This means the dies could be used to cut only the word and oval, or round shape out of a full layer, making this a perfect set for creating shaker cards or word windows.

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Recipe:

Stamp: Daisy Delight

Ink: Lemon Line Twist, Basic Black Archival
Paper: Whisper White, Lemon Line Twist, Basic Black
Accessories: Clear Faceted Gems (Avail June 1), Lovely Words Thinlit Dies, Layering Circles Framelits, Layering Ovals Framelits, Daisy Punch, Stampin' Scrub, Stampin' Mist, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensionals