April Workshop-Part 3

Hi Stampers!

Tonight I'll be sharing the last card that was made at the workshop last month. It showcases another way of making a flower using our punches and cardstock. I love, love this card and the colors. I can't wait to make some more cards like this one but with different sentiments. My "thanks" is a little crooked (didn't use the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig) so don't look too closely at that. LOL




The colors used for this card are all taken from the Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper itself. I think this is one of my favorite color combinations this year. It uses Rich Razzleberry (NEW In Color) and Old Olive. Aren't the colors just so rich and striking?



Here is a close-up of the flower that we made. Both the flowers and the leaves were made using the Five-Petal Flower Punch. The tip here (which freaked me out when I found out what we had to do, so bear with me ;o) ) is that you will punch out your flowers and then run them through the crimper about 6x and then crumple them up. Then, you will start to separate the Cardstock by peeling away *gasp* the two layers. I was truly afraid to do this at first but it was actually very easy and the resulting was beautiful! The leaves are done the exact same way. Lastly, we punched out a 1/2" circle out of the polka dotted Cottage Wall DSP and adhered it to a Build-A-Brad. This was then attached to the center of the flower and leaves then attached to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. That's it. Easy right?


All Supplies Stampin' Up! (unless otherwise indicated)
Stamps: Taffy Alphabet
Ink: Rich Razzleberry
Paper: Rich Razzleberry
Accessories: Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper, Build-A-Brad, Five-Petal Flower Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Crimper, 1/4" Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals


Happy Stampin' and have a great night!


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Newest Update to Backordered Products

Hi Everyone,
Here's the latest Backorder Report that includes the products that are retiring. This list is current as of May 25, 2010.

You can currently order the following items, and they will begin shipping this week.
117335: Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions embossing folder
118138: Beautiful Wings Embosslits die

You can currently order the following items, and they will begin shipping the week of May 31, 2010.
100037: Blush Blossom Stampin' Write marker
100043: Almost Amethyst Stampin' Write marker
100048: Green Galore Stampin' Write marker
100049: Gable Green Stampin' Write marker
100056: Lovely Lilac Stampin' Write marker
100475: Cameo Coral card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
100532: Ruby Red Classic Stampin' Ink refill
100550: Taken with Teal Classic Stampin' Ink refill
100613: Ballet Blue card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
100661: Really Rust card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
100685: Really Rust Classic Stampin' Ink refill
100763: Brilliant Blue Classic Stampin' Ink refill
100925: Close to Cocoa Craft Stampin' Ink refill
100969: Orchid Opulence card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
101033: Cameo Coral Craft Stampin' Ink refill
101232: Gable Green Craft Stampin' Ink refill
101268: Pale Plum Classic Stampin' Ink refill
101324: Orchid Opulence Classic Stampin' Ink refill
101341: Close to Cocoa card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
101478: Creamy Caramel Classic Stampin' Ink refill
101614: Lavender Lace card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
101713: Ballet Blue Classic Stampin' Ink refill
101732: Ballet Blue Craft Stampin' Ink refill
101768: Green Galore card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
101771: Mellow Moss Classic Stampin' Ink refill
101967: Mellow Moss Craft Stampin' Ink refill
101986: Yoyo Yellow Classic Stampin' Ink refill
102030: Ruby Red card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
102049: Taken with Teal Craft Stampin' Ink refill
102158: Almost Amethyst card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
102202: Pale Plum Craft Stampin' Ink refill
102238: Cameo Coral Classic Stampin' Ink refill
102308: Pink Passion Classic Stampin' Ink refill
102444: Close to Cocoa Classic Stampin' Ink refill
102514: Creamy Caramel card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
102521: Going Gray Classic Stampin' Ink refill
102701: Barely Banana card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
102762: Pink Passion card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
102795: Gable Green card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
102898: Mellow Moss card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
102931: Only Orange Classic Stampin' Ink refill
103006: Brilliant Blue Craft Stampin' Ink refill
103318: Blush Blossom card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
105121: Pixie Pink card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
105148: Elegant Eggplant Craft Stampin' Ink refill
105163: Handsome Hunter Craft Stampin' Ink refill
105221: Bashful Blue Classic Stampin' Ink refill
105224: Pixie Pink Classic Stampin' Ink refill
105231: Apricot Appeal Classic Stampin' Ink refill
105440: Rich Regals Craft Stampin' Ink refill
105441: Soft Subtles Craft Stampin' Ink refill
105442: Earth Elements Craft Stampin' Ink refill
105443: Bold Brights Craft Stampin' Ink refill
105555: Earth Elements Classic Stampin' Ink refill
105556: Rich Regals Classic Stampin' Ink refill
105557: Soft Subtles Classic Stampin' Ink refill
106536: Creamy Caramel card stock (12" x 12")
106534: Handsome Hunter card stock (12" x 12")
106540: Brilliant Blue card stock (12" x 12")
106541: Lovely Lilac card stock (12" x 12")
106548: Mellow Moss card stock (12" x 12")
107078: Almost Amethyst card stock (12" x 12")
107077: Lavender Lace card stock (12" x 12")
107107: Only Orange card stock (12" x 12")
107109: Gable Green card stock (12" x 12")

You can currently order the following items, but a shipping date has not yet been determined. We will let you know as soon as we have that information.
100038: Mellow Moss Stampin' Write marker
100057: Brilliant Blue Stampin' Write marker
100072: Close to Cocoa Stampin' Write marker
100639: Barely Banana Classic Stampin' Ink refill
100720: Sage Shadow Craft Stampin' Ink refill
100862: Lavender Lace Classic Stampin' Ink refill
101735: Green Galore Classic Stampin' Ink refill
103077: Lovely Lilac Classic Stampin' Ink refill
105146: Bashful Blue Craft Stampin' Ink refill
105227: Handsome Hunter Classic Stampin' Ink refill
119976: Square Lattice Textured Impressions embossing folder

The following items are no longer available to order. Our inventory has been depleted, and we are unable to order more.
101563: Sage Shadow card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
102837: Only Orange card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
107079: Sage Shadow card stock (12" x 12")
107101: Close to Cocoa card stock (12" x 12")
119833: Old Olive Polka-Dot 6" x 6" Designer printed album

EMAIL ME if you have any questions.
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April Workshop Part 2- Simply Said Candy Box

Hello Stampers!
Today, I'll be sharing this cute little candy box that we made last month at Yolie's house. This is the second project from my post HERE. It was easy to make and fast too! Gotta love that. ;o)
I'm sorry, but I don't remember the measurements of the box but I'll find out and add it to this post. So stay tuned for that.

Here's a side view of the box. Isn't it cute? The flowers and sentiment are from the Simply Said set.

Here's a front view. As you can see, the box is tied shut using the Bermuda Bay Ribbon. Inside is a handful of Hershey's Kisses, yummy!

And now, here's a view from the back of the box, standing up. Don't you just love it?! The flowers were stamped in Bermuda Bay, So Saffron and Pumpkin Pie. Love the color combo! ;o)

All Supplies Stampin' Up! (unless otherwise indicated)
Stamps: Simply Said
Ink: Bermuda Bay, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie
Paper: So Saffron, Whisper White
Accessories: Ticket Corner Punch, 1/16" Circle Punch, Linen Thread, Paper Trimmer with Scoring Blade, Bermuda Bay 1/2" Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon


Just a quick reminder that you can now order from the Summer Mini Catalog! I'll be posting some cards I made at my workshop yesterday using new products form the mini. So make sure you come back to check those out! ;o)

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Have a great night and Happy Stampin'!

National Scrapbooking Month

Hi Stampers!
With all the business that's been going on I almost forgot about the Stampin' Up! Promotion for this month!! In honor of May being National Scrapbooking Month, the promotion this month is perfect for scrapbooking! With any order of specified stamp sets or the My Digital Studio, you get a FREE package of Designer Brads. How cool is that!?

Click the image above to download and view more details!

Dates: May 1-31, 2010

Details: May is National Scrapbooking Month--we're offering a special promotion for the month of May: purchase a qualifying scrapbooking stamp set or the My Digital Studio software and receive a FREE package of Designer brads--choose from four designs!

Qualifying products and Designer brads are listed below:

Stamp sets

Page	Description	Wood-Mount Item	Wood-Mount Price	Clear-Mount Item	Clear-Mount Price
81	Extreme Elements	115181	$26.95	---	---
119	Framed with Love**	114389	$27.95	---	---
128	Certified**	113706	$27.95	---	---
129	Circle Circus	115778	$28.95	---	---
12*	Elements of Style	118611	$27.95	120045	$19.95
13*	Mementos	119910	$27.95	120105	$19.95
13*	Elements de style	119900	$27.95	120099	$19.95
14*	Rough Type	118659	$26.95	120072	$18.95
22*	Sentimental Journey	118513	$23.95	120075	$17.95
25*	First Day	118521	$23.95	120051	$17.95
25*	Camino a la Escuela	120152	$23.95	120154	$17.95

*From Summer Mini Catalog
**Last Chance stamp set!

My Digital Studio software

Page	Description	Item	Price
32*	My Digital Studio	118108	$79.95

*From Summer Mini Catalog

Designer brads

Page	Description	Item	Retail Price	Price with Qualifying Purchase
179	Flower Designer brads	112579	$5.95	FREE
179	Filigree Designer brads	112577	$5.95	FREE
179	Circle Designer brads	112571	$5.95	FREE
179	Star Designer brads	112572	$5.95	FREE

Things to Remember:

• Orders may be placed on any order type (customer, demonstrator, workshop, or online).
• There are no limits and is no minimum purchase to qualify for this promotion.
• Framed with Love and Certified stamp sets will be part of the 2010 Last Chance list.
• For each qualifying product purchased (see above for details), customers will receive one free package of Designer brads.
• Free Designer brads will not automatically be added to orders. Because there are four free items to choose from, demonstrators and customers will need to order the qualifying item first and then add the free item.
• A warning will pop up reminding customers to redeem their free item(s) if they try to close the order without adding them.

Please feel free to call or EMAIL ME if you have any questions! Click Here to Order 24/7

April Workshops- Part 1

Good Evening Stampers!
Tonight I'm sharing with you three cards we made at my upline's house last month. As always, they were quick and easy to make but always with a stunning result! ;o)
So here we go...

This is a group shot of the 3 projects we made. Aren't they great?!

Today I'll be sharing the first card we made which is a graduation card. With all the graduations going on right now, don't you think it's perfect? I really love the colors, but you can always change the layout to fit whatever your school colors are! The swirly background was made using the Cornelli Lace Wheel and White Craft Ink. That was stamped onto a Basic Gray strip of cardstock that was slightly shorter than the strip that is directly behind it, also in Basic Gray. The stars and ribbon coordinate and are both using the In Color, Crushed Curry. Finally, the stars and "Way to Go" saying are from the Starring You stamp set. Oh ya, and the "Happy Graduation" sentiment is from Teeny, Tiny Wishes.


All Supplies Stampin' Up! (unless otherwise indicated)
Stamps: Starring You, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Going Gray, Basic Gray, White Craft
Paper: Going Gray, Basic Gray, Whisper White
Accessories: Cornelli Lace Wheel, Silver, Mini Deco Fasteners, Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Large Star Punch, Star Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Crushed Curry 1/2" Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals


That's all tonight, I'll share the next two cards in the coming days. Have a great night and Happy Stampin'!

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Carry Over Products from Mini Catalogs

Hi Stampers,
I just wanted to give you a quick update as to the products that are still available for purchase. These are products that were available in both the Holiday Mini and the Occasions Mini Catalog. So if you are still interested in these items let me know.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FILE

I am off to Las Vegas for the weekend so see you when I get back! Happy Stampin'!

~*Priscilla*~

Important Info about Retiring Colors

Hi Stampers!

I want to pass along some very important information about the colors that will be retiring at the end of June. Please read the message below. If you have any questions please CONTACT ME. Thanks!

A Message from Shelli about Color

May 10, 2010

As many of you are aware, we are dealing with a significant backorder problem with our discontinuing colors. I wanted to do a little explaining-as well as a lot of apologizing-for this situation, and try to clarify how we've arrived at the decisions we've made.

First and foremost, I am sorry. In anticipation of the colors retiring, we did extensive studies and research (going back to the previous color changes, looking at purchasing trends over several years, considering current buying behaviors, etc.) to forecast the expected demand through a date that we felt we could honor for filling orders on discontinued colors.

We knew there would be a significant spike in the demand for these discontinued colors and planned accordingly. But, we were way off. I don't say that casually; I don't say that flippantly. I am stating a fact. Based on the inventory we had on hand, we felt very comfortable telling you that we would be able to fill orders for these products through the end of May. We grossly underestimated (in some cases, the demand was four times higher than what we expected) the desire that you and your customers would have for these colors, and I am so sorry.

We saw several products nearing backorder status several weeks ago, and actually placed additional orders for these products. Last week, we realized that the situation for even more products was nearing back-order status and in some cases, item numbers were turned off. We have had employees on the phone almost nonstop with our vendors and we've met for hours trying to find solutions.

The decision is not strictly a financial one; I have always been committed to doing what is right for you. If it were simply a matter of placing additional orders for these products and taking a financial hit, the decision would be made. I would do that in a heartbeat to make this right.

The situation is more complex than that. The main problem is that, if we place orders for the discontinuing products, we run the risk of postponing product production of our new colors. To begin the new Stampin' Up! year without inventory on our new colors would be tragic. On the other hand, not having inventory on hand to fill orders for our discontinued products through the time period we stated is also tragic. But we can't do both.

After careful consideration of all options, we made a decision, which we announced on May 5. (Click here to read that complete message.) We determined that our highest priority is to have product on hand for our new colors. We also committed to filling as many orders as possible for discontinuing products. We will do this by 1) substituting textured card stock for smooth card stock in cases where we run out of smooth, and 2) continuing to place orders for other discontinuing items such as inks and markers in backorder status and work with our vendors to fill those orders. Some backorders may take weeks to fill, but they will get filled.

You may be asking, "Will we be able to fill all orders?" No-and again, I am so sorry. But currently we believe we can fill the vast majority of them. As long as an item number is on in OEX, we are planning on filling it, even though it may be in back order status. In some cases, we will turn an item number off if we reach a point when it is absolutely unavailable and there are no other viable options.

Do we understand what this does to you? I believe so. We have several employees who are demonstrators; we have many others who are as deeply committed to you as they can be. I know many of you have shed tears over this situation, and I want to assure you that many of us have as well. For me, there have been few situations that have been more troubling, more painful, than this one-primarily because we made a commitment that we are having a difficult time honoring.

Once again, I'm sorry. I thank you for all you do for Stampin' Up! and want to reiterate our commitment and dedication to you. We will do all we can to make this as right as we can.

Here is the most current backorder report:

You can currently order the following items, and they will begin shipping the week of May 10, 2010.

103318: Blush Blossom card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
107082: Blush Blossom card stock (12" x 12")

You can currently order the following items, and they will begin shipping the week of May 17, 2010.

100614: Blush Blossom Classic Stampin' Ink refill
100661: Really Rust card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
100685: Really Rust Classic Stampin' Ink refill
100721: Brilliant Blue card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
100862: Lavender Lace Classic Stampin' Ink refill
101268: Pale Plum Classic Stampin' Ink refill
101483: Gable Green Classic Stampin' Ink refill
101735: Green Galore Classic Stampin' Ink refill
102158: Almost Amethyst card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
102444: Close to Cocoa Classic Stampin' Ink refill
103077: Lovely Lilac Classic Stampin' Ink refill
105227: Handsome Hunter Classic Stampin' Ink refill
105554: Bold Brights Classic Stampin' Ink refill
105555: Earth Elements Classic Stampin' Ink refill
105556: Rich Regals Classic Stampin' Ink refill
105557: Soft Subtles Classic Stampin' Ink refill
107098: Cameo Coral card stock (12" x 12")
117335: Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions embossing folder
118073: Extra Large Fancy Flower punch

You can currently order the following item, and it will begin shipping the week of May 24, 2010.

118138: Beautiful Wings Embosslits die

You can currently order the following items, and they will begin shipping the week of May 31, 2010.

102898: Mellow Moss card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
106548: Mellow Moss card stock (12" x 12")

You can currently order the following items, but a shipping date has not yet been determined. We will let you know as soon as we have that information.

100037: Blush Blossom Stampin' Write marker
100043: Almost Amethyst Stampin' Write marker
100072: Close to Cocoa Stampin' Write marker
100427: Lovely Lilac card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
100639: Barely Banana Classic Stampin' Ink refill
101478: Creamy Caramel Classic Stampin' Ink refill
101563: Sage Shadow card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
101986: Yoyo Yellow Classic Stampin' Ink refill
102514: Creamy Caramel card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
102521: Going Gray Classic Stampin' Ink refill
102580: Almost Amethyst Classic Stampin' Ink refill
105440: Rich Regals Craft Stampin' Ink refill
105441: Soft Subtles Craft Stampin' Ink refill
105442: Earth Elements Craft Stampin' Ink refill
105443: Bold Brights Craft Stampin' Ink refill
106534: Handsome Hunter card stock (12" x 12")
106536: Creamy Caramel card stock (12" x 12")
107079: Sage Shadow card stock (12" x 12")
107101: Close to Cocoa card stock (12" x 12")

Color Renovation and Retiring Colors

I have some exciting news(for some) and maybe worrisome as well. Stampin' Up! has announced some news regarding the Stampin' Up! Color Renovation!! Here's the info as I know it now:

29 colors are retiring BUT some of our past In Colors are returning as well. Stampin' Up! has done a wonderful job of introducing all the facts about the Color Renovation. Because they are going to introduce some NEW colors, that means that room has to be made. So, if you have some favorite retiring colors, please make sure to order them now, before they are gone on June 30th.

Starting in July, along with the NEW catalog, here is what our NEW Color Collection will look like:

Click HERE to download

These wonderful new color collections will be available to everyone with the new Stampin' Up! catalog in July .... AND if you are a DEMONSTRATOR you get to order them early!!!!! (not a demonstrator yet? FIND OUT MORE info about joining my Group by Emailing Me!)

For many, stamping is ALL ABOUT COLOR... so I am just very excited about having NEW COLORS to play with !!!

We will also get 5 new In Colors in the new catalog, too !!!!

5 NEW COLORS (see chart above):

Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight, Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze and Early Espresso

10 RETURNING IN COLORS (see chart above):

Baja Breeze, Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette, Rich Razzleberry, Riding Hood Red, River Rock, Soft Suede, Tangerine Tango and Wild Wasabi

If you need to stock up on any of the current colors that will be retiring soon, check with your demonstrator, or if you don't have one, you may ORDER ONLINE ANYTIME <<>

Now, the colors that will be retiring are below.

Click HERE to download

Current Colors that will Retire in June:

glorious green, green galore, gable green, yoyo yellow, only orange, pink passion, pixie pink, orchid opulence, lovely lilac, brilliant blue, close to cocoa, creamy caramel, really rust, ruby red, cameo coral, summer sun, bordering blue, brocade blue, ballet blue, taken with teal, handsome hunter, pale plum, blush blossom, apricot appeal, barely banana, mellow moss, sage shadow, almost amethyst, lavender lace, basic brown, going gray

Please, please be sure you either CONTACT ME or go directly to MY WEBSITE to place your orders for any of the retiring colors listed above. Don't wait until it is too late. Remember you have until June 30, but items are going fast already!

Happy Stampin'!

Baby Shower Favors

Happy Mother's Day Stampers! I hope you all spent a wonderful day honoring your moms or yourself if you are a mother. What would we be without our wonderful, supportive and loving mothers? I for one would like to thank my mom for her continual love and support for the past 33 years and I hope to have many more years with her...

Today, I'm sharing some Baby Shower Favors and Centerpieces that I made for a baby shower. My cousin ordered these for her boyfriend's sister. The theme was Jungle Safari so I knew exactly what set I wanted to use right away! Fox and Friends of course. My two fave images are the monkey and the owl. Of course, I couldn't use the owl since he doesn't fit the theme, but I love owls so I hope to use it soon! ;o)

Okay, on to the projects. Enjoy!!

Here's a group shot of the favors and the centerpieces. The colors used were So Saffron, Bashful Blue and Mint Melody.

Close-up of the favors.

Here's a picture of the Centerpieces. The jars I found at Wal-Mart and I filled the jars and the favors with Animal Crackers of course! The ribbon was bought by the Mommy to Be so I have no idea where she purchased it. But it matched her theme.

This is one of the favors I made. This one was the one made in Bashful Blue Cardstock and matching ink. The little box was made using the Petal Card Bigz Die for the Big Shot.

This is a top view of the favor box. I used the Small Flat Cello Bags to fill with the Animal Crackers. Everything was tied together with the Linen Thread and I attached a tag to each. The three images I used were the monkey, giraffe and the lion.

All Supplies Stampin' Up! (unless otherwise indicated)
Stamps: Fox and Friends, Vintage Labels, Cuddles and Tickles (retired)

Ink: Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Crushed Curry, Summer Sun, Soft Suede

Paper: Mint Melody, Bashful Blue, So Saffron
Accessories: Tag Punch, 1/16" Circle Punch, Linen Thread, Petal Card Bigz Die, Big Shot, Jungle Ribbon (non-Stampin' Up!)


Have a great night and Happy Stampin'!