I just love decorating each month and have been making framed art for 9 months now. I usually think about what I want the art to look like for several weeks before I actually create the picture. Most of the time the picture turns out like I envisioned and that of course makes me happy.
Retiring items:
Lattice Big shot die
Strawberry Slush, Gumball Green, and Raspberry Ripple card stock
Summer Starfruit and Midnight Muse designer paper
Little Leaves Sizzlet
Returning items:
Soft Sky, Rich Razzleberry, Pink Pirouette, and Rose Red card stock
Butterfly punches
Spiral Flower Big shot die
Have you ever seen a pink lemon? I wondered how this might look, but really wanted to use the Primrose Petals card stock. I think it turned out okay. One of my stampers said she did not have anyone to pucker up for, but I thought, it would not have to be a husband or boy friend. You could pucker up for a special niece or nephew, a grand child or even your elderly parent.
Retiring items:
Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit card stock
Midnight Muse designer paper
Crazy Mixed Up Love stamp set
Remaining items:
Whisper white card stock
Regals candy dots
Polka dot embossing folder
I know just the person I will send this card to, how about you?
Do you feel like I do that this Stampin'Up! catalog year just zoomed on by? Today is my Last Chance card class. All of the cards we will be making use retired items. What will you miss the most?
Retiring items
Lovely Little Labels stamp set
Midnight Muse card stock and ink
Summer Starfruit card stock and ink
Basic Glimmer brads
Returning items
Whisper White card stock
Soft Suede card stock
Deco Labels framelit
Little labels punch pack
Linen thread
Beautiful Baroque embossing folder
I have seen the new catalog and have copies ready to hand out to anyone who places an order this month. Or if that is not to your liking come by Sushi's place on May 31st and get your free copy along with a tour of the catalog.
I love cards that feature just one color. This card features one of my favorite colors, Midnight Muse. I hate to see it go when the new catalog premiers. What color will you miss the most?
Retiring items:
Midnight Muse card stock and ink
Midnight Muse ribbon
Midnight Muse In color Dahlias
Happy Day stamp set
Remaining Items
Whisper White card stock
Gorgeous Grunge stamp set
There are two weeks left in which to order from the current catalog. What items do you want to be sure and add to your collection?
I love Washi tape. I think it adds a nice focal point to a card, and is easy to use. These 3 tapes are retiring from the SU catalog so I wanted to get some more use out of them. When I made this card I wanted the word smile to be the top word on the card, but I noticed there was too much white space above the word. So, I reached for some punches and fixed the card right away.
Retiring items....
Gingham Garden washi tape and designer paper
Happy Day stamp set
Items remaining......
Whisper White and Melon Mambo card stock
Melon Mambo ink
Rhinestones
Who can you make smile by sending them this card/
Isn't this dragonfly cute. He is one of the bugs you can make with the Bug Me stamp set that is retiring this year. Most of the stamps that retire, make it to my annual garage sale, but I think I will keep this one because it is a great stamp to have around when the grand kids come to visit.
Retiring items used
Raspberry Ripple ink
Raspberry Ripple and Gumball Green card stock
Scallop trim border punch, Itty Bitty shape pack punch
Loving Thoughts, Bug Me stamp sets
Items remaining
Pearls
Whisper White card stock
Basic Gray ink
I just want to smile when I see this card, don't you?
Has a year really gone by since the last new catalog came out? For the month of May, I like to focus on retiring items since it will be the last chance to order many of the items.
Last chance for......
Summer Starfruit card stock since this in color is leaving
Bug Me stamp
Midnight Muse card stock another retiring in color
Still available...
Hexagon Hive thinlit
Natural ribbon that I colored with markers
Baked Brown Sugar in color card stock
Have you seen the new catalog yet? Come to my Catalog Preview on May 31st and get your own copy and a preview of the catalog and how it is meant to be used. Look for more information in the days ahead.
One of my favorite sets is retiring this year so I had to feature one of the stamps on a summer card. I chose the bee from Nature Walk because it goes so well with the beehive embossing folder. What else is retiring on this card?
More Mustard card stock
Word Play stamp set
Nature Walk stamp set
I could see this card being a great graduation card. What would you use it for?
One of my dreams got accomplished today. I walked in a 5k race our local hospital sponsors each memorial day weekend and bettered my time from last year. Yeah for a goal accomplished.
Red and Blue are colors that will always look good together. I made this card to look similar to a swap I received at the regional in St. Louis. But, I knew I needed to use one of the colors of retiring card stock I seemed to have stockpiled. Can you guess what retiring color I used?
Yes, Riding Hood Red. How did I decide what color to put with Riding Hood Red? I checked out my Designer paper and found a great blue and white checked design in the World's Greatest DSP pack. So, Island Indigo was my choice and I really like how it looks.
I always need a great looking manly card and have the perfect event to use the card coming up this afternoon. The retirement of a man that has devoted a lot of time and effort to our local Salvation Army. What would you use this card for?
What do you think of when you think of Summer? Me, I think of bugs! I looked at the Spring Sampler stamp set and found these cute bug stamps. Another simple card that was featured in my Summer card stamp class. This cute stamp set is featured in the Spring catalog which will end on May 31st. What is your favorite part of summer?
Don't just love this polka dotted ribbon? My friend Dana made a card similar to this for a swap at the Jubilant Butterflies meeting a couple of months ago. How simple is this card to make. Can you identify the items that will be retiring on June 3rd?
1. All the polka dotted ribbons
2. The sayings from Word Play
3. The River Rock card stock
When I recently took inventory of my card stock I noticed that I had gobs of a white card stock that has been gone for quite a while. Do you see it on this card? Yup, it is Confetti White! I can't imagine why I have so much of this card stock left over, but we used a lot of it in my Fill Your Card box with Summer cards class.
I was trying to figure out how to make this card using items that will be staying. Look for another card in the future that is a remake of this card. What would you use to revamp this card and make it current?
What do you think of when you think of summer? Bugs, that's what I think of. So, I chose the cute little bugs featured in the Spring Sampler stamp set featured in the Spring Catalog that will soon be retiring. They are just the right size for the 1 inch punch.
The banners are made from the paper packs that will be retiring from the big catalog on June 3rd. This card just made me happy looking at it, and I hope it does you too.
