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Tuesday 29 April 2014

SPOILER ALERT!!! New In-Colours for 2014-2016



New Catalogue cover


The new In-Colours for the next 2 years are..... 

Hello Honey
Tangelo Twist
Blackberry Bliss
Lost Lagoon
Mossy Meadow 

Here is a picture of the colours in clothes pins 




Monday 28 April 2014

Peachy Keen - Retro Fresh Designer Journaling Tags

I just love these ready made kits - I just don't use them often enough. Well this summer I'm challenging myself as I brought this kit with me and I'm determined to use them in my cards :-)

The photoframe is made with On Film framelits using Very Vanilla Core'dinations paper (has a bit more texture than regular card stock).

The banners are made with Banner punch from Retro Fresh designer Series paper. I mounted the punched banners on Baked Brown Sugar cardstock and handcut them out.

And as mentionned, the image is from Retro Fresh designer journaling tags set.

I stamped the background with Baked Brown Sugar ink and Hardwood background stamp. 




Thursday 24 April 2014

Retiring Stamps and Accessories - some already SOLD OUT!!!


NOTE that the still current in-colours RUFFLE STRETCH TRIM is retiring also. Stampin'Up! has not yet told us if there will be some changes to the In-Colour policy or if they are replacing the ruffle trim with something else. 
So if you LOVE the ruffle trim - get yours now - while you still can!!

Here is a list of items that are already SOLD OUT!

BUNDLES
Backyard Basics Clear Bundle
Backyard Basics Wood Mount
IN COLOR CARD STOCK
Gumball Green  8.5 x 11
Midnight Muse  8.5 x 11
Primrose Petals  8.5 x 11
Raspberry Ripple 8.5 x 11
Summer Starfruit  8.5 x 11
2012/2014 In Color 12 x 12
2012/2014 In Color 8.5 x 11
2012/2014 In Color Cardstock & Pad Kit
INK REFILLS
Gumball Green
Midnight Muse
Primrose Petals
Raspberry Ripple
Summer Starfruit
RIBBON
3/8" Ruffle Stretch Ribbon - Strawberry Slush
STAMP SETS
Backyard Basics - Clear & Wood
Birthday Cake
Blessings From Heaven - Clear
Creative Elements - Clear
Delicate Doilies - Clear
En Francais - Wood
Fabulous Florets - Clear
Fishin Around
Five-Way Flower - Wood
Harvest Blessings - Clear & Wood
My Friend - Clear
Mr & Mrs. - Wood
Rev Up The Fun - Clear & Wood
Simply Stars - Clear & Wood
Storybook Friends - Clear
Sunflower - Clear
Tag It - Clear
Take Care - Clear
Woodgrain - Clear & Wood
WHEELS
Birthday Candles
Timber
OTHER
Dazzling Diamonds

Below are listed all the retiring stamps and accessories.

NOTE! Some of the items are not retiring, but are taken out of a bundle or are repackaged.








Monday 14 April 2014

Sweet Fresh Prints banners



The Sweet is from a Photopolymer Stamp set, which I stamped with Versamark and heat embossed with golden embossing powder. Then I coloured the letters with Baked Brown Sugar, Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana, So Saffron and Wild Wasabi markers.

the pattern paper is from the Fresh Prints Designer Series paper pack (Spring Occasions Catalogue) and the card base is Coastal Cabana Card Stock. The Ruffle Stretch Trim is also Coastal Cabana.

then I punched several banners from the Fresh Prints paper. Remember, this banner punch was available during the Sale-a-bration, but it will also be available in the new Annual Catalogue, that comes out at the beginning of June!!!


In the mean time, if you didn't get the punch during the SAB, you can easily cut out these banners (in various sizes and widths, with your scissors too)

Sunday 13 April 2014

Gold, gold and more gold

So, gold is VERY in right now, has been for a while. You might have noticed even the summer jewelry is all golden.

I wanted to use some gold embossing and the golden Watercolor Wonder washi tape from the Spring Occasions catalogue on this. The base card stock is gold brushed card stock and the layer is Whisper White.





I used the Gold Seqiun trim pieces as embellishments at the top of the card.. The embossed text is done with Travel Journal builder wheel using Versamark ink and gold embossing powder.






Tuesday 8 April 2014

Embossed lace doilies


I did the embossing test already back home, but never got to make a card with it.


The embossing was very simple:
-rub your doily with versamark
-pour your embossing powder on (I used early espresso)
-heat

Embossing makes the doily thicker and gives it a nice shine

For the banners, I used the 'Hip Hip Hooray' kit's sticker sheets. The banners are very long, so I cut the banner cuts on both ends and then cut I them in half.

The brad glasses are non-stampin'Up! but the stamped image (with 3 glasses) is from the Retro Fresh Rotary stamp


Hope you enjoyed this, and sorry for any typos, I actually wrote this post on a bus :-)


Monday 7 April 2014

Cards with no stamps!

Okay, I needed 2 quick birthday cards and my crafting space was not yet done when I made these.
So, I used some "Retro Fresh" embellishments and card bases from "HipHipHooray" card kit.

Just some glue and here we are 
super duper simple (I did write "happy birthday" on one of them :-)



Sunday 6 April 2014

Temporary crafting space



Okay, I FINALLY got my stuff unpacked and got my crafting space all organized.
Haven't crated anything at this station yet :-)





So I have limited resources (unlimited in my head!!!), but I'm determined to work with the supplies I have. Please note that some of the items might be from the clearance rack, but you can still enjoy the layouts - right??