Petite Pairs sympathy card

With the Stampin' Up! retired accessories list coming out a little less a week ago, I thought I would feature some cards during the month of May using retired accessories and stamp sets.

This card uses the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer punch, which is one that is retiring at the end of May or sooner if it sells out.

It also features the Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies and Adorning Accents Textured Imperssions Embossing Folders which was carried over from the Occasions Mini catalog that ended yesterday.

Stamp set: Petite Pairs (wood mount or clear mount)
Ink: Calypso Coral Stampin' Pad, Old Olive Stampin' Write Marker
Paper: Whisper White card stock, Calypso Coral card stock, 2011-2013 In Color Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack
Accessories: Basic Pearls
Tools: Big Shot, Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies, Adorning Accents Embossing Folder, Decorative Label punch, Curly Label punch, Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer punch, Small Heart punch, Stampin' Dimensions

Thanks for stopping today and I hope you feel inspired and be sure to pick up the retiring accessories before they aren't available anymore!

Inspired By Nature sympathy card

Sympathy cards are some of my best sellers at craft shows and I really like the Inspired By Nature stamp set for sympathy cards. I also like the Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die for sympathy cards too. Here's a card that uses both of those plus the Petite Pairs stamp set.

Stamps: Inspired By Nature, Petite Pairs (wood mount and clear mount)

Ink: Night of Navy Stamp Pad

Paper: Night of Navy card stock, Whisper White cardstock

Other: Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die, Basic Pearls, Curly Label punch, Decorative Label punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

If you have any questions or comments, I would love to read them! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Sprinkled Expressions card

Sale-A-Bration is a great time of year for Stampin' Up! With every $50 you spend, you get one free item from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. This card uses the Sprinkled Expressions stamp set, the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper, and the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack which are all items from the SAB brochure.

Stamps: Sprinkled Expressions stamp set (Sale-A-Bration item)

Ink: Calypso Coral Stamp Pad

Paper: Whisper White card stock, Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (Sale-A-Bration item), Pool Party card stock, Calypso Coral card stock

Other: Curly Label punch, Decorative Label punch, Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad pack (Sale-A-Bration item)

Thanks for dropping by today and please post any questions or comments you may have!

Elementary Elegance birthday card with fabric

I joined a card swap group on facebook recently and for the month of February the "theme" was to use fabric. I'm new to using fabric on cards so I didn't know for sure what to do, so I just ripped the fabric into strips and used it as a ribbon.

Stamps: Elementary Elegance (Sale-A-Bration item)

Paper: Whisper White cardstock

Ink: Island Indigo stamp pad, Real Red stamp pad

Other: Curly Label punch (made a window to see the sentiment on the inside.), Twitterpated Designer Fabric

Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to leave questions or comments.

Flower Fest get well card

Everyone loves getting mail and getting a get well card is a great way to make you feel better.
Here's a bright cheery get well card made using the Flower Fest stamp set and Petite Pairs stamp set.

Stamps: Flower Fest stamp set (wood mount and clear mount), Petite Pairs stamp set (wood mount and clear mount)

Ink: Wild Wasabi stamp pad, Rose Red stamp pad

Paper: So Saffron card stock, Wild Wasabi card stock, Whisper White cardstock

Other: Curly Label punch, Fancy Flower punch, 5-Petal Flower punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, Basic Rhinestones, Stampin' Dimensionals

Elementary Elegance and Everyday Enchantment Happy Birthday Card

It's Thursday and that means day 4 of my birthday week!!
Here's today's card...

Stamps: Elementary Elegance (available during Sale-A-Bration starting January 24th through March 31st)

Paper: Whisper White cardstock, Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (Sale-A-Bration product)

Ink: Lucky Limeade Stamp Pad and Pool Party Stamp Pad (2011-2013 In Colors)

Other: Curly Label Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Paper Snips, Stampin' Dimensionals, Snail adhesive, Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack (Sale-A-Bration product), craft knife, 1/16" hole punch.

Here is a close up of the sentiment...

If you are new to Stampin' Up! then you are probably wondering what Sale-A-Bration is.

Sale-A-Bration is an amazing little sale that goes on from January 24th to March 31st. It even has it's own brochure! For every $50 you spend (not including shipping or taxes), you get one free product from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. Most of the items in the brochure are only available during Sale-A-Bration, but there are a few that are freebies from the Ideas Book and Catalog.

Another great thing about Sale-A-Bration is that if you are a Hostess during Sale-A-Bration and have a $150 workshop/party, you get a free tote along with the Hostess benefits! If you have a $400 workshop/party, you get a free hostess bundle of 3 products on pages 6 and 7 of the Sale-A-Bration brochure. I have featured two of these items in this blog post... The Everyday Enchantment DSP and the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack. It's a good time to host a workshop/party! If you're interested, give me a shout!

Thanks for stopping by and if you have any questions or comments, feel free to post them!