Retired Stamps and Accessories - Cottage Garden

Well another day in August, the Stampin' Up retirement month, and I am sharing another card from my class earlier in the month, utilising the Cottage Garden stamp set and using two of the retiring in colours, Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzazz.

Grab a bargain before they disappear for good:-

• Cottage Garden $32.95 to $24.71 wood or $24.95 to $18.71 clear
• Oval All $29.95 wood
  
• Pear Pizzazz A4 cardstock pack (24 sheets) $13.95 to $10.96
• Peach Parfait Classic Stampin' Pads $11.95 to $7.17, Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad $11.95 to $8.96
• Peach Parfait 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon $16.95 to $12.71
• Eyelet Punch $30.95
• 2011-2012 A4 Smooth Card Stock (20 sheets - 4 sheets of 5 colours) $13.95 to $8.37
  
• 2011-2012 12" x 12" Smooth Cardstock (20 sheets - 4 sheets of 5 colours) $18.95 to $11.37
  
• 2011-2012 12" x 12" Textured Cardstock (20 sheets - 4 sheets of 5 colours) $22.95 to $17.21
  

Stamp Set: Cottage Garden, Oval All
Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait
Card: Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, Whisper White
Accessories: Peach Parfait 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon, Eyelet Punch

Retired Stamps and Accessories - Simply Sent Great Day

Another chilly day here in the Adelaide Hills but I spent the afternoon yesterday creating some cards with some new products from the new catalogue that will be launched on 1 September.

However, I am sharing a bright and cheerful card today which is from the Simply Sent Kit, Great Day which is always fantastic value at $21.95 but it is on sale for only $16.46 until sold out or until the end of August. You can quickly create cards for any occasion with these beautiful printed cards - Stampin' Up have done all the hard work for you.

The contains all the supplies to make 8 wonderful cards:
8 printed cards (14 cm x 10. 8 cm) with 8 white envelopes
4 sheets of self-adhesive coordinating accents
8 Whisper White small flower buttons
8 precut Bashful Blue 1/4" grosgrain ribbon strips

I choose to include a "happy birthday" sentiment from my stash of stamp sets but you could keep them blank or include your choice of sentiment.

Retired Stamps and Accessories - Trendy Trees

It's really winter weather here in Adelaide today, raining, hailing and oh sooooo cold, but great weather to stay inside and do some stamping.

Another retiring stamp set I am using the Trendy Trees ($31.95 wood), a small set of 7 stamps but very versatile with two great sentiments "thanks so much" and "thinking of you" and the lovely trees.

I have used some other products that are great bargains at the moment, Paper-Piercing Tool ($6.95), Mat Pack ($18.95 reduced to $14.21), Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad ($11.95 reduced to $8.96), Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad ($11.95 reduced to $8.96), Pear Pizzazz 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon ($16.95).


Stamp Set: Trendy Trees
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pear Pizzazz
Card: Chocolate Chip, Pear Pizzazz, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Pear Pizzazz 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon

Retiring Stamps and Accessories - Baroque Motifs

I had my Stamping class this afternoon and we used stamp sets and accessories that are retiring, so in the coming days I will share these creations with you all. Check out the up-to-date list of items as some have already sold out.

Today, I am featuring one of the very first stamp sets I purchased way back in 2008 even before I was a demonstrator - Baroque Motifs which is available until sold out at $39.95 in wood.

I decided to use many shades of pink with a touch of River Rock, oh I love this design oh so quick with a touch of class with the feature in the right hand corner.

The 2010-2012 In-colours are retiring too, so be quick to purchase the Blushing Bride Stampin' Pad $11.95 to $7.17 or the Blushing Bride 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon 13.7 roll for $12.71 (was $16.95).

What about most of Classic Stampin' Pads from $11.95 to $8.96 due to them being reconfigured, what a bargain to be had!


Stamp Set: Baroque Motif
Ink: Blushing Bride, Rose Red, River Rock
Card: Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride, Rose Red, Whisper White
Accessories: Blushing Bride 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch

Masculine Theme Blog Hop

What a wet and rainy morning but what a way to warm you up, grab a coffee and enjoy some wonderful creations with a group of my friends who happen also to be Stampin' Up! Demonstrators. I am so looking forward to catching up with many of the Victorian ladies next weekend on Saturday at the SU event. This month we are featuring a masculine theme, you may start from here or you may have come from Christine Blain and what a great idea she had for you.

I would like to share with you a card that was a case from Julie Davison with a few small changes, it was quick to make and is very much in my clear and simple design.

Stamp Set: Seaworthy, Prefect Punches
Card: Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake, Not Quite Navy, Bravo Burgundy, Whisper White
Ink: Not Quite Navy, Bravo Burgundy
Accessories: Modern Label Punch



I hope you enjoy this hop as it's great to get lots of ideas for the men in our lives as sometimes I do struggle with masculine designs. You are now off to visit Nikki Sadler.

Jack Frost is here... as is Christmas in July

Well what about the freezing weather we had here in Woodside, South Australia this morning...Jack Frost had been busy overnight and it was like a white Christmas had arrived, we'll on Saturday afternoon I will be hosting a Christmas in July Stamping Class and it will be nice and warm inside as we are due to have another overnight chill. If you are free you are most welcome to join us to make four Christmas cards with matching envelopes all for only $12.00 which includes tea/coffee and some Christmas fruit cake.

Here is a little sneak peak of what we will be creating and there is some dazzling diamonds in there to recreate that frost on the trees.