I hope you're not to sick of the Dreams Du Jour samples yet. I'm waiting patiently for my first big order from the new catalog but it won't be here until early next week. I think every single person with a catalog placed an order last Monday and the great people who ship at Stampin' Up! have been working 24/7 filling orders. Unfortunately, they didn't ship mine first! So, until my new goodies get here, these samples with my only new set, Dreams Du Jour, will have to tide you over my friends.
This sample uses the new In Color Tangerine Tango, along with the now famous Bella Rose designer paper and this gorgeous butterfly from this set. I stamped the butterfly in the permanent Basic Brown ink and watercolored it in with Tangerine Tango. I also used the new Scallop Edge punch on this card. This makes life so much easier... rather than having to use that slit or corner rounder punch to make a scallop edge-- this is just so much easier. Enjoy!
Set: Dreams Du Jour
Ink: Basic Brown, Tangerine Tango to watercolor
Cardstock: Tangerine Tango textured, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Accessories: 1 3/8 Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, 1/16" punch, Scallop Edge Punch, White Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimmensionals, Blender Pen
This is a very simple yet elegant card with VERY little stamping. Instead it uses one of the roses from the Bella Rose designer series paper. I cut out the rose and the leaves and used it for the focal point on this card. The colors are mostly new In-Colors-- Riding Hood Red and Kiwi Kiss. Pretty color palette!
Set: All Holidays
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Cardstock: Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Accessories: White Taffeta Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, Bella Rose Designer Series paper
Are you as excited about the Stampin' Up! Big Shot as I am? Are you thinking, you NEED it? You have to have the Big Shot to use our larger exclusive SU Dies... the really cool ones-- they are too big for the Cuttlebug. You know you are going to need it... just like me. I did. I had to have it... the day it was released. 
Well, sign up to be a demonstrator today, for only $99 and get the Big Shot at a 30% discount. As a demonstrator you get a 30% discount on your very first order... not to mention the great benefits that follow. Whether you are interested in a new career, making a little extra money for a special project, or just paying for your "habit" NOW is the time to sign up with me. Never before have you been able to choose your kit (stamping, scrapbooking, or Decor Elements) and NEVER before has it been under $100...perfect for the stamper who already has a lot of what is in the normal kit. Or if you are just starting out, you can get the regular kit for $195 and you can pick any extra set from the new catalog for FREE.
This is a once in a lifetime offer... I mean you can become a demonstrator anytime, but at this price with these kit offers... never seen anything like it in 9 years I've been a demonstrator. E-mail me with any questions you might have, or if you're ready, go to my demonstrator website http://amysaddiction.stampinup.net and fill out the demonstrator agreement and get started today!
I've been holding out forever on getting the Cuttlebug or Sizzix... drooling over all of the cute stuff my club members are making. I'm so excited that Stampin' Up! now has the SU Big Shot. They have some exclusive dies that you can only get through SU. They are currently only selling dies, but we hope to see embossing products in the near future. Don't you know that I was one of the first people online to order it. I was amazed at how fast it was delivered... and I've been having so much fun playing with it.
For this card, I used the new Pink Pirouette cardstock and ink and the Bella Rose designer paper along with an old favorite set- Always- to create this soft design. Then for the greeting I used the die Join In the Cheer-- one of the SU exclusive Dies. It is a long 12" die that includes the words "Peace & Joy & Love & Cheer" and I cut off the "Cheer" for this card. It is cut out of the Bella Rose designer paper. This is a really cute die that I think can be used for lots of different things.
Set: Always
Ink: Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip
Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Accessories: Pretties, Scallop Punch, Bella Rose Designer Paper, Chocolate Taffeta Ribbon, Dimmensionals, SU Big Shot and Join in the Cheer Die
My first set from the new catalog was Dreams Du Jour. It reminds me of the old labels on packages and feed sacks.
This card was inspired by a card that one of my good friends Susan sent me for my birthday. I know that Susan used her Scor-Pal to do the scoring on the white cardstock... however I used my scoring blade and my Fiskars cutter. Pacific Blue is my favorite of the new In Colors. I paired it along with Kiwi Kiss to create a cool color palette for this card. A gold brad and some Old Olive (but it looks pretty kiwi to me) wide grosgrain ribbon gives the card some texture.
Sets: Dreams Du Jour
Ink: Basic Black (Pacific Blue, Kiwi Kiss to watercolor with)
Cardstock: Pacific Blue, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White
Accessories: Dimmensionals, Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon, Gold Brad, Fiskars Cutter
I'm so sorry I've been missing in action lately... This summer has been a real bummer. I've been traveling so much for work. Almost ever three weeks, I've been off again... somewhere else, to a new conference for work. First to Denver, then Arizona, then to Ohio for family, then to New Orleans, then I just went to Wisconsin. Now I'm home and I'm not going anywhere else for awhile. So I promise to be a better blogger. I've got things to play with and things to post. I can't wait to order new stamps from the NEW catalog.
Have you seen it? If you haven't, you need to get in touch with me, so you can get your copy. Or better yet, host a workshop and get a free catalog... and fabulous free hostess sets (they are sooo good!) and free merchandise! Call me today to get your stampin' booty!
Over the next week I'll be featuring some of the sets that are retiring at the end of the month.
Just for you was a favorite of mine this year that is going to retire soon. Not much time left to get it for your collection. This was the Ronald McDonald House set this year... so $2 from every set sold will be also donated to the charity.
For this cute card added the coordinating designer paper Flowers For You that goes with this set on the top half of the card. On the bottom half, I stamped the small flower from the set (which is hard to see) on the white and added a small pink center. The focal point is my favorite piece from the set, the fluttery butterfly which I added a little dazzling diamonds too before punching it out and layering. I popped it up on dimensionals and added some celery grosgrain before layering the entire card on celery and then regal rose to finish it off. I'm definitely going to miss this cute set.
Set: Just for You
Cardstock: Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Regal Rose
Ink: Regal Rose, Versamark, Basic Black
Accessories: Flowers for You DSP, Celery Grosgrain Ribbon, Regal Rose Marker, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, 1 3/8", 1 1/4" and Scallop Circle Punches
A co-worker asked me to make her a card for a special wedding this weekend and this is what I came up with. I asked what the colors were and I gave her the catalog so she could at least point out the closest ones... she chose celery, bashful blue and cocoa. She also wanted a card larger than the typical postcard size. So, this is what I came up with.
First I freaked because I didn't think I had any larger size envelopes and then I found some, so that dictated the size of the card. It ended up being almost a 1/2 size card. The card itself is Whisper White, with a layer of Bashful Blue, then a layer of Certainly Celery, then another layer of Whisper White. On the top layer I stamped the swirl from the Winter Mini set A Season of Joy in Versamark and embossed in white. The focal point is the heart from the Always set. I stamped the heart in craft Bashful Blue and embossed it with clear embossing powder. Then I stamped it again in Close to Cocoa and layered the two. I added a Certainly Celery rhinestone brad for a little bling. Then I added some white tulle in a bow for a little wedding flair. The heart is tied on with silver elastic cord. On the inside, "Best Wishes" from the Short and Sweet set is stamped in Close to Cocoa.
I woke up unable to fall back asleep with this idea at 5:15 in the morning yesterday. So I just got up and stamped. I was very happy with the way this turned out and so was my co-worker. Funny story though. I was talking to the guy who lives in the apartment below me yesterday-- I had never talked to him before, but he got a new puppy.... lots to talk about now. He said, did you hear that pounding noise early this morning? I said no, didn't hear a thing... thinking to myself... that was me buddy... I was stamping!
If you haven't heard, Stampin' Up! has introduced a new line of products called Decor Elements. A fabulous addition to their line of Definitely Decorative home decor items. Stampin' Up! is about all things creative and I'm in LOVE with this new line of products. This is just the first phase, with a new phase to be introduced at convention. I already ordered a couple of the vinyl images and put Stem Silhouettes up on my kitchen wall today (it's highlighted in the picture.) I felt like it went along with the "herb-y" theme in there.
Customers can order these images starting July 1st. If you'd like to see a brochure and start thinking about where you want to create a customized unique space, e-mail me today.
I hope you're not to sick of the Dreams Du Jour samples yet. I'm waiting patiently for my first big order from the new catalog but it won't be here until early next week. I think every single person with a catalog placed an order last Monday and the great people who ship at Stampin' Up! have been working 24/7 filling orders. Unfortunately, they didn't ship mine first! So, until my new goodies get here, these samples with my only new set, Dreams Du Jour, will have to tide you over my friends.
