Palette 'O Prints - last day tomorrow

Palette 'O Prints - last day tomorrow!

This wonderful selection of 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper is only available until tomorrow, May 31st! I hope you already have yours - it's a beautiful package of paper that you will love to use.

Here are a few cards that I made using the Palette 'O Prints paper. These cards are beautiful and the paper adds such a great touch - and the best part is that it's quick and simple!

This first one is stamped with the Doodle This set from the Spring Mini Catalogue. This card really stands out with its bold Rose Red Colour.

This next card is softer in Lavender Lace using the Close as a Memory and Warm Words sets. So beautiful!

For the third card, I used the Simply Said stamp set. I love how the print on the paper goes incredibly well with this stamp set.The colour combination is So Saffron printed paper with Rose Red and Lavender Lace. This is a fun card!

The final card I designed is the card that I am going to use for Father's Day for all of the "unforgettable" men in my life! Hope they are not checking out my blog. I hate to ruin a surprise! Along with the fun Unfrogettable stamp set, I used the certainly celery print paper. The print featured on this card would go very well with the Print Pattern background stamp or the Looks Like Spring stamp set.

Click here for more information on how to get the Palette 'O Prints paper until May 31st!

Happy stampin'!

Stacey

(images copyright Stampin' Up! 1990-2007)

Punched Excitement!!!

Punched Embellishments are my stress-relief right now! I have been getting so excited creating some great embellishments for cards and scrapbook projects.

This afternoon and evening I have been in Sesame Street Wonderland. From Ernie and Bert to Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster and my big wow of the day....Oscar the Grouch!

Here is a sneak peek at my original creation of Oscar the Grouch! It was so much fun creating him out of my punches.

This Wednesday May 30th at 6:30pm is the first class in the series of PUNCHED EMBELLISHMENTS! If you are inspired by Oscar the Grouch, you won't want to miss these classes! E-mail me at staceysstampingstudio@shaw.ca to register for this class or for more infomation!

Hope to see you on Wednesday!

Happy Embellishing!

Stacey

Petal Prints card samples

All of the cards in this post feature the Petal Prints stamp set. This is by far one of my favorite stamp sets. I will definitely be sad to see it retire. These card samples were stamped by attendees at Stampin' Up! Regionals.

The first card on the left was stamped by Melissa Jung. I'm not sure how well it shows up in the picture, but she painted over the flower using Lumiere. It gives the card some shimmer and still allows the image and colour to show through where she coloured the image in.

The second card to the right was stamped by Karen Reinert. This card reminds me a chalk board. Karen used Craft Ink to stamp on the Basic Black card stock. She also paired up the Petal Prints set with the Simply Said set and the retiring Hostess set Riveting. The silver cord adds a bit of a sparkle to her card.

Credit for the third card goes to Petty Wong. She also used the French Script background stamp that is also retiring. The word "wonderful" is from the Warm Words stamp set. I just love how the Cool Caribbean and Tempting Turquoise colours go together. Don't forget that the In Colours '07 are also retiring. If you have the ink pads, don't forget to get the ink refill. The images on this card were stamped a few times without reinking. I like how soft the colours are and the watercolour-look that was achieved.

The fourth card was stamped by Carrie Sloan. The "a happy hello" is from the All Year Cheer I stamp set which is also retiring. There are only three colours to this card: ballet blue, mellow moss, and whisper white. The gingham and organdy ribbons dress this card up.

The final card stamped by Tasha Faulkner contains many different details. The French Script background was stamped on glossy cardstock. But first, Tasha sanded the glossy cardstock with a sanding block and sponged it with Mellow Moss ink. The flower was stamped with basic black ink on whisper white card stock. The edges of this piece were rubbed directly on the ink pad to give it a distressed look. The flower imaged piece was also raised off of the page using stampin' dimensionals. I don't usually use the 7/8 inch wide organdy ribbon but I like how it grounds this card.

I hope that you are able to find some inspiration in these cards.

Happy Stampin'!

Stacey

(images copyright Stampin' Up! 1990-2007)

More Regional Swaps

Here are 3 swap cards from Regionals. They were all stamped using the Natural Beauty Stamp set.

The first card on the left was stamped by a lady named Judy. She didn't put her last name on the back of the card. She stamped the background cardstock with the Paisley background stamp. The colours of cardstock are Apricot Appeal, Certainly Celery and Whisper White. Blender pens were used to colour in the flowers. Notice how the edges of the Certainly Celery cardstock were distressed using the distressing tool from the Cutter Kit.

The card on the right was stamped by Carmen Carnegie. Along with the Natural Beauty set, Carmen also used the Wonderful Words set. The colours of cardstock are Brocade Blue, Bashful Blue and Marigold Morning. Note that there was no Neutral cardstock used on this card. Instead, Carmen used a reverse method to colour the image. The image appears as though it is glowing. To achieve this, bleach was put in an Aqua Painter and used to "colour in" the image. The image was stamped with Black StazOn so it would run.

The last card was stamped by Holly Eastabrook. The card stock colours are Not Quite Navy, Yo Yo Yellow and Whister White. I believe she used a Salted Background Technique to achieve the background efffect. She then sponged different colours randomly oever the cardstock. Using Bordering Blue ink, she stamped the words stamp. On top of that, she stamped the image in Basic Black and coloured the image in with Stampin' Write Markers. Note how she put the ribbon embellishment on. A smaller piece of ribbon was folded over the horizontal ribbon and adhered using the Silver Brad.

Keep checking back for more swap cards. I am also putting together my class/workshop lists for May/June. If you would like my class list e-mailed to you, please send me an e-mail at staceysstampingstudio@shaw.ca.

Cheers!

Stacey

A Little BLING BLING!

I am so lucky to have an incredible upline! Not only do I benefit from my upline but my downline also does!

My upline, Bev, earned a free cruise that she went on last month. The cruise was to the Panama! How exciting!

While on cruise, she had a sneak peek at what was on it's way into the new catalogue coming out July 1st, 2007. As I mentioned in a past post, there was going to be some BLING, BLING! Here are the pictures of the Rhinestone Brads. I'm sure the pictures don't do them as nearly enough justice as they will in person. I can't wait until I have the opportunity to order them.

This is just a sneak peek for all of you. I will post a little later with more swap cards from Regionals!

Happy Embellishing!

Stacey

My Regional Swap Cards

I thought that I would share with you the 4 swap cards that I made for Regionals. I know that I have already shown one, but I thought that I would put them all together. Note that on each one of my swap cards, that there is at least one stamp set that will be retiring and never available again after June 30, 2007(tears...).

Within my collection of stamp sets, I have 30 sets and 2 wheels that will be retiring. I guess that will leave plenty of room for new sets! I already have one new set from the new catalogue that I received for free for attending Regionals. If that set is any indication of the new sets....we are out for a great catalogue! I can hardly wait!

I will post a few of the swap cards I received at Regionals over the next few days. Be sure to check back!

Have a great day!

Stacey

Retiring List & May's Promo

OK, so I am up way too early...but the list of stamp sets and wheels that are being retired has been posted.

As Bev said in her blog..."before you look, make sure to sit down - it's a long list this year!" Click here to see the list.

Just remember that we say good-bye to these sets and wheels in order to make room for great new ones! These will all be available until June 30th so be sure to contact me to place your order before they are gone forever!

There are some of my favourites on this list that I will miss - Petal Prints, Fishy Friends, In the Wild, Winged Things, Cute as a Bug, Frolicking Frogs and all of the All-Year Cheer sets. Out with the old means in with the new! I look forward to seeing what they bring us to replace the retiring sets.

We also have a wonderful new special for May so be sure to check it out here. These new Designer Series Papers are beautiful - I had a chance to see them at the pre-Regionals event this past friday. I will definitely be placing my own order!

I guess that it IS way too early, and I was up way too late....so I should try to go back to bed! The past few weeks my own life has been a bit daunting. Thank heavens I have Stampin' Up! in my life. I truly look forward to my "Stampin' Up! life" especially over the next few months.

Stacey