LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS.....RETIREMENT LIST JUST RELEASED...WHILE SUPPLIES LAST ONLY

STAMPIN' UP! JUST RELEASED THE RETIREMENT LIST FOR THE OCCASION AND THE ANNUAL CATALOG. 

 THESE ITEMS ARE LAST CHANCE AND ONLY AVAILABLE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.

I HAVEN'T EVEN LOOKED AT IT YET MYSELF AS I WANTED TO GET IT TO YOU ALL ASAP 

.....IF YOU WANT SOMETHING THAT IS ON THIS LIST....ORDER NOW....IN THE PAST ONCE THIS LIST GOES PUBLIC THINGS SELL OUT VERY QUICKLY.  

HERE IS THE OCCASIONS CATALOG RETIRING ITEMS: 

https://su-media.s3.amazonaws.com/media/Promotions/NA/2019/Last-Chance%20Products/OCC%2019%20Retiring%20List_CA.pdf

HERE IS THE ANNUAL CATALOG RETIRING ITEMS: 

https://su-media.s3.amazonaws.com/media/Promotions/NA/2019/Last-Chance%20Products/AC%2018-19%20Retiring%20List_CA.pdf

Sneak Peek.......eek!

Right now Stampin' Up! Onstage Convention is happening.  

For the lucky demonstrators that are able to attend they get the new Annual Catalog and get a first hand look at some of the amazing new products that are coming June 1.  

Well. . . how would you like a little sneak peek?  Hmmmm? 

How about a sneak peek of the new. . . 

2019-2020. . . 

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And here is a tag they made at Onstage showcasing the card stocks!  LOVE THEM!  Especially that Pretty Peacock!  

Well that is it for today....just a little drooler for you.....see you next week with more: 

All Geared Up To Celebrate. . .

This is a card we made in my Techniques class.....it features the Geared Up Garage bundle found on page 43 of the Occasions catalog.  

This card was extremely hard to photograph due to the shine on the foils reflecting and trying to showcase the scored layer too.  

Read through to the end for a bonus surprise! 

 The mat layer was scored to create depth and interest.  

Here is a closeup of the distressed gears: 

Now after I showed the gals how to create this card in class, I decided I was going to give it to my friend at his 60th birthday party......so I had to zazz it up inside to make it even more special....so this is what I did: 

I created a greeting that pops out when you open the card.....and on the back side....a gift card holder! 

And to finish it off a stamped and colored envelope to coordinate! 

Want to learn how to make great cards and have enjoy the fun and friendship with the other girls.....come join us for a card class....we would love to have you join us.  Next class is Thursday March 18th at 6:30.....contact me before Saturday at noon if you want to join! 

And now since you made it all the way to the end of this photo intense post.....a FREE tutorial for you: 

A Two-fer with some creative cutting and other news. . .

These are some cards we made in one of my March Technique classes.....you do some special cutting to actually create two cards from the one embossed piece !  

The folder is the Country Floral Embossing folder which will be carried over into the new annual catalog- YEAH! 

The layers were all cut using the A-M-A-Z-I-N-G Stitched Rectangle dies found on page 28 of the Occasions catalog.  Clever cutting here is the key to not waste any paper. 

I hope you enjoyed today's cards.  Want to learn to make fun cards like these?  Why not join the girls for and evening of friendship and fun at one of my card classes?  Here are my upcoming class schedules: 

Don't forget to order your reinkers etc.....these are retiring soon....only available while supplies last: 

Stampin' Up! just announced to demonstrators yesterday that the Big Shot machine and all accessories  along with the Paper Trimmer and all accessories will be retiring at the end of May.  Make sure you have all the replacement plates and accessories you want ....they are available only while supplies last. 

And we have had a sneek peek of the names of the new 2019-2021 In Colors!  I can hardly wait to see what they will look like......check out the names: 

Just "Fur" You.....and "BIG" Stampin' Up! news you NEED to know.....

Today's card features the Happy Tails Bundle found on page 33 of the Occasions Catalog. 

I went with a classic Red White and Black color scheme.  

The DSP is the Botanical Butterfly from Sale-A-Bration. 

Here is a closeup of the double stamped dog image: 

OK....on to the BIG news you need to know.....this was just announced to demonstrators this morning: 

Now is the Time to Shop:

Stampin' UP! is retiring it's Big Shot & Paper Trimmer!

WHAT?  WHY?  

Forget about the why for now.... If you have a Paper Trimmer and/or a Big Shot you may want to make sure you have extra blades, scoring tools, cutting plates, all the platforms etc.

We will talk more about all the details and what's coming in the near future.... but for now I just wanted to give you a heads up.... so you can shop now.... WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.

Garden Impressions DSP.....

The GORGEOUS  Garden Impressions DSP is the star of the show in this card.  

I paired it with Blueberry Bushel and Shaded Spruce card stock.  . 

Here is a close up view of the flower that was made with the Four Petal Flower Punch and the Pop of Petals stamp set on page 47.  The flower center is a Faceted Gem from page 197.  

Special Shaped card. . .

This is a super cute card we made in one of my March Technique Card Classes.  

It features the Tea Together stamp set on page 49 of the Occasions Catalog and the Tea Together framelit dies that were a Sale-A-Bration freebie!  

We stamped the teapot image first, and then die cut the image.  Then we ran it through the Country Floral embossing folder and colored the raised images with Stampin' Blend Alcohol Markers. 

Next we folded a piece of cardstock and die cut it again omitting the fold

Finally we glued the teapot image to the shaped card base and voila! 

Something Different....Stampin' Up stamps with actual watercolors ....

Today I wanted to share with you something very different.  

For all three of these cards I stamped my images with Versamark ink on Stampin' Up! watercolor paper and then heat embossed them. 

Then I grabbed a round paint brush and my tubes of watercolors and had some fun!  I love the depth and intensity of the colors!

The first card above, I was going for a dark stained glass effect....when completely dried I covered in versamark ink and then added clear embossing powder and heat set.  

It is by far my favorite and although impossible to photograph is GORGEOUS in real life.  It is a glossy shine that is amazing. 

The next card below was simply water-colored and dried. It is very pretty with a matte finish....but I wish I had clear embossed it before I put on the die cut. 

 And my final card was heat embossed with white embossing powder instead of black and water-colored.  When dry I added versamark ink and irredescent ice embossing powder-(this is retired but is a combination of clear embossing powder and dazzling diamonds glitter.....easy enough to make your own) 

Sunset Background Technique with Shadow Stamping Technique

 This is a super easy, super fast technique to do that could be used with any number of our solid image stamps....or like I did above simply stamp line image in black ink and color it in with a black Stampin' Write Marker!  

Check the bottom of today's post for a FREE tutorial! 

NEW PROMOTION FOR APRIL: 

NEW STORAGE AVAILABLE NOW: 

UPCOMING CLASSES: 

AND AS PROMISED YOUR FREE TUTORIAL: 

Shel's Stampin' News- week of April 1-6 2019....