Who wants a new catalog?

Thanks to everyone who came to my Facebook Party celebrating my 5th Anniversary as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator!

Now on to year 6!  I am really excited to start a new year.  I've learned so much this past 5 years and hope to keep learning and growing. My goals are to continue to build my business and to help as many people as I can explore their creativity.  Spending time crafting is a need I love to fill.  It's relaxing and relieves so much stress.

April, like Spring, brings many new beginnings.  The Stampin' Up! community is getting ready to see the new 17-18 Annual Catalog!  As demonstrators, we get to see it if we attend On Stage this weekend.  If we don't attend, the PDF will be available for us on April 10.  One of the perks of being a demonstrator is seeing and ordering things first!  I'd love to visit with you about the many perks of being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.  If you'd like a complimentary catalog and you are not already working with another demonstrator, please contact me.  I will be ordering catalogs as soon as I can so reserve one for you!

With the arrival of a new catalog also comes the list of retiring products.  It's usually bittersweet.  Saying goodbye to some of your favorites and celebrating the products that are staying around for another year.  The list will be available on April 10th.  I will share it as soon as possible.  One thing we know that will be retiring is the collection of products from the 2015-2017 In Color Family.  This includes cardstock, ink pads, reinkers, markers, ribbons, and embellishments in these colors.  These usually go pretty fast so get them while you can!

Watermelon Wonder is the color I will miss the most.  Here's a card I used it on along with the SAB sets Avant Garden and So Very Much.  I have a few extra SAB items if you missed them, contact me.

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Thinking of You and More

I recently created this card to use as a sympathy card.  I fell in love with it and have since used it for many other reasons.  I love its simplicity and elegance.  Below is the tutorial so you can make this card too.

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Here's the the tutorial for you...

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Supplies:

·         Stamp Sets -  Thoughts & Prayers (127805)

·         Card Stock/DSP  – Very Vanilla CS (101650); Sweet Sugarplum CS (141418); Falling In Love DSP (142788)

·         Ink Pads - Chocolate Chip Ink Pad (126979)

·         Misc. – Flourish Thinlits (141478); Layering Ovals Framelits (141706); Stitched Shapes Framelits (145372); Big Shot (143263); Magnetic Platform (130658); Pearl Basic Jewels (119247); Dimesionals (104430); Fine-tip Glue Pen (138309)

           

Measurements:  

·         Very Vanilla – 5.5” x 8.5” scored at 4.25” for card base; approx. 4.25” x 5.5” for framelit cuts

·         Sweet Sugarplum – 4” x 5.25” inset; scrap for “Thinking of you”

·         Falling In Love DSP  - 3.75” x 5” inset

           

Instructions:

1.    Score card base and fold.

2.    Adhere Sweet Sugarplum inset and Falling In Love DSP to card base.

3.    Using Big Shot & Framelits, cut out flourish, lace, scalloped oval from Very Vanilla.

4.    Stamp sentiment on Sweet Sugarplum scrap.  Cut out with Stitched Shapes oval Framelit. Adhere to Very Vanilla scalloped oval.

5.    Using fine-tip glue pen, adhere flourish and trimmed lace to card.

6.    Using dimensionals, adhere oval sentiment over lace.

7.    Add pearls.

Last Chance

Wonderful Friend

I am in love with the Dragonfly Dreams Stamps and Detailed DragonThinlits!  Here's what you need to make this card.

All images © 1990-2016 Stampin’ Up!^®
Cheryl Wright – www.CraftinWithMe.blogspot.com

Supplies:

·         Stamp Sets – Dragonfly Dreams (142924)

·         Card Stock/DSP  – Whisper White (100730); Basic Black (121045); Serene Scenery DSP (141642)

·         Stamp Pads – Basic Black Archival (140931); Old Olive (100702)

·         Misc. –Watercolor Pencils (141709); Stitched Shapes Framelits (145372); Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies (142749);  Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Fast Fuse (129026); Blender Pen (102845); Wink of Stella – gold (141898); Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246)

     

Measurements:  

·         Whisper White – 4.25”x5.5” for base; scrap for dragonfly and 2.5” square

·         Serene Scenery DSP – 4”x 5.25”

·         Basic Black  - 3”x3”

           

Instructions:

1.    Score and fold Whisper White base. Adhere Serene Scenery DSP to base.

2.    Stamp dragonfly on Whisper White. Let dry.

3.    Cut out Whisper White square using Stitched Shapes Framelits.  Stamp with dots from stamp set using Old Olive ink.  Mount on Black square.

4.    Color dragonfly using Old Olive and Daffodil Delight pencils and blend.  When dry, add Wink of Stella.  Let dry.

5.    Cut out Dragonfly using matching Thinlit Die.

6.    Mount white/black square on DSP.

7.    Stamp sentiment on DSP with black ink.

8.    Mount dragonfly on white/black square using dimensionals.

9.    Add rhinestone embellishments.

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Happy Day

I used January's Paper Pumpkin to make valentines for my family. Cute and easy!

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