Goodbye Baja Breeeze (and lots of other stuff)...

Hello Stampers,

Well...this is the last day of June and therefore the last day of the Stampin' Up! year. I thought I would share a few samples with you from my Copy the Catalog Stamp Camp, which I had last Friday night. For this stamp camp, I copy pictures from the current SU catalog - this is the 2nd year I've had this particular camp and it's one of my most popular ones. The left one is a 3X3 card with Dreams du Jour, Baja Breeze (this year's In Color I will miss most), Old Olive and Watercolor paper. I stamped the image with Black Stazon and watercolored with the Aquapainter. I added Parisian Breeze DSP and paper pierced on top of that.

The right side sample is from the same camp and uses Baja Breeze again. This time it's paired with Chocolate Chip and Not Quite Navy cardstock, as well as the 5 Petal Punch, Itty Bitty Backgrounds stamp set and the Priceless Classy Brass Template (I didn't have the Scallop Notes used in the sample) as well as Button Bouquet. I substituted the Wide Stitched Grosgrain in Chocolate Chip at the top, since I didn't have the ribbon used in the picture.

I will post samples from the new catalog soon, but it's nice to enjoy retiring ones too!

Dawn (can't figure out what happened to my nice-looking signature on this post).

Upsy Daisy Baskin Robbins

Hi everyone!


Well it appears summer is here - storms and all. After Friday's storms, we survived 24 hours with no power over the weekend and boy were we glad when we had air conditioning again since it's 90 degrees here in Chicagoland. I have survived 2 days of being in the kitchen at our church's VBS and feeding 250 hungry people each morning - we're serving lots of lemonade in this heat, that's for sure. Anyway, today's sample uses the Upsy Daisy set - one of my favorites. I made it a while back at a group meeting with some of my feloow demonstrators. The DSP used here is Sweet Always - it's retiring at the end of the month - I called it the Baskin-Robbins paper because that's what the colors remind me of. It also uses Ice Circle brads and Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon.

Hope that you are staying cool indoors because outside it's like August - hot & humid! I am looking forward to my Copy the Catalog stamp camp this Friday! Don't forget that you can get your hands on a copy of the NEW catalog by placing a $50 order this month or attending the stamp camp on Friday!

Congrats Grad!

Here is a simple card I made for some graduation parties this year. This card uses another soon-to- retire set - Great Grads and the Classic Stars wheel in Real Red. The colors are Real Red and Basic Black. I also used several circle punches and Real Red wide grosgrain ribbon.

A soon to be retired card

Hi Stampers,

Just wanted to share a card with you - this was for a workshop I had this past weekend. It uses the soon-to-be retired set Blooming with Love. The color inspiration for this card was the also soon to retire Raspberry Tart DSP. This card shows several different techniques - the flowers are watercolored in Rose Red, Pretty in Pink and Kiwi Kiss (stamped in Basic Black on watercolor paper). The card is Kiwi Kiss (also retiring). The vases are stamped on different cardstock and Raspberry Tart DSP, cut out and placed over the base stamped piece - paper piecing. This particular card is a "z-fold" card. The watercolored panel opens to reveal the greeting underneath. This is a really quick and easy card. Hope you enjoy it!

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to post one of the samples from my Manhattan Stamp Camp last Friday night - this stamp featured cards and a box using the Manhattan Style watch colors and stamp sets from the current catalog. This technique is called "Reinker Spread" which was shown at a Stampin' Up regional in Seattle earlier this year.

It may not be easy to see in the picture, but the rose from 5th Avenue Floral is stamped in Whisper White craft ink and heat embossed in white on Shimmery cardstock. Put the rose in a tray and then spray it with water (alot of water). Then you take a few colors of reinker one a time and use the Aquapainter to watercolor with them - the lightest color first and then darker colors. My sample uses Baja Breeze and Not Quite Navy. The wet cardstock causes the color to spread but the embossing holds in its own "section" of the flower. After you're done applying the colors, stand it up to dry. The excess ink and water run down the flower but it's fine because you cut it out for the card. It's a really cool technique and I can't wait to try it with more colors - you can emboss in other colors as well. This card uses Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze and Shimmery White cardstock, Baja Breeze wide stitched ribbon and Sincere Salutations stamped in Not Quite Navy.

Have a great weekend and don't forget my next stamp camp "Copy the Catalog" is coming up on Friday, June 26th at 7:00 p.m. Also, don't forget my special for June - place a $50 order or attend this June stamp camp and get the new catalog for FREE!

It's that time of the year again!

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to remind you that it's time for the retired lists - hot off the press today. By clicking on the retired list icons on my sidebar you can see what will be retiring for stamp sets, decor elements and accessories. Please note that the accessories are while supplies last only and will be updated on a regular basis and some of them are on sale as well. You can place an on-line order or contact me directly! If you place a $50 order during June or attend my June stamp camp, you will receive a FREE new catalog!

Happy Monday!

Manhattan Style

Hope everyone enjoyed the fact that the spring weather seems like it's here to stay. Today's sample showcases the style of my next stamp camp - Manhattan Style. This is from this year's Stylewatch section in the Catalog - pages 8-9 in the Spring/Summer idea book. We will be making projects in this style on May 29 - join us! Details are on my website - link from the Upcoming events tab on my blog. This is a card we made at my Big Shot stamp camp a few months back. It uses Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze and Whisper White cardstock, the Manhattan Big Shot Embossing folder and the 5th Avenue Floral Stamp Set. I also used Chocolate Chip wide grosgrain for the bow. It's not too late to sign up for this camp - contact me today!