Rain, Rain go away

Hi Stampers,

Well it's definitely been April showers around here - I think we set a record for rain in April unfortunately as many in my area have been dealing with floods in the last week.

But with all this April rain, hopefully we'll have some great flowers in May!

I've got a new card to share with you and uses the Best of Flowers set - these great Best of sets from Stampin' Up are great - get yours today!  Each of the Best of Sets (Love, Flowers, Butterflies) features a new image in addition to the "classics".  I used this set to remake a card I had made a while back for a friend of mine.  The colors are Calypso Coral, Basic Black and Whisper White.

I stamped the daisy stamp from this set 3 times and used the square punch to punch it out and the next size up to punch out the black squares behind the flowers.  For the background I stamped the daisy in Calypso Coral and added a sentiment from Sassy Salutations stamped in Basic Black, as well as some Black Polka Dot ribbon.

Don't forget that Stampin' Up released the Retired List for Accessories and Stamp Sets - you can find the lists and more at my Stampin' Up Website - www.dawndstamps.stampinup.net!

Keep Stamping,

Big News from Stampin' Up!

Hi Stampers,

Just wanted to make you aware of two announcements Stampin' Up made today - one is that there is FREE Shipping April 6-8!  You can order through my website link on the left or by contacting me.

The second announcement was the Color Refresh, which announces changes to the color families - here are the new colors:

Of course, new colors added mean that some colors are being retired and these are only available while supplies last (cardstock, ink, ribbon, etc.):  Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red, Bravo Burgundy, Not Quite Navy, Marina Mist and River Rock are all being discontinued.  And we'll have new In Colors to add to the colors as well.  Love new colors to stamp with!

Just a few reminders - the This and That Scrapbooking Set, Photopolymer Stamps and Single Stamps are all available as well as the Best of Butterflies set:

If you have questions or want to see more about any promotions, contact me at dawndstamps@gmail.com - I'm here to help!

Keep Stamping,

Hi Stampers,

Just wanted to take a minute to say Happy Easter to you all!  I hope that you have the opportunity to go to church tomorrow and celebrate Easter and the Jesus' resurrection.  

Today I'm sharing an easy card to create that uses one of the single stamps in the Spring Mini Catalog called Easter Blessings.  This card uses Wisteria Wonder and Elegant Eggplant as well as one of the doilies from the Spring Mini.  The stamp is cut out with one of the Oval Framelits and accented with pearls.  The ribbon is the Elegant Eggplant Polka Dot ribbon.  An easy card to make but very pretty and perfect colors for Easter.

I hope that you enjoy a great holiday with your family and friends and remember that just like at Christmas, Jesus is the reason for the season!

Keep Stamping,

Keeping you Posted...

Hi Stampers,

More promotions from Stampin' Up - tomorrow starts the Fabric Frenzy promotion -

Also another new item is the This and That kit for scrapbooking - there's a video as well as information about the products now available:

Contact me to get more information anytime!

Keep Stamping,

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Hi Stampers,

Happy St. Patrick's Day to everyone!  It's one of my favorite holidays judging from the amount of deccorations I have.  They dyed the Chicago River green today (or more green than usual) and we've had our share of parades for sure.

 













 Today I'm sharing several projects I made using the same colors and stamp sets.  One is landscape and the other is portrait.  I used the shamrock from the Lucky Day single stamp in Gumball Green, Whisper White and Summer Starfruit.  I used both the back and front of the Gumball Green DSP stack  as well as the Summer Starfruit ribbon.  Rhinestones accent the shamrocks on both cards as well.   I used the sentiments from Teeny Tiny Wishes with 2 different punches for both as well - one for St. Patrick's Day and one as an anniversary card for one of my son Jordan and his girlfriend, who are celebrating their one year anniversary on St. Patrick's Day - getting to know Lisa this past year has been great and she's been a great addition to our regulars at stamp camps too!

Keep Stamping,

Enough with the snow already!

 Hi Stampers,

Well once again we've been reminded that it is still winter in Chicago - another all-day snowstorm - second Tuesday in a row.

Today's projects make me think more of spring that winter - the project on the left was cased somewhat from the project below, which we made at a shoebox last month.  I used Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade and Very Vanilla - this was one of the projects at my Spring and Sale-a-bration mini catalog stamp camp. I used lots of products from the Spring mini - the sentiment is from the Oh Hello stamp set, the Tea for Two DSP, the Delicate Details Lace tape - used as a stencil here which is such a great idea!  The flower trim is one of my favorites from this mini catalog and such a good deal - you get about 100 roses for only $6.95.  There are so many ways you can color these flowers - here I used the Calypso Coral marker.  the Lucky Limeade strip across the middle uses the new Textured Impressions embossing folder.

The card I cased uses a different piece of Tea for Two DSP and So Saffron, Lucky Limeade and Island Indigo as the color pallette along with Glossy White cardstock and the flowers and lace tape again used as a stencil.

I think we've had enough snow now - I think we've finally caught up to the amount of snow we're supposed to get in winter - time for flowers instead of snow!

Keep Stamping,

Oh Hello...

Hi Stampers,

As February comes to a close, thought I'd share another card from my Spring and Saleabration stamp camp using one of the Sale-a-bration Stamps - Feeling Sentimental.  The colors here are Real Red, Basic Black and Very Vanilla. 

I stamped the phone booth in Real Red on Very Vanilla and then used the Oval Framelits to cut out both the phone booth and the Basic Black piece.  I sponged Crumb Cake around the phone booth and the greeting piece, which is from the Oh Hello stamp set from the Spring Mini.  I also used the First Edition DSP behind the images.  I also used the 7/8" Natural Ribbon and an Antique Brad on the side of this card - the front is scored 1 inch from the side for a different fold.

Love the Feeling Sentimental Stamp Set - you can get it free during Sale-a-bration!

Keep Stamping,