Stampin' Up! Bookcase Builder Stamp Set

• Bookcase Builder from Occasions catalog
• We're making Spring cards in the Apr 23 class

Bookcase Builder Stamp set

I've had this stamp for a while and I've been hesitant to use it.  Not any more!  It was so much fun picking out which elements to use on my bookcase shelves.  There are many more that I didn't use, and I'm sure I'll be using the set a lot more now that I've gotten over my initial hesitation.      

With Stampin' Up!'s coordinated colors, I was able to combine several colors for an interesting combination of elements.  I used Macaron Mint, and Emerald Envy, complimented with Soft Suede and Delightful Dijon and I also used Smoky Slate as a neutral on the Very Vanilla card stock.  
  

     

The sentiment is from the Love and Affection stamp set.  It is stamped in Emerald Envy on a Very Vanilla hand-cut tag with a matching tag in Delightful Dijon as a matt.  The sentiment also includes a small enamel heart.  

The rest of the elements in this stamp set means it is perfect for everything from baby cards, to a card for your favorite hunter cards.  What elements would you use to build your bookcase?  This set is from the Occasions catalog and is is NOT retiring.  

    

Recipe:

Stamp:  Bookcase Builder, Love & Affection (sentiment)

Ink:  Soft Suede, Mint Macaron, Delightful Dijon, Emerald Envy,Smoky Slate

Paper:  Very Vanilla, Delightful Dijon, Serene Scenery Designer Paper Pack ( 6 X 6" pad)

Accessories:    Banner Framelits, Standard Cutting Mats, In Color Enamels (heart), Big Shot Precision Plate, Big Shot, Stampin' Scrub, Stampin' Mist, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensionals

  

Spring cards class April 23 

This Sunday's card class, is almost full.  If you need cards for Mother's Day, Father's Day, Sympathy, Birthday or general purpose cards, this is a great class to make hand-made cards that you'll be proud to give to family or friends.   Register on my Meetup Site.

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We'll make 8 different cards using a variety of die cuts, ribbons, Designer Series Papers, and Stamp Sets from Stampin' Up!  

To see close ups of these cards, they can be viewed in the April 23 class photo album on my Meetup Site.

Important Dates

Now - Demonstrator new catalog download.  Demonstrators who didn't attend OnStage, can access a down-loadable copy of the new catalog on line at the demonstrator-only website.

April 13 - OnStage Online -Demonstrators who didn't attend OnStage on April 8  will find many of the videos from the event available to view online. Get a peek at demos using new stamp sets posted at the OnStage Online link on the demonstrator-only site.2017-2018 

May 02 - Demonstrators can begin placing preorders from the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog

May 31 - Last date to order retiring items from the 2016-2017 yearly catalog and Occasions catalog.  But don't wait as many items have already sold out.  See Retiring Products here.

June 01 - New Stampin' Up! yearly catalog release date to customers. I'll send new catalogs to customers who have ordered from me during the past year to arrive in late May so you'll have the new catalog in your hands, ready to order June 1 when items from the new catalog are available.

November 11, 2017 - Salt Lake City - next OnStage event.   If you're a Demonstrators, plan now to enjoy early access to upcoming catalogs, free stamps from the upcoming catalog, and order early with OnStage discounts only available to OnStage live attendees.  

November 2018 - Orlando - Stampin' Up! 30th Anniversary and OnStage event.  The 25th Anniversary in Salt Lake City was a blast, with more prize patrols than usual and special parties.   I know I'm already planning to attend the 30th!.  

Quick Links

- Download a free copy of the Occasions catalog

- Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping

- Order at a discount as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  Sign up for $99 and get $125 worth of products in your starter kit that you select.  Then enjoy your future purchases at demonstrator discount prices of 20% to 25%.

- Clearance Rack items - while quantities last.

- Order current or previous Paper Pumpkin monthly craft kits

  

Enjoy!

Donna Ross

Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator

Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/

To place an order: Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping 

Current Promotions

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Stampin' Up! Country Livin' stamp set

• Country Livin'
• April 23 Class filling fast

Masculine card using Country Livin'

One of the cards we'll make during the April 23 card class is this masculine card using the Country Livin' stamp set.  I love all of the different sentiments we have available to us in the Stampin' Up! line. As we're getting close to Father's Day and with special birthdays for the wonderful men in our lives happening anytime, I created a card that could be used for multiple purpose.    

I chose the Best Dad Ever sentiment from the Everyday Tags sentiment set in the Occasions catalog.  It worked really well on this card  below, in portrait format.  

     

I changed the format from portrait to landscape and choose another masculine sentiment -- Best. Guy. Ever.-- from the Suite Sentiment's stamp set, which is also from the Occasions catalog. 

The rest of the card is the same except for the orientation and the sentiments.  I used Marina Mist as the accent color.  After stamping the boots, I masked them, cut a second mask to use to stamp the wood grain background in Night of Navy using the Hardwood stamp set behind the boots.  Then I used daubers with Marina mist to color the wood grain.  I removed the mask from the boots and painted them with Soft Suede with an aqua painter.  The speckles are stamped in Marina Mist using the Gorgeous Grunge set.   The sentiment on the banner is stamped in Chocolate Chip.  The Best Dad Ever is stamped in Marina Mist.  You choose which color sentiment works best on your card.

You can make either version to have on hand for upcoming birthdays, thank yous, or Father's Day-- whenever you need a masculine card.

    

Recipe:

Stamp:  Country Livin', Gorgeous Grunge, Hardwood

Ink:  Night of Navy, Marina Mist, Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede 

Paper:  Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Marina Mist

Accessories:    Banner Framelits, Standard Cutting Mats, Big Shot Precision Plate, Big Shot, Stampin' Scrub, Stampin' Mist, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensionals

  

April 23 card class almost full 

This Sunday's card class making Spring Cards, is almost full.  Sign up now so you don't miss it.   You'll be able to change the sentiments on many of these cards to make them into Mother's Day, Father's Day, Sympathy, Birthday or general purpose cards, similar to the changes we made on the Country Livin' card featured in today's post.   Register on my Meetup Site.

Click for larger image.

We'll make 8 different cards using a variety of die cuts, ribbons, Designer Series Papers, and Stamp Sets from Stampin' Up!  

To see close ups of these cards, they can be viewed in the April 23 class photo album on my Meetup Site.

Important Dates

Now - Demonstrator new catalog download.  Demonstrators who didn't attend OnStage, can access a down-loadable copy of the new catalog on line at the demonstrator-only website.

April 13 - OnStage Online -Demonstrators who didn't attend OnStage on April 8  will find many of the videos from the event available to view online. Get a peek at demos using new stamp sets posted at the OnStage Online link on the demonstrator-only site.2017-2018 

May 02 - Demonstrators can begin placing preorders from the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog

May 31 - Last date to order retiring items from the 2016-2017 yearly catalog and Occasions catalog.  But don't wait as many items have already sold out.  See Retiring Products here.

June 01 - New Stampin' Up! yearly catalog release date to customers.. I'll send new catalogs to customers who have ordered from me during the past year to arrive in late May so you'll have the new catalog in your hands, ready to order June 1 when items from the new catalog are available.

November 11, 2017 - Salt Lake City - next OnStage event.   If you're a Demonstrators, plan now to enjoy early access to upcoming catalogs, free stamps from the upcoming catalog, and order early with OnStage discounts only available to OnStage live attendees.  

November 2018 - Orlando - Stampin' Up! 30th Anniversary and OnStage event.  The 25th Anniversary in Salt Lake City was a blast, with more prize patrols than usual and special parties.   I know I'm already planning to attend the 30th!.  

Quick Links

- Download a free copy of the Occasions catalog

- Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping

- Order at a discount as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  Sign up for $99 and get $125 worth of products in your starter kit that you select.  Then enjoy your future purchases at demonstrator discount prices of 20% to 25%.

- Clearance Rack items - while quantities last.

- Order current or previous Paper Pumpkin monthly craft kits

  

Enjoy!

Donna Ross

Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator

Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/

To place an order: Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping 

Current Promotions

Start You Own Business

Host a workshop

Download Free Stampin' Up! Catalogs

Registration Open for Spring Card Class - April 23

You can register now for this Spring Card class.  You'll be able to change the sentiments on many of these cards to make them into Mother's Day, Father's Day, Sympathy, Birthday or general purpose cards.   Register on my Meetup Site.

Click for larger image.

We'll make 8 different cards using a variety of die cuts, ribbons, Designer Series Papers, and Stamp Sets from Stampin' Up!  

Many of these cards have been highlighted on my blog over the past month.  To see close ups of these cards, they can be viewed in the April 23 class photo album on my Meetup Site.

     

Quick Links

- Download a free copy of the Occasions catalog

- Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping

- Order at a discount as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  Sign up for $99 and get $125 worth of products in your starter kit that you select.  Then enjoy your future purchases at demonstrator discount prices of 20% to 25%.

- Clearance Rack items - while quantities last.

- Order current or previous Paper Pumpkin monthly craft kits

  

Enjoy!

Donna Ross

Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator

Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/

To place an order: Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping 

Current Promotions

Start You Own Business

Host a workshop

Download Free Stampin' Up! Catalogs

Stampin' Up! Lilies Easter Card

• Remarkable Lilies
• Backyard critters
• Have you check the retiring list?

Remarkable You

Its getting awfully close to Easter and I decided the lilies from Remarkable You stamp set was an appropriate stamp set to use today.  The ham, green beans and baking potatoes are in the fridge and its time to settle in for the holiday week end.  Nothing says Easter to me more than navy and green.  I must have had an Easter Outfit with those colors as a child, because as soon as I put these colors together, it shouted "Easter Outfit" to me.   

I found these Night of Navy dotted paper in the Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper pack from the current main catalog.  I matted the Designer Series Paper with Cucumber Crush, one of the colors retiring June 1.  I'm really going to miss it.  It is such a solid, rich color and works so well with Night of Navy.  I stamped the lilies from Remarkable You and then cut them out and positioned them on an oval die cut.  The oval is matted in Cucumber Crush scallops.  
     

I tied a 5/8" Cucumber Crush Mini Striped Ribbon across the Lily stems.  The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes all-sentiments stamp set.  I was thrilled to see this sentiment set will carry over to the June 1 catalog.  It has 24 different wonderful little sentiments.  The Remarkable You set is also carrying over.  So happy these two will live on.    The sentiment is popped up on dimensional and was die cut using the Stitched Shapes Framelit oval dies.  I did a second version of the card with a happy mother's day sentiment and I think the card works for either holiday. 

    

Recipe:

Stamp:  Remarkable You, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink:  Night of Navy 

Paper:  Night of Navy, Cucumber Crush, Whisper White, Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper

Accessories:    5/8" Cucumber Crush Mini Striped ribbon, Layering Ovals Framelit, Stitched Shapes Framelit Dies, Standard Cutting Mats, Big Shot Precision Plate, Big Shot, Stampin' Scrub, Stampin' Mist, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensionals

  

Backwoods critters

I was pretty surprised when  this coyote appear in our back yard around lunch time today, and he looked pretty hungry.  Our Australian Shepard and I had been out there 30 minutes earlier.  

With the abundance of rain we've  had this spring, the back yard wildlife has flourished.  The bunnies are chubby, the squirrels are spunky and the bluebirds and cardinals are abundant.  I worry most about the deer who visit at dawn and dusk.  Two are ready to have their babies and a hungry coyote could cause harm to the babies or the mothers.  

I sure hope the rest of the deer herd can protect the soon-to-be mommas.  I'm worried because this morning there was only a single deer visiting our back yard.  We usually see 5 or 6.  Our back yard is a grassy opening in the forest and the deer love to frolic on the small hill and loll around in the grass.  

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We'll, while I was writing this post, I'm relieved to say that 5 of our deer are now visiting our back yard.  I'm so relieved to see that they are safe from the coyote visitor from earlier today.  

Have you checked the Retiring list yet?

Stampin' Up! publishes a Retiring List so you know what products will disappear May 31 when the new catalog appears and which will carry over to the new catalog so you can purchase with confidence.  

Click here to place an order

The retiring list gives you the opportunity to purchase those items you've had your eye on.  But don't wait.  Several items, including some of the In Colors that retire after two years, are already gone.  Once these items sell out, they're gone.  The demonstrator message boards are already full of ISO, which means demonstrators are In Search Of sold out items for their customers who waited too long and now want to find an items that has already sold out. 

See the products retiring May 31, here if you haven't already looked at the list.

Stampin' Up! also provides a .pdf and an Excel listings.   download the U.S. Retiring list  

- Stamps will continue to be produced until May 22, and then sold only while they last.

- Accessories will only be available until they sell out and will not be reordered

- Check out the discounted items on the retiring list.  Some are discounted up to 50% off.

Review the retiring list and place an order before its too late and your favorite items are gone. 

Place an order on my Stampin' Up! site 24 X 7 . 

Important Dates

Now - Demonstrator new catalog download.  Demonstrators who didn't attend OnStage, can access a down-loadable copy of the new catalog on line at the demonstrator-only website.

April 13 - OnStage Online -Demonstrators who didn't attend OnStage on April 8  will find many of the videos from the event available online April 13.  Stampin' Up! will post videos at the OnStage Online link on the demonstrator-only site.

November 11, 2017 - Salt Lake City - next OnStage event.   If you're a Demonstrators, plan now to enjoy early access to upcoming catalogs, free stamps from the upcoming catalog, and order early with OnStage discounts only available to OnStage live attendees.  

November 2018 - Orlando - Stampin' Up! 30th Anniversary and OnStage event.  The 25th Anniversary in Salt Lake City was a blast, with more prize patrols than usual and special parties.   I know I'm already planning to attend the 30th!.  

Quick Links

- Download a free copy of the Occasions catalog
- Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping
- Order at a discount as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  Sign up for $99 and get $125 worth of products in your starter kit that you select.  Then enjoy your future purchases at demonstrator discount prices of 20% to 25%.
- Clearance Rack items - while quantities last.
- Order current or previous Paper Pumpkin monthly craft kits

  

Enjoy!

Donna Ross

Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator

Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/

To place an order: Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping 

Current Promotions

Start You Own Business

Host a workshop

Download Free Stampin' Up! Catalogs