Colorful Seasons Summer card using Stampin' Up! set

• Color Seasons is a stamp for all seasons
• Retiring List bundle discounts disappear May 31

Colorful Seasons

One of the stamp sets highlighted at OnStage in early April was the Colorful Seasons set.  This set coordinates with the Color Theory Designer Series Papers and both the set, matching dies and DSP are meant to be used all year round.  Today I'm focused on using it to stamp a summer scene.  The set also includes spring blossoms, fall leaves and winter snowflakes.  I love sets like this that can be used all year long and with many different color combinations.        
    

I picked Crushed Curry and one of the coordinating papers from the 6 X 6 Color Theory Designer Series Paper packs--all part of the Color Theory Suite of products. I stamped the chair in Crumb Cake and Crushed Curry.  The flowers are also from the Colorful Seasons set.  I also used a grunge boarder from the Touches of Texture set as an accent at the top of my Whisper White image layer.  I broke out my Aqua painter and painted a very soft Crushed Curry wash over the top boarder.  I also used my aqua painter and ink from my Crumb Cake pad to create "sand" at the bottom of my Whisper White image layer.   
     

The flower blossoms are from the Colorful Seasons stamp set and the images are die cut using the coordinating Seasonal Layers Thinlit Die set.  The upper left corner of the image layer includes one of the new coordinating ribbons from the upcoming catalog.  This is the 3/8" mini chevron ribbon in Crushed Curry.  This new ribbon is extremely soft and it made the cutest little puffy bow for the corner of my card. 

Tip:  These new ribbons add more bulk to the card front than the 3/8" Ruched Ribbons from the current catalog.  I added a loose 4-1/4 X 5-1/2 Whisper White blank card on top of the face of my finished card to ensure this new, slightly bulkier ribbon is protected when it goes through the postage meter.

  

The sentiment is also from the Colorful Seasons stamp set.  This set includes a nice variety of sentiments.  The 2" wide paper behind the image layer is from the Color Theory DSP pack.  These papers look like paint chips on one side and on the opposite side they gradate from crackle  to speckles.  These papers add a great deal of artistic interest and I can't wait to see how everyone uses with their new stamp sets.  With the new catalog coming out June 1, this is one of the first new sets I would add to my Wish List!  See more products that corrdinate with the Color Theory suite plus more samples in the video below.


Recipe:

Stamp:  Colorful Seasons, Touches of Texture

Ink:  Crushed Curry, Crumb Cake
Paper:  Whisper White, Thick Whisper White, Crushed Curry. Color Theory Designer Series Paper Pack

Accessories:    3/8" Crushed Curry Mini Chevron Ribbon, Aqua Painter, Stampin' Scrub, Stampin' Mist, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensional

  

To see more about this entire Color Theory suite of products and samples from the Colorful Seasons set, watch the video below.

Clearance Rack items can be added to preorder

If you're a demo placing your preorder beginning today (May 2), don't forget to add items from the Clearance Rack that coordinate with items you already have.  Clearance Rack items are retired products that are available at deep discount, and only available while they last.  Ordering all items at once will likely save you shipping costs, and could qualify you for stampin' rewards. These items can be ordered by both demos and customers. See these items in the on-line store.  

Some Retiring list items remain

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Items that remain on the Retiring list from the current catalog continue to grow shorter by the day.  Don't forget to order any bundles you want that will carry over to the new catalog as the 10% savings on exiting bundles goes away May 31, even though the stamps and coordinating punches or dies will be carried in the new catalog.  Let me know if you hae any questions. As accessories sell out, they will no longer be available.  However, retiring stamps will be restocked until May 22 and then sold only while they last.  See the products retiring May 31, some discounted up to 50%.    

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

Important Dates

May 02 - Demonstrators can begin placing pre-orders from the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog from a limited selection of new catalog merchandise.  Demos can access a down-loadable copy of the new June 1 catalog on line at the demonstrator-only website, and can place a demonstrator pre-order from a pre-order brochure of new catalog items.   You'll want to get your orders in early in the day so your order ships asap and you can participate in demo-only swaps and to have samples to show from the new catalog.  

Sign up or re-sign up as a demonstrator now so you can order early and also order your new catalog merchandise at demonstrator-only discount prices.  Demos who sign up today can order new catalog pre-order merchandise for their demo kit selections.

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

June 01 - New Stampin' Up! yearly catalog release date for 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.   Demonstrators can begin planning now to attend the next OnStage event. 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 events.  The 25th Anniversary in Salt Lake City for demonstrators was a blast, with more prize patrols than usual and special parties.   You won't want to miss the celebrations planned for the 30th Anniversary.    

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 - retired products at deep discounts -- 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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Fabulous Flamingo card with Stampin' Up! stamp set

• Fabulous Flamingo in Calypso Coral
• Check Retiring List for further additions May 2

Fabulous Flamingo

I'm really getting excited about the demonstrator pre-order I'll be able to place on May 2, which is one of the benefits of being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  I already have several stamp sets and dies from the new catalog that I was able to order or won as part of the benefits of attending OnStage in early April.  So, today, from my OnStage swag, I'm using the Fabulous Flamingo set.        
    

I picked a Calypso Coral base card and used that color ink for my flamingo.  I found a wonderful complimentary paper from the new Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper (DSP) Pack from the upcoming catalog, and used the mini striped black and white accent paper from the Pop of Pink DSP from the current, main catalog.  

     

I stamped the water in Marina Mist, and stamped the water reeds in Pear Pizzaz.  The flamingo was stamped in two steps.  The body was stamped in Archival Basic Black.  Then another part of this stamp added the legs and color to the body.  Then I decided to finish coloring the body by using Calypso Coral ink pad and an aqua painter, rather than using the third stamp in the set meant to color the body.  I also did a little coloring of the water with an aqua painter and Marina Mist, which didn't show up well in the photograph, but looks really nice in person.    

  

The sentiment is also from the Fabulous Flamingos stamp set.  The set includes several sentiments, but this one was a card going to my Mom, and was perfect for my needs.  I stamped it in Archival Basic Black ink and then used the Stitched Shapes Framelit dies and the Layering Oval framelits Dies to matt the sentiment.  I think I'll be using this fun set a lot this coming year.  It makes me feel like an artist because of the shading and elements I can choose to add.  


Recipe:

Stamp:  Fabulous Flamingo

Ink:  Basic Black Archival, Calypso Coral, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz
Paper:  Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Pop of Pink DSP, Delightful Daisy DSP

Accessories:    Stitched Shapes Framelit Dies (145372), Layering Ovals Framelits, Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Standard Cutting Pads, Stampin' Scrub, Stampin' Mist, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensionals

  

Clearance Rack items you won't want to miss

If you're a demo placing an order when the new catalog ordering begins tomorrow (May 2), don't forget to add items from the Clearance Rack that coordinate with items you already have.  Clearance Rack items are retired products that are available at deep discount, and only available while they last.  Ordering all items at once will likely save you shipping costs, and could qualify you for stampin' rewards.  See these items in the on-line store.  

Check for new discounts on the Retiring list 

Click here to place an order

Also, if you're a demo placing an order May 2, or a customer looking for more retiring bargains, check the Retiring Items list again on May 2 for any newly reduced items that Stampin' Up! might add to the list. Snap up these items quickly as any new sales items will go fast.  As accessories sell out, they will no longer be available.  However, retiring stamps will be restocked until May 22 and then sold only while they last.  See the products retiring May 31 and check for additional reductions on May 2.    

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

Important Dates

May 02 - Demonstrators can begin placing pre-orders from the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog from a limited selection of new catalog merchandise.  Demos can access a down-loadable copy of the new June 1 catalog on line at the demonstrator-only website, and can place a demonstrator pre-order from a pre-order brochure of new catalog items.   You'll want to get your orders in early in the day so your order ships asap and you can participate in demo-only swaps and to have samples to show from the new catalog.  

Sign up or re-sign up as a demonstrator now so you can order early and also order your new catalog merchandise at demonstrator-only discount prices.

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

June 01 - New Stampin' Up! yearly catalog release date for 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.   Demonstrators can begin planning now to attend the next OnStage event. 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 events.  The 25th Anniversary in Salt Lake City was a blast, with more prize patrols than usual and special parties.   You won't want to miss the celebrations planned for the 30th Anniversary.    

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 - retired products at deep discounts -- 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

Grateful Bunch and Punch from Stampin' Up!

• Daisies from the Grateful Bunch set
• Retiring items and Clearance Rack items 

Grateful Bunch

So, Dear Husband decided to join my weekly grocery shopping trip this morning.  I was pleased, but I knew my regular shopping routine of 5 or 6 stops to maximize my trip would need to be reduced to accommodate his shorter shopping attention span.  

We arrived at Costco, and after a quick grazing at the food court, he grabbed the cart and we were off to the races.  Then he surprised me and said he was going to go up and down every aisle.  Well, that lasted about 10 aisles before he started skipping around the food aisles eating those risky samples served up throughout the store. (I'm telling you, don't eat the crab or anything with beans  or you'll be doing a quick two-step to the the little girls room most of the next day.)   As I grabbed for items on our regular shopping list, he picked up strange items like green pea crisps (dried sugar peas), crispy coconut rolls with roasted black sesame seeds,  and a big jar of Jelly Belly jelly beans left over from Easter.  True!  There were only about 10 total jars on display -- not the usual 10 cases, like most of their displays.

About 3/4 of the way through the store he says, "Okay, I think we're ready to go, now."   I quickly ticked off 7 or 8 additional items on our weekly list from the aisles we hadn't hit yet.  I knew I would never get him to back-track to the paper goods in the back of the store, but I was able to get most of the rest of our list before he sprinted out the door.  As he loaded the 36-can soda cases, cases of almond milk and other bulk items into the trunk, he exclaimed.  "Boy, this grocery shopping is really tiring!"   I didn't have the heart to tell him that this was 1/5 of the normal grocery shopping I do on my weekly trip.  

Next stop was Starbucks for a giant 420 calories, 34g of sugar Iced Carmel Mocha Frappuccino or something like that -- I can never remember the names of those specialty drink in the giant cups with the whipped cream toppers-- to reward him for shopping with me....and, so I had an excuse to grab coffee beans and tick off one more of my weekly shopping stops.  It WAS nice to have his company -- a rare treat!  BUT, I'll need to make a second trip this week to finish the rest of our grocery list.

I looked over my posts this weeks and it looks like I've been on a flower kick.  I'm continuing that momentum with another flower card today using Grateful Bunch.  I began with a Whisper White basecard with a background created with the Simply Scored Scoring Tool.      
    

I picked a Real Red polka dot paper from the  12 X 12 Designer Series Paper Stacks.   Then I grabbed a bunch of Whisper White scraps and stamped a bunch of Real Red daises from the Grateful Bunch stamp set, and punched them out with the Blossom Bunch punch.   

     

I scattered the smallest of the three daisies onto the Whisper White portion of the card and layered the two larger daisies at the top of the card and accented each daisy with Basic Pearls.  

  

The sentiment label was created with the Special Reasons stamp set and cut with the Stylish Stems Dies. The sentiment is from the Sunburst Sayings set.  

I finished the card, looked at it, and kicked myself for the color I chose for the sentiment.  We have Memorial Day coming up in late May.  Using blue ink for the sentiment turns this card into a great, patriotic card for use in a few weeks.  I used Marina Mist on this final version and really liked how it turned out.  


Recipe:

Stamp:  Grateful Bunch, Special Reason, Sunburst Sayings (Sentiment)

Ink:  Real Red, Marina Mist
Paper:  Whisper White, Brights Designer Series Paper Stack

Accessories:    Stylish Stems Dies, Blossom Bunch Punch, Basic Pearls,  Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Standard Cutting Pads, Stampin' Scrub, Stampin' Mist, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensionals

  

Clearance Rack items you won't want to miss

Don't miss the discounts on new items added this week to the Clearance Rack.  Clearance Rack items are retired products that are available at deep discount, and only available while they last.  See these items in the on-line store.  

Retiring items list 

Click here to place an order

Pick up any retiring items still on your wish list on my on-line store.  Items are already selling out.  Some are on sale up to 50% off.  As accessories sell out, they will no longer be available.  However, retiring stamps will be restocked until May 22 and then sold only while they last.  See the products retiring May 31.  

See the pdf Stampin' Up! Retiring List:  Download the U.S. Retiring list with catalog page numbers to help sort our your craft room shelves.   

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

Important Dates

Demonstrator can already download the new catalog.  Demonstrators who didn't attend OnStage, can access a down-loadable copy of the new June 1 catalog on line at the demonstrator-only website, and can place a demonstrator pre-order on May 02.  

April 13 - OnStage Online -Demonstrators will find many of the videos from the OnStage event available to view online. Get a peek at demos using new stamp sets posted at the OnStage Online link under Events on the demonstrator-only site.  This will help you decide which sets you'll want to order as part of your May 2 pre-order

May 02 - Demonstrators can begin placing pre-orders from the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog.  You'll want to get your orders in so you can participate in demo-only swaps to have samples to show from the new catalog.    Sign up or re-sign up as a demonstrator now so you can order early and also order your new catalog merchandise at demonstrator-only discount prices.

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

June 01 - New Stampin' Up! yearly catalog release date for 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.   Demonstrators can begin planning now to attend the next OnStage event. 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 events.  The 25th Anniversary in Salt Lake City was a blast, with more prize patrols than usual and special parties.   You won't want to miss the celebrations planned for the 30th Anniversary.    

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 - retired products at deep discounts -- 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