Sketch #20

because pictures are so much better than words... here's the sketch (made it for a layout, but haven't got it done yet):

and my card:

here's the recipe for the card (more peeks from the upcoming F/W SU! catalogue):

cardstock: Kraft; Pink Pirouette (new In Color)
ink: Kiwi Kiss; Red Riding Hood (new In Colors)
Stamps: Heard from the Heart; Dreams du Jour (both new to the F/W IBC)
other: Bella Rose DSP (new to the F/W IBC); Scallop circle punch; 1 3/8" circle punch; 1" circle punch

Hope you like the sketch and my card... link me up if you're inspired!

SU! Retired Accessories list...

The retired accessories list is up! These items usually go quickly (and some are gone already), so let me know soon if you're interested in anything below. There are some items that are discounted an extra 25% right now! Click here to get a list with prices... and here's another link to the retired stamps. Make sure you order before they're gone forever!

Item Number Page # Product Description

109200 177 Accents & Elements Build A Flower - Not Available

110718 177 Accents & Elements Lucky Star

110719 177 Accents & Elements Messenger

103158 184 Acrylic Graph & Grid

108638 163 Card Stock 12 X 12 In Color

108642 163 Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 Blue Bayou

108643 163 Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 Groovy Guava

108637 163 Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 In Color

108640 163 Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 River Rock

108639 163 Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 Soft Sky

108641 163 Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 Wild Wasabi - Not Available

108644 163 Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 Purely Pomegranate - Not Available

103975 166 Card Stock Brushed Copper - Not Available

108694 163 Card Stock Textured 12 X 12 In Color

107312 167 Cards & Envelopes Gift Whisper White

107292 167 Cards & Envelopes Greeting Whisper White

109116 167 Notes & Envelopes Long Notes

109118 167 Notes & Envelopes Love Notes

109117 167 Notes & Envelopes Pocket Notes* - Not Available

110729 167 Notes & Envelopes Scallop Notes

109119 167 Notes & Envelopes Gift Notes

109018 163 Classic Stampin' Ink Blue Bayou - Not Available
109019 163 Classic Stampin' Ink Groovy Guava
109017 163 Classic Stampin' Ink Purely Pomegranate - Not Available
109016 163 Classic Stampin' Ink River Rock - Not Available
109015 163 Classic Stampin' Ink Soft Sky
109020 163 Classic Stampin' Ink Wild Wasabi - Not Available

109013 163 Classic Stampin' Pad Blue Bayou

109012 163 Classic Stampin' Pad Groovy Guava

109011 163 Classic Stampin' Pad Purely Pomegranate

109010 163 Classic Stampin' Pad River Rock

109009 163 Classic Stampin' Pad Soft Sky

109014 163 Classic Stampin' Pad Wild Wasabi

110751 171 Designer Series Paper Azure*

110696 169 Designer Series Paper Bali Breeze

110749 169 Designer Series Paper Berry Bliss

109154 169 Designer Series Paper Cutie Pie

110699 168 Designer Series Paper East Coast Prep* - Not Available

109160 170 Designer Series Paper Fall Flowers - Not Available

109159 169 Designer Series Paper Flowers For You*

110697 169 Designer Series Paper Ginger Blossom

110479 168 Designer Series Paper Jersey Shore*

109151 170 Designer Series Paper Le Jardin

110748 170 Designer Series Paper Notebook*

110750 171 Designer Series Paper Olive Press

109153 170 Designer Series Paper Porcelain Prints* - Not Available

109175 171 Designer Series Paper Prints Almost Amethyst* - Not Available

109177 171 Designer Series Paper Prints Always Artichoke

109173 171 Designer Series Paper Prints Blue Bayou - Not Available

109174 171 Designer Series Paper Prints Brilliant Blue

109178 171 Designer Series Paper Prints Certainly Celery

109169 171 Designer Series Paper Prints Close to Cocoa* - Not Available

109168 171 Designer Series Paper Prints Groovy Guava* - Not Available

109171 171 Designer Series Paper Prints Lovely Lilac

109172 171 Designer Series Paper Prints More Mustard - Not Available

109176 171 Designer Series Paper Prints Old Olive

109170 171 Designer Series Paper Prints Pumpkin Pie - Not Available

109164 171 Designer Series Paper Prints River Rock*

109167 171 Designer Series Paper Prints Rose Red

109166 171 Designer Series Paper Prints So Saffron

109165 171 Designer Series Paper Prints Soft Sky - Not Available

109163 171 Designer Series Paper Prints Tempting Turquoise - Not Available

110698 168 Designer Series Paper Spring Break

110273 169 Designer Series Paper Spring Fling* - Not Available

110271 170 Designer Series Paper Spring Silhouettes

110272 170 Designer Series Paper Western Sky

107299 167 Envelope Confetti Cream Medium

105320 189 Eyelets Basic - Not Available

100375 189 Eyelets Bold Brights - Not Available

100381 189 Eyelets Earth Elements - Not Available

107233 189 Eyelets Fresh Favorites I

107234 189 Eyelets Fresh Favorites II

105316 189 Eyelets Rich Regals

100378 189 Eyelets Soft Subtles - Not Available

105515 188 Hodgepodge Hardware Pewter - Not Available

105531 188 Hodgepodge Hardware Antique Brass - Not Available

105532 188 Hodgepodge Hardware Aged Copper - Not Available

101120 183 Metallic Art Pencils

107307 179 On Board Accents

109181 178 On Board Blossoms & Basic

109179 178 On Board Ginormous Pieces

107306 179 On Board Simon Lower

102678 166 Mulberry Paper White - Not Available

109227 181 Punch Box Three For You - Not Available

102686 180 Punch Handheld Rectangle

100271 183 Pure Color Pencils

109060 191 Ribbon Double-Stitched Blue Bayou - Not Available

109063 191 Ribbon Double-Stitched Groovy Guava - Not Available

109061 191 Ribbon Double-Stitched Purely Pomegranate - Not Available

109062 191 Ribbon Double-Stitched River Rock*

109059 191 Ribbon Double-Stitched Soft Sky - Not Available

109058 191 Ribbon Double-Stitched Wild Wasabi - Not Available

109189 190 Ribbon Originals Beachfront*

109187 190 Ribbon Originals District*

109188 190 Ribbon Originals Fairy Tale

109185 190 Ribbon Originals Jersey*

109184 190 Ribbon Originals Sherbert

109186 190 Ribbon Originals Theater

110716 191 Ribbon Striped Grosgrain Wild Wasabi*

110281 182 Rub-Ons Cherished Memories* - Not Available

110284 182 Rub-Ons Eastern Elegance*

110285 182 Rub-Ons Urban West*

110557 174 Simply Scrappin' Boho Blend

109610 174 Simply Scrappin' Confetti - Not Available

110572 172 Simply Scrappin' Crew Kids Boy

110567 173 Simply Scrappin' Crew Kids Girl

109597 175 Simply Scrappin' Home Again

110562 174 Simply Scrappin' Rose Cottage

109648 173 Simply Scrappin' Special Delivery Boy

109627 173 Simply Scrappin' Special Delivery Girl - Not Available

110587 175 Simply Scrappin' Summer Days

110577 175 Simply Scrappin' Tie The Knot

111184 15 Simply Sent Friendly Notes

109228 16 Simply Sent Simple Delights - Not Available

109229 16 Simply Sent Three Thoughts - Not Available

106662 197 Stampin'Around Wheel Daisy Field

107561 197 Stampin'Around Wheel Garden Annuals

109681 197 Stampin'Around Wheel Good Dog

109678 197 Stampin'Around Wheel Kisses

107482 197 Stampin'Around Wheel Lily Pad - Not Available

109680 197 Stampin'Around Wheel Meow

109677 197 Stampin'Around Wheel Mistletoe - Not Available

106610 196 Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Basics Outline

107467 196 Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Birthday

109571 196 Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Dilly Dally Baby

109570 196 Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Dilly Dally Friends

109569 196 Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Dilly Dally Party

108423 196 Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Leaves A La Carte - Not Available

107468 196 Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Nature Hike

108980 196 Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Petals

107464 196 Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Rough Texture - Not Available

111261 196 Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel Spunky Spots

109554 193 Stampin' Color Index Labels - Not Available

109553 193 Stampin' Color Index Labels (French)

106694 194 Stampin' Kids Markers

101399 185 Stipple Brushes - Not Available

102673 183 Zig Painty

Kristina's Colour Inspiration #16

I've been stalking Kristina's blog for a month or so, and I love the colour inspirations she finds and interprets to SU! colours. Here's the inspiration for this week:

and here's my card (please forgive the not so great lighting):

I didn't have Certainly Celery, so I improvised... here's the recipe:

Cardstock: Soft Sky, Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie

Inks: Soft Sky, Pumpkin Pie, Kiwi Kiss

Stamps: Dreams du Jour (available Aug. 11)

other: Scallop Edge punch, double sided ribbon (I think it's May Arts)

Sketch # 19

This sketch started out as just a card sketch, but then I decided to make a layout with it too!

And here's my card (some sneak peeks of the new SU! In Colors and Dreams du Jour Stamp set from the Fall/Winter IBC) and layout:

I still had the July Red Star Kit out, and I thought it worked very nicely with this Halloween picture from last year.

Here's the recipe for the card:

Cardstock: Baja Breeze; Pirouette Pink; Kiwi Kiss

Inks: Baja Breeze; Pirouette Pink; Kiwi Kiss

Stamps: Dreams Du Jour; Polka Dot Background

Other: Blender Brush; 1/4" white grosgrain ribbon; Stampin' Dimensionals; Corner Rounder punch

I hope you're inspired by this sketch... I'd love to see your creations!

Upcoming class info

Here's a peek at my July card class:



We'll be making 8 cards (2 each of 4 designs) with envelopes for $15.00. You can try heat embossing and watercolouring and we'll use some punches too. This class features the 2008 In Colors (soon to be retiring) and the Priceless, Always, Dare to be Darling (retiring) and Much Appreciated (retiring) stamp sets. The class will be Tuesday, July 22 and it begins at 7:00pm. Let me know (e-mail in sidebar) if you'd like to reserve a spot in the class! It will be a fun night out... bring a friend or family member, and you can either make four cards ($7.50 for each of you) or all eight.

If you're interested in scrapbooking, I'm having a class Wednesday August 27th at 7:30pm. The class cost is only ordering a Simply Scrappin' Kit (pages 172-175 in the Spring/Summer catalogue) for $24.13 (plus shipping and taxes). Because most of these kits will be retiring, I need to order the kits by July 20th to ensure they are available, so let me know ASAP if you're interested! The class will include sketches and instructions to complete 6 pages, and the goal will be to finish them that night!

Another date to keep in mind is Thursday, August 14th! I'm having a Fall/Winter Catalogue Open House at 7:00pm. Come and use the new In Colours, some new stamps from the catalogue, and my new favourite toy-- a scallop border punch!!! I'll have make and takes, door prizes, snacks, and the new catalogues to browse! If you're in my stamp club, come pick up your free catalogue!

Sketch #18

It's Friday already, so it's time for another sketch! This one is a sketch I did for the August '07 BYOM kit, so you might recognize it. I modified it slightly to make a card sketch too, and Leigh created another beautiful layout for the sketch this week, too! Hopefully you'll find some inspiration...

Here is Leigh's 12x12 layout:

and my 8.5x11 landscape layout and card:

Thanks for visiting... leave me a comment if you create something inspired by my sketch. I'd love to see it!

Stampin' Up! July info...

I've added a link to the Retired Stamp list to my sidebar. If you want any stamps from that list, they must be ordered before August 10/08. I can place an individual order any time (for Canadian customers) and have it shipped to you, so let me know if you're interested! I will be placing a workshop order (probably my last group order) July 20/08 if you want to add a smaller order to that.
Click here to view the Retired List in alphabetical order and click here to view it in numerical order.

July Special: Hodgepodge Hardware 25% off!

This box of fun embellishments comes in three finishes (Pewter, Aged Copper and Antique Brass) and for July only is $25.08 (reg. price is $35.95). You get 138 pieces and 100 matching brads. Stampin' Up has announced that these finishes will be retiring with the Spring/Summer catalogue, so if you want them, make sure to order before August 10!




A big announcement from Stampin' Up! is the addition of Decor Elements (vinyl wall accents) to their normal stamping products. You can see the brochure here... so much potential! I'm excited to try them out! Let me know if you're interested in them...

I'll be posting my July/August class and event info soon!

Sketch #17

I'm back again with another sketch! Thanks so much to Anne for her wonderful card example, and Leigh for her beautiful layout. I decided to do one of my DT layouts for MSS with this sketch, so the layout is already posted from earlier this week. I love how we each tweaked it a bit and made it our own. Here's the sketch (layout and card versions):




















and here are the examples:

Anne

Leigh

Liz

If you're inspired to create using this sketch, I'd love to see it! post a link (or let me know where it's posted) in the comments!

Tagged... Random 7

ummm... thanks, Kelly.... :p

here are my random facts... I don't know how weird they are, though (Kelly's were much better, so go check them out!).

1. I love butterflies.

2. I was very athletic throughout school (on the volleyball, soccer, basketball, badminton, track & field, and cross country teams at school, plus did gymnastics after school) and I miss it now.

3. I placed third in a Royal Conservatory of Music piano competition (and won money) when I was 12-ish.

4. I was the yearbook editor in high school.

5. I was a bookworm with my head always in a book. I've recently started reading more regularly, and love it all over again!

6. I've never broken a bone, but did severely sprain an ankle playing basketball.

7. I'm clutzy, but manage to avoid doing more than bruising myself...

okay, the hard part's done. Now to pass on the 'fun'! ;)

I'm tagging:

1. Leigh

2. Anne

3. Carmen (note that you're now double tagged...)

4. Krystn (another double tag)

5. Laura (yes, you're double tagged too...)

6. Shannon (really trying hard not to copy Kelly's whole list, but it's not working...)

7. Monica (sorry! ;) )

July Red Star kit!

Yummy Love, Elsie Forrest papers, along with Heidi Swapp, Chatterbox, Crate Paper, and a sheet of Luxe are the base for the July kit at MSS. Add some MM noteworthy chipboard alpha stickers, Love, Elsie ribbon and epoxy accents, and some Luxe label stickers and you've got a fun kit to play with! I absolutely love the Red Star Stamp this month... the tree is super cute and versatile!

Here's what I did with the kit so far...












and you can see what the rest of the Shoppe Girls did with it here!

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get the July BYOM kit in time to work with it, but it's a fun kit filled with Cosmo Cricket Hello Sunshine. I'll add a link when the July DT gallery is up... what I've seen so far looks fantastic!