NEW AT SU-SUITE SUMMER STAMPING-TEA BOUTIQUE

 

This month's New at SU Blog Hop is featuring some of our favorite suites from the new Annual Catalog! One thing no other company can match is Stampin' Up!'s coordination of products! They coordinate colors, dies, punches, DSP, etc., etc., etc.!  The suites give you great options of any number of these products! The suite I'm sharing this month is the Tea Boutique Suite! 

Here's my card:

So this suite offers the Cup of Tea stamp set, the Teacup Dies,                        the Tea Boutique 6x6 Designer Series Paper, and the Cards and Envelopes! I've used all but the cards & envelopes because when I ordered they were out of stock! They're baaaaacccckkk tho!!! Grab them while you can!! This DSP uses many of the new In Colors as well! That's a bonus for me!

I love all the little tea cups on the DSP! And the overlay cup here is so perfect over either your favorite color cardstock or even a nice DSP-like I did here! And how about the cute tea bag!!! Cute right? Although my husband wanted to know why there was greenery growing out of the tea! lol Seriously!!! lol

So go choose your favorite suite & start stamping! If you need inspiration simply check out the list below! You will find some amazing creations from around he world-literally! We are a global hop!  You can "travel" internationally!!!

Happy Stampin'!!!!

IN-COLOR FUN

I've been playing with my In-Colors! It's been rainy so needed some "bright" in my life! So thought I would pull out one of my all-time favorite stamp sets Vertical Greetings and "light up my life"!

Now this embossing is A-MAZ-ING!! It's called the Tufted Dynamic embossing folder! Wow is it cool! Reminds me of the old headboards on the beds with the leather look! Or a chair! lol I didn't add anything to it except the Wink of Stella for the "button" areas. Can ya see it? I wanted the embossing to stand on it's own-and I think it does!

I've combined colors from both sets of In-Colors: Lemon Lime Twist from the 17-19 set & Pineapple Punch and Grapefruit Grove from the 18-20 set! I used Granny Apple Green for the stems & sentiment as I wanted a bit of a "pop". 

The ribbon is the Grosgrain in Grapefruit Grove & Pineapple Punch, and the stamp was colored with the Stampin' Markers!

So just a simple, fun card! Hope you enjoyed! All supplies can be ordered HERE!

Placing an order? Be sure to use Hostess Code UKXWUT4B  when checking out!!!

Happy Stampin'!

PLUNGING INTO MAY FLOWERS!

This week over at 

The Paper Plunge 

we are "growing" May flowers!  There certainly were enough April showers here anyway!! lol

Here is my card this week:

So this is one of those little postcard type cards! I like to do these every so often because they work great to tape onto a gift. The card base itself is just that-a base! The sentiment is inside the flower! A Round Array is leaving us this year! :(

That's the reason the flower looks a bit skewed in the first photo! Trust me, when it's closed, it's straight! lol

I'm using up my retiring In-Colors.  It's all going! The paper, ink, accessories, everything. I'll miss this batch! Well I guess I say that every year! They are like old friends now after 2 years. The new batch promises to be a hit though! Really nice, current colors! I think you will like! 

So go pop on over to The Paper Plunge & see the "flowery" creations from our amazing Design Team! You won't be disappointed!!!

Happy Stampin'!!!

CASING THE SKETCH!!

My friends over at Can You Case It? are challenging us with a sketch this week!! Here is the sketch they chose!

And here is the card I made!

I decided to go back to my watercolor roots! I've been having so much fun with my Blendabilities that I just wanted to visit my old friend the Aqua Painter!

I had to remember that watercoloring isn't as "precise" as coloring with the Blendabilities!It's ok to go somewhat outside the lines!!!

This is one of my favorite stamp sets that was new to last year's catalog-Pleasant Poppies!!. It's a single stamp, but nice & large! Gives lots of nice options with the Framelits-this one being the 

Apothocary Accents Framelits!

I had some fun playing with my new In-Colors with this card! And of course a little Honeycomb never hurt anyone! lol

So hop on ovet to Can You Case It? and enjoy all the other great creations that people have come up with!!! Maybe even try your own hand at it!!!

Happy Stampin'!

PISTACHIO COLORING DOWN THE LINES

Hello all you "frampers"! We are Coloring Down the Lines again today! After all, it's Wednesday-blog hop day!!!

You're   maybe visiting from Helen's cool blog! Welcome! Isn't her card pretty?  When you are through here be sure to keep "hopping" over to

 Laura's beautiful blog! She is so creative! As are all the other wonderful stampers on this blog hop! Just keep on going for some beautiful creations!!

So this week's challenge is 

Pistachio Pudding, Baked Brown Sugar, Crisp Cantaloupe

OR
Pistachio Pudding, Smoky Slate, Strawberry Slush

Added Piece - add buttons

Pretty, soft colors!! I chose the second batch! I LOVE that Strawberry Slush!!! It was a bit challenging for me this week though because the added piece is buttons. I'm not a real button person! They're fun, but not me! But I think I worked it out!

So here's the card!

I love the really cool Arrow Textured Embossing Folder! I sure hope we see it in the new Big Catalog! It's a fun one! 

I pulled out my trusty oldest Stampin' Up! friend, Lovely as a Tree stamp set!!! It's been around forever, & I bet still in the new book! It's such a pretty & versatile set! I love nature sets anyway!

The buttons are the clear Vintage Faceted Designer ones. I like the way they look. Tough to mail though. I think they add to the Strawberry Slush Ruffle Stretch Trim ribbon. Too bad that is being discontinued. Not sure why they discontinued these ribbon! I like them! Plus, those In-Colors are still current. Hmmmm, smh!! Kwim!!! lol!!!

I finished the whole tree section with some Iridescent Ice. Love that embossing powder! Kinda hard to tell in the big pic, so here's a smaller pic here!

Hope you like it!

Lots going on at Stampin' Up! this week! First, the Retired Lists of stamps and accessories is keeping everyone busy!!! There are already many items no longer available!

Second, the new catalog is available to demonstrators only! One of the percs of being a demonstrator! There will soon be a pre-order-again, for demos only-so I can show you some cool creations with the new products! Wait until you see the new In-Colors!!! You will LOVE!!! Although nothing will every replace Summer Starfruit for me! My all-time favorite! lol

So watch for updates!!! Lots of fun stuff!!!

Happy Stampin!

Happy Blog Hop day!!! So here we are again Coloring Down the Lines!!

Hi there to everyone hopping over from Helen's blog!!! And be sure to continue on over to Liz's blog!!! Then keep going!! I guarantee you will love what you see!!!

This week's challenge is 

        Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit, Basic Gray      

    OR

       Primrose Petals, So Saffron, Marina Mist
Added Piece - use scoring on your card

Now I'm not one usually to use scoring on a card unless it's to score the fold, so this was a challenge for me! I mean I have all the scoring tools, but just don't tend to use them! I did a little "research" on the subject! I figured I'd keep it simple tho! There are some really cool designs out there with scoring tho! Google it & check it out!!!

So here's my card:

It's very simple this week! I used the first set of colors because I wanna get as much of that Summer Starfruit as I can before it disappears for good!! I will miss this nice bright set of In-Colors. Hopefully an equally bright & cheery set awaits in the new catalog! And maybe even another Summer Starfruit!!!

This Your Amazing stamp set is interesting. I use the sentiments sometimes but rarely use the images. I figured this would be a good time. It fits right into the scored area!

So for the scoring, I just drew 2 lines about 1/2" apart on all 4 sides. Not the most original I know, but it looks ok I think!  It's tough to tell in this pic, but I actually added a bit of scoring on the balloon to bring out the hash marks. Very light tho. There's also a bit of bling with Dazzling Details.

So believe it or not we are back to Christmas next week!!! lol  Be sure to check back & check it out!!!

Happy Stampin'!

THE SECOND DAY OF STAMPIN' TREATS

On the Second Day of Stampin' Treats, Joni showed to me....

..a CAS (clean and simple!), In-Color Christmas card made with a non-traditional "Christmas" stamp!!!

 I used the Daydream Medallion stamp set that we received at convention! I thought it was kinda of "wreathy"!!! lol  I wanted something very simple.  

I also used sort of non-traditional Christmas colors! Ok, so Gumball Green could be considered fairly Christmasy, but not typically Primrose Petal! It's a bit "pinky" for traditional Christmas, but it works here on the ribbon!!  

Here's a close up of the wreath!

I thought the Pearl Basic Jewels added a touch of elegance to the card! They kind of look like the rhinestones here, but trust me, they're pearls!! lol

I also am so enjoying the Shimmer White Paper!!! It doesn't show up in these photos, but there's a very subtle "shimmer" to it! Very pretty for Christmas cards or anything winter. I bet it would be beautiful for weddings also!!!!

Today is the perfect day to try a CAS card for Christmas! Come on, you know you have a stamp set that would work!!!

So enjoy day 2!!! See you tomorrow!!!

Merry Stampin'!

FUN OPEN HOUSE!!!

We had a great time at the New Catalog Open House today!!! I met was so happy to "play" with some good friends! I even met some new friends! Some very creative new friends!  Everyone seemed to have fun with the make & take, and some "returning" to Stampin' Up! were thrilled with the new catalog & the whole new catalog program!  Here are some fun pics of the event!

 This is my daughter-in-law Gina enjoying some homemade mint iced-T while stamping away!!!

 Billy made the most adorable card for a friend's wedding! He had fun going outside the box from the original!!!

In fact, many of the cards were outside the box!! We used Betsy's Blossoms stamp set. I am loving that set more & more each time I use it!!! We worked with the new In-Colors!

The original is in the middle! Look how creative everyone was!!! Here are some of the beautiful cards!

The new stamp pads were a real hit! 

Then the DIL hit the "stash" in the Craft Room & got creative! See her creations! Gina's fairly new to stamping, but I think she's already a rock star!

Well even if you couldn't make it today, there's still plenty of time to get in with the new catalog!!! 

I'd love to come do a workshop for you & show you the great new products we have & show you how to get a lot of your faves for FREE!!! Contact me at jmets23@yahoo.com to book your event now!!!

Well, it's been a very busy day! Time for bed! 

Happy Stampin'!

JOIN US FOR AN OPEN HOUSE!

Looking for something to do Saturday morning? Come on up for a 
New Catalog Open House! (10 am-12 pm, my house!)
I will have some fun items from the new catalog! Try out the new paper piercing tools (fun!), new Stampin' Scrub (amazing!), new stamp pads (Wow!), etc.! 
You can make a cute little card (read to bottom to see it!), check out the new items, maybe win a prize & have a nice cold iced-T!

Book your next party that day & receive a FREE Snail! Place an order for $50 or more,  & I will pay the taxes on your order!  Good stuff!

Want to see the Make & Take? Look below!

You will use the new Betsy's Blossoms stamp set & several of our new In-Colors! This card is all stamped-no Designer Series Paper! And oh so easy!

You can also pick up your new catalog-FREE!!! Yup, you heard correctly!!! FREE! Contact me now to reserve your space at jmets23@yahoo.com!

Hope to see you there!

Stay cool!!! Happy Summer!

Happy Stampin'!!!!