June Stamp Camp

Yesterday was Stamp Camp at Gail's House. We had 9 people and loads of fun. We had some great fried chicken, potato salad, veggies and killer brownies (dilly-lish!) and fun was had by all!!

I featured some of the new stamps from the Fall Winter preview 2007.


We made 3 different cards.

The "Tommy" card featured the Do the Hula set and the soon retiring Journey Designer series paper. I tweaked this from my Father's Day card - my Dad is a big fan of Tommy Bahamas shirts and so I thought it would be a fun card to do for a masculine bday as well - always needs those!!


Then we used the Baroque Motif and the Holiday Wishes sets and the "bling bling" rhinestone brads to do the "From the Heart" card. I gave them 2 options:



Last but not least, we used the Pick a Petal chip oard and traced the petals from the Palette O' Prints paper (including the new Sky Blue featured in the preview) and then the circle came from the Pick a Petals stamp set and the Friends and Thinking of You stamps came from the new Three for You Punch Box.


We even had our youngest stamper yet, Caitlyn!


Shout out to Dee on her Naperville Triathlon completion :)


See ya next month!

NEW CATALOG SIGHTING!!

Here's the info on the punches:

Punches - 35 in all
circle sizes
1 3/8 in. 1 1/4 1 " 3/4" 1/2" 1/4"

3/16" in. corner rounder

photo corners

designer label

5 petal flower

star

snow blossom

scallop circle (one in July SS)

spiral punch is in...and round tab

snow blossom punch is a snowflake that looks like an asterisk

snowflake punch...there's no tiny pieces to trash...like the spring bouquet punch

designer label...yes...it's in...indiv. purchase

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New Sets:

• Christmas Sets
• Sports Themed Sets (Hockey, Basketball, Soccer, Baseball, Football, Golf, Tennis, Baseball)
• School Sets
• Lots of new Backgrounds
• New Simply Sent Kits
• Fly Fishing Set (will be a must have for my house!)
• Nautical Sets

Ribbon Update:

Double Stitched Ribbon In Colors only - 15 yds.

Taffeta Ribbon 3/8" 10 yds. for

Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Basic Grey, Mellow Moss,
Bashful Blue,Pretty in Pink

Ribbon Colors 1/4" 15 yds. for

Basic Black, Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie (new), More Mustard, Apricot Appeal, Pretty in Pink, Real Red, Bravo Burgundy, Elegant Eggplant, Night of Navy, Tempting Turquoise, Bashful Blue (new), Certainly Celery, Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke (new)

Grosgrain 5/8"15 yds. for
Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Bravo Burgundy, Real Red ,Regal Rose ,Brocade Blue ,Certainly Celery ,Old Olive

Other great NEW stuff:

• Textured Card Stock
• 35 Punches in the new catalog
• New Designer Series Paper
• New Kits
• New Scrappin' Kits
• New Brads
• New Brass Templates
• P.O.P papers....available in these colors....
  
  
  lovely lilac
  almost amethyst
  soft sky
  temp. turq
  brill. blue
  blue bayou
  always art.
  old olive
  cert celery
  riv rock
  so saffron
  more must
  close to coco
  pum pie
  groovy guava
  rose red

  12x12 sheets....come in assorted packs.... of 24
  
  textured CS. 12x12....it's 24 sheets...
  
  
  Single colored packs
  12 X 12 CARDSTOCK
  Individually Packaged
  20 sheets for
  
  red
  lovely lilac
  brill blue
  choc chip
  more mustard
  pump pie
  old olive
  brocade blue
  a. artichoke
  saffron
  reg rose
  rose red
  prtty in pink
  cer celery
  mell moss
  bash blue
  
  all others MUST BE PURCHASED IN ASSORT. PACK

  Ribbon double stitched ribbon... in colors only...15 yds. taffeta ribbon 10 yds. for 3/8 in....ribbon originals...cute! ok...choc. chip is in 5/8 in. ....not in 1/4...sorry...it's avail. in taffeta 1/4" colors 15 yds. for B Black WW VV Pumpkin Pie (new) M. Mustard A. Appeal P in Pink R Red B. Burgundy E. Eggplant N. of Navy T. Turquoise Bashful Blue (new) Cert. celery mell moss alway artichoke (new) 5/8" grosgrain 15 yds. no more cord! gingham ribbon 15 yds. ...black, red, lite blue, lit pink, moss, caramel Gadgets crop a dile is silver w/ black handles craft and paper scissors ..."cut ribbon easily and create smooth, clean cut" Ink Basic Gray and Going Gray...in NUEtrals now markers now...I don't see journalers...just stampin' write Stampin spots..classic __________________ __________________ A Merry Little Christmas – holiday......NO Alphabet – wheel – winter..............NO Arachnaphobia – wheel – holiday........YES Basics Outline - jumbo wheel - summer....YES Best Bar Codes – spring........NO Best Fiends – holiday........(DON'T THNK SO...JUST ALPHABET SET ) Big Blooms – spring.............NO Big Pieces – winter....YES Bud Basics – summer.....YES Buds – jumbo wheel - summer.....NO Bundle of Joy – spring...YES Bunny Hugs – spring.....NO Butterfly of Happiness – winter....NO By Sea – summer (NO...JUST "BY LAND") Carte Postale – winter......YES Clowning Around – summer...NO Cowboy Kid – summer...NO Crab & Company – spring...NO Doodle Alphabet – spring...NO Doodle Numbers – spring...NO Doodle That – spring....NO Doodle This – spring...YES (AND COORDNATING JUMBO WHEEL) Edgy Eloquence – summer...nO Fancy Flexible Phrases – winter......no Flip Flops – wheel – summer.....NO French Flair – winter....YES Glorious Gift – spring......NO Going My Way – jumbo wheel – summer......NOPE Happy Thoughts – winter......NO Heavenly Peace – holiday....NO Holiday Trim – holiday.....NO Jolly Holiday – holiday....NO Jolly Trees – wheel – holiday....NO Just Between Fiends – holiday...NO Just So Sayings – spring....NO Laundry Notes – summer.......NO Leave a la Carte – jumbo wheel – winter.....YES Like it a Latte – winter.....NO Love Matters – winter......NO Nature Prints – summer.....NO Off the Chart – spring....NO Office Accoutrement – spring...YES Ornamassortment – holiday....NO Pattern of Friendship – summer.....NO Perennial Friendship – winter....NO(JUST PEREN. FAVORITES) Perfect Ending – holiday..........NO Petals – wheel – spring....YES Polka Dots & Paisley – spring....YES Polka Dots & petals – spring....YES Polka-Dot Posies – summer......NO Quick Cards – holiday.....NO Sandy Shells – wheel – spring.....NO Sassy & Seasonal – holiday....NO Sheltering Tree – summer......NO Shore Thing – summer........NO Small Sayings –winter......NO Snow Flurries – holiday.....YES Spunky Alphabet – summer,,,,NO Spunky Numbers – summer...NO Sweet on You – winter.....NO Tagger’s Dozen – winter...YES Taking Shape – holiday.....NO That’s Nice – spring...NO The Wheel Thing – summer......NO Think Big – holiday......NO Thoroughly Thankful – holiday......YES Trees Three – winter......NO Wish You Were Here – summer......NO Wishing You – holiday..........NO(JUST "WISHING YOU CHEER") Woodland Cottage – winter......NO You Make Me Happy – spring......NO

Going, Going, Gone on June 30th!!!!!

Stampin' Up! has just released the list of stamp sets to be retired before the new catalog is released on July 1st.

These sets will no longer be available after June 30th at midnight, so if there's a set you see that you've always loved but haven't purchased yet, be sure to call or email me to get it before it's gone!

Stampin Up!'s retiring accessories list has been posted here.

Download the Retired Stamp List and check it against the 2007 Idea Book and Catalog. One is Alphabetical and one is Numerical, by page number.These retiring stamps are only available through June 30, so don't miss your chance to get them while you can!

Happy Father's Day!

I made this card for my Dad as well as my friend Shelly's hubbie and my 'cuz Jesse. My dad is a BIG fan of Tommy Bahamas shirts so I thought it was very appropriate.

I am also tweaking it for a masculine bday card for Stamp Camp this coming Sunday. I CaSED this and tweaked it a bit :)

Paper: Sahara Sand, Argyle print patterned paper is from SU! Sentimental Journey Designer Series Paper, Confetti Cream, True Thyme, Buckeroo Blue
Stamps: Canvas, Do the Hula
Ink: River Rock, Buckeroo Blue, True Thyme Photo corner, inspired again by Michelle, is Accessories: Mat Pal, Piercing tool, True Thyme Grosgrain Ribbon, Blue/Green Min brads (Rich Regal assortment), Pop Up Dimensionals

All Supplies are SU! except the scallop scissors and corner punch.

New Catty News!

Today the July Stampin' Success came online for all of us demos to see! It was chock full of new stuff from the upcoming catalog! Here is what I have found so far (with some help from the demos over at SCS).

New Stamp Sets:

• Build a Flower (sort of looks like Pick a Petal)
• Fundamental Phrases
• Ginormous Flowers
• Polka Dot background
• Sweet Sampler
• Think Happy Thoughts
• Wanted

New Papers:

• Certainly Celery Prints
• Cutie Pie
• Outlaw

New Ribbons:

• River Rock double-stitched grosgrain
• Soft Sky double-stitched grosgrain
• Wild Wasabi double-stitched grosgrain
• District Ribbon Originals
• Fairytale Ribbon Originals
• Jersey Ribbon Originals
• Sherbet Ribbon Originals
  
• Theater Ribbon Originals
• Chocolate Chip taffeta
• Chocolate Chip wide grosgrain
  

New Punches:

• Star punch
• Circle Scallop punch
  

Other New Stuff:

On Board Clipboards!!!

New product lines of coordinating sets, papers, and punches!

• Boho West (featured-- Wanted set, Outlaw paper, Star punch)
• Corner Office
• Tapestry

New Simply Scrappin' kits! Includes double-sided Designer Series Paper and Textured card stock .

• Winter Bright Simply Scrappin' Kit

New Simply Sent card kits! Will include supplies for 10-20 cards, depending on accessories and card sizes.

Pretties Kit!

• fabric flowers (that can be dyed to match)
• halfback pearls
• hatpins
• beads
• rhinestone brads

Prepare to Say Goodbye

If you are like me, you just can’t wait to get your hands on the upcoming Fall/Winter Collection 2007. As the anticipation builds, don’t forget to look over the retirement list once again. Remember, you only have until the end of this month to get the sets that appear on the list. It is also a good time to stock up on your favorite In Color~TM choices as they will retire at the end of June also. We’ll also be bidding adieu to the Spring Mini-Catalog, so be sure to get your favorite products from that catalog as well. On June 20th, Stampin’ Up! ® will release the list of retiring accessories and those items will be first-come, first-serve.

Another reason to stock up on your favorite stamps and accessories is that in the new catalog you will notice general price increase of about five percent on all products. Stampin’ Up!® strives to keep prices as low as possible and this is the first across-the-board increase in more than ten years. The increase is necessary to cover the rising costs of materials and production. If you have any questions about this increase, I’ll be happy to answer them for you. In the meantime, it is a good idea to stock up on the essentials.

Happy to Have ~ In Color® Color Products
Tell the truth, every time you think of Cool Caribbean retiring you think it must be some kind of joke. Surely they are going to say, “Just Kidding” and merge it into the regular colors. How do we even begin to say goodbye to Cranberry Crisp? It got us through Christmas with a little help from True Thyme. Bye bye Buckaroo Blue, see you later Marigold Morning, so long Vintage Violet. It is just so sad. Well, that is until you remember that six more awesome new colors are lined up for their year in the spotlight.

The In Color~TM line of products is a way for Stampin’ Up!® to keep fresh colors available without altering their amazing color ensemble already in place. Offering a handful of new colors each year is an exciting way to liven up your cards and layouts. Be sure to order the refills of ink and cardstock in your favorite shades before the end of June. But don’t get too discouraged, there are new hues on the way to lighten your saying goodbye blues. Look for In Color~TM spotlights to begin here when the new collection is released.