Bethinking

Every Moment

This is a card that we made for Stamp Club this month, using the soon-to-be-retired stamp set "Every Moment" and the colour Poppy Parade, which is also only available until the end of this month.

The technique used here is called "Frosted Window". The image is stamped twice - once on White, and once on Vellum, then these are coloured with markers and layered on top of each other to give the frosted look. 

Friday this week is the last day to order retiring products from our 2011-12 catalogue, so please let me know if there's anything that you'd like to get before it's too late!

I {Heart} Hearts

I {Heart} Hearts is a versatile stamp set that is fantastic to use, especially for girls of all ages! Here I've combined it with Short & Sweet (the greeting) and Delicate Doilies for the background. The colours that I used for the card are Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party & Chocolate Chip. 

I {Heart} Hearts is one of the stamp sets that is retiring, which means it's only available until the end of August, or while stocks last. Please let me know if you'd like to order anything from the retiring list as soon as possible!

Items are starting to sell out: Here's a list of what is no longer available:

• Stampin' Scrub Replacement Pads
• Peach Parfait ink refill
• Dotto refill
• Concord Crush ink refill
• More Mustard Marker
• 3/16" Gold Brads
• Pear Pizzazz ink refill
• Poppy Parade ink refill
• Stack & Store Containers
• Circle cutter replacement blades
• Christmas Greetings stamp
• Confetti White CS A4
• Blushing Bride ink refill
• Blushing Bride CS
• 5-petal flower punch
• Color Caddy Extender Kit
• Stampin' Around Wheel Storage - Standard size
• Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Dies
• Concorde Crush CS A4

Saying goodbye...

It's an exciting time of year for Stampin' Up! There's a new catalogue just around the corner, and in the meantime Stampin' Up! have let us know which stamp sets and accessories are retiring. If anything that you love is on the retiring list, then please let me know soon if you'd like to order it, as these products are only available while stocks last. {The list was only released yesterday, but already a few things have gone for good!}

You can check out the lists of retiring stamps and retiring accessories by following these links. Quite a few products are discounted, too. There's lots on the list, so to whet your appetite, here are my top 5 picks of the bargains on each list:

1. Season of Joy (p. 25) - a really versatile Christmas stamp set. $38.96 (w)
2. I {Heart} Hearts (p. 28) - great stamp set for girls, which matches with our punches. $32.21 (w)
3. Medallion (p. 99) - my favourite background stamp! $25.46 (w)
4. Flight of the Butterfly (p. 76) - matches the butterfly punch, that's also retiring! $40.46 (w)
5. Welcome Christmas (p. 22) - also a favourite Christmas stamp set of mine. $37.46 (w)

And for the accessories...

1. Designer series papers - all are either 25% or 40% off! (pp. 127-130)
2. Scrapbooking kits (p. 132) are also 25% off
3. Fabric - the Candy Cane Christmas and Deck the Halls fabric packs are 75% off - only $4.99!
4. Striped grosgrain ribbon is retiring in all colours - some are 25% off
5. Punches - the butterfly punch is 25% off at $25.46, and quite a few other pucnhes are also retiring.

There's a lot to take in, but please let me know if you have any questions or if you'd like to order some of the retiring products.

Thanks!