Stampin' Up! Regional Seminar...

Wow...what a great time we had at the regional seminar from Stampin' Up! in Milwaukee, WI.  It was a day filled with learning and fun!  Today, I'm sharing a couple of the make-n-takes we completed and I will share more through the week.  I will also share some card "swaps" I received from other demonstrators and will work on some samples of new techniques I learned too (over the next couple weeks).

All the items I'll be sharing feature the Vintage Vogue set that is in the current Occassions Mini Catalog and will carry over to the new 2010/11 Idea Book & Catalog.

The first make-n-take I'm showing is a "Love Mini Note".  It's made using the Sending Love "Kisses" Notes and a glassine envelope that is made to size, along with the "NEW" satin ribbon that is featured in the Occassions Mini Catalog.  (Guess what...the satin ribbon is carrying over to the Summer Mini Catalog)

The second make-n-take I'm sharing today is small "gift" pouch.  It's pleated at the bottom so that you can put something in it (a bag of tea, small chocolate square, etc).  This idea uses the scallop edge punch and the modern label punch too.  Our punches are so versatile, they can be used on just about any project.

I hope you have enjoyed these ideas and be sure to "SUBSCRIBE" to my blog, on the right, so you don't miss out on anything that I share with you.

Spreading JOY...one stamp at a time!

Debbie

More Color Renovation News!!

First, let me clear up some confusion I've seen already this morning around the web.  The color formerly known as "Kraft" has been renamed "Crumb Cake", so it really is not a new color to the collection.  However, it will now be available in ink too!  If you have not already seen my post from last evening, please scroll down so you don't miss the original announcement.  (It also has links so you can print the color collections.)  I posted it as soon as I got home from my "day job" and could get all the details!

Colors listed by collection:

Brights Collection: Regal Rose, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, Real Red

Neutrals Collection: River Rock, Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Basic Gray, Basic Black

Regals Collection: Elegant Eggplant, Night of Navy, Not Quite Navy, Always Artichoke, Garden Green, More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Riding Hood Red, Cherry Cobbler, Bravo Burgundy

Subtles Collection: Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Perfect Plum, Marina Mist, Bashful Blue, Baja Breeze, Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery, So Saffron

(The colors above highlighted in purple are brand new colors)   Plus, don't forget, we will also get 5 "in-colors" with the new catalog that will be active for 2 full years!

THE FOLLOWING COLORS WILL BE RETIRED ON JULY 1ST:

Almost Amethyst, Apricot Appeal, Ballet Blue, Barely Banana, Blush Blossom, Bordering Blue, Brilliant Blue, Brocade Blue, Cameo Coral, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Gable Green, Glorious Green, Going Gray, Green Galore, Handsome Hunter, Lavender Lace, Lovely Lilac, Mellow Moss, Only Orange, Orchid Opulence, Pale Plum, Pink Passion, Pixie Pink, Really Rust, Ruby Red, Sage Shadow, Summer Sun, Taken with Teal, Yoyo Yellow.

In honor of some of these retiring colors, I'm going to try posting samples made using them before they go away.  So, from now until May 31...keep your eyes and ears open for these fun & exciting samples!!   Plus, I'm sure to have some left over supplies that I will be selling when they officially retire on July1.

I know that we are all going to miss some of these colors, but as with the in-colors each year, we do get used to them being gone and we fall in love with the new ones.  I'm quite sure this will happen even faster now!  I am so excited, can you tell yet??

Spreading JOY...one stamp at a time!
Debbie

WOW…Color Renovation coming to Stampin’ Up!

I am so excited after hearing this announcement and cannot wait to get my hands on the new colors that we will have beginning in July with the new catalog release. I think I’m in love with color (sorry hunny)!

Change is difficult to swallow sometimes, but I think this is definitely, change for the good. Stampin’ Up! will still be coordinating their products and, as we hear, be offering even more coordination than ever before!  Now, our colors will be grouped into COLLECTIONS, instead of families. (Clicking on the word collections will take you to the sample.)

The color renovation is an update of SU’s color line. There will be 5 new colors added (Marina Mist , Daffodil Delight, Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze, & Early Expresso), a return of 10 previous in-colors (Tangerine Tango , River Rock , Riding Hood Red , Wild Wasabi, Baja Breeze , Pink Pirouette, Pacific Point, Melon Mambo , Soft Suede & Rich Razzleberry) and saying GOOD-BYE to some of our existing colors. I think I’m going to miss a few of them, but I’m looking forward to using the new ones too! (Clicking on the word good-bye will take you to the sample.)

In addition to all this, we will get five (5) IN-COLORS with the new catalog. And…to make it even better, the new in-colors will be active for two (2) FULL years!! This means in the 2011-12 Idea Book & Catalog, we will have 10, count them 10 in-colors! I’m so excited I can hardly stand it!

As a demonstrator, I will be able to pre-order my new colors on June 1, so you’ll get to see them as soon as I get them and can start creating with them. If you are interested in becoming a demonstrator, there’s no better time than now!! Give me a call or send an e-mail and I’ll share my excitement with you!

And…in true Stampin’ Up! style, we will ALL have the opportunity to update our color COLLECTIONS by purchasing kits at a reduced price. This includes updates to our stamp pads, cardstock, markers, and wonder crayons!

Get ready…it’s going to be a WILD ride!!

Spreading JOY...one stamp at a time!
Debbie