Lots of News!

Exciting news...we moved! We went to "just look" at houses and then a month later we were moving. I'm super excited to have a craft room all to myself but my entire craft room is still in boxes. I thought we would have it all unpacked by now but more important things keep coming up and setting up the craft room gets put on hold. I hope to be back posting regularly very soon. It's been such a long time since I've even seen my craft stuff. I have missed crafting and sharing with you. I have a running list of pages I want to scrapbook!

LOTS OF STAMPIN' UP! NEWS to share...

Stampin' Up! announced that they would be making changes to their color families beginning with the release on July 1 of the 2010-2011 Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalog. I am so looking forward to the great new colors and the return of some of my favorite In Colors!

Unfortunately, we will have to say good-bye to 30 colors.
STAMPIN' UP! COLORS HEADED FOR RETIREMENT ON JULY 1:

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


Color Families will be called Core Colors-
There will be 40 Stampin' Up! Core Colors in four color collections: Brights, Neutrals, Regals, and Subtles. Plus the In Colors.





Introducing five new Core Colors: Daffodil Delight (wonderful yellow), Early Espresso (a really dark brown), Cajun Craze (deep orange), Cherry Cobbler (awesome red), Marina Mist (a great blue)

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 (formerly Kraft), 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


2010-2011 IN COLORS: 5 new In Colors will be introduced with the Idea Book & Catalog July 1. The new In Colors will be available for 2 years! Starting next year, there will be a total of 10 In Colors with five rotating out and five rotating in every year. Make sense?

A NEW NAME FOR KRAFT: Kraft card stock will be renamed Crumb Cake. Yummy! Starting July 1, Crumb Cake will be part of the Stampin' Up! Neutrals Color Collection--available in Classic Ink Pads, Ink Refills, Stampin' Write Markers, Watercolor Wonder Crayons and Stampin' Pastels.

CRAFT INK CHANGES: Only Whisper White, Very Vanilla and Basic Black Craft Ink Pads will be continued from the Stampin' Up! Craft Ink line-up. Craft Stampin' Spots and Craft Stampin' Ink Refills will still be available in all of the core colors for embossing, coloring chipboard and scrapbooking.

KEEP WATCH for details on new color kits, Stampin' Up! markers for all Core Colors (including former In Colors and the newest colors), expansion of colors for Stampin' Pastels and Watercolor Wonder Crayons and an awesome Color Coach tool that will make color selection better than ever!

I just wanted to take a minute to share all of the news. If you have any questions let me know. I'm happy to help.

Scrap Idol - Sketch Challenge

This week for scrap idol we had to use a sketch from pencil lines sketch blog. Plus use 2 of these techniques-stitching, distressing, stamping, paper piecing, painting, or paper tearing. I stamped (of course), distressed, and hand stitched, as usual.

My week was super busy so I didn't even get started on my layout until about 9 pm Saturday night and the pages are due by Sunday at midnight. If you know how long it takes me to scrap a page then you know this was tough for me.
Here's the result...


Cardstock and Designer Series Paper:
I used some scraps from the Pink Flamingo paper pack (113976).
I also used the Raspberry Tart paper pack (113975). Love those pinks and greens!
The Kiwi Kiss with the white dots and the flower pattern are from the Kiwi Kiss Pattern designer series paper pack (112161).
I used Kiwi Kiss, Cameo Coral, and Pink Pirouette cardstock to coordinate with the designer series paper.

Die Cuts from the Big Shot:
Yep, you guessed it, I used the Top Note die (113463). It's awesome! Did you notice it hidden under the title?
I also used a different flower this time. I used the Flower Embosslits die (114528) to create my large flowers on this layout. The embosslits are really neat. They cut and emboss at the same time!


Punches:
To create my little green flower I used the Boho Blossoms punch (110711).
I used the Scallop Edge punch (112091) to edge the Pink Pirouette cardstock.

I used the Slit punch (104388) to make the scallop edge on the Rose Red strip poking out on the left side.
TIP: Punch the Slit punch side by side to create a scallop edge.
To make my Top Note shape look like it was torn out of a notebook I used the Spiral punch (108341) and the roughed it up a bit.
TIP: To make the Spiral punch edge look torn from a book simply stick your scissors in the square wholes and pull out through the slits a few times.
I wrote the date on a tab punched with the Round Tab punch (108340).


Chipboard:
I used a variety of On Board chipboard letters all from the Loads of Letters set (112084). It really does come with loads of letters. With 3 sheets of chipboard, each with a different design and font, including multiple letters, you get plenty to use to create great titles on your layouts and projects. The chipboard flower center used in the top right corner also came from Loads of Letters chipboard set.

The number 1 came from On Board Timeless Type set (112083) which is the only chipboard set from Stampin' Up! with numbers.
TIP: To color the chipboard I simlpy colored over them a couple of times with my Stampin' Write Markers (105541) in colors to match. Love my markers!

Stamps:
"You are One of a Kind" stamp at the top right is from One of a Kind (113624).

At the bottom of the Top Note die cut I used the swirly stamp from Frames with a Flourish (113496). This set is so versitle I use it almost every page.
I also used an oldie but a goodie. I used the old journaling block stamp on the Top Note die cut.

You get a sneak peek! The adorable deer and owl used on my layout will be available to order April 1st. No fooling! This set is so sweet. The cutest little woodland critters I've seen in a long time. In this set you get a tree, bunny, deer, and owl. At only $14.95 you have got to add it to your wishlist! You can find this set and lots of other fun new products in the new Mini Catalog coming out April 1st!

Embellishments:
I made my own paper clip embellishment! I used the Build-a-brad kit (109108) and then attached the brad to a regular paper clip. Ta da! Cool, huh?


Non-stampin' Up:
The buttons are from Wal-Mart.
Embroidery floss probably from Wal-Mart. I've had it in my stash since my 12 yo was a baby!

I'm nervous about being voted out this week. The other ladies really rocked this sketch and their pages look great. Wish me luck! I find out Tuesday if it's my turn to go.

Don't foget to send your orders in before the end of the month if you want to earn free Sal-a-bration goodies. The month will be over before you know it and the items in the Sal-a-bration catalog will never be offered again!

Sneak Peek...

Ready to get started on your Easter projects?
Stampin' Up is making the following products available for customer purchase beginning March 1. (Wow, it's March already!) Although the Occasions Mini Catalog is not available until April 1, they wanted to give you time to create your Easter projects using the adorable new Easter stamp sets and accessories.
Aren't the bunnies cute? I just love the little chick balancing eggs on his head!
Eight Great Greeting has a little bit of everything.
The duck in Wagon Full of Fun is adorable as well. So many cute things!
Click here to place your order online 24/7.

















Also, you saw it as a sneak peek in Stampin' Up!'s Spring/Summer 2009 Idea Book and Catalog (p. 202). Starting today, Stampin' Up!'s exclusive Manhattan Flower Textured Impressions Die (114517) is available to purchase ($7.95).

Exclusive Stampin' Up! design
Coordinates with Stampin' Up!'s Manhattan Collection (pg.9 of the Spring/Summer Catalog)-
Fifth Avenue Floral
Urban Oasis Designer Series Paper
Use with standard cutting pads and a Big Shot
Creates a deep, bold embossed image
Does not cut
Clear design
Sized for a standard card front

There are so many amazing promotions right now you can combine and take advantage of these promotions when you order online or at my next Stampin' Up get together!

Stampin' Up!'s Occasions Mini Pre-Order (above)

Sale-A-Bration

Free Catalog Promotion (online or when you host a party through me)

Have a lovely Monday!