Retired List Released

Stampin' Up just released their Retired Stamp List, and there's a lot on it. You should check out the list and if there is anything you fell in love with over the past year, but put off purchasing, now is your chance. Send me an email with your order and I will get them for you before they are gone.

Some of my favourites are on the list - Fox & Friends, Dasher (what are we going to do without Dasher this year?), Triple Treat Flower, Flight of the Butterfly (a classic must-have), Serene Snowflakes (another Christmas / Winter favourite) and Pendant Park (don't you LOVE that tree?) just to name a few.

But, it means there must be a whole bunch of new stamps coming that will turn into my new favourites. I can't wait for the new catalogue - available for June 1st!

Some important dates to remember:
- April 25, 2012 - the Retired Accessories list is released. Lots of great things always on here that you won't want to miss out on.

- May 2, 2012 - Fabulous, Fun & Fast Card Workshop at my house. Make 4 fabulous one-of-a-kind cards in 2 hours. We will be using product from the Summer Smooches suite, a sneak peek product from the new catalogue :)

- May 10, 2012 - Technique Club. Learn a new stamping technique and make two cards using this technique. Take home a 6x6 instruction sheet so you don't forget how to do it afterwards.

- May 31, 2012 - the last day to order anything from the Retired List. After this date you won't see them again. Let me know if you would like to place an order.

- June 1, 2012 - new catalogue is released. Send me an email with your address if you you like a new catalogue mailed to your house. Or, you can stop by and one up from me anytime from June 1st onwards.

Have a great week, and I am hoping for some time to get some stamping done soon. I am having severe withdrawals.

CASE-ing Cards

These two cards are CASEd (copy and share everything), I didn't design them, I received the top one as a swap at one of my team meetings and the bottom one I discovered on Pinterest.

If you aren't a member of Pinterest and collect pictures religiously, you should join. Don't be intimidated, it says you need to request an invite to join, and someone sent me an invite! I love Pinterest, it saves me a lot of paper, and keeps my house a lot tidier. I love seeing what other people "pin", and it's a great way to discover new ideas.

I am saving pictures for cards and scrapbooking, as well as things for parties and food, cakes and cookies, then there is a board for ideas for my house, and another for kids. You can follow me on Pinterest, I am glitterinkcraft.

The top card was made with SAB product with Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz and Very Vanilla. And, the second card - so simple, just so stunning, was made with Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Melon Mambo and Whisper White.

Love, love, love these cards and just wanted to share them with you. It's time I got back to designing though, I miss the challenge!

Card #1
Stamp Set: Fresh Vintage (SAB - very recently retired), Curly Cute
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz, Very Vanilla
Ink: Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz
Punches: Modern Label, Postage Stamp, Scallop Square
Other: Basic Pearls, Natural Hemp Twine, Sponge Dauber, Stampin Dimensionals, Snail Adhesive

Card #2
Stamp Set: Happiest Birthday Wishes (Hoestess Stampin Rewards)
Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Melon Mambo, Whisper White
Ink: Melon Mambo
Punches: Bird Builder Punch
Big Shot: Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder
Other: Basic Pearls, Stampin Dimensionals, Snail Adhesive

Enjoy!

Open House Special

I just wanted to let you know I only have 2 spaces left for my Open House tomorrow night. Email me at biancacoldrey@gmail.com to reserve your space. It's from 7pm - 9pm at my house. We will make two cards, I may have a couple of sneak peak products from the new Idea Book for you to look at, and I will have some delicious snacks, of course.

If you want to come, but can't make it, email me your order and I will send you the cards we make tomorrow night for free. That's right, I will deliver two stunning handmade cards with your order when it arrives.

Remember, orders over $60 qualify for a Sale-a-bration gift of your choice from the catalogue.

Baby Shower Favour

It's my very good friend, Kim's, baby shower today and I have been working crazily to get 16 of these boxes, as well as the cookies inside, made. I wasn't really sure what to do when she asked me but then I was looking around and came across a project similar to this using the Sale A Bration DSP, and it was gorgeous. I wanted to use my (retired) Nursery Suite DSP, as well as embellishments and stamps I had on hand. There are lots of "baby" themed squares - the alphabet, the word baby and the bib. There are some feminine touches too, seeing as it's a shower and the boxes are gifts for women. There's a heart, a butterfly and some ribbon.  

The colours are Baja Breeze, Pear Pizazz, Chocolate Chip and Whisper White - I love these colours for a baby boy.

 

Here are my staming supplies - square #1 being the alphabet square, and square #9 being the tiny tags square:

I used my 1-1/4" square punch, but then I cut the second layer squares to 1-1/8" square. For a small scale project I found the 1/4" border the 1" square punch created to be too big.

#1 - Chocolate Chip Base, Crumb Cake DSP, Cute By The Inch stamp set (retired hostess), Chocolate Chip Ink
#2 - Pear Pizzazz Base, In-Colour DSP stack (retired hostess), Baja Breeze cardstock and Small Heart Punch, Basic Pearl
#3 - Chocolate Chip Base, Elegant Soiree DSP (retired), In-Colour Brad, Pear Pizzazz SAB Ribbon
#4 - Baja Breeze Base, Whisper White second layer, Pennant Parade stamp set (sentiment), Pool Party Bakers Twine
#5 - Chocolate Chip Base, Whisper White second layer, Cute By The Inch stamp set (retired hostess)
#6 - Baja Breeze Base, Nursery Suite DSP (retired), Pear Pizzazz Cardstock (for leaf), Bird Punch (for leaf), Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die (use tiniest butterfly)
#7 - Pear Pizzazz Base, In-Colour DSP stack (retired hostess), Pear Pizzazz circle, Baby Bundle stamp set, Chocolate Chip Ink, 1" Circle Punch
#8 - Baja Breeze Cardstock, Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die, Basic Pearl
#9 - Pear Pizzazz Base, Nursery Suite DSP (retired), Tiny Tags stamp set, Pear Pizzazz Ink, Baja Breeze Cardstock, Jewellery Tag Punch, Silver Brad

Other tools: Snail Adhesive, Sticky Strip, Stampin Dimensionals, Paper Piercer

Enjoy!

Wow - I am so lucky!

I won another card challenge - over at Pals Paper Arts. Crazy, right? I mean I have only been doing paper crafting such a short while compared to everyone else, and I can't believe it. This is the card I won with - my take on Spring Fever!
I really love making cards and creating beautiful things, and challenges like this make me be creative outside my normal self.
Thanks Design Team for picking my card this week - it feels wonderful!

March & April Classes

Class reminder for March & April! Put one of these dates in your calendar and come along to learn something new, make some cards so you have them on hand for special occasions and meet some fabulous ladies. I welcome beginners looking for a new challenge, as well as experienced stampers.
All classes are in my home in Stonebridge (Barrhaven) in Ottawa. When you register for a class, I will send you details how to get to my house. You can reach me by email biancacoldrey@gmail.com or at 613.219.8337 to register. Space is limited, so don't wait too long.

Moms, if you are planning on coming to one of my day time classes, you are welcome to bring your children. There will be someone here dedicated to looking after all our children while we spend some quality time paper crafting.

Open House
Thursday, March 29, 2012
7pm - 9pm
Create two gorgeous cards, and place an order before the end of Sale A Bration to receive your free gift*! We will be using product from the Sale A Bration catalogue, as well as product from the Occasions Mini. There is no charge to come to my Open House.
*Minimum order must be $60 to qualify for free gift.

Fabulous, Fast & Fun Cards
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
9:30am - 11:30am, or 7pm - 9pm
Make 4 fabulous one-of-a-kind cards for all occasions in less than 2 hours. Have lots of fun while learning some new stamping techniques.

Cost of class is $20 flat fee or free with a $30 (or more) order

Technique Club

Thursday, April 12, 2012

7pm - 9pm

Learn a new stamping technique on the second Thursday of each month in my home in Barrhaven.

You will master a new technique on two cards, as well as make a sample to file in your Technique Book (with instruction sheet for those of us that forget the steps after class).

Cost of class is $20 flat fee, or free with $35 (or more) order.

Crazy for Cupcakes

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

7pm - 9pm

Love baking cupcakes and want to take them to the next level? In this class we will make 24 cupcake toppers (4 styles, 6 of each) with different themes, as well as cupcake wrappers to match. Themes include baby shower, kids birthday, adult birthday and wedding. 

Cost of class is $20 flat fee, or free with $35 (or more) order.

Private Workshops

Anytime, on your schedule

See a class you and your friends would like to take, but it doesn't fit into your schedule? Give me a call and we will schedule something that works. It can be in your home, or mine.  We can make 4, 8 or 12 seasonally themed cards in each workshop.

Workshops start at $20 flat fee, or free with $30 (or more) order.

Email me at biancacoldrey@gmail.com, or call me at 613.219.8337 to register for your class today.

Flight of the Butterfly

Some more Spring Fever in these tiny little 3x3 cards with matching envelopes. I am totally loving these colours together, more than I did when I first set eyes on this combo. I especially love Basic Grey and Melon Mambo together - so crisp!

I made the envelopes simply by un-gluing (is that a word?) a Mini Whisper White Square Envelop, tracing it out on DSP with a pencil and then a quick snip and some sticky strip, and we are done. The labels are from the Simply Scrapping Kit in the Occasions Mini. There's no reason you couldn't just prettily stamp a white envelope, but how pretty do these look?

Flight of the Butterfly is one of my favourite stamp sets, but I rarely use it. I must just forget about it - actually, you know, it's because it's a wood mount set and I can't see what's inside as easily as my clear mount sets, so all those wood mount sets get overlooked every day. I had better remedy that. From today, I will work my way through the wood mount sets, creating something special, so they feel like they are loved too.

Stamp Set: Flight of the Butterfly
Cardstock: Melon Mambo (textured), Daffodil Delight (textured), Basic Grey (textured), Pear Pizzaz (textured), Whisper White
DSP: Spring Fever Simply Scrapping Kit
Ink: Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Basic Grey, Pear Pizzaz, Versamark
Punches: Butterfly Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch
Other: Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Basic Rhinestones, Snail Adhesive, Sticky Strip

Enjoy!