Once again I've been surprised by the Retiring List, but this time in a good way. This morning I received notification that Stampin' Up! have updated the Clearance Rack. This is where you'll find products that retired a while ago and are now discounted for final clearance. With this refresh there's a whole bunch of autumn and Christmas themed products, including Designer Series Paper that I know people have been looking for. What's more some of these coordinate with dies and stamp sets that ... VIEW POST
Tempting You With Terracotta Tile
A few days ago I mentioned that all 2019-2021 In Color products will be retiring on May 3rd. On that occasion I created a dog gift tag showcasing my favourite of these five retiring colours, Seaside Spray. So continuing on, today I made a project with Terracotta Tile taking centre stage. BLOOM & GROW My project began when I chose the longest floral image from the Bloom & Grow Stamp Set and stamped it onto Whisper White Card with Pear Pizzazz ink. Then I simply coloured in the ... VIEW POST
Rediscovering the Bloom & Grow Stamp Set
As we start to think ahead to the Stampin' Up! 2020/2021 Annual Catalogue, I begin to wonder what will be retired. Looking through the current catalogue I come across products that I've got but haven't used in quite a while and it inspires me to show them some love. Today I pulled out the Bloom & Grow Stamp Set to make a pretty thank you gift tag. SHAPED TAG BASE I began by using my Paper Trimmer to cut a 3" x 6" piece of Whisper White Card. Then with the long side at the top I ... VIEW POST
Simply Wonderful Surprise
For some reason just lately we've been left waiting for a lot of mail. One package from the UK actually took 5 weeks to arrive! Talk about snail mail... Yesterday though I had a simply wonderful surprise when a package from my daughter included our granddaughter's latest school photo. The timing was perfect as I've been looking for a photo for today's sneak peek project. So here it is, a simple but elegant decorated photo mat. PRETTY POPPIES I began the project with the poppy ... VIEW POST
