As The Ink Dries

New Year's Eve

Tomorrow is the first day of the new Stampin'Up! year AND the first day you can order out of the NEW Idea Book and Catalog!  I know I am excited but  remember to place your orders for the retiring items before they are GONE!  There are  accesories that are sold out but there are still some great items available and some at a special price.  Be sure to check out all the retired items HERE.

In the new catalog there are 5 new In Colors and the 5 In Colors from the 2010-2011 catalog will also be available.  I love that!  Today's sample uses a new stamp set, Best of Everything and the current In Colors.

Love how simple and cute these birds are!  The little buttom  is also part of this set.   remember to punch out the little holes on the button before you punch out the button-so much easier that way, believe me!

Stamps:  Best of Everything and Happy Greetings
Ink: Peach Parfait, Poppy Parade, Pear Pizzaz, Concord Crush, Blushing Bride
Paper:  Crumb Cake cs, InColor DSP paper pack (hostess gift)
Big Shot:  Perfect Polka Dot TIEF
Punches:  Scallop Edge, Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack

I am going to take a nice long look at  the catalog before I put it in the archives.  Remember if you want any of the retiring items you only have until 10:50 (pacific time) pm to place your order via my website.   See ya tomorrow in the "NEW " Year!

 

Love & Care and Thanks

I woke up this morning and there was this brightness in the sky that  was almost blinding.  It is vaguely familiar but wait a minute, can it really be?  YES, it is the sun!  It is sunny and bright out today.  I am not complaining since  there are places that have been really suffering through some horrible weather, just happy to see blue skies and sunshine.  Maybe, just maybe Spring has finally arrived!

Mother Nature here's to you!

 

Same elements different layout.

Stamps:  Thank You Kindly and Love & Care
Ink:  Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Rose Red, Old Olive
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Sweet and Sour DSP
Big Shot: Vintage Wallpaper TIEF, Perfect Polka Dots TIEF, Scallop Circles #2
Extra;:Pumpkin Pie Satin Ribbon
(items in Bold are retiring order them now before they are gone!) 

Thank you for stopping by!  Don't forget to let me know if you need a copy of the hottest Summer read aka the 2011-2012  Stampin'Up! Idea Book and Catalog!

 

All Squared Away!

I am making my way down my to-do list and that is making me happy.  Don't get me wrong the list is still long but I am definitely making progress.  I still have a few more birthday cards to mail but if your birthday is in June and I missed you (sorry!) please let me know and i will get one in the mail to you.  There's always a little something in your birthday card too!  Here's one of the cards that you might be getting.

 
I love the little squares layered on the scallop square.   This grid look is a favorite of mine!  Here's what I used to make this card.

Stamps:  On a Pedestal( Happy Everything words), Birthday Bliss, Perfect Postage
Ink:  Baja Breeze, Old Olive, Early Espresso  markers
Paper:  Whisper White, Striped DSP from the Nursery Suite Specialty DSP, Baja Breeze, Early Espresso, Old Olive
Punches: 1-1/4" Square punch
Big Shot:  Perfect Polka Dots TIEF, Scallop Squares Duo die and Floral Fusion Sizzlit
Extras:  Circle Ice Rhinestone brad, Early Espresso grosgrain ribbon
(BOLD items are retiring at the end of June!)

Head on over to my As the Ink Dries Facebook page and see another version of this card.  All you have to do is click on the  link on the left hand side column and while you are there become a fan!

 

Thanks for Checking In!

Yes, I fell of the blogwagon but I am making my way back!  I did not plan to take a break  it just happened.  I had some out of town  company,  went on a quick trip and there just wasn't much time to do much else so i decided to just go with it and enjoy.   It has been a crazy month and a half but so many good things just not much stamping.   

Here's something I made yesterday and it pretty well sums up how I feel.

Stamps: Pretty Postage and FYI
Ink:  Concord Crush, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzaz
Paper:  In Color DSP pack (level 1 Hostess gift), Whisper White and Sahara Sand
Big Shot:  Floral Fusion Sizzlit
Punches: Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack and Postage Stamp
Extras:  Basic Rhinestones
(BOLD indicates retiring product)

I am also late in sending out birthday cards for June.   I am getting them in the mail today!  If you don't get one please drop me an email and let me know so I can fix that right away.  Remember to use your birthday coupon! 

Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate you not giving up on me!

 

Sweet and Sour DSP

Just popping in to share with you a quick card that uses the Sweet and Sour DSP which is on the Retired list and a new punch that will be available in July.

 

Yes, the color combination of Pumpkin Pie and Rose Red is a stunner!  Definitely not for the timid.  If you want some paper that makes a bold statement then I think you have met your match!  Order it soon because when it is gone it is gone! Isn't the new punch amazing?  Love it and don't ya wish you were a demonstrator?  If you were you could have pre-ordered this punch.  If you have ever thought about becoming a Stampin'Up! demonstrator then give me a shout and I would love to talk with you about the opportunity.

I will end with this...

 

More Sock Monkey

The Sock Monkey set has all these great little stamps that you can place in his hand or on his head.  I wanted to use the little cupcake image.  I think that little cupcake is so darn cute!  Here's a card that does not even feature the Sock Monkey.

Lots of cupcakes!  A quick refresher on masking.  I stamped the only complete cupcake first.  I then stamped the image on a Post It note cut it out and used it to mask the cupcake. I then stamped on either side of it which gave me  cupcakes behind the main cupcake.  I continued to mask the cupcakes and stamped more cupcakes.  Pretty easy but nifty. 
Stamps:  Sock Monkey
Ink:  Black Stazon, So Saffron, Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze, Old Olive
Paper:  Nursery Suite Speciatly DSP, Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Extras;  Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Daffodil Delight Tafetta ribbon

Love the More Monkey Acessories set!  Especially the little wagon. 

Isn't he cute?  Ready to fill up the wagon with treats! I have had a lot of fun stamping with the Sock Monkey.  I have to return him to his owner.  I hope she likes the samples I made for her.

Have a fantastic weekend.  We are supposed to have actual spring like weather so I am thrilled.  I am also expecting my pre-order from the new catalog!  I think I will have to take my new goodies out on to the back porch and stamp outside.  Doesn't that just sound wonderful?  Check back and see if I actually get to stamp in the sunshine. 

Sock Monkey

When the Sock Monkey set first came out I was pretty neutral about it.  I know a lot of you love Sock Monkeys but it never did much for me.  Sock Monkeys have grown on me but I just don't have the emotional attachment to them.  I think it is because I grew up in Hawaii and we just did not have wool socks or even very heavy socks around.   I never owned a Sock Monkey so I don't have fond memories from my childhood about them. 

One of my hostesses owns the set and wanted some ideas on how to use it.  I offered to make some samples for her. 

There are so many cute images with the Sock Monkey set and when you add on the 2 accesories sets you really have a lot of fun stamps to work with. 

Stamps:  Sock Monkey and On Your Birthday
Ink: Black Stazon, So Saffron, Baja Breeze, Old Olive, Real Red
Paper: Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Old Olive, Nursey Suite Specialty DSP
(items that are on the retiring list are italicized and underlined)

Stamps: Sock Monkey
Ink: Black Stazon
Paper:  Nursey Suite Specialty DSP,  Whisper White, Baja Breeze
Extras:  Baker's Twine

It was really fun playing with the set and I am sorry to see it is retiring along with both Sock Monkey accesories sets.  If this set is one you always wanted for cards or  scrapbooks be sure to place your order soon.   I have a couple more Sock Monkey samples to share with you so check back tomorrow! 

 

It's that time of the year again!

June is a bittersweet time for those of us who love Stampin'Up! products.   It is the time when we must say goodbye to stamp sets, accesories, Designer Series Paper that are retiring.   The only thing that keeps me from becoming super sad is the promise of the new Idea Book and Catalog that will be debuting on July 1st!   On the right hand side of this blog is a button that will take you to the retirement lists.  Please be aware that the retiring items are limited in quantity and once they sell out they are gone!  So, do not delay and get your order in today.

Click here for another way to look at the retiring stamps, accesories, and Decor Elements.

  

I will miss this little set, A Flower for All Seasons.  I have used this set on a lot of calendars and cards.  Sometimes you just need a sweet, simple image.   For the rest of the month I am going to be sharing some of my favorite sets that are retiring and maybe a few sneak peeks as well.   Just remember not to wait to order, I would hate for you to miss out!

 

Alaska Mini Scrapbook

We were given the names of our tablemates for dinner on the Stampin'Up! cruise to Alaska.  I wanted to make them something they could use to help remember their trip.  Here's is what I came up with.

The lettering is the  Timeless Type Medium Sizzlit die for the Big Shot.  The letters are cut from the Red Glimmer Paper that was first featured in the Occasions Mini Catalog and is still available for purchase.

The left hand side is a pocket and the stamped image is from the Travel Log stamp set.  I used a combination of the Newsprint DSP and the Love Letter DSP.

 

I hope they will like it and be able to use it to remember our cruise to Alaska!  If you would like to make one of these mini scrapbooks let me know I would love to organize a class to teach this project.  We could meet at your house or at mine just let me know you are interested and I will work out the rest of the details!

Paper Daisies and the Brights Patterns DSP pack

Here's another bright and cheery card for you.  I love the crispness of white and turquoise with  a little Daffodil Delight thrown in for good measure.

 

Are you wondering which die I used to cut out the flowers?  Trick question because I did not use a die.  The daisies are frome the Paper Daisies pack (page 188) and  are a great buy.  You  get 4 different sizes of daisies in one pack and 10 of each size!  I added a Boho Blossom punched flower from Daffodil Delight Patterns DSP pack and then the Turquoise Glimmer Brad.  I did a little stamping using the flower from the Bold Blossom stamp set in White Craft ink and then ran it through using the Perfect Polka Dots TIEF.  Craft ink takes a little longer to dry so either set it aside and let it dry or you can also dry it with your heat gun.  Don't be impatient like me otherwise your TIEF will have white craft ink flowers on it like mine does.  I like to think of it as my way of embellishing my TIEF folders!