I took a little time today and played with To a Wild Rose stamp set which is gorgeous!  This stamp set is kind of a magical. Good job Mary Ellen Byler!  This is Mary Ellen Byler's Million Dollar stamp set and it is both Two-Step and Distinktive which equals beautiful!

The outline is stamped full strength in Flirty Flamingo.  The  solid flower image I stamped off twice to get a very  light overall color.  The detail stamp I stamped off once so it stood out but didn't overpower the outline.  Isn't is pretty?  The stamp set also has coordinating dies and is available as a bundle. 

The flowers are layered on one of the frames from the Delightfully Detailed Laser Cut Specialty Paper (R)( which in this case stands for retiring).  I love the diamond shapes and how it looks like a trellis. Underneath the frame  I have a piece of Mossy Meadow card stock.  I really like Flirty Flamingo with Mossy Meadow!  

The lovely "hello"  is also from the To a Wild Rose stamp set and I love the hand lettered look.  The sentiment is stamped on a Stitched Nested Label which is part of the Free as a Bird Bundles but can also be purchased seperately.  

This new bundle will be available in the new catalog but be sure to check out the Last Chance list to make sure you don't miss out on products that are retiring.

Oh my, it is getting real.  So many favorite things are being retired!  Today's card for the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge #CCMC561 uses so many retiring products that it would be way easier to tell you what isn't retiring.  First here is what this week's theme is for the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge.

I know it is a little strange the combination of orchids and coffee but I love them  both so i decided to combine them.  The Climbing Orchid stamp set and the coordinating Orchid Builder framelits are both retiring.  I believe this particular orchid is a Phalaenopsis aka Moth orchid.  They always remind me of my Mom, who doted over her orchid plants. 

The Coffee Cafe set and the coordianting Coffee Cups dies are also retiring.  If you give coffee/tea/drink gift cards you need this set and dies, so useful and quick to fancy up a card.

Oh how I am going to miss the polka dots and stripes 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper!  I loved being able to get this in all the colors.  So sad to see this DSP on the hit list, oops I mean retiring list!

Be sure to check out what the other members of the Create with Connie & Mary design team created for #CCMC561. I think you will be inspired by all the different ways this color combination was used.  Also take be sure to take another look at what is on  the Last Chance products list.

Product List

Climbing Orchid Photopolymer Stamp Set [143723] $27.00	Coffee Café Photopolymer Stamp Set [143677] $21.00	Fresh Fig Classic Stampin' Pad [147144] $7.50	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $7.50
Fresh Fig 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144242] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953] $8.50	Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [146964] $11.00
Orchid Builder Framelits Dies [143747] $25.00	Coffee Cups Framelits Dies [143745] $30.00	Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $5.00

Today's card has a little bit of everything.  It has something new, a lot that is  retiring, and a few things sold out.  

On this card I used the Florentine Thinlits die (sold out) to cut out the Wood Textures DSP(retiring)  I love how it looks like a lattice.  The branches were stamped using the Best Birds stamp set(retiring)  and then cut out using the Birds & Blooms Thinlits (retiring).  The pretty pink flowers were punched using the Bitty Blooms Punch Pack, which is  sold out. 

What is new?  The 2 cute little birdies were cut out from the upcoming Bird Ballad DSP.  It is another gorgeous pack of paper and definitely one to put on your shopping list.

This is a tricky time of year.  The stamp sets on the Annual Catalog Retiring List and the Occasions Catalog Retiring List are guaranteed to be available until May 24th but the other items on the list are only available while supplies last.  I hate for you to miss out on something you really want so be sure to place your order soon.

Enjoy the rest of the hop!

Stamper's Dozen May 2019 Blog Hop

1. Patty Chenail – Stamp-Patty’s - Stamping In My Flops
2. Judy Garza – Creativity Released
3. Sharon Hashimoto Burkert – As the Ink Dries
4. Kelly Acheson – A Stamp Above
5. Carol Payne – Carol Payne Stamps
6. Joanne Cantrell – Keep It Simple, Stampers
7. Rachel Yurkanin – Rachel’s Stamping Place
8. Debbie Naylor – Unfrogettable Stamping
9. Bonnie O'Neill – Bonnie Stamped

Happy Mother's Day!  Hope you are celebrating and/or being celebrated!

Product List

Apron Of Love Photopolymer Stamp Set [145835] $21.00	Varied Vases Photopolymer Bundle [148381] $39.50	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $7.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75
Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482] $8.50	Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119683] $8.50	Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100702] $8.50	Gingham Gala 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [148554] $11.00
Apron Builder Framelits Dies [145661] $29.00

A few days ago this post was published, well actually it was blank....ooops!  Definitely a case of operator error.  Sorry that happened.  Here is the card I made for the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge #CCMC560.

Here is the sketch the card is based on.

I used the soon to be retiring Bloom by Bloom stamp set and stamped that fun, whimsical bloom.  I inked the flower in Grapefruit Grove ink and stamped some Calypso Coral ink over it to create the ombre effect.  

I also used the coordinating Happiness Blooms DSP for the strips.  This pack of paper is full of bright and bold designs and colors.  It too along with the Night of Navy Baker's twine will be retiring soon.  The Grapefruit Grove card stock was embossed using the Subtle 3-D folder.   I think this is the embossing folder I reach for the most.  

Sorry about the fake post earlier this week.  Hope you will join in the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge #560 and be sure to check out what the other members of the design team created for this challenge!

Product List

Bloom By Bloom Photopolymer Stamp Set [148820] $17.00	Call Me Clover Stampin' Pad [147139] $7.50	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $7.50	Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin' Pad [147142] $7.50
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $7.50	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100867] $8.50	Grapefruit Grove 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146972] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75
Happiness Blooms 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [148795] $11.00	Well Written Framelits Dies [148534] $40.00	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] $35.00	Night Of Navy Medium Baker's Twine [146336] $3.00

You know I love stripes and florals!  The Festive Friday Challenge of Armed Forces Day and/or Stripes was a perfect one for me to use stripes and  florals in a red, white and blue theme!

My project uses some retiring items Celebrate You thinlits and the Neutrals  6" x 6"  DSP.  I will miss them both.  

This is a quick and easy card to make and is a template that can be used for lots of different kinds of cards.  Here are all the details on how to make this card.

Supplies

140272 Thick Whisper White card stock 4-1/4" x 11" scored at 5-1/2"

102482 Real Red card stock 1-7/8" x 5-1/2" &  2" x 5-1/4" (flowers)

146967 Neutrals 6" x 6" DSP 1-3/4" x 5-1/2"

146957 Sparkle Glimmer Paper 2" x 3-3/4"

143749 Support Ribbon dies

146840 Celebrate You Thinlits

144106 Multipurpose Adhesive sheets 2" x 3-3/4"

104430 Stampin' Dimensionals

104332 SNAIL Adhesive

1. Adhere  the Night of Navy striped paper from the Neutrals 6" x 6" DSP pack on to the Real Red strip using SNAIL adhesive.  
2. Adhere the Real Red layer on to the card base using SNAIL adhesive.
3. Remove one of the protective layers from the Multipurpose Adhesive sheets and adhere it to the back of the Sparkle Glimmer paper.
4. Cut out " amazing" using the die from the Celebrate You dies.  
5. Remove the Multipurpose Adhesive sheet backing from the "amazing" and adhere it to the front of the card.
6. Cut three 1/2" x 1/2" squares from the remaining Sparkle Glimmer paper.  Use the flower from the Support Ribbon dies and cut out the center circle of the flower from the   1/2" x 1/2" Sparkle Glimmer paper.  Repeat 2 more times.
7. Cut 3 Real Red flowers.  
8. Place 3 Stampin' Dimensionals on the striped strip where you want the flowers to be placed.  Remove the top protective piece from the dimensional and place a Real Red flower over it.  Take care to center the flower so the dimensional doesn't show.
9. Adhere the Sparkle Glimmer dots you cut out in the flower centers.

I hope you will join in the challenge and add your project to the Festive Friday Challenge #FF0033!  I would love to see what you create using the theme/s.

The Hanging Garden stamp set is one of my favorite stamp sets and it is on the Last Chance list!   I chose it to use for the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge #CCMC559.

The Create with Connie & Mary Challenge #CCMC559 this week is a color challenge.

I used a mix of Stampin' Blends (Smoky Slate and Real Red) and Lemon Lime ink refill and Blender Pens to color in the images.  The baskets are not very big so the coloring process goes pretty quickly.  I particularly like how the succulents turned out in the succulents only basket.  

The sentiment is stamped on ovals cut using the Layered Oval Framelits.  The tiny butterflies were cut using Butterfly Beauty Thinlits dies.  

Hope you will check out what the rest of the design team created using these colors.  If you are a fan of Lemon Lime Twist, now is the time to order your ink refills, card stock and coordinating DSP.  

Product List

Hanging Garden Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146239] $19.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Real Red Combo Pack Stampin' Blends [147935] $9.00	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058] $9.00
Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [144092] $3.75	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482] $8.50	Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144245] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75
Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143706] $10.00	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] $35.00	Butterfly Beauty Thinlits Dies [148536] $39.00	Blender Pens [102845] $12.00

Let me introduce you to the Everything is Rosy Product Medley.  This array of products are  beautifully coordinated and will be a joy to create with.

What do you get in the exclusive Everything is Rosy Product Medley?  

• Everything Is Rosy Photopolymer Stamp Set—18 stamps; suggested blocks: a, b, c,
• Everything Is Rosy Dies—10 dies; largest die 2-7/8" x 1" (7.3 x 2.5 cm)
• 6" x 6" (15.2 x 15.2 CM) Designer Series Paper Stack—48 sheets; 8 each of 6 double-sided designs
• 6" x 6" (15.2 x 15.2 CM) rose gold foil paper—8 sheets
• Printed die cuts—2 sheets
• Rose gold die cuts—4 sheets; 2 each of 2 designs
• Rose gold adhesive backed mirror embellishments—60 embellishments; 1/4" (6.4 mm)
• Melon Mambo 1/4" (6.4 mm) Ruched Ribbon—10 yards (9.1 m)
• Night of Navy/Rose Gold 3/8" (1 cm) Metallic –Edge Ribbon—10 yards (9.1 m)
• Rose Gold Shimmer Paint—1/2 oz. (15 ml)

Wow!  Right?  Here are some samples created by Stampin' Up!'s concept artists.

The Everything is Rosy Product Medley is available beginning May 1 until May 31, or while supplies last. To order your own Everything is Rosy Product Medley, you can shop at my online store and enter item number 150059. 

Can you believe that this was the first time I inked up the hummingbird stamp in the Humming Along stamp set?  It surprised me since I really like hummingbirds, in fact I have a feeder right outside my stamp room window.  I happily watch them coming and going from the feeder all day long.

I colored the hummingbird using Stampin' Blends.  It was a fun one to color even if it doesn't look like any hummingbird I have ever seen.  The hummingbird was cut out using the coordinating Hummingbird dies.  The label was also cut out using the Hummingbird dies and it is a great shape. 

Pretty fancy right?   

The vines are from the Delightfully Detailed Laser Cut Specialty paper in the Annual catalog.   I attached little flowers to the vines that were punched using the Bitty Blooms Punch Pack.  I used a bone folder and gently poked the center of the flowers to create some dimension.  Everything I used except for the pearls, Bermuda Bay and Mint Macaron card stock are on the retiring products list.   

Be sure to place your order for retiring products soon.  I would hate for you to miss out!

Product List

Humming Along Cling Bundle [150621] $42.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Mint Macaron Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147283] $9.00	Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144600] $9.00
Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131197] $8.50	Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337] $8.50	Delightfully Detailed Laser-Cut Specialty Paper [146907] $14.00	Bitty Blooms Punch Pack [148532] $23.00
Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $5.00	Whisper White 3/8" Classic Weave Ribbon [144159] $7.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $8.00

It is time for me to say goodbye to the Graceful Garden stamp set.  It is on the retiring list and I am going to miss this beautiful rose.  

This lovely rose is a joy to color.  The petals are not very large so it doesn't take very long to do.  Here I used an Aqua Painter,  Berry Burst and Old Olive ink refills.  I inked the rose in VersaMark ink and then used white embossing powder and heat embossed it.  When I know I am going to be using an Aqua Painter and lots of water to color an image I use either Shimmery White card stock or Watercolor paper.  The water doesn't absorb as quickly on these papers allowing me to move the ink around.  

I used the Quilt Top embossing folder which is on the retiring list.  It reminded me of one of the stamp images in the Graceful Garden set and thought it  coordinated well.  I also used Berry Burst card stock and the Berry Burst 3/8" Metallic Edge Ribbon.  Berry Burst is one of the 2017-19 In Colors that is retiring.  The other colors that are retiring Powder Pink, Lemon Lime Twist, Tranquil Tide, and Fresh Fig.  Be sure to get your In Color ink refills, card stock and any retiring In Color items.  They always seem to sell out and once they are gone, they are gone.

Product List

Graceful Garden Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143849] $19.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $9.00	Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [144089] $3.75	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [100531] $3.75
Berry Burst 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144243] $8.50	Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101910] $9.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Quilt Top Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [144687] $8.50
Berry Burst 3/8" (1 Cm) Metallic-Edge Ribbon [145489] $7.00	Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $5.00