Retiring List Blowout!

Be sure to check the retiring list--lots of things marked down now until they sell out! Click here to see the list, or go to my online Stampin Up store and look for "Retired List" in the left menu. Get your favorites before they're gone!

Big Shot dies, embossing folders, ribbons, twine, pretty papers, cardstock, ink, buttons--check out the great deals!

Perhaps a Paper Pumpkin--Deadline Friday!

Stampin' Up! has made a LOT of changes to the Paper Pumpkin program recently, and you have a chance to check it out for half price!

How do you get June’s Kit for JUST $9.95 delivered to your door?

• Visit MyPaperPumpkin.com/signup  or click HERE
• Enter the promo code SHELLIDEAL to receive half off June's Pumpkin
• Be sure to select Amy Bell as your demonstrator, if prompted. Thank you!  

Check out this video about the new Paper Pumpkin from Shelli, Stampin' Up founder and CEO!

Honeycomb You're the Best

Need a male teacher gift? or how about a Father's Day card? You're in luck! We made this fun card at May's Club meeting. Stamp the raccoon from Life in the Forest on Basic Gray cardstock in black ink. Use the white gel pen to add accents, then cut out. The greeting is from the set Just Sayin'.

***********************
Stamps: Just Sayin', Life in the Forest
Paper: Midnight Muse, Quatrefancy Specialty DSP, Basic Gray
Ink: black
Accessories: Honeycomb embossing folder, Midnight Muse stitched ribbon, white gel pen

Fresh Prints sour cream treat holder

"Why is it called a sour cream  container????"

I get asked this a lot. By people much younger than I am. :-) In the eighties and early nineties, when you bought a baked potato or taco salad at Wendy's, your sour cream came in a little paper container shaped just like this! You tore off the end and squeezed your yummy sour cream all over your deliciously unhealthy lunch. Now you know.

We made this classic treat holder at May's Club meeting. It's easy with the Fresh Prints stack, because it's perfectly sized! No cutting, just a little Sticky Strip and a crimper. You still have yours, right?

Roll your paper a bit, till it curves into a roll. Use Sticky Strip along one edge to form the paper into a tube. More Sticky Strip closes one end, followed by the crimper. Fill with small treats.

Now comes the slightly tricky part: Squeeze the top together so the closure will run in the opposite direction of the first closure.  (Perpendicular, since we're being all educational here today!) Use your handy Sticky Strip again, and crimp to close securely.

This cute tag uses a stamp from Starburst Sayings, the 1 1/4" scallop circle punch, and the Artisan Label punch. We all need little (or big) thank you gifts this time of year, right? Now you can whip up lots of cute "sour cream containers," AND you know why they're called that! Win, win.

************************
Stamps: Starburst Sayings
Paper: Fresh Prints DSP Stack, Whisper White, Real Red
Ink: Coastal Cabana
Accessories: Sticky Strip, Crimper, 1 1/4" scallop circle punch, Artisan Label punch, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine

Banner, banner, who wants a banner?

 

I made a banner by request. The owner has received it, so now I can show you. Or I could if I could get a decent picture! I can't tell you how difficult it is to get a picture of an entire banner!  Close-ups are a bit easier. You can click on any picture to see it larger on your screen.

Center:

Sides:

Both sides are the same, so I only posted one picture. You're welcome. :-) This banner was a lot of fun to make. I tried lots of different things, and ended up changing it at the last minute, anyway!

I used the Venetian Romance Designer Series Paper, along with the printed acetate from the Quatrefancy suite. Silver Glimmer Paper gives it some sparkle, and of course the Spiral Flower takes the center stage! Lots of little embellishments--some current Stampin' Up, some not--fill out the details. 

I am taking a limited number of orders for custom banners. You can choose the number of pennants, the colors, and the theme. Please email me if you'd like more information.

Watercolor Wednesday: May edition

Stamps: Blooming with Kindness
Paper: Naturals White, Venetian Romance DSP
Ink: Black, Pool Party reinker, Soft Sky reinker
Accessories: copper twine (retired), black 1/8" taffeta ribbon, Banner punch, rhinestones

Coredinations Tags

You know I love tags! We used the Coredinations Brown Sugar cardstock and the 2013 In Color Ruffled Trim (both retiring!) to make these easy, all-occasion tags. I love the way you can emboss and sand the Coredinations cardstock, so get it while you can!

Mosaic clothespins

I made these several months ago, when both the Designer Series Paper (Quatrefancy Specialty) and the clay were new to the catalog. Now the Designer Paper is retiring, and it's time to clear out my photo cache.

These are pretty obvious, I think. We just adhered paper to the clips and sanded the edges smooth. Then we used the clay molds to make buttons and flowers to match. Layer them on any way you please. We added magnets to the back, and we've been using them on the fridge ever since. Get your favorite retiring papers and accessories soon, before they're gone!