Faux Tile Technique.

I love the Baroque motifs stamp set from the new Idea Book and Catalogue. I received an order of new supplies and I have been very busy getting creative. My favourite In-Colours are Soft Sky and Blue Bayou. Here is a card we made at a workshop using the faux tile technique. Although my demo is a birthday card, several of the cards were made into Mother's Day Cards. We used the Occasional Greetings stamp set and the ice circle rhinestone which is also new to the catalogue. What a great time to have a workshop. You can have fun learning new techniques and you get to take home a lovely card to give your mum!

Kylie's Bud Basics

I bullied Kylie into making a card for me to put in my sample file and she certainly pulled through for me. This card was cased from Sarah Gough on Split Coast Stampers.  Isn't this Bud Basics stamp set so nice.  Colours used are Certainly celery, Tempting turquoise, Pink passion, Orchid opulence, Pumpkin pie and Whisper White. Why not send a nice comment and Kylie might make me another one. LOL 

Spring Flowers & Spring Showers Papers

Some of you might have been disappointed to see that the Spring Flowers and Spring Showers papers were not brought into the new catalogue.  Although they aren't listed they are still available for purchase.  Even better is that they cost $11.95, like all of the other double sided designer papers in the catalogue.  This is definately the bargain of the year.  Last year all of these papers were $16.95. Now they cost less than $1 per page.

Changed Again

Sorry, I couldn't help it. They say a change is as good as a holiday. I am getting braver and think that I should be able to add my own title image soon. This blog layout will give me more flexibility to add to it. Should it stay or should it go?

Ooops

I love the new Stampin' Up catalogue. It is beautifully presented with lovely glossy pages, and it is jam packed with so many fantastic things. I should mention that there are a few small errors in it. These errors have been corrected on the website catalogue but not in the printed catalogues.

One error is that the image on page 132 of the Five-in-One Card Cover is incorrect. The above picture is the correct picture.

The Blossoms Abound Stamp set(108755) on page 79 is a two step stampin' set.  The logo for this is missing.

There are 40 C6 envelopes in each pack on page 132 (106588 & 106589) not 20 as stated. Yes!

The Always Artichoke 1/4" grosgrain ribbon on page 146 is actually the same colour as Always Artichoke.  The blue swatch is incorrect.

The punch at the bottom of page 88 is misnamed.  The item code and price listed are for the 1" circle punch, not the the 1-3/8" circle punch.

Although this is not listed as an error, the stamp set Wonderful Favourites(page 119) is a bargain.  23 stamps for $39.95. Brilliant.

I hope this makes the catalogue clearer for you.  Please send a comment if you have any queries about the new catalogue.  

Link to New Catalogue

If you can't wait to have the new Stampin' Up catalogue in your hands, here is a  link to the catalogue on  the customer website. Why not send me a comment about which products or stamp sets you like the best. 

New Catalogues

The 2008-2009 Idea book & Catalogue is now available!  It is truly beautiful and I have a wish list that is 3 A4 sheets long.  My family has been very neglected. There are so many lovely things to look at.  New rhinestones, ribbons, rub-ons, patterned papers and my favourite new accessory is the textured 12 x 12 cardstock.  Of course the catalogue has lots of new stamp sets and it has kept quite a few favourites from last year.

If you would like a copy of the new catalogue, please contact me.  They are free if you host a workshop or alternatively, you can purchase one.  They retail for $12.95 but I am selling them for $10.00 for the month of April (if you do not live in the Albany area P&H is additional).

I hope you love the new catalogue as much as I do.

Almost Goodbye Retired List

Today is the last day to buy products from Stampin' Up!s Summer Mini Catalogue.  It is also the last day of the retired list but there are 3 products that were missed from the list that SU! have published.  This means that these three stamp sets can be ordered for another 15 days until the 15th April or while quantities last.  

108721     All About U                $53.95      Page 115

108761     Business Boosters        $49.95      Page 108

108769    Aida Cloth                   $33.95     Page 105

Contact me if you would like me to order any of these stamps for you.

So Proud

This is Sarina's card.  I want to say thanks to Sarina for this lovely card.  Our scrapbooking group has been corrupted into making cards and Sarina has been pressured to go with the flow.  I am very proud of her and love this card.