I have another exciting scoop for you, my faithful readers. Now I’m not going to draw it out and force you to read a whole paragraph before I give you the details…not at all like I did with the information about the new colors that are being added. I’ll give it to you straight. You know those giant Monogram Alphabet letters that are in the Spring Mini Catalog? The ones that are very cool? Yeah, those ones. They’ll be included in the 2006-2007 Idea Book and Catalog! Stampin’ Up! has had such a good response to them, that they’re going to carry them over into the new catalog (available July 1st)…and even better, they decided to tell us in advance! Keep in mind that now through April 30th they’re included in the Bargain Background promotion (see www.stampinup.com for details). However, if you’re looking to buy more than your pocketbook will allow you to buy at this time…it’s great news that you’ll be able to spread out your purchases over the course of the next catalog, too! Heck, why not go crazy and buy the whole alphabet?! Now I’m not saying that I’ll be doing that…but I will probably be purchasing more in the future now that I know I don’t have to rush to buy them all before the end of May. So there you have it folks, another scoop on the new catalog. It’s only the 13th of April…we still have a whole 79 days (yes, I counted) until it’s new catty time…and I already can’t wait!
Monthly Archive for April, 2006
Have I got a SCOOP for you…from the 2006-2007 Stampin’ Up! Idea Book and Catalog. About this time of year, SU! demos (and customers alike) start anxiously awaiting the retirement list…which is given out May 1st. Then shortly after that, we all begin pacing the floor (and the walls sometimes) waiting for the big brown truck to bring our new catalogs. I don’t have any info on the retiring stamp sets, yet. But I do have some info about the new catalog. Okay, I’ve kept you waiting long enough…
The new catalog (available July 1st) will be offering…drumroll please…new colors! Now it’s not gonna be like last time where color families are discombobulated, colors are added, colors are taken away, colors are reformulated. It’s not like that this time…thankfully, because I just finally collected a good stock of papers and inks in the newly added (last year) colors. This year there will be six new colors that will be in addition to the ones we already have. The names are as follows: True Thyme, Marigold Morning, Cranberry Crisp, Vintage Violet, Buckaroo Blue, and Cool Carribean. Once again, these are additional and are not replacing any existing colors. So now we just all have to wait around for a few months until we can actually see the new colors. That, combined with the anticipation of the retiring sets and new incoming stamps and accessories is enough to drive a stamper crazy!
This summer layout is a little early, I know. I couldn’t resist, though…after a whole day of sunshine and dreams of opening the pool (in 5 1/2 weeks)…it just seemed right. I did this one last year as a sample layout. I followed the rule of the triangles…notice the embellishments (the yellow eyelets), and the main focal points of the page (the two photo spots and journaling box) form triangles amongst themselves. At a Stampin’ Up! regional event last year we were taught that using the rule of the triangles really forces the eye to sweep in a triangle pattern, thus making the viewer really cover the whole page. I think it’s a subliminal thing…anyhow, I try to follow it when scrapping. So here you have it…my wishful thinking that summer will hurry itself along:
Cardstock: Pink Passion, Green Galore, YoYo Yellow, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White
Ink: Black, Pink Passion, Pretty in Pink Jumbo Wheel Cartridge
Stamps: Flitting By Jumbo Wheel, Journaling Fun, Classic Alphabet
Accessories: YoYo Yellow Eyelets, Green Galore Eyelets, Silver Cord
The Flitting By Jumbo Wheel has a coordinating stamp set that has the giant butterflies in it…I however, do not have that set, so I just wheeled and cut out the butterflies I wanted to use. This is an example of an entire scrapbook page being completed with a simple wheel and an alphabet set.
As a side note, the weather here was so beautiful today that not only did I get some much needed weeding done of the side flowerbed…but Larry and I also went to the reservoir to play on the kids’ toys. Let me tell you, we were really glad no kids came along to chase us off of their playground equipment. It was so fun! We kept going down the slide headfirst on our backs…which makes you go super fast…I bet we each went down at least ten times! The next time you’re feeling stressed out by your daily life, I’d highly recommend taking a few trips down the slide at the playground. At the playground there are no bills to pay, no ringing phones, no demanding jobs to be done, no laundry, and no dishes…just pure fun. It’s amazing how carefree you’ll feel when you act like a kid again!
Note to the jerk who passed me this morning on my way back to work: I was stopped because there was an ambulance coming, idiot. What is it with you people? You know the people I’m talking about…the ‘I don’t stop for emergency vehicles’ people. Do you think that wherever you’re going is more important than where that ambulance is going? How arrogant of you, indeed. I have to tell you, this is one of my biggest pet peeves. A friend of mine is married to a police officer, and he has told me that when they are driving somewhere, lights and sirens going, they are focusing three to four blocks ahead of where they are going. They have to do this to spot people like you that don’t pull over. So, there they are, responding to an emergency at 60+ miles an hour in a 35 mile an hour zone, and they have to plan for you being in the damn way. Not only were you stupid for not stopping for the ambulance, but you were extra stupid for passing me because I had already stopped for said ambulance. This means you were extra in the way. And you know what? It only would have taken you twenty seconds to stop. All I can think when I see people like you is, “I hope they’re not responding to an accident or heart attack call that involves one of your family members,” because I expect you’d feel terrible if you were in the way and they were trying to save someone you love. Perhaps you could keep that in mind, because you’re hindering their response to a scene that involves someone’s loved one, even if it isn’t your own.
Along with the argyle card that I posted yesterday, we are doing the following cards at a workshop this weekend. We’re also doing the Monogram C card that I previously uploaded. (It’s the first one pictured in this post.) Following each one is a brief description. We tried to go with a pretty springy theme without being overly Easter themed since it’s kinda close to order stuff for Easter cards. Plus this is the first time we’ve got to use Looks Like Spring because we didn’t preorder it and decided later that we wanted it! It’s been heavily inked since then!
Ah, the ever popular, and very versatile, Loads of Love and Loads of Love Accessories! I also stuck in a few eggs (on the Barely Banana) from Tag Time because they match so well. My favorite part of this card is the ribbon that’s attached with the little paperclip…it’s a little different than a “normal” accessory…but paperclips and staples gotta be the cheapest embellishments ever! The colors used are: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Barely Banana, and Whisper White. The truck and eggs are colored in with the Stampin’ Up! colored pencils and blender pens.
This is another quick and simple card that allowed us to bust out and use that slit punch that we bought but haven’t given much attention to. After seeing this one, I definitely think we’ll be reaching for it more often! Stamps involved are: Looks Like Spring and Everyday Flexible Phrases. Colors used are: Mellow Moss, Elegant Eggplant, Rose Red, and Whisper White. Embellishments are: one clear button (attached with Crystal Effects) and a tiny swatch of Moss Gingham Ribbon. I particularly like the paper piercing…kinda forces the eye to scan the card.
This 6×6 will be a demo…our hostess has several grandbabies, so I’m thinking she’ll be able to use it in one of her books of her grandchildren. I used another spring color theme for this one, including: Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Barely Banana, and Confetti White. If you have boy children (or grandchildren) and like this layout, simply change up the colors and use Bashful Blue instead of Pretty in Pink…you might change the flower stamp to something more boy-like, too! The stamps involved in this one are: Island Blossoms, It’s a Date, Whimsical Alphabet Upper, and Everyday Flexible Phrases. The Flexible Phrases set is used to make the little polka dot lines. It’s the points of ellipsis…just lined up really carefully.
Remember, if you like the layout of a card or scrapbook page, but the colors don’t work for you…or maybe you don’t have the stamp sets I used…you can easily substitute stuff you do have to create your own works of art!
I did some stamping on Wednesday for an upcoming party and came up with a pretty cool card. This is one that I am particularly proud of…one of the first in a while that I really wowed myself over. It uses the Print Pattern background stamp, which is one of the many stamps on sale during this month’s Bargain Backgrounds promotion (view the promo at www.stampinup.com). The argyle effect is done by using the Print Pattern background stamp, and hand draw in the thin lines using a Stampin’ Around marker and a ruler. Just draw the lines so that where they intersect is in between the diamonds.
Changing the colors to something from the Soft Subtles family would make it a very springy card, or try mixing up the stamp set and use something other than Smorgasborders to create a masculine card. Here’s the one I came up with (using a color combo I was hesitant to use at first):
Stamps: Print Pattern and Smorgasborders
Inks: Night of Navy and Always Artichoke
Papers: Night of Navy, Always Artichoke, More Mustard, and Whisper White
Accessories: Wide Navy Organdy Ribbon, Pewter Hodgepodge, Dimensionals
I am liking the Hodgepodge on the Wide Organdy…this is the first time I tried it like this and plan to do it this way again. I attached the flower rectangle with Stampin’ Dimensionals to give it a little 3D thing going on. If Print Pattern isn’t on your wish list, you may want to make some room for it because it’s quite a diverse stamp…from masculine themed cards and scrapbook pages to this cool argyle look…I’m sure yours will be well used like mine!
Warning: This one is yucky yucky yucky…
Confidential to the lady in line behind us at the ice cream drive thru: People in line ahead of you can see into your vehicle. In saying that, let me also add, it would be most appreciated if you didn’t choose that time to inspect your chin for pimples. It would be even more appreciated if you didn’t take that opportunity to pick at your chin pimples. Not only are the people in line ahead of you going to see in your vehicle, but come on…you’re in public…there are tons of people at an ice cream place in the evening that are watching you pick at and squeeze pimples. How freaking disgusting. Have you no shame? Do you not have a bathroom mirror in which you could take care of your pimple situation? I understand that the natural light may be best for chin pimple inspection and removal, but did you know that you can get a makeup mirror that has a ‘natural’ light setting? After this went on for approximately five minutes, I began to think that perhaps you didn’t mind that people were watching your pimple extractions. I found it distrubing, nonetheless. Also, didn’t anyone ever tell you that popping pimples is a sure fire way to get more because you’re spreading the grossness that is in the pimple? When I told Larry about this public witnessing of pimple popping, the first thing he said was, “I hope she didn’t have a kid in the car.” To which I told him that you did, of course, have a kid in the car. His response? “Damn, she’s already reproduced…it’s too late.” But I gotta tell you, the nastiest part was that you grabbed your ice cream cone with your pimple picking paws…and I saw that you didn’t wipe your hand off first or anything. Now THAT is nasty.
Recent Comments