Congratulations on 200 Challenges for Pals Paper Arts

Wow!  200 Challenges is a lot of work, but Pals Paper Arts recently achieved that milestone.  They have a special challenge to commemorate this accomplishment and I really wanted to play along with them. It is a sketch challenge but there was also the requirement to make it monochromatic.  One colour plus neutrals. Here is the sketch:

I chose Crisp Cantaloupe (Surprise! Surprise!) and paired it with Early Espresso and Whisper White as the neutrals.

• Soho Subway has that great vintage Crisp Cantaloupe/Early Espresso DSP that is the basis of the design.  I also used the more defined Early Espresso Fancy Fan design from the Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stacks for the back vertical panel.
• The Lovely Romance stamp set has some beautiful vintage designs including this one, which fit perfectly on the 1 7/8" die cut circle using the Circles Collection Framelits.  I backed it with the  Crisp Cantaloupe Ruffle Stretch Trim, which for some strange reason is retiring even though Crisp Cantaloupe isn't!!  If you want some you'd better order it pronto, because items are flying off the Retired list already!
• Express Yourself is another retiring stamp set and the sentiment, feel better soon, is one of the stamps from this set.  You can only get this one with Hostess Dollars, however, so you would need to get some friends together and book me for a private class or workshop to get it.  It's really one of my go-to sentiment sets, so it would be worth it.

• The main image is backed by a 2 1/2" Circle punched from Early Espresso cardstock.

I will again remind you of the free shipping on all orders this whole week until Friday night (April 25).  This is perfect timing for you to get the retiring products you have been wanting less the 10% or more charged for shipping.  Items are already starting to be sold out so don't delay.  Call me, or email me your order today. Or go directly to my On-Line Store and submit an order yourself at anytime.

And if that isn't enough,  here are your weekly deals for April 22 - 28:

Click on the links below to take you to my On-Line Store, where you can read about, look at, and purchase if you wish, the products used to make this card today!

Product List

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Retired Lists are Out and Winner of Contest

Well, the retired lists have been posted and I wanted to give you first peek at what we will be saying good-bye to by June 4.

Here are the links and they are also posted on my blog layout.  Look up to your right!

First the Stamp Sets and there are lots of them:

Retiring Stamp Sets 2014

Then the Accessories:

Retiring Accessories 2014

And here's an even better link.  This will take you to my On-Line Store, where there is a whole page with ALL the retiring products, with pictures and direct links for purchasing.  It will also be kept up to date with sold out items, I believe!

Retiring Products2014 Stampin' Up Store!

Now remember that all these products will only be available while supplies last!

And they will all be gone for good on June 4, 2014.  The new catalogue will be out on June 2, so there's a couple of days of overlap there.

Make sure you get your orders to me right away so that you aren't disappointed.  You can phone (250-768-7379), email, or message me on Facebook, or go to my On-Line Store and place your own order 24/7. Use Hostess Code -GJGRBB32.  Just don't delay!  And don't forget there is free shipping until Friday night!

Contest Winner

I have a winner for my Retired Stamp Sets Contest.  Laura Buechler is the winner of the $25 gift certificate.  There was actually a tie, but because Laura was the first to get her list to me, she is the one who will get the gift certificate.  Congratulations, Laura, and we'll connect to get your free products.