It's Friday, May 31!

Wow!  For the first time ever, THREE CATALOGUES will be current for a few hours only.  Yes, today is the last day to order from the Spring Mini Catalogue.  The 2012/13 Idea Book and Catalogue is good until June 3, for accessories, only while supplies last.  The 2013/14 Idea Book and Catalogue is going live one day earlier than usual, so that it doesn't fall on a weekend when Stampin' Up offices are closed.  How cool is that?

Here is the link for the new 2013/14 Idea Book and Catalogue:  (Just click on the Catalogue Cover.)

There are some seriously amazing new stamp sets and accessories in there!  Go ahead and drool!  I know you will be!

My first priority when I order?  The Big Shot Magnetic platform that holds your framelits and edgelits in place!  How cool is that?

Here's a card design made from new products!  I think I'm in love with Strawberry Slush and Smoky Slate as a colour palette!  Tell me what you think! (I'm overdosing on exclamation marks in this post!!! Can't help it, I'm so stoked!!)

• The new stamp set, Happy Day, just makes you want to smile doesn't it?
• The Chevron embossing folder never looked better than teamed up with this delicious colour duo.
• I had to hand cut the medallion from Happy Day, because I couldn't get it to line up with any Scallop Circle punches, but it wasn't that hard to do!
• We will be doing this card as a Make and Take at my Catalogue Launch Party tomorrow afternoon.
• Check out those Very Vintage Designer Buttons - two great designs.

AND, in other news, the Winner of the Mystery Hostess Last Chance Party is Teri Coady!  Teri wins $90 in free Stampin' Up products and one item at 50% off!  Thanks for all your entries, and we'll have another Mystery Hostess before long.

If you want those free Hostess benefits for yourself, it's as easy as calling together 5 or 6 friends for a Private Class!  You can even have it at my house and I'll do the cleaning and baking so you don't have to!  What have you got to lose?  Give me a call to book one.  June is rapidly filling up!

Stamps:  Happy Day (w130294; c130297); Hearts a Flutter (w131922; c129252)

Paper: Strawberry Slush (131295), Smoky Slate (131202) and Whisper White (100730) card stock

Ink: Classic Stampin' Pads in Strawberry Slush (131178) and Smoky Slate (131179)

Accessories:  Very Vintage Designer Buttons (129327); Whisper White Baker's Twine (124262)

Tools:  Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (127749); Hearts a Flutter Framelits (130159)

Amour

I'm busy trying to get some Valentine's cards mailed off to my kids and grandkids!

That's my youngest grandson, Kesten, who is just learning to crawl! He's trying so hard here.

                                        
And this is my oldest grandson, Parker, who actually started walking a couple of months ago and is now quite proficient at it!
Don't you think these hard working little guys deserve nice Valentines from Grandma?  They'll probably either be late or cost me a fortune to send them on time. Sigh!  Oh well!  Better late than never!

I wanted to participate in the Pals Paper Arts Challenge #152 which is a colour challenge:

I love their updated graphics, don't you?  These three colours are the predominant ones in the More Amore DSP!  I love some of the designs in the series and really don't love others, but I do like this colour combination, especially with lots of pool party.  I also like the laser-cut hearts that come in one sheet of Real Red and one sheet of Primrose Petals.  Perfect for Valentines!

I was trying to use the Delicate Designs embossing folder to create a frame around the piece of Pool Party card stock, but it's a bit thick.  I think it would work better to use just the inner part of the folder to make it more frame-like.  It has a very pretty texture though.

The other thing I had fun with was dying the Organza ribbon, which is normally white, but I put it in a little water with a few drops of Primrose Petals reinker and it turned out so beautifully.  I had never tried dying ribbon before, but learned how at our last team meeting thanks to my friend, Amy Jasper, who did a great demo for all of us.

Well, I must run to the Post Office, so sorry to dash out on you!  Anything I can get for you while I'm out??

Stamps:  Artistic Etchings (w118517; c120573); Hearts a Flutter (w129249; c129252)
Paper:  Real Red (102482), Primrose Petals (126841), Pool Party (122924) and Very Vanilla (101650) card stock; Red Glimmer Paper (121790), More Amore Specialty DSP (129309)
Ink:  Classic Stampin' Pad in Real Red (126949), Primrose Petals Classic Stampin' Ink Refill (126851), Stampin' Write Marker in Primrose Petals (In Colour bundle 126856)
Accessories:  Pearl Basic Jewels (119247); 5/8" Organza Ribbon (114319), 5/8" Flower Trim (126869)
Tools:  Delicate Designs embossing folder (127023); Hearts a Flutter Framelits (130159), Full Heart Punch (119883)

More Amore Specialty Designer Series Paper

Delicate Designs Edgelits

 Hearts a Flutter Stamp set

Hearts a Flutter Framelits