A Walk to Remember

Okay, I admit it!  I'm a sucker for sappy movies!  I'll cry at the drop of a hat.  Heck, I even cried during "Babe" - a pig for heaven's sake!  One of the sappiest I've watched was "A Walk to Remember" with Mandy Moore!  Maybe mostly for this song, "My Only Hope".

It used to bother my kids no end, and they took to turning to look at me whenever the plot got a bit syrupy!  But lately, they've been way more emotional themselves, probably due to having babies, and now the tables are turned!! Ha! Ha! Ha!





Today's card reminded me of this movie, A Walk to Remember, because the stamp set I used is called Nature Walk, and we're going to have to remember it because it is one of the retiring sets this year.

• The colours I picked for this card, Pool Party and Summer Starfruit are just gorgeous and work so much better together than I would have ever thought.  
• I threw a bit of Certainly Celery in there as well for the leaves and the butterfly.
• The DSP is from Birds of a Feather and will be retiring June 3 as well.
• I inked up the flower stalk stamp with Stampin' Write Markers to get the two colours in there.
• The sentiment is from Delightful Dozen, which will be around for another year at least, and thank goodness, because it is such a wonderful sentiment set.

• I used Pool Party Core'dinations card stock, embossed with the Honeycomb embossing folder and sanded to reveal the lighter core.  The great news is that we will be able to order Core'dinations card stock in every colour once the new catalogue is in effect!

If you want to get your hands on Nature Walk before it is gone, just like Jamie in "A Walk to Remember",  you need to order it from me before June 3, 2013.  If you email or phone me to order before Thursday night, May 30,  you will be entered in my Mystery Hostess Last Chance contest to win free product from the Hostess benefits that Stampin' Up offers. 

 Each order will be given an entry and if your order (before shipping and tax) is $40 or more you will get another entry for each $40 you spend.  If you prefer to shop on-line, just use this Hostess Code (6XRSSFD6) when you place your order and I will enter you in the draw as well.

Don't be THAT PERSON, who waited too long to order and was disappointed!

Stamps:  Nature Walk (w121925; c121997)*; Delightful Dozen (w122650; c122652)

Paper:  Birds of a Feather DSP (126899)*; Pool Party Core'dinations card stock (129321); Summer Starfruit (126839) and Very Vanilla (101650) card stock

Ink:  Stampin' Write Markers in Pool Party (123002 as part of the In Colour 2011 - 13 bundle), Summer Starfruit (126856 as part of the In Colour 2012 - 14 bundle ) and Certainly Celery (105106)*; Classic Stampin' Pad in Early Espresso (126974)

Accessories:  Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246), 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon in Summer Starfruit (126846)

Tools:  Ovals Collection Framelits (129381); Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (129378); Stampin' Sanding Block (129367)
*Retiring June 3, 2013

Nature Walk Stamp Set

Basic Rhinestones

Delightful Dozen Stamp Set

Retiring Stamp Sets Flashback

With just a couple of days left in my holidays, I wanted to bring you some posts with some of my favourite stamp sets that are going to be retired at the beginning of June, ones that I will really miss!

First up is one of my go-to stamp sets that I've loved and used since I became a demonstrator over a year ago - Elements of Style!  I love everything about it, the flowers, the flourishes, the sentiment and, of course, the hummingbird!   It makes you look like a pro!  Here are a couple of favourite cards from the archives:

Elements of Style (w118611; c120045)

Another favourite is Nature Walk!  Such gorgeous natural images.  All three of these stamp sets work well with the vintage style as well!

Nature Walk (w121925; c121997)

And speaking of vintage, I am really going to miss the flourishes and antique images from Established Elegance!

Established Elegance (w122530; c122532)

If you are dying to have any of these stamp sets or any of the other beautiful sets being retired, be sure to get them before June 3!  After that they will be gone for good!  Email me or call after Friday and I can order them for you, or go to my online store and order them for yourself.

Elements of Style

Established Elegance

Nature Walk

I Love Birthdays

I don't love getting older, but I do like celebrating life and birthdays are a great way to do that.  It's a wonderful occasion to let others know how valuable they are to you and to the world!  So I like to have a lot of birthday cards on hand and I like to make special cards "made to order" for the persons receiving them.  I gave away a birthday card today to another demonstrator in our group.  She is a person I really admire for the artistry in her card making, and she is just a really genuine person and open with her struggles and joys!

I went back to an old favourite stamp set, Nature Walk, for this one, and I used the colours in the Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack.  There are seriously some wonderful designs in this series and I almost overlooked them.  I really LOVE this elegant paisley design in Midnight Muse and Marina Mist with little pops of Summer Starfruit.  I was going for Clean and Simple, but don't think I quite made it.  However, this is almost as clean and simple as I am capable of doing.

This is a bit of a stretch for the MOJO Monday layout this week, but I think it has the same general layout.

Have you got a special person in your life who will be celebrating a birthday soon!  Celebrate their life with a card designed especially for them especially by you!  Let me know if I can help in any way!

Stamps: Nature Walk (w121925; c121997); Create a Cupcake (w121915; c121982)

Paper:  Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack (129312); Midnight Muse (126843), Summer Starfruit (126839) and Very Vanilla (101650) card stock

Ink: Classic Stampin' Pad in Midnight Muse (126860)

Accessories:  3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon in Summer Starfruit (126846)

Tools:  Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder (117335); Ovals Collection Framelits (129381); Adorning Accents Edgelits (125595); Large Oval Punch (119855); Scallop Oval Punch (119856)

Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack

Nature Walk Stamp Set

3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon

Create a Cupcake Stamp Set

Ovals Collection Framelits

Adorning Accents Edgelits