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Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Not Quite Navy, and Kraft paper. Finished off with some water color crayons and a blender pen. And always brads, distressing, linen thread and some holes are good for embellishing

Exciting New Color Renovation!!

I'm sure you have all heard THE most exciting announcement ever from Stampin' Up! this week. They are renovating the color line-up and it is fabulous!!!

Stampin' Up! is releasing 5 BRAND NEW COLORS and bringing back 10 of the retired In Colors!! On July 1st with the release of the new Idea Book & Catalog, this will be how our color collections look...fabulous!!!!

5 NEW COLORS on the chart above are:Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight, Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze and Early Espresso

10 returning IN COLORS on the chart above are:Baja Breeze, Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette, Rich Razzleberry, Riding Hood Red, River Rock, Soft Suede, Tangerine Tango and Wild Wasabi

click HERE to print the new colors

As with all new things, sometimes we have to get rid of the old to make room for the new. So these are the colors we will bid a Fold Farewell to.

Remember you have 3 months to stock up on these colors if you can't live without them. They won't be going away until the end of June.

Current colors that will retire in June are:

Glorious Green, Green Galore, Gable Green, Yoyo Yellow, Only Orange, Pink Passion, Pixie Pink, Orchid Opulence, Lovely Lilac, Brilliant Blue, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Really Rust, Ruby Red, Cameo Coral, Summer Sun, Bordering Blue, Brocade Blue, Ballet Blue, Taken with Teal, Handsome Hunter, Pale Plum, Blush Blossom (the marker will still be available), Apricot Appeal, Barely Banana, Mellow Moss, Sage Shadow, Almost Amethyst, Lavender Lace, Basic Brown, Going Gray.

I know you are as excited about the new color renovation as I am! You are going to love them!

Order the retiring colors you want to stock up on before they are gone HERE.

Another Album Cover

This is another album cover and the inside are places for photos similar to the album I posted earlier. The glassine envelopes are ONLY available in the mini catalog and will be gone the end of April when the new summer mini catalog comes out. So if you want to make one of these cute gifts for someone, place your order here.

Glassine Envelope Album

This idea actually came from another demonstrator, and what a great way to use the glassine envelopes. I made mine using Always Artichoke and Mellow Moss CS. I also used some DSP for the pattern pages. The cover I made with the new Very Vintage wheel from the mini catalog. I used the new mini catalog stamp set "Picture this" for the saying on the front of the album. Through out the album are coordinating ribbons, brads, pearls and buttons.

Remember things in the mini catalog are only available until the end of April and Sale*bra*tion ends the end of March. It is the perfect time to purchase these items on my SU website here. Or clicking on my photo to the left or clicking on the catalog.

Glassine Envelope Album

I had fun with these....did you notice that already? Ok this one went to BFF and I did it a little different from the other ones. This one has a belly band and a flap that lifts up and its done in her favorite color...Rose Red... Other than that, they are all the same, yet different....fitting the person they are going to....

So to Business: Do you want to make one of these in a class? Join me on April 6th at 9:30 am and we will make one of these for you to take home.

Email me at sinclairkw@aol.com and reserve your spot. Bring photos with you to design yours to go with your photos, or come empty handed and fill it in later. I am going to limit the number of guests, so please let me know right away if you want to join me.

Happy Stamping!

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Happy Birthday

Paper piecing with the FREE Sale*a*bration set Happy Moments. Shelli demonstrated a card similar to this and I thought it was cute and quick. We all need one of those from now and again. I also used the punch for the edge and DSP paper.

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Buttons

These two cards I made today to use up some supplies. I love how simple they are but still have dimension and texture

BFF Inspired

Invitation

Invitation to all of you who are "thinking" about becoming a demonstrator. Or maybe you are thinking you would just like to get Stampin' Up! products at a discount.

During Sale-A-Bration the starter kit is on sale! NOW is the time to sign up! It is easy to do and the perks are wonderful. And the friendships are even better!

I have attended Convention is SLC twice and will be there again this year in July. I have gone to Regionals and also Leadership.

This company gives you so much to work with, everyone can do it! Now we have the Stampin' Up! Connection, which is a tool in itself. Demonstrators are posting projects daily and the ONLY way to see them is by becoming a demonstrator. That alone is worth it!

The Starter Kit is discounted to 15% off Standard Starter Kit Regular Price is $199 and the SALE price is $169

Digital + Starter Kit is $185 and this includes the exclusive My Digital Studio paper crafting software. Sale price is $157 plus you can choose any retail stamp set valued up to $47.95 FREE from the current catalogs when signing up during this promotion!!!

So NOW is the perfect time to sign up. Or email me I will help you get on a creative road of fun!

I would love to for you to join my team! If you sign up before March 31st, I have a special gift for you and FREE product just for saying YES!

Bunny

Are these so cute? Frances Kukulis was the actual demonstrator to come up with this cute face. I altered it to fit on a top note die. And then the goodies in the bag are dark chocolate toffee sticks. This is made with circle and oval punches, silver wire, white pen, dimensionals and Itty Bitty Backgrounds for the stamp set.

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Quilting with the Big Shot

I was sharing with a woman in one of my stamp classes all the cute items I have seen done with the Big Shot and the Square Scallop Diecut.........well her interest was tweeked! She called me a couple days later and asked if she could stop by, "of course", I said. She brought this very cute little bag and this coaster with my name sewn on it for my coffee. I knew right away what I was going to put in the bag and take it to show everyone in future classes. It works great for the acrylic blocks and that is what you are seeing here.

Fancy Favor

Have you looked at something and thought, "I don't need that, I have so many other like it that will work", ya me too. That is what I said about this Big Shot Die, but I had some credit from an order and decided I have seen so many things done with this I have to have it. Well it arrived and I started running paper through it like a crazy woman. If you need party favors quick, this is the die for YOU! WoW oh wow I am loving it!

Call me to order one for you or go to here and get yours NOW!

Big Shot Fancy Favor item#115965 $39.95 pg 200 in the catalog
Scallop Punch Oval for the hole item#114889 $15.95 pg 186

and the flowers are made with all the circle punches

112004 1-3/4"
104401 1-3/8"
104403 1-1/4"
109046 1"
107217 3/4"
104390 1/2"

the paper is the Textured card stock in the "In Colors" item #115538 $11.95 on page 155

"Revised" Big Shot Boxes

By the time Jackie came to pick up these boxes, I had time to think and be a little more creative....so I added the little cards to match and the basketball buttons. Each box has chocolate basketballs inside.

Big Shot Boxes

A friend called this morning in urgent need of 3 gifts by noon...small gifts, for senior high boys. OMG I thought, what will I do? But things came together and I filled these boxes with chocolate basketballs and made name tags to match. No worries, they came out fine, kinda cool actually ( I was thinking "cute" but for guys they aren't "cute".

Simply Adorned Chain and Charm

This did not photograph well, maybe I can try something again. It is black and white, of course what else would you think I would try the first time. I used the charmed set of stamps and some embossing and the jewels. It is really prettier in real life. If you think you would be interested in a class for just this please let me know. I would like to know your thoughts.

Filing.....do I have to?

NOPE, Patti came over and filed my paper scraps for me. It had been over a year since I did any, wait, since she did it last..... It will cost me some cards and lots of chocolate, but I can handle that!!!!!!!!! Keep creating and dont worry about filing paper! Thanks Patti!

Valentine

We were invited to the neighbors for dinner and I couldn't go without a "little" gift. So a box of treats it is....

Covered Chipboard

I have all the pages covered with DSP, but that is as far as this project has gotten......

Movin Forward

One of the girls in my downline is celebrating a 1 year anniversary with Stampin Up today and I just wanted her to know how much I appreciate her by sending this card.

Hubby Valentine

So this is the card for my husband....I used a "n" from the chipboard alphabet and turned it upside down to make it a "u" after I sponged it with Craft Red Ink. The heart is from I heart hearts stamp set and the red corduroy button and DPS in Soft Suede. The edge is finished with the NEW scalloped edge punch.

Zebra Valentine

I am taking this to the gal who does my nails this week. I brought one in last week and she wanted to steal it from me, so this week she will have one too!!

Bird Punch

As I was preparing for the upcoming Stamp -A-Stack class in March, I had some peices of paper left that I couldn't throw away. So from that came this card. The new bird punch is so easy to use and you are able to make up a quick card. The stamp set is from Well Scripted and the paper is from the Write Stuff DSP. So if you like this paper, contact me at sinclairkw@aol.com and inquire about the March class.

More Shelli Inspiration....

This is a class being offered at my home on March 30th. Pre-order the stamp set Charming (item # 116519)and Soft Suede Ink and you can join me to make this box and the matching cards. I will provide everything else you need to complete this project. Class fee is $15.

Tess

I know your saying I have seen these before....your right, I got mail from BFF yesterday with this fabulous purse filled with Total Tess cards. You will see these at my class Tuesday if your joining me. The details are amazing, but that is a Becky trademark!

and then....notice the very cute little Valentine box above the cards....you can see those also on Tuesday because you will want to CASE them for sure. They are adorable! and very detailed!

A Little Surprise in the Mail....

Ok I dont know about you, but when I am shopping, I am always looking for something that I can incorporate my stamping with to make it a wow. So I found this box and the colors reminded me of my BFF So surprising her with a little mail was going to be my business! I wrapped this box with Choc Chip paper and decorated it....That simple!!! The idea came from Shelli during Leadership and I just made it as I went along and added this and that as I felt it needed something more. I loved how it came out and it was really fun. So you know what that means....you will see more of this style in another post.