Color Renovation

Stampin' Up! announced a Color Renovation today!  I'm so excited to share this exciting news with you!

Here's a look at the refreshing new color palette...

You'll notice some familiar names...some of the colors we have now are staying and some our favorite past In Colors have been added to the collections.

These 40 colors will be our new core colors!  Stampin' Up! will continue with the In Colors, but we will have 5 new ones each year and they will be around for 2 years now!  How exciting is that!?!  And, every 3-5 years, Stampin' Up! will tweak the Core Colors to keep them current and fresh!

With this change we are also saying good bye to some colors.  The following colors will not be returning in the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue in July.

Remember, that any product with these colors (ribbon, brads, markers, pastels, watercolor crayons, cardstock, classic ink and refills, craft ink and refills, DSP and any other accessory) will retire at the end of June.  Because these products are accessories, they will be available only while supplies last.  So, I would strongly recommend that you stock up on your favorites while you still can and order some ink refills for your ink pads while you can!

While it's sad to see some of my favorites go and change can be difficult, I'm super excited about this change and everything that will come with it!  I can't wait to see the 5 new colors being added to the core colors (Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler & Marina Mist) as well as the 5 new In Colors (which I don't know yet!) and play around with them.

With a smaller offering of core colors, we will see more products offered in more of the core colors.  I can hardly wait to see that new catalogue in a few short months!!!

That's all for today!  I'll be back tomorrow with some stamping.  Have an inspired day!

You're not 20 anymore...

Hello!  So, I'm going to start with a little story today!

My oldest son, Taylor, had joined the Running Club at school with the goal of completing the Little Souls Marathon.  In the weeks leading up to the marathon, he has to run a total of 40.2 km and then at the marathon, the kids run the final 2 km so in total they will have run a full marathon over a period of 6-8 weeks.  They run twice a week at school, which isn't enough to make the amount of km they need, so we have to run with him on the weekend or some evenings during the week.  I can't run becuase of my knees (there's too much impact on my knees...I need a low impact sport for my knees), so I've been rollerblading with him around one of the lakes in town.  It's almost 2km around that lake, and it's been going great.  In fact, Taylor can run faster than I'm comfortable rollerblading!

Today it all came crashing down...I should say I came crashing down!  I was getting pretty confident in my roller blading skills and was doing pretty good since I hadn't used my roller blades for about 3 years.  Today though, a stick jumped out at me and got tangled in my wheels.  It's wasn't pretty people!  I have a little road rash on the palms of my hands (not condusive for stamping!) and an awesome bruise on my leg!  My sweet little 8 year old came running back to see if I was ok and then held his little hand out and helped me up.  I'm proud to say I kept going (with him making sure there was no more sticks in my way!) without crying or swearing.

We got home and I told Kevin I needed a little first aid.  And, what do you think the first thing he said to me was?  Go ahead...take a wild guess.  He's so loving, he said "You're not 20 anymore honey, you need to be careful".  I totally would have punched him if my hands didn't hurt so much!  Then he cleaned me up and helped make supper...so I guess he earned some brownie points back!

Anyway, on to the card for today.  A month ago, I went to Calgary to attend a Stampin' Up! Regional Seminar.  The most exciting thing was that I was asked to do a demo!  I was super pumped to do my demo and shared how to color white rub ons.  Today I'm going to share one of the samples I showed that day.

It's kind of hard to see in the picture, but the words are a rub on and I made them yellow...Summer Sun in fact!

 Here's a closer look.

The picture doesn't do it justice!  It's really easy to change the color of your rub ons.  First you need to make sure they are on a non-porous surface (like our Window Sheets, a brad or a glass container).  Rub them on like normal and then sponge Classic ink over them.  Gently wipe off any excess ink with a paper towel or kleenex.  Don't rub too hard or you will rub the ink off the rub on.  I found that darker colors worked best for this technique becuase they "stained" the rub ons better.

That's all for today.  Have an inspired day!

Clearance Rack

Did you know Stampin' Up! has added new products to the Clearance Rack?  Click on the Clearance RAck button to the right to check it out!

These items can only be ordered online...be sure to choose me as your demonstrator for preferred pricing (please remember only Canadians can order from my website).  Items are available while supplies last, so go ahead and click on the button to place your order today!

Bird on a Branch

Did you notice some changes on my blog?  I've updated the header to be more springy and also my signature...it was time to get rid of the snow!  I've also added some new pages!  You can find the links to these pages under the Header.  Some of the pages are still under construction, so be sure to check back on them in the upcoming weeks!  Anyway, on to the fun for today!

It's Simple Card Sunday and today I'm going to share a simple card that Angela and her guests made at her workshop last week!

I used my favorite Note Cards with Envelopes again, and 2 punches!  The circle was punched with the 1 3/4 Circle Punch from So Saffron cardstock.  The edges were sponged with More Mustard ink.

The bird and branch is punched with the new bird punch in the Occasions Mini.  The bird is punched from Not Quite Navy, the wing is Bella Bleu DSP and the Branch is Old Olive cardstock.  The bird and wing were sponged with Not Quite Navy ink and the branch with Old Olive ink.

For a little dimension, the wing is put on the bird with a Stampin' Dimensional.

The sentiment I chose is from the Whimsical Words SAB set...sorry you can't get it anymore, but you could use any sentiment in your collection for this card.  I'm mourning the retirement of this set and hope that we see more like it in the new catalogue in July!  I stamped the sentiment with Basic Gray ink on my card.

That's all for today!  Have an inspired day!

Two-Step Into Spring

Well, Sale-A-Bration is officially over for another year, but don't worry, Stampin' Up! has a new special for you this month.  We're Two-Stepping into Spring with a sneak peek at a set that will be offered in the new Idea Book & Catalogue in July as well as some fabulous two-step stamp sets at 20% off.  Check it out.

And, Stampin' Up! has added more items to the clearance rack!  There's some awesome deals to be had and some products that I know some of you were looking for at the end of last year!  Click the link on the right to go to my website and start shopping!  These items can only be purchased online and are only available while supplies last!

I'll be back later with a scrapbook layout to share!  Have an inspired day!

Lisa