Good Bye "For Father" and "In the Stars" (sniff)

I can't believe that these two sets didn't make it to the new catalogue. I will definitely be keeping them in my retired stamps draw because I love them. Here is a card I made the other day for my Brothers birthday. I first saw the technique faux woodgrain here http://dawnsstampingthoughts.typepad.com/dawns_stamping_thoughts/2008/09/faux-wood-grain.html. I did mine differently though because I scored my lines using my paper trimmer with the scoring blade attachment and I sponged my colours onto the more mustard cardstock instead of dragging the ink pad on the cardstock. What ever way you do it the result is very cool.
Colours used were Not Quite Navy, Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Very Vanilla (retired), Black Stazon and Basic Black. I used my Aqua painter and water colour crayons on water colour paper for the tool box. The accessories are stampin sponges, earth element brads, the large star punch, snail adhesive and dimensionals.

In Colour Peek #1 Pacific Point

Here is an easy card I made the other day for a friend of mine who needed a baby boy card. I have used one of the new In Colours that will be available in April, Pacific Point. I have to say I love it already. The card was inspired by a card by Marelle. You can see her card here.

Stamps - In the Stars, Short and Sweet, Big on Spring, Congrats (SAB Set).

Colours - Pacific Point, Bashful Blue, Whisper White.

Accessories - Scallop Edge punch, Scallop Square punch, Paper Snips, Markers and snail adhesive

Bold Boy Birthday!

I made this card today for a birthday party we were going to. I find it hard to do boy cards but this one came together very quickly. I was going for a fairly clean minimal look and I think it works but I am not really use to doing things like this. If I try it again I may do some sort of background stamp on the base card but then again that may not look right.I have used the By Land stamp set which sadly is retiring this month and the In the Stars stamp set that is in the Summer Mini (Love this set so versitile).

I have embossed the car image on basic grey card stock with versamark and black EP and embossed the happy birthday in white EP on Basic Black cardstock. The star has been stamped using Real Red (the colour is much brighter in real life) and then I punched it out using the large star punch. I have used dimensionals to pop up the car image and the star.

Don't forget to keeping checking the list of stuff that has sold out in my previous post because I will continue to update it as things sell out.

Bye Bye Sale-A-Bration and In Colours

Today is your last chance to earn Sale-A-Bration stamp sets and also to guarantee your order of the 2008/2009 In colour products.
Below is some samples I used in workshops this month. They mostly use Sale-A-Bration and Summer Mini sets. The scrapbook pages are 7 X 7.

Colours - Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, Whisper White and Basic Black

DSP - Spring Break, Bali Breeze

Stamps - In the Stars, Happy Happy Birthday Wheel, Loads of Love

Punches - Large and small Star punches

Accessories - Blender Pen, Jumbo Wheel Handle, Snail Adhesive
Colours - Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Rose Red, Soft Sky and Whisper White
DSP - Spring Break, Bali Breeze
Stamps - Polka Dot Punches, Yummy, Happy Happy Birthday Wheel, Eastern Blooms
Punches - 5 Petal Flower and Spring Flower Bouquet punches
Accessories - Signo White Gel Pen, Jumbo Wheel Handle, Snail Adhesive, Earth Element Brads and Dimmensionals.

I am off to work out what I am going to order before time runs out. If you have any last minute things you need to order please contact me before 9pm tonight. Remember tomorrow the retire list will be released so check back here for the details.