07.21.08
The Complete 2008 Retired Accessories Listing
Before I get to the list, I’ve got to tell you that Stampin’ Up! has put on sale some of the items on this list at a 25% discount. A link to the flyer is here…but if you don’t feel like going away from my site, the starred items on this list are included in the sale.
Now, if you need anything on this list, you need to order it from your demonstrator today. Each year the list sells out very quickly and the first items to go are always the In Colour accessories.
So without further ado, here it is:
109200 Accents & Elements Build A Flower
110718 Accents & Elements Lucky Star
110719 Accents & Elements Messenger
103158 Acrylic Graph & Grid
108638 Card Stock 12 X 12 In Color
108642 Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 Blue Bayou
108643 Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 Groovy Guava
108637 Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 In Color
108640 Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 River Rock
108639 Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 Soft Sky
108641 Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 Wild Wasabi
108644 Card Stock 8-1/2 X 11 Purely Pomegranate
103975 Card Stock Brushed Copper
108694 Card Stock Textured 12 X 12 In Color
107312 Cards & Envelopes Gift Whisper White
107292 Cards & Envelopes Greeting Whisper White
109116 Notes & Envelopes Long Notes
109118 Notes & Envelopes Love Notes
109117 Notes & Envelopes Pocket Notes*
110729 Notes & Envelopes Scallop Notes
109119 Notes & Envelopes Gift Notes
109018 Classic Stampin’ Ink Blue Bayou
109019 Classic Stampin’ Ink Groovy Guava
109017 Classic Stampin’ Ink Purely Pomegranate
109016 Classic Stampin’ Ink River Rock
109015 Classic Stampin’ Ink Soft Sky
109020 Classic Stampin’ Ink Wild Wasabi
109013 Classic Stampin’ Pad Blue Bayou
109012 Classic Stampin’ Pad Groovy Guava
109011 Classic Stampin’ Pad Purely Pomegranate
109010 Classic Stampin’ Pad River Rock
109009 Classic Stampin’ Pad Soft Sky
109014 Classic Stampin’ Pad Wild Wasabi
110751 Designer Series Paper Azure*
110749 Designer Series Paper Berry Bliss
109154 Designer Series Paper Cutie Pie
110699 Designer Series Paper East Coast Prep*
109160 Designer Series Paper Fall Flowers
109159 Designer Series Paper Flowers For You*
110697 Designer Series Paper Ginger Blossom
110479 Designer Series Paper Jersey Shore*
109151 Designer Series Paper Le Jardin
110748 Designer Series Paper Notebook*
110750 Designer Series Paper Olive Press
109153 Designer Series Paper Porcelain Prints*
109175 Designer Series Paper Prints Almost Amethyst*
109177 Designer Series Paper Prints Always Artichoke
110696 Designer Series Paper Prints Bali Breeze
109173 Designer Series Paper Prints Blue Bayou
109174 Designer Series Paper Prints Brilliant Blue
109178 Designer Series Paper Prints Certainly Celery
109169 Designer Series Paper Prints Close to Cocoa*
109168 Designer Series Paper Prints Groovy Guava*
109171 Designer Series Paper Prints Lovely Lilac
109172 Designer Series Paper Prints More Mustard
109176 Designer Series Paper Prints Old Olive
109170 Designer Series Paper Prints Pumpkin Pie
109164 Designer Series Paper Prints River Rock*
109167 Designer Series Paper Prints Rose Red
109166 Designer Series Paper Prints So Saffron
109165 Designer Series Paper Prints Soft Sky
109163 Designer Series Paper Prints Tempting Turquoise
110698 Designer Series Paper Prints Spring Break
110273 Designer Series Paper Prints Spring Fling*
110271 Designer Series Paper Prints Spring Silhouettes
110272 Designer Series Paper Prints Western Sky
107299 Envelope Confetti Cream Medium
105320 Eyelets Basic
100375 Eyelets Bold Brights
100381 Eyelets Earth Elements
107233 Eyelets Fresh Favorites I
107234 Eyelets Fresh Favorites II
105316 Eyelets Rich Regals
100378 Eyelets Soft Subtles
105515 Hodgepodge Hardware Pewter
105531 Hodgepodge Hardware Antique Brass
105532 Hodgepodge Hardware Aged Copper
101120 Metallic Art Pencils
107307 On Board Accents
109181 On Board Blossoms & Basic
109179 On Board Ginormous Pieces
107306 On Board Simon Lower
102678 Paper Mulberry White
109227 Punch Box Three For You
102686 Punch Handheld Rectangle
100271 Pure Color Pencils
109060 Ribbon Double-Stitched Blue Bayou
109063 Ribbon Double-Stitched Groovy Guava
109061 Ribbon Double-Stitched Purely Pomegranate
109062 Ribbon Double-Stitched River Rock*
109059 Ribbon Double-Stitched Soft Sky
109058 Ribbon Double-Stitched Wild Wasabi
109189 Ribbon Originals Beachfront*
109187 Ribbon Originals District*
109188 Ribbon Originals Fairy Tale
109185 Ribbon Originals Jersey*
109184 Ribbon Originals Sherbert
109186 Ribbon Originals Theater
110716 Ribbon Striped Grosgrain Wild Wasabi*
110281 Rub-Ons Cherished Memories*
110284 Rub-Ons Eastern Elegance*
110285 Rub-Ons Urban West*
110557 Simply Scrappin’ Boho Blend
109610 Simply Scrappin’ Confetti
110572 Simply Scrappin’ Crew Kids Boy
110567 Simply Scrappin’ Crew Kids Girl
109597 Simply Scrappin’ Home Again
110562 Simply Scrappin’ Rose Cottage
109648 Simply Scrappin’ Special Delivery Boy
109627 Simply Scrappin’ Special Delivery Girl
110587 Simply Scrappin’ Summer Days
110577 Simply Scrappin’ Tie The Knot
111184 Simply Sent Friendly Notes
109228 Simply Sent Simple Delights
109229 Simply Sent Three Thoughts
106662 Stampin’Around Wheel Daisy Field
107561 Stampin’Around Wheel Garden Annuals
109681 Stampin’Around Wheel Good Dog
109678 Stampin’Around Wheel Kisses
107482 Stampin’Around Wheel Lily Pad
109680 Stampin’Around Wheel Meow
109677 Stampin’Around Wheel Mistletoe
106610 Jumbo Stampin’ Around Wheel Basics Outline
107467 Jumbo Stampin’ Around Wheel Birthday
109571 Jumbo Stampin’ Around Wheel Dilly Dally Baby
109570 Jumbo Stampin’ Around Wheel Dilly Dally Friends
109569 Jumbo Stampin’ Around Wheel Dilly Dally Party
108423 Jumbo Stampin’ Around Wheel Leaves A La Carte
107468 Jumbo Stampin’ Around Wheel Nature Hike
108980 Jumbo Stampin’ Around Wheel Petals
107464 Jumbo Stampin’ Around Wheel Rough Texture
111261 Jumbo Stampin’ Around Wheel Spunky Spots
109554 Stampin’ Color Index Labels
109553 Stampin’ Color Index Labels (French)
106694 Stampin’ Kids Markers
101399 Stipple Brushes
102673 Zig Painty
*Items are 25% off and part of our discounted retiring accessories promotion.
Retired Accessories List
The 2008 Retired Accessories has finally been posted, and there are some very sad surprises on it for me.
The top 10 things I will miss:
1. Mulberry Paper
2. Metallic Pencils
3. Pure Colour Pencils
4. Stipple Brushes
5. Handheld Rectangle Punch…(I just got it!)
6. Almost Amethyst Designer Series Paper
7. Bali Breeze Designer Series Paper
8. Ginger Blossom Designer Series Paper
9. Three for You Punch
10. On Board Accents
I’ve just played around with a NEW stamping technique found online called “Black Magic”. Here’s the first card ever attempted with it…
This card uses White Craft Ink (heat set after stamping on Black), Pure Colour Pencils- outline in one shade, and fill in with a lighter one, white gel pen to outline.
If you love this look, you need the Pure Colour Pencils. If you live in Canada and need a demonstrator to order them from, I’m your girl 
Have a wonderful day. The next post will have the entire retired accessories listing.
Stacy
New Scallop Border Punch
Isn’t this exciting? I’ve been practicing and playing and getting better each time I try it. Samples made with it will follow soon!
Enjoy!
07.17.08
Card Kit Preview
New Simply Sent Card Kit
Wow! This is a terribly bright card kit, but I’m excited to try it out. I’ll post some pics in the next few days of cards made with it. For now, in addition to ribbon, brads, and buttons, here is a quick layout of all the papers and self-adhesive die-cuts (aka cardstock weight stickers) that come in the kit. BTW, the 8.5×11 cardstock is textured
TTYL!
Stacy
2008 Fall/Winter Hostess Sneak Peek
I love getting new stamps in the mail. This year I was able to get a bunch of stamps for free while redeeming Sale-a-Bration rewards. I’m especially excited, because ALL the new stamp sets are Die Cut- that means you just punch them out, put your sticker on the wood block, line up the image, and start stamping. No more trimming required!
This set is called Happiness Always. It’s a level 3, I believe, 2-step stamping, double mounted stamp set. While I’m not a fan of double mounting, I am a fan of this set. It’s just gorgeous. I think the whole set is going to be very versatile. There’s a terrific leaf stamp in there that can be really nice for fall. I’m looking forward to using it
I happened to have a couple of lonely pieces of Cool Caribbean cardstock left so used them up with this and another card. It’s a 4×4 square card, and also uses Cameo Coral, Tempting Turquoise, Summer Sun, and Basic Black cardstock. This tech was modified from a favorite of mine, Chalkboard.
Stamp the images in white craft ink, and heat set. Colour over the craft ink with Watercolour Crayons, and use a damp paintbrush to blend the colours. The white craft ink will blend a bit as well, so the effect is more a painted look rather than coloured.
I used my distressing tool on the yellow layer to add a bit of texture.
Hope you love it
Stacy
07.07.08
Technique Tuesday: Making your Hardware Pretty, Part 2
Well, it’s not Tuesday, but we got back from our doomed vacation early due to a number of uncontrollable factors.
Have you got your hardware out? If you don’t own any, check out the special put out by Stampin’ Up! while supplies last…and if you need a demo in Canada, I’m your girl They are retiring the current supply of Hodgepodge Hardware, so if you enjoy the current selection, now is the time to place your order.
This post will have 2 more techniques to make your hardware pretty. I’m sure I’ve only touched the tip of the iceburg with these ideas- feel free to experiment a litle and let me know what you’ve discovered. I’d love to post it here, giving a link to your tutorial and examples.
Start by picking up your bottle of Crystal Effects. This lovely medium is like a thick glue that comes out milky but dries clear, and popped up. It gives dimension to just about everything you can imagine. It does take a while to dry though, so resist the urge to touch your artwork to see if it’s dry- I’ve left fingerprints on more than one masterpiece.
I had an almost-empty bottle of Ruby Red Classic Ink refill. What to do? Hmmm….what if I pour some crystal effects in it, and add a little Dazzling Diamonds Glitter…shake it well, and squeeze it out onto my hardware…
The resulting look is simply stunning. It changed the look of my pewter hardware into an almost deep red acrylic look:
Scratch n Sniff Technique
Now, a few things to know about doing this technique:
-Make sure you work on a non-stick surface, such as parchment or wax paper. In spite of the thickness of CE, it will ooze before it dries so you need to know you can remove it once it’s dry
-Keep moving around your hardware to keep it from sticking using a toothpick or other small tipped surface
-As the CE oozes you may end up with puddles or thicker sections when it has dried- use your toothpick to spread it out as thinly as possible once you’ve applied it
-Put the lid on between “squeezings” and shake the bottle well, to ensure your glitter is evenly distributed across your hardware.
Some other uses for this particular medium coming up in future posts. Check back often, or subscribe to my RSS feed so you don’t miss it
Another way to make your hardware pretty also involves CE. Make this the last step you do when you’re creating something, as it will need time to dry. I’m using a brad, but you can use any other type of hardware you want.
Start by making your card…punch a hole where you want the blinged brad to be, and insert your brad. Next, gently squeeze your bottle of CE and put a very small amount of CE onto your brad, covering the surface entirely, but not going off the edges. Work slowly and carefully- you can always add more, but it’s a lot more difficult to take some off. Next, sprinkle glitter generously over your project area, making sure you have completely covered your brad. Gently tilt your project over scrap paper to remove extra glitter, and do it over again. When you’re certain you’ve got your brad covered, leave it flat somewhere to dry.
I used the Chunky Essentials red glitter for this project. I love how it turned out:
Punched Flower Card
Have a wonderful week!
Stacy
