How cool is this? Been debating for a long while what to do with this blog to make it look better. If I had My Digital Studio I might have created my own blog background, but tonight as I made my way to the Blogger Dashboard there is a new tool to modify the template! Oh the choices! So if you see a few changes and weird things going on the next while, just know that I am having fun with a new tool! And let me know what you think.

My plan tonight had been to create a project with new sneak peek items from the 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalogue but stupid me, I left the UPS box under my desk at work! The horror!! And since my husband is at work there is no vehicle here for me to go rescue it! I just about cried, all that beautiful paper and ink just waiting to be used! Sigh, tomorrow...

~Amanda

Can across this card on Stampin' Pretty and it was a perfect fit for last months card class! I so love to case (copy and share everything). We used a variety of stamp sets to create our images and the Big Shot of course. I love pulling it out for card classes! It is so much fun to see other people use it.

Supplies
Stamps: Circle Circus, Flight of the Butterfly, Short and Sweet, Pocket Shilouettes
Ink: Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue
Paper: Whisper White, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Square Lattice Die, Beautiful Butterflies Embosslit die, Big Shot, 1-1/4" square punch

~Amanda

The baby wipe technique is really cool! Place a folded baby wipe onto a plastic plate. Then add a few drops of reinker in different colours onto the baby wipe and make sure to get the colours to touch so that when you use it as a ink pad it will ink up the whole image. You should clean the stamp each time so that they colours won't mix and make a muddy colour.

Supplies
Stamps: I {Heart} Hearts, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Sanded Background
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Reinkers: Cameo Coral, Rose Red, Close to Cocoa
Paper: Cameo Coral, Rose Red, Close to Cocoa, Whisper Whites
Accessories: Stampin' Dimensionals, baby wipe

~Amanda

Stampin' Up! has released the Last Chance Stamps, Accessories and Definitely Decorative lists. Now is your chance to get them before they all disappear!

Availability: Retiring stamps will be available to order until June 30 but Retiring Accessories are only available while supplies last and some items are sold out already. Check out my online store (remember to hit the SHOP NOW button) to get accurate and up-to date availability for the retiring accessories.

You can find links to each list on the left side of my blog or click a link below:

Last Chance Stamp List

Last Chance Accessories List (items with and asterisk * beside them are being reconfigured in the new catalogue) Make sure to double check my online store for updates too!

Last Chance Definitely Decorative List

~Amanda

This layout is really cool! It took a long time to get all the right elements chosen to make it look right. The base of each page started with a then retired In Color - River Rock (I created this page over 2 months ago!), but now is returning with the Colour Renovation starting in July 2010. River Rock is one of my fav colours and I'm so glad it's returning! Then using a decor stencil and sponge daubers with River Rock Ink I created my own personalized designer series paper.

Soft Suede, this year's In Color (it will be continuing on with the 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalogue), created the scallop trim and the layout was finished off with some retired ribbon and a title. Elegant!


Supplies
Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes, Vintage Labels (SAB)
Ink: Soft Suede, River Rock
Paper: Soft Suede, River Rock, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Scallop trim punch, Scallop circle punch, retired Stampin' Up! ribbon originals, stampin' dimensionals, 1-1/4" punch, sticky strip, Kind Thoughts Brocade Decor Stencils, sponge dauber, Big Shot and Timeless Type Alphabet medium sizzlits dies

~Amanda

Thought it would be neat to share with you a few more cards from a technique class I held recently. You can see my original card for Mother's Day here. But the following cards were created by my mother and my aunt. It is absolutely amazing how they can change the colours, which happens quite a bit, to create their own unique card!


Supplies
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Regal Rose, So Saffron, Basic Black
Paper: Basic Grey, Bride Speciality Designer Series Paper, So Saffron, Always Artichoke
Accessories: Fancy flower punch, 5 Petal punch, Word Window punch, sponge daubers, Fire jewel brads

~Amanda