School Days Rag Bag

I am really enjoying this project. I made this "School Day's" Rag Bag for my daughters teacher as her end of the year gift.

I still have a few spots left for the Rag Bag Class I am hosting on Saturday. Part of the class fee goes to the Relay For Life Team I am helping. For more information on the class, please check out My Stampin' Up! Event Calendar or email me for more information.

Summertime Spendor

Isn't this Designer Series Paper wonderful? Summertime Splendor DSP is only available as a digital download for My Digital Studio. These downloads can be used in any digital editing software. You can order the digital downloads online at My Stampin' Up! Website.

ONLINE ORDERING PROMOTION: I am giving 10% of all online orders between now and June 11th to The Relay For Life Team I am supporting that evening.

I used the green page from the Designer Series Paper as the background to my scrapbook pages. The photos are of my flower garden I planted last month. I wish the roses still looked that nice, but the heat all day and winds all night have taken their toll on them. The backgrounds are so beautiful by themselves, I just add a simple title using various fonts.

There are lots of other wonderful downloads available right now. Also be sure to check out the Clearance Rack for some fabulous items.

Rag Bag Class

I am holding a series of classes to benifit the Walk For Life for the American Cancer Society. Saturday May 29th is the Rag Bag Class. $10 of the $18 class fee will go to the Walk For life Team I am working with. All materials will be provided at the class. There will be several different styles of fabrics to choose from. If you are interested in bringing your own fabric you may. Tell me when you register, so I can give you the measurements you will need.
The Rag Bags are made with fabric cut with the Big Shot. They are one of those gifts that looks harder than it is to make. You do not need any sewing experience to be able to make one of these bags.

Here are a couple of Rag Bags I have made lately. The first one was for my son. The family roots for NASCAR #88 Dale Jr. My son carries his toys in the bag on occassion. He also puts a pull-up and wipes in the bag when we leave the house.

These are other samples I have made. The shorter ones are a great bag to carrie the necessities on errands. The larger one I use when I need to carry a few extra items with me out of the house.

I will also be raffling off a special "Breast Cancer Rag Bag" at the Walk For Life on June 11th.

Contact me by Tuesday to regisiter for this class. I am doing my best to accomodate as many people as possible since the proceeds go to a great cause. For more information on other classes to benifit the Walk For Life and the American Cancer Society, please check out my schedule of events here.

ONLINE ORDER PROMOTION: I am donating 10% of all online orders placed through my website too the Walk For Life Team. Don't forget to check out all the great items on the "Clearance Rack". There are some fabulous things there that match returning colors coming in July.

New Color Collections

Yesterday I talked about the Color Renovation coming this July. Here is a look at the new Color Collections starting in July. I look at this chart and see myself using all the colors now. I will not have a sneak peak at the 2010-2012 In Colors until this summer.

If you would like to receive an adobe file of this new color collection chart, please send me an email to fa_stamper@sbcglobal.net Please contact me with any questions or concerns you have about the Color Renovation. I want this to be a smooth transition for everyone.

Color Renovation--coming July 1st

Stampin' Up! just made one of the biggest annoucements I have ever seen and I didn't see it coming. A COLOR RENOVATION!!
IF YOU: Enjoy the In Colors each year and are sad when they retire....
Have been looking for a new fresh way to combine the colors we already have...
Find the current Bold Bright family too bright or the current Soft Subtle family too subtle...
These changes will make your eyes happy and you jump for joy.

On the other hand: For those who resist change, I am sorry. Still, I hope you give it time and see the benifits of the changes SU! is making. It is simply time to rearrange the furniture so to speak and give a fresh look to the colors we all love and some that we miss.

So what are the changes. Stampin' Up! currently has 48 colors, 7 neutrals and 6 In Colors. Starting with the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog SU! will be changing to 40 Core Colors and 5 New In Colors. The new In Colors will be available for 2 years, with 5 new colors being introduced each year. So in the 2010-2011 IB&C there will be 45 colors total. In the 2011-2012 IB&C there will be 50 colors total. Then each year 5 In Colors will remain, 5 will retire and 5 new ones will be introduced.

If you have done your math they are going from 61 colors this year to only 45. So what happened to the rest of them. We are having a Fond Farewell to many colors. To help you plan here, I have listed all the colors that will be retiring at the end of the current catalog. You have until June 30th to stock up on these colors. Please keep in mind that retiring accessories are only available while supplies last. Supplies will last into June, but may not last till the end of June, so plan accordingly.

Starting with the 2010-2011 IB&C ALL COLORS will be available in cardstock, ink and MARKERS. For those who have some of the returning In Colors, they will also have a marker available. For those who like using Apricot Appeal for your flesh colors, it will still be available in a marker.

Check back later for a showing of the new color collections including a look at the new colors.

Personally, I welcome this change. There are many past In Colors that I have missed using and still have stashed in my file cabinet. There are also several colors that I don't use and are now retiring. I will miss a couple of them, as I am sure we all will, but I won't miss them for too long with 6 new Core Colors Coming and 5 more In Colors to start a fresh new Stampin' Up! year.

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


Returning
Pink Pirouette
Melon Mambo
Rich Razzleberry
Pacific Point
Baja Breeze
Wild Wasabi
River Rock
Tangerine Tango
Riding Hood Red
Soft Suede

Staying
Pretty in Pink
Regal Rose
Rose Red
Perfect Plum
Elegant Eggplant
Night of Navy
Not Quite Navy
Tempting Turquoise
Bashful Blue
Always Artichoke
Old Olive
Garden Green
Certainly Celery
So Saffron
More Mustard
Pumpkin Pie
Real Red
Bravo Burgundy
Chocolate Chip
Crumb Cake (formerly Kraft; now also available in ink and other accessories)
Sahara Sand
Very Vanilla
Whisper White
Basic Gray
Basic Black


Check back later for another post with the new color collection groupings. So you too can get a fresh look at our current colors and be as excited as I am about the new colors coming.

Clearance Rack Update

Was there a designer paper from the last catalog you missed?

Maybe you wish you had one more roll of last years In Color Ribbon?

How about some of those delightful retired rub-ons?

Be sure to check out the Clearance Rack in the Online Ordering System. Due to the limited supply of many of these items, they are only available through an online personal order. They cannot be ordered as part of a workshop. Sorry!

Simple click or "SHOP NOW" on my Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Website. Then go to the Clearance Section listed on the left hand side. There are over 50 new items in the clearance section. Simply place them into your shopping basket and the system will walk you through the rest of the steps.

Here are a few of the items available now.

April 2010 Card Kit

The Card Kit of the Month Program – April 2010
Featured Set: “Vintage Vogue” and Featured Accessory: Clear Rhinestone Brads

You’ll receive the supplies to create SIX of EACH design shown above – so you will receive all of the consumable supplies that you need to create 12 cards total. You will also receive 2 additional full color samples of “alternative” cards that you can make with the combined contents of the kit! In addition, you’ll receive detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to complete each of the 4 designs. This month’s card kit items are listed below, and the price of the Card Kit is $15.

Orders for the Card Kits must be received by April 10th. You will receive your kits by the end of the month.

Special Offer for April! Purchase the Card Kit and receive the Coordinating Set, “Vintage Vogue” and the Featured Accessory, “Clear Rhinestone Brads” at 15% off!


The Card Kit ($15) Includes:
Cut Cardstock Pieces
Cut Ribbon & Thread Pieces
12 – Whisper White Envelopes
Step by Step Instructions to complete 4 different card designs using the kit pieces

Add-on Products: needed to complete cards as shown
Pretty in Pink Classic Ink ($5.95)
More Mustard Classic Ink ($5.95)
Old Olive Classic Ink ($5.95)
Soft Suede Classic Ink ($5.95)
Mat Pack ($9.95)
Paper Piercer ($3.50)
Vintage Vogue Stamp Set: Wood Mount ($23.95) $20.36 with the purchase of the Card Kit. Clear Mount ($17.95) $15.26 with the purchase of the Card Kit.
Rhinestone Brads ($10.95) $9.31 with the purchase of the Card Kit

Other Optional Purchases:
Stampin’ Dimensionals ($3.95)
SNAIL Adhesive ($6.95)
Bone Folder ($6.95)
Paper Snips ($9.95)

Please Note: I am glad to ship kits directly to you! If the kit needs to be shipped, there will be an extra $3 shipping charge.

Contact me today to order your Card Kit Today!

fa_stamper@sbcglobal.net

(580)595-9333