Owl Punch

Have you purchased the new Owl Punch yet? OH MY GOSH!!!!!!, it's one of the cutest things I've ever seen. All the pieces are included in "one" punch; but you need to punch in different colors to get the desired look. There are actually 9 (can you believe it) pieces in this two step extra large punch. I only punched a few scraps I had on my desk, but I need to actually use some designer paper and really cutesy this up a bit and use it on a final project. You are going to see this owl in a lot of projects I create......... I am so excited about this new addition to the Stampin' UP! Idea and Catalog!!
Maybe tomorrow, I will have something put together showing how cute this is on a card!
Enjoy your Monday.

Color Renovation Kits

As you already probably know, Stampin' UP! has introduced lots of new core colors and has brought back some previous in-colors and has new In-Colors for 2010. To help you update the base core colors and new in-colors, Stampin' UP! has made it easy for you and is offering Color Renovation "Kits". Click on the attached link to see how easy it is to replace the retired colors with new colors. I am really excited about the color change even though it meant I lost a lot of colors and cardstock...... the new colors are so vibrant and outstanding!!!

To place an order for these updates, either order on-line at my website http://www.janetelam.stampinup.net/ or call or email me.

http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/ColorRenovationKits_0610_USnoCTA.pdf

Giraffe Invitation

A while back Carrie Rhoades posted a Giraffe Punch Art Card; I thought it was so cute I made one just like her's for my Grandson. Before I sent it though, I took it to work for "show and tell". Anything I thought was different and outstanding I would take to work to show others. One of the girls liked it so well, she asked me to make her son's birthday invitations like Carrie's card. Oh my gosh........ there are so many pieces and parts to put these together. She needed 18 cards. So, here's the work in progress and the final piece of ART!!! I hope she likes how they turned out. They really did turn out cute!!!

Another Card and Bag Topper

I previously showed you some cards and Treat Bag Toppers that a friend asked me to put together for an event she was having; then she asked me to have a class for thes one she did not pick for the event. We had our class this week and made the previous ones I showed you and the one here. I thought the Little Umbrella for this Tropical Party set was so cute and it's so easy to make. I found it shown on another website, but don't know now where it came from. You take a 4 X 4 piece of designer series paper and fold it like an accordian. Mine is approximately in 1/2" folds. When that is done, you fold it in half and using mini glue dots, you attach the two sides together making a "fan". I then attached a toothpick to the edge of the fold and then some more on the outside edge so I could attach it to my topper. Before I saw that I was actually thinking about buying some of those cute umbrellas you put in drinks..... this was much more economical. Unfortunately, the card was totally cased. Didn't this turn out cute..... Everyone had fun making these; I think the candy in each bag was the big "hit" lol
Have a nice weekend!!!

IT'S A NEW YEAR

Yes, at Stampin' UP! it's a new year, with a Brand New Catalog and Idea Book effective 7-1-10. The book is GORGEOUS this year with so many new vibrant colors and papers; it's a nice change. Just click on the catalog and check out all the new stamp sets, colors, accessories available. If you see something you like, you can either call or email me or go online to my Stampin' UP! website http://www.janetelam.stampinup.net/ and order direct from there and have your order shipped directly to your home.

There's also a new Definitely Decorative Catalog with lots of new images to decorate your home or other projects. Again, just click on the catalog to view it.

Have fun shopping!!!!

Retiring papers, inks

I went through all my cardstocks, ink pads and markers and pulled them out of the mix; now I just hope I can keep them separated until 7-1-10 while I still use them. I still need to pull all my retiring Designer Series papers, punches and Stamp Sets..... but I can't show you the stamp sets since I offered a contest to "guess" how many stamp sets, including hostess and wheels I am losing this year. If you can guess the "number" I am losing, I will let you choose one of the retiring stamp sets of your choice FREE!!!!! So place your guess by email and on 7-1-10 I will let you know who wins. Any ties will be put into a basket and I will draw the winning name. Make sure I have your email address to contact you.
I thought I would share with you the papers, with the new change-out that I am losing this year as well as the stamp pads and markers. My Stampin' Markers set I have sure looks empty I think there are only 16 or 17 markers left that are carried over. It looks like I will have a pretty heavy sale after July 1st, huh?

I showed you one of the Cards and bags with toppers the other day that I did for a Church Retreat, but I have more. The one I'm showing you today is the one that the organizer chose to have their guests make. This is using the new Elements of Style shown on page 12 of the Summer Mini Catalog. The whole card is made using only black ink on white cardstock. The image was stamped on the base of the card as well as the piece lifted by dimensionals. What do you think of the flower. This was made using the Round Scallop Punch. You punch out 8-10 pieces and crumple them all up and unfold them, pierce the center, insert a brad and then pull "each" piece to the center and crumple again, then carefully fold out each of the petal layers. You can then apply the flower to the card using several mini glue dots. The topper piece of the goodie bag is made using the Top Note Die. I stamped the whole image, so if you turn this over, the image is also on the back side. On the white piece, I detached the area around the perforated outside so it would lay on the black die cut showing a border. The greeting of "For You" is also a stamp from this set. This was stamped on white cardstock and punched out using the 1" circle punch, then punching the outside layer in black using the 1 1/4" Circle Punch.

If you haven't checked out the Retiring Accessories list you will be surprised at how much is already sold out. If there are any papers, ink pads, etc. you were wanting DON'T HESITATE TO ORDER.... they are going really fast.

Tomorrow is Friday....... have a nice end of the week and enjoy your weekend.

Janet Elam

Last Chance Lists are Out

The Retired Stamp Sets, Accessories and Definitely Decorative came out today. I can't believe how many items are being retired from the Accessories. It looks like MOST of my ribbons and brads are gone.... and some of my other favorite accessories :(

Remember the Accessories that are retiring are ONLY AVAILABLE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. When you check out the lists, you will notice that some of the cardstocks are already out of stock. So, check out the links to the lists and if you want some of your favorite things before it's no longer available, I suggest you either order online pronto or give me a call/email. If you check my website each day you can see the updated list each day.... DON'T WAIT....PLACE YOUR ORDER FOR RETIRING ACCESSORIES SOOOOOON!!!

You can view the RETIRING STAMP SETS HERE.

You can view the RETIRING PAPERS HERE

You can view the RETIRING INKS HERE

You can view the RETIRING RIBBON HERE

You can view the RETIRING WHEELS HERE

You can view the RETIRING PUNCHES HERE (only a few are really going away, the rest are

being redesigned to the new format)

You can view the RETIRING ACCESSORIES HERE

You can view the RETIRING ITEMS THAT ARE 25% OFF HERE

You can view the RETIRING ITEMS THAT ARE 50% OFF HERE

You can view the RETIRING SIZZIX ITEMS HERE

You can view the RETIRING HOME DECOR ITEMS HERE

One of the Stamp Sets retiring is Bloomin' Beautiful (111490 $25.95 on page 98). This has been one of my all time favorites. I made a little goodie bag and topper and the "easel" card recently. You will notice the Kraft and Bashful Blue Taffeta Ribbons used are also retiring.

I did use several items from the Summer Mini Catalog on the topper. You can see the Gold Glow Smooch Spritz shown on page 15 and also the Mini Vintage Tags also on page 15.

Happy Stamping.......