The Love of Stamping!

Retirement Party May Blog Hop All Day Tuesday

 

Thank you for joining us for the May Pals Blog Hop and our annual retirement party! It's time to say goodbye to stamps and accessories that will not be available in the new  2013-14 Stampin' Up! catalog. Although it's always sad to see wonderful products retire, it is exciting to think about all of the new products that will soon be available. So enjoy the farewell tour for our favorite retiring products - and remember you have until June 3rd to order from the retiring product lists. 

You should have just left stop number 29 on the Pals Hop - Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb.... If so, you are in the right spot.  If you get off track, the full blog lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

It is sad to see stuff retire but then we get new stuff....here are my cards I have for you today...

Supplies for this card:

Card Stock: River Rock, Cherry Cobbler, Certainly Celery, So Saffron

Stamp Sets: Wacky Wishes (Hostess), Nature Walk

Ink Pads: Cherry Cobbler, Certainly Celery

Big Shot, Embossing Folder Lacy Brocade (So Sad)

Ribbon: So Saffron Taffeta

Brads: So Saffron, Certainly Celery

Punch: Decorative Label

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Supplies for card:

Card Stock: Not Quite Navy, Lucky Limeade, Elegant Eggplant, Summer Starfruit

Stamp Set: Trust God

Ink Pad: Basic Black

Big Shot, Framelits Ovals Collection, Embossing Folder Lacy Brocade

Ribbon: Lucky Limeade

Brads: Mini Silver

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Supplies for this card:

Card Stock: More Mustard, Old Olive, Bravo Burgundy, Daffodil Delight

Ink Pad: Basic Black

Stamp Sets: Need for Speed, Wacky Wishes (Hostess)

Ribbon: More Mustard Scallop Dots

Big Shot, Embossing Folder Square Lattice

Brads: Old Olive

Dimensionals

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Last Card...best for last.........

Supplies for this card:

Card Stock: Regal Rose, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Certainly Celery

Ink Pads: Stazon Black, Whisper White, Regal Rose, Rich Razzleberry, Certainly Celery, More Mustard, Pretty in Pink

Stamp Sets: French Foliage, Bordering on Romance

Big Shot, Embossing Folder Lacy Brocade

Brads: Certainly Celery

Ribbon: Regal Rose 1/8" Taffeta

Blending Pen

I will miss these colors and items.......

The next stop is Elaine Fleming at Studio Elaine, stop number 31 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting – and I hope to see you next month!

Items in red are on the retired list....

Thanks for looking! If you need a Stampin' UP demonstrator, please consider me! I would love to be your demonstrator!

Click to order Stampin Up supplies 24/7

Barb

 

1. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
2. Kerry Willard Bray at Stampgoodness
3. Amy Williams at Stampin' on the Range
4. Kathleen Law at Craft With Kathleen
5. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin'
6. Kari Linder at Stampin' Essentials
7. nicole watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
8. Linda Callahan at Stampin' Seasons
9. Debra Simonis at Deb's Stampin' Grounds
10. Lynn Hoyt at Cattail Designs
11. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
12. Nicole Picadura at Scraps & Stamps
13. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
14. Amy Lazzell at Just a Thought...Cards by Amy
15. Leslie Davis at Life's Moments
16. Kim Czenszak at LiveLoveStamp
17. Maxine Conrad at Stamp to the MAX!
18. Debbie Mageed at Scrappin' and Stampin'
19. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
20. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
21. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
22. Penny Nichols at Sierra Stampin!
23. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
24. Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts
25. Peggy Noe at prettypapercards.com
26. Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works
27. Julie Trevett-Smith at The Stampin' Affair
28. Shirley Sumption at look at my cute stuff
29. Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb...
30. Barbara Furlong at The Love of Stamping
31. Elaine Fleming at Studio Elaine

Final VC Rocks Hop - Punches, Big Shot, Simply Scored

Glad you could join us for some projects done with Punches, Big Shot, and/or Simply Scored with the VC Rocks! You've probably hopped over from Mary Jo Price-Williams of Technostamper, I'm stop number 14 on the VC Rocks Blog Hop and I'm glad you hopped in! I'll help you "hop along" from blog to blog where you'll find great ideas for Stampin' Up! projects featuring Punches, Big Shot and/or Simply Scored! Should you hop off course, simply click on any of the links in the Pals Hop Line-up below and you'll be back on track

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a Fancy Fold card that I have used the Simply Scored, and Big Shot. Fancy Folds are so much easier using the Simply Scored and sometimes the Diagonal Plate too.  I have both.

Card Stock: Bashful Blue, Raspberry Ripple, Pink Pirouette, Wild Wasabi 

Watercolor paper

Stamp Set: Tea Shoppe

Ink Pad: Stazon Black

Victoria 5/8" Crochet Trim

Ink Refills: Raspberry Ripple, Certainly Celery

Blender pen

Big Shot, Embosslits Beautiful Wings

Pearl

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This card I used the Big Shot to emboss the background card stock and to cut out the doily. Other supplies....

Card Stock: Wild Wasabi, Elegant Eggplant, Very Vanilla

Stamp Set: Nature's Pace

Ink Pads: Stazon Black, Wild Wasabi, Elegant Eggplant

Ribbon: 1/2" Seam Binding Crumb Cake

Big Shot, Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder, Sizzlits Large Delicate Doilies

Blending pen

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On this card I used the Big sShot, Punches and Simply Scored. And I used DSP which I don't use a lot....I have a bad habit of just saving DSP and not using it.

Card Stock: Island Indigo, Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White

DSP: Twitterpated

Stamp Set: Bordering on Romance

Ink Pad: Stazon Black

Brads: So Saffron

Punches: 1" Square, Postage

SU Markers

Simply Scored and Diagonal Plate

Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder

Well I hope you have enjoyed these cards...these all happen to be cards I made for swaps thru VC Rocks....

Now hop along for more inspiring ideas from  Karen Gibson of Krafting with Karen, stop number 15 on the VC Rocks Blog Hop! Thanks for "hopping" by!

Thanks for looking! If you need a Stampin' UP demonstrator, please consider me! I would love to be your demonstrator!

Click to order Stampin Up supplies 24/7

Barb