So... I'm planning for a workshop this weekend ... I'm demo'ing the "All Wrapped Up Caught A Bug" card and I had all the supplies in one spot. When I went back to pre-cut the paper and get ready, I couldn't find the red sticky tape... hmmmm ... I still can't find it. I have no idea where it went. The last time I saw it was when I made that first card. Then I set it aside and now when I'm preparing for the workshop, its not there! ... ok... so what do I do? I've looked and looked. I'm guessin' that one of the cats (probably Wooster) found it and either dragged it off somewhere or was playing with it and hid it. I haven't got a clue. I turned the place over lookin' and its nowhere to be found.
Well last night I went over to Mary's house to give her something and I was talking about my problem and she said "I've got some you can use!" Whew! ... ok, her's isn't SU sticky tape... but at this point I can't find my SU stuff and I'm desparate. I'll have to use her's and thankfully she let me borrow it! I'm going to make her an "All Wrapped Up Caught A Bug" card as a thank you for saving my project plans!
Thanks Mary P.! You're the Greatest!
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Friday, July 30, 2004
Thursday, July 29, 2004
I've got lots of time to stamp today! I'll post again this afternoon!
By the way, I have a new unopened "Furnished With Love" hostess set for trade. Not really my style... anybody want it? Make me an offer.
-----update - Trade has been made!
Well... I wasn't going to do this... but... Here's one of the projects I've been working on for fall. For more, stop back August 2!
Here's a card for a recent grad who is heading into the workforce this fall:
I was just about to get dinner at the the butcher shop here in town... but I was reading Deb's blog briefly... Deb has commented on the Ink Artist blog several times... anyways, she mentions something about becoming a "Fly Lady" and I've heard the term before but I never really thought to check and see what that is... so Deb made me curious. I clicked on the link... and OH MY! There is this scary lookin' lady with really big wings instructing her readers how to conquor clutter! That's enough to scare anyone into shapin' up!
I'm not a slob, I'm not a perfectionist... I'm somewhere in-between... but Hmmmm... I'll have to see if the Fly Lady has any useful "baby steps" for me to take! Gotta go get dinner now... DH will be expecting dinner since I'm home on vacation today... If I'm going to start being a Fly Lady, I better fly... later
P.S. Hey... maybe I should host a "Fly Swap" (ok... bad pun, forgive me) That would make me a "Fly Swapper"
By the way, I have a new unopened "Furnished With Love" hostess set for trade. Not really my style... anybody want it? Make me an offer.
-----update - Trade has been made!
Well... I wasn't going to do this... but... Here's one of the projects I've been working on for fall. For more, stop back August 2!
Here's a card for a recent grad who is heading into the workforce this fall:
I was just about to get dinner at the the butcher shop here in town... but I was reading Deb's blog briefly... Deb has commented on the Ink Artist blog several times... anyways, she mentions something about becoming a "Fly Lady" and I've heard the term before but I never really thought to check and see what that is... so Deb made me curious. I clicked on the link... and OH MY! There is this scary lookin' lady with really big wings instructing her readers how to conquor clutter! That's enough to scare anyone into shapin' up!
I'm not a slob, I'm not a perfectionist... I'm somewhere in-between... but Hmmmm... I'll have to see if the Fly Lady has any useful "baby steps" for me to take! Gotta go get dinner now... DH will be expecting dinner since I'm home on vacation today... If I'm going to start being a Fly Lady, I better fly... later
P.S. Hey... maybe I should host a "Fly Swap" (ok... bad pun, forgive me) That would make me a "Fly Swapper"
Wednesday, July 28, 2004
Backorder Blues
FYI there are some retired stamp sets that were ordered before the deadline that still haven't been shipped. I'm still waiting to get my "Spirit of Love" set. Two customers are still awaiting a Hedgie set and a retired punch...
I guess some of the new stamp sets and the aquapainters are on backorder too... Everybody at SU must be putting in loads of overtime to handle the demand! Whooo Hooo! SU!!!
FYI there are some retired stamp sets that were ordered before the deadline that still haven't been shipped. I'm still waiting to get my "Spirit of Love" set. Two customers are still awaiting a Hedgie set and a retired punch...
I guess some of the new stamp sets and the aquapainters are on backorder too... Everybody at SU must be putting in loads of overtime to handle the demand! Whooo Hooo! SU!!!
Lets Swap!
Michelle/Michele Swap
On Splitcoast last night somebody posted wondering how many "Michelles" are Splitcoast members ... so of course I had to reply... well I told my DH about it and he said... hey, you all should do a "Michelle Swap"! And I thought that was a great idea... so, here we are... doing a "Michelle Swap"! If you are reading this and your name is Michelle/Michele ... do you want to join the swap?!
Details can be found here:
Splitcoast Michelle/Michele Swap Forum messages
Official Splitcoast Swap post
Let's get Beaded! Swap
I'm also hosting a Let's get beaded swap!
Michelle/Michele Swap
On Splitcoast last night somebody posted wondering how many "Michelles" are Splitcoast members ... so of course I had to reply... well I told my DH about it and he said... hey, you all should do a "Michelle Swap"! And I thought that was a great idea... so, here we are... doing a "Michelle Swap"! If you are reading this and your name is Michelle/Michele ... do you want to join the swap?!
Details can be found here:
Splitcoast Michelle/Michele Swap Forum messages
Official Splitcoast Swap post
Let's get Beaded! Swap
I'm also hosting a Let's get beaded swap!
Monday, July 26, 2004
Sunday, July 25, 2004
Mocha Lisa and belated birthday card
Yesterday I had a stamp workshop at the Mocha Lisa. We meet every fourth Saturday of the month at 1:30. If you are a stamper and you live in Racine, email me if you want to attend!
The Mocha Lisa has REALLY GOOD brownies with vanilla frosting and Chai Tea, by the way...)
This is the project we made:
When I got home from the workshop, there was a pleasant surprise in my mailbox! A belated birthday card from Cheryl! Check it out!:
Cheryl did a really great job of inking up these "block-style" stamps really good to get a good solid color block. She must keep her ink pads nice and inked up juicy to get that great effect. I love the butterfly "cutouts"!
I'm in the process of making all new fall projects for my Stampin' Up! website... on one of the projects (that I plan on up-loading August 2nd) I followed Cheryl's example with the diagonal cutouts technique that she used on this card. Make sure to drop on by again on August 2... put it on your calendar of things to do... so that you can see my new fall 2004 creations! You are in for a treat!
Yesterday I had a stamp workshop at the Mocha Lisa. We meet every fourth Saturday of the month at 1:30. If you are a stamper and you live in Racine, email me if you want to attend!
The Mocha Lisa has REALLY GOOD brownies with vanilla frosting and Chai Tea, by the way...)
This is the project we made:
When I got home from the workshop, there was a pleasant surprise in my mailbox! A belated birthday card from Cheryl! Check it out!:
Cheryl did a really great job of inking up these "block-style" stamps really good to get a good solid color block. She must keep her ink pads nice and inked up juicy to get that great effect. I love the butterfly "cutouts"!
I'm in the process of making all new fall projects for my Stampin' Up! website... on one of the projects (that I plan on up-loading August 2nd) I followed Cheryl's example with the diagonal cutouts technique that she used on this card. Make sure to drop on by again on August 2... put it on your calendar of things to do... so that you can see my new fall 2004 creations! You are in for a treat!
Wednesday, July 21, 2004
Waiting for my new catty order
I needed to make a birthday card for a friend's grand-daughter today. She is 3 years old and loves pink and purple. While I am waiting for the new catty order, I thought this was a good opportunity to play with some retired Stampin' Up! sets. I went to the closet and got out Beautiful Ballerinas and Special Greetings to make her card. The tutu is net fabric and I put pink glitter on it. Here it is:
I needed to make a birthday card for a friend's grand-daughter today. She is 3 years old and loves pink and purple. While I am waiting for the new catty order, I thought this was a good opportunity to play with some retired Stampin' Up! sets. I went to the closet and got out Beautiful Ballerinas and Special Greetings to make her card. The tutu is net fabric and I put pink glitter on it. Here it is:
Monday, July 19, 2004
My New Catty Opinions
Ok... catching my breath...
I absolutely LOVE the selection of hostess sets this year. I think Stampin' Up! did a really great job providing hostess sets in various styles that will please the greatest number of people. Great that the hostess benefits are the same and didn't decrease (Of course, don't we all wish they would have increased?!)
Layout:
Great layout. I LOVE having the sections in colored "tabs" right under the page numbers on the right top corner. nice. I love the newly designed "Our stamps" and "About our products" pages. They spell out all the details, coordination, color families, etc. right up front in an easy to find place for those attending workshops and stamp camps. The only thing I miss is the page with all the wheels on it.
Catalog/Mini Catalog/Memories Catalog change:
Great idea to go back to one big catty and increase the size of the mini catty. I could never figure out what they were trying to accomplish with the Stampin' Memories catties... they didn't seem to make any sense to me and I rarely had anyone order from them.
Bravo on the "Getting Started" kits. Fabulous idea for the beginner!
Stamps:
Again, overall they did a good job with variety in their stamp sets. I'm VERY happy to see an increase of emphasis in shape sets. While some demostrators think that all the shape sets are "overkill", I'm interested in seeing how all these are used this year on Splitcoast galleries. Many people don't realize how shape sets can add incredible artistic possibilities in their versitility alone. I was a bit disappointed in the lack of new Christmas sets until I looked at the new mini-catty. Ouch goes the checkbook! It really makes sense for Stampin' Up! to carry the majority of their new seasonal sets in a seasonal catalog rather than use space in the big catalog in which the majority of sales for the items will occur seasonally. Of course they need a core stock of Christmas sets in the big catty for those who just need to purchase a bit of Christmas in July, for example, but I like that the new ones are in the mini... that makes the mini-catty a better resource.
My favorite stamp sets in the Holiday mini-catty:
On Angel Wings (Stunning!)
Time for trees wheel (How cute is that?!)
Yuletide Montage (Simply Gorgeous!)
Painted Poinsettias (Anything sketchy and watercolory like this set is automatically MINE!)
Holiday Happiness (So outrageously versatile!
Poinsettia, Woodcut Holly, and Swirling Stars Jumbo wheels (Whooo Hooo! more wheels to make giftwrap!)
ok... now that I've listed practically all of the stamp sets in the new mini-catty as my favorites, dare I go on to the big catty?.....
Big catty Darts & Laurels:
Laurel - Bravo for the Everyday flexible Phrases! Whooo Hooo!!! We needed that!
Dart - No anniversary stamp set! Next to birthdays, I send out alot of anniversary cards. Where are the words I need for anniversary cards? ... not in the SU catty... apparently...
Laurel - BEADS!!!!!!
Dart - You took away my colorful glitter #%%(*&&)(*^*&%#$%^*
Laurel - FINALLY... A lilac stamp! (I love Lilacs)
Dart - NO THEATER/DRAMA themed set... BOOOO WHOOOO
Laurel - BEADS BEADS!!!!!
Dart - I want my liquid applique back!
Laurel - New backgrounds... Paisley Print, Geometric, Bitty Blossoms (so cute)
Dart - Only 1 new Bible verse set
Laurel - Silver Bliss and Copper Kiss!!!!!!!!
Dart - I hate the Coluzzle ... can't you give us something better????!!!
Laurel - Aqua Painter (Awesome!)
Dart - Same watercolor pencils... I want watercolor pencils in the 48 glorious colors
Laurel - New paper cutter, the old one doesn't cut straight.
Dart - Still the same-ol' decorative edge scissors... Dear SU, can we please have new styles next year... pretty please with sugar on top?!
Laurel - Sticky Strip... better known to me as RED TAPE!!!!!! I've been using Red Tape for years illegally on projects... now its no longer contraband!!!! I can demonstrate it!!!! (Where else but in stamping society could you ever find anyone who could honestly say that they LOVE "Red Tape" LOL LOL !!!!!!)
Dart - I really loved the Hermafix Tabs and I will continue to use them. I wish they were still in the catty.
Laurel - BEADS BEADS BEADS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dart - I was hoping they would have a mini-sewing machine for sale... one that actually sews straight like in many of their samples
Laurel - Beautiful new Oriental set called "Oriental Brushstrokes"
Dart - Why can't we have SATIN ribbon in addition to Organdy and Grosgrain!???
Laurel - Newsprint and Simple Type Alphabets (Diggin' it!)
Dart - No more creative paperclay!
Laurel - Logo Stampin' Carry! (Most excellent)
Dart - Still the same ol' outrageously expensive light table
Laurel - New Whale punches!!!!!! (jumping up and down!)
Dart - I would like to see a better selection of embossing powder... anything that glitters kind of like the Hologram Highlights
Laurel - New font CD with 10 fabulous new fonts!!!
Dart - No cute new kitty stamp set
Laurel - BEADS BEADS BEADS BEADS!!!!!!!!!!
'nough said...
Stampin' Up! started taking orders out of the new catty today at 1 pm Central time and I logged in exactly at 1 pm and placed my first new catty order. I have 3 workshops in the next 3 weeks and I need some of the new stuff ASAP! I'll be tracking that UPS tracker everyday in anticipation!
Ok... catching my breath...
I absolutely LOVE the selection of hostess sets this year. I think Stampin' Up! did a really great job providing hostess sets in various styles that will please the greatest number of people. Great that the hostess benefits are the same and didn't decrease (Of course, don't we all wish they would have increased?!)
Layout:
Great layout. I LOVE having the sections in colored "tabs" right under the page numbers on the right top corner. nice. I love the newly designed "Our stamps" and "About our products" pages. They spell out all the details, coordination, color families, etc. right up front in an easy to find place for those attending workshops and stamp camps. The only thing I miss is the page with all the wheels on it.
Catalog/Mini Catalog/Memories Catalog change:
Great idea to go back to one big catty and increase the size of the mini catty. I could never figure out what they were trying to accomplish with the Stampin' Memories catties... they didn't seem to make any sense to me and I rarely had anyone order from them.
Bravo on the "Getting Started" kits. Fabulous idea for the beginner!
Stamps:
Again, overall they did a good job with variety in their stamp sets. I'm VERY happy to see an increase of emphasis in shape sets. While some demostrators think that all the shape sets are "overkill", I'm interested in seeing how all these are used this year on Splitcoast galleries. Many people don't realize how shape sets can add incredible artistic possibilities in their versitility alone. I was a bit disappointed in the lack of new Christmas sets until I looked at the new mini-catty. Ouch goes the checkbook! It really makes sense for Stampin' Up! to carry the majority of their new seasonal sets in a seasonal catalog rather than use space in the big catalog in which the majority of sales for the items will occur seasonally. Of course they need a core stock of Christmas sets in the big catty for those who just need to purchase a bit of Christmas in July, for example, but I like that the new ones are in the mini... that makes the mini-catty a better resource.
My favorite stamp sets in the Holiday mini-catty:
On Angel Wings (Stunning!)
Time for trees wheel (How cute is that?!)
Yuletide Montage (Simply Gorgeous!)
Painted Poinsettias (Anything sketchy and watercolory like this set is automatically MINE!)
Holiday Happiness (So outrageously versatile!
Poinsettia, Woodcut Holly, and Swirling Stars Jumbo wheels (Whooo Hooo! more wheels to make giftwrap!)
ok... now that I've listed practically all of the stamp sets in the new mini-catty as my favorites, dare I go on to the big catty?.....
Big catty Darts & Laurels:
Laurel - Bravo for the Everyday flexible Phrases! Whooo Hooo!!! We needed that!
Dart - No anniversary stamp set! Next to birthdays, I send out alot of anniversary cards. Where are the words I need for anniversary cards? ... not in the SU catty... apparently...
Laurel - BEADS!!!!!!
Dart - You took away my colorful glitter #%%(*&&)(*^*&%#$%^*
Laurel - FINALLY... A lilac stamp! (I love Lilacs)
Dart - NO THEATER/DRAMA themed set... BOOOO WHOOOO
Laurel - BEADS BEADS!!!!!
Dart - I want my liquid applique back!
Laurel - New backgrounds... Paisley Print, Geometric, Bitty Blossoms (so cute)
Dart - Only 1 new Bible verse set
Laurel - Silver Bliss and Copper Kiss!!!!!!!!
Dart - I hate the Coluzzle ... can't you give us something better????!!!
Laurel - Aqua Painter (Awesome!)
Dart - Same watercolor pencils... I want watercolor pencils in the 48 glorious colors
Laurel - New paper cutter, the old one doesn't cut straight.
Dart - Still the same-ol' decorative edge scissors... Dear SU, can we please have new styles next year... pretty please with sugar on top?!
Laurel - Sticky Strip... better known to me as RED TAPE!!!!!! I've been using Red Tape for years illegally on projects... now its no longer contraband!!!! I can demonstrate it!!!! (Where else but in stamping society could you ever find anyone who could honestly say that they LOVE "Red Tape" LOL LOL !!!!!!)
Dart - I really loved the Hermafix Tabs and I will continue to use them. I wish they were still in the catty.
Laurel - BEADS BEADS BEADS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dart - I was hoping they would have a mini-sewing machine for sale... one that actually sews straight like in many of their samples
Laurel - Beautiful new Oriental set called "Oriental Brushstrokes"
Dart - Why can't we have SATIN ribbon in addition to Organdy and Grosgrain!???
Laurel - Newsprint and Simple Type Alphabets (Diggin' it!)
Dart - No more creative paperclay!
Laurel - Logo Stampin' Carry! (Most excellent)
Dart - Still the same ol' outrageously expensive light table
Laurel - New Whale punches!!!!!! (jumping up and down!)
Dart - I would like to see a better selection of embossing powder... anything that glitters kind of like the Hologram Highlights
Laurel - New font CD with 10 fabulous new fonts!!!
Dart - No cute new kitty stamp set
Laurel - BEADS BEADS BEADS BEADS!!!!!!!!!!
'nough said...
Stampin' Up! started taking orders out of the new catty today at 1 pm Central time and I logged in exactly at 1 pm and placed my first new catty order. I have 3 workshops in the next 3 weeks and I need some of the new stuff ASAP! I'll be tracking that UPS tracker everyday in anticipation!
Friday, July 16, 2004
OH MY GOSH!!!! Regionals... in MADISON WISCONSIN November 19 & 20th!!!!!!!!!!!!, Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! AWESOME! My Sister in Law lives in Madison! An hour away! Free lodging! Whoooo Hoooo!!!!!!!!!!! Majorly freakin' over here... Who am I going to take? ERIN C. maybe? PAT W. maybe? Dana H. maybe? HMMMM....
Old Catty Panic is starting in...
I put in an order for myself and Pat last night after she called and booked a party. She just HAD to have a certain stamp set and we were like... in a panic ... she was like... Can you still order out of the old catty? Can you order the "Tricky Treats"? and I ordered the Christmas set with the Jesus Mary & Joseph image (there isn't anything comparable to it in the new catty and it is the best "sketched style" image of the nativity I've come across... I know I'll use it for personal use.
Anyways ... I just got ANOTHER order at the last minute! ... so funny!!! LOL... its like the letting go of the old catty is difficult... its been our "stamping bible" all year! Its like putting an old friend to rest... its like looking back at the old and "ringing in the new!" Its like... its like.... (ok, just getting a bit sentimental here... ) Whaughhhhh!
Old Catty Panic is starting in...
I put in an order for myself and Pat last night after she called and booked a party. She just HAD to have a certain stamp set and we were like... in a panic ... she was like... Can you still order out of the old catty? Can you order the "Tricky Treats"? and I ordered the Christmas set with the Jesus Mary & Joseph image (there isn't anything comparable to it in the new catty and it is the best "sketched style" image of the nativity I've come across... I know I'll use it for personal use.
Anyways ... I just got ANOTHER order at the last minute! ... so funny!!! LOL... its like the letting go of the old catty is difficult... its been our "stamping bible" all year! Its like putting an old friend to rest... its like looking back at the old and "ringing in the new!" Its like... its like.... (ok, just getting a bit sentimental here... ) Whaughhhhh!
Thursday, July 15, 2004
Things have been wild!
Ok guys, I've been seriously wanting to spend some time giving my personal opinions of this years catty... you may have to wait until next week (I just LOVE giving my opinions and critiques!) I have to collect my thoughts and observations and there are so many new stamp sets that I'm still figuring my thoughts out! Good stuff in the catty... just need time to reflect! (I guess I need to grab another cup of tea and sit down with it and look at it again for the 15th or 16th time! LOL)
To those who pre-ordered the catty that I have to mail out:
They are in the mail to you already! You should get them on Saturday! (Cheryl, probably on Monday) Everybody on my customer list gets free shipping from the new catty until July 31 AND from July 19- Aug 31----- hostesses will get an additional $25 in merchandise for $350+ workshops
Pearl-Ex sets make alot of sense to me. I'm so glad we can now order them in sets where you get 6 different "colors" for less $$$ than purchasing 6 colors in last years catty separately.
The Pearlex sets are:
Assortment I
silver, super bronze, duo green/yellow, intereference blue, intereference red, turquouise
Assortment II
aztec gold, micro pearl, spring green, super russet, interference violet, true blue
Assortment III
intereference gold, flamingo pink, duo blue/green, super copper, duo red/blue and misty lavendar
Mistake in Catty!
Last year my husband was the first to notice that one of the animals in the Australian set was a South American animal... (see last years blog comments)... well, he is the type of guy that can notice "bloopers" in movies and TV shows, so I'm not surprised that he found a small mistake... on page 189 there is a "Hand stamped by" stamp with a star image that is in with the Birthday Greetings word set! LOL!
More later!
Ok guys, I've been seriously wanting to spend some time giving my personal opinions of this years catty... you may have to wait until next week (I just LOVE giving my opinions and critiques!) I have to collect my thoughts and observations and there are so many new stamp sets that I'm still figuring my thoughts out! Good stuff in the catty... just need time to reflect! (I guess I need to grab another cup of tea and sit down with it and look at it again for the 15th or 16th time! LOL)
To those who pre-ordered the catty that I have to mail out:
They are in the mail to you already! You should get them on Saturday! (Cheryl, probably on Monday) Everybody on my customer list gets free shipping from the new catty until July 31 AND from July 19- Aug 31----- hostesses will get an additional $25 in merchandise for $350+ workshops
Pearl-Ex sets make alot of sense to me. I'm so glad we can now order them in sets where you get 6 different "colors" for less $$$ than purchasing 6 colors in last years catty separately.
The Pearlex sets are:
Assortment I
silver, super bronze, duo green/yellow, intereference blue, intereference red, turquouise
Assortment II
aztec gold, micro pearl, spring green, super russet, interference violet, true blue
Assortment III
intereference gold, flamingo pink, duo blue/green, super copper, duo red/blue and misty lavendar
Mistake in Catty!
Last year my husband was the first to notice that one of the animals in the Australian set was a South American animal... (see last years blog comments)... well, he is the type of guy that can notice "bloopers" in movies and TV shows, so I'm not surprised that he found a small mistake... on page 189 there is a "Hand stamped by" stamp with a star image that is in with the Birthday Greetings word set! LOL!
More later!
Wednesday, July 14, 2004
From a list I'm on:
Compiled list of those things not in new catalog (not including retired stamps)
WHEELS:
Page 205
100352 Spring
100811 Busy Bees
102810 Butterfly
102422 Dots and Daisys
100831 Flower Power
101773 Star Spangled
102737 Ivy Vine
101095 Fall Frolics
Page 206
102239 Jack-O-Lantern
100514 Harvest
100574 Snowy Trees
100585 Santa Stars
102598 Bold Christmas Trees
100357 Kids Christmas
101140 Winter Kids
100665 Bold Blocks
101429 Splatter
Page 207
102144 Checkered
100678 Bold Baroque
101090 Paw Tracks
102347 Teddy Time
101659 Wild Horses
101919 Dinosaurs
102671 Party
101606 Confetti Streamers
101484 Thank You
100580 Zoom
101046 Super Sport
102134 Making Music
OTHER ACCESSORIES:
Page 214
102789 Bold Brights Make Your Own Envelope Paper
101442 Earth Elements Make Your Own Envelope Paper
101291 Rich Regals Make Your Own Envelope Paper
103247 Soft Subtles Make Your Own Envelope Paper
Page 216
103337 Duo Portrait Frame
101619 Large Portrait Frame
101469 Landscape Accordion Frame
102095 Portrait Accordion Frame
101398 Ultrasmooth Vanilla Birthday Calendar
100559 Confetti White Birthday Calendar
Page 217
101872 Creative Paper Clay
Page 218
102661 Large Oval Porcelain Ornaments
100739 Small Oval Porcelain Ornaments
101384 Large Circle Porcelain Ornaments
102590 Small Circle Porcelain Ornaments
Page 221
102903 Maple Leaf Punch
102836 Oak Leaf Punch
101694 Daisy Punch
100708 Dragonfly Punch
102826 Small Snowflake Punch
102439 Heart Pocket Corner Pocket Punch
102806 Star Pocket Corner Pocket Punch
102140 Zig Zag Corner Slot Punch
102881 Ribbon Corner Slot Punch
102504 Lace Corner Punch
101032 Deci Corner Punch
Page 222
102956 Hermafix vario tabs
103115 Hernafix vario tabs refills
100481 Clear Fix Transparent Mounting Squares
Page 227
100389 Tattoo Kit II
101562 Navy Tattoo Ink Refill
Page 229
100919 Butterflies Classy Brass Template
102865 Festive Fall Classy Brass Template
103291 Fancy Flowers Classy Brass Template
102688 Little Shapes Classy Brass Template
Page 230
103169 Blue Russet Pearl Ex Powder
100002 Bright Yellow Pearl Ex Powder
101865 Interference Green Pearl Ex Powder
Page 231
101626 Liquid Appliqué
Page 234
101570 Red White and Blue Grosgrain Ribbon
Page 234
102055 Peach Narrow Organdy Ribbon
Page 235
101312 Gold Metallic Ribbons
100621 Silver Metallic Ribbons
Page 226
100557 Gifts and Giving Portfolio Book
Keeping in Touch Portfolio Book – no longer available
Page 231
101851 Enchanted Glitter Stacks
101303 Neon Lights Glitter Stacks
100782 Pastel Diamonds Glitter Stacks
Stampin’ Memories Catalog
Page 46
101858 Quick Strips Simply Scrappin’ Kits
103070 Groovy Simply Scrappin’ Kits
100545 Girlfriends Simply Scrappin’ Kits
100630 Crayon Kids Simply Scrappin’ Kits
102882 Fresh Flowers Simply Scrappin’ Kits
102441 On the Beach Simply Scrappin’ Kits
100870 Flaky Friends Simply Scrappin’ Kits
Page 57
All Perfect Precuts
All AlphaAccents
All Alpha Accents Jr.
Page 60
No albums will have the “window” in the front
102500 Filigree 5 x 7 brag book
101952 Leafy Glade 5 x 7 brag book
100820 Soft Swirls 5 x 7 brag book
Complete list of Hostess and Mini-Catty sets that made it in to the new catalog:
Hostess Sets
Level One:
Around & About
Close to Nature
Simple Somethings
Mostly Flowers
Very Merry
Level Two:
Phrase Starters II
Little Hellos
All Natural
Memory of the Heart
Level Three:
Stippled Celebrations
Greetings Galore
Mini-Catalog Sets (I haven’t confirmed if the wheels are included or not)
Summer 2003:
Words by Wonda
Farm Fresh
Little Layers – still in
? Lovely Ladybugs Wheel
Holiday 2003:
Sweeter Treaters
Seaside Sketches
Winter:
Gentler Times
Loving Hearts
? Hearts & Flowers Wheel
Something Marvelous
Oh So Sweet
Sell-a-bration!:
Smorgasborders
Mini Messages
A Little Love
Spring:
Figures of Speech
Paris in the Spring
? Springtime Wheel
Alphadots
Alphanumbers
Summer
None
Compiled list of those things not in new catalog (not including retired stamps)
WHEELS:
Page 205
100352 Spring
100811 Busy Bees
102810 Butterfly
102422 Dots and Daisys
100831 Flower Power
101773 Star Spangled
102737 Ivy Vine
101095 Fall Frolics
Page 206
102239 Jack-O-Lantern
100514 Harvest
100574 Snowy Trees
100585 Santa Stars
102598 Bold Christmas Trees
100357 Kids Christmas
101140 Winter Kids
100665 Bold Blocks
101429 Splatter
Page 207
102144 Checkered
100678 Bold Baroque
101090 Paw Tracks
102347 Teddy Time
101659 Wild Horses
101919 Dinosaurs
102671 Party
101606 Confetti Streamers
101484 Thank You
100580 Zoom
101046 Super Sport
102134 Making Music
OTHER ACCESSORIES:
Page 214
102789 Bold Brights Make Your Own Envelope Paper
101442 Earth Elements Make Your Own Envelope Paper
101291 Rich Regals Make Your Own Envelope Paper
103247 Soft Subtles Make Your Own Envelope Paper
Page 216
103337 Duo Portrait Frame
101619 Large Portrait Frame
101469 Landscape Accordion Frame
102095 Portrait Accordion Frame
101398 Ultrasmooth Vanilla Birthday Calendar
100559 Confetti White Birthday Calendar
Page 217
101872 Creative Paper Clay
Page 218
102661 Large Oval Porcelain Ornaments
100739 Small Oval Porcelain Ornaments
101384 Large Circle Porcelain Ornaments
102590 Small Circle Porcelain Ornaments
Page 221
102903 Maple Leaf Punch
102836 Oak Leaf Punch
101694 Daisy Punch
100708 Dragonfly Punch
102826 Small Snowflake Punch
102439 Heart Pocket Corner Pocket Punch
102806 Star Pocket Corner Pocket Punch
102140 Zig Zag Corner Slot Punch
102881 Ribbon Corner Slot Punch
102504 Lace Corner Punch
101032 Deci Corner Punch
Page 222
102956 Hermafix vario tabs
103115 Hernafix vario tabs refills
100481 Clear Fix Transparent Mounting Squares
Page 227
100389 Tattoo Kit II
101562 Navy Tattoo Ink Refill
Page 229
100919 Butterflies Classy Brass Template
102865 Festive Fall Classy Brass Template
103291 Fancy Flowers Classy Brass Template
102688 Little Shapes Classy Brass Template
Page 230
103169 Blue Russet Pearl Ex Powder
100002 Bright Yellow Pearl Ex Powder
101865 Interference Green Pearl Ex Powder
Page 231
101626 Liquid Appliqué
Page 234
101570 Red White and Blue Grosgrain Ribbon
Page 234
102055 Peach Narrow Organdy Ribbon
Page 235
101312 Gold Metallic Ribbons
100621 Silver Metallic Ribbons
Page 226
100557 Gifts and Giving Portfolio Book
Keeping in Touch Portfolio Book – no longer available
Page 231
101851 Enchanted Glitter Stacks
101303 Neon Lights Glitter Stacks
100782 Pastel Diamonds Glitter Stacks
Stampin’ Memories Catalog
Page 46
101858 Quick Strips Simply Scrappin’ Kits
103070 Groovy Simply Scrappin’ Kits
100545 Girlfriends Simply Scrappin’ Kits
100630 Crayon Kids Simply Scrappin’ Kits
102882 Fresh Flowers Simply Scrappin’ Kits
102441 On the Beach Simply Scrappin’ Kits
100870 Flaky Friends Simply Scrappin’ Kits
Page 57
All Perfect Precuts
All AlphaAccents
All Alpha Accents Jr.
Page 60
No albums will have the “window” in the front
102500 Filigree 5 x 7 brag book
101952 Leafy Glade 5 x 7 brag book
100820 Soft Swirls 5 x 7 brag book
Complete list of Hostess and Mini-Catty sets that made it in to the new catalog:
Hostess Sets
Level One:
Around & About
Close to Nature
Simple Somethings
Mostly Flowers
Very Merry
Level Two:
Phrase Starters II
Little Hellos
All Natural
Memory of the Heart
Level Three:
Stippled Celebrations
Greetings Galore
Mini-Catalog Sets (I haven’t confirmed if the wheels are included or not)
Summer 2003:
Words by Wonda
Farm Fresh
Little Layers – still in
? Lovely Ladybugs Wheel
Holiday 2003:
Sweeter Treaters
Seaside Sketches
Winter:
Gentler Times
Loving Hearts
? Hearts & Flowers Wheel
Something Marvelous
Oh So Sweet
Sell-a-bration!:
Smorgasborders
Mini Messages
A Little Love
Spring:
Figures of Speech
Paris in the Spring
? Springtime Wheel
Alphadots
Alphanumbers
Summer
None
Whew! Are we all settled down now from the excitement yesterday?!?!
Happy Birthday to me... Happy Birthday to meeee.... I NEED my new Cattieeeeeeeee... H a p p y B i r t h d a y tooooo mmeeee!
My dear loving husband is letting me order a bunch of stuff from the new catty as a birthday gift! (I'll be online July 19 just after ordering time starts, to place my first 04-05 order!)
My catties arrived in Sturtevant last night!!! They are out for delivery!!!!
I got a birthday e-greeting from Linda Cronkite!
KEWL!
(One of the disadvantages of having a birthday during the SU convention is that my stamp-sisters tend to overlook it because they are all so excited and making swaps that they forget... I guess its kind of like having a Christmas birthday!)
Happy Birthday to me... Happy Birthday to meeee.... I NEED my new Cattieeeeeeeee... H a p p y B i r t h d a y tooooo mmeeee!
My dear loving husband is letting me order a bunch of stuff from the new catty as a birthday gift! (I'll be online July 19 just after ordering time starts, to place my first 04-05 order!)
My catties arrived in Sturtevant last night!!! They are out for delivery!!!!
I got a birthday e-greeting from Linda Cronkite!
KEWL!
(One of the disadvantages of having a birthday during the SU convention is that my stamp-sisters tend to overlook it because they are all so excited and making swaps that they forget... I guess its kind of like having a Christmas birthday!)
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Feel the Magic!
Stampin' Up! convention 2004
This year I only made one style of card to swap - and only 40 of them (yeah, I know... I must be crazy only making 40). I have quite a few swaps from participating in swaps all year and I don't need any more from the current catty. I'm going to participate in swaps after July 19 to get some cards with some of the NEW stamp sets!
I used Parisian Plaza for the background and Travels Abroad for the main image. Classic Alphabet provided the text.
The new catty cover has a ruby theme with a scrapbook page with butterfly, and a card with a sketches set and other stuff!
WE HAVE BEADS!!!
Thank goodness we finally got black, copper and brass brads! It really makes sense to have these! I had to use non-SU black brads in my contest submission to the WOW Art File Stampin' Up! demo contest in 2003 because they didn't sell them in the catty (I still won the contest anyways, even with a non-SU product on my entry... I was surprised) NOW they are "LEGAL" and not contraband (not that I pay much attention to the whole contraband issue anyways... I create with what I want too)
Guess what the $59 accessory is... drumroll please... A STAMP PAD RACK!!! Whooo Hooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been saving for one of these for a year 'cause they are sooo expensive... now I can purchase one AND get the hostess benefits for my purchase too!!!! AND, its cheaper than the ones I've been looking at!!!!!! I'm so psyched!
NEW CATTY SETS!!!!!!
Somebunny New (kind of a Peter Rabbit type set)
Paris in the Spring (Whooo Hooo!!!)
Summer by the Sea and Seaside Sketches!!! (similar sets)
The mini catty chocolate set Oh so sweet
Words by Wanda, Wanda Wit and Wisdom
Something Marvelous (blah, don't like that set... they should have put Nature's Sketchbook in and left this one out)
There are new really nice sports sets, more like Have a Ball than last years' sports sets
A cool word set with 56 stamps in it!
cute baby set with feet & hands (didn't we have a baby foot set a few years ago?)
There are a few new shape sets...fun with shapes, simply circles, great shapes (I'm glad... I was getting annoyed with the the little "torn edge" look of the shape stamps in the old catty... those have been around way past their time IMHO)
Sassy Sayings I and II...."I Love You More", "You're
My Hero", "You Make Me Happy", "You're My Favorite".... II is "Just
Because I Care", "I want to be you when I grow up", "Just what I wanted"
and "You take the cake".
And... I'm so happy!!! Encore metallic pads are back!!! I was sad when they took out all except silver & gold a few years ago.
We have journaling markers in about 16 of our 48 colors...
Wheel cartridge refills are gone, guess we have to use classic reinkers in them now.
No more glitter stacks... just separate colors of basics (I'm glad, I could never figure out why someone would want to purchase a whole stack if they only wanted one of the colors)
I was going to write more, but I checked my email and somebody posted stuff on a list I'm on...
New frame sets—flora & fauna—stipply daisy, sunflower on the frame
Woodland Frame—wood carving style--leaves, swirl, acorns
Fine Frames—4 little teeny oval tags, amost like a bookplate, but
smaller.
Letter Perfect Backgrounds—rhomboid shadow, circular kind of square
shadow and outlines for both for $11.95 (instead of little shapes)
Shining Star Frame
Halloween background set
Great Shapes—large rectangle wavy edge; window pane looking thing;
square that's 3x3"; 9 circles 3x3 or less
SU Jumbo wheel called Square Pegs that matches retro paper
New Paisley Print—big background stamp
Shape ups—like Little Shapes except square, rectangle, circle and 2
rectangles slightly out of line w/each other
New background—Dots & checks---positive/negatives—square with
circles in the middle
Background—on safari—skin of an elephant, maybe?
Background--Bitty Blossoms—stems & circles
Background--Sparkle—big starbursts
Background--Geometric—goes w/simple shapes
Wonderful Words—handwriting "Celebrate,' `friendship, love, thank you
Tiny Talk—looks like mini mates, just with words—Thanks a melon, to
from, lucky you, happy new baby, let it snow, you make me smile,
you're a star, you're invited, love you
Sassy Sayings I—I love you more, you're my hero, you make me happy,
you're my favorite
Sassy Sayings II—Just because I care; I want to be you when I grow
up; Just what I wanted; You take the cake (in big letters) in little
letters underneath it says `Happy Birthday'
Words of Wisdom—Each one of us is God's special work of art; God
understands our prayers even when we can't find the words to say
them; My presence will go with thee and I will give thee rest; To
everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the
heaven; Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; Be still and know
that I'm God
Brighter Tomorrow—The best thing about the future is that it comes
only one day at a time; Tomorrow's forecast—brighter than today;
Whatever happens God is there to keep you safe within his care; may
the beautiful memories that fill your heart help to bring you
comfort; After the showers the smell of flowers; With sympathy
Sections in catalog
Our Stamps
How to use our products
Hostess Plan
Getting Started
Holidays
Seasons
New summer set called Sparkling Summer in fine line drawing, not
bold. Obvious to go with glitter or pearl effects. Sandy hill with
3 shells; a glass of sparkling lemonade; a popsickle w/sparkle sign;
beach ball; beach chair w/umbrella/ 3-scoop ice cream cone; pail
w/shovel and more.
A Year in the Country---similar to Country Greetings—a snowman in
the yard of a house; pumpkins in the yard of same house; topiary
trees in blooms—in frames just like Country Greetings (not as cute
tho)
Window on the World—window w/lace curtains w/things you can put in
the window $19.95
Year Round Fun II—cute stamps—cuter than the original Year Round Fun
Preorder discount stuff that Convention Goers get to buy--
Fun w/Shapes (13 stamps for $24.95)
Simple Type Alphabet
DD Bold Butterfly (2 different butterfly shadows & outlines; flower
outline and shadow)
Sassy Sayings I
Thinking of Father (nostalgic; collage style stamps—thinking of you
on Father's Day; a compass; protractor; e/w compass; sealing wax on
a map; collage w/pen, watch, glasses, stamp & sayings; airmail
postal cancellatoin
Pretty Princess—a crown happy birthday, magic wand, fancy high layer
cake, princess, `a princess is what you were meant to be because
being sweet comes naturally" (This one I get for my princess! Yay!!)
Beads & Buttons (accessories)
Jumbo Wheel—Flitting By (matches bold butterfly)
Jumbo turntable caddy--$59.95
New punches—All punches have whaletail now! Yay!!—new NOTE—There
are new larger circle and square punches to REPLACE THE ALPHA
ACCENTS! So, no more alpha Accents! Buy these now if you can't
live without! (I asked her about the Perfect Precuts. She didn't
see them, but will look later and I'll call her back in a couple of
hours.)
1-3/8" circle; 1-1/4" circle; 1-3/8" square; 1-1/4" square; paper
piecing punch—3 kinds of triangulated stripes; slit—like a photo
corner; ½" circle; small double circle; snowman; snowflake;
concave square; convex square; a balloon w/string; party hat;
daisy; diaper pin, butterfly, a leaf; folk heart; folk star; notched
corner punch; large corner rounder; small corner rounder; stair
steps, create a corner, corner slot punch called simplicity; wrought
iron. (no zigzag or the other corner punches anymore)
Handheld are ¼", 1/8", 1/16", and rectangle
Star spangled banner stamp set—God Bless America w/eagle and '76
w/stars on it. Liberty bell that says `We the People.'
More Asian stuff—Calming Garden, Oriental Brushstrokes (like done on
fabric)
Wheels—Splot
Smile Some More to go w/ Smile set (stick figure to go w/head;
swirly line; ornament holder & hook; wishing you a season of happy
smiles; wishing you many happy surprises)
We now sell that new style Fiskars cutter to replace the old
one--$24.95
Colors have moved to front of catalog
Monoadhesive holder that says SU on it (black & clear) should fit new
refills $6.95 for holder; refills $4.25 (same old mono; just new case
with our logo on it--about time!)
Lots of new punches...snowman, snowflake, diaper pen, butterfly, balloon, birthday hat plus concave square and convex square also a double hole punch.
wrapping paper - 50 feet per roll - white smooth matte surface - 6.95
New glue stick that's square for getting into corners!
Sticky strip—double sided extra tacky ¼" tape especially for beads
Beads in all our color groups
Magic mesh in each color group 3 colors per package
Encore pads -- there's a copper
Still have pearl ex powders in assortments
Glitter still
Crafter's tool kit $39.95 (eyelet stuff; paper piercing tool; wire
cutter, hammer, paper piecing pad & template, setting mad (4x4)
basically, everything for wire and paper crafting)
Petal point chalk pads in brights & subtles; earth & regals (8 colors each)
Aqua painter (water brush—2 for $16.95)
No Stazon cleaner, unfortunately!
New Brassy Class templates-- Blooming Wonderful (like Daisy we used to have) polka dot party; simple seasons; shapes—squares of 4 different sizex; rectangles 3 sizes; little dots; big circles
We have copper cord now to go with the gold and silver we already have.
They got their Holiday Mini Catalog already. There are gold, silver and copper cards and envelope sets for sale in there. Sounds cool! Didn't get into the sets yet.
The markers and stamp pad prices did NOT go up.....Same 4 colors groups, but there are some new neutral colors added, outside of the 4 color groups (Neutrals—white, vanilla—these 2 colors come in Craft pad only, Basic Brown comes in Classic only) (Hmm---not sure why another brown is needed.) intro pages much better—show very clear picture of mounting stamps, clear pic of versatility, color coordination, good pic of SU wheels, accessories;
4 color groups are at the beginning - Jumbo ink cartridges—bril blue, glor green, lilac, real red, black, creamy caramel, more mustard, olive, ruby red, ballet blue, baroq burgundy, forest foliage, night of navy, bliss blue, mellow moss, perfect plum, pretty
in pink, white (I think these are the same colors as last time, maybe with white as an addition?)
256 pages to catalog.
Cover—montage—background like pastel wallpaper—summer sketches type set
(woman sitting in boat w/feet in water; little girl looking up w/3
butterflies), picture wraps around to back. Ruby red, brown, real
pale—maybe Mint Melody? Nice cover—scrapbook page, cards, markers,
pile of c/s, little box, classic pad & stuff
Personalized stamps—different text only line 9.95, 2 lines 12.95, 3
lines 14.95, 4 lines 19.95 (3 different fonts) 3-line $17.95, 4- $19.95
(personalized w/image—3 to choose from) Decorative design that says
“hand stamped by—your name here” $17.95 (3 of those) Large text only stamp
(simple serif font –1 line $12.95; 2 lines $14.95 (Happy Holidays from
Jan Smith)Alphas—Classic alpha, classic caps, NEW--simple type alphabet (double) &
numbers, NEW--newsprint alpha (double) & numbers (38.95, 16.95), all around,
brushstroke, crayon fun, alpha dots, NEW--contemporary alphabet (upper
caps $26.95—reminds me of where I would color in with felt tip pen, but
whimsical); alpha fun, crazy alpha; pure & simple; quirky New Phrases set—
Everyday Flexible Phrases—set of 56 with 28 blocks (day, daughter, grand, my, your, Halloween, Christmas, sister, boy, “”, &, …, !, @ Mother, baby, family, all, friend, son) $39.95)
Accessories—they show accessory with a picture and the p. number you
can find on (wheels, cartridges, ink refills, etc.) at the beginning of the Accessory section.
You can order Classic ink refills in color families now--$27.95 for 12
(or $2.50 for ea.) So, that’s about a $2 savings by ordering the whole set.
No Craft Spots; not sold individually
SU Pastels are the same. $24.95
SU Journalers –Colors .6, 2.3 tip $2.95; $4.95 black—sold individually
Colors—lovely lilac, real red, basic black, more mustard, old olive, ballet blue, baroque burgundy, pale plum, sage shadow
Markers still $119.95 for the set
Velveteen paper in 6 colors $12.95
Candy, Splash, Tudor, Victorian, Pickles, Tickles, Sweet, Sassy,
NEW—Pool Party—blues & greens, NEW--Slumber Party (pinks & lavenders); NEW--Copper
Kiss Metallic, NEW--Silver Bliss Metallic (white background with metallic on
it—leafy design; daisy design; swirly design w/flowers; and then the opposites) Metallic—last 2 pieces of paper that are positive and negative have words on them—joy, Dream happy, heart, wishes (these will make GOOD Background PAPERS!)
No 5x7 albums anymore
Only designs are: Groovy Lines, By Design, Love w/o End.
Classic Leather Post albums in black, burgundy, forest & Pecan ($24.95;
$34.95; $39.95);
Classic Linen post albums (navy, natural—19.95, 24.95, 29.95)
Classic linen ring albums (12x12 & 8.5x11—3 ring $21.95; $26.95—1.5”
ring);
6x6 is 2 ring $16.95 (1” D rings) Uses different page protectors (20/pkg)
(3 spacers & 3 extenders included in page protector package for our post albums)
$5.95, 6.95, 9.95 for page protector refills—both kinds Pkg of 12 post extenders for $5.95
Simply Scrappin’ Kits--
Old Quick strips are gone
New quick strips are designed to coordinate w/designer series paper & vellum
(blue & something; pink & something like new retro sets) each has 6 sheets of SELF-ADHESIVE quick strips!
Simply Scrappin’ kits—have been redesigned and reconfigured to be better than ever. Every kit features new format w/self adhesive punchouts (!!!)
and contains 18 sheets of coordinating material to create distinctive scrapbook pages---8 pieces of 12x12 solid colored c/s; 4 sheets of 12x12 patterend c/s; 6 sheets of 6x12 self-adhesive punchouts featuring exclusive images and quick strips. IN ADITION all sheets can easily be trimmed to create 8.5x11 and 6.6 page!!
Scrappin’ kits –New Little someone boy & girl, Buttons, Bows &
Twinkletoes
(also has tag punchouts), NEW--polka dot party (blue, lime, white,
orange—tag punchouts!); Time for Fun (former hostess set); Campout; Toy
Box;
Summer Sketches (looks like c/s is watercolor lavender and mellow moss;
images are watercolory—photo corners, tags, picture of girl & boy from
beach
We got new boxes they are called pillar boxes and also a tall mini
gable box. New awesome background papers added to our current. They are in
copper and silver metallic also some called pool and slumber party that is in
blues and pinks with circles and squares
lots of new simply scrappin kits... Polka Dot Party and summer sketches
which also has a stamp set to match
KITS
- 4 basic stamping kits
All Natura1 – stamp set – cardstock – envelopes – assorted earth
elements –
3 stamp pads – $54.65 also has a step it up section with buttons
and twine
Also in:
Little hellos
Word play
All the best given at convention
- 2 scrapbooking kits
Vintage kit – classic double alpha, vintage kit – one inkpad and
marker ,
simply scrappin – looks like k and company
kit – all 12x12 also step it up kits here – brads, ribbon, eyelets
8 new 3/8" organdy ribbon colors
cording – gold, silver, copper – finer and more delicate – CHANGED
Country pleasures type set
Yule, bits and borders – made it in – Christmas card past year
Magic in wonder – like clown and rhyme time – 3 ½ " tall Santa set
Summer by the sea – sketch type sets
Summer with Popsicles, tube, beach, ball, chair, flip-flops
Window on the world – country window with 4 different things to put
on the
windowsill
Like Year round fun – new one – 28 piece set
Stipple celebrations
Figures of speech
Birthday bunnies
Princess set – very cutesy
Bride set – cutesy
New baby set – almost looks like old-fashioned cards – like from 50's
New moving set – welcome to the neighborhood
2 Wanda sets – words by Wanda and Wanda's wit and wisdom
new recipe cards
all the Best – free set at convention
Charming Children – pictures of children drawn – not cartoonish
I'm Here set – hand and footprints – baby announcements plus
background with
ABC's
New Ronald McDonald – little blocks – Kid's Cards – happy birthday,
happy
holidays, thank you, good for you.
Cool set – like girl friends – holding shopping bags and purse – I'd
rather
be shopping – 4"
Sports – assorted set – baseball, football, hockey
Early Spring set – that looks like linen – now have a Jumbo wheel to
match
Bold butterflies – like flutterbys – matches almost exactly
Fantastic – mermaid set – like fishy friends
Bearback horse set
Jumbo wheel for farmyard that matches on the farm
Something marvelous
Tire tack wheel (this sounds FUN!)
New firefighter set – almost drawn like classic convertibles
Golf set
Sailboat set
Netherlands set – Dutch shoe, etc
Sun, moon, stars but in rhyme time style
Heritage Sets:
Thinking of father – like travel post
Nostalgia – key, etc
Really new frame sets:
Flora and fauna – frame made out of sunflower frame
woodland frame – leaf frame
shape ups – just like little shapes 11.95
simple shapes – 22.95
New saying sets
Everyday flexible phrases – single words – 56 stamps – sister,
holiday,
laugh, stamp, peace, dream - $39.95 – sample says "love your mother"
(put
together with 3 stamps)
New personalized stamps – text and image – 4 lines - $19.95
3 new hand stamped by stamps - $17.95
new font CD
Holiday Mini Catalog
24 pages
hostess appreciation – on angel wings – angel with 3 sayings
holiday tag team – like level 3 tag set – 14 pieces
loads of love – 7 stamps – pick up truck – hearts, flowers,
Christmas tree,
etc to fill truck – matching wheel – time for trees – cars with
trees on top
and in back
vintage brads – black silver copper and antique brass – 200 for
$7.95 –
available in all minis and next idea book
peaceful pastoral – fall set – barn, weather vein, 4-piece set –
large
stamps
web wishes – 4x4 spider web with little bugs with witch hat hold
treat bag,
bag holding candy corn, plus sayings
Yule time montage – vintage Christmas – 5 stamps
Spruced Up – woman Christmas tree holding bags (?)
All decked out – cutesy – Christmas tree, wreath – wheel to match
Painted Poinsettias – like petal prints – set of 9 – 2 step
Its snow time – trees and snowmen
Festival fun – cute Hanukkah set with wheel to match
Metallic greeting cards and envelopes – 20 fro 12.95
3 jumbo wheels – poinsettia, woodcut holly and swirling stars
wrapping paper – 50 feet per roll – white smooth matte surface – 6.95
Wheels that did NOT make it to the new catalog:
Spring
Butterfly
Dots& Daisies
Flower Power
Star Spangled
Ivy Vine
Fall Frolics
Jack-O'-Lantern
Harvest
Snowy Trees
Santa Stars
Bold Christmas Tree
Kids Christmas
Winter Kids
Bold Blocks
Splatter
Checkered
Bold Baroque
Teddy Time
Wild Horses
Dinosaurs
Confetti Streamers
Thank You
Zoom
Super Sport
Makin' Music
School Rules
Flower Fun
Autumn Breeze
Blizzard
Simply Shells
More sets that made it in!
Simple Somethings
Close to Nature
Memory of the Heart
Gentler Times (Whooooooooooooo HOoooooooooooooooo!!!!)
NEW CATTY WHEEL LIST
Hearts and Flowers(spring mini)
Love Swirls
All Heart(new)
Hugs and Kisses
Spooky Spiders
Holiday Sweets(I think new)
Heart Angels
Christmas Time
Candy Cane Craze
Many Mittens
Chocolate Chips
Snowman Fun
Star
Gifts Galore
Funky Firs(I think new)
Only Ornaments(Holiday Mini)
Gingerbread Men
Candy Cane Christmas
Snowflake
Pine Bough
Star Studded(new)
Joy Of Spring
Busy Bees
Acorns
Pindot
Lovely Ladybugs
Busy Blocks(BIG)
Polka Dots(I think new)
Paw Tracks
Double Line Stitched Plaid
Hot to Dot
Easy Check
Celebrate
Splat(new)
Happy Birthday
Party Fun
Pink Flamingo
Whimsical Blossoms
Graduation Day
Party
Swirl Style
Jazz(new)
Totally Teacups
Springtime
Wash Day(BIG)
Baby Time
Hand Prints(new)
Sweet Feet
Crayon ABCs
Carnival Fun(BIG)
Sports Fans(BIG NEW)
Go Team
Posies & Polka Dots(BIG NEW)
Delicate Design(new)
Bold Blossoms(BIG)
Whirly Twirly(new)
Dandelions
Bloomin’(new)
Blossoms & Bugs
Tulip
Great Outdoors
Dragonfly
Flitting By(BIG NEW)
Swirling leaves
By the Sea
Fishy
Bitty Bugs(I think new)
FarmYard(BIG NEW)
Heart of Africa
Feline Friends
Playful Pups
Making tracks(New)
Batik
Etruscan Vine(new?)
Swirl Fun
Square Pegs(BIG NEW)
Wonderful(BIG)
More later...
Stampin' Up! convention 2004
This year I only made one style of card to swap - and only 40 of them (yeah, I know... I must be crazy only making 40). I have quite a few swaps from participating in swaps all year and I don't need any more from the current catty. I'm going to participate in swaps after July 19 to get some cards with some of the NEW stamp sets!
I used Parisian Plaza for the background and Travels Abroad for the main image. Classic Alphabet provided the text.
The new catty cover has a ruby theme with a scrapbook page with butterfly, and a card with a sketches set and other stuff!
WE HAVE BEADS!!!
Thank goodness we finally got black, copper and brass brads! It really makes sense to have these! I had to use non-SU black brads in my contest submission to the WOW Art File Stampin' Up! demo contest in 2003 because they didn't sell them in the catty (I still won the contest anyways, even with a non-SU product on my entry... I was surprised) NOW they are "LEGAL" and not contraband (not that I pay much attention to the whole contraband issue anyways... I create with what I want too)
Guess what the $59 accessory is... drumroll please... A STAMP PAD RACK!!! Whooo Hooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been saving for one of these for a year 'cause they are sooo expensive... now I can purchase one AND get the hostess benefits for my purchase too!!!! AND, its cheaper than the ones I've been looking at!!!!!! I'm so psyched!
NEW CATTY SETS!!!!!!
Somebunny New (kind of a Peter Rabbit type set)
Paris in the Spring (Whooo Hooo!!!)
Summer by the Sea and Seaside Sketches!!! (similar sets)
The mini catty chocolate set Oh so sweet
Words by Wanda, Wanda Wit and Wisdom
Something Marvelous (blah, don't like that set... they should have put Nature's Sketchbook in and left this one out)
There are new really nice sports sets, more like Have a Ball than last years' sports sets
A cool word set with 56 stamps in it!
cute baby set with feet & hands (didn't we have a baby foot set a few years ago?)
There are a few new shape sets...fun with shapes, simply circles, great shapes (I'm glad... I was getting annoyed with the the little "torn edge" look of the shape stamps in the old catty... those have been around way past their time IMHO)
Sassy Sayings I and II...."I Love You More", "You're
My Hero", "You Make Me Happy", "You're My Favorite".... II is "Just
Because I Care", "I want to be you when I grow up", "Just what I wanted"
and "You take the cake".
And... I'm so happy!!! Encore metallic pads are back!!! I was sad when they took out all except silver & gold a few years ago.
We have journaling markers in about 16 of our 48 colors...
Wheel cartridge refills are gone, guess we have to use classic reinkers in them now.
No more glitter stacks... just separate colors of basics (I'm glad, I could never figure out why someone would want to purchase a whole stack if they only wanted one of the colors)
I was going to write more, but I checked my email and somebody posted stuff on a list I'm on...
New frame sets—flora & fauna—stipply daisy, sunflower on the frame
Woodland Frame—wood carving style--leaves, swirl, acorns
Fine Frames—4 little teeny oval tags, amost like a bookplate, but
smaller.
Letter Perfect Backgrounds—rhomboid shadow, circular kind of square
shadow and outlines for both for $11.95 (instead of little shapes)
Shining Star Frame
Halloween background set
Great Shapes—large rectangle wavy edge; window pane looking thing;
square that's 3x3"; 9 circles 3x3 or less
SU Jumbo wheel called Square Pegs that matches retro paper
New Paisley Print—big background stamp
Shape ups—like Little Shapes except square, rectangle, circle and 2
rectangles slightly out of line w/each other
New background—Dots & checks---positive/negatives—square with
circles in the middle
Background—on safari—skin of an elephant, maybe?
Background--Bitty Blossoms—stems & circles
Background--Sparkle—big starbursts
Background--Geometric—goes w/simple shapes
Wonderful Words—handwriting "Celebrate,' `friendship, love, thank you
Tiny Talk—looks like mini mates, just with words—Thanks a melon, to
from, lucky you, happy new baby, let it snow, you make me smile,
you're a star, you're invited, love you
Sassy Sayings I—I love you more, you're my hero, you make me happy,
you're my favorite
Sassy Sayings II—Just because I care; I want to be you when I grow
up; Just what I wanted; You take the cake (in big letters) in little
letters underneath it says `Happy Birthday'
Words of Wisdom—Each one of us is God's special work of art; God
understands our prayers even when we can't find the words to say
them; My presence will go with thee and I will give thee rest; To
everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the
heaven; Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; Be still and know
that I'm God
Brighter Tomorrow—The best thing about the future is that it comes
only one day at a time; Tomorrow's forecast—brighter than today;
Whatever happens God is there to keep you safe within his care; may
the beautiful memories that fill your heart help to bring you
comfort; After the showers the smell of flowers; With sympathy
Sections in catalog
Our Stamps
How to use our products
Hostess Plan
Getting Started
Holidays
Seasons
New summer set called Sparkling Summer in fine line drawing, not
bold. Obvious to go with glitter or pearl effects. Sandy hill with
3 shells; a glass of sparkling lemonade; a popsickle w/sparkle sign;
beach ball; beach chair w/umbrella/ 3-scoop ice cream cone; pail
w/shovel and more.
A Year in the Country---similar to Country Greetings—a snowman in
the yard of a house; pumpkins in the yard of same house; topiary
trees in blooms—in frames just like Country Greetings (not as cute
tho)
Window on the World—window w/lace curtains w/things you can put in
the window $19.95
Year Round Fun II—cute stamps—cuter than the original Year Round Fun
Preorder discount stuff that Convention Goers get to buy--
Fun w/Shapes (13 stamps for $24.95)
Simple Type Alphabet
DD Bold Butterfly (2 different butterfly shadows & outlines; flower
outline and shadow)
Sassy Sayings I
Thinking of Father (nostalgic; collage style stamps—thinking of you
on Father's Day; a compass; protractor; e/w compass; sealing wax on
a map; collage w/pen, watch, glasses, stamp & sayings; airmail
postal cancellatoin
Pretty Princess—a crown happy birthday, magic wand, fancy high layer
cake, princess, `a princess is what you were meant to be because
being sweet comes naturally" (This one I get for my princess! Yay!!)
Beads & Buttons (accessories)
Jumbo Wheel—Flitting By (matches bold butterfly)
Jumbo turntable caddy--$59.95
New punches—All punches have whaletail now! Yay!!—new NOTE—There
are new larger circle and square punches to REPLACE THE ALPHA
ACCENTS! So, no more alpha Accents! Buy these now if you can't
live without! (I asked her about the Perfect Precuts. She didn't
see them, but will look later and I'll call her back in a couple of
hours.)
1-3/8" circle; 1-1/4" circle; 1-3/8" square; 1-1/4" square; paper
piecing punch—3 kinds of triangulated stripes; slit—like a photo
corner; ½" circle; small double circle; snowman; snowflake;
concave square; convex square; a balloon w/string; party hat;
daisy; diaper pin, butterfly, a leaf; folk heart; folk star; notched
corner punch; large corner rounder; small corner rounder; stair
steps, create a corner, corner slot punch called simplicity; wrought
iron. (no zigzag or the other corner punches anymore)
Handheld are ¼", 1/8", 1/16", and rectangle
Star spangled banner stamp set—God Bless America w/eagle and '76
w/stars on it. Liberty bell that says `We the People.'
More Asian stuff—Calming Garden, Oriental Brushstrokes (like done on
fabric)
Wheels—Splot
Smile Some More to go w/ Smile set (stick figure to go w/head;
swirly line; ornament holder & hook; wishing you a season of happy
smiles; wishing you many happy surprises)
We now sell that new style Fiskars cutter to replace the old
one--$24.95
Colors have moved to front of catalog
Monoadhesive holder that says SU on it (black & clear) should fit new
refills $6.95 for holder; refills $4.25 (same old mono; just new case
with our logo on it--about time!)
Lots of new punches...snowman, snowflake, diaper pen, butterfly, balloon, birthday hat plus concave square and convex square also a double hole punch.
wrapping paper - 50 feet per roll - white smooth matte surface - 6.95
New glue stick that's square for getting into corners!
Sticky strip—double sided extra tacky ¼" tape especially for beads
Beads in all our color groups
Magic mesh in each color group 3 colors per package
Encore pads -- there's a copper
Still have pearl ex powders in assortments
Glitter still
Crafter's tool kit $39.95 (eyelet stuff; paper piercing tool; wire
cutter, hammer, paper piecing pad & template, setting mad (4x4)
basically, everything for wire and paper crafting)
Petal point chalk pads in brights & subtles; earth & regals (8 colors each)
Aqua painter (water brush—2 for $16.95)
No Stazon cleaner, unfortunately!
New Brassy Class templates-- Blooming Wonderful (like Daisy we used to have) polka dot party; simple seasons; shapes—squares of 4 different sizex; rectangles 3 sizes; little dots; big circles
We have copper cord now to go with the gold and silver we already have.
They got their Holiday Mini Catalog already. There are gold, silver and copper cards and envelope sets for sale in there. Sounds cool! Didn't get into the sets yet.
The markers and stamp pad prices did NOT go up.....Same 4 colors groups, but there are some new neutral colors added, outside of the 4 color groups (Neutrals—white, vanilla—these 2 colors come in Craft pad only, Basic Brown comes in Classic only) (Hmm---not sure why another brown is needed.) intro pages much better—show very clear picture of mounting stamps, clear pic of versatility, color coordination, good pic of SU wheels, accessories;
4 color groups are at the beginning - Jumbo ink cartridges—bril blue, glor green, lilac, real red, black, creamy caramel, more mustard, olive, ruby red, ballet blue, baroq burgundy, forest foliage, night of navy, bliss blue, mellow moss, perfect plum, pretty
in pink, white (I think these are the same colors as last time, maybe with white as an addition?)
256 pages to catalog.
Cover—montage—background like pastel wallpaper—summer sketches type set
(woman sitting in boat w/feet in water; little girl looking up w/3
butterflies), picture wraps around to back. Ruby red, brown, real
pale—maybe Mint Melody? Nice cover—scrapbook page, cards, markers,
pile of c/s, little box, classic pad & stuff
Personalized stamps—different text only line 9.95, 2 lines 12.95, 3
lines 14.95, 4 lines 19.95 (3 different fonts) 3-line $17.95, 4- $19.95
(personalized w/image—3 to choose from) Decorative design that says
“hand stamped by—your name here” $17.95 (3 of those) Large text only stamp
(simple serif font –1 line $12.95; 2 lines $14.95 (Happy Holidays from
Jan Smith)Alphas—Classic alpha, classic caps, NEW--simple type alphabet (double) &
numbers, NEW--newsprint alpha (double) & numbers (38.95, 16.95), all around,
brushstroke, crayon fun, alpha dots, NEW--contemporary alphabet (upper
caps $26.95—reminds me of where I would color in with felt tip pen, but
whimsical); alpha fun, crazy alpha; pure & simple; quirky New Phrases set—
Everyday Flexible Phrases—set of 56 with 28 blocks (day, daughter, grand, my, your, Halloween, Christmas, sister, boy, “”, &, …, !, @ Mother, baby, family, all, friend, son) $39.95)
Accessories—they show accessory with a picture and the p. number you
can find on (wheels, cartridges, ink refills, etc.) at the beginning of the Accessory section.
You can order Classic ink refills in color families now--$27.95 for 12
(or $2.50 for ea.) So, that’s about a $2 savings by ordering the whole set.
No Craft Spots; not sold individually
SU Pastels are the same. $24.95
SU Journalers –Colors .6, 2.3 tip $2.95; $4.95 black—sold individually
Colors—lovely lilac, real red, basic black, more mustard, old olive, ballet blue, baroque burgundy, pale plum, sage shadow
Markers still $119.95 for the set
Velveteen paper in 6 colors $12.95
Candy, Splash, Tudor, Victorian, Pickles, Tickles, Sweet, Sassy,
NEW—Pool Party—blues & greens, NEW--Slumber Party (pinks & lavenders); NEW--Copper
Kiss Metallic, NEW--Silver Bliss Metallic (white background with metallic on
it—leafy design; daisy design; swirly design w/flowers; and then the opposites) Metallic—last 2 pieces of paper that are positive and negative have words on them—joy, Dream happy, heart, wishes (these will make GOOD Background PAPERS!)
No 5x7 albums anymore
Only designs are: Groovy Lines, By Design, Love w/o End.
Classic Leather Post albums in black, burgundy, forest & Pecan ($24.95;
$34.95; $39.95);
Classic Linen post albums (navy, natural—19.95, 24.95, 29.95)
Classic linen ring albums (12x12 & 8.5x11—3 ring $21.95; $26.95—1.5”
ring);
6x6 is 2 ring $16.95 (1” D rings) Uses different page protectors (20/pkg)
(3 spacers & 3 extenders included in page protector package for our post albums)
$5.95, 6.95, 9.95 for page protector refills—both kinds Pkg of 12 post extenders for $5.95
Simply Scrappin’ Kits--
Old Quick strips are gone
New quick strips are designed to coordinate w/designer series paper & vellum
(blue & something; pink & something like new retro sets) each has 6 sheets of SELF-ADHESIVE quick strips!
Simply Scrappin’ kits—have been redesigned and reconfigured to be better than ever. Every kit features new format w/self adhesive punchouts (!!!)
and contains 18 sheets of coordinating material to create distinctive scrapbook pages---8 pieces of 12x12 solid colored c/s; 4 sheets of 12x12 patterend c/s; 6 sheets of 6x12 self-adhesive punchouts featuring exclusive images and quick strips. IN ADITION all sheets can easily be trimmed to create 8.5x11 and 6.6 page!!
Scrappin’ kits –New Little someone boy & girl, Buttons, Bows &
Twinkletoes
(also has tag punchouts), NEW--polka dot party (blue, lime, white,
orange—tag punchouts!); Time for Fun (former hostess set); Campout; Toy
Box;
Summer Sketches (looks like c/s is watercolor lavender and mellow moss;
images are watercolory—photo corners, tags, picture of girl & boy from
beach
We got new boxes they are called pillar boxes and also a tall mini
gable box. New awesome background papers added to our current. They are in
copper and silver metallic also some called pool and slumber party that is in
blues and pinks with circles and squares
lots of new simply scrappin kits... Polka Dot Party and summer sketches
which also has a stamp set to match
KITS
- 4 basic stamping kits
All Natura1 – stamp set – cardstock – envelopes – assorted earth
elements –
3 stamp pads – $54.65 also has a step it up section with buttons
and twine
Also in:
Little hellos
Word play
All the best given at convention
- 2 scrapbooking kits
Vintage kit – classic double alpha, vintage kit – one inkpad and
marker ,
simply scrappin – looks like k and company
kit – all 12x12 also step it up kits here – brads, ribbon, eyelets
8 new 3/8" organdy ribbon colors
cording – gold, silver, copper – finer and more delicate – CHANGED
Country pleasures type set
Yule, bits and borders – made it in – Christmas card past year
Magic in wonder – like clown and rhyme time – 3 ½ " tall Santa set
Summer by the sea – sketch type sets
Summer with Popsicles, tube, beach, ball, chair, flip-flops
Window on the world – country window with 4 different things to put
on the
windowsill
Like Year round fun – new one – 28 piece set
Stipple celebrations
Figures of speech
Birthday bunnies
Princess set – very cutesy
Bride set – cutesy
New baby set – almost looks like old-fashioned cards – like from 50's
New moving set – welcome to the neighborhood
2 Wanda sets – words by Wanda and Wanda's wit and wisdom
new recipe cards
all the Best – free set at convention
Charming Children – pictures of children drawn – not cartoonish
I'm Here set – hand and footprints – baby announcements plus
background with
ABC's
New Ronald McDonald – little blocks – Kid's Cards – happy birthday,
happy
holidays, thank you, good for you.
Cool set – like girl friends – holding shopping bags and purse – I'd
rather
be shopping – 4"
Sports – assorted set – baseball, football, hockey
Early Spring set – that looks like linen – now have a Jumbo wheel to
match
Bold butterflies – like flutterbys – matches almost exactly
Fantastic – mermaid set – like fishy friends
Bearback horse set
Jumbo wheel for farmyard that matches on the farm
Something marvelous
Tire tack wheel (this sounds FUN!)
New firefighter set – almost drawn like classic convertibles
Golf set
Sailboat set
Netherlands set – Dutch shoe, etc
Sun, moon, stars but in rhyme time style
Heritage Sets:
Thinking of father – like travel post
Nostalgia – key, etc
Really new frame sets:
Flora and fauna – frame made out of sunflower frame
woodland frame – leaf frame
shape ups – just like little shapes 11.95
simple shapes – 22.95
New saying sets
Everyday flexible phrases – single words – 56 stamps – sister,
holiday,
laugh, stamp, peace, dream - $39.95 – sample says "love your mother"
(put
together with 3 stamps)
New personalized stamps – text and image – 4 lines - $19.95
3 new hand stamped by stamps - $17.95
new font CD
Holiday Mini Catalog
24 pages
hostess appreciation – on angel wings – angel with 3 sayings
holiday tag team – like level 3 tag set – 14 pieces
loads of love – 7 stamps – pick up truck – hearts, flowers,
Christmas tree,
etc to fill truck – matching wheel – time for trees – cars with
trees on top
and in back
vintage brads – black silver copper and antique brass – 200 for
$7.95 –
available in all minis and next idea book
peaceful pastoral – fall set – barn, weather vein, 4-piece set –
large
stamps
web wishes – 4x4 spider web with little bugs with witch hat hold
treat bag,
bag holding candy corn, plus sayings
Yule time montage – vintage Christmas – 5 stamps
Spruced Up – woman Christmas tree holding bags (?)
All decked out – cutesy – Christmas tree, wreath – wheel to match
Painted Poinsettias – like petal prints – set of 9 – 2 step
Its snow time – trees and snowmen
Festival fun – cute Hanukkah set with wheel to match
Metallic greeting cards and envelopes – 20 fro 12.95
3 jumbo wheels – poinsettia, woodcut holly and swirling stars
wrapping paper – 50 feet per roll – white smooth matte surface – 6.95
Wheels that did NOT make it to the new catalog:
Spring
Butterfly
Dots& Daisies
Flower Power
Star Spangled
Ivy Vine
Fall Frolics
Jack-O'-Lantern
Harvest
Snowy Trees
Santa Stars
Bold Christmas Tree
Kids Christmas
Winter Kids
Bold Blocks
Splatter
Checkered
Bold Baroque
Teddy Time
Wild Horses
Dinosaurs
Confetti Streamers
Thank You
Zoom
Super Sport
Makin' Music
School Rules
Flower Fun
Autumn Breeze
Blizzard
Simply Shells
More sets that made it in!
Simple Somethings
Close to Nature
Memory of the Heart
Gentler Times (Whooooooooooooo HOoooooooooooooooo!!!!)
NEW CATTY WHEEL LIST
Hearts and Flowers(spring mini)
Love Swirls
All Heart(new)
Hugs and Kisses
Spooky Spiders
Holiday Sweets(I think new)
Heart Angels
Christmas Time
Candy Cane Craze
Many Mittens
Chocolate Chips
Snowman Fun
Star
Gifts Galore
Funky Firs(I think new)
Only Ornaments(Holiday Mini)
Gingerbread Men
Candy Cane Christmas
Snowflake
Pine Bough
Star Studded(new)
Joy Of Spring
Busy Bees
Acorns
Pindot
Lovely Ladybugs
Busy Blocks(BIG)
Polka Dots(I think new)
Paw Tracks
Double Line Stitched Plaid
Hot to Dot
Easy Check
Celebrate
Splat(new)
Happy Birthday
Party Fun
Pink Flamingo
Whimsical Blossoms
Graduation Day
Party
Swirl Style
Jazz(new)
Totally Teacups
Springtime
Wash Day(BIG)
Baby Time
Hand Prints(new)
Sweet Feet
Crayon ABCs
Carnival Fun(BIG)
Sports Fans(BIG NEW)
Go Team
Posies & Polka Dots(BIG NEW)
Delicate Design(new)
Bold Blossoms(BIG)
Whirly Twirly(new)
Dandelions
Bloomin’(new)
Blossoms & Bugs
Tulip
Great Outdoors
Dragonfly
Flitting By(BIG NEW)
Swirling leaves
By the Sea
Fishy
Bitty Bugs(I think new)
FarmYard(BIG NEW)
Heart of Africa
Feline Friends
Playful Pups
Making tracks(New)
Batik
Etruscan Vine(new?)
Swirl Fun
Square Pegs(BIG NEW)
Wonderful(BIG)
More later...
Monday, July 12, 2004
My catty pre-order has been shipped and is scheduled to arrive on July 14! MY BIRTHDAY! What a terrific birthday gift! Whooo Hooo! Those of you who have a catty pre-ordered from me will get their catty on Wednesday (hand delivered) or Friday/Saturday (by mail)! Anyone else need to pre-order? It's not too late. Let me know.
1 More Day!
New catty RUMORS!
If you don't want to know... don't read...
SAB sets that made it in:
Mini Messages
Smorgasborders
A Little Love
Seaside Sketches made it into the new catty!
Some (but not all) hostess sets that did not make it in:
Nature's Sketchbook (Arghhhh), Bold Shapes
All wood mounts...
We now sell an Aquabrush... same thing as a waterbrush
Figures of Speech from the Spring mini made it in.
Alphadots made it in!
Minimums for the hostess workshop are the same
I guess there is a new accessory that sells for 59.95 ... I wonder what it could be?
More soon!
New catty RUMORS!
If you don't want to know... don't read...
SAB sets that made it in:
Mini Messages
Smorgasborders
A Little Love
Seaside Sketches made it into the new catty!
Some (but not all) hostess sets that did not make it in:
Nature's Sketchbook (Arghhhh), Bold Shapes
All wood mounts...
We now sell an Aquabrush... same thing as a waterbrush
Figures of Speech from the Spring mini made it in.
Alphadots made it in!
Minimums for the hostess workshop are the same
I guess there is a new accessory that sells for 59.95 ... I wonder what it could be?
More soon!
Sunday, July 11, 2004
Saturday, July 10, 2004
Friday, July 9, 2004
Results from my after-work quest for Stampin' Up! new set sightings in mags
So... how's that for a title to this diary entry... Like it?! Kind of long,
Anyways... I checked at B&N. They had PaperCrafts mag, but it still was the old issue, not the new one with the new SU set featured. I checked Stamp It! and a bunch of other ones also. The only new SU set I found in there was a photo of the new Breast Cancer Awareness stamp set! It's on page 96 in the "Rubber Stamper" July-August magazine... yes, the magazine that I just let expire! Of course! Actually I purchased this issue because not only for this but because it has a whole section of cat and dog cards! (Look back in my diary... didn't I say about a month or so ago that they would publish an issue with cats in it just AFTER I let my subscription expire?!? Huh, didn't I? DIDN'T I!!! Sneaks...)
The Stampin' Up! stamp set "Hope Is..." has 3 word stamps and a heart. The words are "Believe" "Love" and "Hope is... believing in a brighter tomorrow"
Also, on pages 60-61 of the July-August "Rubber Stamper" mag, there is a London scrapbook page and some of the stamps on the page are Blade Rubber Company stamps!!!! I have a photo of myself that my DH took of me standing in front of Blade Rubber Stamps. I'm going to upload it shortly...
Here it is! Me standing in front of Blade Rubber Stamps! Check it out! This is where I spent some of my money! I'm sure after I left the store they were REALLY happy! (So was I!)
So... how's that for a title to this diary entry... Like it?! Kind of long,
Anyways... I checked at B&N. They had PaperCrafts mag, but it still was the old issue, not the new one with the new SU set featured. I checked Stamp It! and a bunch of other ones also. The only new SU set I found in there was a photo of the new Breast Cancer Awareness stamp set! It's on page 96 in the "Rubber Stamper" July-August magazine... yes, the magazine that I just let expire! Of course! Actually I purchased this issue because not only for this but because it has a whole section of cat and dog cards! (Look back in my diary... didn't I say about a month or so ago that they would publish an issue with cats in it just AFTER I let my subscription expire?!? Huh, didn't I? DIDN'T I!!! Sneaks...)
The Stampin' Up! stamp set "Hope Is..." has 3 word stamps and a heart. The words are "Believe" "Love" and "Hope is... believing in a brighter tomorrow"
Also, on pages 60-61 of the July-August "Rubber Stamper" mag, there is a London scrapbook page and some of the stamps on the page are Blade Rubber Company stamps!!!! I have a photo of myself that my DH took of me standing in front of Blade Rubber Stamps. I'm going to upload it shortly...
Here it is! Me standing in front of Blade Rubber Stamps! Check it out! This is where I spent some of my money! I'm sure after I left the store they were REALLY happy! (So was I!)
4 MORE DAYS!
I'm getting psyched today! I just read on Splitcoast Stampers that there was a NEW ALPHABET SIGHTING on DIY!!!!!!!!! Oh meeee goooosshhhh! Its "Newsprint Alphabet"!!!!!!!!!! Oh my gosh, Oh my gosh! This set will work FABULOUS with my "newish" technique or style that I've started. I'm going to order this set the VERY FIRST DAY that I can order and I'm going to stamp more cards with my new "technique" and post all my new creations in about a month!!!! I want to upload them for you all to see right now, but I don't have the time... but you can check out the new alpha set here:
Newsprint Alphabet on DIY!
Also, I don't remember where I read about it, but somebody said they saw a new "Words for Wanda" type-ish set in an ad in a Papercrafts magazine. Does anybody have that magazine? Can you email me and confirm this? Call me crazy, but I'm going to stop by the mall, B&N and the Hobby Lobby on my way home and see if I can find a copy to look at!!!!
I LOVE ALPHABETS! Whooo HOoooooo!!!!!!!
(ok... I'm definately a candidate for "curb your enthusiasm...)
I'm getting psyched today! I just read on Splitcoast Stampers that there was a NEW ALPHABET SIGHTING on DIY!!!!!!!!! Oh meeee goooosshhhh! Its "Newsprint Alphabet"!!!!!!!!!! Oh my gosh, Oh my gosh! This set will work FABULOUS with my "newish" technique or style that I've started. I'm going to order this set the VERY FIRST DAY that I can order and I'm going to stamp more cards with my new "technique" and post all my new creations in about a month!!!! I want to upload them for you all to see right now, but I don't have the time... but you can check out the new alpha set here:
Newsprint Alphabet on DIY!
Also, I don't remember where I read about it, but somebody said they saw a new "Words for Wanda" type-ish set in an ad in a Papercrafts magazine. Does anybody have that magazine? Can you email me and confirm this? Call me crazy, but I'm going to stop by the mall, B&N and the Hobby Lobby on my way home and see if I can find a copy to look at!!!!
I LOVE ALPHABETS! Whooo HOoooooo!!!!!!!
(ok... I'm definately a candidate for "curb your enthusiasm...)
Thursday, July 8, 2004
Wednesday, July 7, 2004
6 days to go!
Purple Onion Font Stamps
I ordered some Purple Onion Font stamps at their anniversary sale and I just got them in the mail yesterday!!! Whoo Hoo!!!
I really like the quality of their stamps at Purple Onion. The rubber is nice and thick. In the past I've ordered unmounteds from other companies and the rubber was thin. The thin-ness doesn't affect the quality of the stamped image itself, but I like the thicker rubber stamps because they are easier to handle, cut apart and mount without distortion of image. Once I ordered some unmounted Biblical Impressions Company stamps that had thin rubber. It was difficult to get the rubber straight on the wood because they were too thin and "pliable". Some of the lines of text were kind of crooked because I like to crop them nice and tight and I needed to reposition them on the wood several times until they stamped straight.
Anyways, back to Purple Onion font alphas... I'm mounting the Purple Onion font stamps on wood mounts. Another SU demonstrator prefers to mount her SU stamps on acrylic mounts (which I personally hate using!) and she sells all the wood mounts that come in her SU sets. I bought a whole bunch of wood mounts from her and I'm mounting the Purple Onion Alphas on them. I ordered 3 alpha sets. It would be nice if SU offered the OPTION of ordering acrylic mounts for customers who prefer them... however, I would never purchase acrylic mounts for myself and I will always purchase the traditional wood. If SU ever goes ALL acrylic they will lose me as a customer as I simply hate acrylic. There are so many techniques that you can't do with acrylic mounts that you CAN with wood.
You can't use Staz-On ink with acrylic... the chemicals in Staz-On ruin the acrylic.
The acrylic mounts don't hold up well when doing the ironing technique, they also potentially become damaged when doing embossed impression stamping. They don't stand up to the heat in those techniques. They are more expensive. One single block can cost up to $17.95 not including the stamp image itself and everytime you want to use a stamp you have to mount it, use it, unmount it, clean acrylic block, mount the next one, use, unmount, clean acrylic block... I don't want to spend all my time mounting and unmounted stamps all day every time I want to use them. What a pain. Anyways, to each his/her own. If it works for the other demo, that's fine with me! I just get to buy all her wood blocks cheap! LOL!
More chat later...
Purple Onion Font Stamps
I ordered some Purple Onion Font stamps at their anniversary sale and I just got them in the mail yesterday!!! Whoo Hoo!!!
I really like the quality of their stamps at Purple Onion. The rubber is nice and thick. In the past I've ordered unmounteds from other companies and the rubber was thin. The thin-ness doesn't affect the quality of the stamped image itself, but I like the thicker rubber stamps because they are easier to handle, cut apart and mount without distortion of image. Once I ordered some unmounted Biblical Impressions Company stamps that had thin rubber. It was difficult to get the rubber straight on the wood because they were too thin and "pliable". Some of the lines of text were kind of crooked because I like to crop them nice and tight and I needed to reposition them on the wood several times until they stamped straight.
Anyways, back to Purple Onion font alphas... I'm mounting the Purple Onion font stamps on wood mounts. Another SU demonstrator prefers to mount her SU stamps on acrylic mounts (which I personally hate using!) and she sells all the wood mounts that come in her SU sets. I bought a whole bunch of wood mounts from her and I'm mounting the Purple Onion Alphas on them. I ordered 3 alpha sets. It would be nice if SU offered the OPTION of ordering acrylic mounts for customers who prefer them... however, I would never purchase acrylic mounts for myself and I will always purchase the traditional wood. If SU ever goes ALL acrylic they will lose me as a customer as I simply hate acrylic. There are so many techniques that you can't do with acrylic mounts that you CAN with wood.
You can't use Staz-On ink with acrylic... the chemicals in Staz-On ruin the acrylic.
The acrylic mounts don't hold up well when doing the ironing technique, they also potentially become damaged when doing embossed impression stamping. They don't stand up to the heat in those techniques. They are more expensive. One single block can cost up to $17.95 not including the stamp image itself and everytime you want to use a stamp you have to mount it, use it, unmount it, clean acrylic block, mount the next one, use, unmount, clean acrylic block... I don't want to spend all my time mounting and unmounted stamps all day every time I want to use them. What a pain. Anyways, to each his/her own. If it works for the other demo, that's fine with me! I just get to buy all her wood blocks cheap! LOL!
More chat later...
Tuesday, July 6, 2004
7 days until convention!
I was stamping this weekend and I think I developed a new "technique" or style of stamping. I'm going to continue making cards and within the next few weeks I'll know if this is a "new" idea in stamping. I'm going to poke around on the Internet to see if anyone has ever popularized this "technique" in the stamping world before this. I'm sure I'm not the first to try this, I just don't see much of this technique done on any current websites. In a month or so, I should be able to post a bunch of my "new technique" cards for my diary readers to see. Then, if there is any interest, I'll host a swap with this technique for all who would like to try it. So stay tuned...
I was stamping this weekend and I think I developed a new "technique" or style of stamping. I'm going to continue making cards and within the next few weeks I'll know if this is a "new" idea in stamping. I'm going to poke around on the Internet to see if anyone has ever popularized this "technique" in the stamping world before this. I'm sure I'm not the first to try this, I just don't see much of this technique done on any current websites. In a month or so, I should be able to post a bunch of my "new technique" cards for my diary readers to see. Then, if there is any interest, I'll host a swap with this technique for all who would like to try it. So stay tuned...
Monday, July 5, 2004
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Thursday, July 1, 2004
12 Days and counting down!
New inspiration sheets will be released after convention! I am told they will be:
Word Play - New catty stamp set!!!!
All Natural ****Yeah! I love this set and it made it into the new catty!***
All the Best - New catty stamp set!!!!
Fun with Shapes - New catty stamp set!!!!
Little Hellos ****Yeah! I love this set and it made it into the new catty!***
Something to Celebrate - New catty stamp set!!!!
PLEASE, SU! please give us all 48 colors of Watercolor Pencils!!!! Please give us all 48 colors of permanent scrapbooking markers! Heck... you can even give use MORE colors than 48! Please give us a larger selection of ribbons and fibers! JUST THINK... right now there are thousands upon thousands of SU catties in several warehouses around the country waiting... JUST WAITING... to come into the adoring new homes! We want them NOW! (ok... I better go jump in a swimming pool to cool off, I'm getting desparate for more new catty info that its making me crazy!)
One of my samples on Splitcoast was used at a Stamp Camp! - Check out this posting... (scroll down to get to Juddaca's June 30 post to see it) VERY COOL! I hope Juddaca's stamp camp was fun!
I've got the new Stamp set Fever!
I just HAD to make something with the new Stampin' Up! hostess set called "Ageless Adornment" ... I'm having new stamp set fever and I needed to let out my creativity ASAP! Here is the card I just made tonight at 7 p.m. I used the "Caught in Crystal" technique on this one. Enjoy!
New inspiration sheets will be released after convention! I am told they will be:
Word Play - New catty stamp set!!!!
All Natural ****Yeah! I love this set and it made it into the new catty!***
All the Best - New catty stamp set!!!!
Fun with Shapes - New catty stamp set!!!!
Little Hellos ****Yeah! I love this set and it made it into the new catty!***
Something to Celebrate - New catty stamp set!!!!
PLEASE, SU! please give us all 48 colors of Watercolor Pencils!!!! Please give us all 48 colors of permanent scrapbooking markers! Heck... you can even give use MORE colors than 48! Please give us a larger selection of ribbons and fibers! JUST THINK... right now there are thousands upon thousands of SU catties in several warehouses around the country waiting... JUST WAITING... to come into the adoring new homes! We want them NOW! (ok... I better go jump in a swimming pool to cool off, I'm getting desparate for more new catty info that its making me crazy!)
One of my samples on Splitcoast was used at a Stamp Camp! - Check out this posting... (scroll down to get to Juddaca's June 30 post to see it) VERY COOL! I hope Juddaca's stamp camp was fun!
I've got the new Stamp set Fever!
I just HAD to make something with the new Stampin' Up! hostess set called "Ageless Adornment" ... I'm having new stamp set fever and I needed to let out my creativity ASAP! Here is the card I just made tonight at 7 p.m. I used the "Caught in Crystal" technique on this one. Enjoy!
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