Just a few more days……

Until the 2012-2013 catalog will be gone and we will have a new catalog – yes I have them in hand…..

let me tell you…..it's just full of wonderful new stuff.  I had a bunch of catalogs sent by mail from Stampin' Up – let me know if you haven't received yours yet (for out of state customers).  Otherwise I have them here and will make sure you get a new one

I wanted to use some retiring products and this is a card I made for a Stamp-A-Stack I had recently

This card uses the Emboss Resist technique – I'll give you the supplies and then a little tutorial.

Stamp Set:  Summer Solstice (122024 W, 122037 C page 93); Love and Laughter (125475 W, 125477 C Page 38)

Card Stock:  Very Vanilla, Soft Suede

Ink:  Soft Suede, VersaMark, White Embossing Powder (109132, page 159)

Embellishments:  1/" Very Vanilla Seam Binding (120999, page 172); Basic Pearls (119247, page 175)

Punches:  Large Oval (119855, page 184); Scallop Oval (119856, page 184)

To do the emboss resist, I stamped with VersaMark all over the front of a Very Vanilla piece (5" x 3 3/4")  I heat embossed with white embossing powder.  Then I used a sponge dauber (102892, page 179) and sponged Soft Suede ink over each stamped and embossed figure.  I added a bit of ink around the outline the stamped images.

Then I added this piece to a Soft Suede piece cut 5 1/4" x 4" – tied the seam binding around and added this to the Very Vanilla Card Base.  I then stamped "Congratulations" with versaMark on a piece of Soft Suede card stock – heat embossed some white embossing powder and punched it out with the large oval punch.  Then added that to a Very Vanilla Scallop Oval – added the pearls and that is it!!  LOVE EMBOSSING

You can view the retiring stamp list here

And you can place your order online here anytime!!