Plum thank you

You may have noticed in the Colour Renovations that Pale Plum is being retired. It's one of my favourite colours and pairs so well with Perfect Plum, so I decided to use them both for these thank you cards.

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You might also notice that I've used the Big Shot (now available in the Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue) with the Polka Dot embossing die, it's a great way to add texture to your project quickly and easily. This is the inside of the card.


Stamps: So Many Sayings (retired), Thoughts & Prayers

Ink: Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss

Cardstock: Pale Plum, WhisperWhite, Perfect Plum

Accessories: Sponge dauber, Big Shot, Polka Dot embossing die, word window punch

Stampin' Up! Colour Renovation -- Get your favourites before they disappear!

You may have already heard that Stampin' up! have decided to do a colour reno on their colour families.

For over two years, they have done extensive research including investigating colour trends in the fashion, home décor, and crafting industries, and have conducted focus groups involving demonstrators, customers, and Stampin' Up! experts to bring us a fresh, on-trend colour palette to work with!

The new colour palette is organized into four collections: Subtles, Brights, Regals, and Neutrals. We will see 25 current colours remaining, and ten past In Colors returning as core colours, and the addition of five new core colours. Check the colour charts to see what the new collections look like, and what colours will be retiring.


Each year we will have five new In Colors, and they will remain for two years. This means that the 2010-2011 In Colors will be introduced this year, but will not be retired until the 2012-2013 colours are introduced. This year there will be only be five In Colors, but after that, we will always have ten (the previous year's plus the new).

*IMPORTANT NOTE*

Any retiring colour product that runs out of stock from now will not be replenished, so if you have some favourite colours that are going (I know I do!) now is the time to get them before they disappear.

Sadness and Joy

On Friday 19th March 2010 my mum passed away surrounded by family. I miss my mum and grieve for the things that I won't be able to share with her, but I'm thankful for the special moments I shared with her in her last days, as well as the fond memories of the past. I'll remember my mum as a strong and independent woman who was very proud of me and loved me in her own funny way.

Mum was adamant that I was pregnant with a boy and on Tuesday 4th May at 2:51am, this gorgeous little bundle arrived. . .


. . . Abigail Suzanne Coppack, a girl. I have to say that I'm smitten with her and I'm not the only one. Although her big sister really wanted a baby brother, she now loves her baby sister very much.

Here are the three dearest people in my life, my husband Kyle, Makayla and little Abigail.

I made Makayla a special big sister dolly (and blew up my sewing machine in the process!) Here's some pictures of the doll.

I had never done anything like this before, and I'm rather proud of how it turned out. And Makayla liked it too!


And one last picture of "Little One" (this is Makayla's nickname for Abigail).

The last few months have been quite full on to say the least. Abigail is now 41/2 weeks old and I'm enjoying being mum to my two beautiful girls! I've even managed to do some crafting, so I hope to have some more posts very soon. I just might have to post more pics of "Little One" too!

My Mum

Hi everyone,

There will probably be more absences from me over the next month or two as my mum has deteriorated and has been given 3-4 weeks to live. They don't always get these things right but she's not well at all. My baby is also due in 8 weeks, so it will be a busy and difficult couple of months.

Please do visit the blogs I have in the list to the right for inspiration while I'm absent.

Thanks

Engagement Card and Present

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Here is the card I made for our friends' engagement recently. The base card is Kraft stamped with Versamark and the Baroque Motifs swirl image as well as a Chit Chat rub-on. The DSP is Bella Bleu and the silver cord is retired SU product. Quite a simple card but it looks elegant (in my opinion anyway).

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I'm sorry that this is on the side but I'm having technical difficulties since we got our new computer. This is the candle I decorated for our friends, I used the Together Forever stamp set, the retired silver cord and some beads from the Pretties Kit.

Limited Supplies Challenge -- Part 1

Last week I sat down to make a little tag for a gift for a friend. I used some of my scraps (mostly retired), and when I finished, I thought "I wonder how many cards I could make out of these scraps?" I then proceeded to make these three cards in my first session. It was lots of fun and it felt good to be using up some of my scraps!

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Images © 1990-2010 Stampin' Up!®

Images © 1990-2010 Stampin' Up!®

I challenge you to complete a Limited Supplies Challenge, maybe with your own scraps and/or retired products. I'd love to see what you create!

It's Sale-A-Bration Time!

If you're familiar with Stampin' Up! you probably look forward to this time every year! If you've not heard of S-A-B before it's Stampin Up!'s fantastic annual promotion. This time it runs from January 25th til March 31st. For every $100 you spend on SU! product you can choose a stamp set. There are 4 to choose from and they are exclusive to the S-A-B period each year. Spend $200 choose 2 etc. To see the 4 stamp sets, click here.

Another way of getting one free is hosting a workshop with sales total of $600. As the hostess you get to choose one of the S-A-B sets without having to spend anything, plus of course the regular hostess rewards, which for a $600 workshop would be $70 to spend in the catalogue and a Level 2 Hostess Set.

You don't even have to host a workshop in your home. You can have a catalogue party where you take a catalogue around to your friends, work colleagues, relatives, neighbours etc. and gather orders that way.

The other part to this promotion is for those interested in becoming a Demonstrator. If you join Stampin Up! during S-A-B you can choose an extra stamp set worth up to $79.95 as part of your kit. There are many ways to be a Demonstrator (you don't have to do workshops or classes) so please feel free to ask. All questions are welcome.

So email me if you're interested in any of these options.