July 6th - 13th Deal of the Week

Every week during the month of July, Stampin' Up will offer one discounted product as our "Deal of the Week", with no limits or minimum purchase required. This week's amazing deal:

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The Big Shot "Doctor's Bag", regularly $103.95 on sale for $77.99!

This charming houndstooth check bag is sized to hold the Big Shot diecut machine, cutting pads and dies for stylish storage and easy transport to stamping events.

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To take advantage of this sale, your order must be processed by 9am on Monday July 13th... contact me at summer.burton@sympatico.ca or 519-672-5485 to order your Big Shot Doctor's Bag today, and watch Summer's Creative Corner for next week's special deal!

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Lots of Bots

What a fun, fun, fun stamp set... Lots of Bots is new in the 2009/2010 Idea Book and it offers quite detailed robot artwork with corresponding greetings and accent stamps (the "0000110010001" stamp especially appealed to my binary-code loving self!)

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I created this card layering an awesome stripe from the Delicate Dots Designer Series Paper onto a Brocade Blue card stock base, then got all layer-happy with stripes of Whisper White and Brocade Blue accenting my So Saffron and Sahara Sand framed robots. The nuts & bolts pattern on the white strip was made with one of the sets accent stamps, and I watercoloured the 'bots with shades found in the stripes to pull the colour scheme together. For a finishing touch I added "bolts' of my own with antique silver brads... What a great birthday card for a robot-loving human!

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Pretty in Pink (and Rich Razzleberry!)

Yay for the new "In Colours"! I've just started playing around with the decadently bold purple colour called Rich Razzleberry, and I love it...

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Here I've taken a tri-fold card design, added Whisper White panels to the front and stamped them with flowers from the Fifth Avenue Floral set. When inking I used both straight Rich Razzleberry and a softer hue achieved by stamping once on a scrap pad before stamping the image on my white panels - an effect called "stamping off". The accent card stock and the ink I've used to watercolour the bolder flowers is Regal Rose, and I've used silver Filigree Brad as the focal point for the belly band which holds the card closed.

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The inside of the card features the greeting from the Fifth Avenue Floral set, and the edging of the interior Whisper White card stock mirrors the design I used on the front. It's a striking card, very feminine, and would make a lovely greeting card for an Aunt, Mom or favourite friend - it would translate well to special occasions like a birthday as well.

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Something Old, Something New

I just received "Forest Friends" (one of the Stamp Sets featured in our new 2009/2010 Idea Book and Catalogue) and decided to put it to use in a pretty, girly card that uses up some of my scraps of older Card Stock and Designer Series Paper.

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Like many of you I never throw out my scraps, so I have bags of small pieces of paper just waiting for a home on a scrapbook page or card. The pattern featured at the bottom of this card is from a lovely set of paper called Berry Bliss, which was offered in the Spring/Summer 2008 Idea Book and goes down as one of my favourite Designer Series Paper sets of all time. I pulled the Purely Pomegranate (a 2007/2008 In Colour) from the pattern and used up yet another scrap of paper for the central border, and made the card base from Pink Pirouette (a 2008/2009 In Colour). The ribbon is 1/4" Whisper White Grosgrain, the ink colour is Close to Cocoa, and the greeting comes from the "A Happy Heart" stamp set (originally meant as a Valentine's set). A pretty and simple card that helps use up those oh-so-valuable scraps... What have you done with your scraps?

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Christmas in July

I spent yesterday evening with my Stampin' Up "Upline" Lisa and some of my fellow Demonstrators at our monthly meeting, and we had a blast participating in a "shoe box swap". Each of us designed what was meant to be a simple, classic Christmas card and prepared the supplies for the rest of the group to make our card. It may seem early to be thinking Christmas, but in the crafting world we plan, plan, plan ahead... and I'm already thinking about what classes to prepare for Autumn, so that makes Christmas practically just around the corner!

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So sit back, imagine some Bing Crosby playing quietly in the background and the smell of cookies in the oven while you check out the cards we created...

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This card uses the Snow Swirled stamp set, Old Olive and Whisper White card stock, Old Olive & Certainly Celery ink and Old Olive 1/4" Grosgrain ribbon. There is a hint of sparkle on the centre tree thanks to Dazzling Diamonds glitter applied to the snowflake patterns.

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This card uses the Winter Post stamp set, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla & Bravo Burgundy card stock, gold elastic cording and Bravo Burgundy 5/8" Grosgrain ribbon.

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This card uses the Autumn Days & Many Merry Messages stamp sets, Mellow Moss & Whisper White card stock, Chocolate Chip & Old Olive Ink, and Mellow Moss ribbon. There is sponging around the edge of the white card stock, and shading around the pine cones thanks to the use of a sponge dauber.

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This card uses the Spotlight On Christmas, All Holidays & Season of Joy stamp sets, Old Olive, Whisper White & Real Red card stock & Ink, and Real Red 1/2" Striped Grosgrain ribbon. The ornament shape was created using a circle punch to create a mask, and then both stamped and sponged.

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This card uses the Heard From the Heart & Best Wishes and More stamp sets, Elegant Eggplant, Night of Navy, Whisper White & Bermuda Bay card stock, Elegant Eggplant, Night of Navy & Bermuda Bay ink, and Bermuda Bay Polka Dot Grosgrain ribbon. The use of a Rhinestone brad and silver glitter add some dazzle to the design.

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Feeling Christmassy yet? If any of the above designs strike your fancy be sure to let me know - they may show up in one of my Christmas Card Multi or Stamp-a-Stack classes!

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July 1st - 6th Deal of the Week!

Every week during the month of July, Stampin' Up will offer one discounted product as our "Deal of the Week", with no limits or minimum purchase required. This week's amazing deal:

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The Scallop Edge Punch, regularly $22.95 for only $15.99!

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The Scallop Edge Punch is shown here, along with a card featuring a scalloped border. The stamp set shown is "Just Buzzing By" and is available in our new 2009/2010 Idea Book & Catalogue.

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To take advantage of this sale, your order must be processed by 9am on Monday July 6th... contact me at summer.burton@sympatico.ca or 519-672-5485 to order your discounted scallop punch today, and watch Summer's Creative Corner for next week's special deal!

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Happy Canada Day!

July 1st... Happy Canada Day!!!

July 1st marks not only Canada's birthday, but also the launch of the new 2009/2010 Stampin' Up Idea Book & Catalogue - a very exciting event for those of us in the stamping and scrapbooking trade. There are lots of amazing new stamp sets, Designer Series papers to die for, and a new selection of "In Colours" that are sure to inspire... To view the online catalogue (in PDF format) please feel free to click the link in the "Stampin' Up Publications column on the right side of this page. To order your own copy (200 pages of drool-worthy goodness!!) please contact me at summer.burton@sympatico.ca or 519-672-5485. Idea Books cost $10, but are free for anyone wishing to book a workshop or party... with all the great new product to choose from now is the perfect time to get your friends together for some stamping fun!

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