My New Feathered Friends

When Stampin' Up!'s new catalogue came out, the set "Aviary" caught my eye right away and I knew it would be one of the first I just HAD to order!

120462  Aviary  Clearmount  $21.95

116956  Aviary Woodmount  $30.95

With their stylish & cozy little cages, how could I resist those adorable little birds!  Have you ever SEEN such a cute little owl?!

I was thrilled when I found out I qualified for a recent promotion and was allowed to choose two stamp sets from the catalogue for FREE!  (One of the benefits of being a demonstrator! ;)  I knew this set was DEFINITELY one I had to have and couldn't wait for it to arrive.

Last night I sat down and decided to stamp a quick card using this set.  I'd decided to go with the clear mount set - I love how I could see through the block for easy placement of these little feathered friends in their cage. :)

I stamped the cage using Early Espresso which is one of our new neutral colors in our core color collection and also used some of our new 1/8" Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon (which is also available in TWELVE other colors!)

I love the way this card turned out.  It's actually going to be one of the projects I'm offering at my catalogue and cupcake event tomorrow night, so if you've signed up to attend, you'll get to make this project yourself!  Hope you like it!

Happy Stamping!

Catalogue, Cupcakes & Coffee Night!

YOU'RE INVITED!

Click the image to see the invitation full scale. ;)

IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE!!!

The new Stampin' Up! 2010/2011 Idea Book & Catalogue has arrived!

It is absolutely gorgeous and I've already fallen in love with many of the new products!  Online ordering will be unavailable starting at midnight (MT) on July 1, 2010, as Stampin' Up! transitions their systems to the new catalogue but will be available again at noon (MT) on July 1, 2010. Click on the link in the right sidebar to an online copy of this great new catalogue!  I will also be offering these catalogues for $5 or FREE with a $50 order or when you host a workshop in your home!

Also available is our new Definitely Decorative catalogue!  I can't wait to order a few new vinyl elements to add to my kids playroom!

Happy Stamping!

Thank you Mrs M!!!

So tomorrow (or I guess it's now today) is my son's last day of kindergarten. I still can't believe how quickly the year passed! Wow! We were so fortunate to have an amazing teacher which made the transition from being home with me all day to school part time SO much easier for me... um, him to deal with.  (OK, so he was totally fine and I only cried the first day!)  

Anyway, as a thank you, I picked up some small potted pansies and of course I had to have a card to go along with it!   I didn't get into my stamping workshop until after 11pm though, so I knew I had to stamp something quick!  Rather than reinvent the wheel, I just made a smaller version of my butterfly card I stamped last week. I'm going to apologize in advance for the bad pictures - it's past midnight and this was my only chance to take a quick snapshot!  Yes, I tried to color coordinate the flowers, tissue paper AND card. ;)

It's just a little 3x3 card, but it serves the purpose, right?  My hubby took one look at it and said "you don't do simple do you".  When I asked him what simple was, he said a piece of folded paper with a stamp on it.  Um, no, i guess I don't do simple. ;)

Anyway, I hope she likes it!

Last Chance & FREE stamps!

Just a quick reminder there are only 2 days left to order from our Last Chance stamps and accessories list before these products are gone for good!

A number of the items have been so popular that they’re no longer available, so you’ll want to place your order as quickly as possible. You can see what’s still available by online at http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/CategoryPage.aspx?categoryID=737 You’ll definitely want to take a peek at the items that are 25-50% off!!!

As an extra bonus, the first 4 people to place a minimum $45 order (before shipping/tax) on my website by 10pm on Wednesday, June 30th will receive a FREE stamp set as a gift from me!   These sets are exclusive Hostess-only sets and have never been available to purchase. These wood-mount sets are brand new and in their original package.

Sets to choose from are:

Of the Earth

Love Bug

For a Friend

Darling Dots

After placing your order online, immediately email me with the stamp set name you would like. If it’s still available, it’s yours, FREE!

Definitely let me know if you have any questions.

New Digital Downloads Available

The latest group of digital downloads for My Digital Studio are now available!

122147 Striped Grosgrain Ribbon - $5.95

122148 Narrow Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon - $5.95

122149 Wide Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon - $1.25

These downloads along with all others are only available to purchase online in my store.  Visit my website at www.cfindlay.stampinup.net and click on Shop Now to see the many other great downloads available!

Happy Stamping!

Butterfly Smooch

If you've paged through the current Summer Mini catalogue, you may have come across our new "Smooch Spritz" paints. These pearlized accent sprays add a splash of colour to projects and come in a ready-to-use glass spray applicator. They're even acid free, so they're safe for your scrapbooks! They're available in 4 different colors: Gold Glow, Silver Foil, Vanilla Shimmer & Log Cabin.

I used the Vanilla Shimmer on one of the projects I did with my Stampers 6 Club girls last night. It adds a gorgeous pearly shimmer which catches the light perfectly.

So pretty!  To create the background on the card, we sponged ink over the Mostly Vintage stencil which is also in our current Summer Mini.

For the aged-look on the butterfly (the butterfly was cut with our Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die), we stamped our outline image in Chocolate Chip classic ink, coloured it in with our Stampin' Write markers and then gave it a spritz of water.  The water makes the water based ink start to bleed and feather and soften/age the image as it dries.  So pretty!

Happy Stamping!