I just came across this one on the Demo site... New for the 20th Anniversary Stampin' Up Celebration!!!

SU will now be offering SU Exclusive Sizzix DIES!!!! And a special edition BIG SHOT DIE CUTTING MACHINE!

Click here for a peek at the BIG SHOT and the different dies that are available! (this is a PDF brochure).

Some other buzz...

Shelli (Co-Founder of SU will start her own personal blog early August! For those who wish to visit her blog: it wil be...  SoShelli.com

Phase 2 of the Decor Elements will roll out on OCTOBER ! (can't wait to see the new images! - I believe some holiday images will be included!)

Shelli will introduce her own Shelli's Signature Collection. More info later!

I think i got it all for now! Oh, the Stipple brushes  are not discontinued! they will be in the new catty too!

Happy LAST DAY OF JULY!

Can you believe that July is about over?!?! This summer is really flying by!

As I started to think about things I need to take on our vacation... the first thing on my list is a travel journal! So yesterday the girls and I got to work on our TRIP JOURNALS. We took a standard Composition Notebook ($1.50 at the store these days) and covered it with DSP and then collaged different images onto to it. I love decoupage! And GLITTER, of course!

Anyway... here's how mine turned out. I really like the colors and basically used my bag of left over images from past projects!

ok. Back to stampin' up!... Yesterday, Kim L. sent me a pic of her beautifully brayered Birthday Card! I love the colors... Thank you Kim for sharing your card! She suggested some tips using the Brayer... so I will get fast to work on that! (... I'm not sure why the font size is smaller here...mmmm gotto figure that out! )

Ok. The latest Sold Out Retired Accessories:

Card Stock WILD WASABI 8.5x11

Card Stock PURELY POMEGRANATE 8.5x11

Brushed Copper Cardstock

Accents and elements BUILD A FLOWER

Notes and Env. POCKET NOTES

DSP EAST COAST PREP

DSP FALL FLOWERS

DSP PUMPKIN PIE

DSP PORCELAIN PRINTS

DSP ALMOST AMETHYST

DSP GROOVY GUAVA

DSP TEMPTING TURQUOISE

DSP CLOSE TO COCOA

DSP PUMPKIN PIE

DSP SOFT SKY

Bayou Blue Ink refill

Purely Pomegranate Ink Refill

River Rock Ink Refill

Wild Wasabi Ink Refill

Soft Subtles EYELETS

All 3 Assorted Hodgepodge Hardware

White Mulberry Paper

Double stitched Ribbon-Blue Bayou

Double stitched Ribbon – Purely Pomegranate

Double stitched Ribbon – Groovy Guava

Double Stitched Ribbon – Soft Sky

Double Stitched Ribbon – Wild Wasabi

RUB-ONS Cherished Memories

Simply Scrappin' Special Delivery Girl

Simply Scrappin Confetti

Simply Sent Simple Delights

Simply Sent Three Thoughts

Wheel – Mistletoe

Jumbo Wheel – Rough Texture

Jumbo Wheel – Leaves A LA Carte

Stipple Brushes

Well that's it for now. I am preparing for tomorrow night's workshop! Can't wait for that!

See you soon!

Sorry I'm a little late today... I fell right to bed last night!

Did you ever make a mistake using rub-ons? You put it on the wrong place... or you scratched it in a hurry and only part of it stuck?  When you were taking the plastic backing off it pulled the image a little and it looks messy?

Today's tip of the day is removing RUB-ONs from your projects! You don't have to toss your project and start over... and you don't hve to find an embellishment to cover the mistake! Just use a piece of scotch tape and gently "tape away" the image! Don't press to hard and take your time. Each time you press use a new sticky part of the tape!

 I will post this under TIPS for future reference too!

Well... have a full day ahead.  gotto run.  

I have some cards to share using some NEW NEW NEW sets! Of course there are several images per stamp set... I will probably have more pics to share later this week.

This one is using DREAMS du JOUR available for sale in August.

SOCK MONKEY set for sale in August

HAPPINESS ALWAYS - Hostess Level 3 FALL 2008 set

SERENE SPRING - Hostess Level 2 FALL 2008 set  

 I can't wait to see the BIG catty! It's always so exciting when new sets are unveiled!!!! I HOPE HOPE HOPE it gets here soon!!!

Also, I will be taking a 2 week break from posting and this site from AUG 3-17th.  This is a time for me to ramp up for the NEW 2008 Year! I will be planning, vacationing & resting and just getting the kids ready for back to school.

Message to my customers:  IF YOU WISH TO BUY A 2008 FALL CATALOG from me and have not preordered one - please email/contact me ... I will have a first supply within a couple weeks. I sell each catalog to my customers for $5 + (4.80 priority mail shipping if you need it!) total. (MSRP for each catty is 9.95 + shipping and tax!)

PREORDER NOW!!! So I can have one ready for you on day one! If I get the catties before Aug 5, i will have them ready for you then. If they arrive after then... I will have them ready for you on Aug 18. 

Today's SOLD OUT Accessories LIST: Scroll to the last couple posts for links to retired lists.

Card Stock WILD WASABI 8.5x11

Card Stock PURELY POMEGRANATE 8.5x11

Brushed Copper Cardstock

Accents and elements BUILD A FLOWER

Notes and Env. POCKET NOTES

DSP EAST COAST PREP

DSP FALL FLOWERS

DSP PUMPKIN PIE

DSP GROOVY GUAVA

DSP TEMPTING TURQUOISE

DSP CLOSE TO COCOA

Bayou Blue Ink refill

Purely Pomegranate Ink Refill

River Rock Ink Refill

Wild Wasabi Ink Refill

Soft Subtles EYELETS

All 3 Assorted Hodgepodge Hardware

White Mulberry Paper

Double stitched Ribbon-Blue Bayou

Double stitched Ribbon – Purely Pomegranate

Double stitched Ribbon – Groovy Guava

Double Stitched Ribbon – Soft Sky

Double Stitched Ribbon – Wild Wasabi

RUB-ONS Cherished Memories

Simply Scrappin' Special Delivery Girl

Simply Sent Simple Delights

Simply Sent Three Thoughts

Wheel – Mistletoe

Jumbo Wheel – Rough Texture

Jumbo Wheel – Leaves A LA Carte

Stipple Brushes

That's it for today! See you later!