Penny's Creative Corner

Happy Memorial Day

I would like to take this time to remember those men and women who have died in military service for our country.  Also, keep in our prayers those that are currently serving.

Memorial Day (originally called Decoration Day) was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic. It was first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate solders at Arlington National Cemetery. The first state to officially recognize the holiday was New York in 1873.

Here are 3 suggestions how to observe Memorial Day

• Visit cemeteries and placing flags or flowers on the graves of our fallen heroes
• Visit memorials
• Flying the United States flag at half-staff until noon

 

New Foam Stamp Pads

With the introduction of the 2012-2013 annual catalog, Stampin' Up! is making a big change to our Stampin' Pads.

Introducing firm foam pads!  They change your stamping experience for the better.

Here are a few points:

• The Firm Foam releases more ink onto your rubber stamp than the felt pads. When using the Firm Foam pad, your stamp will get an even, solid covering of ink that you may not have been able to achieve with the felt pads.
• Come with color name labels  in all four languages (just choose your language, peel it off the back, and add it to the side of the pad for easy identification.  I'm glad we finally have labels again!
• Use the same patented flip-top case design that stores the inking surface upside down so the pad surface stays moist.

In addition, five ink colors have undergone formula changes to improve functionality and color stability with the new firm foam pads.  These colors are

• Basic Black
• Basic Gray
• Marina Mist
• Perfect Plum
• Tempting Turquoise

All five colors of the reformulated inks have been fully tested and approved. While using the new ink formula in the old Stampin' Pads is fine, we do not recommend using the old ink formula for these five colors in thenew firm foam pads.  Any refills purchased after April 30, 2012, will contain the new formulated ink.

Let me know if you have any questions!

 

Love & Sympathy

This is such a beautiful set for a sympathy card.  It's called LOVE & SYMPATHY (#122797 - $11.95).  I love this color combination - Island Indigo and Pear Pizzazz.  I'm sorry to say that "Pear Pizzazz" will be retiring on May 31st.  You could easily change it to Certainly Celery.

Behind the stamped image I took a piece of Island Indigo (4-1/4" x 2") and ran it through the Big Shot using the Elegant Lines Embossing Folder.

Best Dad Ever

I made this card for a swap for my downline meeting last Monday night.  Our theme for the swap was masculine card.  This fit the bill perfectly.  The set comes with four sayings (happy birthday, thinking of you, happy father's day, and of course best dad ever).  The order number is #120399 (wood-$18.95) and #120681 (clear-$14.95).

Here are the supplies that I used:
Stamps:  Best Dad Ever (#120681)
Paper:  Basic Black, Real Red, Whisper White, Neutral Designer Paper
Ink:  Black Stazon, Real Red
Other:  Red Rhinestone Brad

Please contact me if you would like to place an order or if you have any questions!

Everything Eleanor

I wanted to share a sneak peek of one of the new stamp sets in the 2012-2013 Catalog.  It's called "Everything Eleanor". 

Stamps:  Everything Eleanor, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper:  Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder, In Color Designer Series Paper
Ink:  Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant
Other:  Basic Pearls

Contact me (pginnery@columbus.rr.com) if you'd like to place an order.

Simply Soft

We have one more week of the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog.  That means we have one more week to purchase any of the stamps and accessories that are retiring.

I wanted to share with you a couple cards that I made using  -  SIMPLY SOFT.  It's a hostess set (#122567) that you can purchase for $11 with a $150 order (or combination of orders).



Please let me know if you'd like to place an order before the catalog retires on May 31st.

Best Blossoms

There's only two days left to order the new stamp set, "BEST BLOSSOMS".  The Summer Smooches promotion will end on Mon., April 30th. 

#125497  -  Best Blossoms (clear)  -  $12.95
#125495  -  Best Blossoms (wood)  -  $16.95

Here are the supplies that I used to make this card:
Stamps:  Best Blossoms, Heard from the Heart (retiring)
Paper:  Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Summer Smooches Designer Paper
Ink:  Rich Razzleberry, Lucky Limeade
Other:  1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Basic Rhinestones

Accessories Retirement List

Stampin' Up! has now released the accessories and supplies that will be retiring.  These items are only available while supplies last. 

Click HERE to see the list  (PDF version)
Click HERE to see the list  (Excel version)

When you look at the retired accessories list, you'll notice that all of our Stampin' Pads are listed. This is for two reasons:  (1) Craft Stampin' Pads will now only be available in black and white; and (2) Stampin' Up! will be introducing a new Firm Foam pad in our Classic Stampin' Pads with the 2012-2013 annual catalog.

In Addition, please note the following about the new catalog:

• Only select Stampin' Write Markers will be available individually.  (Stampin' Write Markers in color collections will continue to be offered)
• 12" x 12" Textured Card Stock will no longer will offered
• 12" x 12" Smooth Card Stock will only be available in select individual colors and color collections

Please contact me if you'd like to place an order!

Made from hearts?

I made this card last week and wanted to share it with you.  Do you believe the flower is made of hearts?  I guess you might of guessed that from the title of the blog?  First, you need to punch out 10 hearts from two-sided designer paper using our FULL HEART punch. 

Here is a close up of the flower.  Take each heart and fold them in half.  Then put adhesive on the folded side of the heart and glue it at the edge inside another heart.  The farther you go inside the other heart the more hearts you'll need to complete the circle. Also, make sure you have all the hearts (with the folds) facing the same direction. 

 

 

 

 

 

Continue gluing all of the hearts together and finish off the flower using either a brad or button to the center.  The neat thing about using our two-sided designer paper is that you see the other pattern inside.

Here are the supplies that I used to make this particular card:

Stamps:  Friendly Phrases (#126151)
Paper:  Island Indigo (#122923), Whisper White (#100730), Summer Smooch Designer Paper (#125409)
Ink:  Island Indigo (#122937)
Other:  Full Heart (#119883), Antique Brads (#117273)

 Let me know if you'd to order any of the above supplies to make this card.

In Colors Retiring

The retiring accessories list will be released on Wed., April 25th.  On that list we already know that the 2010-2012 In Colors (Blushing Bride, Concord Crush, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz, and Poppy Parade) will be listed.  Can you believe we've had them for 2 years already?  I would suggest that you order any of the accessories connected with this colors (i.e., stamp pads, ink refills, card stock, designer paper, markers, ribbon, brads) now before they're gone.  The supplies are limited and they won't be making any more.

Please contact me (pginnery@columbus.rr.com) if you'd like to order any of the supplies.