Stamping with Erin!

3rd Annual Margarita Party- two different dates!

 

I just spent about 2 hours repricing all my retired stamp sets. I think there is only one that is more than $10, and I feel safe in saying 95% are less than $10! I'm ready to clean house!

This year, I'm offering two different dates to take advantage of my BOGO sale. You can come Tuesday, June 5th anytime between 5-10 pm, or you can come on Wednesday from 10-3. Or both!

I will post a list of all my retired stamp sets on 6/1. This will give you a chance to see what I have available and can plan your purchases accordingly. After Wednesday, you can email me to inquire about purchasing anything that is left over, and you can still earn free items through Wednesday night.

Here's how the BOGO will work:

You buy the stamp set "You're Amazing" from the 2012-2013 catalog in clear mount. The price is $22.95. Anything in my retired stash that was originally valued at $22.95 or less can be yours FREE! Each stamp set also has a current purchase price on them- a price you would pay to buy it from me, without earning it for free. "God is Love", a stamp set that retired a few years back, is in my stash and was originally valued at $22.95, so you could get it for free for buying "You're Amazing" or anything other stamp set that is valued at $22.95 or more. You could also buy "God is Love"  outright for $8. I hope that makes sense!!

I would like to get an idea for how many will be here, but an RSVP is not necessary. Bring your friends! If they place an order, you'll get a $5 merchandise credit!

Please email or call with any questions! :)

Birthday Card Class

Break Out the Salt!

Ornate Blossom & Medallion

I LOVE this card. LOVE it. Doing some sponging with different inks gives the prettiest effect on solid stamps. The bigger the stamp, the better. Adding the rhinestones gave me the perfect excuse to use the "You're a Gem" sentiment. It's also retiring.

Medallion. Oh, how I love thee. I think this was SU!'s #1 seller year before last. Sometimes I think everyone buys something within months (weeks? days? hours?) of it coming out, therefore nobody is left without it to need to buy it later. I will certainly miss this gem.

 

 

 

I {Heart} Hearts, I will {miss} miss you!

I'm sad to see this one go. It has such a nice variety of hearts and I've made quite a few cards with it:

from 2010 probably

We made this at a recent class. I really love this card. I CASEd the design from a stamper named Joan Bardee.

I titled this card "Manly Hearts" on my computer. :)

Questions about the Ink Pads & Markers

I know the changing ink pads and retiring products list are confusing. So, here is some info I hope will help some of you!

 

 

1)      The Classic Ink pads are being reconfigured. I’m neither happy nor sad about this. The new pads will have a firm foam surface, which is supposed to give better coverage and not fray. I know of a couple demos that I know personally that have used them and love them. I have not had issues with my ink pads fraying or not getting good coverage, but some have so this was done to help that. So, I will slowly replace my ink pads but am not required to ever change them. The new In Colors will have those new ink pads, so I may get them and fall in love and decide to replace all of mine. We’ll see! The flip case design will be the same.

2)      There are 5 colors of Classic Ink that have been reformulated to work better. They are: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Marina Mist, Perfect Plum,  and Tempting Turquoise. That means the current refills we have will NOT work with the new firm foam ink pads. Also, the new ink refills will work with the CURRENT pads. Does that make sense? Current refill will NOT work with new pad, Current pad will work with new refill. Just these 5 colors. After 4/30, all refills of these colors will be the new, reformulated kind.

3)      Craft Ink (the kind that stays wetter longer and can be used for embossing) is retiring. All of it. I NEVER used this ink, so I’m cool with that. You’ll notice that the refills on the retirements list are “Craft” ink.

4)      Some markers will not be available to buy individually by next catalog. All colors will be available, but some only in the color families sets. The biggest sellers will still be available individually. I’m a little sad by this, but I have to remind myself that I haven’t had to replace any of my markers yet- and I use mine a TON.

Please feel free to call or email me if you have any questions. I am SO EXCITED to see the new catalog!!!

PS: The Paper Snips and Craft Scissors were on the retired list BY MISTAKE. I can't tell you what a big "WHEW!" I let out when I found out. Those ribbon scissors are to die for! (Jeez, think I could end any other sentences with a preposition??)

Retiring Accessories

Wow, this is a big list with some HUGE savings! Please visit my online store TODAY to get the deals you want. The accessories are all on a while supplies last, so once they're gone, they're gone!

 My Online Store

Here's the PDF, too:

Retiring Accessories

 

Please note that the items marked with an asterik (*) are not retiring, but being reconfigured. The Classic Stamp Pads are getting a new design, but the colors are all staying.

Goodbye Class

Click on the picture to see it larger. I hope you can make it!

Take a Spin

This set was in last year's Ocassions Mini. I loved that you could also get spinners to go with it. A fun stamp set that could be used for a variety of cards.

This first one was a CASE from SU! Demo Mary Brown (StamperCamper). This card was super fun to make and not so fun to slide into an envelope. It was definitely a "give it to the person IN person" kind of card. I actually gave it to my son's basketball teacher after their first game, a win. :)

We made this card in a class. I liked using it as a flower center. That's one of the daisies from the Flower, Daisies #2 Bigz Die.

Don't like Take a Spin pass you by!

 

 

Smarty Pants & Funky Four

Funky Four is a fresh stamp set that screams "70s" to me. Since all my baby pictures have me surrounded by shades of brown, orange and green thanks to the styles of the 70s, I have a soft place in my heart for that retro look.

In this card (that we made at a class that I remember vividly because everyone coloring the stamp with 4 different markers took FOREVER!), I combined the row of mushrooms with one of the sentiments from one of my all-time favorite sentiment stamp sets, Smarty Pants. If you know me, you know I appreciate sarcasm and tongue-in-cheek humor. I will NOT part with this stamp set. I only keep a very select few, and this will be one!

Of course, this card is one of the reasons why I will keep Smary Pants forever. What other sentiment would work with these goofy owls? :)