Big Shot to the rescue... again!

Hello friend!

I just don't know what I did before the Big Shot!  Not only do I use it for scrapbooks, cards, and my quilting, but time and again it is the solution to some way-out kind of need.... like this:

I made over 30 of these in the last couple of days for our All-Daughter Banquet next week.  We have a country theme going (including a quilt show) and we've got pieced quilt tops for the centers of the tables, on which we are putting "Grandma's sewing basket".  We've filled the baskets with fabric, scissors, threads, etc. but I just KNEW they had to have a pincushion-- which really were not in the budget.  I ended up cutting a Scallop Circle with the Big Shot, gathering it together for the bottom, and then cutting the green flower top from another die.  They were quick & easy--the hardest part was putting all those pins into 32 of them!

Anyone need a pincushion?  I'm going to have 32 extras after next Tuesday....

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Looks like spring! (even though it doesn't feel like spring)

I've been wanting to show you these flowers for weeks, and finally went out and got a photo.  When our first big snow melted, I noticed a bit of purple in my flower bed.  This was LONG before any crocus or daffodils came out, so I went to see what it was and found these pansies.  At that point they were small and didn't look like much, but they have really exploded in the last month.   I had no idea how hardy these could be!

This is the new set, Awash with Flowers that is available this month from Stampin' Up! 

I've decided I want to feature some of the retiring colors over the next couple months, so I made this card with Pink Passion, Lavender Lace, Cameo Coral, Yoyo Yellow, and Handsome Hunter--and was very happy with the way they came together.


Wendy

Big News from Stampin' Up!

Hello friend!

We got some big news today about our color line.  Now, I will warn you that when I first heard it I wasn't sure I'd be very happy, but the more I've studied the information Stampin' Up! has given us, the more EXCITED I'm getting about these changes! 

Starting with the 2010/2011 Idea Book, this will be our collection of colors:

Click here to see a larger copy of the list:

http://204.228.150.61/color_revamp2010/USENG/New_Colors_US_0310.pdf 

Did you notice some of our In Colors from previous years are coming back?  And three from this year are becoming a part of our regular line!  (Woohoo to that!)

Now, of course to make these changes (and this is the tough part), some of our colors are leaving to make room for the new colors.  These are the colors we will no longer carry after June 30:

  

Click here to see a larger copy of the list:

http://204.228.150.61/color_revamp2010/USENG/Fond_Farewell_Colors_US_0310.pdf

If these are colors you absolutely can't live without, then please stock up on your ink refills, card stock, markers, and accessories before the end of June.  (actually, my recommendation is not to wait even that long--who knows what the availability will be at the end of the catalog year)

We will also be getting 5 new In Colors this year (in July), and the really good news is that they will be sticking around for two years, instead of just one!  (Woohoo to that, too!)

As a demonstrator, I'll be able to pre-order these items--if you were a demonstrator, you could do the same thing--hint, hint!   :)   I'll be sharing samples with you here as soon as I can, and as I get more information, I'll pass that on, as well.

When you think about this, I think you will agree that these changes are going to be good ones.  PLEASE let me know what you think, or if you have questions!

Happy Stamping!
Wendy