Blogger's Challenge #84: They Say it's Your Birthday!

Yesterday was Tom Selleck's birthday. He turned 64 years old...why do I care? Well, he was my first crush and the first poster of a "boy" that I hung in my bedroom back in the 80s. Some dates stick in my head and never leave and that happens to be one of them! Happy Birthday Tom!

It also happens to be that our challenge was birthdays for Blogger's Challenge! I kept it simple and quick! The Big Shot helped me look like I made a fancier card than I really did! I began with the Kraft card base. I added a strip of DSP from the Candy Lane collection. I then stamped the scallop circle die cut with the butterfly from Priceless and the Happy Birthday from the More Thoughts Simply Stampin Kit. After adhering the scallop to the card base, I added the flourishes from Priceless and after a touch of ribbon, my card was complete!



Be sure to see what the other BC members were up to this week! That's what I'll be doing in my spare time in the next couple of days!

Hugs!

Winners!!!

***Edited to add: I caught my mistake. I had put an apostrophe in winners in my title. I cannot believe I did that. My second graders would be so disappointed in me!!!!! Plural: Just add an s. Possessive: add an apostrophe then an s.

I have the door prize winners from last night's open house.
Congrats to :

Cindy F.
Mary Ann A.
and Carmen B.

Thanks to all who came or were able to visit. I'll be putting the order in right away on February 1st so if there's still something you would like, contact me right away!!

My blogger's Challenge post will be posted after school sometime!!!

Short Story/Long Story

Short Story: My Stampin' Up Class that was scheduled for February 19 will be postponed to March 3..

Long Story: When I scheduled my time at the library meeting room for February from 5-8, noone caught that the library closes at 6:00 pm on Thursdays!!!! So, I had to move to a Tuesday and that was the next available date that worked on their calendar.

It'll be the BIRTHDAY BONANZA! We'll be making 7 cards (2 of three designs and one of another). They are super duper cute! I just finished designing them yesterday! I took a little help from some fellow bloggers and some original ideas and came up with a night of fun!

Details: $15 gets you 8 cards with envelopes and a night with me!

Sign up by February 25

Thanks and I hope that you can make it!

Color Inspiration #39

I get to post my Color Inspiration card thanks to bitterly cold winds and school being called two hours late. I was already up and ready to exercise so I figured I might as well stay awake and accomplish a few thing and then exercise! To see what others have posted for Kristina's color combo, click HERE.



I've got a funky card for you today! I actually am casing one of my own cards that was inspired by this purse that my friend had in church last year. I kept glancing at it and was heavenly inspired, I guess!



I got the Green Galore in there with the Dotted Lines jumbo wheel! I'm so happy to see that in the catty. It's a favorite! A rare thing for me is to use retired papers but since I had some Real Red and So Saffron DSPs from the previous hostess packs, I thought I would put them to use instead of letting them sit there. I paper pieced them onto the birds that I stamped over the lines. The flowers just have a touch of green on the leaves and saffron on the center of the flowers.



I finished it off with some Real Red ribbon and the some punched double hearts using the Heart to Heart punch. I added the word LOVE by using my Big Shot and the Naturally Serif die...you get a double alphabet all on one die for just $19.95...that's a value!

Blogger's Challenge #83: Color Challenge!

OOOH! This was a FUN one! LOVE black and white and red and Lisa topped it off with a touch of Kiwi! So I used: Basic Black, Real Red, and Kiwi Kiss on a Whisper White base.



I'm so happy that the stamp set "Just B" is off the dormant list and back in the catalog! I combined it with a new set, "Petal Pizzazz". I'm off and running to the next item on my list so I'm keeping my post SHORT! But...be sure to see what the other BC members provided as inspiration this week!

Hugs!

In just a few hours....

1:00 pm CST to be exact, the new Spring/Summer Catalog will go LIVE!!!! It'll be nuts for awhile as EVERYONE is telling their customers when it goes live but it's worth the wait!!! There are SO many new things plus the stamps that Creating Keepsakes rated number one overwhelmingly!

My New Catty Kick-Off Party will be on January 29 (Tom Selleck's birthday! I've had a little crush on Tom since the third grade!)I'll be working on invites for that today but if you are reading this and want to place an order as apart of that night, just let me know!!!

Happy Monday to you!

Color Inspiration #38: Take two!

I had these colors on my brain and when I looked at the middle card on Kristina's site, I knew I needed to use those colors and CASE her layout.



I turned the layout on the side and changed where I put the focal image since I made the card a 4 1/4' square.



I used the stamp set "Party Hearty" and the DSP Sweet Always. These are available in the upcoming catalog but lots of stamps and accessories are NOT...The last day to order from the Fall/Winter catty is January 18th! Don't wait...some accessories are already gone!

Thanks for looking and have a GREAT weekend!

The Triple Header: BC meets Color Inspiration meets SCS Color Challenge!

What? Yes, I met three challenges with this post...okay, it's two cards but that was the Blogger's Challenge: Same but Different! Plus, I managed to use another set that will be in the NEW Spring Summer 2009 Stampin' Up Catalog that begins this weekend!!! It's called Petal Pizzazz!

I began with the color challenge from SCS (SplitCoastStampers.) Those colors were: Not Quite Navy, Kraft and Baja Breeze. I snuck in the white on my own!



Then, I used a similiar layout for Kristina's Color Inspiration:





By completing both of those challenges, I did two cards; the same but different thereby completing the Blogger's Challenge!



Be sure to see what the other BC members did!

Color Inspiration #37

Aren't these just delicious colors this week? Go to Kristina's site to see some other great ways to use this combination of color.

I challenged myself to use my new set "Just Buzzin' By". It's a sneak peek from the soon to be released Spring Summer 2009 Idea Book and Catalog from Stampin' Up! My copies are supposed to arrive on Wednesday! Whoo hoo!



I stamped the images on watercolor paper and used markers and my aquapainter to add the Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive and Baja Breeze (I used the stamp pad for this color.) I also stamped the little bee on a separate piece and cut the little bug out using my craft and hobby blade.



See that sparkle on the wings and the opening of the hive (thanks, Brandi, for that idea!) I used my Two-Way Glue Pen and Dazzling Diamonds glitter to achieve that sparkle! Thanks for stoppin' by!

Blogger's Challenge #81: Designer Series Paper Focus

Our challenge this week was to use Designer Series Paper as a focus for our project. I started with the layout from SCS and then made a matching envelope from the same DSP I used on the card! Super fun!



To make my envelope, I very begrudgingly (and carefully) tore apart one of my Stampin' Up Envelopes. I LOVE these envelopes. People think I'm crazy that I think that this paper on the Whisper White and the Very Vanilla is soft (and the same with the coordinating cardstock) BUT it is SOFT!!! They stop thinking I'm crazy when they touch it themselves. But, I tore one apart to use as a pattern (and will save it forever!) I have a bottle of retired Greeting Glue from SU that I used to seal the envelope when it was ready to send!



The DSP I chose is the new Raspberry Tart! YUM-O! It is truly beautiful paper! But, it's not too late to order the retiring paper from this catalog.

Thanks for looking and be sure to see what the other members came up with by clicking on the Blogger's Challenge link!

Bye Bye to these Wheels

These are the SU Wheels that are retiring:

107212 MATEYS MAP
106749 BRIGHT BULBS
109672 BRONCO
104100 MAKING TRACKS
108978 SANDY SHELLS
110332 SNOW
101233 SNOWFLAKE
109694 SWEET STARS
111249 TAKE A NUMBER

Retired Accessories

Here's the list of retired accessories released today from Stampin' UP! These items will be available while supplies last only so get them FAST by ordering online on my website: www.lisabohler.stampinup.net


Item # Product Description Availability
111377 ACCENTS & ELEMENTS ROOF GARDEN
112012 ACCENTS & ELEMENTS SEASON TO SHARE
112088 ACCENTS & ELEMENTS TRUE ELEGANCE
102782 ALBUM LEATHER BLACK 12X12 Not Available
104188 ALBUM LEATHER BLACK 6X6
105384 ALBUM LINEN POST MELLOW MOSS 6X6*
104516 ALBUM LINEN POST NAVY 6X6
105381 ALBUM LINEN POST REAL RED 6X6*
103977 BUTTONS BOLD BRIGHTS*
103978 BUTTONS EARTH ELEMENTS
103981 BUTTONS EARTH ELEMENTS & NEUTRALS
105446 BUTTONS RICH REGALS
105445 BUTTONS SOFT SUBTLES
103604 DAYS-TO-REMEMBER CALENDAR 12X12
102174 DAYS-TO-REMEMBER CALENDAR 8 1/2X11
112465 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER BANBURY
112462 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GEORGIA PEACH
112463 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GHOSTLY GREETINGS
112040 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GREEN TEA
112470 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HAIKU
112460 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HAWAII PAPAYA
112469 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HOLIDAY TREASURES
112458 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER JUNIOR VARSITY
112459 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER MAINE BLUEBERRY
112466 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER MUIRFIELD
112149 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER PARISIAN SUMMER
112467 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER PRESTWICK
111355 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER SUMMER PICNIC
112039 DESIGNER SERIES PAPER WINDSOR KNOT
112963 ELEMENTOS PARA TARJETAS DIAS FESTIVOS HECHOS A MANO SIMPLY SENT
106523 ENVELOPE TEMPLATE FIVE-IN-ONE CARD COVER
104104 ENVELOPE TEMPLATE MINI
107298 ENVELOPES CONFETTI WHITE MEDIUM
110695 ENVELOPES OPEN END KRAFT SMALL
109115 ENVELOPES OPEN END VERY VANILLA SMALL
103372 METAL EDGE TAGS ALUMINUM WHITE SQUARE
107925 ON BOARD BITTY BOOK*
109190 ON BOARD CLIPBOARD 9X9*
109180 ON BOARD SIMON UPPER
112086 ON BOARD SOMETHING SEASONAL
107923 PAGE PROTECTORS RING 3.25 X 3.25
104942 PUNCH 1/4 INCH CIRCLE
104943 PUNCH 1/4 INCH SQUARE
107273 PUNCH 3/4 INCH SQUARE
104389 PUNCH DOUBLE CIRCLE*
100391 PUNCH HANDHELD 1/8 INCH CIRCLE Not Available
104830 RIBBON GINGHAM CARAMEL
104829 RIBBON GINGHAM LIGHT BLUE
104828 RIBBON GINGHAM LIGHT PINK
104831 RIBBON GINGHAM MOSS
109037 RIBBON GROSGRAIN MORE MUSTARD 1/4 INCH
110282 RUB ON ANCHORED
111806 RUB ON CHILLS & THRILLS
111805 RUB ON SCHOOL DAYS
111417 RUB ON WORD FLURRIES
110283 RUB ONS TAKE NOTE
112193 SIMPLY SCRAPPIN I WISH
112186 SIMPLY SCRAPPIN PINA COLADA
112068 SIMPLY SCRAPPIN SUMMER HOME
112043 SIMPLY SCRAPPIN U R SWEET
112061 SIMPLY SCRAPPIN WINTER RETREAT
112016 SIMPLY SENT CARD ELEMENTS HANDMADE HOLIDAY
109868 SIMPLY SENT CARD KIT LIFELONG NOTES
103647 STAMPIN STORE MINI
105813 WRITE ME A MEMORY FONT CD VOL II
107212 MATEYS MAP
106749 BRIGHT BULBS
109672 BRONCO
104100 MAKING TRACKS
108978 SANDY SHELLS
110332 SNOW
101233 SNOWFLAKE
109694 SWEET STARS
111249 TAKE A NUMBER


*This item is discounted and included on the Inventory Blowout.

Inventory Blowout!

Stampin' Up announced an AWESOME sale today: INVENTORY BLOWOUT! You can look at the list below or for a nicer way to see it, go to my Stampin' Up! Website: www.lisabohler.stampinup.net and shop right away before these items are gone!!!

***Items on this list may return to their original pricing if the inventory is reduced to a desired amount.

Here's what's available:

Get retired, retiring, and current products up to 50 percent off regular price!

Items retiring from the Fall-Winter 2008 Idea Book & Catalog:
Item Page Description Regular Price Discount Price
109190 180 On Board 9" x 9" clipboard
$7.95 $5.99
107925 181 On Board Bitty Book
$9.95 $6.99
105384 183 Mellow Moss 6" x 6" Linen Post album
$19.95 $14.99
105381 183 Real Red 6" x 6" Linen Post album
$19.95 $14.99
103977 187 Bold Bright buttons
$6.95 $4.99
104389 188 Double Circle punch
$5.95 $4.49
114447 n/a Country Living Holiday Collection Stampin' Kit
$49.95 $24.98
*Items available while supplies last; page numbers refer to the Fall-Winter 2008 Idea Book & Catalog

Retired items from the Spring-Summer 2008 Idea Book & Catalog:
Item Page Description Regular Price Discount Price
109013 163 Blue Bayou Classic Stampin' Pad
$5.25 $3.99
109012 163 Groovy Guava Classic Stampin' Pad
$5.25 $3.99
109011 163 Purely Pomegranate Classic Stampin' Pad
$5.25 $3.99
109010 163 River Rock Classic Stampin' Pad
$5.25 $3.99
109009 163 Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad
$5.25 $3.99
109014 163 Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad
$5.25 $3.99
109179 178 On Board Ginormous Pieces
$14.95 $10.99
109189 190 Beachfront Ribbon Originals
$12.95 $7.99
109187 190 District Ribbon Originals
$12.95 $7.99
109188 190 Fairy Tale Ribbon Originals
$12.95 $8.49
109185 190 Jersey Ribbon Originals
$12.95 $8.99
109184 190 Sherbet Ribbon Originals
$12.95 $8.99
109186 190 Theater Ribbon Originals
$12.95 $8.49
109062 191 River Rock double-stitched ribbon
$8.95 $6.49
110716 191 Wild Wasabi striped grosgrain ribbon
$7.95 $5.49
*Items available while supplies last; page numbers refer to the Spring-Summer 2008 Idea Book & Catalog

Current products appearing in the upcoming Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog:
Item Page Description Regular Price Discount Price
111349 162 Tangerine Tango 8-1/2" x 11" card stock
$5.50 $4.49
111345 162 In Color (2008-2009) 12" x 12" textured card stock
$11.95 $8.99
109110 185 Fire Circle Rhinestone brads
$10.95 $7.99
109112 185 Fire Square Rhinestone brads
$10.95 $7.99
109113 185 Ice Square Rhinestone brads
$10.95 $7.99
111325 185 Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware
$29.95 $22.49
112454 185 Styled Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware
$29.95 $22.49
113451 n/a 20th Anniversary Embosslits die
$11.95 $9.49
*Quantities at reduced price are limited; page numbers refer to the Fall-Winter 2008 Idea Book & Catalog

Things to Remember:

Items and special pricing are limited supply.
Retired/previously retired items will be sold until quantities run out.
Current items may revert to their retail price if inventory levels become acceptable.

Blogger's Challenge #80: Color Challenge!

Oh my! Did I love the colors this week for our Blogger's Challenge! The colors were: Red, Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip and White or Vanilla. I picked Vanilla and cheated just a smidge by using the new designer series paper Candy Lane from the Love You Much bundle. (Shameless plug: email or call me to order the bundle! It isn't available through my website for now but I can order it for you for a 20% savings. Shameless plug ends here...)

The cheat (in my ramblings) was that there is are dots of pink on my red DSP but it's really hard to see that it's pink!

I also loved the layout on the front cover of the Stampin' Success. That's a magazine SU publishes just for demonstrators!



It's the layout on the right. Cute, right? I just changed the image, colors, and a few dimensions of paper and ta-da! I've successfully CASED! (CASE: Copy and Share Everything)



The stamped image and the saying are both from the Love You Much set from the Love You Much Bundle (okay, another shameless plug!)

Thanks for looking! I don't know who will be participating this week. The holidays have been hard for everyone to jump in but I'm sure with the new year, it'll be GREAT! Happy New year!

Color Inspiration #36

I chose to make a box this week instead of a card. I was inspired by my friend and fellow blogger's challenge blogger, Patty, who recently posted a tutorial. Another online friend and fellow blogger's challenge blogger, Sheryl, has a different style for her tutorial that includes a lid! I'll have to give that a try next.



I decided that a handle would be the way for me to go for today. To see who else participated in Kristina's color challenge, click here. For the where I placed my text, I don't know who to give credit for this choice of layering punches. I know I saw something similiar on one of my google reader subs but I can't find it now for the life of me!

I am using two new products from the upcoming (soon!) catalog! First is the Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper (DSP). I used just a 3/4 inch band around the box and on the handle. Gorgeous paper!!! The other is called "Elegant Thank You." What's really neat about this is that it's the only stamp! I used a marker to highlight just the text but it's really beautiful with the rest of the image. I wonder if there will be more one-stamp options in the Spring-Summer Idea Book? We'll soon find out!



Hope everyone is having a GREAT start to a new year!


Project ingredients:
Stamp sets: Elegant Thank You, Bella's Bloom
Punches: Designer Label Punch, Word Window, 1 inch circle
DSP: Raspberry Tart
Colors: Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive, Whisper White
Other: Big Shot, Scallop Envelope Die, Rose Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Old Olive Buttons, Linen Thread, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals, Sponges, Tombo Multi Glue, SNAIL adhesive