May Stamp-A-Stack Cards!

Here are our projects for May Stamp-A-Stack, on May 6th.  Register to attend no later than May 4th, so I have time to prepare for you.  Bring a new "stamp-a-stacker" to craft with us, and I'll take $5 off your $20 class fee!  Because all of these cards use versatile stamp sets, you can change any of them to another "theme" as needed.  Contact me with questions, or to REGISTER!  You will leave with 12 cards and envelopes, 4 of each design.

Graduation Card

Wedding Congratulations

Summer Birthday

Fond Farewell

Click to the right to take my poll...

What are your favorite RETIRING Stampin' Up! colors?!?!

~Elisa

Color Renovation - Retiring Colors

Hi Friends! Here is a "heads up" about which colors are retiring at the end of June. Plan to stock up on your favorites before they are gone for good! June 30 is the last day.

Bold Brights: Brilliant Blue, Gable Green, Glorious Green, Green Galore, Lovely Lilac, Only Orange, Orchid Opulence, Pink Passion, Pixie Pink, Yo Yo Yellow

Earth Elements: Cameo Coral, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Really Rust, Ruby Red, Summer Sun

Rich Regals: Ballet Blue, Bordering Blue, Brocade Blue, Handsome Hunter, Taken with Teal

Soft Subtles: Almost Amethyst, Apricot Appeal, Barely Banana, Blush Blossom, Lavendar Lace, Mellow Moss, Pale Plum, Sage Shadow

Neutrals: Going Gray

In Color '10: Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango

Watch here for more information! Contact me to order or place your order online anytime.

~Elisa

Stampin' Up!'s Color Renovation

As you may have already heard, Stampin' Up! is doing a pretty major renovation of our colors and color families (now called Collections) when the new catalog comes out in July.

Per Stampin' Up! Demonstrator policy, I'm really not at liberty to give many details... yet. I'm aware that some Demonstrators have posted everything on their websites - but I am following policy.

I am more than happy to answer any specific questions you may have for me:

• Is my most favorite color "retiring"?
• Are any of my favorite older colors returing?

The basics:

• 30 colors are retiring, from the current 4 color families as well as one neutral
• 5 brand new colors are coming in!
• 10 former In Colors are coming back!
• Each color collection (there are 4) will have 10 colors each

As I am able, I will provide much more information. Thanks for understanding!

~Elisa

April Stamp-A-Stack Cards!

This month's Stamp-A-Stack (SAS) is on April 2nd beginning at 6:30 PM, in my home. Class fee is $20 for 12 cards and envelopes, 4 cards of each design. If you cannot make it to SAS but want the cards, then I will complete them for you for $30 (shipping not included). Here are the cards we will be doing:


Father's Day: Using Night of Navy and Soft Suede. Stamp set is Teeny Tiny Wishes.


Elegant Birthday: Using Old Olive with texture plates, and Close to Cocoa, and lovely taffeta ribbon. Stamp set is Vintage Labels from Sale-A-Bration.


Thank You: Using Basic Black with 4 different color choices (or do one of each!) Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, and Rich Razzleberry. Stamp set is Flight of the Butterfly.

You may have noticed that two of the cards use our current In Colors for this year. I've haven't been using them enough! They are so fun!

Register to attend Stamp-A-Stack by March 30th so that I can have all of your supplies ready for you! Let me know if you have any questions.

~Elisa

One Day to Register!

Friends-
Only one more day to register to attend my Color Extravaganza class featuring holiday themed projects. You must RSVP by August 24th. Let me know if you want to attend. Also, check out my new poll and let me know what types of classes interest you the most --- and that's what I will offer.

Have a wonderful day!
~Elisa

Have you ever wondered?

Friends~

If you have ever thought to yourself, "I wonder which colors coordinate with _____." or "What punch can I use with my stamp set?" then I have the answers for you!

Send me an email and I will send you any or all of the following:

• Colors that Coordinate with the current Designer Series Papers
• Colors that Coordinate with the Ribbon Originals
• List of which current Punches work with which Stamp Sets

If you would like any of these, just let me know!

Have a great day-
~Elisa

Space is still available...

I have space still available for the upcoming Color Extravaganza class on August 28th. The deadline to register for this class is August 24th. You can find class details on my website, as well as information about all of my upcoming classes.

During the Color Extravaganza class we will be using markers, chalks, and inks to create really special holiday themed projects. The four projects you will make will consist of Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas designs. You won't want to miss it!

Contact me to register. Hope to see you there!

~Elisa

Great Color Combo Tool

Hey everyone. I hope you are enjoying your summer and getting lots of crafting done. I know I am!

I wanted to encourage you to visit the SU Color Combos link under my Stamp & Craft Links. It shows you ALL SU colors and how they would look together. It's a great way to check color combinations before slicing and dicing your cardstock or ordering a color you don't have yet. It's simple to use and already includes the brand new "In Colors" for this year!

One of my favorite things about Stampin' Up! is how all of the colors coordinate so beautifully and easily. You know that the cardstock will match the accessories, inks, chalks, and so on. Paper crafting has never been easier than when you work with these great products!

I also wanted to remind you that if you aren't already on my snail mail list, contact me right away with your address. I'll be placing my order to send out the upcoming holiday mini-catalog and you won't want to miss it!

~Elisa

Color Coordination - a GREAT Thing!

One of my favorite characteristics of the Stampin' Up! product line is how simple it is to coordinate everything you do with beautiful colors. Paper matches ink, matches brads, matches markers, matches ribbon, and so on. You never have to worry if something will look good together - because it's designed to go together! Below I'm listing which colors coordinate with the new Ribbon Original sets in the Fall-Winter 2007 Collection. I received this list in an email and want to share it with you to make your crafting easier! The Ribbon Original name is in bold and all of the colors are capitalized.

Beachfront: Whisper White - rickrack; Sahara Sand - zig zag; River Rock - pleated; Very Vanilla - gathered grosgrain; Basic Gray - velvet

District: Pumpkin Pie - striped grosgrain; Whisper White w/ Celery - diagonal stripe woven weave; Basic Gray w/white - striped grosgrain; Blue Bayou/Sage Shadow - checkered weave; Sage Shadow - grosgrain

Fairy Tale: So Saffron - jacquard flower; Rose Red - grosgrain w/ white stitch; Certainly Celery - woven loop; Regal Rose - gathered grosgrain; Almost Amethyst - grosgrain

Jersey: Basic Black w/ white -striped grosgrain; Real Red - twill w/ zigzag; More Mustard/Wild Wasabi - grosgrain; Brocade Blue - wide grosgrain w/stripe; Wild Wasabi - twill

Sherbet: So Saffron - wide grosgrain w/ stripe; Groovy Guava - woven loopPurely Pomegranate - w/ white polka dot; Mellow Moss - velvet; Soft Sky/Very Vanilla - elastic w/ gather

Theater: Always Artichoke - grosgrain w/ loop; Close to Cocoa - velvet; Old Olive/River Rock - reversible satin; Old Olive/ Vanilla - elastic w/ gather; Chocolate Chip - satin w/ border

This list was provided by Natalie Travis, an amazing SU Demonstrator in California. Contact me with any questions, or to book a workshop or place your order for ribbon! elisaford@hotmail.com

~Elisa

Palette O'Prints-Stampin' Up! Promo!

Dear Friends~

Do you love paper as much as I do? Then you have to know about this promotion going on through the end of May 2007. It's called Palette O'Prints! The paper included in this promotion will be available in the upcoming catalog in July, but here is your chance to have it NOW! Contact me at elisaford@hotmail.com to order or book your workshop! Here are the details:

CUSTOMERS: For every $35 in merchandise you spend, you qualify to purchase an exclusive Prints Designer Series paper 6" x 6" sampler pad (item #109673) for only $9.95!

HOSTESSES: When you hold a workshop with $400 or more in sales, you will automatically receive the 6" x 6" sampler pad absolutely FREE! Workshops with $800 in sales will receive two pads, and so on.

What does the sampler pad include?

• 6" x 6" sheets of Prints Designer Series paper
• 48 total sheets
• 12 sheets of each color, 2 of each pattern in a particular color
• 4 colors: Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery, Rose Red, and So Saffron
• Visit the website to view the patterns: http://www.stampinup.com/us/enu/8072.asp and click on "See a sample" for the pdf file

Some sample projects made from this Designer Series Paper, by Stampin' Up!:

MANY Marvelous Markers!

You have to see these amazing markers for yourself. I recently got my own set and have fallen in love! Whether you stamp, scrapbook, papercraft, or all of the above, these markers are for you. The entire set of 48 in all of the exclusive custom colors of Stampin' Up! comes in its own carrying case. The markers are double-sided, with one side for journaling and the other for brushing color onto your stamps or whatever other fabulous techniques you wish to try. See the sample card I've made below with my new markers. I used one stamp (from The World Over hostess set) and colored the different parts of it with 3 colors of markers before stamping. You can't do that technique with an ink pad! Also, the ribbon below is white grosgrain that I colored with the markers to match my project. These markers are MARVELOUS!!!






Online Catalog Link for the markers!: http://catalogs.shoplocal.com/stampinup/index.aspx?pagename=moreinfo&circularid=8778&pagenumber=202&uniqueid=7217356&storeid=1038724


Contact me for more information about the markers, or any other product. Happy stamping, and "markering!"

~Elisa

SU Winter Mini Catalog!

Hi Friends! For those of you on my mailing list, you should expect to receive a copy of the Stampin' Up! Winter Mini Catalog in the mail soon. I just received them in the mail today. They run until February 28th and have some great products in them. The gift box in the picture I made with the Tagger's Dozen stamp set and the Small Tag Punch, both available in the mini catalog. I also used Cool Caribbean, Vintage Violet & Marigold Morning cardstock and Vintage Violet Classic Stampin' Pad ink and Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon. If you want to know how to make this or something like it let me know - January and February are the BEST times to be a hostess and invite your friends over to learn projects and techniques and have lots of fun!

Some other great items in the mini catalog:

• 2 new designer series double-sided 12x12 papers
• Ribbon originals in great colors - with 5 designs!
• 13 new stamp sets, 1 new background stamp and 2 new wheels
• 6 Simply Sent card kits (2 available only until February 28th) which include everything you need to create 10 cards quickly and easily

And of course you can still order anything you want or need from the Idea Book & Catalog. The first two hostesses to book a workshop with me for January will receive a free stamp set along with their free Idea Book & Catalog, too!

If you need on the mailing list or want to schedule a workshop, email me at elisaford@hotmail.com. Hope to hear from you soon!

Elisa

It's Almost Party Time!

Hi Friends! Hopefully you have received (or will soon receive) my email about possible dates for my debut workshop. I really hope to see you there. I've fallen in love with these stamps and coordinating inks/papers and all the possibilities for my scrapbooking. Also, it couldn't be easier to make a card, I'm finding out. You may see some pretty "schmancy" designs on the website, but mine are still pretty simple and straightforward. I promise it's easy - and FUN!

Keep coming back - I'll be posting my work and other announcements. Send me any comments or questions you have!