En Francais Sketched Bird - Stampin' Up! Retiring Products card #1

Over the next few days I plan to pay homage to some of the retiring Stampin' Up! products that were announced yesterday.

 

Today's card that I did for the sketch challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday features one of my favourite stamps which I will miss dearly. Goodbye "En Francais", you'll be missed :'( I also used the hostess set Simply Sketched, which wasn't a surprise that it'll be going away, since the hostess sets are only ever available for a year.

 

 

I used Midnight Muse and Primrose Petals as colours in this card, which are two of the 2012-2014 In Colors which will be retiring soon.

 

The last of the retiring products I used in this card are the sponge daubers (*gasp*), which I really hope will be replaced with something similar, and the In Color Boutique Details accent in Baked Brown Sugar.

 

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If you live in Canada and would like a copy of the new Occasions catalog, or to order these items or any other Stampin' Up! supplies, please contact me: emily@emilymark.ca

Don't forget about the FREE shipping this week! And if there's something you are interested in from the retired list, please contact me to place your order before the items you wanted are gone. Once they are sold out, that's it! There are already several things that have sold out!

 

 

Bright Birthday - TSSC310

Wow, it hasn't been a good week for card making or blogging. Been feeling kinda under the weather, not sure if it's allergies now that spring has finally appeared in Quebec or if it's a cold, but I've been spending the time I usually spend crafting in the evenings sleeping instead!

 

Here's a card I made for the sketch challenge at Techno Stamper. I think I pulled out 4 different sets for this card. Not sure if I really like it or not, but it's growing on me. The colors were for another challenge from a Facebook group.

 

I created a mask for the bottom with a circle framelit, and stamped with the En Francais background stamp on top of it to create the round part at the bottom.

 

Recipe (all Stampin' Up!)
 

Stamps: En Francais, Simple Stems, Summer Silhouettes, Wetlands

Ink: Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Tangerine Tango

Paper: Melon Mambo, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla

Misc: Circle framelits, Tangerine Tango ribbon (retired), Neutrals candy dots, Scallop Oval punch, Oval punch, Scallops Embossing folder
 

 

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If you live in Canada and would like a copy of the new Occasions catalog, or to order these items or any other Stampin' Up! supplies, please contact me: emily@emilymark.ca

Two Challenges, One Card (CCMC286, MOJO328)

Here's a card I did using both a sketch challenge and a color challenge.

I like this color combination and will need to use it again. The sketch was different and more challenging than I expected.

Recipe:

Stamps: Hardwood, En Francais, Chalk Talk, Flower Shop, Petite Petals

Ink: Smoky Slate, Island Indigo, Perfect Plum

Paper: Smoky Slate, Island Indigo, Perfect Plum, Whisper White card stock

Misc: Pansy punch, Petite petals punch, Oval punch, Fancy Fan embossing folder, rhinestones 

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If you live in Canada and would like a copy of the new Occasions catalog or to order these items or any other Stampin' Up! supplies, please contact me: emily@emilymark.ca