{Sneak Peek}: Retiring Countdown: Final Week

With less than a week remaining before Stampin' Up!'s 2012-2013 Annual Catalog goes live and the 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalog retires, I thought I'd share some projects I made this weekend using retiring stamps and/or accessories.  Stay tuned this week for detailed posts about each...  Enjoy!  

I'll be sad to see the Scallop Circles #2 Bigz die and the 5-Petal Flower Punch retire this week; I really enjoy using those!

As a gardener, I love the Herb Expressions set.  This project highlights the rosemary stamp...

And this one features the basil...

Baroque Motifs is the stamp set used in the following "Keep It Simple" challenge entry...

I used the Nursery Nest Designer Series Paper, which includes Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzazz, two retiring 2010-2012 In Colors.

I simply love the Vintage Vogue set.  I paired it with the bird from the Notably Ornate set, both of which retire this week.  The card body, though, is of Summer Starfruit, which is a new 2012-2014 In Color.

This card is one of my favorites from this weekend.  I used the Doily Triple Layer Punch, which is among the retirées.

I'm making my list for when the new catalog goes live (Friday, noon).  If you're interested in anything that is retiring, please check these links here to verify their availability:  {stamps} and {accessories}.

Got the new 2012-2013 Annual Catalog in your hands yet?  Get it for free (click *HERE* for more details) or order it delivered for $5.

Bright Spring Sunshine with Cottage Garden

We need a little spring sunshine in the Pacific Northwest, as we're getting treated to the liquid variety this week...  I love the stamp set, Cottage Garden and I'm sad to report that it'll be retiring in a little over a week's time (May 31, to be exact).

The 5-Petal Flower Punch likewise retires at the end of May, so I thought I'd pay homage to them both in this project.  The colors I used were Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Pretty in Pink and Whisper White.  

The tone-on-tone flowers in the Melon Mambo piece are courtesy of VersaMark ink...

If you're lovin' Cottage Garden and you'd like to see another project, click *here*, *here*, but page down a bit, *here*, and the sentiment is used *here*.

Stampin' Up! Supplies:

Stamps:  Cottage Garden (W117068, C120003)

Paper:  Melon Mambo (115320), Tempting Turquoise (102067), Daffodil Delight (119683), Pretty in Pink (100459) and Whisper White (100730) card stocks

Ink:  Melon Mambo (115656), Tempting Turquoise (100814), Daffodil Delight (119667), and Pretty in Pink (101301) Classics and VersaMark (102283)

Accessories:  Large Tag Punch (119876), 5-Petal Flower Punch (119880), White Baker's Twine (124262)