Retiring Items among the new {Weekly Deals} and *FREE SHIPPING*

As we suspected, the Weekly Deals have been pulled from a collection of products that will retire at the end of this catalog.  All of the items below (and on both the Retiring Stamps and Retiring Accessories Lists) are available only as supplies last.  Click {HERE} to shop!

Here are this week's deals:

2013-2015 In Color Core'dinations 12x12 Card Stock (#129958), originally $11.95, on sale for $8.96!

Afternoon Dream Digital Download, MDS (#130861), originally $9.95, on sale for $5.97!

Afternoon Picnic DSP (#131390), originally $10.95, on sale for $8.21!

Crochet Trim Victoria (#188481), originally $6.95, on sale for $5.21!

Large Pearl Basic Jewels,  (#125577), originally $4.95, on sale for $3.71!

Naturals Designer Buttons,  (#127544), originally $4.95, on sale for $3.71!

Pacific Point Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon,  (#126878), originally $4.95, on sale for $3.71!

Rich Razzleberry Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon,  (#126876), originally $4.95, on sale for $3.71!

Things to remember:

• Earn *FREE SHIPPING* until April 25 with NO MINIMUM PURCHASE REQUIRED!  You can purchase any current merchandise (including from the Clearance Rack)!

• Weekly Deals and Retiring Items are available only as long as supplies last.

Spring-y {Easter} Nest Card and Weekly Deals

Happy almost-Easter, Studio Visitors!  I had an egg-cellent time putting this card together.  I used my Pansy Punch for the nest (I sueded and distressed some layers).  The Bird Builder Punch gave me the branches with leaves and the Small Oval Punch was used to I create the eggs.  

The Whisper White piece of card stock was fed through my Big Shot and cut using the Deco Labels Collection Framelits. To give it texture, I adhered it to the Pink Pirouette piece and fed them together through my Big Shot with the Woodgrain TIEF.

Crochet Trim adds the final, whimsical touch.  This card was entered in The Shabby Tea Room Challenge, for which we were given a color palette and asked to use flowers, lace and/or ribbon.

I really had fun with this project.  I think that the next time I make it, I'll use a variety of patterns and stamp the eggs before punching them out.

Stampin' Up! Supplies:

Stamps:  None this time!

Papers:  So Saffron (131203), Pink Pirouette (111351), Wild Wasabi (108641), Crisp Cantaloupe (131298) and Melon Mambo (115320) Card Stocks

Inks:  Nope!

Artist's Flair:  Crochet Trim (118481), Woodgrain TIEF (127821), Deco Labels Collection Framelits (130102),  Big Shot (113439), Bird Builder Punch (117191), Pansy Punch (130698), Small Oval Punch (120908)

In other news, there was so much to say about the Project Life by Stampin' Up! announcement yesterday that I thought I'd hold off on sharing this week's Weekly Deals.  {Shop} to your heart's content:

Adorning Accents Edgelits, #125595, regularly $9.95, on sale this week for $7.46!

Natural 5/8-inch Chevron Ribbon, #132982, regularly $6.95, on sale this week for $5.21!

Anywhere Glue Sticks (pkg of 2), #104045, regularly $3.95, on sale this week for $2.96!

Floral District Digital Download for MDS,  #127211, regularly $17.95, on sale this week for $10.77!

Needlepoint Border TIEF,  #129383, regularly $7.95, on sale this week for $5.96!

Night of Navy Stitched Grosgrain, #126874, regularly $4.95, on sale this week for $3.71!

Outer Space Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel,  #126398, regularly $8.50, on sale this week for $6.38!

Venetian Romance DSP,  #130144, regularly $10.95, on sale this week for $8.21!

Weekly Deals and a {Sneak Peek} at My Latest Projects

This long weekend afforded me some extra time in the Studio and here is a little of what I came up with (and I even have a new video to share later this week!):

And now for the week's Weekly Deals (good through Monday)!  Click {HERE} to shop.

3/16-inch Corner Punch, (#119871) -- Originally $6.95, now on sale for $5.21!

2012-2014 In Color Dahlias, (#127556) -- Originally $7.95, now on sale for $5.96!

A Royal Day Ensemble Digital Download, My Digital Studio (MDS), (#130079) -- Originally $14.95, now on sale for $8.97!

Etcetera Designer Series Paper (DSP), (#130129) -- Originally $10.95, now on sale for $8.21!

Gold and Silver Stampin' Glitter, (#132205) -- Originally $7.95, now on sale for $5.96!

Label Insert Pop' n Cuts Die, (#130160) -- Originally $21.95, now on sale for $16.46!

Petals-A-Plenty (TIEF) Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, (#116824) -- Originally $7.95, now on sale for $5.96!

Encore! Metallic Silver Pad, (#132142) -- Originally $9.95, now on sale for $7.46!

Can't wait to fill you in on all that I've been working on!

Sketch-Inspired Christmas Card

I know fall is just barely in the air, but there have been a lot of Christmas-themed challenges out there and I couldn't resist!

This card was inspired by the great sketch provided by Pam and the gals at 365 Cards for the Super Sketchy Sunday challenge.  

The fun challenge blog, Cute Card Thursday, challenged us to make this week's project Christmas-themed, so here we are!

I used my Scallop Trim Border punch to mimic the scalloped sides in the sketch.

**STUDIO SUGGESTION**:  I added a quarter-sheet of Very Vanilla Card stock to the inside of this card to make the scalloped border of the front half stand out more.  With darker card stocks (or recipients who might have trouble reading), it's often a good idea to use a lighter card stock inside on which to write your message.

Ribbon scraps are kept in a glass candy jar at my work station and I was thrilled to find this combination (I especially love the texture).

The pretty medallion in the upper right corner was created using the Hostess Set found in the 2012 Holiday Catalog, Mixed Medley. I stamped tone-on-tone with Cherry Cobbler for the big circle and again on Very Vanilla.

Paper Snips make cutting the flagged edges on my ribbon scraps super-easy.

Stampin' Up! Supplies:

Stamps:  Mixed Medley (W128054, C128057)

Papers:  Soft Suede (115318), Very Vanilla (101650), and Cherry Cobbler (119685)

Inks:  Cherry Cobbler Classic (126966)

Accessories:  Scallop Trim Border (118402), Crochet Trim (118481), So Saffron 3/8-inch Taffeta (122982), and Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding (120992), 1-1/4 (119861) and 3/4-inch (119873) Circle Punches, and Stampin' Dimensionals (104430).