Stamping Smiles

25 Days of Retiring Stampin' Up! Stamp Sets: Greeting Card Kids

 

The Stampin' Up! Greeting Card Kids stamp set reminds me of my childhood.  Little girls wore dresses most of the time and looked as sweet as each of these girls.  The Greeting Card Kids card was made by Godby (God-be) with Us Stamper Molly Hinken for my 25 Days of Retiring Stampin' Up! Stamp Sets posts.

 

 

 This darling handmade card was able to retain it's vintage look with the aid of the hearts patterned paper from the More Amore Specialty Designer Series Paper from the 2013 Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog.

 

 

Molly used the colors from the More Amore Specialty Designer Series Paper to watercolor the little girl.  Her hairbow was watercolored with Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad ink.  The dress with Primrose Petals and the heart with Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad ink. 

 

 

The "You're in my thoughts; you're welcome in my heart."  greeting is from the also retiring Word Play stamp set.  Quite appropriate for this handmade card, don't you agree?

 

 

Now it is that point where I list all the retiring products used so you can purchase any you like in my online store www.shopwithshelly.com before they are retired and no longer available to order.  Click on the name of the Stampin' Up! product to be taken directly into my online store.

 

Greeting Card Kids stamp set (order by June 3, 2013)

Word Play stamp set (order by June 3, 2013)

More Amore Specialty Designer Series Paper (order by May 31, 2013)

 

Remember:  retiring products from the Spring Catalog are available only through May 31, 2013.  Retiring products from the 2012-2013 Stampin' Up! Catalog are available through June 3, 2013 unlessaccessories sell out first in my online store www.shopwithshelly.com.

 

Please be sure to contact me if you have any questions.

 

Stamping Smiles, 

The Stampin' Up! Greeting Card Kids stamp set is just one of the many Stampin' Up! stamp sets that will soon be retired.  Check out the full list so you get any you wanted before they are gone.

 

 

25 Days of Retiring Stampin' Up! Stamp Sets: Button Buddies

 

As the countdown continues for my 25 Days of Retiring Stampin' Up! Stamp Sets continues, today you are being presented with a handmade get well card made with the retiring Stampin' Up! Button Buddies stamp set and Stampin' Up! Word Play stamp set.

 

Please watch my short digital training stamping video to perhaps learn a new trick but most definitely see an adorable handmade card idea.

 

 

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As is now our tradition, listed below are the retiring Stampin' Up! products used to make my Button Buddies card.  Click on the name of the product to be taken directly into my online store.

 

Button Buddies stamp set

Word Play stamp set

International Bazaar Designer Series Paper - 25% off through June 3, 2013 or while supplies last

Scallop Rectangle Clearlits Die - 40% off through June 3, 2013 or while supplies last

Brights Designer Buttons - 40% off through June 3, 2013 or while supplies last

 

Remember, you only have until June 3, 2013 to order any of the retiring stamp sets and accessories from the 2012-2013 Stampin' Up! Catalog.  Place your order in my online store www.shopwithshelly.com now!

 

Speaking of order, this digital training video is a small sample of my style of card making and teaching.  If you like both and would like to add to your stamping stash with an order of $30 or more, I invite you to join the Stamping Smiles Virtual Stamp Club.

 

In return for ordering $30 or more each month for six months, you will get an exclusive online stamping class every month!  What an easy and informative way to build up your stamping supplies and stamping knowlege.   Virtually every club member who joined has continued after the six month commitment was over.  There has to be a good reason they stay in the Stamping Smiles Virtual Stamp Club!

 

If you have any questions, please be sure to contact me.

 

Stamping Smiles,

 

If you want to make this adorable handmade get well card, you will need to order the Stampin' Up! Button Buddies stamp set.

 

25 Days of Retiring Stampin' Up! Stamp Sets: Got Treats

 

Have you taken a look at the Stampin' Up! Got Treats stamp set lately?  Did you remember there is a stamp for a St. Patrick's Day card as part of the set?  I sure did.  And look how cute the polka dot shamrock with the "Got Green?" greeting is.  St. Patrick's Day has passed by for this year, but this super simple and sweet handmade card will do just fine for my 25 Days of Retiring Stampin' Up! Stamp Sets posts.

 

 

The green with white polka dot background paper is from the Stampin' Up! Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper.  And you thought it was just for Christmas.  About half of the 12 patterns are winter/Christmas, but the other half can be used for other occasions.  It was one reason I was drawn to this package because of that versatility.

 

Polka dot shamrock with polka dot designer paper.  You know the coordination makes my heart happy. 

 

 

As super simple as my handmade St. Patrick's Day card is, there are a couple of touches that keep it from being ordinary.  The most noticeable is the embossing along the bottom of the Very Vanilla Card Stock card base.  The zigzag embossed line was quickly created with the Borders Scoring Plate for the Simply Scored Scoring Tool.

 

Of the many borders, why the zigzag?  If you look closely, you will see the bottom edge of the Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper strip was die-cut into a zigzag border with one of the Finishing Touches Edgelits Dies.  We have already established how well I like coordination, or what I call matchy matchy.

 

The card base is 4-1/4" x 11" Very Vanilla Card Stock.  It was chosen because the neutral color in the Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper is Very Vanilla.  The designer paper strip is 1-1/2" x 4-1/4" before die-cutting.  By placing the Finishing Touches Edgelits Die along on the edge, the width of the paper decreased very little.

 

The green ink is the Gumball Green Classic Stampin' Pad ink for the polka dot shamrock.  It along with Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla are the colors, or shades of, used in the Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper.

 

As the tradition has been set, here is the list of Stampin' Up! products that will be retiring and soon no longer available to purchase.  Click on the name of the product to be taken directly into my online store www.shopwithshelly.com to order by the date shown.

 

Got Treats? stamp set (available through June 3, 2013)

Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper (available through June 3, 2013 or while supplies last)

 

 

Order either or both in my online store www.shopwithshelly.com by June 3, 2013.

 

Please be sure to contact me if you have any questions.

 

Stamping Smiles,

 

The Stampin' Up! Got Treats stamp set is for more than handmade St. Patrick's Day cards.  It is also for Valentine's Day, birthdays, Halloween and Christmas.  What you might not know is it was designed to work perfectly with the Sizzix Mini Milk Carton Bigz Die.