Retiring Stamps I am going to miss!! Part One...

In no particular order... and with a huge projects round up for you too... Just click on the project photo to go to that project for more details... and/or click on the product photo to go straight to the product in my Online Store...

And apologies in advance for the long post with so many photos... I originally planned to limit myself to 10 stamp sets... and then chopped that plan in half as I realised how many projects I had to share in a round up for the first 5 I had picked!

Mixed Drinks 
Gosh we used this one a lot!! And wouldn't be surprised if they make an outing again in the next few weeks as I focus on mens and boys creations for May classes....



And note the Bubble Over stamps and dies (for the bottles etc) are carrying over... albeit not as a reduced bundle from 1st June...

Milestone Moments

Great for a different treatment of numbers for special occasions

Rose Wonder

Beautiful stamps... with some fabulous greetings... and wonderful dies too... Great for Super CAS cards ... or more dressed up! This has had a lot of use too... the greetings in particular becoming a bit of a staple around here... 

And if you want to pop Rose Wonder in the Search box down the Right hand side... then you will see even more!! These are probably about a third of the projects shared over the years....

Butterfly Basics

One of the All Time most popular stamp sets for requested use in classes... and for purchase. And I am not even a butterfly person... but I do so love those ferns! Coupled with the 2 co-ordinating butterfly dies sets, Butterflies and Bold Butterfly . Stamps available in photopolymer, wood and clear mount...

We may be here a while now!!! Oh phew.. I have found a round up photo for the biggest set...!!

And don't forget that (very sadly!) these Large Numbers are also retiring... both the Large Numbers dies and the Number of Years stamp set...

Watercolor Wings

Keeping all the Butterflies together... so as to allow a bit of a break in the Butterfly Basics project wall too!! Not many of my ladies that didn't purchase both of these sets... have to admit that butterflies are amazingly popular ...

And sadly the Brick Wall embossing folder & Fluttering folder used are retiring too...

And wow... if you are still with me... I think that is it more than enough of a round up for today!!

Petal Passion Small Square Double Gatefold Card

Another of these Small Square Double Gatefold cards... simple to make... simple to decorate... but a WOW in the flesh...

I used the Petal Passion papers and the co-ordinating Petal Palette stamps & dies bundle on this version... with a bit of help from Rose Wonder and Perennial Birthday for the sentiments... as they both happened to be out and on clear blocks... and the 2 sentiments worked well together...

And this version used the largest Stitched Shapes square... though personally I prefer the next size down... as used on the Springtime Foils version shared a few weeks ago... 

Love that you can leave these papers black & white for the neutrals-loving-folk but can simply colour in for those that like their colour! Using Stampin Blends or your Many Marvellous Markers... Though I used my Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive and Bermuda Bay Stampin Blends on this card...

Though I did first Sponge Brayer the centre piece of paper with Soft Sky... a lot faster that way! Just be aware that you can't then get away with Pink Pirouette or the palest colours for your flowers!! Yes that is why my light Bermuda Bay flowers on the central paper have a "strange" tint to them ...

Want to make one of your own... then just click here for the Tutorial(s)... for A4, US Letter and 12x12 cardstock... though my next one in March classes will definitely be using the 12x12 version... as so much simpler!

And I should have taken a photo... as Jill brayered Lemon Lime Twist in class instead of the Soft Sky... and it looked fabulous! Lovely and fresh... and just right for Spring...

And now for something different... Waterfront Delphiniums...

Yes it is Waterfront... 

And delphiniums... well why not... you have to love that tree stamp... 

Original card using Dapper Denim with Elegant Eggplant marker thumping on the leaves part of the trees trio stamp... 

About 3 times one above the other... 

I then used Wild Wasabi on the tree trunk part and stamped the long slender stalks (though truth be told a quick add of a hand-drawn line using a Wild Wasabi marker would have been a MUCH better idea!)

And then Wild Wasabi on the palm trees upside down to add some leaves finished off the look...

But then I got out my "hardly ever used" Pacific Point ink pad out, inked up and and marker thumped that with Elegant Eggplant too... and I think that is even better!! As just that bit brighter... and more-well-delphinium like!

Though I didn't have the minutes to repeat on an actual card... but thought I should share in any case... I am sure you will get the idea...

Though ignore the leaves on this little frolic of fancy... didn't get those right this time... better on the original...

Greeting from Rose Wonder... still love a lot of the greetings in that set... a real work horse of a stamp set...