Convention Swap - Blessed by God

I knew I needed Blessed by God as soon as I went through the new catalog. How pretty is it paired with the deep Blackberry Bliss paper (one of the new 2014-2016 In Colors)?! And I love the Lovely Lace embossing folder for just about any kind of occasion card! 

The cross is embossed with early espresso embossing powder and the sentiment is cut out with the Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits Dies -- who would have thought that would have been so versatile?! And a little Venetian Crochet Trim really tied it all together (pun intended) :)

Only a few more days of the DSP sale!!! Don't miss out -- order at www.simplisticstamping.stampinup.net!

Thanks for stopping by--happy stamping!

Convention Swaps - Friends Who Know

 I just got back from Inspire.Create.Share 2014 in Salt Lake City and it was AMAZING! I'm going to share some of my swaps that I took. The first one is this file tab folder. I LOVE this color combo - Smoky Slate, Night of Navy, Crisp Cantaloupe. The Friends Who Know stamp set was one of the first stamps I knew I had to get from the 2014-2014 Annual Catalog. If you haven't gotten your copy yet, email me at simplisticstamping@gmail.com and I can mail you one!

The band slips off to open the file tab fancy fold. You do this with the envelope punch board -- don't you love when there's so many uses for one product?!

Check back later this week for more swap samples!! I took over 200 cards to swap -- so I have some great ideas for the next year :)

Don't forget, there's only a few days left of the DSP sale -- take advantage and order at www.simplisticstamping.stampinup.net

Retired List Blowout Sale & Maritime Card

Stampin' Up! is pinning awesome color combinations on their Pinterest board and here is one of them my group of Stamping Aunties was challenged with this week.

This is my take on the color combination! It uses the new Maritime DSP and coordinating stamp sets that will be available to order June 2nd. The circle framelits made the 'flotation device' a breeze :)

Stampin' Up! just announced a super sale on some of the retiring products -- so if you were on the fence about getting them before.....now there's an extra incentive! You can shop with me HERE! 

New Catalog Sneak Peek!

It's been a few weeks since my last post but the good news is I have a new card to show...with NEW products! I was so excited to get my preorder late last week and tonight's demo meeting was the perfect excuse to start using the products.  This will be one of the cards that we make at the get together...after a fun time swapping and sharing some fun news!

There are great new framelits available June 1st! These are called Apothecary Accent framelits. I used the large framelit to cut out the sentiment from the new stamp set called Layered Labels. The Comfort Cafe DSP is VERY cut and ripping a strip of the coordinating fabric is a quick way to 'make' your own ribbon. I love the Midnight Muse in color and the firm foam stamp pads make a great stamped image. So excited for the new products!!!

I can't wait for tonight's get together - and did you know you can join the SU family just to get the discount? With the new starter kit for only $99, you get to pick $125 of product...that's WHATEVER you want!! And then you will be on your way to all the awesome benefits of being a demo :)