April stamp club - Part II

Holy smokes!

 Last week was spring break for the boys and we went away. No Internet service in the mountains of Pennsylvania meant no blog!

Time to catch up!

Before I left I had showed you a basket that we made in stamp club:

We used the Envelope Punchboard to make both the basket and that cute bow, and I posted a link for a tutorial in a previous post. It was a big hit!

Almost all of my stamp club members own the Envelope Punchboard, so we will use it to make different projects in the future.

For April club we used it to make the basket, the bow, and this card:

It's called an "envelope card" because the card itself is attached to the envelope. 

It is a 4" x 4" card, and we used the Petal Parade stamp set (Sale-a-Bration) to make a random design. The ink colors we used match the paper - Crisp Cantaloupe, Soft Sky, Pistachio Pudding and Summer Starfruit (retiring). 

You follow the directions on the Punchboard in order to make an envelope to fit that size card. Then just glue it to the inside!

We used a "belly band" from the matching Sweet Sorbet DSP (Sale-a-Bration) to hold it closed.

We added a Soft Sky flower using the Petite Petals punch (Occasions seasonal catalog ). A couple of large rhinestones give it some "bling"! We also added some sweet dot-detailing with our favorite White Gel Pen on the Scalloped Circle Punch of the belly band.

Now is ready to present to some lucky recipient!

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We also made this darling spring-themed card:

Isn't it adorable?

It is a CASE of a card made by Kim Williams, a member of my downline and then awesome stamper!

It was so adorable that I had to copy it at stamp club even though the stamps used are retired! I never do that! It just frustrates my members if they want to buy something and I say "you can't get that anymore"!

The Spring Sampler stamp set, the cloud embossing folder and the greeting set, and the Daffodil Delight seam binding ribbon are all retired.

What you can still get - if you act fast - (because they're on the current retiring list) is: the Needlepoint Embossing Folder and Midnight Muse card stock and ink.

Other colors of card stock and ink used were: Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight and Melon Mambo.

We also used the 7/8 inch scallop circle punch and the 1 inch circle punch, which also are still available.

Our new catalog comes out June 2.

In the meantime, be sure to check the Stampin' Up! website for all of the retiring stamp sets and accessories!

For the first time ever stamp sets will only be available while supplies last - so don't delay!

Get the products you love before they are gone!

Visit my website at:

http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/dandyspandy/

And click on "shop" in the upper right-hand corner.

It will take you to the main Stampin' Up! website. There you can view everything - the retired lists, the main catalog, the Occasions seasonal catalog, all digital products, and things that we only offer online (like photopolymer stamps sets and online classes)!

Have fun!