...National Scrapbooking Month

Stampin' Up! is offering two wonderful promotions for the month of May, National Scrapbooking Month.

• Buy three (3) packs of Designer Series Papers or 12X12 Textured Cardstock and get one FREE
• Purchase the new Jumbo Alphabet stamp set at a 20% discount

Hurry on over to my Stampin' Up! Website to take advantage of these wonderful promotions!

Retiring Accessories Alert...While Supplies Last

**Updated 12-31-07**
Retired wheels and accessories are available while supplies last, so make sure you place your orders no later than December 28th. To keep you informed of inventory levels, I will try to update this list daily. Items listed in RED are no longer available.

Start Simply-Simply Sent (pages 12-14)
107415 Friendship Shapes
109230 Happy Day

Albums (page 168)
100700 Album Leather Post Black 8-1/2x11
105385 Album Linen Post Mellow Moss 8-1/2x11
104520 Album Linen Post Natural 8-1/2x11
104517 Album Linen Post Navy 8-1/2x11
105382 Album Linen Post Real Red 8-1/2x11
105392 Album Linen Ring Mellow Moss 8-1/2x11
104510 Album Linen Ring Natural 8-1/2x11
104513 Album Linen Ring Navy 8-1/2x11
105388 Album Linen Ring Real Red 8-1/2x11
103145 Page Protectors Post 8-1/2x11
104523 Page Protectors Ring 8-1/2x11
104184 Post Extenders

Cards & Envelopes (page 169)
107293 Greeting Very Vanilla Medium
107285 Open End Very Vanilla Large
107284 Open End Whisper White Large
107296 Shimmery White Medium
107287 Square Vellum Large
107310 Square Very Vanilla Mini
107294 Vellum Medium
107290 Very Vanilla Large
107291 Whisper White Large

Designer Series Paper (pages 170-173)
109149 Brocade Background
109161 Cerise
109162 Charbon
109155 Creepy Crawley
109152 Darling Doodles
109150 Dashing
108503 Petals & Paisleys
109156 Linen Prints
109147 Notations No. 2
109148 Outlaw
109158 Uptown
109157 Wintergreen

Simply Scrappin' (pages 174-177)
109722 Creative License Hostess Level 1
109611 Happy Me Hostess Level 3
109596 Out & About
109626 Primary Colors
109649 Round Up
109635 Secret Garden
109663 Winter Bright

Accents & Elements (page 178)
109198 Borders & Blossoms
109199 Little Reminders 2
109197 Tagged

Naturals (page 179)
103598 Paper Vellum 12x12
105652 Wrapping Paper Whisper White

Boxes & Tags (page 179)
105067 Pockets & Pieces Assortment I
105068 Pockets & Pieces Assortment II
108798 Tiny Takeout Confetti White
107246 Tiny Takeout Kraft
107235 Tag Sheets Bold Brights
107239 Tag Sheets Confetti White & Kraft
107236 Tag Sheets Earth Elements
107240 Tag Sheets Kraft
107237 Tag Sheets Rich Regals
107238 Tag Sheets Soft Subtles

Punches (pages 182-183)
106522 Punch Spring Bouquet Flower

Tools (page 184)
105962 Perfect Layers Tool
103953 Stamp-a-ma-jig Imaging Sheets Refill

Applicators (page 185)

101052 Brayer Attachment Foam
100894 Watercolor Brush Flat
101551 Watercolor Brush Medium
101331 Watercolor Brush Small

Adhesives (page 185)
106650 Greeting Glue
102620 Liquid Glue

Coloring Tools (page 186)

105543 Pastel Refills Bold Brights
105544 Pastel Refills Earth Elements
105547 Pastel Refills Neutrals
105545 Pastel Refills Rich Regals
105546 Pastel Refills Soft Subtles
103174 Stampin' Pastel Applicators
100852 Stampin' Pastel Erasers

105580 Spectrum Pad Blue Frost
101492 Spectrum Pad Celebration
105579 Spectrum Pad Cotton Candy
101336 Spectrum Pad Pumpkin Patch
100000 Spectrum Pad Un-inked

100081 Stampin' Write Marker Going Gray
100945 StazOn Ink Refill Timber Brown
103088 StazOn Pad Timber Brown

Embossing (page 187)

103352 Stampin' Glitter Romantic Red
103349 Stampin' Glitter Silver Shine
103151 Stampin' Emboss Powder Hologram Highlights

Eyelets & Brads (page 189)

101016 Eyelet Tool Kit
105317 Bold Brights II
105379 Silver
105315 Soft Subtles II

Ribbon & Embellsihments (pages 190-191)

107282 Fancy Fibers - Bella
107283 Fancy Fibers - Elizabeth
105395 Wire Works Metallic

Stampin' Around (page 192)
104432 Stampin' Around Cartridge & Ink Refill Clear Embossing
101460 Stampin' Around Cartridge & Ink Refill Whisper White
102391 Stampin' Around Ink Refill Clear Embossing
103017 Stampin' Around Ink Refill Whisper White

Storage (page 193)

105747 Boxes Stamp & Supply Extra Large
105748 Boxes Stamp & Supply Extra Large Divided
105744 Boxes Stamp & Supply Extra Small
105749 Boxes Stamp & Supply Jumbo
105734 Boxes Stamp & Supply Large
105746 Boxes Stamp & Supply Medium
105745 Boxes Stamp & Supply Small

For Kids (page 194)
105677 Stampin' Kids Pad Bear Brown
105676 Stampin' Kids Pad Beetle Black
105675 Stampin' Kids Pad Boxcar Blue
105674 Stampin' Kids Pad Gumball Green
105673 Stampin' Kids Pad Poppin' Purple
105672 Stampin' Kids Pad Princess Pink
105671 Stampin' Kids Pad Robin Red
105670 Stampin' Kids Pad Yahoo Yellow

Stampin' Around Wheels (pages 196-197) *Jumbo
100360 Acorns
109812 All about Birthdays*
109690 All about Christmas*
109812 All about Gratitude*
109676 Autumn Dots
104070 Bloomin'
107466 Bodacious*
105750 Bouquet*
107481 Butterflies & Blossoms
104065 Fishy
100267 Happy Jacks
107563 Ho Ho Ho
104312 Hot to Dot
104279 Leaf Prints
106062 Leaves Awash*
107479 Rough around the Edges*
101927 Snowman Fun
107465 Speckled*
105521 Spooky Skyline*
108979 Spotted*
107480 True Hearts
105033 Wings & Things

...One Last Time

Just wanted to let you know that I have REDUCED the prices of my retired sets for sale AGAIN...these must go! Please check out the list HERE.

Thanks ~ Mercy

Stamp & Wheel Sale

Hey guys!

Just wanted to let you all know that I am having a HUGE sale on stamps AND wheels! Go to the upper left-hand side of the page, and click the word {HERE} under "Stamp & Wheel Sale" Hurry....go shop!

Hugs ~ Mercy

...Cracked Winter Wishes

I can't seem to get away from Christmas and winter cards. I suppose it could be because of the hot and humid weather we're experiencing here in Georgia. I can't even go outside without smothering or sweating to death! So I stay tucked away inside making cards that make me feel cooler than the actual temperature. This specific card was for a recent challenge to make what is called a "tent topper" card. This layout/technique was actually the invention of one super-savvy card maker by the name of Michelle Wooderson. Her design uses a circle topper, but I wanted something a little more "antique" looking so I used an oval. I stamped my snowflakes on the vanilla oval, then did a cracked glass technique over the flakes. I matted the vanilla onto a pomegranate oval, and I pierced around the sides. I just {LOVE} the cracked glass technique! I will be teaching my friends how to do it in our October class. I'm sure that they will love it as much as I do.

I have a few more challenges to catch up on, so I am going to get off of here and get busy! Oh! STAMP SALE-Don't forget to check out the left column for some stamp sets that are on sale. I've actually lowered the prices on them...so go shop! I will be accepting money orders or PayPal for orders that need to be shipped, but I will accept checks or cash from customers in my area.

I'll see you all later! Hugs ~ Mercy

Supplies

Stamps: Print Pattern, Snowflakes, Canvas

Paper: Purely Pomegranate, River Rock, Wild Wasabi, Very Vanilla

Ink: same as paper, versamark

Accessories: hodgepodge hardware, ribbon, glassy glaze, mat pack and paper piercer, dimensionals