SU! GEOMETRICAL

I'm sorry to see GEOMETRICAL retire from the SU! line.  I love this stamp set.  I used it with WORK OF ART to make a card for one of my dear friends.  Some of the NEW SU! IN colors are used on the card. The card is embossed as well with the SU! Hexagon Embossing Folder. 

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY - 23 YEARS

Happy Anniversary to my husband of 23 years!

SU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY FRIEND PAM AND AN HH BIRTHDAY CARD

Tomorrow is my friend Pam's birthday.  This is the card I created for her with the envelope. I have also included Hsiao hui's birthday card for me and my friends the Hundt's twister card.

MDS NICU NURSES ROCK - TOP 50 BALTIMORE

We had several RN's honored as the TOP 50 Baltimore Nurses.  Two of those nurses were from the NICU - Amanda and Cynthia.  They are really dedicated, great nurses.  Holly and I were able to join in their celebration down at the Inner Harbor earlier in May.  Here's my MDS digital page in their honor. I downloaded the My Memories software and actually used some of the papers from the kit.

MDS Supply List

Background
     Designer Series Paper\MMS\Paper2-(StyRock)

Embellishments
    _Designer Kits/The Best Year - embellishments/The Best Year - label 6
    _Designer Kits/The Best Year - embellishments/The Best Year - hexagons
    _Designer Kits/The Best Year - embellishments/The Best Year - hexagons
    _Designer Kits/The Best Year - embellishments/The Best Year - hexagons
    _Designer Kits/The Best Year - embellishments/The Best Year - hexagons
    _Designer Kits/The Best Year - embellishments/The Best Year - labels 1
    _Designer Kits\_Digital Kits\DSE_CVL_There'sNoPlaceLikeHome_Flower
    _Designer Kits\_Digital Kits\DSE_CVL_LetThemBeLittle_Sticker2
    Natural Designer Buttons\Naturals Designer Buttons - large brown 1 (re-colored) Color = 254,181,174
    Accessory Cord Pack\Accessory cord pack - calypso coral thread knot

Stamps
    _Designer Kits/The Best Year/The Best Year - dotted lines 2, Color = BASIC GRAY 118,122,121
    _Designer Kits/The Best Year/The Best Year - dotted lines 2, Color = BASIC GRAY 118,122,121
    _Designer Kits/The Best Year/The Best Year - dotted lines 2, Color = BASIC GRAY 118,122,121
    _Designer Kits/The Best Year/The Best Year - dotted lines 2, Color = BASIC GRAY 118,122,121
    _Designer Kits/The Best Year/The Best Year - dotted lines 2, Color = BASIC GRAY 118,122,121
    _Designer Kits/The Best Year/The Best Year - dotted lines 2, Color = BASIC GRAY 118,122,121
    _Designer Kits/The Best Year/The Best Year - date, Color = MIDNIGHT MUSE 17,69,93

Punches
    Photo Boxes\The Best Year - punches\The Best Year - square,  Filled with: Designer Series Paper\MMS\Paper2-(StyRock)
    Photo Boxes\The Best Year - punches\The Best Year - portrait,  Filled with: Designer Series Paper\MMS\Paper3-(StyRock)
    Photo Boxes\The Best Year - punches\The Best Year - portrait,  Filled with: Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\Glimmer - designer series paper\Glimmer - silver
    Photo Boxes\The Best Year - punches\The Best Year - portrait,  Filled with: Designer Series Paper\MMS\Paper1-(StyRock)

If you want to try My Memories - the parent company of MDS - here's the link
http://integrantservices.com/2015/03/goodbye-mds-hello-my-memories-suite/

WEEKLY SU! DEALS - GET THEM WHILE THEY ARE HOT!

Weekly Deals

I hope you enjoy this week's SU! Weekly Deals! I have to have all of them!!!

	Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper Item # 137784 Regular Price: $10.95 US/$13.50 CAN Discounted Price: $8.21 US/$10.13 CAN
	Birthday Bash Designer Washi Sheets Item # 137788 Regular Price: $9.95 US/$11.95 CAN Discounted Price: $7.46 US/$8.96 CAN
	Large Kraft Grid Journal Item # 137865 Regular Price: $3.95 US/$4.95 CAN Discounted Price: $2.96 US/$3.71 CAN
	Build A Bouquet Project Kit Item # 137952 Regular Price: $24.95 US/$30.95 CAN Discounted Price: $18.71 US/$23.21 CAN
	Aquamarine Colorbox Chalk Ink Pad Item # 138092 Regular Price: $5.95 US/$7.25 CAN Discounted Price: $4.46 US/$5.44 CAN
	Yellow Citrus Colorbox Chalk Ink Pad Item # 138093 Regular Price: $5.95 US/$7.25 CAN Discounted Price: $4.46 US/$5.44 CAN
	Sweet Dreams Designer Buttons Item # 137857 Regular Price: $5.95 US/$7.50 CAN Discounted Price: $4.46 US/$5.63 CAN
	Painted Blooms Cotton Twine Item # 137873 Regular Price: $6.95 US/$8.95 CAN Discounted Price: $5.21 US/$6.71 CAN
	Hello Honey 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Quilted Cotton Ribbon Item # 137864 Regular Price: $6.95 US/$8.95 CAN Discounted Price: $5.21 US/$6.71 CAN

SU! MDS IS RETIRING - HAVE YOU DOWNLOADED ALL OF YOUR MDS? MDS MONDAY ON TUESDAY

I am sad that SU! MDS is retiring on June 2nd, but the parent company of MDS - my memories - is alive and well and good news for MDS fans - you can convert all of your files to the mm extension and upgrade your program going forward. My Memories is offering a FREE program to all MDS owners. http://integrantservices.com/2015/03/goodbye-mds-hello-my-memories-suite/ OR...you can continue to use MDS - you own it and you own your downloads.  I personally love this program as it is so easy to use that I will keep on using it.  I will print from my own printer or I'll have my prints professionally made.  Right now you can still purchase digital downloads at 30% OFF from SU! There are lots to add to your collection and at this price - you can't go wrong.  I'm going to continue to create digitally.  I love quick and easy creating and this works so well for me.  Here's my latest digital creation - a Memorial Day Memory.

MDS Supply List

Background
     Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\You're My Sunshine - designer series paper\You're My Sunshine - pattern 2

Embellishments
    _Designer Kits\More Candid Frames\More Candid Frames - slide 2 (re-colored) Color = MIDNIGHT MUSE 17,69,93
    _Designer Kits/Comfort Cafe - elements/Comfort Cafe - label 4
    _Designer Kits\NAUTICAL -jessica sprague\SW-Nautical-Stickers2\SW_nautical_stickers2\SW_Nautical_good_times_label_sticker

Stamps
    _Designer Kits/Comfort Cafe - stamps/Comfort Cafe - border, Color = 255,250,226
    Wish You Were Here\Wish You Were Here - picture perfect, Color = 0,0,0
    Wish You Were Here\Wish You Were Here - picture perfect, Color = 230,WATERMARK 255,255,255
    Point & Click Project Life\Point & Click Project Life - stars, Color = REAL RED 199,44,58

Punches
    1.25 Square Punch, Fill Color = SUMMER STARFRUIT 214,183,67
    1.25 Square Punch, Fill Color = SOFT SUEDE 124,103,74
    1.25 Square Punch, Fill Color = REAL RED 199,44,58
    1.25 Square Punch, Fill Color = CAJUN CRAZE 170,66,37
    Basics\1.25 Square Punch,  Filled with: Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\Serioulsy Teen - designer series paper\Seriously Teen - midnight muse
    1.25 Square Punch, Fill Color = 230,WATERMARK 255,255,255
    Star Punch,  Filled with: Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\Glimmer - designer series paper\Glimmer - silver  

BRAND NEW SU! BUILD A BIRTHDAY

I'm super excited about the new SU! Catalog year- New Stamps New Papers New Colors - woo hoo!  This sample uses all!  I love the NEW BUILD A BIRTHDAY stamp set - it's awesome.  There will be lots of great projects with this set.  All NEW SU! premieres on June 2nd.  Ps - the designer paper is a MUST HAVE PAPER STACK - Neutrals.  I LOVE IT!!! And - check out the new in color lace ribbon.

SU! CARDS FROM THE LAST TEAM MEETING

Here are just a few cards from the last team meeting.  I had so much fun making these.  Thanks Janet for sharing so much inspiration with us.

On this first card we used the coordinating paper to Painted Petals and we doodled on it.  This paper retires June 2nd and is so gorgeous.  Get it before it goes.  It's pretty enough to display by itself.

The highlight for me on this card was the candy dots by SU!  They are an easy embellishment.

The On Film Framelits are retiring June 2nd.  These are so cool and why they are retiring, I don't know because they are very popular. Get yours now while you can.

NEW SU! BOOK COMING SOON

It won't be long now.  The NEW SU! Idea Book and Catalog premieres on June 2nd.  Have you reserved your copy?

I'm so excited and will be sharing lots with you soon! I've seen the new book and I'm so excited!  It's super fabulous with awesome product and samples.

SU! WEEKLY DEALS

Some Awesome Weekly Deals from SU!

Weekly Deals

We hope you enjoy this week's Weekly Deals!

	Birthday Bash Specialty Designer Series Paper Item # 137783 Regular Price: $12.95 US/$15.95 CAN Discounted Price: $9.71 US/$11.96 CAN
	Stacked With Love Designer Series Paper Stack Item # 137779 Regular Price: $6.95 US/$8.50 CAN Discounted Price: $5.21 US/$6.38 CAN
	Bright & Beautiful Clear-Mount Stamp Set Item # 135029 Regular Price: $24.95 US/$30.95 CAN Discounted Price: $18.71 US/$23.21 CAN
	Stacked With Love Designer Washi Tape Item # 137789 Regular Price: $4.95 US/$6.50 CAN Discounted Price: $3.71 US/$4.88 CAN
	Spring Flowers Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Item # 137365 Regular Price: $7.95 US/$9.95 CAN Discounted Price: $5.96 US/$7.46 CAN
	Maritime Designer Series Paper Item # 133696 Regular Price: $10.95 US/$13.50 CAN Discounted Price: $8.21 US/$10.13 CAN
	Chalkboard Paper Item # 137786 Regular Price: $7.95 US/$9.95 CAN Discounted Price: $5.96 US/$7.46 CAN
	Rose Coral Colorbox Chalk Ink Pad Item # 138091 Regular Price: $5.95 US/$7.25 CAN Discounted Price: $4.46 US/$5.44 CAN

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CINDY G.

It's a Stampin Sistah Birthday today. Today is Cindy G.'s Birthday and here's the Birthday card I shared with her.  I hope your birthday is terrific like you are Cindy.

GOODBYES ARE SO HARD - SU! REMARKABLE BLOG TOUR MAY

WARNING:  Extra Samples in this Post

This is that time of the year when we have Graduations, last days of school, retirements and moving.  It's time for some goodbyes.  SU! also has a goodbye - with retiring products.  Make sure you see my previous post or the SU! website to see what you can get some great deals on.

For my Goodbye, I chose to highlight the On FILM Framelits.  I'm so going to miss these.  I will actually be keeping these because in the Scrapbook world and crafting world, cameras and film are still popular.  In fact, Polaroids have made a comeback!

On Film Framelits Die	132969
Price: $29.95
Cut your stamped images, create layers and frames! 5 dies. Largest image: 3-1/2" x 4-1/4". The camera die is a Thinlits die.

Snapshot Wood-Mount Stamp Set	133812
Price: $9.95
This may appear to be a simple single wood mount image, but it's ready for your artistic hand to give it life. Get ready for some blending! Set Quantity: 1. First appeared in 2014-2015 Annual Catalog and retiring June 2, 2015

This adorable camera stamp - SNAPSHOT - is also not continuing in the NEW SU! Idea book, so consider grabbing that stamp also. Picture Perfect will remain.  The framelits also die cut the little cameras.  I die cut 2 of them using Brushed silver cardstock which SU! is also retiring.  The gold foil paper in the background was new in the past year to SU! and is a returning favorite. I colored my camera with my blendabilities which SU! no longer carries, but I am finding I get an awesome similar effect with the SU! stampinwrite markers and a blender pen.  WOW! SU! Blender Pens!  We've had them for some time and they are still the most awesome. They come 3 in a pack and are amazing! Inexpensive too!  Parts of the camera like the lens and part of the hardware are highlighted with crystal effects which will continue on into the new SU! Idea book which debuts here on June 2nd.
 

Blender Pens Price: $9.95 Dual-tipped pens filled with specialized solution for easier blending. Use with Watercolor Paper and Classic Stampin' Ink. 3 acid- and xylene-free pens. 102845

 

Crystal Effects	101055
Price: $6.25
Create a glossy, lacquered look over images, paper, anything. Also works great as an adhesive. 2 oz. bottle; acid free.

Here is another card using the same retiring framelits and one of the SU! hostess sets.  The hostess sets are only available until June 2nd. This one was perfect for this card that I can't wait to send to a friend who is having a tough time and needs some encouragement.

I love the filmstrip that I die cut.  The little guy was enhanced with crystal effects also, as well as the umbrella.  Also, look at the sentiment inside the card.  It was attached to the fox and I actually cut it off to use as a separate stamp.  This way I can use it by itself or with another image in the set.

Life's Adventure Clear-Mount Stamp Set	133934
Price: $11.00
Life can hand you a variety of adventures, and how you handle them often defines your life. Make some one's day a bit brighter with the clear mount images in the Life's Adventures set. Set quantity: 5 First appeared in 2014-2015 annual catalog and retiring June 2, 2015 - available with hostess rewards only.

Here is yet another use of the framelits.  This is the framelit die cut that looks like a polaroid shot.  I used the stamp set BLOOM WITH HOPE which I love and which is another SU! exclusive Hostess set.

I absolutely love this font for the sentiment.  It's reason alone to buy the stamp set, but I I would encourage you to buy it for the flowers which are so cool to color.  Again, I used the blendabilities and combined them with stampinwrite markers by SU!  The framelit was die cut using brushed silver SU! card stock. It's awesome but being retired.  sigh. I love the butterfly punches too and I also had to add crystal effects.

Here's another card using the stamp set and also the butterfly thinlets that we are saying goodbye to.

Here is another sentiment from the stamp set with that great font.  To obtain this stamp set you need to host a SU! workshop of at least $150.  You can do that on June 2nd when the Idea book for 2014-15 and the 2015-16 overlap for one day.  You will be able to purchase from both books.  Or, you can host the workshop before June 2nd and earn it yourself.  You will love the new book and I'm sure it will be very easy to have friends combine orders to reach the threshold.

Lastly, I also wanted to share this coffee card I made as well. I had it in my mind that the coffee mugs - PERFECT BLEND - were not retiring, but sadly they are.  sigh!  I love these cups and I love the sentiment.  I love coffee!  I guess we have to have certain things retire so we can prepare for NEW stuff!

This card uses sahara sand and crisp cantaloupe colors.  Crisp cantaloupe was an in color for 2013-15 so it is retiring.  I love this color and I'm hoping for a color refresh next year that might include this color as a returning fave. Fingers crossed....
 

Perfect Blend Clear Stamp Set	131392
Price: $10.95
If there's a special place in your heart for coffee then this clear mount set is going to perk you up a latte. Pick up a cup and send this fun quirky message to a friend. Set Quantity: 3. First appeared in 2014-2015 Annual Catalog and retiring June 2, 2015

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