July's stamp club order came early! Woohoo! I snagged:
Quick pop in to Michael's resulted in all this stuff. I only went in for snail, but also bought envelopes, some cute enamel shapes, washi tape, and a D (secret baby project).
My Blitsy order came! I grabbed these cute fall and Christmas stickers for Arthur and the baby's albums.
And the planner stickers are just for me! I also grabbed a few kid related sticker sheets.
Big stamp club order arrived this week. Super excited to drive in. I have so much DSP to play with this coming week.
My first official order from the new 2016-2017 Annual Catalog arrived this week! I opened the box and immediately started creating!
Here's what I got:
With the launch of the new Stampin' Up Annual Catalog, you may have spent hours pouring over all the newness like I did. I am so in love with this catalog and all the new offerings. Today, I want to highlight my top 10 favorite new products! In no particular order, because there's no way I can pick a favorite:
Pop of Pink Washi Tape -- Oooh... pink, black, and white! I can't wait to get my hands on this set and add some fun to my cards. (141649 $8)
Jar of Love Bundle (Photopolymer) -- I loved this bundle so much that it was on my first official order. I had to have it. Look for some great example products coming soon on the blog! (Bundle 142342 $52)
Enamel Shapes -- I was so sad to see my beloved candy dots on the retiring list. Thankfully SU had a replacement, enamel shapes! You can get them in 2016-2018 In Colors, Regals, Subtles, Brights, and Metallics. These are definitely on my shortlist! (2016-2018 In Color 141410 $9, Regals 141681 $9, Subtles 141679 $9, Brights 141680 $9, Metallic 141678 $7)
Weather Together Bundle (Photopolymer) -- Digging this unique stamp set and dies. I am thinking of all the beautiful cards I could make with it! (Bundle 142319 $41.25)
Best Birds Bundle (Photopolymer) -- I don't usually go for the more delicate stamp sets, but this one is just too cute to pass up! Definitely need this. (Bundle 142315 $43)
Foxy Friends Bundle (Photopolymer) -- How cute is this? I need another baby/kid related stamp set and I think this one is a must have. (Bundle 142326 $40.50)
A Little Foxy DSP (6x6 stack) -- This beautiful paper goes perfectly with the Foxy Friends Bundle. I need both! (141637 $10)
2016-2018 In Color Ruched Ribbon -- I'm not usually one to buy a lot of ribbon. I just don't seem to use it all before it retires. But I'm making an exception for this gorgeous new ruched ribbon featured in the 2016-2018 In Colors. I bought Sweet Sugarplum during preorder and have already used over 1/2 of it! (Dapper Denim 141424 $8 {shown below}, Peekaboo Peach 141427 $8, Sweet Sugarplum 141428 $8, Flirty Flamingo 141426 $8, Emerald Envy 141425 $8)
Ombre Ink Pads -- I love the look of ombre and now SU has released a stamp pad to recreate the effect! And we get three different color choices! (Calypso Coral 141611 $9 {shown below}, Rich Razzleberry 141609 $9, Bermuda Bay 141608 $9)
2016-2018 In Color Envelope Paper -- I often buy the official In Color DSP packs, but this year I'm thinking that the Envelope Paper may be the perfect way to go. This paper is thinner to facilitate easy folding to make envelopes. But the thinner weight also makes the paper perfect for layering on cards. And the patterns are super cute! (141698 $11)
Those are my top 10 new items from the catalog. What are yours?
I popped into Michael's the other day to grab a new PL album for the baby. I found this Project Life album on clearance and snapped it up. While there, I noticed a coupon for 40% all Recollections stickers and embellishments. I somehow only walked out with these four things (MAMBI stickers were on clearance). These will be perfect additions to the newest addition's album. I didn't take a picture, but I also received my May stamp club order. I was buying strategically and just picked up some cardstock and dimensionals.
As a Stampin' Up demonstrator, I get the privilege of preordering products before a new catalog. This year I kept my preorder small, but made sure to get some awesome new goodies!
Finally remembered to post my April stamp club order! And this week was catalog preorder for demonstrators. Hopefully that shipment comes soon! I want to play.
The current state of my craft area... It is a mess! This always happens at catalog transition time. Trying to pull retiring items, figuring out what to sell, make some cards, and finishing some Project Life pages...
Eeek!!! Guess what came this week? My Ali Edwards Week in the Life kit! I'm so excited to prep my album and dive in during May. Plus, I'm loving the vibrant color palette of this year's kit. Already thinking about what I want to do this year. I may move my WITL to the week of May 16th instead of the week of May 9th.
