Mambo Hummingbird

Elements of Style is sure to be the hot-selling stamp set once the Summer Mini Catalog is released on May 1st!  I love the eclectic group of stamps in this set.  You can find another sample of this set HERE. 

Did you know that for just $.13 more per sheet of card stock, you can purchase 12"x12" card stock that is textured?  I think it's well worth the money!  This card looks so pretty by beginning with a base of Textured Bashful Blue card stock.  The color scheme is Bashful Blue, Melon Mambo and Certainly Celery.  I used Stampin' Write Markers to color direct to rubber on the flourish and flowers stamp, then stamped the hummingbird, cut it out and adhered it with Dimensionals.  There's a piece of Certainly Celery 5/8" Satin Ribbon, and the sentiment is also from this terrific stamp set!

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 118611 Elements of Style (once available on May 1st!)
Item No. 117288 Certainly Celery 5/8" Satin Ribbon   $8.95
Item No. 108695 12"x12" Assorted Card Stock in Soft Subtles   $11.95
Item No. 116329 In Color Stampin' Write Markers Set   $17.95
Item No. 105541 Many Marvelous Markers Set   $125.95 or individual markers as needed at $3.25 each

Don't Forget

We've approached the 2-Weeks until the Registration Deadline Mark for our Spring Retreat Weekend! Don't forget to get registered today!!!

For more details on our Spring Stamping Retreat Weekend click HERE.

• To sign up for the Spring Card Class!  Click HERE for more details and to register.
  
• To sign up for the March Card Kit!  Click HERE for more details and to purchase!

Last call for Syracuse NY Regional Seminar!

I've been very busy making 90 of the following card to take with me to the Syracuse Regional Seminar.  Just a reminder — tomorrow is the LAST day that Stampin' Up! is accepting registrations for this fabulous event right in our own back yard.  Want to join in the fun?  Check out all the details HERE and contact me right away!

I started my card with Bordering Blue card stock, stamped with the same color ink with the En Francais background stamp.  I felt like this was a decidedly Country French feel and this was just the perfect background stamp to use.  Do you recognize the main image?  You don't?  That's because it isn't available yet!  At Leadership Convention in January, everyone attending got the Elements of Style stamp set that will be featured in the next mini catalog coming out May 1st!  I thought it would be fun to use a stamp set that not too many people own.  There are such beautiful stamps in this set!  There's a hummingbird and a flourish, coupled with a "for you" stamp and one that reas "Life is a matter of moments," as well as this beautiful floral stamp.  I stamped it on Very Vanilla card stock with Basic Brown Ink, then used an Aqua Painter and Pretty in Pink, Always Artichoke, Bordering Blue and So Saffron Classic stamp pads to color them in.  I spritzed on a little color with an Always Artichoke Stampin' Write Marker and Spritzer Tool.  I tore the edge and added an additional torn edge layer of So Saffron card stock, then punched with the Horizontal Slot Punch, fed through a piece of Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon and tied it off with some Linen Thread.  What was I thinking watercoloring 90 cards!

If you're attending the Friday session of the Regional Seminar in Syracuse and are reading this post, please stop by The Heartfelt Stampers tables and say hello!  It would be so much fun to meet a fellow blogger!

Oh, and be sure to contact me about joining us at the Regional Seminar — you just won't want to miss it!

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 118611 Elements of Style (available May 1st)
Item No. 109521 En Francais background stamp   $17.95
Item No. 105089 Horizontal Slot Punch   $5.95
Item No. 103954 Aqua Painter   $16.95
Item No. 117289 Pretty in Pink 5/8" Satin Ribbon   $8.95
Item No. 107066 Color Spritzer Tool   $12.95
Item No. 105113 Always Artichoke Stampin' Write Marker   $3.25