A tribute to the retiring sets...

Ahoy, Matey and Matey's Map wheel:

This was one of the first SU! sets I ever purchased, when I was hostess at my first party.  I love it!

Useful for scrapbook pages for little boys, too.

This card also has the sentiment from the retiring hostess set "So Many Sayings."

Bodacious Bouquet:  I only purchased this when I joined Stampin' Up! as a Demo in October last year as part of my Starter Kit.    I will miss it!

Bundle of Joy:  Another recent purchase - perfect for Baby Shower invitations, Thank You cards, Congratulations and New Baby Announcements!

This card also features the retiring Itty Bitty Backgrounds, too, sob!

Time Well Spent:  I earned this as a hostess at my first workshop, and I used it a lot making cards for the school fete.  Must say my photography has improved!  

 

 

Oh So Lovely:  Another gorgeous hostess set

Tagger's Dozen:  So useful with our tag punches!

Festive Favourites:

All About Christmas Wheel:

Round Up Simply Scrappin' Kit

While it is sad to see so many favourites go, it means that the new Catalogue is going to be FULL of great new stuff!!!!!  I can't wait!  Please email me if you would like to be one of the first to purchase the new catalogue when it arrives on 1st April.

Another OSW - this time with A4

Mae Collins also created a template for an A4 One Sheet Wonder, that I had to try.  You can find her template here

I stamped the gorgeous (and retiring!) Bodacious Bouquet stamps randomly on some whisper white cardstock.  I looked to the SU! Colour Wheel to help select the colours, and came up with Ruby Red, Handsome Hunter, Cameo Coral and Groovy Guava with chocolate chip for mats and contrast.  I LOVE the way these cards turned out!  I thought I had taken better photos of these cards, but it looks like I didn't.  If I do, I'll edit this post later to put them in.   As you can see, I got 7 cards from one A4 piece of cardstock.  Makes an excellent gift for someone or a quick way for you to make a few cards in advance if you know you have a few birthdays coming up.

Give it a try!