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.

Not a Christmas card......

I've just finished 50 Christmas cards for Mum so I'm feeling a little "over" Christmas already.   Hopefully I can find my Christmas spirit again soon, after refreshing myself with some NON-Christmas cards.

My lovely friend Kate asked me to make her some cards, and when I  went over to the Two Peas in a Bucket site I was inspired to CASE (copy and share everything) these cards by Jennifer McGuire.  I'm using different stamps and paper of course, all Stampin' Up!  The butterfly is from the Hostess set, "Time Well Spent".

 

I love the clean and simple look (hmm, you've probably noticed that already!)  I've come back and edited the photos - I jazzed up the cards a little. 

I also made some "girl" cards and "boy" cards using the same double-sided DSP (different sides) and some generic note cards.  Hope you like them Kate!

Hmm, wonder why some of my pictures end up sideways?  Let's pretend I meant to do that!