More is More

It’s so fun that The SCS Dirty Dozen has added play along Challenges for the Fan Club Members each month!  If you are a Fan Club Member check out the current challenges here.  This is my take on the Sketch Challenge using my new Time Well Spent set.

My original idea was to do an all black and white card….but then I decided to just add Soft Sky cardstock…and then I just couldn’t leave the flowers black and white so I started coloring them with a blender pen and ink…so much for all black and white!  LOL!  The white cardstock is shimmer white and that really adds a lot to this simple design. 

Recipe:

Stamps – Time Well Spent

Cardstock – Soft Sky, Shimmer White, Basic Black

Accessories – Blue grosgrain (Fabirc Barn), Black gingham, Marvy Mega scallop circle punch, blender pen with ink (Not Quite Navy, Soft Sky, Mellow Moss), foam tape, DD glitter, white gel pen, corner rounder

The Stampin’ Up Retired List came out over the weekend.  Click the following links if you haven’t seen it yet.

Retired List by Page Number

Retired List by Alpha

The Retired Accessories List wil be out on December 10th.  The accessories usually sell out rather quickly  – so order those immediately if you want them.  The stamp sets should be available all month, but it’s a good idea to go ahead and get your orders in with your Demo ASAP with the holidays so quickly approaching.  I was surprised how many brand new sets were on the list and a little sad about Abundant Joy and Heartspeak.  Those were my first two favorites when the catalog came out in June and I got them right away, but haven’t used them nearly enough.  Of course I will continue to use them after they retire, but it’s just hard with always focusing on new stuff and planning classes with all current sets.  I have 16 sets retiring (incuding 2 Christsmas and 5 Backgrounds).  On the flip side I’m super excited to see the new catalog!  🙂

Happy Monday and thanks for stopping by!