Saying Farewell to Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper

Today - I'm going to focus on a beautiful set of Designer Series Paper that we will be losing when the new catalog starts June 4.  Petal Promenade on page 190 of our Annual catalog has been one of my favorits this catalog - and well used by me.   Below are a few of the projects I've made with it.  First I am showing a center pop up card - this is made with a strip of designer series paper folded and decorated.  You can get two our of 1 piece of 12x12" DSP.

We made these in our Technique club - and they turned out beautifully using the coordinating Beautiful Promenade stamp set on page107 of the catalog -that fortunately is not being retired.

Here's a side view so you can see how the card looks when closed up.

I also made this traveling stamp kit filled with adhesives, etc., for my sister-in-law for her birthday.  I lined one of our full size wide stamp cases with the paper, then decorated with her personalized label.

On the back I cut a strip of the ruler from the edge of our Paper Pumpkin crafting sheets, and attached it, so she can measure as she travels and crafts.

I have also been making these explosion boxes for my hostesses.  The flower on top is made using the Blossom Builder punch from page 211 of our current catalog - and this punch is being retired with the new catalog June 4.

Then I decorated the rest of the box with the same paper -

and inside is a gift for them - a pretty matching candle.

Finally - here is another hostess gift I have made - it is a post-it note holder and pen to put on your desk or near your phone.  This one uses the same DSP for the base.

It is a 5x7" acrylic frame - decorated and laying on it's side - so pretty.

Hope you enjoyed these projects and I encourage you to take another look at some of our current products that will soon be gone.  ~Maureen
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January Anything But a Card (ABC) Class Project

Today I'm sharing this beautiful desk calendar/post it note/pen combo.  This is what we made at our January Anything But a Card class.  The design was totally cased and inspired from Juana Ambida from Australia - it is one of the prettiest uses of the Special Reason Bundle, that I have seen.  I had ordered little calendars, but they did not arrive in time - so I had to print, cut, space, copy and cut them again - but they turned out great. Sorry about the glare - the flash added way too much brightness to the picture - but the calendar on the right is pretty clear.

And below  you can see it even better.  We cut out the framelet flower and sponged some green to give the two tone on the turquoise flower.  The we cut out the leaves, pink and yellow flowers and mounted with glue dots and dimensionals.  The border of DSP was added at the top and the bottom to coordinate with the DSP we added to the RSVP pen - making it all match beautifully.

It is basically an easel card - you can see here from the side - but with the added calendar, post-it notes and pen - it becomes a wonderful desk accessory.

Stop back soon to see more of what I did with this bundle.  ~Maureen
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Special Reason Clear-Mount Bundle

$45.75

Tempting Turquoise 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Bermuda Bay Baker's Twine

$3.00

Snail Adhesive

$7.00

Mini Glue Dots

$5.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00

A quick post - and apology

I must be getting old - I simply can't believe it's been a week since I blogged.  Between Convention - extra work at my day job - a vacation - and then EVEN MORE work at my job - time is just slipping away from me.  But enough is enough - as this little gem below says - YOU'RE FABULOUS - for sticking me - so more great posts are on the way!

This cute little post-it note holder and pen was a gift from one of my roomies, Devin, at convention - isn't it great!!!  I love it, and had such a great time getting to know her better at Convention.  Thanks again!!  ~Maureen