Dates: 1-30 September 2011 With the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalogue just around the corner, it’s time to bid a fond farewell to hundreds of our favourite stamps and accessories in order to make room for exciting new products. Items on the Retired List are only available while supplies last.  Once they’re gone, they’re gone! Please note: This list of retiring products is as complete as we can make it at the present time, but items may be added to or dropped from this list. Any exchanges of these items must be made within 90 days of the shipping date. All page numbers refer to the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue. Hostess sets do not have a price because they can only be earned by hosting a qualifying workshop. Click on the list to see which products you can’t do without, then contact your demonstrator today to place your order. Contact me to place an order before it's too late. Once it's gone, it's gone for good!! Email me lydia@championcardsstore.com for your order or any questions you may have re the last chance list.  Happy Stampin' x Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:54:40

This card is truly stunning! I have used the clock this time from the sweet set-forever young. I have frilled this up quite alot with plenty of stamping and sponging and distressing! My card base in the new Pool Party  colour which is a really nice blue. I mounted some rose red dsp and then some of the Timeless Portrait dsp. I distressed all the edges with the distressing tool.
I used some very vanilla and ran it through the big shot with the top note. I cut it in half and stamped the background with the wording from French Foliage in the pool party ink. I then stamped the clock using rose red. I ran some pool party scrap through the big shot using the square lattice folder and tore the edges. I sponged all the edges and stuck everything down with snail.
I tied some rose red seam binding around the card and used the jewellery tag punch to punch out 2 tag and attached with a pin (non SU!). To finish off this gorgeous card, I sprayed it with the shimmer paint mix. Love it x

Hi there. Today I am sharing the same lay out from Sundays post but for a girlie card today using the stunning new stamp set Forever Young. As soon as I saw this set I fell in love with it, and it also comes with matching DSP!!!! So excited for you to see all the new goodies Stampin' Up! has in store, you will be amazed at all the new items!

Anyway, here we go. I used two new In Colours called Lucky Limeade-isn't that a cute name?! And Calypso Coral-another gorgeous name. To be honest, all the new In Colours have fab names and are some of the best colours I have seen.
I did exactly as I did before, using the square lattice embossing folder, calypso coral card stock and tearing it down the edge. I stamped the beautiful image in Calypso Coral on whisper white. This shouts out nostalgic to me, it's just so pretty. For the sentiment I stamped this in Lucky Limeade from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set. So pretty and simple-I just love it. I popped this up with dimentionals onto Lucky Limeade card stock. Thank you catherinepooler.com for the inspiration for this card!! Till next time folks xxx

Today I am sharing a clean and simple card aimed for a guy. We all know it sometimes seems impossible to come up with ideas of a hand made card for a bloke but sometimes less is more and in today's card, that is the case! I cased this off catherinepooler.com again but I used a different stamp to what she used which I can't believe I only recently purchased. The Sail Away stamp is gorgeous and you can create so much with this single stamp.