ARE THESE ITEMS ON YOUR WISH LIST? and AN UPDATE ON RETIRING ITEMS

The new Annual Inspirations Book is teeming with new products and many of our old favorites.  However, there will be a slight price increase on some items when it is released in August.  Are any of these on your wish list?  Then consider ordering them in the month of July to save a few dollars, and get yourself closer to the $50 purchase to get that cute Circus Alphabet Stamp of the Month!  Each of the products below is linked to my online shopping site so you can see the details of the item.

Organizer – Small: $12.95 => $14.95 
Organizer – Medium: $16.95 => $19.95  

Organizer – Large: $22.95 => $24.95  

My Acrylix Organizer: $12.95 => $14.95

  

Sponge Dauber: $3.95 => $4.50
Sponge Dauber Value Pack: $14.95 => $16.95
Watercolor Pencils: $22.95 => $26.95
Sanding Kit: $3.50 => $4.95

ALL Ink Pads: $5.25 => $5.95

ALL Re-inkers: $4.25 => $4.95
CTMH Archival Black inkpad (waterproof): $5.95 => $7.50 (re-inker price stays the same) 

Edge Distresser: $2.50 => $3.95
Ruler: $9.95 => $11.95
Stitch Guide: $12.95 => $13.95 (the price of the accompanying foam mat didn’t change)

Bonding Memories Glue (broad tip): $6.95 => $7.95   

 ALBUMS: $24.95 => $29.95 

Also, don't forget about the items that are retiring at the end of this month.   Click here to go to the retiring list and product information on my website.

Several products have already sold out, so if you have a paper pack you really want, let me know as soon as possible so we can get it ordered.  Here's a list of what is no longer available.  I will keep this updated as I find out about other items.

True Fit Folios Blush 12x12 Cardstock ProPlayer Paper Packet ProPlayer My Stickease Assortment Babycakes Paper Packet Babycakes Complements Canvas Shapes Timberline My Stickease® Assortment - these have been re-ordered and should be available by mid-July! Designed Décor Frame Kit  Blush Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad Sky Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad Blush Exclusive Inks™ Re-Inker Twilight Exclusive Inks™ Re-Inker Creme Brulee Exclusive Inks™ Re-Inker Added 7-2-14 -  Buttercup Exclusive  Inks™ Stamp Pad Buttercup Exlusive Inks™ Re-Inker Creme Brulee Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad
Added 7-9-14 -
My Creations Bracket Frame
My Creations 6X6 Memory Showcase Added 7-10-14 -
Create-A-Shade Pearl Paint Baker's Twine Paradise Asst Sky Exclusive Inks™ Re-Inker
Added 7-11-14 -
WOTG - Ivy Lane Cardmaking Kit Added 7-16-14 - WOTG - Balloon Ride Keyboard Kraft Alphabet Timberline Assortment Added 7-21-14 - WOTG - Lollydoodle Cardmaking Kit WOTG - Timberline  Added 7-25-14 -  Timberline Paper Pack  Creme Brulee Cardstock  Added 7-28-14 -   WOTG - Lollydoodle Scrapbooking  Twilight Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad  Added 7-29-14 -   Lollydoodle Paper Pack Added 7-30-14 -  WOTG - Balloon Ride WOTG - Jubilee Ivy Lane paper pack Ariana paper pack Balloon Ride paper pack Jubilee paper pack Twilight cardstock Buttercup cardstock Irrestibles Hexagons My Creations Kraft Pocket Album

RHAPSODY IN BLUE AT HEART 2 HEART CHALLENGE

I think Mary Poppins would have liked flying this kite!!!  That song goes through my head everytime I look at this card.  And the blue sky is the perfect touch for the "Rhapsody in Blue" theme.  So this card worked well for the challenge over at Heart 2 Heart.  It was posted back at the beginning of June, but luckily we have all month to share the work.  I displayed this card at the recent Consultant Creative Showcase at the CTMH Convention, so wanted to wait until I came home to post it.

 

The first time I saw this Windy Day stamp set (D1579) I knew what I would do - a side step card with my favorite little spring for the kite.  I've had the Martha Stewart fringe scissors for several years and rarely use them, but they were perfect for the grass.  I wanted the hill, so using the cuts on the CTMH Cricut cartridges wasn't a good option.  

You can see how well the spring lifts the kite off the page.  I used embroidery floss for the string and ran it behind the girl, wrapping it around the spool for some realism.

The cloud is embossed with white (and I'm so glad that CTMH has brought back the embossing powders!!) and used the White Daisy reinker with an eye makeup applicator to color it in.

The flowers are from an old Stamp of the Month - Flowering Bunch. 

I used colored pencils and odorless mineral spirits to color the little girl, and used a combination of old markers on the flowers.  Can't wait to try the new alcohol markers that will be in the Annual Inspirations Book from CTMH beginning in August!

"Fly" on over to the Heart 2 Heart Challenge Blog to see the other blue projects with an optional music theme.  And thanks for taking time to stop by my blog!