Going going ... retirement list

This month our Stampin' Up team have been Farewelling stamps and products from the 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalogue. A few of us swapped cards with the challenge to use as many retiring products as you can. Here are 4 that I received:

Debra has used Fresh cuts stampset, Occassional greetings and Marina Mist Satin ribbon. 

 Karen has used Great Friend stampset, Sunny Garden DSP, The Designer Label punch, photo corners punch and the Certainly Celery striped grosgrain ribbon.

 Linda has used: The BlueBerry Crisp DSP, Razzle Dazzle stampset and Occasional greetings, Marina Mist satin ribbon, and the also retiring Designer label punch.

 Nerida (stamping joy) used two retiring stampsets: Friends 24/7 and sense of Time AND the Designer label punch. Then because I love this stampset I made another card to celebrate August retirement month.

This card uses The Sense of Time stampset in Pacific Point and black embossing powder.

Now if you are wanting to order any thing from the retirement list just send me an email to nerida_carter@hotmail.com and we will place your order asap.

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The retirement products are going very fast from the wharehouse and the the latest update from Stampin' Up tells me the following items are now no longer available to order:

Garden Whimsy Stamp set [wood-mount] -

(If you are looking for this one I have a "gently-used" set that I will be selling off on 1 September.)

Choo Choo Stamp Set [wood-mount]

Sanded Background Stamp [wood-mount]

Full Calendar Stamp [wood-mount]

Bashful Blue 12" x 12" Card Stock

Rich Razzleberry 12" x 12" Card Stock

Early Espresso 12" x 12" Card Stock

Chocolate Chip 12" x 12" Card Stock

Night of Navy 12" x 12" Card Stock

Marina Mist 12" x 12" Card Stock

Crumb Cake 12" x 12" Card Stock

Antique Brass Jumbo Eyelets

Metallic Eyelets

Pewter Jumbo Eyelets

Photo Corners Punch

Spiral Punch

Star Punch

Small Oval Punch

Three little words... thanks so much

Today's card is a Thank you card.
It is made from 1/3 of a piece of A4 cardstock (Basic grey).

I think you should always have a small stack of thank you cards for those times when someone does something nice and if you have to go home and make a card, it usually gets left till later, and then you forget and the moment is lost. So, seize the moment I say.

In these days especially, no one expects a thank you card, let alone a handmade, hand stamped card to say I appreciated what you did for me.

I think it is a really nice guesture that is often forgotten.

At the top of the card I have made a small strip of velum, which I have stamped the en francais stamp in white stazon ink. Then when dry I stamped the "three little words" in black stazon.

The inside reads "thanks so much" in black stazon ink ... other stamps in this set say: so very sorry, I miss you, I love you, you you you, and Thinking of you.

Materials:

Stampsets: Three little words, en francais background.

Ink: white stazon, Black stazon.

Cardstock: Basic grey, velum.

DSPaper: Urban Oasis

Tools and accessories: Ribbon - black grosgrain, Eyelet border punch, 1 1/4" circle punch.