Stampin Up Retiring Products

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Beverly

My friends, today is it!! It’s the last day to order Stampin Up retiring products!

Every year Stampin’ Up! says a fond farewell to retiring products. This year, we are saying good-bye to HUNDREDS of stamps and accessories from the 2011-2012 Catalog. When these products officially retire today, at 11:50 P.M. Mountain Time, they are gone forever.

You may want to take a last look at the retiring products at this LINK to make sure you got all the items you wanted.

Tomorrow is the debut of the new 2012-2013 Catalog (Woohoo!!!). If you don’t have it in your hot little hands already, let me know! There are so many new and fun products that become available. Get your order ready!

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs

Beverly Polen

Stampin’ Up! Retiring Products

Direct to Paper Technique

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Beverly

Did everyone has a good Memorial Day remembering the holiday’s real purpose? I don’t know how you feel, but I don’t like the commercialization of this holiday.
I’ll not get on my soap box and move on. I decided for my project share today to try for the first time the Direct to Paper Technique where you use a swiping motion with stamp pads or spots to apply ink to card stock. It really was quite simple. Again, this was my first try, so don’t be too hard on me! (lol)

I used a Getting Started Collection of Classic Stampin’ Spots (119979) to apply Marina Mist, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Early Espresso, and Pumpkin Pie inks. To my knowledge, there are no special tricks to this technique ~ it’s a form of art for which you decide how to use.

I added the expired Sale-A-Bration Everyday Enchantment Organdy Calypso Coral Ribbon at the bottom of the card. The sentiment, enjoy, is from the Fabulous Phrases Stamp Set (120501) and it was applied to Whisper White card stock with Calypso Coral ink. I used one of the new Bitty Banners Framelits (129267) to create the sentiment. And the wonderful stamp set that I hate to see go, Plant Hope (117042) was used for the tree images. This Thursday, May 31, is the last day to buy this stamp set. Enjoy!

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs

Beverly Polen

Direct to Paper Technique

Memorial Day Card

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Beverly

Memorial Day Card: Let us pause today in remembrance of those who gave their precious lives for our nation, the United States of America. Let us also bow our heads in prayer for those brave military men and women who currently are serving our nation, and those who have served in a war, conflict, or engagement and walked away with visible and invisible injuries and scars. May God bless them ALL, and may we be very thankful for them placing their lives in jeopardy to protect US and our precious freedom!

If you cannot stand behind our veterans, please feel free to stand in front of them!

This Memorial Day Card is dedicated to my family members who have served this great country in such a brave manner!

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs

Beverly Polen

Memorial Day Card

Zentangle – Stamping With Guneaux Designs

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Beverly

Today I am sharing a Zentangle piece of art that I developed. I used a piece of Stampin’ Up! Whisper White Card Stock (100730) when developing it. If you are stressed, try this type of art. It is so very relaxing!

I used several tangling patterns in creating this piece of art. Tell me what you see as the main element in the Zentangle! Hope you enjoy!

If you would like to try this beautiful form of artwork, you can find patterns of tangling to use at http://tanglepatterns.com/tag/zentangle.

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs

Beverly Polen

Zentangle

Flower Fest Stamp Set and Twitterpaded DSP

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Beverly

The beautiful Flower Fest Stamp Set, will no longer be available after May 31, which is next Thursday. One of the images, the flower, from the stamp set is featured on this card.

Also featured on this card is the beautiful Twitterpaded Designer Series Paper (DSP), which is being carried over into the new catalog that debuts next Friday! (Aren’t you so excited about the new catalog?)
The card base is 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ that opens from the bottom. It is made with Lucky Limeade Card Stock. Hopefully you can see the diagonal lines I created on it with the Stampin’ Up! Simply Scored Diagonal Plate for the Simply Scored Scoring Tool.
The triangle mat for the top piece that holds a triangle piece of the Twitterpaded DSP is made from Riding Hood Red Card Stock, as is the scallop trim made with the Scallop Trim Border Punch. The piece of Twitterpaded DSPthat runs down the front of the card is approximately 4-1/4″ long and 1-3/8″ wide.

The sentiment “Friend” is from the You’re A Gem stamp set that retires next Thursday. The upcoming Bitty Banners Framelits (129267) was used for the Whisper White Card Stock that the sentiment is on. The mat for the sentiment is Baja Breeze Card Stock.

TIP: If you do not have a matching banner that is slightly larger that one you used, trace around that banner with a pencil onto card stock and cut out the tracing. That is how I made the Baja Breeze mat. It may be slightly different, but it sure meets the need.

The flower featured on the card (from Flower Fest stamp set) is embossed with White Embossing Powder and water colored with the Stampin’ Up! Aqua Painter, using Daffodil Delight and Riding Hood Red Inks.

If you have questions on the card, click on the “Ask Questions” button under the banner and send me your question(s). Enjoy!

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs

Beverly Polen

Flower Fest Stamp Set

Stampin’ Up! Betsy’s Blossoms Stamp Set

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Beverly

Stampin’ Up! Betsy’s Blossoms Stamp Set

Hello, my friends!! I’m providing you another sneak peek of a stamp set, the Stampin’ Up! Betsy’s Blossoms Stamp Set (126006), that becomes available on June 1. Just a few more days!!

The card project is so easy. All I did was stamp onto Whisper White Card Stock (100730) three of the six stamp images from the Stampin’ Up! Betsy’s Blossoms stamp set. I used the new Gumball Green Ink (126861), Gumball Green Card Stock (126840), Pacific Point Ink (126951), Pacific Point Card Stock (111350), and the new Raspberry Ripple Ink(126859). Now how simple is that?

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs

Beverly Polen

Stampin’ Up! Betsy’s Blossoms Stamp Set