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Any stamping time this week will be working on Convention swaps and preparing for Friday’s class.  So I will be pulling out some old favorites from the archives.  In Full Bloom has been a popular set and I will be sad to see it retire.

Also used:  Wonderful Words and Wonderful Words II (retiring)

Woo-hoo, I just ordered some of the new stamp sets and accessories.  Demonstrators get an extra discount on the sets in June so I couldn’t resist getting all 6 from the preview minicatalog.  And I also couldn’t resist getting some of the new rhinestone brads and of course, an assortment of the new IN COLORS cardstock.  I can’t wait to see the rest of the new products at the end of June.

Colorblocking is one of my favorite scrapbooking techniques.  Here I have adapted it to cardmaking.  I know many of my customers ordered the Pallete ‘O Prints designer paper sampler in May.  This is a great way to use those papers.  But don’t fear - if you didn’t order the papers last month, they will be available July 1 in 16 colors plus some of the new IN COLORS!!

 All of these samples use the stamp set Petal Prints - one of my favorites - which will be retiring June 30.  I  used  In My Thoughts for the sentiments.  I cut apart some of the rubber and mounted it on the sides of the blocks when I thought the sayings would be more useful separated.

1.  Cut a 5  x 3 3/4 ” piece of 2 sided designer paper.

2.  Cut 1 1/2″ from end (while in portrait) or eyeball it.

3.  Cut 1 3/4 ” from end (while in landscape) or eyeball it.

4.  Lay out your 4 pieces.  Flip 2 opposite pieces.  You can also exchange them with different colored pieces cut with the same dimensions.  Adhere and finish card.