2017 needs to slow the HECK DOWN!!!

I tell ya...I was thinking I JUST POSTED my Christmas Card...and what do I realize? It is FREAKING APRIL 12th!! It is quite annoying to feel like I'm in a perpetual time suck!

Anywho--I've been spending lots of time crafting--painting, hand lettering, watercoloring...I've just been stingy about sharing it with you all. I know. So selfish. **wahh wahh**

You can see some of my art via my Instagram account @darth.sunshine it's a smattering of all things Dana, but some of it is fun, and artsy.

The new Stampin' Up catalog launches in a few weeks--and I'm quite excited about the new stamps and accessories! I'll share more soon!!

Retired List of Stamps is here!!!

The. new annual catalog is right around the corner (June 1st release) and as always, Stampin' Up has given us the list of retired stamp sets from current catalogs.

Click HERE to see the list of over 300 stamp sets that will be retiring.

These stamp sets will be available for purchase THROUGH May 31, 2012!

The retired accessories list comes out April 25th.

If you plan to order any retiring stamp sets, be sure to check the Stampin' Up! Clearance Rack for great deals on punches, designer series paper and more. Up to 60% off! 50+ new products added to clearance this past week! Clearance rack items can ONLY be placed through an on-line order and are available while supplies last!

Lots to SQUEEE about!!

The new Stampin' Up catalog is here and it is the best catalog EVAH in my opinion....I love it! In my 9 years with Stampin' Up it is by far the prettiest and most creative catalog yet!

Shop online 24/7 on my website www.darthsunshine.stampinup.net

AND for the month of July, you can sign up for only $99!! This is a special kit for customers who may have been stamping who have the basics and want to get started as a Demonstrator. Click HERE for more details...

The added bonus if you sign up in July is you and I both will receive this special Christmas Keepsake project kit...a $40 value!

How about a card?! I HAVE been stamping!

I did direct to paper technique with the NEW IN COLOR stamp pads--Calypso Coral, Pool Party and Lucky Limeade...then stamped the surfboards from Summer Splash (Summer Mini catalog) and the sentiment is from Sunny Fun (Summer Mini catalog).

Stampin' Up's convention is next week! Lydia and I fly out next Wednesday for 4 days of fun and inspiration and NOM NOM NOMs! I can't wait!!! SQUEEEEE!!

 

The countdown begins...

Summer is here! Finally! I'm so glad...so ready for the time off! And my summer begins with KNEE SURGERY! Yay! Pfffth. Thankfully it's not major and I'll only be on crutches for 3 days.  Summer also means it's time for a new Stampin' Up catalog! And Convention! SQUEEEE!!! But before that, we must have the LAST CHANCE LIST....the stamps and accessories that will be retiring in the current catalog when the new catalog is released July 1st.
And I've got the new catalog....and it is BY FAR the best Stampin' Up catalog I have EVER seen! EVAH!!!!! SQUEEEEE!!!


My next stamp class is June 11th (providing that surgery goes well on the 6th!)

Big Changes!

Stampin' Up has had 48 colors of ink and paper for as long as long as I can remember. While the color "families" they've had seemed to work, there were MANY colors I never EVAH used.  Well...Stampin' Up has spent the last 3 years doing some research and focus groups and decided to mix it all up and do a complete COLOR RENOVATION. Literally--a complete renovation! Of the current 48 colors, 25 of them will be retired the end of June 2010.  The new catalog, which debuts July 1, will have 40 colors....some of the original 48, some returning In Colors and 5 brand new colors added.  Stampin' Up will still have In Colors each year, but each collection will now linger for 2 years instead of only one!! SQUEEEEE!!!  There are 25 current colors that are retiring...but Stampin' Up did a lot of research and determined these are the least popular of the current 48 colors.  Obviously this was a general concensus, because there are a few colors I thought "WHA???!! They're retiring THAT?!" But overall I am excited about the Renovation and looking forward to reorganzing my stamp studio with the new colors!
So...wanna see what all the excitement is about?!!?

I plan to offer the retired cardstock and ink as goodies to my current club members--I'll be putting together packets of paper and ink and will offer packets of paper for sale as well.  I'll post here on my blog to let you know when I'll have my big sale before the new catalog comes out, too!!

I'm off to San Diego this weekend...my brother is graduating from college with his Bachelor's of Science in Business and Marketing! I'm so excited for him! I'm really looking forward to celebrating with him all weekend....now to make him a card...!!!

New Catalog Open House!!

Come by my house on Sunday, January 25th anywhere from 3-5 pm to pick up the NEW Stampin' Up! Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog ("catty") and make a quick Valentine's Day card using the *new* LOVE YOU MUCH stamp set!!! It's a quick stop-n-go thingy!!

(The LOVE YOU MUCH stamp set is on sale until January 31st with a bundle of the CUTE Candy Lane Paper and the new Heart to Heart punch--20% off when you buy the bundle! **see the flyer on the right side of my blog!**)

My address is 6107 Oakwood Trail in the Hart Ranch Subdivision

Contact me if you have any questions! Dana Keith 210.216.4301

Hope to see you there!