Stampin' Up! has some big changes to the catalogs coming up this year. The new annual Idea Book and Catalog will be available June 1st and will have fewer pages. Instead of three mini catalogs there will be two seasonal catalogs that are larger in page size and content. The Holiday catalog will be out in August and run through early January and the Spring catalog will run from early January through May. I'm excited about the changes and think they will provide us with many more choices and fantastic products for scrapbooking, cardmaking, and other fun crafting projects. 

Be sure to check back tomorrow for the list of retiring stamp sets. Since the annual catalog will be smaller, I anticipate a long list of stamps that will not be available after May 31. And this is the last month to order from the current Occasions mini catalog. Don't miss out on any that are still on your Wish List! If you don't have a demonstrator, you can place your order on my Stampin' Up! web site. There's a link to it and the Clearance Rack on the left.

And now for a card.  I really liked this one that I saw on SCS by snowmanqueen and decided to CASE it.  I used a different embossing folder and substituted Marina Mist for the Baja Breeze.  Otherwise, it's just the same.  The stamp set used was Upsy Daisy and the butterfly faux button is the Beautiful Wings embosslit.

I can't really complain about our weather this winter.  It's been rainy and wet but we haven't had much snow or ice.  Yet, the dreary sky made me wish for spring so I chose pastels for this card -- Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, and Whisper White.  The polka dots are not ribbon or DSP but were stamped in Whisper White craft ink on Certainly Celery card stock.  The flower was cut and embossed with a retired Embosslit, the leaves cut with the Little Leaves Sizzlit, and the lace with the Eyelet border punch.  The center of the flower is a rhinestone brad.  The greeting is from the Short and Sweet set.  Card design CASEd from one posted to SCS by bon2stamp.

I've been working on bookmarks this week.  I used the Inspired by Nature stamp set, Stampin' Write markers to color the rubber before stamping, Early Espresso, Old Olive, and Naturals White card stock, a jumbo eyelet, and Early Espresso ribbon on this one:

For this one I used Crumb Cake and Naturals White card stock, Bermuda Bay DSP from a retired Prints Pack, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, an embossing folder, Basic pearls, a jumbo grommet, and Bermuda Bay ribbon.

On this one I used the Your a Gem and the retired Knobbly Gnomes stamp set, Stampin' Write markers to color the gnome, Night of Navy, Riding Hood Red, and Natural White card stock, the Square Lattice embossing folder, and a miniature art hook to hold the red and blue ribbon.

A birthday card for a coworker.  The butterflies were cut and embossed from scraps in the Beautiful Wings embosslit.  Other items used were Cajun Craze and Baja Breeze card stock, Square Lattice embossing folder, Very Vintage wheel, Cajun Craze Classic ink, and Basic Pearls.