Last Day! Last Chance for Annual & Spring Mini Catalogs!

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Can you believe TODAY, May 1st, is the LAST DAY for both the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog and the Spring Mini Catalog?! It is, and therefore your last chance to get any of the retiring products that you want now and your last chance to get some of these products discounted, some up to 60% off!

Do you know you can SORT the way the products come up in the Online Store? If you would like to see the discounted items first, then go to the right-hand side of the web page, just below the title of the page “Last Chance Products”, where you see “Sort by:” and then choose from the drop-down box which way you would like to sort. And if you would like to see more items come up on the page at one time, more than 30, then click on the “View:” 90.

How to sort online store

You might also want to compare a few of the catalog prices on basic products you use all the time.

Here are some price increases I’ve noticed in the new catalog that you can beat by ordering today:

  • Cutting Plates for Stampin’ Cut & Emboss (or old Big Shot): $11.50 going up to $13.00 (get a spare or two)
  • Colored 8 1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock: $9.25 going up to $10.00
  • Colored 12″ x 12″ Cardstock: $13.00 going up to $13.50
  • Basic White Cardstock: $10.25 going up to $10.50
  • Reinkers: $4.00 going up to $5.00
  • Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack: $9.00 going up to $10.00
  • White Medium Envelopes: $7.50 going up to $8.50
  • Multipurpose Liquid Glue: $4.00 going up to $5.50 (Unavailable)
  • Ink Pad: $8.00 going up to $9.00

Enjoy the last day of the Stampin’ Up! 2022-2023 Annual Catalog and the January – May 2023 (Spring Mini) Catalog! Get the things you want!

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Tea Boutique Orchid Oasis Thank You Card

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Tea Boutique Orchid Oasis Thank You Card

I almost forgot I hadn’t posted this Tea Boutique Orchid Oasis Thank You Card yet, but here it is, just in the nick of time! On Monday, May 1, the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog and many of its great products will retire. I hate seeing many of them leave, but we always say that until the new products go live!

This easy card uses the Tea Boutique 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper, a great set of designer papers. Not only does it have teacup and teapot images, but there are plenty of more generic patterns, some with foliage, herbs, flowers, and other basic design patterns. So you can do a lot with this paper even if you aren’t making a tea-themed card or project.

That’s how I came to make this card. This pattern is a print of little envelopes holding flowers so you can use this paper for almost any occasion of card. There’s nothing about tea on this sheet of paper!

The card base is the In Color Orchid Oasis, then the layer of 4″ x 5 1/4″ designer paper. The greeting is stamped from the Cup of Tea Stamp Set (no longer available) with Orchid Oasis Ink, on Basic White, die cut, and then layered on Orchid Oasis cardstock diecut with the Layering Circles Dies. These dies are also retiring and are on the Last Chance list.

For an embellishment, I used the Fresh Freesia 3/8″ Open Weave Ribbon around the front with a separate bow tied and adhered with a Mini Glue Dot.

The greeting is popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Since it is already higher up on the card, I added a flat diecut flower from the Cup of Tea Stamp Set. That way it doesn’t add any more bulk in the envelope for mailing.

If you want to use up any of your outgoing designer paper, just use this card design for an easy way to make a lot of cards, then just add greetings when you need the card! Be sure to search “Tea Boutique” in the Online Store and find three great bargains on the Last Chance Sale…the Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes, the Tea Boutique Designer Paper, and the Teacup Dies.

The Last Chance Sale ENDS Monday, May 1st! New Catalog goes LIVE Tuesday, May 2nd!

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Daisy Notecard

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Daisy Notecard

I needed multiples of a card, so I decided on this Daisy Notecard, to show off the new Fresh As a Daisy Suite! It’s coming on May 2nd, in the new Stampin’ Up! Catalog! Yes, next week is May and yes, next week is finally time for the new catalog, a day we stampers live for!

You can purchase official Note Cards & Envelopes which are great to have on hand, but this time I didn’t need envelopes so I just made my own note cards with Basic White cardstock. I just cut a piece of cardstock at 5″ x 7″, then scored at 3 1/2″ so that when folded the note card would be 3 1/2″ x 5″.

I wanted to use the new Fresh As a Daisy Suite so I played around with all the pieces until I came up with a design I liked and could somewhat easily make. It’s like when you design Christmas cards and want to make multiples of the same card. If you make it too fancy, it will take forever to make multiples. This one had stamping and die-cutting so it took a little time but I just relaxed and enjoyed myself!

The Fresh As a Daisy Designer Series Paper has many color combinations in the patterns to choose from. All the new In Colors are represented! It’s a long list of coordinating colors for this designer paper. I chose this pattern with greens in the background to be the layer on my note card. I cut it at 3″ x 4 1/2″. The cute label is in the Cheerful Daisies Dies. I like the shape and the stitched edge. I stamped the greeting in the Cheerful Daisies Stamp Set in Shady Spruce ink.

The daisy is stamped in Memento Ink and the center is stamped in Crushed Curry. There is a stamp to use for the flower center, but I discovered that if I stamped it twice, partially overlapping, it covered up the empty center space a little better and I liked the darker color. The daisy was die-cut. Some of the dies fit the daisies printed on the designer paper. You can even layer die-cut daisies for a little more texture. When you get the Cheerful Daisies Bundle (save 10%!) just play with it for a while and see how all the pieces work! The daisy is popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The Suite also has the Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems in Copper Clay, Boho Blue, and Lemon Lolly.

I think the Fresh As a Daisy Suite will be a popular one because who doesn’t like daisies?

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Flowers & More Scraps Card

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Flowers & More Scraps Card

As I was going through my designer papers, I had lots of scraps of this one that I was tempted to throw out, but then I got the idea to make this Flowers & More Scraps Card. You can vary the width of the strips and you can make them laid out vertically as on this card or horizontally. It’s really a fun way to use up your scraps!

The paper I used is the Flowers & More 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper. It’s a Host Reward in the Spring Mini that you can choose for your Stampin’ Rewards if you have an order of $150 or more. You’ll find it on page 90 and you’ll see it in the upper left-hand corner. It will be retiring along with the Spring Mini but if you want a huge pack of colorful and fun paper, get this!

I think it is easiest to use a backing of Basic White cardstock or even a color if you are leaving some spaces in between the strips and want to see the coordinating color. This way if you need to trim off a tiny bit on the sides or top or bottom you could do that before adhering to the card base.

These five strips are cut at 1″ x 4″ and layered on a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Basic White cardstock. You can do the math and change the width, the number of strips, the length of the scrap piece, or whatever you want to do. My card has the tiniest little space in between the strips. It might work best to adhere the strips for the ends down first and then fit the other three into the empty space in between.

The card base for this card is Melon Mambo but this designer paper has SO many coordinating colors you could use almost anything. Here is another card I made not long ago with some designer paper for Sale-A-Bration, Dandy Designs.

For the greeting, I stamped “thanks” in Shady Spruce ink and diecut it with one of the Tailor Made Tags. Because it is retiring, I used the Evening Evergreen 3/8″ Windowpane Ribbon. It’s on the Last Chance Sale for only $3.00, less than half the regular price of $7.50. Even though I used different greens I think it still goes with the card.

So if you have used up a lot of designer paper and have small scraps, try a card like this Flowers & More Scraps Card. You can go crazy with the combinations of the paper on the card!

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Hues of Happiness Floral Birthday Card

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Hues of Happiness Floral Birthday Card

Here is some more designer paper I had to pull out to play with another time before it officially retires and I turn all my attention to the new stuff! This Hues of Happiness Floral Birthday Card uses the Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper, which I have loved since the catalog came out last year! Unfortunately, it looks like it is sold out, which is a shame. But I thought about it and wanted to make at least one more card with it, and if I’d had more time in that moment I would have made more cards!

The card base is Flirty Flamingo Cardstock with a narrow layer of Basic White and then a layer of the designer paper, the “other side” of one of the floral sides. I also diecut a Petal Pink piece that has the perforation at the top like a piece of notebook paper to make the base to anchor the flowers.

I used the Blossoming Happiness Dies, on sale for a big discount, to cut out some flowers and leaves from the designer paper. Then I just placed them where I thought they would look good sort of diagonally across the card front. They don’t look diagonal because I added quite a few flowers! The first flower in the bottom right is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals and the rest are glued flat on the card. If you arrange the flowers and leaves and then need to take them apart to glue everything down, take a picture with your phone first so you remember where everything goes!

For the greeting, I stamped “happy birthday” on a narrow strip of Basic White to just fit across the flowers. I popped up the greeting with Dimensionals. I could have added a few jewels somewhere on the card, but I had so much going on with the flowers that I didn’t add any other embellishments.

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Playing in the Rain Turtle Card

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Playing in the Rain Turtle Card

Here is another card, the Playing in the Rain Turtle Card, to say “Goodbye” as many good products retire from Stampin’ Up! in less than a week. I know Stampin’ Up! always retires all or almost all the designer paper in an outgoing catalog, but this Rain Or Shine Specialty Designer Series Paper seems like it should be spared because of its cute characters and the “rainy” paper that goes so perfectly with the Playing in the Rain Stamp Set and matching dies. Stampers must have loved it because it is sold out as I write this. At least we do have the stamp set to stamp cute characters and the dies with so many additional pieces to create fun scenes. However, if you want the stamp set and dies, buy it by May 1st in the Bundle and save 10%. They will not be bundled in the new catalog, because we will have new bundles!

To make this card, I just pulled out the Rain or Shine Paper I have left, and I couldn’t resist this cute little white print pattern in the package. That helped me choose Flirty Flamingo for the card base and then the layer of designer paper. I cut out the turtle from the designer paper with my Paper Snips. I wasn’t doing the rain theme on this card so I didn’t include any puddles or raindrops with the turtle. I love that he is just holding a single daisy!

After I had the turtle ready, I thought maybe I should go ahead and add some grass and flowers to the bottom of the card, even though I don’t really have a sky. I just cut off a piece of the designer paper with the white and yellow daisies and curved around the top flowers just to look like little hills in the yard. That piece of grass and flowers is adhered flat on the bottom of the card, but I popped up the turtle with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The greeting is from the new Circle Sayings Stamp Set, coming in the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. It is stamped in Flirty Flamingo. I chose a die from the new Cheerful Daisies Dies that goes with the Cheerful Daisies Stamp Set in a Bundle. A little mixing of the old with the new! The greeting is also popped up on Dimensionals.

Basically, an easy card to make! It’s just a simple card front with a cutout turtle and a diecut greeting! You can make a card like this with other paper and stamps. Here’s another card I made using one of the cute characters, this one is stamped and colored in.

It’s time to get serious and check out the Stampin’ Up! Last Chance List of retiring products, not only from the Annual Catalog but also from the Spring Mini Catalog. There still are a lot of bargains available! Did you know you can sort the list by price “Low to High” in the upper right, just below the title of the page? Hope you find some great deals for you!

Abigail Rose Floral Birthday Card

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Abigail Rose Floral Birthday Card

I’m maybe having a difficult time letting go of some of the retiring products, now that it is getting down to the wire! The Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog ends on May 1st, which is right around the corner! I was a late-comer to this Abigail Rose Suite so I’m not quite ready to give it up! I was in the mood for some coloring, so I chose on of the designer paper patterns, colored with Stampin’ Blends, and made this Abigail Rose Floral Birthday Card.

This card starts with an Early Espresso card base with a layer of the pretty Petal Pink striped paper in the Abigail Rose Designer Series Paper. This paper is discounted a little bit in the Last Chance Sale so grab it while you can and use it or hoard it, whichever you like!

The colored flowers are from another sheet of the designer paper. I cut out this bunch of flowers, just roughly off the whole sheet of designer paper so it would be easier to color. I used several different Stampin’ Blends. The Petal Pink Combo for the large flowers, Light Pumpkin Pie for the smaller flowers, Light Highland Heather for the tiny flowers, and the Granny Apple Green Combo for the leaves with a bit of Daffodil Delight on some of them.

After coloring all the flowers how I liked, I cut out around the flowers with Paper Snips, not following the lines perfectly, but leaving a tiny white margin around the edge everywhere. Then I adhered it flat to the card with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. It could also have been popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The greeting is stamped from the Go To Greetings Stamp Set. It was then diecut with one of the banner dies in the Stylish Shapes Dies. Since there was little space, I trimmed off the right end of the banner and adhered it flat against the edge of the striped designer paper, slightly overlapping one of the leaves. For some sparkle, I added several Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels randomly on the card.

Here is a very similar card I made a while back using the striped paper and part of the flower grouping. I used vellum die cuts for some texture behind the main flower image. One of the dies cuts out this flower and its leaves.

This Abigail Rose Designer Series Paper is still available in the Last Chance Sale as are the Cottage Flower Dies. Don’t miss out if you want these products!

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Teacup Boutique Card

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Teacup Boutique Card

With the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog going live pretty soon, I have been going through stamp sets and designer paper, pulling out retiring products because I only keep current products out where I stamp (the kitchen table!). I pulled out the Cup of Tea Stamp Set and the Tea Boutique 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper to put them elsewhere. But later I had to go back and get them back out so I could make this Teacup Boutique Card because I just liked all the products in this group!

This card starts with a Garden Green card base. I used a designer paper pattern with a foliage print for the card layer. Using another paper design in the Tea Boutique DSP and the Teacup Dies, I cut out this red flowered teacup. I also diecut a Basic White piece of cardstock with the retiring Stitched Rectangle die and a larger one in Garden Green for the layer.

Before adhering the teacup to the Basic White piece, I put it where I wanted it to go and then removed it and stamped the leaves as if they were coming out of the cup. I used Garden Green ink for the leaves and also stamped some Sweet Sorbet flowers. Then I adhered the teacup with a little teabag tag hanging out with a bit of white twine adhered to the back of the tag and to the inside of the cup.

To embellish the card a little bit, I stamped a lemon slice and die-cut it and also added some little Fun Flowers Resin Shapes along with the stamped flowers. On the inside of the card, I added a Basic White layer with a strip of the foliage designer paper on the left just to decorate the inside a little bit and be ready for a personal note!

Along with any of these Teacup products, you can get the Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes to get you started in your cardmaking! The envelopes are especially cute and will really stand out in someone’s mailbox! These cards are 60% off on the Last Chance List, the Teacup Dies are 50% off, and the Tea Boutique Designer Series Paper is discounted also! Such great deals!

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Regency Park Mango Melody Thinking of You Card

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Regency Park Mango Melody Thinking of You Card

While changing out the Stampin’ Up! old colors with the new ones, I found a full new package of Mango Melody Cardstock in the drawer on reserve and ONE sheet in the package I was using. I didn’t want to open up a brand new package of cardstock just to store one more sheet in there. I left out the single sheet on the table so I would remember just to USE IT! USE IT UP!! So I made this card, the Regency Park Mango Melody Thinking of You Card. It’s a very easy design!

The Regency Park 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper is on the Last Chance List. You get florals on one side and all kinds of designs on the other side of the paper – stripes, polka dots, tiny flowers, and more. There are many pretty colors that coordinate so you will have many choices for your cards, scrapbook pages, and other projects.

Since I wanted to use my sheet of Mango Melody Cardstock, I chose a floral pattern that had Mango Melody in it. Then I chose a polka dot Mango Melody pattern for the bottom portion of the card. It is 1 1/2″ wide. You could use just the floral pattern and a greeting, but it’s also fun to use another pattern at the bottom. And I couldn’t resist the polka dots!

Before adhering the designer paper to the Mango Melody card base, I wrapped a piece of Evening Evergreen 3/8″ Open Weave Ribbon across the front and adhered it on the back. I didn’t end up using a bow anywhere on the card.

The greeting is stamped from the Sentimental Park Stamp Set in Shaded Spruce Ink. The Sentimental Park Stamp Set and Dies are both in the new Stampin’ Up! Catalog, but will not be bundled together. If you want to purchase both, be sure to buy the Sentimental Park Bundle before the end of the Spring Mini and save 10%.

To cut out the greeting, I used a Deckled Rectangle Die and then a larger one to cut out a layer of Mango Melody. These great dies are in the new catalog, also. To finish off the greeting, I added some 2021-2023 Opal Rounds (retired) in Evening Evergreen to fill in the space.

Here is another card on my blog that I made in almost the same style as this one except in a vertical design.

If you want to use up some Regency Park Designer Series Paper and some retiring cardstock, make some cards with this easy design!

Stampin’ Up! Free Shipping Today!

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Free Shipping

FREE SHIPPING TODAY AT STAMPIN’ UP!

(with a $75 minimum order, before tax)

ONE DAY ONLY!

Check out the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog again, the Spring Mini Catalog again, the Last Chance List & Discounts, the Clearance Rack, and basic supplies you need to replenish!

Here are some price increases I’ve noticed in the new catalog that you can beat!

  • Cutting Plates: $11.50 going up to $13.00 (get a spare or two)
  • Colored Cardstock: $9.25 going up to $10.00
  • Basic White Cardstock: $10.25 going up to $10.50
  • Reinkers: $4.00 going up to $5.00
  • Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack: $9.00 going up to $10.00
  • White Medium Envelopes: $7.50 going up to $8.50
  • Multipurpose Liquid Glue: $4.00 going up to $5.50 (Low Inventory)
  • Ink Pad: $8.00 going up to $9.00

THE DETAILS

  • The minimum qualifying amount to receive free shipping is $75 USD or more (before tax).
  • Free shipping only applies during the 24-hour period the promotion is live. This means that the order must be opened and closed on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (Start your order on Wednesday!)
  • All Stampin’ Up! products qualify for the free shipping promotion except for the one-time monthly Paper Pumpkin subscription. Paper Pumpkin subscriptions billed and shipped this month will be charged for the normal amount ($24.50 USD shipping included) + tax.
  • Prepaid 3, 6, or 12 month Paper Pumpkin subscriptions are eligible for FREE shipping under the same rules as all other Stampin’ Up! items during the promotion.
  • The free shipping promotion does not cover the additional cost for expedited shipping.
  • Please keep in mind, that with any product launch, the distribution center may fall behind our typical shipping time frames. In such cases, we will do all we can to return to our regular service levels as quickly as possible.
ORDERING DEADLINE: April 19, 2023 at 11:59 pm (MT)

Enjoy your FREE SHIPPING DAY!

Remember the $75 minimum!

Stampin’ Up! FREE SHIPPING April 19!

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Yes, it’s going to be one of those days we love at Stampin’ Up!

FREE SHIPPING!

It’s Wednesday, April 19, 2023, for one day only with a minimum $75 order!

  • The minimum qualifying amount to receive free shipping is $75 USD or more (before tax).
  • Free shipping only applies during the 24-hour period the promotion is live. This means that the order must be opened and closed on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (Start your order on Wednesday!)
  • All Stampin’ Up! products qualify for the free shipping promotion except for the one-time monthly Paper Pumpkin subscription. Paper Pumpkin subscriptions billed and shipped this month will be charged for the normal amount ($24.50 USD shipping included) + tax.
  • Prepaid 3, 6, or 12 month Paper Pumpkin subscriptions are eligible for FREE shipping under the same rules as all other Stampin’ Up! items during the promotion.
  • The free shipping promotion does not cover the additional cost for expedited shipping.
  • Please keep in mind, that with any product launch, the distribution center may fall behind our typical shipping time frames. In such cases, we will do all we can to return to our regular service levels as quickly as possible.
ORDERING DEADLINE: April 19, 2023 at 11:59 pm (MT)

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Countryside Inn Thinking of You Card

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Countryside Inn Thinking of You Card

What a treat to get my pre-order of the new Stampin’ Up! Catalog products! And this Countryside Inn Thinking of You Card is the first time using any of the new products. Demonstrators could order just certain products from the new catalog so we could begin getting acquainted with some of the new things and especially new colors in this catalog, coming May 2! Get ready!

I’ve spent a lot of time this weekend getting some things ready for myself to be prepared with the new colors and getting some things ready to send to my customers who should be getting catalogs hopefully this week! So this card is the first thing I have actually made with anything new that I just got!

I chose just a simple design for this Countryside Inn Thinking of You Card – card base, two patterns of designer paper on the front, a greeting, and a couple of embellishments. The card base is the new In Color, Boho Blue cardstock. Then I cut one sheet of the new Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper to fit on the card. I chose one in the back of the package that you probably haven’t seen as much. This paper coordinates with four colors of blues! Those are Boho Blue, Balmy Blue, Misty Moonlight, and Night of Navy. I cut a 4″ wide piece of designer paper, but I played with it a little bit to have one of the flowers sort of centered on the card front and the other two mostly showing on the sides. I liked the balance! Otherwise, I might have had two flowers and one cut off or something! The striped pattern on the bottom is on the opposite side of the top paper! I wanted those stripes going vertically, so I had to cut the paper a little more to get them going in the right direction! The flowery piece is 4″ x 5 1/4″ as usual and the striped piece is 1 1/2″ x 5 1/4″.

I used the White 1/4″ Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon (retired) because I don’t have any of the new ribbons yet and really, I think this ribbon looks good on this card! I may have more ribbon hiding under my piles of stuff, but this is the best I could do. I tied the bow separately and used two pieces of ribbon to make it a little fuller. I really like the long tails that I left, too!

For the greeting, I jumped over to the new Circle Sayings Bundle. This Bundle comes with the new 2 3/8″ Circle Punch and a stamp set of greetings and images that you can use a lot and will fit on that 2 3/8″ circle! At first, I thought I would use the Boho Blue punched circle as a layer and stamp on a Basic White piece of cardstock and punch out with a smaller circle punch. But when I saw how the Boho Blue ink looked on the cardstock, I liked it even with no layer. For some added interest, I stamped the flowers again on Basic White and cut out three to decorate the center of that circle. Then I also added some Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels to some of the flower centers. The whole circle is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The paper designs in this Countryside Inn pack are really pretty and my favorite is probably the one with a little bunny on it! What cute baby cards we can make with that design or even cards for children!

There’s so much to take in with a new Stampin’ Up! catalog, new products delivered to your door, and a Color Refresh to get straight in your mind! But it’s all fun, and we all know there’s nothing better than a new Stampin’ Up! catalog…..unless it’s the box of new products that are IN the catalog!

Don’t forget to shop the Last Chance List of the outgoing Annual Catalog and the Spring Mini!

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Framed Florets Pale Papaya Birthday Card

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Framed Florets Pale Papaya Birthday Card

This Framed Florets Pale Papaya Birthday Card uses retiring stamps, dies, and colors. Gotta eke out all the uses I can before these lovely things retire and we move on to all the exciting new things! I really wish this stamp set and dies were staying.

The card base is Soft Succulent, one of the outgoing In Colors of 2021-2023. Then I have a layer of Pale Papaya, another outgoing In Color in that group. That layer is cut with the die in the Framed Florets Dies (I think they are sold out.) I also diecut a Basic White oval to put in the center with the greeting stamped in Soft Succulent Ink with the Framed Florets Stamp Set. I love that particular greeting and font.

The flowers are all stamped in Memento Ink and colored with Stampin’ Blends. Then they were die cut as were some foliage to add behind the flowers. I used Soft Succulent cardstock and some Fresh Freesia for the single leaves.

I added some 2021-2023 In Color Opal Rounds for a bit of sparkle. These are retiring along with their In Colors and are discounted a little. So if you like collecting embellishments, get these pretty dots! You could use them with lots of subtle colors.

Check out the Last Chance List and get what you want before any more sells out!

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Celebrate Sunflowers Thanks a Bunch Card

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Celebrate Sunflowers Thanks a Bunch Card

I think a lot of us are going to miss making our sunflower cards after this stamp set retires so I thought I would make this Celebrate Sunflowers Thanks a Bunch Card. One house in our neighborhood had sunflowers growing tall in their backyard and peeking over the wooden privacy fence in the summertime. They were so pretty! I hope they come back this year.

When this Celebrate Sunflowers Stamp Set came out there were all kinds of examples of colors you could use to color in the stamped sunflower. The die was a little difficult to line up, but certainly nice to have to cut out all the edges of this flower! The Sunflower Dies are discounted during the Last Chance Sale and the Stamp Set is regular price.

I stamped this sunflower in Memento Ink and then colored it with Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers. You can choose whatever colors you like. I used the Light and Dark Daffodil Delight Blends to color the petals with a little Pumpkin Pie thrown in! The center is Soft Suede, both Light and Dark. The leaves are stamped and colored with a little bit of Daffodil Delight (someone who painted told me one time to always have a little yellow in with green), then colored with Light and Dark Granny Apple Green. You could use Old Olive or any green colors you like for leaves.

To make the card, I used a card base of Night of Navy cardstock and then chose the dark blue pattern in the Regency Park 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper for the front layer. The sunflower is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals and the three leaves are just adhered flat to the card.

The greeting is stamped in Night of Navy ink on a piece of Daffodil Delight cardstock, then cut out with one of the retiring Stitched Rectangles Dies. These dies are discounted on the Last Chance List. I wish they were staying around.

For some glitz, I added three gold sequins in the Pastel Adhesive-Backed Sequins. To see another card I made when this Sunflower Bundle first came out in 2020, click HERE to see my post.

I think the dark blue and bright yellow on this card really make it stand out! If you like sunflowers, don’t miss out on this stamp set and the dies as well!

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Here’s the May Paper Pumpkin Kit!

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Here is the next Paper Pumpkin Kit for May 2023! This Exploring In Color Kit features outdoors-themed cards in our new 2023–2025 In Colors. It’s an easy way to get acquainted with the new colors. If you love color, the outdoors, or both, this is a kit you’ll want to get!

FREE STICKERS!
This kit includes a special bonus: FREE STICKERS! Look around and you’ll see stickers everywhere—on water bottles, laptops, and coolers. And, of course, on paper crafting projects! It’s an on-trend extra!

EXPLORING IN COLOR CARDS & ENVELOPES ADD-ON
This month, we’re offering a cards & envelopes add-on to keep the crafting adventure going! We’re sure you will love creating cards with the new In Colors and outdoorsy images, so we’re giving you opportunities to create even more. This add-on includes 18 cards, 6 each of 3 designs, plus 18 coordinating envelopes. This will give you lots of supplies to stay crafty and celebrate good friends and great adventures.

The add-on is available starting 2 May while supplies last, so don’t wait!

ABOUT THE KIT
Name: Exploring In Color

This kit includes:

  • All the supplies you need to create 9 cards, 3 each of 3 designs, plus 9 coordinating envelopes.
  • A 7-piece all-occasion stamp set that celebrates good friends and great adventures!
  • 1 Copper Clay (new In Color!) Classic Stampin’ Spot.
  • Twine and die-cut accents
  • FREE stickers to put on your projects or anything you want—water bottles, laptops, coolers, and more!
  • Finished card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm).
  • Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Boho Blue, Copper Clay, Daffodil Delight, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow, Pebbled Path, Wild Wheat

ADD-ON
Exploring In Color Cards & Envelopes

  • Available starting: 2 May, while supplies last
  • Price: $10.00 USD | $13.75 CAD

This add-on includes

  • 18 cards, 6 each of 3 designs
  • 18 coordinating envelopes
  • Finished card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)
  • Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Boho Blue, Copper Clay, Daffodil Delight, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow, Pebbled Path, Wild Wheat

JOIN PAPER PUMPKIN HERE!

Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.

OR

Purchase a Prepaid Subscription HERE with a regular Stampin’ Up Order!

For example, get a 6-month Prepaid Subscription to Paper Pumpkin and save a few dollars when the price increase goes into effect May 2. Your price will not increase during your Prepaid Subscription!