I think that Forever Fern was the most popular stamp set in the current Stampin’ Up! Catalog and fortunately, it is carrying over to the next catalog coming out May 4th! The dies are also carrying over, but will be sold separately. Therefore, if you don’t have the stamp set and dies, be sure to purchase them by May 3rd so you can get the Forever Fern Bundle Price and save 10%!
Sadly, the beautiful Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper is retiring on May 3rd along with the Gold Hoops. I have loved this paper and hate to see it go, but most designer paper is only around for one season in the catalog. I haven’t even gotten enough use out of the Gold Hoops and hate to see them go, too!
To make this card, I began with a card base of Just Jade, one of the “new” In Colors from last year! We’ll have to stop calling those colors “new” as soon as we have the “really new” In Colors, coming in the next catalog! Out of all the pretty paper in the Forever Greenery package, I chose this striped pattern for my card. I stamped all these images from the Forever Fern Stamp Set on Basic White Cardstock and die-cut with the Forever Flourishing Dies.
To design the card, I placed the Gold Hoop where I thought I wanted it and placed the fern pieces around it. You kind of want to plan where you want to put your die-cut pieces, yet, then you usually have to move them to put adhesive on them so it gets messed up anyway! To adhere the Gold Hoop, I used Mini Glue Dots but placed them where I thought they would be covered by the die-cut pieces. Then I just placed the fern pieces where I thought they looked good and either used Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop them up or just Stampin’ Snail to adhere directly to the card.
For some extra embellishment and to hide the stems a little bit, I tied a bow with Just Jade Ribbon and adhered it to the card with a Mini Glue Dot. The greeting is in the stamp set and I stamped it in Just Jade Ink. Overall a pretty easy card and the colors in the designer paper give you lots of design options. And I’m not even a big fan of “green”!
You will still be able to find this stamp set and paper in the next catalog but if you want the Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper or Gold Hoops, you need to purchase those in the Last Chance Sale! Don’t forget to check the Clearance Rack too!