Fun New Options

I would like to share some fun new options for you that are now available in the new annual catalog.  I know there will be a lot to see and play with.  So I will do my best to offer some options here that you can see first hand and decide what works for you.  I hope you enjoy! 

1st: Beautiful World globe card – now available here
2nd: Forever Fern thanks card – now available here

These stamp sets are now available in my online store.  I also have them outlined below with the other stamps in the sets.

If you have the new catalog, the Beautiful World stamp set is part of the World of Good Suite on pages 24-26 with the World Map Dies on page 174. The Forever Fern stamp set is part of the Forever Greenery Suite on pages 108-110 with the Forever Flourishing Dies on page 175.

Project instruction downloads – make this exact card OR use it as a template. Simply print the Word or PDF instructions and start stampin’!  I hope you like some of the fun new options.

Beautiful World card WORD, click HERE.
Beautiful World  card PDF, click HERE.

Forever Fern card WORD, click HERE.
Forever Fern card PDF, click HERE 

Click here to download the new Annual Catalog
Click here to see the new In Colors

We’re Going to Miss Them

Saying goodbye to the products on the LAST CHANCE list is like saying goodbye to an old friend.  We’re going to miss them.  But it does open the door for the new products that will be in the new Annual Catalog next month.  The retiring products will be around for a few more weeks, but then they will be gone forever.  Make sure to look over the list carefully because some are discounted! Click HERE to go directly to the last-chance section of my online store. The products are available through June 2nd, or while supplies last. 

  • All retiring items are only available while supplies last and will be discontinued after June 2.

If you see the Stampin’ Blends Markers on the retiring list, don’t panic.  They are going to return with new item numbers in combo packs instead of singles.  If you would like the single pens, order what you need before June 2nd or while supplies last.  Once they are gone, you won’t be able to get them.   However, we do have a good supply so until the inventory is sold out, they will be available for purchase. 

Please note that beginning June 3rd, Bronze and Ivory Stampin’ Blends Markers will be sold exclusively in a combo pack (though they may arrive in separate packaging until our single marker inventory is depleted). The Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter will be the only Stampin’ Blends Marker sold individually starting with the 2020–2021 Annual Catalog. Click either of the pdf’s below.  There is one for each of the two catalogs.

Items retiring from the annual catalog are listed HERE.
Items retiring from the January to June mini catalog are listed HERE.

Holiday “last chance” items are in a different department. Look for the Holiday Favorites category or click HEREDon’t miss your year ending opportunity. 

Happy shopping!

Colors are Coming

I know the images are white, but rest assured, the colors are coming.  The release of the new In-Colors for the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog is coming later this month so stay tuned.  In the meantime, I can share some details about the May Paper Pumpkin kit.  Just knowing that it will have the new In-Colors makes it a special kit.  Paper Pumpkin subscribers will be the first to have the new In-Colors in their hands.

The Paper Pumpkin team at Stampin’ Up! loves planning fun surprises.  This is definitely a pleasant surprise in the making.  This fabulous kit will feature the 2020–2022 In Colors, plus Purple Posy, an In Color from the 2019–2021 collection. This means that as Paper Pumpkin subscribers, you will be first to get your hands on new In Color products. That’s not the only thing you will love about this kit so subscribe to Paper Pumpkin here today.

The new kit will contain the following (and remember, the colors are coming): 

Supplies for 12 cards and envelopes
8 cards are traditional size
Card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ 
Envelope size: 4-1/2″ x 5-3/4″ 
4 cards are note card size
Notecard size: 5″ x 3-1/2″ 
Envelope size: 5-1/8″ x 3-5/8″

Colorful Gate-Fold Card Tutorial

With just the right products, you can create this card.  All you need is my colorful gate-fold card tutorial and you are on your way.  The Follow Your Art Designer Series Paper gives you the background you need.  Add your own personal touch and you have a card that will encourage all that open it.  I love how we can be creative with our mind as we put the images to paper.    


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Find this new stamp set on page 54 of the 2019-20 annual catalog.

Supplies:
Stamp set: It Starts With Art (149303)
Cardstock and paper: Pacific Point (111350), Crushed Curry (131199), Shimmery White (101910), Follow Your Art Designer Series Paper (149489)
Ink: Pacific Point (147098), Memento Pad Tuxedo Black (132708)
Miscellaneous: Stitched Nested Labels Dies (149638), Button Button Embossing Folder (149581), Stampin’ Blends: Mango Melody Combo (147945), Calypso Coral Combo (144045), Mint Macaron Combo (147283), Smoky Slate Combo (145058), Basic Black Light (147940), Crumb Cake Light (144582), Follow Your Art Embellishment Kit (149491), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Paper Snips (103579), Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334), Bone Folder (102300), die-cutting machine, household tape.

Measurements:
• Pacific Point card base: 5-1/2” x 8-/2”, scored at 2-1/8” and 6-3/8” then creased with a Bone Folder to create a “gate” plus a piece 1” x 11” for belly band
• Crushed Curry: 2-1/4” x 4”
• Shimmery White: 2-1/4” x 4” and 4” x 5-1/4” for inside of card
• Designer Series Paper: 3-3/4 x 5-1/4” then cut in half to have two pieces 1-7/8” x 5-1/4”
• Twine: about 4-5”

Instructions:

1. Using SNAIL adhere Designer Series Paper to the two panels on the front of the card so the pattern continues if the two edges were side by side.
2. Align pens/pencil image and sentiment on one block.  Do a sample stamp to make sure they’re aligned. Stamp onto Shimmery White with Memento ink.
3. Color in pen/pencil image with Stampin’ Blends including writing over the sentiment with the Smoky Slate Light marker. Die cut this piece using the 3-1/4” wide die from Stitched Nested Labels.
4. Die cut Crushed Curry using 3-3/4” wide die. Adhere the two die-cut pieces to one another with SNAIL.
5. Run Pacific Point belly band piece through embossing or die-cutting machine by embossing from one end to the center then flipping the card stock and doing the other end. Score this piece at 3-3/8” from each end. Wrap around card base so it fits snug but not too tight. Remove from card and SNAIL one end over the other to create band.
6. Tie twine onto metal heart charm from Follow Your Art Embellishment kit and align tied end so the charm hangs below center piece by about a total of 7/8” from bottom of card stock to the bottom of the heart. Affix to back of center piece with Mini Glue Dots and secure further with a strip of household tape. With Stampin’ Dimensionals (3 across center back of Crushed Curry piece) affix focal piece to band.
7. Using Mini Glue Dots, adhere Crushed Curry felt heart onto lower right of card front.
8. Slip band over the card from the top and align so dangling heart charm is just above felt heart.

Inside of card:
• Using Pacific Point and the larger button image, ink once and stamp three times in two opposing corners. Adhere onto card with SNAIL.

Hostess Exclusive

Take a look at this hostess exclusive set – Believe You Can.  The flowers are a great way to add so much color to the card.  Or, in the case of this card, create an interesting background.  The thank you banner is a nice touch right in the middle of the card to create the perfect focal point.

All images © 1990-2019 Stampin’ Up!®

Supplies:
Stamps: Believer You Can Host Set (149433)
Stamp Pads: Memento Tuxedo Black (132708); Rococo Rose (150080); Purple Posy (150084); Seaside Spray (150085); Mint Macaron (147106)
Paper: Whisper White (100730), Purple Posy (150881)
Misc: Big Shot Machine (143263), Stitched Nested Labels (149638), Blender Pens (102845), Clear Rhinestone Jewels (144220), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

Measurements:
• Whisper White 5-1/2” x 8-1/2”, scored at 4-1/4” to form card base
• Purple Posy 4” x 5-1/4”
• Whisper White 2-3/4” x 4-1/4”

Instructions:

1. Fold the 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” Whisper White cardstock in half to create your base card.
2. Using the Rococo Ink, stamp the open flower randomly onto the Purple Posy mat. Adhere to the base card.
3. Stamp the floral image onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock using Black Memento ink. Cut out using the appropriately sized Stitched Nested label.
4. Add the “thank you” onto the image banner using Rococo Ink.
5. Color in the image using a Blender Pen and the Rococo Rose, Purple Posy, Seaside Spray & Mint Macaron ink pads.
6. Tip: with the pad closed, squeeze the pad together to get ink on the inside lid and pull the color from there with your Blender Pen. To get a straight line on the border images, line up a piece of scrap cardstock to use as a mask.
7. Adhere the Stitched Label onto the base card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
8. Lastly, if desired, add small Rhinestones into the center of the flowers.