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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!

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!

New Forever Friends Kit in the Stampin’ Up! Kit Collection

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Kit Collection Forever Friends Kit

The Forever Friends Kit has all you need to create beautiful floral cards with green foil accents to share with all your friends!

AVAILABLE April 12, 2023! #162323 $21.00 USD

DETAILS
This kit includes:

  • Enough supplies to create 8 cards—4 each of 2 designs
  • 8 coordinating envelopes
  • One Forever Friends photopolymer stamp set
  • One Night of Navy Ink Spot
  • Printed card bases, printed foil envelopes, foil die cuts, adhesive, twine, and a clear block
  • Finished card size: 5-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ (13.3 x 10.8 cm)
  • Coordinating colors: Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Petal Pink

The Stampin’ Up! Kit Collection is different from Paper Pumpkin Kits. Paper Pumpkin is a monthly subscription that is mailed to you each month when you are a subscriber. Kits in the Kit Collection are in the Stampin’ Up! Online Store ready for purchase like any other product and no subscription is required.

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Butterfly Kisses Thinking of You Card

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Butterfly Kisses Thinking of You Card

I hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend and now it’s back to the Last Chance List at Stampin’ Up! When I saw this Butterfly Kisses Designer Series Paper on the list, I was inspired to make a bright card for spring, this Butterfly Kisses Thinking of You Card. It’s a fairly quick and easy one, too!

I’d almost forgotten I had this Butterfly Kisses Paper. It is 6″ x 6″ so I wasn’t seeing it as often as my 12″ x 12″ paper. But when I saw it was retiring, I knew I better play with it a little more! As I rummaged through the package of pretty papers, I chose this small floral pattern and decided to cut out some of the large butterflies on some other papers.

One of the coordinating colors is Parakeet Party, one of our In Colors that is sticking around for another year! Since I was looking for a bright, spring, happy look, I knew I had to use Parakeet Party for the card base.

I chose two of the larger butterflies on one of the Butterfly Kisses Paper and just cut them out with my Paper Snips. I used Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop them up. Since they didn’t stand out as well as I would have liked against the floral pattern on the card layer, I punched two Fresh Freesia circles on which to layer the butterflies. Normally I would use the Layering Circles Dies to cut out a couple of circles, but I remembered that a few Circle Punches are coming back. Actually, it is the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch and the 2″ Circle Punch in the Online Exclusives with a 2 3/8″ Circle Punch coming in the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. I used my retired 2 1/4″ Circle Punch to punch the Fresh Freesia circles to put behind the butterflies.

For the greeting, I used one in the Go-To Greetings Stamp Set which you will find in the current Annual Catalog on page 26. It is carried over into the new catalog! Just great all-purpose greetings in three different fonts that you will use all the time. I chose “Thinking of You” stamped in Starry Sky ink (another 2022-2024 In Color) and diecut with one of the Stylish Shapes Dies. I just squeezed it in between the two butterflies.

Here is another card I made using the Butterfly Kisses designer paper and some little cutout butterflies to adorn a tag on the card.

For a little sparkle and shine, I used some of the Gold Faceted Adhesive-Backed Sequins. I planned to just place a few randomly on the card, but instead, I decided to decorate the butterflies! They’re the star of the card, after all! The Butterfly Kisses Designer Paper and the Gold Sequins are both discounted on the Last Chance List!

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Regency Park Easter Eggs and Bunny Card

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Regency Park Easter Eggs and Bunny

Here’s one last Easter card for the year, the Regency Park Easter Eggs and Bunny Card! I saw a card that used the Framed Florets Dies to make Easter eggs! In past years we’ve had oval punches or oval dies to use to make Easter eggs, but I hadn’t thought of using these dies. Naturally, I couldn’t find the exact card again but it was easy enough to make up my own design.

This card has a Basic White cardstock card base with a layer of Petal Pink. The Easter eggs are die cut with the smallest oval die in the Framed Florets Dies. I used the Regency Park 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. This paper is on the Last Chance List and is very pretty! It has all kinds of floral patterns plus more generic patterns on the “back”.

The bunny is also made by punching out the Regency Park DSP using the Easter Bunny Punch. The Bunny Punch was so popular it sold out pretty early but more are due back in stock the middle of May. The Easter Bunny Stamp Set and Punch are both in the upcoming Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog which is great! Besides Easter, you can make cute baby cards with the stamp set and/or punch.

The background piece is Basic White but I added a little bit of Pool Party ink with a Blender Brush just so it wasn’t so plain. To make it look like the eggs and bunny are in the grass, I die cut some grass pieces from dies in the Playing in the Rain Dies.

The greeting is stamped with Flirty Flamingo ink from the Easter Bunny Stamp Set and die cut with a small Stitched Rectangle Die. These dies are retiring which makes me very sad! I used them a lot so if you don’t already own them you might want to pick them up on the Last Chance List AND they are discounted! For a finishing touch, I added a bow to the bunny with the White 1/4″ Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon.

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Happy Easter!

Last-Minute Easter Ideas For You

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If you need some last-minute Easter ideas for this weekend, here are some from the past. Maybe you have these older supplies to use! Of course, you can always substitute papers, colors embellishments, etc. Use what you have! Just click on the link below the photo to go to my blog post with information and directions.

Easter Bunny Treat Basket

Someone asked me to make two Easter treats for her nephews, so I copied a bunny treat box I had made earlier! If you don’t have this old die to form the box, just make an ordinary box (or maybe you have a small gift box around the house you could cover or decorate with designer paper).

Three Easy Paper Easter Baskets

Make an Easy Paper Easter Basket

You’ve likely made these little baskets before. Use cardstock or designer paper and just decorate!

Flowering Fields Z-Fold Tulips Easter Card

Flowering Fields Z-Fold Tulips Easter Card

Use the retired Flowering Fields Designer Paper if you have some in your stash or ANY pretty paper, layered on a rectangle of some sort. Make it a Z-Fold card for extra pizzazz. Add a greeting or write “Happy Easter” by hand if you don’t have a stamp. “Just For You” always works, too!

Triangle Box Easter Bunny Treat

Triangle Box Easter Bunny Treat

Here’s one of those easy Triangle Boxes that I like so much. This one is decorated to look like an Easter Bunny, of course! You just need some ovals for ears and maybe a little heart or circle for the nose plus some whiskers! Draw on a face. Fill with treats and tie at the top.

You can find even more ideas if you click on the “Easter” in my Categories drop-down box. It probably goes back MANY years!

Hand Drawn Dots Thank You Card

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Hand Drawn Dots Thank You Card

It’s time for the Stampin’ Up! Last Chance products to make some of their last appearances. I thought about what card I wanted to make for this blog post and I had two reasons to make this card. For one thing, this background stamp, Hand-Drawn Dots, is a great deal! The original price was $19.00 but you can buy it now on the Last Chance List for only $7.60 which is 60% off! My second reason is that only recently bought this stamp and now it’s retiring already! At 60% off!

I was going to stamp a card background with this Hand-Drawn Dots Stamp and then just add a greeting, maybe some ribbon. Easy, peasy! But another stamp set I only recently bought and now, very surprisingly to me, is retiring, is the Conversation Bubbles Stamp Set. It is discounted 60% and priced at $9.60 instead of $24.00. The Conversation Bubbles Dies are 20% off and priced at $22.40 instead of $28.00. This is an example of why you should buy the stamp set and dies separately and NOT the Bundle because you will save almost $15!

I thought since the dots background was such a fun look, the Conversation Bubbles whimsy would go great with it! I decided to use the outgoing In Colors 2021-2023 to ink up the Dots background stamp. You probably shouldn’t do this but I took the lazy way out and randomly dabbed the ink pads around on the dots. I started with the lightest color and worked toward the dark, but if you can see another color on your ink pad, just take a paper towel and dab it off so your colors aren’t mixed. But a better idea would be to use a sponge or Sponge Daubers to have more control and not get other colors of ink on your ink pad!

This card has a base of Soft Succulent. Some people were surprised that color was retiring! I thought a layer of Polished Pink would go well and then the Hand-Drawn Dots background on Basic White.

The Conversation Bubbles are stamped in Polished Pink, Evening Evergreen, and Fresh Freesia and then die cut. One piece of the diecut can be the border so then I cut another one in Polished Pink and Fresh Freesia so I would have the extra piece in a color to put around the conversation bubble. I popped up the “Wow” bubble with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The little heart is also a diecut in that set. For a finishing touch, I added some 2021-2023 In Color Opal Rounds around on the card for a little sparkle. They are discounted also since they are outgoing colors.

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Don’t Miss the April Paper Pumpkin Kit!

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I’m excited to receive the April Paper Pumpkin Kit, a papercrafting kit that comes in your mailbox once a month. It comes with all the supplies you need to make specially designed cards, but the project could be anything! I consider it a treat I give myself! No designing my own project (unless I want to!) and no worry if I have the exact supplies! They are all in the box!

With your first kit, you receive an acrylic block on which to mount the stamps. An exclusive stamp set, an ink spot, adhesive, and all the materials you need are in the box! You will love the presentation! As I said, it’s a gift you give yourself!

The April Kit is called All the Little Things and if you are not already a subscriber, you can sign up HERE right now! The deadline for the April Kit is April 10th but do it now so you don’t forget!

This kit includes nine cards, three each of three designs, with elegant designs and bright colors. The iridescent foil is the shining detail to bring your crafts together. You can make a card for anyone and for any occasion!

And don’t wait, because anyone who subscribes to this month’s kit will get a FREE box organizer! This organizer fits perfectly inside your Paper Pumpkin box and is great for keeping your supplies from past kits organized, so you know right where everything is!

The April Paper Pumpkin kit focuses on optimism and renewal. The sentiments in the kit were designed to focus on just that! The included photopolymer stamp set has four sentiments that celebrate the simple things and encourage growth and healing. It’s a great set to have on hand that can be used for multiple occasions.

The All the Little Things Paper Pumpkin kit has a unique theme that focuses on beautiful cherry blossoms! Cherry blossoms represent positivity, renewal, and a fresh start. The die-cut pieces in this kit are detailed to reflect these exact principles. They are filled with bright colored pinks and dotted with iridescent foil. It’s a detail that won’t go unnoticed!

This kit includes:

  • 9 cards, 3 each of 3 designs, and 9 coordinating envelopes.
  • 1 photopolymer stamp set with celebratory sentiments.
  • 1 Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Spot.
  • Precut cherry blossom paper pieces with iridescent foil.
  • Unique embellishments and twine.
  • Adhesives to complete the projects.
  • Final card size: 5-1/2” x 4-1/4” (14 x 10.8 cm).
  • Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Balmy Blue, Basic Black, Calypso Coral, Granny Apple Green, Petal Pink, Poppy Parade, Shaded Spruce.
  • FREE box organizer

Sign up for Paper Pumpkin TODAY and look forward to the April Kit in your mailbox!

OR add a Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Kit on your Stampin’ Up! Online Order!

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It’s the Last Chance Shopping Day!

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Today is the day the Last Chance List and Sale goes LIVE of products retiring from both the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog and the January – April 2023 Mini Catalog (the Spring Mini). Some, but not all, of the products are discounted, some up to 60% off!

All of the Bundles in the catalogs are “retiring” but in some cases, the two products are continuing on, just separately, to make room for the new Bundles. Be sure to check if the two products in the Bundle are discounted because they may be cheaper separately on sale than getting 10% off for the Bundle!

Some retiring products are being “reconfigured”. They are marked retiring but because of the Color Refresh, they just have to be adjusted with the new colors, such as the Stampin’ Write Markers.

Some products are carrying over to the Online Exclusives category, which means they will be available online but not in the catalog. If they sell out, Stampin’ Up! can decide if they can restock those products or not.

Here is the list of those carrying-over Online Exclusives:

Last Chance Annual Catalog

Last Chance Spring Mini Catalog

HAPPY SHOPPING!

Did you know you can SORT the items on any shopping page by different categories, like “Newest”, “Price”, “A-Z” and also change if you want to see 30 products or 90? It’s on the right side under the title “Last Chance Products”. Very helpful sometimes!

Polished Pink Easter Bunny Card

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Polished Pink Easter Bunny Card

How about a hot pink Easter card? Well, this Polished Pink Easter Bunny Card probably fits the bill! As long as I already had the Polished Pink cardstock out and as long as this piece of designer paper had already grabbed me, I decided to go ahead and make this card! It’s quick and easy if nothing else!

You still have time to get a few Easter or Spring cards in the mail if you want to and hopefully, they will arrive in time! Easter is Sunday, April 9, 2023.

This card uses the Flowers & More Designer Series Paper that I have really enjoyed from the Spring Mini Catalog. I didn’t even pay attention to it at first, but once I got it as a Host Reward (p. 90) I loved using it. Before adhering the designer paper to the card base of Polished Pink, I wrapped around some ribbon. I pulled out several white ribbons but I liked my first try, the White 3/4″ Frayed Ribbon. Even though it is quite wide, I think it works okay. Instead of trying to tie ribbon all the way around a card layer, just cut it long enough for a small amount to wrap around to the back and adhere those ends. Then you can add a bow or knot or whatever you want separately.

The bunny is stamped in Memento ink from the Easter Bunny Stamp Set. I really have gotten a lot of use out of that stamp set for Easter and it will be good for baby cards, too, with those cute bunnies! I punched out the bunny with the Easter Bunny Punch. As I’ve mentioned before, it is backordered and hopefully will be back in stock around May 15. I popped the bunny up with just two Stampin’ Dimensionals, one to be over the top of the ribbon and one below. It might not be exact but get it as close as you can since the ribbon is a little thick.

For the greeting, I stamped “Happy Easter” in the Celebrating You Stamp Set in Shady Spruce ink. Next, I use the Conversation Bubbles Dies to cut out the greeting. It actually cuts out the two separate pieces, so then I diecut a piece of Polished Pink cardstock to get the border piece I wanted. I first tried Shady Spruce for the border but I liked the pink better!

I did tie a small piece of the Frayed Ribbon around in a knot, which is a little thick, but I liked it fine! If you would like you could add a few rhinestones to the bottom of the greeting.

Remember, the Last Chance Sales for both the Annual Catalog and the Spring Mini begin on Tuesday, April 4th. If you are interested in the Conversation Bubbles Stamp Set and/or Dies which are retiring, do NOT buy the Bundle! The stamp set will be discounted 60% and the Dies 20%. The Bundle itself is still full price! So do the math if there are discounts on the things you want to buy when the sale begins! The Celebrating You Stamp Set is also retiring but not discounted. It is one I have used a lot for greetings! I’m sad to see it go!

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Radiating Stitches Easter Bunny Card

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Radiating Stitches Easter Bunny Card

Sometimes when you want an idea for a card, it’s okay to copy yourself! Recently, I made an Easter card like this one and I liked it so much I had to keep it for myself! But then I thought I should just make another one to mail. In the process, I came up with this slightly different design which I also like a lot!

The card base is Polished Pink Cardstock and so is the first layer. Polished Pink is one of the current 2021-2023 In Colors that will be retiring. However, Fresh Freesia, in that group, will be added to the lineup of regular colors!

I used three of the Radiating Stitches Dies for this card to form the layers. Stampin’ Up! made these dies so that they DO layer in the right sizes! They add a different look and some texture to your cards and projects. They are unorderable right now as I write this but hopefully, they will be back in stock soon.

The next layer is Parakeet Party, one of the 2022-2024 In Colors that is staying for another year! The designer paper in the center is one of the patterns in the Flowers & More package, available as a Host Reward in the Spring Mini. Look on page 90. I thought the little lines of colors looked perfect for an Easter card!

The bunny is part of the Easter Bunny Stamp Set. He is stamped in Memento Ink and then has a few colors of Stampin’ Blends markers added to give him a little color and shading. He’s also holding a carrot, one of the cute extras in the Easter Bunny Stamp Set. I just cut the bunny and carrot out by hand with my Paper Snips scissors. It’s really not difficult at all. The bunny and carrot are popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals, both the regular size and the mini black ones.

The greeting is also from the Easter Bunny Stamp Set and is stamped and diecut with the smallest of the Stitched Rectangle Dies. The “Happy Easter” greeting JUST fits on there! The greeting is also popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals on the back. For a little bling, I added three Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

Whether you like the Orchid Oasis card I made with the Radiating Stitches Dies or this one with the Polished Pink colors and a different Easter Bunny, I think both are cute for Easter. Take off the bunny and add some flowers and foliage or some other image and you can change the card for another occasion!