I had to celebrate the last day of the current Stampin’ Up! 2021-22 Annual Catalog with a post of two cards using my favorite paper Expressions in Ink Designer Series Paper, that had been in the catalog and featured on the cover. I think the paper is sold out and no longer available although you can still purchase the Artistically Inked Bundle of stamp set and dies.
For this card, I used scraps of the paper, mostly the non-floral pieces with the gold foil accents, although one has the beautiful flowers and gold. I didn’t know how it would look until I played around with it. The card base is Evening Evergreen Cardstock with a layer of Gold Foil. The strips are 3 3/4″ long and 1 1/4″ wide. The greeting is in the Artistically Inked Stamp Set, stamped in Polished Pink ink and layered on an Ornate Frames Die in Gold Foil with a Basic White die that fits inside. These dies are also retiring and are discounted! I added a Polished Pink bow for a little accent.
This card happened just because I saw this scrap of paper with the Polished Pink and Gold Foil marbling with a space in the middle. I knew it could just be a simple card and adhered the designer paper to the Polished Pink cardstock right away. I knew I would add a greeting in that empty space. As I played around, using the Tasteful Labels Dies for the greeting and the Gold Foil layer, I ended up adding more. I stamped and cut out some flowers and leaves using the Artistically Ink Stamp Set, cut out some gold foil accent centers from other flowers, and adhered them to the card. I also used the Artistic Dies to cut out some Gold Foil leaves. And I added some Champagne Rhinestones for a little more bling.
So I think that wraps up my posts on retiring products from the 2021-22 Annual Catalog! Seems like only yesterday IT was the new catalog! Time flies when you’re having fun stamping!
Tomorrow it is on to the new Stampin’ Up! 2022-23 Annual Catalog! New products will be available at 3:00 AM Mountain Time! Remember, all day may be glitches with a high volume of orders, but hopefully, all will work okay! It’s all certainly better than years ago! Tomorrow you will be able to view the new catalog online!
