Author Archives: Susan Horr

Beautiful Balloons

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Stampin Up Beautiful Balloons

I hope everyone has had a chance to look through the new, amazing  2023/2024 Stampin’ Up!®  Annual Catalog.  It is chock full of new products, colors and card designs.  There is definitely something for everyone in it.

One of the product suites Demonstrators could order in April was Bright & Beautiful.   This suite included the stamp set and dies called Beautiful Balloons, Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Paper, and Good Celebrations Specialty DSP.  The stamp set includes multiple sizes of balloons, as well as balloon strings and great sentiments.  The dies cut out all the balloons, plus some stars, and a tag but the fun die that is included cuts out fringe.  If you look at my photo above you can see the fringe it makes on the right side of the card.  Such fun!

I used a lot of the new colors to make this card.  The balloons are Boho Blue, Berry Burst, Bubble Bath and Lemon Lime Twist.  I stamped them all in the various colors and then cut them out using the dies.  I cut out the fringe using the Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Paper and another piece for the background with the confetti and stars.  I stamped the sentiment is Boho Blue ink and cut it out using the Stylish Shapes die set.  Everything was layered onto a Boho Blue card base.

If you would like to see the Bright & Beautiful suite it is on page 14 of the new catalog.

Product List

Bright & Beautiful Suite Collection (English)

$73.50

Beautiful Balloons Bundle (English)

$52.00

Bright & Beautiful 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$12.50

Stylish Shapes Dies

$30.00
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Cheerful Daisies

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Stampin Up Cheerful Daisies

The New 2023/2024 Stampin’ Up!®  Annual Catalog begins tomorrow.  It is an amazing catalog full of beautiful products.  I think it is one of my favorites in the past few years.  I have a very long list ready to go.  Not only are there great stamps and dies, there are new, beautiful colors this year.

Cheerful Daisies is one of the bundles in the new catalog that I love.  As a Demonstrator, I was able to order it early.  This stamp set has coordinating dies also called Cheerful Daisies, Fresh As A Daisy Designer Series Paper and Adhesive-Backed Gems.  You can save 10% if you purchase the stamp set and dies together.  I decided to use the Cheerful Daisies bundle and some new colors on my card for today.  The colors I used are Moody, Mauve, Boho Blue and Lost Lagoon.  Moody Mauve and Boho Blue are two of the new InColors.

I first cut a 4″ x 5.25″ piece of Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Paper (also new!)  and  layered it on a Moody Mauve card base.  Bright & Beautiful DSP is a 6″ x 6″ pack of paper in the new catalog.  Next, I cut out the flowers and leaves.  The piece that is Boho Blue on my card is one big die that cuts out all three daisies and the two leaves at once.  Then there are separate dies that cut out the detail layer (the one in Moody Mauve).  If you look carefully at my photo you can see where it cuts and embosses the petals at the same time.  I decided I wanted the leaves a different color so I cut them again in Lost Lagoon and adhered them to the top of the Boho Blue leaves.  There is another separate die that cuts out the stems.  I stamped the sentiment in Moody Mauve ink and cut it out using another die in this set.  I love how it is a different shape and also adds the stitching.  Lastly, I added some Classic Matte Dots to my card.

I apologize ahead of time but I can’t give you links to these products until the catalog goes live tomorrow.  If you are interested in ordering them you can go to the website tomorrow and do a search.   They will be live then.

Here are the new colors and Incolors that will be in the catalog:


Moody Mauve
Boho Blue
Lost Lagoon

Product List

Fresh As A Daisy Suite Collection (English)

$73.50

Cheerful Daisies Bundle (English)

$53.00

Bright & Beautiful 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$12.50
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Alphabet A La Mode

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Stampin Up Alphabet A La Mode

I have to admit I am color challenged.  I know the obvious common colors you can put together (like blue, green and yellow) but when it comes to mixing things up, I fail terribly. That is one of the great things about Stampin’ Up!®.  They use different colors in the Designer Series Paper that I would not normally put together.  So if you ever get stuck on what colors look good with other colors, just look at the DSP and you will get lots of ideas.

To make this card, I first layered a 2″ x 5.5″ piece of Design A Daydream Designer Series Paper  on a 2.25″ v 5.5″ piece of Daffodil Delight on a Pool Party card base.  Next, I cut out a piece of Basic White card stock using the Radiating Stitches Dies and layered that on top.  These dies are part of the Online Exclusive products.

I cut out the letters HAPPY four times using the Alphabet a La Mode dies and Blackberry Bliss card stock and layered them on top of each other.  I cut them out so many times because I wanted them to stick out and the letters are too thin to use Dimensionals.  They were very easy to line up.  The candle is from the set of dies called Sentiment Silhouettes.  I used Old Olive, Blackberry Bliss and Daffodil Delight for the colors.  The sentiment is from the stamp set called Heron Habitat.  Originally the stamp say “happy birthday” but I masked off the word “happy” using some tape.  If you don’t know what masking means, it is when you cover part of a stamp with a Post-It Note or some tape, ink up the stamp, remove the mask and stamp.  The tape blocks any ink from getting on the part you don’t want.  I have heard that some people cut their stamps apart (gasp!!) but that would give me hives so I use the masking technique instead.

 

Blackberry Bliss
Daffodil Delight
Pool Party

Product List

Alphabet à La Mode Dies

$42.00

Radiating Stitches Dies

$30.00

Sentiment Silhouettes Dies

$35.00
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Dainty Delight

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Stampin Up Dainty Delight

Rob and I went to a Luke Combs concert last week in Nashville.  He had Riley Green and Lainy Wilson open for him.  It was an awesome concert.  It was close to being my favorite concert of all time.  Luke doesn’t need to add fancy stuff to his concerts.  He just stands up there and belts it out.  He was amazing and I highly recommend going to see him.

The concert was at Nissan Stadium.  Rob and I decided to go early and tailgate in the parking lot before the show.  It was a simple tailgate.  We just had some snacks and some drinks and relaxed under the shade of a tree. They had live music playing near us, with food trucks and beer tents.  It was lots of fun!

There are only a few more days left to purchase the Stampin’ Up! products that are retiring.  A lot of things have already sold out but there are still plenty of wonderful products left.  May 1st is the last day you will be able to purchase them.

I decide to use a few of the retiring colors (Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent, and So Saffron) on my card.  The first thing I did was take a piece of Soft Succulent card stock and cut it out using the Stitched Rectangle Dies.  Then I embossed it using the one the Basics 3D embossing folders that are part of the Online Exclusive products.  I layered that on an Evening Evergreen card base.  Next, I cut a piece of Basic White card stock with the Scalloped Contours Dies and layered that on top.

Next, I cut the flowers and leaves using the Dainty Delight Dies with Evening Evergreen and So Saffron card stock.  The dies, along with the Dainty Delight stamp set are in the 2023 January – April Mini Catalog.  They are being carried over into the new Annual Catalog that begins on May 2nd but you will not be able to get the 10% discount after May 1st.

The sentiment is from Altenew.  I stamped it in Versamark Ink and heat embossed it using White Embossing Powder.  Then I cut the ends using the Banners Pick-A-Punch and adhered it to the card using Dimensionals.

Farewell So Saffron, Evening Evergreen and Soft Succulent.  You’ve been good to me!

Evening Evergreen
Soft Succulent
So Saffron

Product List

Dainty Delight Bundle (English)

$54.75

Basics 3 D Embossing Folders

$30.00

Scalloped Contours Dies

$35.00

Banners Pick A Punch

$24.00

Basics Embossing Powders

$18.00
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Sweet Citrus

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Stampin Up Sweet Citrus

Lately, I have been focusing on products that are retiring so if you like them you can purchase them before they retire.  Now, so many products are already gone, I decided I needed to focus on products that are carrying over and still available.  Even though you will be able to purchase these items, you may not get the same price once the new catalog starts.  If a bundle carries over, you will not get the 10% discount for purchasing them together.  Stampin’ Up! only offers the discount the first time a bundle is in the catalog.  If they carry over, the bundle discounts disappear.

Sweet Citrus is one of those bundles that lose the discount.  It includes the stamp set, the coordinating dies and an embossing folder.  By the way, I love that Stampin’ Up! is no longer naming the stamp set one thing and the dies or embossing folder another name.  It certainly makes it a lot easier to remember all the names.

Sweet Citrus is a two-step stamp set where it takes two or more stamps to make an image.  In this case, the rinds are one stamp and the inside is another.  The nice thing is both of them stamp all three images at once.  Then the coordinating die cuts them apart.  I stamped both of them in Daffodil Delight ink before cutting them out.  Next, I stamped the leaves three times in Garden Green ink and cut them out using the die.

I cut out a 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ piece of Garden Green card stock and a 4″ x 5.25″ piece of Tea Boutique Designer Series Paper.  This paper will be retiring on May 1st.  As of this writing, it is still available but things change quickly so I apologize if it is gone already.  Next, I cut a piece of Garden Green and Basic White card stock using the Deckled Rectangles dies.  I layered everything onto a Basic White card base.  I layered the leaves and the lemons on top.  Lastly, I stamped the sentiment in Garden Green ink.

Product List

Sweet Citrus Bundle (English)

$49.50

Deckled Rectangles Dies

$30.00

Tea Boutique 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$12.00
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Artistic Dies

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Stampin Up Artistic Dies

Stampin’ Up!®  makes some great dies to go along with their stamp sets.  They usually always cut out the stamped images but then they add some extra dies in the set.    They add a fun shape, some label dies or extra images.  The stamp set called Artistically Inked has coordinated dies called Artistic.  This die set has a couple of added dies. I decided to use one of them on this card.

The first thing I did was cut out the flower image in Basic White card stock.  Because I used just plain white, I wanted the background to be colorful.  I cut six 4″ x .75″ strips of card stock using Bermuda Bay (I am sad this one is no longer available because it sold out already), Coastal Cabana and Pool Party.  I adhered them to a 4″ x 5.25″ piece of Basic White card stock.  Then I cut the entire thing out using the Deckled Rectangle Dies.  After that, I ran it through my Cut & Emboss machine using one of the Basic 3D embossing folders to give it some texture.  These folders are part of the Online Exclusive products.  I adhered this piece to a Basic White card base and glued the die cut on top using Multipurpose Glue.  The sentiment is from the stamp set called Heron Habitat.  This stamp set will also be retiring on May 2nd.

Lastly, I added some Opaque Adhesive-Backed Gems.

Bermuda Bay
Coastal Cabana
Pool Party

Product List

Artistic Dies

$35.00

Deckled Rectangles Dies

$30.00

Basics 3 D Embossing Folders

$30.00

Opaque Adhesive Backed Gems

$8.00
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Free Shipping Today Only!

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Stampin’ Up! offering FREE SHIPPING for qualifying orders today,  April 19th only!

For 24 hours only!

It is a great time to stock up on retiring items as well as current items before the price increases go into effect on May 2nd.
Here are the details!

  • All order types qualify for this promotion (customer, demonstrator, workshop, and online).
  • The minimum qualifying amount to receive free shipping is $75 USD | $100 CAD or more (before tax).
  • If you are using a coupon code or product credit, please remember that they will lower the order’s retail amount. The order must still meet the qualifying threshold to be eligible for free shipping.
  • Free shipping only applies during the 24-hour period.   This means that the order must be opened and closed on 19 April 2023.
  • With the exception of a one-time monthly Paper Pumpkin subscription, all Stampin’ Up! products qualify for the free shipping promotion. Subscriptions billed and shipped this month will be charged for the normal amount ($24.50 USD | $34.00 CAD 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.
Don’t forget if you order less than $150 please use the hostess code below.  If your order is $150 or more, do not use the code so that you will get the hostess benefits.

Free Shipping Tomorrow Only!

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Stampin’ Up! offering FREE SHIPPING for qualifying orders tomorrow,  April 19th only!

For 24 hours only!

It is a great time to stock up on retiring items as well as current items before the price increases go into effect on May 2nd.
Here are the details!

  • All order types qualify for this promotion (customer, demonstrator, workshop, and online).
  • The minimum qualifying amount to receive free shipping is $75 USD | $100 CAD or more (before tax).
  • If you are using a coupon code or product credit, please remember that they will lower the order’s retail amount. The order must still meet the qualifying threshold to be eligible for free shipping.
  • Free shipping only applies during the 24-hour period.   This means that the order must be opened and closed on 19 April 2023.
  • With the exception of a one-time monthly Paper Pumpkin subscription, all Stampin’ Up! products qualify for the free shipping promotion. Subscriptions billed and shipped this month will be charged for the normal amount ($24.50 USD | $34.00 CAD 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.
Don’t forget if you order less than $150 please use the hostess code below.  If your order is $150 or more, do not use the code so that you will get the hostess benefits.

Petal Park

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Stampin Up Petal Park

Every year Stampin’ Up! looks for very talented Demonstrators to make cards or other projects using their products.  They are called Artisans and their creations are amazing. Stampin’ Up! sends them products to use and then gives them challenges or themes to make projects with these products.   Most of the Artisans change every year, although some stay on for longer.  Many of them make cards much more complicated than I do but they are still gorgeous.

Heather Thomas is one of the Stampin’ Up! Artisans. She posted a project where she showed a new technique using Blends and heat embossing.  I thought her card was gorgeous and I wanted to try the technique.

I decided to use the same stamp set Heather used.  It is called Petal Park and has a coordinating punch to go with it.  Petal Park is in the January – April Mini Catalog and will be carrying over into the 2023/2024 Annual Catalog.  The only thing is once the Mini Catalog retires you will not get the 10% discount on purchasing the stamp set and punch in a bundle (so if you like it, you should order it before that discount goes away on May 2nd).

To make the flowers and leaves, first you stamped them in the color of your choice using a Stamparatus or other stamping platform.  I used Fresh Freesia, Pool Party, Lemon Lolly (a new color coming soon!) and Parakeet Party.  Then you color them using Stampin’ Blends in the same colors.  The Blends make the details of the flowers and leaves disappear.  When you are done coloring, you stamp them again in Versamark Ink.  The reason you need to use the stamping platform is that you will be able to stamp them in the exact same spot.  Next, sprinkle white embossing powder over the images and heat set it with your Heat Tool.  The embossing powder brings the details back and adds some shine.  If you embossed first and then colored with your Blends, the Blends would add color to the embossing powder and you would not be able to see it.   Then you just punch the flowers out using the coordinating Petal Park Punch.

To make the rest of the card, I used the die set called Alphabet A La Mode.  I cut out the letters in Fresh Freesia card stock.  I layered them onto a piece of Basic White card stock that I had cut out using the Radiating Stitches dies.  These dies are included in the Online Exclusive product page.  I layered that on a piece of Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Paper (which is also in the new Annual Catalog beginning in May) and a Fresh Freesia card base.  Then I adhered it to the card using Multipurpose Glue and Dimensionals.

The sentiment “birthday” is from another stamp set in the Mini that is being carried over called Sentimental Park.  Sentimental Park has coordinating dies of the same name.  Both bundles are part of a suite in the Mini Catalog.  I stamped it in Versamark ink and heat-embossed it using white embossing powder.  The sentiment really says happy birthday but I cut the happy off.

I am not sure exactly how many Stampin’ Up! Artisans there are but if you do a Google search, their names should pop up.

 

Product List

Regency Park Suite Collection (English)

$138.75

Petal Park Bundle (English)

$37.75

Sentimental Park Bundle (English)

$52.00

Radiating Stitches Dies

$30.00

Alphabet à La Mode Dies

$42.00

Versamark Pad

$9.50

Basics Embossing Powders

$18.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

$30.00
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Daffodil Daydream

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Stampin Up Daffodil Dream

Daffodil Daydream is another stamp set that is retiring at the end of this month.  I always loved this set because I love daffodils.  They are usually one of the first flowers to pop up in the spring when we lived in Northern New York, giving me hope that the winter would be over soon.  Usually, the only flower that beat them was the crocus which would sometimes be buried in snow so I don’t count it as a sign of spring flower.

I decided to pair the Daffodil Daydream stamp set and the Daffodil Dies with the Framed Florets dies.  Framed Florets is another stamp set with dies that will be retiring at the end of April.  It is too bad because I love the dies in this set.  You can still purchase it until May 1st or when their inventory gets depleted (whichever comes first).

I first decided to stamp the daffodils in Memento Black Ink and color them with Granny Apple Green and Daffodil Delight Blends.  Then I cut it out using the coordinating Daffodil Dies.  Next, I cut out the two frames in Basic White and Granny Apple Green card stock.  I layered them onto a piece of Tea Boutique Designer Series Paper (which is also retiring) and a Basic White card base.  Then I layered the daffodils on top using Dimensionals. The sentiment is from Altenew.  Lastly, I added some Glossy Dots (which are being carried over).

Have you noticed lately that I am using lots of embellishments?  I don’t know why but I just forget about them.  I moved them to a place I can see them now which reminds me to use them.  It is a good trick if you have the same problem.

Product List

Daffodil Daydream Cling Stamp Set (English)

$23.00

Daffodil Dies

$38.00

Framed Florets Bundle (English)

$54.00

Glossy Dots Assortment

$8.00
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