Thanks for checking into today’s post. It’s a little unique. First of all I’ve inserted a link to my Show-n-Tell Live which is happening OR has happened (depending on when you are reading this) at 11 AM Central Time. Click here (or on the video link image below) to check that out.
The video features stamped greeting cards & gifts I’ve received from my paper crafting friends since my last Show-n-Tell video in February. I also share the rest of the swapped cards & gifts I received from demonstrator friends that attended Stampin’ Up!’s OnStage convention in Houston, Texas last month.
But then to end the Live, I explain what “card candy” is and I share tips for making these cards shown below. I don’t have all the details written down here, but you can get the helpful information through the video.
Oh! And if you are reading this right away, I invite you to tune in at 11 AM so you can join in and comment on the Live and be a part of the fun!
This first card is featuring the Textured Floral Stamp Set and coordinating Textured Floral Dies. These are not retiring, but the bundled savings will be no longer come May 1st.
A few of the colors in the card candy portion of the card however ARE retiring. The blue inks I used are Starry Sky, Orchid Oasis, and Tahitian Tide – 3 of the 5 out-going 2022-24 In Colors. I also used Starry Sky cardstock for the sentiment strip and Iridescent Rhinestones to embellish – both also leaving. (Below you will find shopping links the products I’m mentioning.)
This second card candy was assembled following the same rules. I used the Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder accented with “tapped on” Wink of Stella and embellished with Iridescent Foil Gems. None of those products are retiring. But the sentiment image and the leaf accenting underneath from the Timeless Arrangements Stamp Set and Timeless Arrangements Dies are. The label comes from the Hot Air Balloon Dies.
Here is the finished card. And all I did was add it all to Gold Foil that was mounted on the front of a Wild Wheat card base.
Here is the third and final card candy I shared. As I mentioned in my video I had the ship pieces and the waves cut out a LONG time ago. It was time to put them together and find them a home which is really the essence of card candy…putting the top pieces of the card together first and THEN adding it all to a card base.
Ta-Da! A big thanks to the Fresh As a Daisy Designer Paper (retiring) which provided the perfect easy peasy background.
I layered that onto my Basic Gray card base, added my already-assembled ship & waves, and then stamped birds on the front and the inside sentiment.
The On the Ocean Stamp Set & On the Ocean Dies are retiring, too. So if you want it, scroll down to click on product links below so you can go shopping and place an order. While you are there, be sure to look at all the last chance/retiring products, too. It always makes me sad when someone reaches out to me afterwards, and they’ve missed out on something they really wanted. So please be sure to take a peek. Some last chance/retiring products are on sale too!
And for those of you putting in an order for product before the new 2024-25 Annual Catalog debuts on May 1st, you may want to stock up on a few basics that will experience slight price increases. This resource here was put together & shared by a demonstrator friend. So hopefully the information is all accurate.
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LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS – NEW ITEMS ARE HERE!
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STAMP YOUR ART OUT LOGO MERCHANDISE
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KITS COLLECTION: BY YOUR SIDE & HOORAY FOR HONEYCOMB KITS ADDED
Two kits have been recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT MAY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT
The Best There Is: Make cards for Father’s Day and more to express your gratitude and admiration! Makes 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) & includes coordinating envelopes. The kit also includes precut paper accent pieces & labels AND woodgrain textures & masculine earthy tones. Plus it coordinates with the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (item 163393). Coordinating colors: Wild Wheat, Pool Party, Misty Moonlight (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Basic Beige. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April-June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Thanks & Beyond Dies (#164397) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last!
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ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES
I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our April 2024 Nature’s Sweetness Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring a new suite from the upcoming 2024-25 Annual Catalog will be available May 1st.
