Five New Colors and a Color Coach

 Hey everybody,

We have 5 new In-Colors for 2025-2027. Here they are on Cards called Color Coach Cards which helps you pair color combinations together.

The 5 new colors are:

If you would like to download a copy of all of the Stampin' Up colors click here.

Once your file is downloaded you can print it on cardstock or computer paper. You can leave it on 8 1/2" x 11" sheet or cut the pages into rectangles and store on a ring or any way you'd like. Some people punch a hole in the top, left corner and add it to a ring that opens and closes. Some people put the cards in a baseball card holder and some just arrange them in page protectors or albums.

These new colors will be available May 5th when the new catalog goes live. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Blessings,

Sue

Last Chance Product List

Hey Everybody,

I have a list of Last Chance Products for you. It may be easier for you to print this out or just look at it with your catalog to see if anything on your Wish List is going away.

Remember, once it's gone, it's gone for good.

 Click on the link below to see that list. If you want to go to the Stampin' Up website, click on the image.

Blessings,

Sue

Check out  the list of products that are in the Last Chance List.

Stampin' UP! launched 3 new kits

Hey Everybody,

Here are the latest kits that Stampin' Up launched. Take a peek at them. If you have any questions, let me know. 

Enjoy the Sunshine.

Blessings,

Sue 

Stampin' UP! launched 3 new kits 

Click the image or Product Title for more information

165636 PAPER BOUQUET KIT $22.00 With the Paper Bouquet Kit, you’ll bring the beauty of fresh flowers into your home. And the best part is, they’ll never wilt! This kit comes with precut leaf and flower pieces, floral wire, and pony beads. You’ll layer and curl the paper pieces, forming a vibrant bouquet with 23 flowers and 11 leaves. Place the paper bouquet in a vase to give your décor a timeless touch or gift it to a loved one as a heartfelt keepsake! DETAILS - Makes 1 bouquet (23 flowers and 11 leaves) - Colors: Basic White, Cloud Cover, Darling Duckling, Garden Green, Secret Sea, Strawberry Slush, and Timid Tiger - Hot glue gun required for assembly but not included. Kit includes one of each item listed below. - Step-by-step instructions - Precut paper pieces - Floral wire - Pony beads - A 9-7/8" x 6-1/2" x 2-3/4" (25.1 x 16.5 x 7 cm) printed box for storage or crafting on the go

165635 ESSENTIAL OCCASIONS KIT $13.00 Always have a card on hand with this oh-so essential kit! With hand-illustrated elements, die cut sentiments, and six card designs, the Essential Occasions Kit comes with everything you need to celebrate birthdays, share well wishes, or send a thank-you message. From graduations to anniversaries—and everything in between—celebrate the most important moments in your life with this kit! DETAILS - Makes 6 cards: 1 each of 6 designs - Folded card size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" (10.8 x 14 cm) - Colors: Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, kraft, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock, and Pumpkin Pie - Sentiments printed in Dutch, English, French, and German Kit includes one of each item listed below. - Step-by-step instructions - 6 printed envelopes - Precut pieces - Adhesive - A 9-7/8" x 6-1/2" x 2-3/4" (25.1 x 16.5 x 7 cm) printed box for storage or crafting on the go

166284 LOVELIEST WISHES KIT $14.00 Elevate your birthday cards with the Loveliest Wishes Kit! Craft cards that speak volumes through sophisticated simplicity. With precut images and gold foil sentiments, you can create nine stunning cards that lend an air of elegance to every, “Happy birthday!” DETAILS - Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs - Folded card sizes: 4-1/2" x 4-1/2" (11.4 x 11.4 cm) and 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" (10.8 x 14 cm) - Colors: Petal Pink, Soft Sea Foam, and white - Sentiments printed in Dutch, English, French, and German Kit includes one of each item listed below. - Step-by-step instructions - 9 printed envelopes - Embellishments - Precut paper pieces and vellum - Textured paper - Specialty gold foil - Adhesive - A 9-7/8" x 6-1/2" x 2-3/4" (25.1 x 16.5 x 7 cm) printed box for storage or crafting on the go

Sneak Peek at NEW 2025-2027 In Colors

 Hey Everybody,

Would you like a Sneak Peek of the 2025-2027 In Colors that will be released when the Annual Catalog goes live in May? Here are some great reference cards for you to use when you are considering which colors to add to your collection come May.

Darling Duckling

Darling Duckling is an unique color formulation of yellow, different from the other shades you will find in the Stampin’ Up! Color Combination. This 2025-2027 Stampin’ Up! In Color will be released with the other available colors, when the 2025-2026 Annual Catalog is released.

Secret Sea

Did you know that shades of blue are one of the most poplar colors for ink and paper? Not to mention it is my favorite color. Well we have unique color formulation of a deep ocean blue with the New In Color Secret Sea.

Strawberry Slush

Make a colorful impression with the return of Strawberry Slush to Stampin’ Up!’s line up of pink colors in 2025.

Timid Tiger

Stampin’ Up is adding a unique color formulation of orange with the release of Timid Tiger in the 2025-2027 In Color Collection

Cloud Clover

Stampin’ Up! prides themselves in offering new colors and stands behind these colors to be true in color. Unfortunately, Cloud Clover is one of our five new In Color hues, but it is showing sign of shifting in shade beyond Stampin’ Up!’s acceptable standards. It’s transitioning from a soothing shade of blue to a hazy shade of gray. We pride ourselves on offering beautiful, coordinating colors, and with this shade shift, that coordination is off, which doesn’t meet the company’s quality standards.  This means this color will not be released with the others in May. Stay tuned for updates.

Exciting things are happening.

Blessings,

Sue

Retiring & Sale Lists coming tomorrow

April 1, 2025 the retiring product lists will come out on the Last Chance Products Page. (Click on the image or below)

Please check the online Stampin’ Up! store tomorrow, Tuesday, April 1st, for the updated retiring products, Last Chance List and all the sale deals!

1. Retiring (Last Chance List) of 2024-2025 Annual Catalog products
2. Sale info on retiring 2024-2025 Annual Catalog products
3. Retiring (Last Chance List) of 2025 Jan-April Mini Catalog products
4. Sale info on retiring 2025 Jan-April Mini Catalog products

All of the papercrafting, scrapbooking, card making and crafting supplies on these lists will ONLY be available While Supplies Last… so check early and order early for best selection and best sale prices!

Click Here Last Chance Products-While Supplies Last

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Another Card Layout That's So Versatile

 Here is another card layout that will use a 6" x 6" piece of designer series paper to make two cards.

I made this using a Stampin' Up designer series paper that demonstrators could earn with sales. It is called, Countryside Rose. It is a pink version of Countryside Inn designer series paper.  What attracted me to this layout was that It was very easy to cut for multiple cards.  It looks great whether it's for a masculine or feminine card.

This card uses white cardstock for a base with Melon Mambo to put the designer series paper on and Pretty in Pink for the sentiment strip. The sentiment is stamped in Melon Mambo.

How to cut your 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper

1.  Cut a 2" x 6" piece.

2.  Cut the 2" x 6" piece of designer series paper at 2", 1 1/2" and 1".  You will have a scrap left over.

3. Cut a 1" x 6" piece of designer series paper. Cut this at 4 3/4". You will now have a 1" by 4 3/4" piece.  You will have a scrap left over.

You have a 3" x 6" piece of designer series paper left so you can make another card.

Card Measurements

Cardbase 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" score at 4 1/4"

cardstock 3 3/4" x 5"

Cardstock for sentiment 1" x 4 3/4"

Designer Series Paper

Cut a 2" x 6" strip then cut that strip at:

2",  1 1/2"  and 1"

Cut a 1" x 4 3/4" strip for the bottom 

* A 6" x 6" piece of designer series paper will make 2 cards.

Here's my video to show you how I made this card.

The  first two cards were made using one piece of 6" x 6" paper  from Thoughtful Journey.

The sentiments on these cards are from The Stamps of Life-Healing Thoughts 2 Stamp set. One thing I liked about this set was that it was all relating to getting well.  It also had two circle stamps with the line stamps! I loved that the circle stamps were different sizes!  You don't get that very often in stamp sets. I got this set for the cards going to Southwest General Hospital. The cards go on dinner trays to patients.

This card uses a white cardbase with Mossy Meadow behind the designer series paper. The sentiment strip is made from Fresh Freesia, as is the sentiment. The circle sentiments were added with dimensionals. A 2" circle punch was used for this sentiment.

This cardbase is white with Peach Pie cardstock behind the designer series paper. The sentiment strip is Fresh Freesia as is the ink.  A 1 1/2" circle punch was used for this sentiment.

Look at the difference you get when you use a more masculine looking designer series paper.  This cardbase is Wild Wheat with Cajun Craze behind the designer series paper and Calypso Coral for the sentiment. The sentiment is stamped in Cajun Craze.

This cardbase is white with Lost Lagoon for the cardstock behind the designer series paper. The sentiment cardstock is Calypso Coral. The ink is Cajun Craze.

This designer series paper is one of my favorites called, Timeless Plaid. On this card I used both side of the designer series paper.

The cardbase is Boho Blue and the cardstock behind the designer series paper is Mossy Meadow. The sentiment strip is Boho Blue. The ink for the sentiment is Mossy Meadow.  A 2" circle punch was used for this sentiment.

Here's the card I made in the video. Check out how different it looks turned vertically instead of horizontally.

Thanks for checking out my post today. I hope you give this layout a try.

Blessings,

Sue

Participating in Splitcoaststampers Daily Challenges

After teaching a week of classes, I like to get online and check out challenges on Splitcoaststampers as well as try new techniques or layouts. I also play with stamps and products that aren't Stampin' Up.

  If you know me, you know I like cute animal character stamps. The first card is just that.  It is an old stamp but I love to use it each year for Easter. Sometimes I use them together as you see in the first card. 

Sometimes I use them individually on a card as you can see in the second card. It's fun to challenge yourself to use your stamps in different ways. My challenge was, how do I use one tiny stamp on a card? What else do I use with it? AAAHHHH  it's out of my comfort zone! LOL  That's the challenge of it. This type of card making stretches your thinking and imagination. It allows you to overcome that fear of what to do and just start experimenting with different things until you find something that works.

Friday's Free 4 All Challenge was: Use Bunnies, chicks, Ducklings on your card.

This is one of my favorite Easter stamps. I just love these little guys. They were stamped with Memento tuxedo black ink and colored with Copic markers. I cut this down and added a boho blue cardstock behind it. I cut a banner tail and added ribbon. The background was made using my Heartfelt Hexagon punch and the cute Echo Park Bunnies and Baskets designer paper. I added the die cut, Easter Joy to finish the card. I feel such joy when I see these little guys!

The Challenge Saturday was: We are having starting our Spring Break at school and I am so ready for trees, grass and flowers. So we are heading to the site of one of the leading wholesale distributors of Dutch bulbs and perennials, K. Van Bourgonien and their Pinterest board. So check it out, pick what appeals to you and create. Be sure to link back to your inspiration piece.

Here is my inspiration for my card: 

I stamped in memento tuxedo black ink then colored the image with Copic markers. I colored the dots on the boots with a white gel pen. I fussy cut the image and added dimensionals and added it to a dry embossed scallop die cut piece of pineapple punch cardstock. This was then added to my piece of designer paper. Lastly, I added my sentiment.

Sunday's Challenge is called The Featured Stamper. A gallery is chosen from Splitcoaststampers and we look through the gallery and make a card similar to one we see in the gallery. Then we list changes we've made when we post the card we make.

Here is the card Darlene made.

Here is my card and what I wrote.  I changed the shape of the punch, the color of the background paper and the direction of the card. I punched out scraps from Thoughtful Journey and placed them on black cardstock leaving about 1/8" between shapes. I placed them vertically for a different look. I cut the cross from white cardstock and Thoughtful Journey designer series paper using the back side to get the pastel look.

I added dry embossing using the 3D Fern embossing folder to get a 'palm leaf kind of look'. I added Wink of Stella to the openings in the cross and added a gem to the center of the cross.

Here is a card that I started with the Heartfelt Hexagon punch with Easter designer paper for the background. Then I had to figure out what to do with the background.  I punched out cardstock with the hexagon punch and heat embossed Happy Easter in white embossing powder. Then I die cut Easter Eggs that I'd stamped, and added them around the sentiment.  Next I placed the cute bunnies at the bottom staring up at the sentiment.

This card was designed in my head.  It's not often that a design in my head comes out as well on my card as I saw it in my head! LOL

Anyway, that's how I spend some of my time in between teaching classes. I keep learning new things and trying new techniques.  It's part of being a teacher. It's been in me for a lot of years. Never stop learning.

Thanks for stopping by.

Blessings,

Sue

Cards With Scraps

 Hey Everybody,

I've been busy teaching classes this week and making birthday cards for kids.  A friend gave me this cute kid paper so I cut 1 1/4" squares from it and did a layout with 8 small squares and 1 large square. After the designer paper was added to the cardstock, I dry embossed it with a cute birthday embossing folder. Then I added the sentiment and image.  

Here is the same layout and paper but a different image. This image is from Gerda Steiner. The cupcake is from Lawn Fawn and the party hat is a retired Stampin' Up stamp.

Speaking of birthdays, My Mia turns 3 tomorrow. We will celebrate with family tonight. Here is the card I made for her.  I cut a door in the tree so the bear peeks out.

Here is the card closed.

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I followed a 12" x 12" One Sheet Wonder that Tami White made to make a variety of cards for the Cancer Floor at a local hospital. I used a leaf or fern embossing folder before I added the designer paper and sentiment.  These were fun to make. Here is a link to her tutorial.

These will be donated to a local hospital.

These cards were made with left over designer series paper from the plaid 6" x 6" designer series paper. I used my hexagon punch. These were donated to Hillcrest Hospital cancer floor.

I love looking to see how people use up their scrap designer series papers. Teaching classes and cutting so much paper gives me lots and lots of scraps. Luckily, there's no shortage of ways to use them thanks to Pinterest!

March Class Follow-Up

 Hey Everybody,

Thank you once again for another fun-filled and learning-filled week of classes.

 I have Friday's class this week since we celebrated Mia's 3rd birthday Friday. 

I love spending time with you and learning from your experiences.

Blessings,

Sue

March Class Follow-Up

 AC=Annual    SC=Spring Catalog    SAB=Sale-a-Bration Catalog

On=Online Exclusives found here

Links to products are in bold print.

Stampin’ Up now has a blog full of great information and ideas. Here is the link.

Products Discussed In Some Classes:

Zip Glue Pen-Use for zipper card for application of an adhesive on metallic cardstock.

Fine tip glue bottle tips to restrict the flow of glue

·        New or Revisited Ideas: 

Add color to embossed images with blending brushes. Layer darker colors on top of lighter colors as we did in Card 1 with the hibiscus flowers. Add a bit of marker to highlight details on flowers.

Cut ribbon shorter than your card front and cut ends on a diagonal to make them stand out as in card 1.

Purchase white ribbon and color it with alcohol markers to match your projects.

Use Versamark ink (which is a clear watermark ink) for a tone on tone look to add to your background as we did in Card 2.

Use a bone folder on cardstock as though you are curling ribbon. Go back and forth doing both sides. Cardstock will pull apart and you will have a soft, suede like look for your paper as we did in card 4 for the pockets.

Ribbon Holder- Check out Brenda Quintana's video for keeping spools of ribbon from unwinding. She has a pdf file as well on her blog.  Keep in mind you can use a circle punch and punch a couple of times to make opening larger for ribbon. You don't need a slot punch.

We now have opportunities to donate cards to three different facilities

Stamping Opportunities:

●     1. Southwest General Hospital -Cards are placed on meal trays. 

(No envelope is needed. Stamp something on the inside please.)

Get Well, Thinking of You, Hang in there, Baby, Holiday cards.

2. Broadview Multi-Care Facility- Cards for residents and staff to use.

(Envelopes needed and stamp something on the inside please.)

Birthday for adults and kids, Get Well, Sympathy, Thinking of you, Holiday

3.  Hillcrest Hospital Cancer Floor

Encouragement, Birthday and Sympathy.  (No envelopes needed-blank inside.)

Thanks so much for your continued support of these ministries.

             Thank you to those who made cards this month. They are so grateful to you for sharing your talents and love with them.

Card 1  Terri Ganes Video

Stamps-  Happy Hibiscus  Online Exclusive

Paper –   Card base Calypso Coral 5 1/2" x  8 1/2"

Lemon Lolly 4" x 5 1/4"

White-embossed layer 3 3/4" x 5"

White for 3 flowers-3 1/4" x 4 1/4"

Granny Green scraps for 3 leaves

Ink-  Daffodil Delight

Calypso Coral

Accessories- Wink of Stella

5" white woven ribbon- Online Exclusive

Dimensionals

Copic R22 alcohol marker to color ribbon

Happy Hibiscus dies

Card 2  Cake Fancy - Jenn Tinline Video

Stamps-  Cake Fancy- Annual Catalog p.122

Paper – Berry Burst card base 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"

White 4" x 5 1/4"

white for circle 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" for a 3" circle

Crumb Cake 3 3/4" x 5"

Ink-  Berry Burst

Pecan Pie

Crumb Cake

Balmy Blue

Versamark Ink

Accessories- Balmy Blue or Berry Burst Ribbon  4" and 6"

Copic marker E57-to color image if needed

Masking paper or post-it note with berries stamped on it

Deckled circles 3" -retired

Iridescent Adhesive Backed Gems  Annual Catalog p. 114

Double-sided tape-Tear & Tape

Card 3   Lee Ann Greff Video

Stamps-  Fields in Bloom-Annual Catalog  p.85

Unbounded Love- Annual Catalog p. 55

Paper –  White 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

2 white 3 3/4" x 4"

Scrap of white for sentiment tag

Mossy Meadow or Old Olive 4" x 8 1/2" fold at 4 1/4"

Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper- 2 pieces 3/4" x 4 1/4"  Spring catalog p. 39

Fresh Freesia strip 1/2" x 2 3/4"

Ink-  Mossy Meadow or Old Olive

Balmy Blue -clouds (stamp off once)

Fresh Freesia

Accessories- Baker's Twine-white  Annual Catalog p.113

Labeled With Love Punch -Annual Catalog p. 58

Fresh Freesia dauber

Small hole punch

Card 4  Linda Heller Video

Stamps-  All Zipped Up -Online Exclusives

Paper –   Timeless Plaid designer series paper 4" X 5 1/4"

white inside- 4" x 5 1/4"

Cajun Craze or cardstock to match designer series paper 

5 1/2" x 8 1/2"

Silver- 2 1/2" x 6" for the zipper pieces  Annual Catalog p. 110

White- 3/4" x 1 1/2"  card for pocket

white- shirt and collar 2 1/2" x 4"

red- heart 1" x 1" 

Basic Beige sentiment-1/2" x 2 1/2"

 Ink-  Cajun Craze

Accessories- 2 1/4" circle punch (2 3/8" circle punch)

All Zipped Up Dies -Online Exclusives

Curved Label Punch-shirt collar  Annual Catalog p.121

April Classes

 Monday April 14th at 10 Filled

Tuesday April 15th at 1   Filled

Thursday April 17th  at 10  3 spots

Friday April 18th at 7  1 spot