Stampin’ Up! Inspirational Sketches Enjoy The Journey Card

Good morning! The Stampin’ Up! Inspirational Sketches cling stamp set has sweet nature images and pretty sentiments. I used the mushrooms with the Notes of Nature dies and Poetic Expressions designer series paper for today’s card. You can find the products I used at the bottom of my post along with the card stock sizes.

I cut a panel of Poetic Expressions DSP with the binder ring die from the Notes of Nature dies and adhered it to the front of a Pecan Pie card base. I adhered a floral panel of the DSP on top with liquid glue.

I stamped the mushrooms from the Stampin’ Up! Inspirational Sketches stamp set in Pecan Pie ink on Basic White and adhered it to the card. The images are pretty without coloring, but I’m sure that they will also be fantastic colored using any coloring tools. I cut a Mossy Meadow strip with the large leaf from the Notes Of Nature dies and the small leaf cluster from Lost Lagoon. I adhered the die cut leaves to the card with glue dots.

I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Inspirational Sketches stamp set using Pecan Pie ink on Basic White. I trimmed the ends of the label and popped it on the card with dimensionals. I tied a knot in a short length of Pecan Pie ribbon and adhered it to the card with a glue dot. I finished with rustic metallic dots.

For the inside of the card, I inked up the mushroom stamp from the Stampin’ Up! Inspirational Sketches stamp set using Pecan Pie ink and stamped it off three times before stamping it on a Basic White panel. I trimmed the bottom with DSP and adhered the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

The Stampin’ Up! Inspirational Sketches stamp set goes well with the Notes of Nature bundle and the Poetic Expressions designer series paper. The rustic, natural looks of these items compliment each other well. I love it when you can mix and match items from different Product Suites to make pretty cards!

New Kits In Kits Collection!

The Kits Collection by Stampin’ Up! provides different options and a range of project types that allow you to choose the crafting experiences that best fits your style and needs. There’s a variety of kits to choose from and these all-inclusive project kits have everything you need in one box! You can Find these kits in the Online Store.

The new kits for April are the By Your Side Kit and the Hooray For Honeycomb Kit. Click on the pictures below to see the details of the kits in the Online Store.

Current Catalogs Retiring Lists Announced!

There is a retiring list for the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog and the January-April 2024 Mini Catalog and annual catalog. These lists detail the products that will no longer be available once the catalogs are gone on April 30. Items are only available while supplies last. Note – The Sale Prices don’t start until April 9th.

Click HERE to download a PDF of the retiring items from the Annual Catalog.

Click HERE to download an excel spreadsheet of the Annual Catalog retiring items.

Click HERE to download a PDF of the retiring items from the Mini Catalog.

Click HERE to download an excel spreadsheet of the Mini Catalog retiring items.

Click HERE to go to my online store to shop now.

Current Host Code: 9WAA9JP9

Use this host code when you order $50 or more and receive a Thank You gift from me! The free gift is your choice of any item currently available valued up to $10.00.

If your order is over $150, please do not use the host code since you’ll receive your own Host Dollars plus I’ll still send you the Thank You gift! This host code can be used by anyone, no club or commitment required. Let me know if you have any questions.

If you need any stamping supplies, I’d be very happy to be your Demonstrator. Just click on the Shop Now Button on the right side of the screen to go directly to my Online store or contact me if you have any questions. Happy Stamping!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Akiko

Visit my online store here
See the current Stampin’ Up! clearance rack specials here
Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through my Wildflower Frequent Shopper Program – my way of saying thank you to my online frequent shopper customers.
Have any questions? I’d be happy to help, click here to contact me.

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Pecan Pie – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base, scored at 5-1/2″
Mossy Meadow – 1-1/4″ x 5″ (die cut leaves)
Lost Lagoon – 2″ x 2″ (die cut leaf sprig)
Basic White – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (inside panel), 2-1/4″ x 3-1/4″ (mushroom panel), 3/4″ x 3″ (label)
Poetic Expressions DSP – 3-1/2″ x 5″ (front background), 2-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ (floral panel), 1/2″ x 4″ (inside trim)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Inspirational Sketches Cling Stamp Set (English)

[162684]

$25.00

Notes Of Nature Dies

[163203]

$28.00

Poetic Expressions 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[162814]

$12.50

Pecan Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161717]

$10.00

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133676]

$10.00

Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133679]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

[161665]

$9.00

Rustic Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots

[159082]

$8.00

Pecan Pie 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Bordered Ribbon

[161634]

$8.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.75

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Stampin’ Up! Bee My Valentine Hello Card

Good morning! The Stampin’ Up! Bee My Valentine bundle has sweet bees, flowers and hearts that are not just for Valentine’s Day. So I paired the stamp set with the pretty Bee Mine designer series paper to make a flower filled Springtime Hello card. You can find the products I used at the bottom of my post along with the card stock sizes.

I adhered a floral panel of Bee Mine designer series paper to a Sweet Sorbet mat with liquid glue and wrapped two lengths of Sweet Sorbet ribbon around the left side. I secured the ribbon to the back with Stampin’ Seal and used glue dots to tack it down in the front. I adhered the panel to the front of a Granny Apple Green card base with dimensionals.

I stamped three stems from the Stampin’ Up! Bee My Valentine stamp set on the bottom of a Basic White panel using Lemon Lime Twist ink. I stamped flowers on top in Pool Party, Sweet Sorbet and Petal Pink. I stamped the sentiment from the Let’s Chat stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and cut out the flowers with the 2″ circle Punch. I used the pretty circle Everyday Details die to cut a Sweet Sorbet panel and adhered the punched circle to the die cut mat.

I adhered the layered circles to the card using dimensionals and added a Parakeet Party aker’s twine bow and Sweet Sorbet heart.

I left the inside of the card simple by just adhering a strip of Bee Mine DSP to the bottom of a Basic White panel. I adhered the panel to a Sweet Sorbet mat before adhering it the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

The sweet Stampin’ Up! Bee My Valentine stamp set and punch are returning in the upcoming annual catalog, however they will no longer be available as a bundle with the 10% discount. But the Bee Mine DSP is retiring, and is only available while supplies last. And the pretty Sweet Sorbet will be retiring with the other 2022-2024 In Colors, to make way for the new In Colors.

Current Catalogs Retiring Lists Announced!

Click HERE to download a PDF of the retiring items from the Annual Catalog.

Click HERE to download an excel spreadsheet of the Annual Catalog retiring items.

Click HERE to download a PDF of the retiring items from the Mini Catalog.

Click HERE to download an excel spreadsheet of the Mini Catalog retiring items.

Click HERE to go to my online store to shop now.

Stampin’ Up! 2023-2024 Annual Catalog coming May 1, 2024!

It’s sad to see items retiring, but the new Stampin’ Up! 2024-2025 Annual Catalog will be here soon! April 30 is the last day to order from the current 2023-2024 Annual Catalog and May 1 is when ordering from the new Annual Catalog begins!

Current Host Code: 9WAA9JP9

Use this host code when you order $50 or more and receive a Thank You gift from me! The free gift is your choice of any item currently available valued up to $10.00.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Akiko

Visit my online store here
See the current Stampin’ Up! clearance rack specials here
Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through my Wildflower Frequent Shopper Program – my way of saying thank you to my online frequent shopper customers.
Have any questions? I’d be happy to help, click here to contact me.

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Granny Apple Green – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base, scored at 5-1/2″
Sweet Sorbet – two 4″ x 5-1/4″ panels (front mat and inside panel), 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ (die cut circle)
Basic White – 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ (inside panel) , 2-1/2″ x 2-1/2″ (stamped panel)
Bee Mine DSP – 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ (front background), 1/2″ x 3-7/8″ (inside trim)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Bee My Valentine Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[162547]

$21.00

Let’s Chat Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[162899]

$19.00

Everyday Details Dies

[162864]

$34.00

Bee Mine 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[162546]

$12.50

Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146990]

$10.00

Sweet Sorbet 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159268]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.50

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

[147145]

$9.00

Sweet Sorbet Classic Stampin' Pad

[159216]

$9.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[147107]

$9.00

Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

[147108]

$9.00

Sweet Sorbet 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Bordered Ribbon

[162558]

$8.00

2022–2024 In Color Baker's Twine Pack

[159195]

$15.00

Adhesive Backed Hearts & Flowers

[162557]

$8.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.75

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Stampin’ Up! Pansy Patch Card

Good morning! The Stampin’ Up! Pansy Patch stamp set along with the Pansy Dies are one of the prettiest Spring flower stamp and die sets ever. The set has pretty sentiments, along with stamped and die cut pansies that are both wonderful. You can find the products I used at the bottom of my post along with the card stock sizes.

I adhered a panel of Poetic Expressions designer series paper to the front of a Pool Party card base. I stamped the Countryside Corners stamp on a Pool Party Panel and cut it out with the second largest octagon die. I cut another Pool Party Panel with the third largest die and embossed it with the Countryside Blossoms embossing folder and adhered it to the stamped octagon. I popped the panel on the card with dimensionals.

I made a die cut pansy using the Pansy dies from Blackberry Bliss, Daffodil Delight and Basic White. I cut the large center die from Daffodil Delight and two of the side petals from Basic White. I cut the borders in Blackberry Bliss and adhered the borders to the petals with liquid glue. I adhered the large petals to the center petal and cut the flower center pieces from Blackberry Bliss and Basic White. I made the bud with Basic White and Daffodil Delight and the stems and leaves from Garden Green.

I adhered the assembled bud to the card with glue dots and popped the large pansy flower on the card with dimensionals. I tucked three large leaves and one small leaf under the flower, adhering them with glue dots. I made a Pool Party bow and adhered it with a glue dot. I finished the card front with three small gold sequins.

For the inside of the card, I decided to stamp a pansy using the Stampin’ Up! Pansy Patch stamp set on a Basic White panel. I stamped the small flower detailed stamp in stamped off Blackberry Bliss and the center in Daffodil Delight. With the darker outline, it was easy to line up the Daffodil Delight center. I covered the flower with a mask and stamped the leaves in Garden Green. I finished by stamping the center in Blackberry Bliss and trimming the bottom of the panel with DSP. I adhered the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

I am always anxious to plant flowers in the spring when it’s too early, so pansies are my go to since they can stand up to the cold nights. And This week I managed to get some in the ground by my mailbox, so I had to make a card using the pretty Stampin’ Up! Pansy Patch stamp and dies to celebrate. Sadly, these pretty items are on the retiring list, and beginning April 9, the dies will be on sale!

Current Catalogs Retiring Lists Announced!

Click HERE to download a PDF of the retiring items from the Annual Catalog.

Click HERE to download an excel spreadsheet of the Annual Catalog retiring items.

Click HERE to download a PDF of the retiring items from the Mini Catalog.

Click HERE to download an excel spreadsheet of the Mini Catalog retiring items.

Click HERE to go to my online store to shop now.

Stampin’ Up! 2023-2024 Annual Catalog coming May 1, 2024!

Current Host Code: 9WAA9JP9

Use this host code when you order $50 or more and receive a Thank You gift from me! The free gift is your choice of any item currently available valued up to $10.00.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Akiko

Visit my online store here
See the current Stampin’ Up! clearance rack specials here
Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through my Wildflower Frequent Shopper Program – my way of saying thank you to my online frequent shopper customers.
Have any questions? I’d be happy to help, click here to contact me.

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Pool Party – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base, scored at 5-1/2″, 3-1/2″ x 5″ (stamped octagon), 2-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (embossed octagon)
Garden Green – 3″ x 3-1/2″ (die cut leaves & stem)
Daffodil Delight – 2″ x 2-1/2″ (die cut flower petals)
Blackberry Bliss – 1″ x 3″ (die cut flower petals)
Basic White – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (inside panel) , 2″ x 3″ (die cut flower petals)
Poetic Expressions DSP – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (front background), 1/2″ x 4″ (inside trim)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Pansy Patch Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[154999]

$25.00

Pansy Dies

[155680]

$32.00

Countryside Corners Bundle

[161472]

$45.75

Poetic Expressions 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[162814]

$12.50

Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[122924]

$10.00

Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133675]

$10.00

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119683]

$10.00

Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102584]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

[147092]

$9.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$9.00

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[147089]

$9.00

Pool Party 3/8" (1 Cm) Grosgrain Ribbon

[160430]

$8.00

Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins

[160387]

$8.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.75

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Balloons for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Good Morning and welcome to the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! The Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Balloons bundle is a wonderful balloon theme bundle that is great for birthdays and other celebrations. I paired it pretty Lighter Than Air 6″ x 6″ designer series paper for a Springtime Birthday card. You can find the supplies I used along with card stock cuts at the bottom of my post.

We have a fun sketch challenge this week:

I cut two panels of Lighter Than Air 6″ x 6″ designer series paper and adhered them to an Azure Afternoon card base with liquid glue.

I used one of the balloon dies from the Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Balloons dies to cut twelve balloons from different patterns in the Lighter Than Air 6″ x 6″ designer series paper. I used the 1-3/4″ punch to cut a Basic White panel and adhered the die cut balloons to the circle with liquid glue to make a large bunch. I tied four strands of Baker’s twine in a knot and used glue dots to adhere one end to the back of the balloon bundle. I adhered the balloons to the card with dimensionals, pulled the strings taut and secured the knot to the card with another glue dot.

I applied some adhesive strips to teh back of a Basic White strip and cut out the detailed celebrate die from the Wanted To Say dies. I cut out the background die and pulled off the adhesive backing from the detailed die and adhered it to the background. I adhered the die cut word to the card with dimensionals and finished the card with Rainbow dots.

For the inside of the card, I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Balloons stamp set in Azure Afternoon ink on a Basic White panel. I stamped balloon in Fresh Freesia and the string in Smoky Slate. I trimmed the bottom with a strip of DSP before adhering the panel to the inside of the card. with Stampin’ Seal.

The Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Balloons bundle will be retiring at the end of April, and it’s a pretty versatile set.

On with the Hop! Click on the Next Blog button to move forward to see the beautiful project Karen Ksenzakovic has created.

If you get lost along the way, here are the participants for the hop:

Current Host Code: 9WAA9JP9

Use this host code when you order $50 or more and receive a free gift from me! The free gift is your choice of any item currently available valued up to $10.00!

If your order is over $150, please do not use the host code since you’ll receive your own Host Dollars plus I’ll still send you the free gift! This host code can be used by anyone, no club or commitment required. Let me know if you have any questions.

If you need any stamping supplies, I’d be very happy to be your Demonstrator. Just click on the Shop Now button on the right side of the screen to go directly to my online store or contact me if you have any questions.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stamping!

Akiko

Visit my online store here
See the current Stampin’ Up! clearance rack specials here
Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through my Wildflower Frequent Shopper Program – my way of saying thank you to my online frequent shopper customers.
Have any questions? I’d be happy to help, click here to contact me.

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Azure Afternoon – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base, scored at 5-1/2″, 1-1/4″ x 4″ (die cut word backing)
Basic White – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (inside panel), 2″ x 2″ (punched circle), 1″ x 3-1/2″ (die cut detailed word)
Lighter Than Air 6″ x 6″ DSP – two 3″ x 4-3/4″ panels (background DSP), twelve die cut balloons

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Beautiful Balloons Bundle (English)

[161457]

$52.00

Wanted To Say Dies

[161594]

$39.00

Lighter Than Air 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[162747]

$12.50

Azure Afternoon 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161719]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Azure Afternoon Classic Stampin' Pad

[161663]

$9.00

Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad

[155611]

$9.00

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

[147113]

$9.00

Rainbow Adhesive Backed Dots

[162758]

$9.00

Baker's Twine Three Color Pack

[162759]

$8.00

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

[155475]

$11.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Adhesive Sheets

[152334]

$11.50

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.75

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Stampin’ Up! Flower Cart for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Good Morning and welcome to the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! The Stampin’ Up! Flower Cart bundle is a sweet and fun stamp and die set and I used it to make a Mother’s Day card. I paired it with the Les Shoppes designer series paper to make a Book Z-Fold fun fold card! You can find the supplies I used along with card stock cuts at the bottom of my post.

We have a Theme Challenge this week and Mother’s Day definitely fits in the Spring!

I after scoring and burnishing the Flirty Flamingo card base, I adhered the left side bookend closed with liquid glue. I adhered a strip of Les Shoppes designer series paper to the bookend and another strip to the right end of the inside panel. I adhered another strip to the inside of the Z-Fold and a panel to the Misty Moonlight front panel. I adhered the Misty Moonlight panel to the front of the Z-Fold flap with liquid glue, centering it widthwise and aligning the top and bottom with the Flirty Flamingo card base.

I made a stamped flower cart using the Stampin’ Up! Flower Cart bundle. I stamped the canopy in Misty Moonlight, the cart in Crumb Cake and the wheels in Pecan Pie. I stamped these on Basic White and cut them out with the coordinating dies. I cut three flower pots using the Let’s Go Shopping flower pot die and the Les Shoppes DSP. I trimmed the bottoms so it looks like the pots are in the cart and adhered them with glue dots. Then I adhered the canopy and wheels and post to the cart with glue dots and popped the cart on the card front with dimensionals.

I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Flower Cart stamp set in Misty Moonlight ink on Flirty Flamingo and cut it out with the long label die from the Autumn Leaves dies. I adhered it to the card with glue dots. I cut the lamp post from Basic Gray using the Let’s Go Shopping dies and adhered it to the card with glue dots.

I cut two of the flower cans using the die from the Stampin’ Up! Flower Cart stamp set from Smoky Slate and adhered them with a glue dot. I stamped the single pot leaves using Shaded Spruce and the flowers in Flirty Flamingo. I cut them out with the coordinating die and used my dark Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blend to fill in the center. I popped the flowers on the card with dimensionals. I finished the card front by adhering loose daisy embellishments to the pots in the flower cart with glue dots.

For the inside of the card, I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Flower Cart stamp set in Misty Moonlight on a Basic White panel. I stamped the single pot leaves in Shaded Spruce and the Flowers in Flirty Flamingo. I covered it with a mask and stamped the pot in Crumb Cake. I used my Granny Apple Blender pen to color in the center of the bouquet before adhering the panel to the inside of the card.

This was such a fun card to make, but getting the lines and straight drove me crazy (they are straight aren’t they?). But the Stampin’ Up! Flower Cart bundle makes such pretty scenes! And I used the stamped flower cart, but there’s also flower cart that is just die cuts – I can’t wait to make that one.

On with the Hop! Click on the Next Blog button to move forward to see the beautiful project Karen Ksenzakovic has created.

If you get lost along the way, here are the participants for the hop:

Current Host Code: 9WAA9JP9

Use this host code when you order $50 or more and receive a free gift from me! The free gift is your choice of any item currently available valued up to $10.00!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stamping!

Akiko

Visit my online store here
See the current Stampin’ Up! clearance rack specials here
Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through my Wildflower Frequent Shopper Program – my way of saying thank you to my online frequent shopper customers.
Have any questions? I’d be happy to help, click here to contact me.

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Flirty Flamingo – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base, scored at 2-1/8″, 4-1/4″ and 5-1/5″, 1-1/2″ x 3″ (label)
Misty Moonlight – 4″ x 4-1/4″ (Z-fold front panel)
Basic Gray – 1/2″ x 2-1/2″ (lamp post)
Smoky Slate – 1″ x 1-1/2″ (flower cans)
Basic White – 3″ x 4″ (inside panel), 4″ x 4-1/4″ (stamped die cuts)
Les Shoppes DSP – 3-3/4″ x 4″ (flower cart background), two 1″ x 4″ panels (side panels), 1-7/8″ x 4″ (inside Z-Fold middle section)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Flower Cart Bundle (English)

[162781]

$52.00

Autumn Leaves Dies

[162185]

$38.00

Let's Go Shopping Dies

[161332]

$29.00

Les Shoppes 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161322]

$12.50

Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[141416]

$10.00

Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[153081]

$10.00

Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121044]

$10.00

Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131202]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad

[153118]

$9.00

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

$9.00

Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

[161665]

$9.00

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147052]

$9.00

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

[147088]

$9.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154885]

$10.00

Loose Daisy Embellishments

[160555]

$7.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$11.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.75

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Stampin’ Up! Retiring Lists

Good Morning! I don’t have a card for today, but earlier this week Stampin’ Up! announced the retiring products for the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog and the January-April 2024 Mini Catalog.

There is a retiring list for the mini catalog and annual catalog. These lists detail the products that will no longer be available once the catalogs are gone on April 30. Items are only available while supplies last. Note – The Sale Prices don’t start until April 9th.

Click HERE to download a PDF of the retiring items from the Annual Catalog.

Click HERE to download an excel spreadsheet of the Annual Catalog retiring items.

Click HERE to download a PDF of the retiring items from the Mini Catalog.

Click HERE to download an excel spreadsheet of the Mini Catalog retiring items.

Click HERE to go to my online store to shop now.

Stampin’ Up! 2023-2024 Annual Catalog coming May 1, 2024!

It’s sad to see items retiring, but the new Stampin’ Up! 2024-2025 Annual Catalog will be here soon! Here are a few details about the transition to the new catalog:

April 2: Demonstrator preorder for the new 2024-2025 Annual Catalog begins and I will be ordering catalogs for my customers and sending them out
April 30 – last day to order from the January-April 2024 Mini Catalog and 2023-2024 Annual Catalog
May 1 – ordering from the new Annual Catalog begins!!

If you’ve ordered from me during the last year, you’re on my list to receive a catalog. If you are not a current customer of mine but would like to be and would like to get a copy of the upcoming catalog, simply place an order through my online store and I’ll be happy to send you a copy of the catalog too!

The April Paper Pumpkin Kit is Delicate Wings!

Send elegant words of encouragement and support to those you love.

Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes
Precut paper pieces & butterfly designs
Champagne foil images, sentiments, and labels
Basic Gray Classic Stampin’ Spot

Coordinating Colors: Lost Lagoon, Moody Mauve, Basic Beige, Basic Gray, Basic Black, champagne foil

And there’s a new coordinating add-on – the Thanks and Beyond dies. These dies coordinate with the Delicate Wings kit and will also coordinate with the May and June kits.

If you’re interested in subscribing to Paper Pumpkin, you can either sign up for a subscription where you are billed monthly for your kit or you can purchase a prepaid subscription in my Online Store. To see more information and to sign up for the monthly subscription click here. To see the options for prepaid subscriptions in my Online Store, click here.

Sign up deadline for the April 2024 kit is April 10, 2024. Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.

Your Day To Shine and Frog & Friends Added to Kits Collection!

The new kits for March are the Your Day To Shine Kit and the Frog & Friends Kit. Click on the images below to see the details in the Online Store.

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Use this host code when you order $50 or more and receive a Thank You gift from me! The free gift is your choice of any item currently available valued up to $10.00.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Akiko

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Stampin’ Up! Cheerful Daisies Mother’s Day Card

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Last weekend we had our quarterly Inkin’ Krew Team meeting and Carol Buckalew demonstrated a beautiful Center Pop Out card made with the pretty Simply Zinnia bundle (you can see her pretty card here). I CASE’d her card and used the Stampin’ Up! Cheerful Daisies bundle with the Fresh As A Daisy designer series paper to make a Mother’s Day card. You can find the products I used at the bottom of my post along with the card stock sizes.

I carefully scored a Thick Basic White card base and burnished the score lines and adhered the panels of Fresh As A Daisy designer series paper to Garden Green mats with liquid glue. I adhered each layered DSP panel to the front center and side panels of my card base.

I adhered panels of Delightfully Eclectic DSP to the middle panels to add some interest because the white was too stark. Then I cut out all the flower dies from the Stampin’ Up! Cheerful Daisies dies from Basic White. I made each flower three layers, so I cut one of each of the dies and I cut one large center and two small ones. I used the light Lemon Lolly and Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends to color the centers so that they looked like the DSP flowers. Then I used the Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Marker make highlights on the top, detailed die cuts for each flower. I cut off the leaves from the center section with my paper snips and adhered the detailed die cuts to the top and the larger die cuts to the back of each flower. I trimmed one of the small flower centers with my paper snips and popped them on the flowers with dimensionals.

I used the medium rectangle label die from the Something Fancy dies to cut a Garden Green panel for the label mat. I stamped the sentiment from the Flower Cart stamp set in Early Espresso ink on Daffodil Delight and cut it out with the smallest rectangle label die from the Something Fancy dies. I adhered the labels together and adhered it to the center section of the card base.

I cut three twig clusters using the Stampin’ Up! Cheerful Daisies dies and adhered them to the top of the center section of the card with tiny dots of liquid glue. I adhered the flowers with dimensionals. I used the leaf cluster section of the large die to cut out four sets of leaves from Garden Green. I adhered the leaves to the card, tucking them under the flowers. I finished with a Parakeet Party metallic bow and three Daffodil Delight glossy dots.

For the inside of the card, I used the back of the center section. I stamped the sentiment from the Flower Cart stamp set in Early Espresso ink on a Basic White panel. I stamped the flower cluster from the Stampin’ Up! Cheerful Daisies stamp set in Daffodil Delight ink. I accented the centers with my Early Espresso Stampin’ Write marker and cut out a mask using the coordinating die. I covered the flowers with the mask and stamped two leaves using Garden Green ink. I adhered the panel to a Garden Green mat and then adhered it to the center space in the back. I finished by adhering panels of Delightfully Eclectic DSP to the remaining back panels.

I loved making this fun fold card and it was really pretty simple. I was happy to pull out the beautiful Stampin’ Up! Cheerful Daisy bundle and Fresh As A Daisy DSP to make it. Daisies are simple flowers, so they’re perfect to give on Mother’s Day. And there’s so much green on this card that it’s perfect for St. Patrick’s Day! Enjoy!!

Your Day To Shine and Frog & Friends Added to Kits Collection!

The new kits for March are the Your Day To Shine Kit and the Frog & Friends Kit. Click on the images below to see the details in the Online Store.

Current Host Code: XR9HAEK4

Use this host code when you order $50 or more and receive a Thank You gift from me! The free gift is your choice of any item currently available valued up to $10.00.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Akiko

Visit my online store here
See the current Stampin’ Up! clearance rack specials here
Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through my Wildflower Frequent Shopper Program – my way of saying thank you to my online frequent shopper customers.
Have any questions? I’d be happy to help, click here to contact me.

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Thick Basic White – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base scored at 2-1/4″, 3-5/8″, 7-3/8″ and 8-3/4″
Garden Green – two 3-5/8″ x 4-1/8″ panels (front and back center panel mats), two 2-1/8″ x 4-1/8″ panels (side DSP mats), 2″ x 3″ (label mat), 1-1/2″ x 6″ (die cut leaves)
Daffodil Delight – 1-3/4″ x 3″ (label)
Early Espresso – 2-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ (die cut twigs)
Basic White – 3-1/2″ x 4″ (back center panel), 4″ x 8″ panel (floral die cuts)
Fresh As A Daisy DSP – 3-1/2″ x 4″ (center panel background), two 2″ x 4″ (side panels)
Delightfully Eclectic DSP – four 1-1/4″ x 4-1/8″ panels (front and back middle panels), two 2-1/8″ x 4-1/8″ panels (back side panels)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Cheerful Daisies Bundle (English)

[161297]

$53.00

Flower Cart Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[162776]

$24.00

Something Fancy Dies

[160424]

$28.00

Fresh As A Daisy 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161289]

$12.50

Delightfully Eclectic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161640]

$30.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[159229]

$9.00

Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102584]

$10.00

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119686]

$10.00

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119683]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$9.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$9.00

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[147089]

$9.00

Lemon Lolly Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161673]

$10.00

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154883]

$10.00

Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers

[147158]

$30.00

Glossy Dots Assortment

[158827]

$8.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$11.00

Parakeet Party 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Metallic Woven Ribbon

[159196]

$9.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.75

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Stampin’ Up! Thoughtful Expressions Card

Good Morning! The Stampin’ Up! Thoughtful Expressions bundle pretty floral images and sentiments with wonderful dies. I used it with the Poetic Expressions designer series paper for a friendship card. You can find the products I used at the bottom of my post along with the card stock sizes.

I adhered a panel of Poetic Expressions designer series paper to the front of a Boho Blue card base with liquid glue. I adhered another panel of the DSP to a Boho Blue mat and adhered it to the card with liquid glue. I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Thoughtful Expressions stamp set using Pebbled Path ink on Basic White and cut it out with a rectangular die from the Everyday Details dies. I adhered the label to the card with dimensionals.

I stamped the floral bouquet from the Stampin’ Up! Thoughtful Expressions stamp set in Pebbled Path ink on Basic White and colored the leaves with light light Old Olive and light Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Blends. I colored the flower centers with the light Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blend and the petals with the light Calypso Coral Blend. I colored the base of the petals with the dark Calypso Coral Blend and the used the light pen to blend the shades. I cut the bouquet out with the coordinating die. I also used the dies to cut two flowers from Petal Pink and two long leaf clusters and one short one from Old Olive.

I adhered the leaf clusters and flowers to the card with glue dots and made a bow from Petal Pink ribbon. I adhered the bow with a glue dot and popped the floral cluster on top with dimensionals. I finished the card with Petal Pink glitter dots.

For the inside of the card, I stamped the sentiment and flower from the Stampin’ Up! Thoughtful Expressions stamp set in Pebbled Path ink on Basic White. I colored the flower the same as the flowers on the card front and trimmed the bottom of the panel with DSP. I adhered it to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

I used the die from the Everyday Details dies to keep the angular look to the card. But I think afterwards, it would have been fine with the graceful curves of the Stampin’ Up! Thoughtful Expressions dies. I love both of those die sets!! Do you have a favorite?

Your Day To Shine and Frog & Friends Added to Kits Collection!

The new kits for March are the Your Day To Shine Kit and the Frog & Friends Kit. Click on the images below to see the details in the Online Store.

Current Host Code: XR9HAEK4

Use this host code when you order $50 or more and receive a Thank You gift from me! The free gift is your choice of any item currently available valued up to $10.00.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Akiko

Visit my online store here
See the current Stampin’ Up! clearance rack specials here
Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through my Wildflower Frequent Shopper Program – my way of saying thank you to my online frequent shopper customers.
Have any questions? I’d be happy to help, click here to contact me.

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Boho Blue – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base, scored at 5-1/2″, 2-1/8″ x 4-5/8″ (DSP mat)
Petal Pink – 1-1/2″ x 3″ (die cut flowers)
Old Olive – 1″ x 5″ (die cut leaves)
Basic White – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (inside panel), 2-1/2″ x 4″ (label), 2-1/2″ x 2-3/4″ (floral bouquet)
Poetic Expressions DSP – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (front background), 2″ x 4-2/2″ (accent panel), 1/2″ x 3-3/4″ (inside trim)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Thoughtful Expressions Bundle (English)

[162822]

$55.75

Everyday Details Dies

[162864]

$34.00

Poetic Expressions 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[162814]

$12.50

Boho Blue 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161724]

$10.00

Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146985]

$10.00

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100702]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Pebbled Path Classic Stampin' Pad

[161648]

$9.00

Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154881]

$10.00

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154892]

$10.00

Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161676]

$10.00

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154883]

$10.00

Ribbon Duo Combo Pack

[161318]

$10.00

Petal Pink & Pretty Peacock Foiled Gems

[162587]

$8.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.75

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Stampin’ Up! Everyday Details Friendship Card

Good Morning! The Stampin’ Up! Everyday Details bundle is full of simple, sweet images and wonderful dies. I used the pretty teacup image and circle die with the pretty Poetic Expressions designer series paper to make a sweet friendship or encouragement blank note card. You can find the products I used at the bottom of my post along with the card stock sizes.

I embossed a Bubble Bath panel with the Timeworn Type 3D embossing folder and adhered it to the front of a Bubble Bath card base. I adhered a floral panel of Poetic Expressions designer series paper to a Wild Wheat mat and adhered it to the card with liquid glue.

I stamped the teacup from the Stampin’ Up! Everyday Details stamp set in Pecan Pie ink on Basic White and colored it with light Balmy Blue, light Bubble Bath, dark Lemon Lolly and light Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blends. I cut it out with a pretty circle die.

I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Everyday Details stamp set in Pecan Pie ink on a Basic White strip. I used the Banners Pick A Punch to make fishtails on both ends. I punched the ends of a Wild Wheat strip of Fresh As A Daisy DSP and adhered the stamped label to the front with liquid glue. I adhered the label to the card with glue dots and popped the teacup on top with dimensionals. I finished the card with a Pecan Pie ribbon tied in a knot and pink sequins.

I left the inside of the card blank, simply trimming the bottom of a Basic White panel with DSP and adhering it with Stampin’ Seal.

The teacup is one of three pretty images in the Stampin’ Up! Everyday Details stamp set. The stamp set also has wonderful sentiments in a pretty mixed font and the die set is wonderful!

Current Host Code: XR9HAEK4

Use this host code when you order $50 or more and receive a Thank You gift from me! The free gift is your choice of any item currently available valued up to $10.00.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Akiko

Visit my online store here
See the current Stampin’ Up! clearance rack specials here
Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through my Wildflower Frequent Shopper Program – my way of saying thank you to my online frequent shopper customers.
Have any questions? I’d be happy to help, click here to contact me.

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Bubble Bath – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base, scored at 4-1/4″, 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (embossed background)
Wild Wheat – 3-1/8″ x 4-1/8″ (DSP mat)
Basic White – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (inside panel), 3″ x 3″ (teacup), 1/2″ x 4″ (label)
Poetic Expressions DSP – 3″ x 4″ (front panel), 1/2″ x 5″ (inside trim)
Fresh As A Daisy DSP – 5/8″ x 4-1/4″ (label mat)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Everyday Details Bundle

[162865]

$52.00

Banners Pick A Punch

[153608]

$27.00

Timeworn Type 3 D Embossing Folder

[156505]

$11.00

Poetic Expressions 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[162814]

$12.50

Fresh As A Daisy 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161289]

$12.50

Bubble Bath 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161718]

$10.00

Wild Wheat 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161725]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

[161665]

$9.00

Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154830]

$10.00

Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161675]

$10.00

Lemon Lolly Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161673]

$10.00

Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154902]

$10.00

Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins

[160387]

$8.00

Pecan Pie 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Bordered Ribbon

[161634]

$8.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.75

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Stampin’ Up! Let’s Chat for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Good Morning and welcome to the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! I used the cute Stampin’ Up! Let’s Chat stamp set with the pretty Lighter Than Air 6″ x 6″ designer series paper to make a hello card today. You can find the supplies I used along with card stock cuts at the bottom of my post.

We have a color challenge this week:

I stamped the phone – base, handle and cord – from the Stampin’ Up! Let’s Chat stamp set in Balmy Blue on a Basic White panel. I adhered the stamped panel and two panels of Lighter Than Air 6″ x 6″ designer series paper to Fresh Freesia mats with liquid glue.

I adhered larger DSP panel to the front of a Bubble Bath card base with dimensionals and adhered the second panel on top with liquid glue. I popped the phone panel on top with dimensionals .

I stamped the word bubble from the Stampin’ Up! Let’s Chat stamp set using Bubble Bath ink on Basic White card stock. I fussy cut the word bubble with my paper snips and stamped the sentiment in Flirty Flamingo ink. I adhered the word bubble to the card with dimensionals and finished with colorful dots.

For the inside of the card, I stamped the handle and cord from the Stampin’ Up! Let’s Chat stamp set using Balmy Blue ink on a Basic White panel. I adhered a strip of DSP to the bottom before adhering the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

I love the retro phone and sweet sentiments from the Stampin’ Up! Let’s Chat stamp set. It’s fun design for sending cheerful greetings.

On with the Hop! Click on the Next Blog button to move forward to see the beautiful project Karen Ksenzakovic has created.

If you get lost along the way, here are the participants for the hop:

Current Host Code: XR9HAEK4

Use this host code when you order $50 or more and receive a free gift from me! The free gift is your choice of any item currently available valued up to $10.00!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stamping!

Akiko

Visit my online store here
See the current Stampin’ Up! clearance rack specials here
Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through my Wildflower Frequent Shopper Program – my way of saying thank you to my online frequent shopper customers.
Have any questions? I’d be happy to help, click here to contact me.

Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Bubble Bath – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base, scored at 4-1/4″
Fresh Freesia – two 3″ x 4″ panels (front mats), 3-3/4″ x 5″ (front background mat)
Basic White – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (inside panel), 2-7/8″ x 3-7/8″ (phone panel), 1-1/2″ x 2″ (label)
Lighter Than Air 6″ x 6″ DSP – 3-5/8″ x 4-7/8″ (front background), 2-7/8″ x 3-7/8″ (accent panel), 1/2″ x 3-3/4″ (inside trim)