Good Morning! I’ve been having fun playing with the beautiful Stampin’ Up! Cake Celebrations bundle and I wanted to make a masculine birthday cake card. So I teamed this bundle up with the Stampin’ Up! Adventurous Sky stamp set and dies and a pretty plaid designer series paper from the January-April 2025 Mini Catalog that will be available on January 7, 2025. You can find the currently available supplies I used along with card stock cuts at the bottom of my post.

I adhered a panel of Timeless Plaid 6″ x 6″ designer series paper (available January 7, 2025) to a Night of Navy mat with liquid glue and adhered them both to the front of a Crumb Cake card base. On a Basic Beige panel, I stamped the metal plate from the Stampin’ Up! Adventurous Sky stamp set several times using stamped off Basic Beige ink to give the panel some texture. I adhered the panel to a Night of Navy mat and popped it on the card front with dimensionals.

I stamped the large shadow from the Stampin’ Up! Cake Celebrations stamp twice using stamped off Balmy Blue ink on Balmy Blue card stock and cut it out with the large cake die. I cut the triple frosting die from Basic Beige and adhered it to the cake. I was surprised and pleased at how the one cake die cut could make a triple layer cake! I also cut out the cake stand pieces and adhered them to the bottom of the cake. I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Adventurous Sky stamp set using Night of Navy ink on Old Olive and cut it out with the Unbounded Love die. I adhered the die to the card with glue dots and popped the cake on with dimensionals.

I stamped the little airplane from the Stampin’ Up! Adventurous Air stamp set using Old Olive ink on Basic Beige. I colored it with the SU007 Stampin’ Blend (from the Medium Light Stampin’ Blend markers), light Smoky Slate and light Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends and cut it out with the coordinating die. I adhered it to the card with glue dots. I hope this looks like an airplane topped birthday cake. Should I have added candles? Or the banner?

For the inside of the card, I stamped the airplane from the Stampin’ Up! Adventurous Sky stamp set using Old Olive ink on a Basic White panel. I stamped the sentiment using Night of Navy ink and trimmed the bottom with DSP. I adhered the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

The Stampin’ Up! Cake Celebrations bundle is so versatile – there are so many options to make the cake, with the different sizes, frosting styles and accessories using stamps and dies. It was fun to personalize the cake top with the little plane from the Stampin’ Up! Adventurous Sky bundle. And don’t forget the pretty plaid designer series paper coming in the new January-April 2025 Mini Catalog, January 7, 2025.

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Last Chance Products Now Available!

Retiring products for the current September-December 2024 Mini Catalog are now available in the Last Chance Products category in the Online Store.

Stampin’ Up! is making some changes to their product retirement process. They are introducing a new Last Chance Products category in the Online Store today that will include retiring products from the current 2024 September-December Mini Catalog and Online Exclusives items that are being discontinued. The Last Chance Products category is replacing the current Clearance Rack and will be updated every two months.

Here are the details:

• Last Chance Products include retiring products from both catalogs and online releases, excluding Paper Pumpkin.
• Last Chance Products are available while supplies last and will be discontinued when they sell out. Items will be automatically removed from the category and the online store when they are discontinued.
• Discounts vary and are subject to change. Also, depending on inventory, these products may or may not have discounts.
• The Last Chance Products category will be updated every other month. Updates happen at the beginning of the month and may include additional products in the category and any adjustments to product discounts.

This change aligns with Stampin’ Up!’s product release strategy of new Online Exclusives every two months and unifies the retirement process for Online Exclusive and Catalog products. The goal is to keep product offerings fresh, trendy and exciting for Stampin’ Up! customers.

If you have any questions, let me know.

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New January-April 2025 Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration Coming January 7, 2025!

I’ve shipped copies of the new January-April 2025 Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration Brochure to my customers, so if you’ve ordered from me within the last year, your new catalogs should be arriving soon! I’ve also placed my Demonstrator pre-order and started using the new items, so be on the look out for sneak peeks from me and other Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators.

January 7, 2025 is the big day!! In addition to Sale-A-Bration and the new Mini Catalog, a new selection of Online Exclusives will be available for even more exciting new products. And scrapbooking crafters will be treated to a new Scrapbooking Brochure.

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The January 2025 Paper Pumpkin Kit is Hearts for You!

Create heartfelt cards for Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s Day, and beyond with elegant touches of champagne foil!

Details:

• Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 envelopes
• Heart-shaped precut pieces and stickers
• Twine and heart gem embellishments
• Real Red Classic Stampin’ Spot

Coordinating Colors:  Flirty Flamingo, Petal Pink, Real Red

And the coordinating add-on is the Spring is in the Air dies – item #166237 for $12 (available while supplies last).

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 January 2025 kit is January 10, 2025. Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.

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Current Host Code: VT29C2UC

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.

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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! Last Chance items 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.

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Cardstock Cuts for this project:

• Crumb Cake – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base, scored at 4-1/4″
• Basic Beige – 2-3/8″ x 3-7/8″ (stamped background), 1″ x 2″ (cake icing), 1-1/4″ x 2″ (die cut plane)
• Night of Navy – 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ (DSP mat), 2-2/2″ x 4″ (plane mat)
• Balmy Blue – 1-1/4″ x 2-1/2″ (cake)
• Smoky Slate – 1-1/2″ x 2-1/2″ (cake stand)
• Old Olive – 1″ x 3″ (label)
• Basic White – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (inside panel)
• Timeless Plaid 6″ x 6″ DSP – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (front background), 3/4″ x 3-3/4″ (inside trim)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

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