Good Morning and Happy Tax Day! We filed ours just in time this weekend – need to do better next year. Anyway, here’s another sneak peek of the new Stampin’ Up! Flowers of Beauty bundle from the upcoming Stampin’ Up! 2024-2025 Annual Catalog. I paired it with the pretty retiring Inked Botanicals 6″ x 6″ designer series paper to show that it’s pretty in many different color palettes. You can find the currently available products I used at the bottom of my post along with the card stock sizes.

I adhered a panel of Inked Botanicals 6″ x 6″ designer series paper to a Calypso Coral mat with liquid glue. I adhered another strip of the DSP to a Lost Lagoon mat before adhering it to the panel. I popped the layered DSP panel onto the front of a Lost Lagoon card base with dimensionals.

I stamped the sentiment from the new Unbounded Love stamp set in Lost Lagoon ink on the side of a Lost Lagoon panel and cut it out with one of the dies from the Unbounded Love dies. These new products will be available when the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog launches on May 1, 2024. I cut a sprig from the Stampin’ Up! Flowers of Beauty dies from Pool Party card stock and adhered it to the card with Lost Lagoon ribbon with Stampin’ Seal. I adhered the label over the ribbon and part of the die cut sprig.

I stamped two of the large flowers from the new Stampin’ Up! Flowers of Beauty stamp set using Calypso Coral and Petal Pink inks on Basic White. I stamped the outlines full strength and the filler in stamped off ink. I stamped the flower centers using Pecan Pie ink and cut them out with the coordinating die. I used the same technique to stamp two leaf clusters using Lost Lagoon ink. I adhered the leaves to the card with glue dots, tucking them under the label and adhered the flowers with glue dots and dimensionals. I wish I had my iridescent pastel gems to add some bling – they would have been perfect!

For the inside of the card, I stamped the leaf cluster from the Stampin’ Up! Flowers of Beauty stamp set using Lost Lagoon ink in the corner of a Basic White panel. I trimmed the bottom with a strip of DSP and adhered the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

The new Stampin’ Up! Flowers of Beauty bundle will be available on May 1, 2024. The two step stamp set has really pretty flower and leaf stamps that are really easy to line up and work so well by using a full strength ink on the detailed outline stamp and stamped off ink on the filler. And I love that the filler stamps have highlights that easily give you nice texture and dimension! And while they go beautifully with the Unbounded Beauty designer series paper like my card the other day, they also work beautifully with other designer series papers that you may already have. Here’s a picture of the bundle:

And here’s a picture of the pretty Unbounded Love bundle that will also be available on May 1, 2024:

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Last Chance Products on Sale Now!

The retiring lists for the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog and the January-April 2024 Mini Catalog have been announced and some products are on sale with discounts up to 60%. These lists detail the products that will no longer be available once the catalogs retire on April 30. Items are only available while supplies last and some items are already sold out. So check it out to see if there is anything you want while it’s still available. And don’t forget the retiring 2022-2024 In Colors!

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

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.

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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!

And with the new Annual Catalog are the new 2024-2026 In Colors! Introducing Peach Pie, Petunia Pop, Pretty In Pink, Shy Shamrock and Summer Splash:

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The May Paper Pumpkin Kit is 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 with 9 coordinating envelopes
• Precut paper, accent pieces & labels
• Woodgrain textures and masculine earthy tones
• Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin’ Spot

Coordinating Colors: Wild Wheat, Pool Party, Misty Moonlight, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Basic Beige

And the coordinating add-on is the Thanks and Beyond dies. These dies coordinate with the Best There Is kit and will also coordinate with the June kit.

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 May 2024 kit is May 10, 2024. Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.

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Current Host Code: YEPTJAZ9

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! 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.

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Cardstock Cuts for this project:

• Lost Lagoon – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base, scored at 4-1/4″, 2″ x 3″ (label), 1-7/8″ x 5″ (DSP mat)
• Calypso Coral – 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ (front mat)
• Pool Party – 2-1/4″ x 3-1/4″ (die cut sprig)
• Basic White – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (inside panel), 3″ x 3-1/2″ (die cut flowers and leaves)
• Inked Botanicals 6″ x 6″ DSP – 3-3/4″ x 5″ (front background), 1-3/5″ x 5″ (front stripe), 1/2″ x 5″ (inside trim)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

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