As we approach the end of both current Stampin’ Up! catalogues I’m watching the inventory reports very closely. Yesterday the Soft Succulent Stampin’ Blends sold out and are now discontinued. From this I presume that Soft Succulent isn’t going to transition into one of the main Stampin’ Up! colour families when they’re refreshed in May. But the inventory report isn’t all bad news. In fact the Gnomes Dies are back and available to order again. These coordinate in part with the Friendly Gnomes ... VIEW POST
I Love Free Paper
I’ve never yet met a crafter who didn’t love getting free products. I think that’s why Stampin’ Up!’s Sale-A-Bration promotions are so popular. Twice a year we get the chance to choose some exclusive products simply for placing an order we were probably going to send in anyway. Something I always look forward to seeing is the free paper choices. This time, despite not being excited by the coordinating stamp set and dies in the Mini Catalogue, I couldn’t resist selecting the Rings of Love paper ... VIEW POST
Miss You Already
With all the excitement over the Stampin’ Up! 2022/2023 Annual Catalogue I thought it was time to remind you that the January to June 2022 Mini Catalogue is coming to an end and a lot of those products will be retired. Essentially if a product from the ‘Mini’ is not in the Annual Catalogue you should assume it will appear on the Retiring List on May 25th. Of all those products, the item I will miss most will definitely be the New Horizons 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper (DSP). NEW ... VIEW POST
Together Again
My regular readers will know that I hate to waste craft supplies. The scraps I end up with the most tend to be Basic White Card. After all Basic White is, well, basic for so many of my projects (that and Very Vanilla). The other day I had an idea for a project using the Through It Together Stamp Set and grabbed a strip of Basic White Card from my scrap pocket. In the end I decided the strip was too narrow and set it aside, today it was reclaimed. TOGETHER SENTIMENT When I started this ... VIEW POST
Happiness Is A Paper Hug
Today I'm continuing with my quest to revisit older but still available Stampin' Up! products. In the end I used two stamp sets. The first, Hippo Happiness, is very likely to be on the Annual Catalogue retiring list that's revealed next month. The other, Through It Together, is from the January to June 2022 Mini Catalogue. It's a very versatile sentiment only stamp set and hopefully it will make it into the new Annual Catalogue. With stamps, ink and paper close at hand I sat down and began ... VIEW POST
A Paper Pumpkin Thing – Kisses & Hugs
This month's A Paper Pumpkin Thing blog hop is all about the February 2022 kit called Kisses & Hugs. Unfortunately global shipping issues caused kits to arrive late at Stampin' Up! and domestic mailing delays have compounded the problem. So instead of Valentines I thought it would be useful to show this kit's year-round versatility. HUGS FOR A BABY For my first project I thought the hearts and XOXO motif would make a great baby card. In addition, by avoiding the pink parts of ... VIEW POST
