Stampin' Up! 2021-2022 Annual Catalog Last Chance Products List Released!!!

Howdy, stampers!  The current Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog comes expires the end of April, and Stampin' Up! has just released its Last Chance Products list.

Click on the link above for my Current Promotions page to view the list of what's retiring -- some items are discounted as much as 50%!  

Then visit my Stampin' Up! page at Cathy Hansen, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator (stampinup.net) to place your orders online.  But hurry . . . these items go fast, and once they're gone, they're gone!

Cathy  ;D

Sending Sunny Thoughts Card (Stamp Camp North, March 19, 2022)

We've been having lots of snowy days in Denver over the past few weeks, with only a few warm and sunny days mixed in.  I'm craving more sunshine, and I'm tired of being cold!  That's why I chose to make this card for Stamp Camp North this past Saturday.

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Materials (all from Stampin' Up!)

Stamp Sets

* Sharing Sunshine (sunshine images)

* Sunny Sentiments (sentiments)

Card Stock

* Cinnamon Cider

    8-1/2" x 5-1/2", scored at 4-1/4" (card base)

    2-1/8" x 1-1/2" (mat for sentiment)

* White

    5-1/8" x 3-7/8" (two pieces; one for first layer on front, and one for sentiment on inside)

    2" x 1-3/8" (sentiment on card front)

* Bumblebee

    5" x 3-3/4", embossed (top layer on front)

    5-1/4" x 4" (first layer on inside)

Ink

* Black ink pad (words and sun face)

* Bumblebee Classic Stampin' Pad (sun center)

* Cinnamon Cider Classic Stampin' Pad (rays around sun)

* Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad (solid sections around sun)

Other Stuff

* Gingham Embossing Folder

* Gold Shimmer Ribbon (two pieces - one 6" long; one 3" long with ends cut at an angle)

* Rectangular Postage Stamp Punch (sentiment on front)

* Heart & Home Doilies (Cinnamon Cider) (layer behind sun)

* 2” and 2-1/4” Circle Punches (retired) (sun and layer under it)

* Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels

* Adhesives

Assembly

    1. Fold 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" card stock away from score line to create card base.

    2. Adhere 5-1/8" x 3-7/8" white card stock to card front.

    3. Use embossing folder to add texture to 5" x 3-3/4" Bumblebee card stock.  Wrap 6" piece of ribbon from front to back and adhere on the back.  Adhere card stock to card front over white card stock.

    4. Adhere doily as shown over ribbon.

    5. Punch 2-1/4" circle from Bumblebee card stock.  Stamp sun images as shown and cut out with 2" punch; adhere to 2-1/4" Bumblebee circle.  Adhere this piece over doily with foam tape or Stampin' Dimensionals.

    6. Slip 3" ribbon under 6" ribbon to the right of the sun and tie in a knot.

    7. Stamp "a happy Hello to you" on scrap of white card stock and cut out with Postage Stamp punch.  Adhere to 2-1/8" x 1-1/2" Cinnamon Cider card stock and attach to front of card with foam tape or Stampin' Dimensionals.

    8. Adhere self-adhesive bling (one of each of the three sizes) to the card front wherever you like.

Inside

    9. Adhere 5-1/4" x 4" Bumblebee card stock to inside of card.

    10. Stamp sentiment on 5-1/8" x 3-7/8" white card stock and adhere over Bumblebee card stock.

This is such a cheery card -- it makes me smile every time I look at it!  Hope you enjoy it.

Cathy  ;D

New Horizons Suite (January-June 2022 Mini Catalog)

This is the card stampers made at my table this past Saturday at Sassy Stampers Stamp Camp in Longmont.  It's a great all-occasion, feel-good card!

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Many thanks to Michelle Jutrisa, a Stampin' Up! demonstrator in Australia, for sharing this idea.  Visit Michelle's site at New Horizons - (butterflysandbows.com).

Materials

New Horizons Suite (January-June 2022 Mini Catalog, p. 43)

* On the Horizon Stamp Set

* Horizon Dies

* New Horizons 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper ("DSP")

* Pebbles Enamel Shapes

Other Materials

* Black card stock: 

    8-1/2" x 5-1/2", scored at 4-1/4" (card base)

    4-1/8" x 2-1/8" (mat for DSP)

    2-1/8" x 1-1/8" (mat for sentiment)

* White card stock:

    5-1/4" x 4" (2 pieces -- one for front; one for inside)

    2" x 1" (sentiment)

* Black stamp pad

* New Horizons DSP: 4" x 2"

* Heart & Home DSP: about 2" x 1-5/8" for fence

* Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder

* Foam Tape or Stampin' Dimensionals

Assembly

    1. Fold card stock away from score line to create card base.
    2. Place New Horizons DSP about 1/4" from top and left sides of 5-1/4" x 4" white card stock and stamp weeds image over both pieces of paper; stamp birds image on DSP.
    3. Use embossing folder to add texture to white card stock.  (TIP:  Be sure to allow the black ink to dry completely before embossing, especially if you are embossing several pieces.  Otherwise, the ink may transfer to the embossing folder and then transfer to the next piece embossed.)
    4. Adhere embossed white card stock to card front.
    5. Adhere DSP to 4-1/8" x 2-1/8" black card stock, and then adhere assembled piece over white card stock, being careful to line up weeds image.
    6. Stamp sentiment on 2" x 1" white card stock, and adhere to 2-1/8" x 1-1/8" black card stock.  Adhere assembled piece to card front with foam tape or Stampin' Dimensionals.
    7. Use dies to cut fence piece from Heart & Home DSP.  Cut narrow strips of foam tape or Stampin' Dimensionals and apply to the back of the first and third fence slats; apply liquid glue to the back of the last (smallest) slat and adhere to card.  This heightens the illusion that the fence is going from the foreground to the background.
    8. Apply self-adhesive Pebbles Enamel Shapes near bottom of fence.

Inside

    9.  Stamp the weeds image on the second piece of 5-1/4" x 4" white card stock and adhere to the inside of the card.

I hope you enjoy making this card as much as I did.  The New Horizons DSP makes it so easy to create a beautiful card without much effort.

Cathy  ;D