Stampin' Up! Announcements re Retiring Items and New Color Lineup!

Stampin' Up! has released the Last Chance lists for items items that will be retiring when the new 2023-2024 Annual Catalog goes live on May 2, 2023.  Note that some of these items are on sale at discounts up to 60% off catalog prices.  Once these items are gone, they're gone, so act now to order your favorites!!!  (Visit my Current Promotions Page at Cathy's Craft Room: Stampin' Up! Current Promotions (cathyscraftroom.blogspot.com) to see the lists for both the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog and the January-April 2023 Mini Catalog.)

Also, Stampin' Up! has introduced a color refresh for the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog.  This means that we'll say goodbye to several of the colors we've become used to, but we're also going to be seeing some great new colors, as well as the return of some of the old favorites!

Be sure to watch for more information as it becomes available.  Or visit my Stampin' Up! page at Cathy Hansen, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator (stampinup.net) for all the latest updates!

Cathy :D

Great Way to Destash Your 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper!

Do you (like me) have a bunch of 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper hanging around?  Or even 12" x 12"?  I've got a great way for you to use up a bunch of it!

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Make a bunch of these cute little 6" x 4-1/2" journals!  Each of the larger books uses 2 sheets of 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper ("DSP"); the smaller one uses 2 sheets of 6" x 4-1/2" DSP.

Inside each booklet are 3 pieces of 8-1/2" x 6" notebook paper (8-1/2" x 4-1/2" for smaller book), folded in half to make 6 pages.

Everything else is just embellishment.

These are great little books to stash in your purse or backpack for notes on the go.  They also make great gifts!  And what a stash buster!  You also could cut your 12" x 12" DSP into 4 pieces of 6" x 6" to make two booklets!

Watch my YouTube video to see just how easy it is to make these books -- and it takes only about 10 minutes to make each one!!!!

I hope you enjoy this fun and quick project!

Until next time . . . .

Cathy ;D

Blog Updates as of 3/1/2023

Howdy, folks!  Well, my schedule is still hectic . . . so what else is new?!  But I did manage to find some time this morning to update my Upcoming Events page to reflect my March schedule, as well as my Current Promotions page.

Hope you're enjoying the last days of winter . . . .  It's still been pretty cold here in Denver, but we did manage to get in a couple of beautiful days when it actually hit the 60s this past week!!!

Cathy :D

Creative Card Making with Cathy at The Craft Box

Hi, folks!  Today I'm formally announcing my return to The Craft Box.  My first card making class will be Friday afternoon, January 20, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., and we will be making the four cards pictured below.

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For my first class after the long hiatus I opted to make four fun-fold cards.  All are fairly easy, and all (except the St. Patrick's Day gnomes) can be easily adapted for many occasions.

For details, contact me or see the flyer on my Upcoming Events tab (Cathy's Craft Room: Upcoming Events (cathyscraftroom.blogspot.com).

I'm excited about my return and hope to see you there.

(NOTE:  Class minimum is 4; max is 10, so be sure to reserve your spot soon!)

Cathy  ;D

Happy 2023!!!

It's a new year, and my much-needed holiday break is almost over!  

The projects I had planned to complete during my break have been partially completed -- my living room and bedroom are in pretty good shape now, and I've put away supplies and cleared a path and a good bit of working space in my craft room.  One of my hopes for the coming year is to be able to actually put my supplies away between classes instead of piling them up and moving on immediately to preparing for the next class.  Unfortunately, "later" sometimes means a month or more after the class, during which time I've spent more time looking for supplies than I would have spent putting them away in the first place!!!  I'm hoping to be a little more disciplined about returning things to their proper place this coming year . . . .

The best things are that I've had a couple of weeks to catch up on lost sleep and have had some fun times with my sweet grandson!!!

Today I'm struggling a little to get back into my rigorous schedule, but I'm sure it'll all click right back into place within the next week or so.

My class and stamp camp schedule kicks back into gear this coming Friday, January 6, at 9 a.m., with registration day for my Women's Connection card making classes in Broomfield.  Then on Saturday, January 7, I'll be traveling to Longmont  for Sassy Stampers Stamp Camp.

The big news for 2023 is that I'm returning to The Craft Box with my creative card making classes the third Friday afternoon of each month!  One important change:  You will no longer need to contact The Craft Box to make your reservations -- instead, contact me directly to reserve your spot.  (RSVPs are due by the Wednesday before each class.)

See my complete January schedule on my Upcoming Events page (Cathy's Craft Room: Upcoming Events (cathyscraftroom.blogspot.com).  Flyers and registration information for some of my upcoming events appear on that page.  Information will be added or updated as soon as it's available.

I look forward to seeing you at some of my upcoming events!  In the meantime, I hope you have a wonderful Happy New Year!  Best wishes for an awesome 2023!!!

Cathy :D

New Year Wishes (Stamp Camp North, 12/10/2022)

I've made so many Christmas cards for my many classes over the past several weeks that I needed to get away from it and make a New Year's card for Stamp Camp North this month.  Now that my classes have ended for the year, I'm hoping to find some time to get online and share some of the cards that we've been making in my classes.

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This fold is called an "offset gatefold" and is quite easy to make.

Paper:

* Card base -- Black card stock:  8-1/2" x 5-1/2", scored at 3" and 7-1/4"

* Bottom layer for front panels -- Gold foil: 5-1/4" x 2-3/4" for left panel; 5-1/4" x 1" for right panel

* Top layer for left panel -- Festive Foils Specialty Paper: 5-1/8" x 2-5/8" 

* Top layer for right panel -- Lights Aglow 6" x 6" Specialty Designer Series Paper: 5-1/8" x 7/8" (unfortunately, this item is no longer available as of 12/14/2022)

* Circle -- Black card stock:  about 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" (from Painted Labels die set)

* Sentiment -- Pearlescent Specialty Paper:  about about 2" x 2" (1-3/4" Circle Punch)** 

* Bow -- Gold foil:  about 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" (from Mistletoe die set)

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* Bottom layer on inside of card -- So Saffron card stock: 5-1/4" x 4"

* Top layer -- White card stock: 5" x 3-3/4"

Other Stuff:

* Brightest Glow stamp set (happy new year)

* Joyful Flurry stamp set (inside sentiment and snowflakes)

* Black ink pad

* Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush

* Clear embossing powder

* Heat Tool

* Stampin' Dimensionals

Assembly:

This card was way too easy to put together!  The card stock was folded away from both of the score lines to create the card base.  For the front, the layers of paper were adhered to the corresponding panels.  The circle for the center piece was painted around the outside edges with Wink of Stella before adhering the sentiment, which was stamped on Pearlescent paper and then heat embossed before punching out.  

There are two bows in the Mistletoe die set -- one matches the stamp in the Mistletoe Magic stamp set; the other one was used for this card.  This was cut from gold foil and glued to the circle under the sentiment.

Once assembled, the black circle was attached to the left panel with Stampin' Dimensionals.

The inside is even easier than the front!  It's just as you see in the photo -- the sentiment and snowflakes were stamped on white card stock, which was adhered to the So Saffron card stock and then adhered to the center panel on the inside of the card.

I hope you enjoy this card . . . and are looking forward to a wonderful new year!!!

** NOTE:  The 1-3/4" Circle Punch is no longer carried by Stampin' Up!, but if you don't have it in your stash, the circle also could be cut with the Layering Circles dies.  

Happy Stamping!!!

Cathy  :D

Joyful Wishes Greeting Card (11/5/2022 Sassy Stampers Stamp Camp)

It's beginning to feel a lot like winter in the Denver area!  Snow this past week and continuing cold temperatures always put me in the mood to stay in where it's warm and make winter-themed cards.  So this is the card we made at my table at Sassy Stampers Stamp Camp yesterday.  (I love the rich winter colors, but sometimes I like to get away from them and make something more whimsical.)

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Many thanks to Donna Ross, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator in Houston, Texas, for providing the inspiration for this card.  View Donna's original design at Christmas Card fun using Stampin' Up! Penguin Place Bundle | Stamped Sophisticates

Materials

* Joyful Flurry Stamp Set (159804)

* Penguins Place Stamp Set (156410)

* Black Ink Pad (sentiments and penguin stamps)

* Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad (147101) (penguin beak)

* Fresh Freesia Card Stock (155613)

        8-1/2" x 5-1/2" for card base

* Highland Heather Card Stock (146986)

        5-1/4" x 4" for first layer

* Snowflake 12" x 12" Specialty Vellum (159832)

        5" x 3-3/4" for second layer

* Fresh Freesia Card Stock (155613)

        @ 4" x 2-1/2" for scalloped rectangle

* Basic White Card Stock (159276)

        3-1/4" x 1-15/16" for sentiment

        @ 1-3/4" x 1-1/2" for penguin

* Basic Black Card Stock (121045)

        Scraps for penguin feet

* Simply Elegant Trim (155766)

        @ 5" silver for bow on penguin

* Adhesive-backed Stars (159965)

* Scalloped Contours Dies (155560)

* Penguin Builder Punch (156452)

* Black Stampin' Dimensionals Combo Pack (150893)

Inside

* Highland Heather Card Stock (146986)

        5-1/4" x 4" for first layer

* Basic White Card Stock (159276)

        5" x 3-3/4" for top layer

Assembly

Front

• Adhere Highlands Heather card stock to card front.

• Adhere vellum over Highlands Heather.  (Note: Most adhesives show through vellum, so be sure to apply adhesive only to area that will be covered by scalloped rectangle.)

• Die cut scalloped label from Fresh Freesia card stock.  Use black ink to stamp Joyful Wishes on small rectangle of white card stock and adhere to scalloped label.

• Use black ink to stamp penguin on scrap of white card stock; punch out with penguin punch and glue onto label.  Punch feet from black card stock and apply to penguin with Black Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.  Make small bow with silver trim and attach to penguin with glue dot.  Adhere penguin to label with glue dots or liquid glue.  

• Use foam tape or Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere label to card front over vellum.

• Apply self-adhesive stars randomly.

Inside

• Adhere Highland Heather card stock to inside of card.

• Stamp sentiment on 5" x 3-3/4" white card stock and adhere over Highlands Heather.

• Apply self-adhesive star.

Alternate design using same pack of vellum.

I hope you enjoy this card as much as I enjoyed designing it!

Cathy  ;D