How about a Long Card? Video!

This card is 15-3/4″ x 4-1/4″! It’s pretty easy to make!

The CEO of Stampin’ Up! made a long card a few months ago. I loved the idea so I came up with one of my own! There’s a PDF with the measurements- I’ll give you the link to it the end of the post.

Here’s the video of making it! It’s really easy!

 

 

Here’s the card I made during the video- all supplies are the same!

In the video, you’ll see the four other Reach for the Stars/Stargazing cards I made that I won’t share. You can purchase the PDF Tutorial that has pictures, measurements, supplies and step by step instructions. I have other PDF Tutorials! Check them out here!

Here’s the link for all my instruction PDFs, this one is the last one shown: “Long Card”:

Instructions

 

Product List

 

Shuttle Taking Off in the Daytime!

Growing up in Central Florida on the East Coast, I saw lots of shuttles take off. Some during the day, some at night. Since I’ve made so many cards with Reach for the Stars/Stargazing, I wanted to make one that doesn’t use the planets, stars, etc.

I stamped the shuttle with Memento on Basic White and die cut.

I die cut the flames with the Stargazing DSP. I cut four of them.

The sun is a die from the Hey Chuck dies. I die cut with Basic White, then used a blending brush with Lemon Lolly ink to give it a little color.

The hill was made with the Basic Border dies. Old Olive cardstock.

The grass is from the Playing in the Rain dies. Old Olive.

For the background I had a 5-3/8″ x 4-1/8″ of Basic White. Using Blending Brushes, I used Misty Moonlight and Old Olive inks.

I looked through my stamp sets and wanted to find a perfect sentiment. When I saw “look at you go” in the Fun on Wheels stamp set, I thought that would be perfect. A congratulations card!

Don’t forget- I have PDF Tutorials for different cards- Reach for the Stars in one of them! You can see them here

 

Product List

Side Step Card with Fish!

I had fun making this card! Side Step is kind of “old school” but it can work with so many stamps and dies/punches.

Here’s a video of me making this card (and something new from me!):

And here’s the PDF with measurements:

 

Ok, what I’m most excited about is that I have made 4 other cards using the Gone Fishing bundle/suite. I won’t share these cards, but you can buy the PDF Tutorial that gives you pictures, measurements, step by step instructions and all products used! I plan to make lots of PDF Tutorials for other products- check back soon!

PDF Tutorials

Here’s everything I used on this Side Step Card:

 

Product List

Skating Chucks!

I wanted to use every chuck on this card. To fit them all, I had to make a slimline card. I’ll have the dimensions and colors used below.

Slimline cards are 8-1/2″ x 7″. The 7″ side is scored at 3-1/2″. For the card front, my size is 8-3/8″ x 3-3/8″. SU doesn’t sell envelopes for these anymore, but these cards do fit in a #10 envelopes- the usual size for regular mail. They are 4-1/8″ x 9-1/2″.

Enough math! 🤣 Let’s talk about the coloring.

The only paper used on this card is Basic White. I colored the card front with Azure Afternoon with a Blending Brush.

For the hills, I used the Basic Borders dies and cut two pieces with Basic White. I colored them with Lemon Lime Twist ink with a Blending Brush. I slightly layered one over the over and adhered at the bottom of the card.

For the chucks, I colored them with Blends. Main parts of them are Lemon Lolly, Balmy Blue, Granny Apple Green and Calypso Coral. For their eyelids, I used Crumb Cake. For their beaks, I used Petal Pink. For the wattles and the one tongue, I used Cajun Craze.

Their skateboards are Balmy, Lemon, Granny, and Calypso. The bottoms and the wheels are Smoky Slate.

Cakes are Balmy, Lemon, Granny, and Calypso.

The sun was die cut with Basic White and I colored with Lemon Lolly with a Blending Brush. I made it very light.

A very bright card- perfect for a kid!

 

 

Product List

 

Hey Chuck! Rise and Shine! It’s Your Birthday!

I had an idea to use the Patchwork Pieces again with just one chick (chuck). Since one of the stamps says “Rise and Shine!” I thought it would be cool to have a background that is bright and cheerful.

I took a piece of Basic White and used Lemon Lolly, Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry inks with my Blending Brushes. Then I die cut the Patchwork Piece.

I took another piece of White (5-3/8 x 4-1/8) and die cut the Patchwork again- right in the middle. I then embossed with the new Exposed Brick embossing folder.

I die cut the Patchwork again so it would be easy to assemble the pieces.

The chick/chuck and cake are stamped with Memento and then colored with Blends: Pool Party, Soft Sea Foam, Daffodil Delight and Cherry Cobbler.

I stamped the two sentiments with Memento and then die cut with one of the Nested Essentials dies. I then used some Lemon Lolly ink with a Blending Brush.

A pretty fast card!

Here’s everything I used:

 

Product List

How about some more NEW STUFF from the 23-24 Annual Catalog??

 

I made a video today to show you some of the new stuff in the new Annual Catalog!

Here it is:

 

Here’s all the products I showed:

Product List

2022-2023 Annual Catalog Retiring Products!

OK! I’ve been working on this for 4 days! I’m not kidding! When the retiring list comes out for the Annual Catalog, I almost cry. Well, for many reasons. But one reason is that I have to work on the lists!

Here’s my PDFs. First one has the pictures and is clickable if looking at it online:

Here’s a basic PDF with just names:

I have another post with all the retiring stuff from the Mini Catalog: 2023 Jan-Apr Mini Catalog Retiring

 

Let’s get started!

OK, big things happening:

A big change in the Core/Main Colors! 11 colors are retiring:

Color Refresh: Retiring Colors

Don’t forget we are also saying goodbye to our 2021-23 In Color™ Collection, although Fresh Freesia will be added to our core color collection as part of our color refresh.

 

 

I’m very sad about a few of these, but the new colors are so fantastic!

 

Color Refresh: New Colors

Now we get to the really fun part of our color refresh… Seeing our BRAND NEW colors and which old favorites are making a comeback. It’s also time for some of the colors to be moved to different color collections so that they and the new colors are in perfect positions in our lovely rainbow of colors.
So what do our color collections look like once we add these new and returning colors in? Take a look!
Here’s the new In Colors!

2023-25 In Color™ Collection

With every new Annual Catalog comes a NEW In Color Collection. Giving us new In Colors each year is how Stampin’ Up! keeps up with the latest color trends. Let’s take a look at this year’s new set!

 

OK… here’s all the stuff retiring from the catalog. You can click on each picture. The sale prices (a price below the original price) do not start until April 4th. I also have two different PDFs at the bottom- one with the pictures, one without.

 

Retiring Dies, Punches, Embossing Folders & other Tools

 

Product List

Artisan Additions Dies

$34.00

$13.60

Beautiful Shapes Dies

$29.00

$23.20

Birdhouse Dies

$33.00

$13.20

Brilliant Wings Dies

$44.00

$17.60

Brushed Shapes Dies

$25.00

$15.00

Build A Butterfly Dies

$31.00

$15.50

Cottage Flowers Dies

$34.00

$23.80

Daffodil Dies

$38.00

$15.20

Delicate Edges Dies

$30.00

$12.00

Eden Dies

$35.00

$14.00

Elephant Dies

$25.00

$10.00

Fabulous Frames Dies

$31.00

$18.60

Fancy Frames Dies

$34.00

$17.00

Floral Gallery Dies

$34.00

$13.60

Flowers Of Home Dies

$32.00

$12.80

Full Basket Dies

$34.00

$23.80

Geraniums Dies

$34.00

$13.60

Happy Forest Dies

$30.00

$12.00

Harvest Dies

$38.00

$15.20

Heron Dies

$31.00

Honeybee Blooms Dies

$28.00

$11.20

Hydrangea Dies

$32.00

$12.80

Layering Diorama Dies

$29.00

$20.30

Lighthouse Dies

$34.00

$17.00

Majestic Mountain Dies

$36.00

$14.40

Organic Beauty Dies

$42.00

$16.80

Painted Labels Dies

$35.00

$14.00

Palms Dies

$35.00

$14.00

Penned Flowers Dies

$30.00

$12.00

Perfect Plants Dies

$32.00

$12.80

Picture This Dies

$34.00

$27.20

Poppy Moments Dies

$37.00

$14.80

Potted Succulents Dies

$39.00

$15.60

Pretty Pillowbox Dies

$34.00

$20.40

Ranunculus Dies

$32.00

$12.80

Rugged Icons Dies

$29.00

$11.60

Seaside Seashells Dies

$34.00

$13.60

Sequins Dies

$23.00

$9.20

Stitched Greenery Die

$32.00

$19.20

Summer Shadows Dies

$34.00

$13.60

Sunflowers Dies

$33.00

$23.10

Teacup Dies

$27.00

$13.50

Tulips Dies

$35.00

$14.00

Willow Dies

$37.00

Wisteria Dies

$35.00

$28.00

Deer Builder Punch

$19.00

$11.40

Essential Tag Punch

$19.00

$9.50

Evergreen Border Punch

$24.00

$14.40

Flowers & Leaves Punch

$19.00

$11.40

Heart Punch Pack

$38.00

$19.00

Jar Punch

$19.00

$9.50

Label Me Fancy Punch

$19.00

$11.40

Label Me Lovely Punch

$19.00

$13.30

Medium Daisy Punch

$17.00

$10.20

Starlit Punch

$19.00

$15.20

Tulip Builder Punch

$19.00

$9.50

Stamparatus

$49.00

Stamparatus® Magnets

$12.00

$6.00

Retiring Stamps

 

Product List

 

 

Retiring Paper

 

Product List

Slimline Envelopes

$10.00

$9.00

Copper Foil Sheets

$5.00

$4.50

Kraft Gift Boxes

$10.00

$7.00

Embossed Treat Bags

$7.50

$6.00

Product List

 

 

Retiring In-Color (2021-2023)

 

Product List

 

Retiring Colors (not In-Colors)

 

Product List

 

 

Embellishments:

Product List

Sprig Trinkets

$9.00

$4.50

Opal Rounds

$7.50

$3.75

Pearl Basic Jewels

$6.00

$3.00

Solid Faceted Gems

$8.00

$5.60

Pastel Pearls

$6.50

$3.25

Matte Black Dots

$7.00

$4.20

 

 

 

How About 5 Man Cards? All Made from the “He’s the Man” Suite!

The annual catalog will be retiring very soon, so I wanted to show you how to use one suite to make tons of cards. I could make many more cards, not just the 5 I’m showing here, plus some duplicates of the ones I’m showing!

The suite comes with stamps, dies, DSP that includes 2 sheets of die cuts!, and very cool Rustic Dots embellishments. This suite is PERFECT for man cards!

 

Ok, let’s get started!

For this card, no stamping! I just used the die cuts and the paper! I also used the dies for the argyle looking things behind the sentiment. Easy!

 

Product List

 

 

For this card, I used 4 of the die cuts (the grill, the “flippin’ awesome, the star, and the notebook paper looking thing behind everything). For the sentiment, I used the  Enjoy the Rhythm stamp set. I stamped with Early Espresso and die cut with the Stylish Shapes. The background paper is from the He’s the Man DSP.

 

Product List

 

 

Another easy card! I used 3 die cuts, the cars and the sentiment. I used the dies for the flags/banners on the side. I used Soft Succulent cardstock and then embossed with the Metal Plate 3D Embossing Folder.

 

Product List

 

OK, the next two cards are some of the unique ones. One is the Pop & Twist technique, the other is the Double Flap Fun Fold Card. You can always see my instructions for these cards and others under “Instructions”. It would be on the right side on a computer, or all the way at the bottom on a phone.

 

For this card, the Double Flap Fun Fold card, I stamped the stamp from He’s All That stamp set with Early Espresso on white and die cut with one of the dies from the die set. Everything else is from the die cuts in the DSP!

Here’s my instructions for that kind of card:

Product List

 

And my last card, the Pop & Twist. These cards are so fun and you can use them for any type of card!

I stamped the sentiment from He’s All That stamp set with Early Espresso and die cut it with one of the dies from the All That dies. I also die cut some of the argyles again, this time using Sahara Sand cardstock.

All the things on the inside are from the die cuts. The “happy birthday” is from the A Grand Kid stamp set.

Here’s the instructions for the Pop & Twist.

 

Product List

 

 

Ok! I used a couple of other stamp sets on these cards, but you could use any “happy birthday” stamp. 95% of what’s on these cards is from the He’s the Man Suite. I don’t know if the stamp and dies will retire, but even if they don’t, there is a 99% chance the paper will. Those die cuts can make so many dang cards!