Good morning and Happy “Total Eclipse of the Sun” Day”! Admit it – you sang that phrase like Bonnie Tyler, didn’t you?! 😂 Are you doing anything special? My friend is having a big party – they live in Ohio and are right under the path – with Moon Pies, Sun Chips and Blue Moon beer. If I lived closer – I’d totally crash that cuz it sounds like a great time!! As it is – we’ll go outside and watch cuz…you know – ECLIPSE! But – I DID see that in 2078 the path of THAT total eclipse will go right over Atlanta, so…you can bet we’ll go all-out for THAT one, for sure! 😉😉
I guess I should have made an eclipse card for today but…I didn’t! Instead – I made a Birthday card using some pretty things that are carrying over into the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog – the Perennial Lavender DSP, Painted Lavender stamp set and dies and (my fave!) the Perennial Postage dies. AND – I pulled out the brand new sentiment-only set called Simply Said! Take a look-see:
The layout for this one is from the Freshly Made Sketches challenge this week.
I made a quick video on how to make this one – and posted it on Instagram this morning. You can see it on YouTube right here!
I started by adhering a piece of Perennial Lavender DSP to the front of a Crumb Cake card base. Aren’t you so glad that this paper is going to be in the new 2024-2025 Annual Catalog?! I know I am!! 🙂
I used two of the smaller dies in the Perennial Postage set to cut out three pieces of the Perennial Lavender DSP.
I adhered the smallest to the card front – near the top – with Liquid Glue. And then I adhered one of the larger die cuts near the bottom – also with Liquid Glue.
On the second larger die cut – I stamped the sentiment from the new, sentiment-only, Simply Said set (get this one on 1 May in the new 2024-2025 Annual Catalog)…
…in Pretty Peacock ink. Then I popped that onto the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I used the Painted Lavender set to cut out a large Pretty Peacock stem and two small Crumb Cake stems. These I adhered to the side of the sentiment die cut with Liquid Glue.
I tied a simple bow with two lengths of Very Vanilla baker’s twine and adhered it with a little Liquid Glue.
Then I added some of the amazing Adhesive-backed Cork Rounds (these are retiring soon so…time to STOCK UP!!) and the card front was done!
On the inside, I stamped a second sentiment from Simply Said in Pretty Peacock ink on a Basic White panel. Over the top, I stamped the Painted Lavender sprig in stamped-off-once Pretty Peacock. Then I added another of the Adhesive-backed Cork Rounds.
I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to a Pretty Peacock mat and into the Crumb Cake card base and the card was done!
My Basic White Medium Envelope got the stamped-off-once Pretty Peacock Painted Lavender sprig on the front…
…and more Perennial Lavender DSP on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! I am so SO happy that most everything I used on this card WILL be available come 1 May! Brand new to us (can’t even get it until 1 May!) will be the very handy Simply Said stamp set – it’s got a bunch of great sentiments for you! The wonderful Painted Lavender stamp set and dies – are just so darned pretty! Note – the “bundle” – with the 10% savings, will NOT be available in the new catalog – so…you’ll have to buy them separately. Which means – if you don’t have it yet – grab the bundle right now and SAVE that 10%!! The Perennial Postage dies are also going to be in the new catalog – it’s coordinating stamp set will NOT be! And – WHEW! – this wunnermus Perennial Lavender DSP is going to be around for another year. Whoo-hoo!! What WON’T be around? Those amazingly wonderful Adhesive-backed Cork Rounds so…grab a few packs while you still can!
I hope you like!
If you’d like to recreate this project, all the products and card cuts you’ll need are down below! And, as I mentioned above, I posted a short video out on Instagram this morning on how to make this card. If you’d like to see it, click here!
I’ve also created a printable PDF with written instructions and a list of the products used to create this project. You can download, print and/or save it by clicking this image:
Missed any tutorials? You can check out my past projects right here!
TTFN
M
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PRICE INCREASES IN THE NEW ANNUAL CATALOG
As with everything else that we shop for these day, there are some price increases in the upcoming Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog.
I’ve created a printable PDF with the list of items with price changes. You can either click the image above or right here to see the list.
The prices for current catalog items that are carrying over will remain the same through 30 April 2024, so order now and save!
The new prices will start on 1 May 2024!
RETIRING PRODUCTS – SALE PRICING STARTS TOMORROW!
The January–April 2024 Mini Catalog and the 2023–2024 Annual Catalog are retiring soon! It’s bittersweet to say goodbye to any catalog, but we’re looking forward to all the new products on their way—and we hope you are, too! From 9–30 April, you can stock up on your favorite products and save up to 60% on essential craft supplies!
RETIRING LISTS (WITH DISCOUNTS THAT WILL START ON 9 APRIL!!):
See which products will be on their way out once the Jan – Apr 2024 Mini Catalog and the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog retire.
2023-2024 Annual Catalog Lists
January – April 2024 Mini Catalog Lists
You can start to stock up on your faves now – but the discounted prices will NOT be available until 9 April!!
DEETS
Sales Period: 9–30 April 2024
Ordering Deadlines
Phone: 30 April 2024 at 6:59 p.m. (MT)
Online: 30 April 2024 at 11:59 p.m. (MT)
- There is a retiring list for the mini catalog and annual catalog. These lists detail the products that will no longer be available once the catalogs are gone.
- Not all items on the Last Chance products List will be discounted.
- All products are available while supplies last, and there are no purchase limits.
- Discounted items can be added to a Starter Kit and redeemed as a 50% off item or with Stampin’ Rewards.
- Only orders opened and closed during the promotion period apply.
- Stamp sets are not guaranteed during this promotion and are while supplies last.
PLEASE NOTE!! Even though the discounts listed don’t take effect until 9 April, it might be a good idea to snag the things you really really want right NOW – rather than waiting for the discounted price, as some items may sell out. Remember – items on the list are only available while supplies last!!
GET THE 2024-2025 ANNUAL CATALOG!
Here’s some deets:
– I’ll order the 2024-2025 Annual Catalogs on 2 April for my customers. Soon as I get them back, I’ll be packing ’em up and sending them right back out to my customers quick as a bunny. I’m figuring that the new catalogs for my customers will begin arriving in your mailbox by mid-April. Fingers crossed!
– If you’re NOT a current customer of mine but would LIKE to be and would like to get a copy of the upcoming catalog when I mail them out, simply place an order through my Online Store and you’ll be added to my mailing list!
– Ordering from the new Annual Catalog starts on 1 May 2022!
I am SO excited to see the new catalog! Although those of us who attended OnStage got to Pre-Order EARLY (like…already done!) – the FULL Demonstrator pre-order starts on 2 April! If you’re interested in joining the team, then you can preorder and get the discount for yourself! Head over to my joining page here to see the benefits of being a Demonstrator and to sign up now! I would love to have you on my team and help you get all the discounts, and early goodies, and…ALL THE THINGS! 🙂
Get the Stampin’ Up! Products Used in this Project: You’ll also need the Simply Said Stamp Set when it’s available
Card Cuts Used in This Project:
Crumb Cake Cardstock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, scored and folded at 5 1/2″); Painted Lavender die cut stems (x2)
Pretty Peacock Cardstock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mat for inner liner); Painted Lavender die cut branch
Basic White Cardstock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (inner liner)
Perennial Lavender DSP: 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ (card front panel); Perennial Postage die cuts (x3); 2 1/4″ x 6″ (envelope flap)
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Finn Fan Fix 
We occasionally will buy a filet roast at Costco – which we cut into steaks (the petite kind so it goes further!!) and we freeze them for later.
USUALLY we get a “regular” one – which has to be trimmed of fat and such before it’s cut up and frozen. Which makes for tasty little morsels for the man – who is only too happy to “help” us dispose of them.
Last week – we went cray cray and got an “ultra peeled” roast. Which makes Wayne VERY happy. I like a little bit of fat but…he…does NOT!
Finn was…NOT a fan. 🙁
Not even a dimensional cover could soften the crushing disappointment!
TTFN
M
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