Stampin' UP!'s Color Refresh for 2023

 Hello Crafty Friends!

Stampin' UP! has created quite the excitement as they introduced their color refresh!

About every 5 years, Stampin' UP! refreshes their collection of colors to introduce fun and trendy colors in their collection.

You’ll find some new "friends" and returning favorites among their Brights, Neutrals, Regals, and Subtles collections. Also, don't miss the new 2023–2025 In Colors. I hope you’re as excited as many of us are to start crafting with these fresh new colors and to share them with fellow crafting enthusiasts.

 

Retiring Colors

As we all hate to hear the news that some of our favorite colors are leaving, I do admit that it's good for us to get a fresh set of trendy colors.

Nevertheless, we will have to mourn the loss of the following 15 colors:

 
Click the image below to view the retiring colors from the full list of colors.

Retiring Colors from full list of Color Collections

New Colors!

While we still mourn the loss of some of our favorite colors, let's take a look at some New Colors, 5 of which are a part of the 2023-2025 In Colors Collection.

 

The complete color offering is available to purchase in the 2023–2024 Annual Catalog (and the online store of course), which will be available on May 2, 2023. You can find inks, cardstocks, Stampin’ Blends, Stampin’ Write Markers, embellishments, ribbons, and so much more in all the coordinating colors.

Be inspired by SU!'s color-made-easy combinations for all their color families by using this Color Coach Chart.

 

Retiring Products

As we look forward to lots of NEW products in the upcoming 2023-2024 Annual Catalog, there will be some products that are being retired from the January–April 2023 Mini Catalog and the 2022–2023 Annual Catalog.

Start your wish list of your favorite products so you can shop for them before they’re gone for good! You can save up to 60% on essential craft supplies. 

**PLEASE NOTE:  This selection of Last Chance Products will be available starting Tuesday, April 4th and while supplies last.

2022-2023 Annual Catalog Last Chance List

2023 Mini Catalog Last Chance List

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That's all for now! Have a great week! Until Next time ...

Quilled sampler with "Cup of Tea"

Hello crafty friends!

It was a great and out-of-the-ordinary week for Spring Break for our family and we're diving into the first week of Spring! It sure doesn't feel that way in the Dallas, TX area. It's been cold and cloudy this week, but I'm hopeful this will turn around soon!

I want to share a quilled sampler I created this past week as part of Stampin' UP!'s Creative Challenge using 1 of the color combos, as shown below. The color combo on the right includes: Crushed Curry, Pool Party, Starry Sky, and Crumb Cake. 

picture courtesy of Stampin' UP!

I had been itching to use an opportunity to use Paper Quilling for something, so I chose to combine the Creative challenge with some quilling to create a coffee cup sampler. I do realize that the Cup of Tea stamp set is for tea cups but I changed it up a little and defined them as coffee cups. 

This sampler did take a little time as I had to get re-acquainted with Paper Quilling. It's been MANY years since I've used this technique. I do LOVE the outcome every. single.time!

Sampler-making Tips:

• The finished size is 8" x 8" from Crumb Cake Cardstock (CS).
• The largest squares measure 3.5" x 3.5" (in Basic White CS) followed by 3-3/8" x 3-3/8" (in Pool Party, Starry Sky, or Crushed Curry CS) then 3" x 3" (in Basic White CS).
• Use the flowery cup image from the Cup of Tea stamp set to stamp it onto the 3" square Basic White CS. Be sure to stamp off so that you'll get a light image showing, just enough to give you a template for your quilling.
• Cut 1/4" wide strips of your DSP (cardstock was too thick for my quilling tool). Most of my strips were 6" long but some were 3" long and others 2.5" long, depending on what shape you're quilling. The cup outline is longer than 6" so you'll need to adhere another strip at the end to complete the shape.
  
• It's very important to first prepare the outlines by shaping the paper strip without any glue involved. After shaping the outline, adhere it with a very thin line of glue. I used Tombow glue. Next, will be the quilled leaves will be adhered inside the cup outline to match with the stamped image. Last will be the quilled "steam" pieces and the "coffee beans".    
  
• The following colors are used for the different elements:
• coffee cup on the top left square uses the Pool Party DSP from the Design a Daydream DSP stack. 
• The bottom left coffee cup uses the 2022-2024 In-Color DSP. 
• The bottom right coffee cup uses the Regals DSP pack.
  
• The "steam" pieces are made using the Crumb Cake paper from the Neutrals DSP pack. 
• The "coffee beans" and "Coffee" sentiment are made using the Early espresso paper from the Neutrals DSP pack.

Sampler Products Used:

Thank you SO MUCH for stopping by today! Have an awesome week!

Until next time ...

Stampin' Updates for March 1st

Happy March 1st crafty friends! There are a couple of crafty updates I am sharing with you this week as we enter this new month of March. 

First up are Online Exclusives.

As part of Stampin' UP!'s new product release strategy, Online Exclusives allow you to better utilize digital resources and platforms in an ever-changing world. This new strategy also helps Stampin' UP! respond more quickly to relevant trends and your needs. Stampin' UP! will consistently release new products every other month throughout the year.

This month, the Online Exclusives feature LOTS of different products. I created this slim-line wedding card for a friend using 6 of these products. Can you spot them?

Card-making Tips:

• Finished size is: 3-5/8" x 8-5/8"
• Stamp the splatter image from the stamp set randomly with Pretty Peacock ink onto a 3-1/4" x 8-1/4" piece Soft Sea Foam cardstock and adhere to the card front. *Please Note: Pretty Peacock ink is retired but will be coming back in the new 2023-2024 Annual Catalog.
  
• Cut the Hello, Irresistable DSP into 3 different sizes as your card panels: 2" x 6", 1-1/8" x 6", and 3-1/4" x 2-1/4". The top left panel will be run thru your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine with the distressed Basic 3D embossing folder.
• Be sure to use some Adhesive Sheets when you cut the piece from the die that looks like long strips with circles.
• The word "happy" was stamped onto a soft sea foam piece of DSP using the Classic Letters stamp set with Daffodil Delight ink. Fussy cut around each letter as shown then adhere with dimensionals onto the top left panel.
• The Loose Frosted Dots were adhered using the Fine Tip Glue Pen.
• The Slimline Envelopes are perfect for this color combination in the DSP!
  
• If you haven't noticed already, there are 2 returning colors: Lost Lagoon and Pretty Peacock.
• The small flower was layered onto the large flower with dimensionals.

You can view a couple more samples using this Collection of products in this post.

Below is a closeup of the card and the inside:

 

Card-making Supplies:

 You can view the flyer HERE or you can shop directly on my Online Store.

 

New Kit Added to Kits Collections

The Colorful Kaleidoscope Kit is filled with geometric shapes and unique kaleidoscopic patterns. It’s time to give a card that no one will forget! This kit makes 9 full size cards, 3 each of 3 designs.

Shop NOW at my Online Store.

 

March Paper Pumpkin Kit

 It’s Paper Pumpkin’s 10-year anniversary and they want to celebrate how much they’ve grown! This month’s kit is all about happy greetings, organic and botanical designs digitally painted by our in-house artists, along with all-occasion sentiments to celebrate the happy moments in life and recognize the people around you who help you grow!

And as part of our anniversary celebration, the March Paper Pumpkin Kit includes a FREE GIFT featuring a plant and pot builder to make all your projects plant-astic!

You can subscribe to this monthly kit at paperpumpkin.com

 

This is all I have for you this week! Until next time ...