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

If you want to be in-the-know of all things Stampin' UP!, you are welcome to join my weekly E-newsletters. You'll receive news once a week on the latest crafty updates! Just click on the Newsletter icon to the right of this page.

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 ... 

 

 

"Hello, Irresistable" Cards

 Hello Crafty Friends! 

I'm happy to report that I was able to work on a few cards this past weekend to give you a sneak-peek of a NEW collection coming March 1st, called the Hello, Irresistible Suite Collection. I can't share the actual product images with you just yet!

Please note that this collection is NOT in any of the current Stampin' UP! catalogs but IS part of their new product release strategy: Online Exclusives.

As I put together a couple of card samples, I chose to merge the products in this suite with this week's TGIF Challenge #408 - Sale-a-Bration Challenge (SAB).

The SAB product I chose to feature is the Dandy Designs DSP (designer series paper), which you can earn for FREE with $100+ purchase of current Stampin' UP! products during Sale-A-Bration. This promotion ends February 28th.  

This 48-sheet pack of 12" x 12" paper is the one for you! It includes versatile patterns such as plaids, polka dots, and stripes. Make this paper the background for a card or scrapbook page. Or cut it into strips or accent pieces, which is what I did for the "Friend card" below.

 

HELLO CARD

For this card, I focused on the pink and purple tones in the Dandy Designs DSP  but also wanted to feature the different designs as in the Friend Card below by cutting strips of the DSP.

Card-Making Tips:

• cut 6 - 1/2" strips of DSP. Using your Grid Paper, align the strips together then use Post-It Tape to temporarily hold them together while you cut out the largest stitched circle using the Stylish Shapes dies. Adhere these strips to a separate stitched circle cut from Basic White cardstock.
  
• Add some Adhesive Sheets to a piece of Fresh Freesia cardstock and use the circle die from the Irresistible Blooms Dies to cut the circle. Snip off the sections that are attached in order to release the circle only from the rest of the cardstock. Adhere on top of the stitched circle piece.
• Stamp the two flower images from the Irresistible blooms stamp set onto a piece of Shimmery White cardstock using Petal Pink ink. Then spritz some water on the images in order to spread some of the ink. Cut out with coordinating dies when dry then adhere large flower flat onto card-front. The smaller flower was adhered to center of large flower with dimensionals.
  

Card-making Supplies:

The supplies listed below are products used for this card, except for the Hello, Irresistable collection of products which will be available March 1st.

FRIEND CARD

This card is simple and fun for any occasion that you want to give to a friend. I focused on the green and blue colors in the Dandy Designs DSP.

Card-making Tips:

• Finished card size is 4-1/4" x 4-1/4".
• Adhere 4 different 3/4" width strips of paper with varying lengths onto the card-front. In this case (from top to bottom): 3-1/4", 3-7/8", 3-3/4" and 4".
• The sentiment piece is cut to 3/4" x 3-1/8" from Basic White cardstock. Stamp the sentiment towards the left side using Fresh Freesia Ink. Then punch the right side using the Happy Labels Punch. Adhere the sentiment with dimensionals.
  
• Add a few of the Fresh Freesia embellishments (2021-2023 In-Color Jewels - retired) for the finishing touch.

Card-making Supplies:

The supplies listed below are products used for this card, except for the Hello, Irresistable collection of products which will be available March 1st. 

 

2 MORE CARDS...

I have 2 more cards to share with you using the same Hello, Irresistible Suite Collection and need to mention my little mis-hap...

 

This card below was my first and original card that I thought used the Dandy Designs Paper because it was in my Dandy Design Paper Holder. After being half-way into creating the card, I noticed that this was actually the Flowers & More DSP from the 2023 Mini catalog! LOL... I figured I should keep going and finish the card anyway because this paper is cute too!

 

 

"HAPPY-HOORAY" SLIMLINE CARD

This slimline card was inspired by the TGIF sketch challenge #407 from last week and didn't get to finish it on time to submit it but I enjoyed creating this one.

 

 

I plan on giving this to some sweet friends of ours that will be getting married soon in March. Notice that this card features some MORE new products that are also a part of the new product release strategy: Online Exclusives.   

 

I also love the fact that the Designer Paper here matches perfectly with the Soft Succulent Slimline envelopes! 

 

 

This is all I have for you this week! Be sure to check back next week on March 1st for the public release of those Online Exclusive Products.

 

Until next time...

Another Birthday with Taco Fiesta

 Hello, Hello!

I am overdue for another blog post and although I've been creating many other things, I find myself sharing another fun and festive birthday card for my dear husband using the Taco Fiesta Stamp Set. Because, why not?!

This time around, I went with a fun fold card that is not as complicated as it may seem. However, it was a little tedious to decorate because of how you need to lay things out in order to be able to open and close the card.

The Triple Cube Pop-Up Card template is CASED from Meg Loven at lovenstamps.com. She provided instructions plus a video on how to put this together. 

Card-making Tips:

• use the Layered Stripes background stamp to heat emboss onto a piece of Sahara Sand cardstock using white embossing powder. Cut this into (6) 1-5/8" x 1-5/8" squares and adhere to the assembled boxes using tape adhesive.
• Use the Conversation Bubbles Bundle to add some words to your fun characters as shown.
• The "happy birthday" sentiment is from the Biggest Wishes stamp set and was heat embossed in white onto Coastal Cabana Cardstock and Pool Party cardstock.

 

Card-Making Supplies:

Below is a list supplies used for this project aside from adhesives.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and as always, you are welcome to comment below and let me know your thoughts on this Triple Cube Pop-Up Card.

Birthday Card using Taco Fiesta

 Hello Crafty Friends! 

I'm quickly jumping on to share a recent card I created just in time for this week's TGIF Challenges #404 - birthday cards.

My take on the birthday card didn't have anything to do with the sketch shown besides the birthday part of it and that's because...

The Taco Fiesta stamp set is one of my favorite sets in the 2023 Mini Catalog by Stampin' UP! so I HAD TO use it for my brother's birthday card!

I love creating shaker cards and birthday cards are always the perfect excuse for making them! In combination with the Stampin' Blends, the Taco Fiesta stamp set and the Dandy Designs DSP (FREE thru Feb. 28th), this is such a fun card!

Don't forget to finish off the inside and stamp on the envelope before you put all your supplies away! For the inside of this card, I trimmed off the top flap of a 3"x3" envelope so I can include a little cash inside as my brother's birthday gift.

The "happy birthday brother" is from the Best Family Ever stamp set. Love everything about this greetings stamp set since it's so versatile!

Cardmaking Supplies:

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a look at this week's creation! Don't hesitate to comment below on your thoughts about the Taco Fiesta stamp set. 

Until next time ...

 

The January-April 2023 Mini Catalog is here!

 Hello Crafty Friends & Happy New Year! 

After taking a long break from social media and blogging, I'm back into gear just in time for the moment many have been waiting for....

Introducing the NEW and Wonderful January-April 2023 Mini Catalog!

With the turn of every page, you’ll find stunning product suites, inspiring project ideas, and the kind of coordination you can’t find anywhere else!

Along with this awesome catalog comes the biggest promotions of the year: Sale-a-bration (SAB)! 

 

 

The SAB brochure contains great products you can earn for FREE when you shop, host, or join the Stampin' UP! team between January 5th to February 28th, 2023.

Sale-A-Bration is an excellent time to join Stampin’ Up! as part of my team. In addition to the already excellent value of the Starter Kit, if you decide to sign up as a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration, you can choose from three incredible options:

• Option 1: The exclusive Boho Blue Mini Machine ($63 value) + your choice of $175* of Stampin’ Up! products for only $129.
• Option 2: The original white Mini Machine ($63 value) + your choice of $175* of Stampin’ Up! products for only $129.
• Option 3: Your choice of $175* of Stampin’ Up! products for only $99.

*That’s $50 more product than the standard Starter Kit offer!

Product Videos

Watch these videos to get to know the Mini Catalog & Sale-a-bration Brochure:

• New Bundles 
• Fancy Flora Suite
• Designer Series Paper (DSP)
• Regency Park Suite
• Earn FREE stamp sets
• Join during SAB - find out what benefits you get with being a SU! demo here.
• Sale-a-brate with DSP

DSP Color Coordination Resource

I normally like to share my go-to cheat sheet for all the DSP that is featured on each catalog. This is perfect for a quick glance at what coordinating colors are featured on each set of DSP. I Love using this when I design a project and am thinking of what colors to use.

I highly recommend that you print this out in high quality so that you may view the colors as they should be. I always have mine handy on my clipboard in front of my stamping area for quick and easy reference.

Country Bouquet Bundle 

This discounted bundle is a set of products within the Country Floral Lane Suite of products as shown on page 8-9 of the Mini Catalog. 

I joined in on this week's TGIF Challenges #401 and decided to create a few quick and simple set of cards to showcase what you can do with this bundle! 

As part of the effort in saving time and creating something simple, use the Kraft Note Cards & Envelopes, which are precut and scored for you! With 20 cards and envelopes included in this set, you can make lots of cards in no time!

Card-making Tips:

• Use the Country Gingham DSP to cut out a 2-3/4" circle, using the Layering Circles Dies. Then use the Country Bouquet Punch to partially punch out the large heart from the DSP.
• Stamp the heart outline image from the Country Bouquet Stamp Set onto Basic White cardstock using the coordinating ink color. Punch out the full heart using the Country Bouquet Punch. 
• Adhere the gingham DSP onto the card front using dimensionals then adhere the full heart directly onto the card front and aligned with the partial heart on the DSP piece with Stamp n Seal adhesive.
• Randomly stamp the small hearts images in the coordinating ink color. 
• You can do some simple stamping on the inside of the card as shown below.

Card-making Supplies:

Thank you SO MUCH for joining me today! I do hope you will enjoy the Mini Catalog and Sale-a-bration brochure as much as I do! 

If you are wanting your very own copy of the catalog & brochure, please contact your local Stampin' UP! Demonstrator by clicking on the "Find a Demonstrator" link at the top the Stampin' UP! website. If you don't have one, I would love to get those catalogs to you, so please contact me. 

Have a wonderful start to the new year 2023!!! Until next time ... 

Shop Stampin' UP! with a Gift Certificate

Happy December Crafty friends!!!

We are officially in the Christmas season and as you begin to think about your crafty friend or family member, don't forget about getting them an E-Gift Certificate so they can buy their own Stampin' UP! products. 

The Details:

• E-Gift certificates are available in $25, $50, $75, $100, or $150 and for immediate download! 
• This E-gift certificate cannot be used for online orders. Product Orders can only be placed through me, via email. 
• Email orders will receive a confirmation from me (Scrap Sprinkle Crop).
• E-Gift certificates purchased through Scrap Sprinkle Crop are only redeemable through Scrap Sprinkle Crop. Funds received are being held and waiting for redemption.
• E-Gift certificates will expire on 12/31/23 and will be verified.
• E-Gift certificates must be used in their entirety. No partial orders can be accepted.
• This offer is only valid for this month of December 2022.

Begin Shopping:

* Please be sure to indicate the First and Last Name of the person you are gifting the E-Gift certificate to by noting that in the "Special Instructions" section at the bottom of the customer/check-out page.

Click on the following link to begin shopping! SHOP NOW

Onstage Local Update

 Hello crafty friends!

I had a wonderful weekend (on 11/12/22) of stamping with some sweet and talented ladies while at Onstage Local in Arlington, TX , hosted by Stampin' UP!

There's so much to share so I'll get started with a few pictures that we took together at our table.

I'll have to explain the middle picture on the left... we had a emoji-matching activity together where we needed to match our face with the emoji they showed on the screen. Hence, our funny looking faces! LOL...

As part of our fun Onstage experience, there's lots of swapping happening throughout the event and am sharing with you what I received from other demonstrators. If that demonstrator shared their website, I have linked to it in their name.

Aletha Pershall	By Ann Cardile	By Caren Curtis
By Caron Bailey	By Cathy Bartlett - Oklahoma	By Debbie Russell
By Dena Grant	By Denise Sullivan - my sweet and talented Upline	By Diane Taylor
By Erica Cerwin - used her very own $1mill stamp set. I want to be like her when I grow up!	By Ethel Wegner	By Jen Kimber
By Kathy Morgan	By Kimberly Jones	By Pam Funk
By Sandra Ballas	By Sue Berreth	By Sue Sanders
By Susan Stitt	By Tracey Gouraud	By Tracy Walker - Oklahoma
Unknown Demonstrator	Unknown Demonstrator	Unknown Demonstrator
Unknown Demonstrator	By Jara Meshell	By Allison Hicks

My Swaps

As for me, I chose to create 2 different swap cards, where both are Christmas/Holiday themed. You may not believe this, but I hadn't played with the stamp sets that I used to design these cards until this point so this was the perfect opportunity.

Vintage Christmas Card

This is such an adorable and beautiful set - Vintage Christmas stamp set. 

I'm a sucker for those additional stamp sets that coordinate with a punch!

Cardmaking Tips & Supplies:

• Finished size is 5" x 3.5"
• When I'm making a large batch of cards, I gravitate towards using the Note Cards & Envelopes set because you already get 20 cards and 20 envelopes that are ready for you to make. This makes me giddy!
• For the stitched rectangle frame, I recommend you think ahead of time and use cut out for another card. I used mine for the next Christmas Scottie Card below. After cutting out the frame, emboss it with the Leaf Fall embossing folder.
• If you have a 3/4" circle punch, use it to punch out the "Happy Holidays" sentiment. Otherwise, you may look for a circle die that will be close enough to cut it out.
• After stamping the background images, use the largest flower as a guide for placing your Vintage Bottle. Place a bow at the neck of the bottle then adhere another large flower that you will have to fussy-cut out. Don't forget to add some Wink of Stella for some shimmer and shine!

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• Below is a list of supplies that I used to create this card.

Christmas Scottie Card

I am partial to the Christmas Scottie stamp set because we have a male black mini schnauzer that looks just like the images in the set. Although we have a boy dog and was the inspiration of this card, it turned out to be a girl-dog card because of the Polished Pink I used throughout the card.

Cardmaking Tips & Supplies:

• Again, when I'm making a large batch of cards, I use using the Note Cards & Envelopes set because you already get 20 cards and 20 envelopes that are ready for you to make.
• Use the Stitched rectangle cut-out from the previous card to use on this card. Hard to tell in the picture but I did heat emboss some snowflakes on the background using clear embossing powder. 
• The thin strip of ribbon that resembles a leash was cut from the Polished Pink Ribbon 
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• Below is a list of supplies for this card:

All in all, it was a much needed time away from the normal routine at home and sure as heck beats having Onstage Online! I missed the interactions between demonstrators and the fun we had together! And that was just the cherry on top! 

As demonstrators, we get the perk of pre-ordering products from the NEW 2023 Mini Catalog and Sale-a-bration brochure that's coming on January 5, 2023!!! I may have ordered a few extra products for my birthday 😉! It's always exciting to see those new products on display and in presentations!

Thanks so much for joining me this week and please don't hesitate to comment below if you are inspired by any swaps made from our demonstrators!

Until next time ...