Bidding Farewell To A few Favourite Retiring Products 

Hello!  Since today (Thursday June 30, 2022) is the last day of the Stampin' Up! Last Chance Promotion, during which retiring items from the January-June 2022 Mini Catalogue are available (while supplies last!) - with some of those items being offered at a substantial discount - I am sharing a few projects  featuring some of my favourite retiring products.  

Flowering Rain Boots Bundle (item 157691)

[includes the Flowering Rain Boots stamp set (item 157689) and 

the Rain Boots dies (item 157690)]  

Home & Garden Bundle (item 157919)

[includes the Home & Garden stamp set (item 157910) and 

the Garden dies (item 157918)]

These two bundles are great for any garden-related project and work very well together!  **The Garden dies are offered at a 50% discount, so if you would like to purchase both the Garden dies and the Home & Garden stamp set be sure to use the separate item numbers for the dies and the stamp set to ensure that you get the discount for the dies (there is no discount offered for the stamps or for the bundle so it you use the bundle item number you will not receive the additional discount for the dies).**

For this 6 1/4" x 4 3/4" card I used the following additional supplies:

• Basic Black cardstock (item 121045) - card base and front panel;
• Basic Gray cardstock (item 121044) - front and interior matting panels, and circle (cut using the Stylish Shapes dies - item 159183);
• Real Red cardstock (item 102482) - front matting panel;
• Basic White cardstock (item 159276) - for stamped images, sentiment banner, and interior panel
• Stitched Greenery die (item 155451) - to emboss the Basic Black cardstock front panel;
• Basic Gray patterned paper from the 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper Assortments - Neutrals (item 159257) - front and interior decorative panels;
• Real Red Ink (item 147084) - to stamp the tulips;
• Evening Evergreen Ink (item 155576) - to stamp the tulip stems and sentiment (from the Happiness Abounds stamp set - item 159238);
• Blender Pens (item 102845) - to "colour" the tulips and stems;
• Basic Gray Ink (item 149165) - to stamp the rain boots and for the splatters on the interior panel;
• Stylish Shapes dies (item 159183) - to cut the sentiment banner;
• Evening Evergreen baker's twine (Fan Baker's Twine - item 158143 - this is also a retiring item and is offered at a 30% discount) - bow on the sentiment banner;
• Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (item 144108) - to adhere the sentiment banner;
• Matte Black Dots (item 154284) - one large and two small added to the Basic Gray cardstock circle; and
• Multipurpose Liquid Glue (item 110755).

For this 5 1/2" x 4 1/8" top-fold card I used the following additional supplies:

• Evening Evergreen cardstock (item 155574) - card base, leaves, and grasses;
• Soft Suede cardstock (item 115318) - front matting panel, fence, and tag hole re-enforcer;
• Crumb Cake cardstock (item 120953) - tag;
• Smoky Slate cardstock (item 131202) - to stamp the watering can, and for interior panel;
• Basic White cardstock (item 159276) - sentiment banner (cut using the Stylish Shapes dies - item 159183), and for the stamped tulips and stems;
• Early Espresso cardstock (item 119686) - cultivator handle;
• Silver Foil 12" x 12" Specialty Pack (item 156457) - cultivator "fork";
• Basic Gray Ink (item 149165) - to stamp the watering can;
• Evening Evergreen Ink (item 155576) - to stamp the tulip stems, and the "Hello" sentiment (from the Forever Fern stamp set - item 152559);
• Real Red Ink (item 147084) - to stamp the tulips;
• Soft Suede Ink (item 147115) - sponged on embossed tag;
• White Ink (item 147277) - to lightly sponge cultivator handle;
• Tailor Made Tags dies (item 155563) - to cut the Crumb Cake cardstock tag and the Soft Suede cardstock hole re-enforcer;
• Grove dies (item 157844) - to cut Evening Evergreen cardstock leaves;
• Honeybee Blooms dies (item 157951) - to cut the Evening Evergreen cardstock grasses;
• Horizon dies (item 157778) - also a retiring item - to cut the Soft Suede cardstock fences;
• Basic Gray patterned paper from the 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper Assortments - Neutrals (item 159257) - front decorative paper panel;
• Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder (item 156505) - to emboss the Crumb Cake cardstock tag;
• Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (item 144108) - to adhere tulips and watering can to front panel;
• Multipurpose Liquid Glue (item 110755); and
• Linen Thread (item 104199) - for bow around tulip stems.

To decorate this 5" x 7 1/2" flat kraft bag (purchased at a local art supply store) I used the following additional supplies:

• Basic White cardstock (item 159276) - for the stamped flowers, tulip stems, and rainboots;
• watercolour paper (Fluid 100 5" x 7" Watercolour Paper - item 149612) - for the stamped spade and gardening gloves;
• Stazon Jet Black Ink (item 101406) - to stamp the spade and gardening gloves, and the sentiment;;
• Evening Evergreen Ink (item 155576) - to stamp the tulip stems;
• Mango Melody Ink (item 147093) - to stamp all flowers;
• Memento Tuxedo Black Ink (item 132708) - to stamp the rain boots;
• Basic Gray Ink (item 149165) and Soft Suede Ink (item 147115) to colour the spade and gardening gloves;
• scrap of Flowering Fields 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (item 157670) - also a retiring item and is offered at a 30% discount;
• Blender Pens (item 102845) - to "colour" the flowers and tulip stems;
• Evening Evergreen baker's twine (Fan Baker's Twine - item 158143 - this is also a retiring item and is offered at a 30% discount) - bow on the rain boots; and
• Multipurpose Liquid Glue (item 110755).

For this 3" x 3" x 1 1/2" deep lidded box (to hold a pair of spade earrings) I used the following additional supplies:

• a 5 15/16" x 5 15/16" piece of Mossy Meadow cardstock (item 133676) for the base of the box, scored at 1 1/2" on all four sides;
• a 6" x 6" piece of Mango Melody patterned paper from the 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper Assortments - Brights (item 159258) for the lid, scored at 1 1/2" on all four sides;
• a piece of Crumb Cake patterned paper from the 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper Assortments - Neutrals (item 159257) - for the circle, cut using the Stylish Shapes dies (item 159183);
• Mango Melody cardstock (item 146989) - for the square to hold the earrings - also cut using the Stylish Shapes dies (item 159183);
• Basic White cardstock (item 159276) - for the stamped flowers, flower pot, and sentiment tag;
• watercolour paper (Fluid 100 5" x 7" Watercolour Paper - item 149612) - for the stamped spade and gardening gloves;
• Mango Melody Ink (item 147093) - to stamp the flowers, spade image on the earring square, and the "enjoy" sentiment (from the Cup of Tea stamp set (item 158661);
• Soft Suede Ink (item 147115) - to stamp the flower pot, and to colour the spade and gardening gloves;
• Stazon Jet Black Ink (item 101406) - to stamp the spade and gardening gloves;
• Basic Gray Ink (item 149165) - to colour the spade;
• Grove dies (item 157844) to cut the leaves from Mossy Meadow cardstock and Old Olive cardstock (item 100702);
• Honeybee Blooms dies (item 157951) - to cut the Mossy Meadow cardstock grass;
• Teacup dies (item 160186) - to cut the sentiment tag;
• Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder (item 156505) - to emboss the sentiment tag;
• Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (item 144108) - to attach the flowers;
• Multipurpose Liquid Glue (item 110755);
• Rustic Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots (item 159082) - added to the centers of the flowers; and
• Mossy Meadow 3/16" Braided Linen Trim (item 154298 - currently available on the Clearance Rack) - for the bow tied around the box.

And finally . . .

Bouquet of Love Hybrid Embossing Folder (item 157641)

[offered at a 50% discount]

For this 4 3/4" x 4 3/4" card I used the following additional supplies:

• Blushing Bride cardstock (item 131198) - card base, and small stitched heart (this die is also included with the Bouquet of Love Hybrid Embossing Folder);
• Basic White cardstock (item 159276) - for the front matting panel, interior panel, and the skeleton leaves (which were cut using the Chic dies - item 158815);
• piece of Blushing Bride patterned paper from the 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper Assortments - Subtles (item 159255) - backing behind the open heart on the front panel;
• White Ink (item 147277) - to sponge the edges of the embossed panel and the embossed heart on the interior panel;
• Memento Tuxedo Black Ink (item 132708) - to stamp the "I miss you" sentiment, from the Cup of Tea stamp set (item 158661), on the Blushing Bride cardstock stitched heart;
• Linen Thread (item 104199) - loops underneath the Blushing Bride cardstock stitched heart;
• a small piece of double-sided tape (Tear & Tape Adhesive - item 154031) to secure the Linen Thread loops;
• Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (item 144108) - to adhere the Blushing Bride cardstock stitched heart; and
• Multipurpose Liquid Glue (item 110755).

Using an envelope punch board I made an envelope from a piece of Perfectly Penciled 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (item 159244), and selectively coloured a few flowers using alcohol markers and colour pencils.

Thank you for visiting my blog!  As always I had a lot of fun working on these projects!  

If you are interested in purchasing any of the available Stampin' Up! products I have used for these projects, and you live in Canada and do not have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, please do not hesitate to visit my online store found on my website https://archiesatelier.stampinup.net/ at your convenience, or simply click under the "Shop With Me" tab on the right sidebar of my blog, which will take you directly to my website and online store.  I very much appreciate your business! You can browse the PDF of the May 2022-April 2023 Annual Catalogue anytime on my website and also check out the rest of the retiring products from the January-June 2022 Mini Catalogue.  As of July 1, 2022, you will also be able to access the PDF of the new July-December 2022 Mini Catalogue and the Sale-A-Bration brochure.  Sale-A-Bration will run from July 1, 2022, to August 31, 2022!

Have fun creating!

Laurel

Daydreaming about all the new product projects!