Happy Earth Day my fellow stampers. How was everyone’s weekend? Did you have a nice Easter? I was very thankful to have my daughter, niece and nephew over to help me with the cooking. I’m finding it to be a bit of a nuisance to work with just one arm, especially when putting food in and out of the oven. They were wonderful and so much help, I am so lucky to have them.
For today’s card I’m using another set that will be retiring on June 3rd. It’s the Stampin’ Up Apron Of Love Stamp Set. Here’s my card.
I was also able to join in with a couple challenges with my card. I played along with Fab Friday sketch challenge #161. Here’s their sketch
I also joined in with the Color Throwdown color challenge #539. Here are their colors.
I started by doing all my cutting so that I would have everything ready. Using my Big Shot I cut the apron, bow, flowers, pocket, ruffle and strings out from the Apron Builder Die out of Brights 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point and Whisper White cardstock. I then cut the Mango Melody frame using the largest and 3rd largest or the Stitched Rectangles Dies. I cut Daffodil Delight and Whisper White squares from the Stitched Shapes Dies using the smallest square. Then it was time to start assembling.
I started by arranging the squares to look like a tile floor then adhered the Mango Melody Frame to the top of the squares using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I adhered it to a Thick Whisper White card base using Multipurpose Liquid glue. I adhered the strings to the back of the apron using Glue Dots, the flowers to the front of the apron using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I adhered the bow to the pocket using a Glue Dot and the pocket to the ruffle using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
I adhered the pocket to the apron using Stampin’ Dimensionals and the apron to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment from the Apron Of Love stamp set on a piece of Vellum cardstock in Pacific Point Ink and made a banner out of it. I adhered the banner to the bottom of the card front using Glue Dots.
On the inside I stamped the apron from the Apron Of Love stamp set in Pacific Point Ink on a Whisper White panel stamping it off once. I stamped the utensils from the same stamp set in Daffodil Delight and Mango Melody Inks on the bottom of the panel. I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up Well Said Stamp Set in Pacific Point Ink in the center of the apron. I adhered the Whisper White panel to a Mango Melody mat using Snail and then to the inside of the Thick Whisper White card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
To finish my card I decorated a Medium Whisper White Envelope. I stamped the utensils from the Apron Of Love stamp set in Daffodil Delight and Mango Melody Inks across the bottom to the envelope front. I adhered a piece of the Brights 6 X 6 DSP to the envelope flap.
Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you liked my card and will give it a try. If you are liking this set, I’d grab it before it’s too late. Happy Stamping!!
If you need any stamping supplies, I’d be very happy to be your Demonstrator. Just click here to go directly to my online store or drop me an email if you have any questions. Click here to shop the clearance rack.
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Happy Stamping, Karen!
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If you’re on my mailing list I will be sending you a catalog as soon as I get them the beginning of May. If you want to be on my mailing list, you must have placed an order of $50 or more before May 1st 2019.
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Stampin’ Up! has posted their retiring lists for the 2018-19 Annual Catalog and 2019 Occasions Catalog. Head over to my online store to pick up those retiring items now! They’re only available while supplies last from now through June 3!
A few notes about the lists:
- Due to high demand for retiring stamp sets, these items will have guaranteed availability until May 24; all other products are not guaranteed and are available while supplies last only.
- Order deadline to get the retiring products: June 3, 2019; 11:50 PM (MT)
Click the images below to head over to shop the specific retiring items:
Please note, some of the bundle items may be carrying over into the new 2019-2020 Annual Catalog. However, the bundle pricing will go away, so get them while you can at the discounted price!!
Stampin’ Up! Retirement List Clarification
It looks like every single stamp set from the 2018-19 Annual Catalog is being retired and that isn’t the case, the carryover sets are being transitioned to Cling Mount.
The stamp sets offered in clear-mount or wood-mount in the 2018–2019 annual catalog that are carrying over into the 2019–2020 annual catalog will be offered in clear-mount and/or wood-mount until existing inventory has been depleted or until June 4, 2019 (whichever comes first).
If the inventory is depleted, you will be notified of the automatic switch to cling when placing an order for that stamp set. This means that you may end up purchasing select cling stamp sets (in carryover artwork) before they can be ordered from the catalog! All carryover rubber stamp sets will be available in cling medium only (with the exception of background stamps in North America) beginning June 4, 2019.
Here is the list of stamp sets that WILL be in the 2019-2020 Annual Catalog. The stamp sets on this list will not be retiring, they will simply be transitioned to Cling Mount moving forward:
- Accented Blooms
- Animal Outing
- Artisan Textures
- Barn Door
- Beautiful Day
- Beautiful You
- Bee Thankful
- Birthday Backgrounds
- Bokeh Dots
- Botanical Bliss
- Country Road
- Crafting Forever
- Dandelion Wishes
- Dashing Deer
- First Frost
- Flourishing Phrases
- Gallery Grunge
- Healing Hugs
- Heartland
- Hold on to Hope
- Itty Bitty Greetings
- Kindness & Compassion
- Label Me Pretty
- Lilypad Lake
- Little Elephant
- Little Twinkle
- Love You to Pieces
- Magical Mermaid
- Painted Glass
- Peaceful Place
- Perennial Birthday
- Pop of Petals
- Rooted in Nature
- Sea of Textures
- Sorry for Everything
- Special Celebrations
- Stitched All Around
- This Little Piggy
- Tropical Chic
- Winter Woods
Any other stamp sets in the 2018-19 Annual Catalog that are NOT on this list will be retired. Sorry again for the confusion! Stampin’ Up! is aware of the confusion and hopefully will be posting an updated list for us.
You can download copies of the full retiring lists in PDF Form here:
- Click here to get a copy of the full retiring list from the Occasions Catalog.
- Click here to get a copy of the full retiring list from the 2018-19 Annual Catalog.
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About the “Shelli” Kit
Shelli Gardner worked closely with designers and concept artists to create a Paper Pumpkin kit that is uniquely hers. It includes an exclusive photopolymer stamp set, paper and crafting materials to create 12 mailable cards (3 cards of 4 unique designs), 12 exclusive, coordinating envelopes, and a Classic Stampin’ Spot.
Coordinating colors: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Petal Pink, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock, Soft Suede, and Very Vanilla
- In order to receive the Hugs from Shelli kit, the subscriber must have an active subscription by May 10 at 11:50 PM (MT).
- Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.
Don’t miss out on the May Paper Pumpkin. Click HERE to subscribe.
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Card stock cuts for this project:
- Daffodil Delight Cardstock scraps for flowers and squares
- Mango Melody Cardstock 4″ X 5 1/4″ (inner liner mat), 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″ (card front frame), scrap for bow
- Pacific Point Cardstock scraps for strings and pocket
- Vellum Cardstock 1/2″ X 2 1/2″ (sentiment banner)
- Whisper White Cardstock 3 3/4″ X 5″ (inner liner), scrap for ruffle
- Thick Whisper White Cardstock 4 1/4″ X 11″ (card base scored and folded at 5 1/2″)
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