New In Colors and Naturally Gilded Specialty DSP

 Hi Friends!

One of the perks of being an Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator is being able to order early when there is a new product launch. With the new 2023-2024 Annual Catalog beginning May 2, a selection of products became available for preorder this month, including the new set of In Colors. 

I happen to love this collection of colors, and I'm excited to use them with my supply of stamp sets. 

I also recently ordered an online exclusive product - the Naturally Gilded Specialty Designer Series Paper. It's even more lovely in person! You get 2 sheets each in White and Silver, Vanilla and Gold, and White and Rose Gold. This DSP is great for ink blending - with a little ink and a blending brush, you can add some color to the background and the foil shines right through. 

Here's a card I made with a piece of the Naturally Gilded DSP in Vanilla and Gold that I blended with some Wild Wheat and Copper Clay inks. I attached this piece to a card base of Pretty Peacock (another new color!). I stamped some images from the Nature's Prints stamp set in Copper Clay, Wild Wheat and Pretty Peacock and attached those to a Very Vanilla panel die cut from the Scalloped Contours Dies. For added sparkle and shine, I punched the images from the Bough Punch in the Gold Metallic Specialty Paper. Finally, the sentiment comes from the Season of Chic stamp set in Copper Clay on a piece of Wild Wheat cardstock.

Here's another card I made with the Vanilla and Rose Gold color of the DSP. I blended this with new color Lemon Lolly and Calypso Coral. I layered this on a Copper Clay cardstock mat and attached it to a piece of the retiring Country Gingham DSP in Petal Pink on a Copper Clay card base. The flower die cut is from the Meadow Dies which I cut out in Basic White. I used my Sponge Daubers to add Lemon Lolly and Copper Clay ink to the die cut image. Finally I stamped the sentiment from the Go To Greetings stamp set on Basic White punched from the Double Oval punch with a bottom layer of Copper Clay.

I just had to play with one more new-to-me stamp set, Bottled Happiness. I stamped the flowers in Boho Blue and the leaves in Pebbled Path. The bottle is stamped with Moody Mauve ink, stamped off once, and then the bottle detail is stamped in Moody Mauve at full strength. I stamped the sentiment from in Pebbled Path. I layered the white panel on a Pebbled Path cardstock mat, which I adhered to a layer of Boho Blue on a Pebbled Path card base. This made a nice, flat card that would be easy to mass-produce and mail.

What do you think of the new In Colors? Will you be adding them to your collection when they become available on May 2?

Happy stamping!

Michelle

Last Chance Sale begins today!

 Hi Friends!

It's that time again! There is one month left for the current Stampin' Up! 2022-2023 Annual Catalog and the January-April 2023 Mini Catalog. To help clear out the inventory of retiring products, the Last Chance Products Sale offers a discount on many of those items - as much as 60% off! And, stamp sets are also included! Here are just some of the stamp sets you can find for under $10.00!

Many of the coordinating dies are also available at a discount - 

An important note - some stamps and dies are sold together as a bundle, but the bundle pricing is 10% off the original prices. For example, the Brushed Bouquet Stamp Set and Dies can be purchased as a bundle for $45.75, but purchased separately, the total cost is $20.60. So make sure to compare the sale prices of the individual items and the bundle to see which saves you more.

I also want to point out some popular staple products are being retired - including the Rectangle Stitched Dies and Layering Circles Dies.

Here is how you can find the Last Chance Products online - 

1. Click this link to visit my online store.

2. Click the word "SPECIALS" from the top menu bar. A drop down menu will open. Click "Last Chance Products".

That's it! You will be taken to the page with all the retiring items and sale prices, and from there you can filter by color or price, or search for an item in the search box in the top menu bar. If it is not showing up in the store, the item is sold out. 

Some items on the Last Chance list are marked as "Currently Unavailable". These are usually bundles in which one or more bundled items are coming back in stock, but the bundles themselves will not be available after May 1st. For example, the Easter Bunny Bundle contains the Easter Bunny Stamp Set and Easter Bunny Punch, both of which will be available in the new Annual Catalog, but will not be offered as a bundle. The online store is the best way to see what items are available at any given time.

If you have a lot on your wishlist - remember that you can join Stampin' Up! with the purchase of a Starter Kit for $99.00 (plus tax). You can customize your Kit with $125 in products - including select new items from the upcoming 2023-2024 Annual Catalog! And, shipping is free! Wow! There is no obligation or requirement to purchase anything else after that, but you will get a 20% - 25% discount on your future orders. Plus, you also get perks including sneak peeks at new releases, early ordering opportunities, and joining a great team of Demonstrators!

Send me an email at michelle@capitalstampers.com with any questions. If you would like a paper copy of the catalog, contact me and I will get one to you.

Happy Stamping!

Michelle