We are in that home stretch for Stampin' Up!'s 2018-2019 catalog. We know what is retiring, what isn't, and demonstrators have had a peek at what is coming in June. I'm not sure I can pull this off every day between now and June 4th, but today I have a card from all three categories. There is so much that I will miss when products retire, much that I'm relieved to have sticking around, and even more new designs that I'm excited to put into play. Here is today's trio:
The retiring set: The beautiful Floral Frames Bundle with the Striped Scallops embossing folder.
- Check the Floral Frames link on the right for more cards with this stamp set/bundle.
- Colors are Very Vanilla, Lovely Lipstick and Mint Macaron. I'll share more about this challenge later. The colors, the Lovely Lipstick enamel dots and the Rectangle Stitched dies aren't retiring.
- I just purchased the embossing folder in the past few months. Many of the stripes are covered by my stamped panel but the scallops give a more interesting texture than regular stripes. My Home to Roost card on the side bar shows a little more of the stripes.
- The leaflet on the left is cut with the coordinating dies.
The bundle that is staying round in the upcoming catalog is Rooted in Nature, as is the Layered Leaves 3D embossing folder:
- Same colors as the previous card.
- The Faceted Dots are retiring and I will sorely miss these. I think that I'm on my 3rd package. They come in Basic Black, Blackberry Bliss, Grapefruit Grove and Mint Macaron. If you've been following my April Palette, these have a fairly important roll. Mint Macaron and Grapefruit Grove are major players in the palette and Blackberry Bliss does well standing in for Fresh Fig.
Finally, I made one more card with today's color combination when I got an exciting package of stamps, bundles and accessories from the new catalog.
- How could I resist when the To a Wild Rose set so perfectly played into the Karen and Lela's color challenge, "Lovely Vanilla Mint Macarons with roses for dessert".
- The rose, leaves and greeting label are all cut with the coordinating dies .
- The Country Floral 3D embossing folder will make a comeback in the new catalog too! I have lots of samples with this if you check my Country Floral Gallery page.
- The Scalloped Lace is also new. I'll have to give you a better look on a future project. It has just the right amount of body and the perfect amount of sheen on the scallops. It had to be on my first order.
I would love to have you check out this color challenge.
A note about the retired list. All current bundles will be listed as retiring since they will only be available separately in the next catalog. Also, all clear and wood mount stamps will be listed as retiring since there will be no wood mount (other than background stamps) or clear mount stamps in the future. Those that are carried over into the new catalog will be cling stamps - with a new order number. I apologize that this makes the list a little confusing.
You should be able to order retiring stamps until at least May 24th. Other products are only while supplies last.
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