Although I am now in the throes of Christmas prep, I had to make some birthday cards with non-seasonal elements. The peculiar aspect of this card is that it uses limited-edition, early-release, yet-to-be-released, and retired Stampin’ Up! items. I’m not sure I’ve ever done that!
I’m not really a fan of baby blue (generally it’s too sweet for me), but Balmy Blue when paired with Evening Evergreen is pretty wonderful! This is the limited-edition Fitting Florets Designer Series Paper, available only while it lasts. The patterns are beautiful (I’ll share more from this pack tomorrow).
The early-release item here is an image from Framed Florets, a set of 13 photopolymer stamps. It can be bundled with its coordinating die set (not used on this card), named Framed Florets as well. In fact, the bundle is also called Framed Florets. (Stampin’ Up! has recently responded to requests — incessant pleas, I would guess — by demonstrators to standardize the naming of bundled products. Thank you!)
The item that has not yet been released is the tag die, part of Something Fancy, a set of 12 dies that will be in the upcoming January-April 2023 Mini Catalog. Demonstrators who attended OnStage earlier this month were able to pre-order this and several other items. Beginning December 1, all demonstrators can order anything from the new mini! Only if they have been nice, not naughty, of course.
Finally, you may know that the ribbon and twine were both retired from the last Annual Catalog, or perhaps before. It’s hard for me to keep track of exactly when things leave us. If I’m really curious (or you are), I can look back through every single catalog published in the past 17½ years. Generally, I’m not that curious, however!
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