Welcome to my April Last Dance/Last Chance series! Today’s dance partner is Leaf Collection, a versatile, tropical image . News flash: it’s deep discounted to just $10.
Stamps: Leaf Collection, With You in Mind
Color Palette: Basic White, Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green,Garden Green
Accessories: Hexagon Punch, Daffodil Delight 1/8 trim (also Last Chance), daubers, Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin’ Dimensionals
I inked the stamp with daubers, then gave it a light misting to keep everything flowing. You need to work quickly as the ink will start to pool on the larger leaves. My strategy is to do the small ones first, then the larger ones.
Once the image is stamped, cut it diagonally. Use a bit of washi tape to hold the cut pieces together, turn it a quarter turn, and cut it diagonally again. Adhere the 4 pieces with a slight gap between them for an abstract tiled look.
See a couple of alternative designs from last May and June.
Shop Leaf Collection and all of the other Last Chance products today. Supplies are limited, and when they’re gone, they’re GONE.
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This technique has been making the rounds again as the Press’n’Seal Floating Frame card, and if I had Press’n’Seal I would have used it…but my entire kitchen is Furnished By Costco, so it’s the Kirkland Cling Wrap technique today, my friends!
This is a really enjoyable technique, but it takes time and patience to color all of the elements you need to create the floating frame. It’s a great project for when you’re at home recovering from the flu (ahem). One of the complaints I read when crafters used Press ‘n Seal was that it stuck too well to the card stock, causing the surface to tear. Trust me, that’s not a problem with the Kirkland wrap!
As you can see, when I ran everything through the Big Shot it cut the pieces quite nicely, but things moved around quite a bit once I removed the cutting plates. I had to be patient when I adhered the pieces to the frame, but by using the corner shapes as anchors everything else fell into place nicely. It’s quite similar to assembling a puzzle! You’ll want to be VERY VERY generous with the Stampin’ Dimensionals on this one – be prepared to find a lot of those little paper hexagons floating around your craft room!
Speaking of the Big Shot, you may have heard the announcement that Stampin’ Up! is terminating its relationship with Sizzex at the end of the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog period, effective June 3, 2019. This change will streamline design and production, and allow Stampin’ Up! to work directly with a manufacturer. This in turn will provide a more nimble response to inspiration, supply and demand. While Stampin’ Up! will still sell dies and embossing folders that are compatible with the Big Shot, we will no longer market the machine itself or any accessories (cutting pads, specialized platforms, etc). A new die cutting machine is in development, but it is not ready for the 2019-2020 catalog. If you need any accessories, I encourage you to shop soon, as supplies of retiring products are not guaranteed.
Similarly, Stampin’ Up! is also discontinuing the Stampin’ Trimmer. While this product has been extremely popular, recent concerns with blade quality have caused Stampin’ Up! to seek an alternate supplier. Again, a new Trimmer is in development but will not be available in time for the 2019-2020 Annual Catalog. If you would like to stock up on cutting blades, I urge you to act quickly as these accessories will also retire at the end of the catalog. As we all know too well, supplies of retiring items are not guaranteed! There is currently a limit of 3 packages of cutting blades per order, but that limit will be raised to 6 when the Retiring Products List is released on April 15, 2019.
If you’ve made it this far, congratulations – you get a bonus question! Lyssa Zwolaneck, a generous demo friend, created a fun graphic now that demonstrators have seen the NAMES of the 2019-2020 In Colors but not the shades!! What do YOU think???
EVERYBODY loves a sale – and this is a fabulous sale! 12 days of Stampin’ Savings from November 20 to December 2 (Hawaii peeps, don’t forget this is calculated on Mountain Standard Time – add 3 hours to your Hawaii-time clock).
In addition to the ginormous list of products on sale November 20 to December 3,there are 3 “DOOR BUSTERS” available at special prices November 20 ONLY!!
Stampin’ Trimmer (p176)    #126889   Catalog price $29.95         Sale price $20.97 Many Marvelous Markers (p163) #131264 Catalog price $109.95 Sale price $76.97
I am spoiling myself and ordering Many Marvelous Markers for Me, Myself and I. My “old” set can be officially dedicated to class use, and the three of us (aforesaid Me, Myself and I) will have our very own personal set of markers. I hope you’ll choose to treat You, Yourself, and She – or He!! Click to see the Holiday Sale 2013 Flyer or visit the Online Store for all the pretty pictures.
The Maui Stamper 