Stampin'Up! Retired Products

On Saturday, June 25, 2020, a group of very talented Stampin'Up! Demonstrators hosted a Facebook Live Event for their downlines.  One of those downlines was me, Brenda!  Yeah!!!!

The Facebook Live Event had two purposes:  1) Showing us fellow downliners how to create a Facebook Live Event using retiring products; and, 2) Having fun while we do it.  We learned soooo many tips and tricks my head is spinning. We also were provided with several card ideas using the retiring products; i.e., retiring cardstock (In-Colors), retiring Designer Series Papers (DSPs), and retiring accessories.  Shown are three of the cards I created using retiring products.

Top:  During January-March each year Stampin'Up! hosts their biggest Sale-of-the-Year, SALE-A-BRATIONS.  During this three month period you can earn free product with every $50 you spend on products from the 2019-2020 Annual Catalog or the 2020 Mini Spring Catalog.

The top card was made using the Parisian Blossoms Designer Series Paper.  I cut the card base out of Balmy Blue (5-1/2"x8-1/2" folded in half at 4-1/4") and layered one design from the DSP on top (5-1/4"x4").  I cut several flowers from one sheet of the floral paper included in the package and attached them randomly on the card front.  I used a 6" piece of retired white ribbon and colored it using a Bermuda Bay marker and I colored two Basic Pearls using a Dark Bermuda Bay and one Basic Pearl using a Light Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends.  The greeting (from the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set -- current) was stamped in Black Memento Ink on a piece of Petal Pink cardstock using the Tailored Tag Punch and attached with Stampin' Dimensionals.



I love birds and I really love this package of Designer Series Paper called Bird Ballad found in the 2019-2020 Annual Catalog.  I am so sorry to see this lovely paper retire.

This note card was created using a 5"x7" piece of cardstock folded in half at 3-1/2" (or you can use one of the note cards cut to size from Stampin'Up!). I layered a piece of Petal Pink cardstock onto the Whisper White cardstock (4-3/4"x 3-1/4") and finished with a piece of Designer Series Paper from Bird Ballad (4-1/2"x3"). Again, I colored a 4" piece retired white ribbon with the Petal Pink Marker and attached it to a small piece of Designer Series Paper from Bird Ballad and stamped the greeting (from the Well Said stamp set -- current) with Memento Ink. I attached the greeting to the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals.

My Sister-in-Law, El, loves bird even more than me.  I do believe she can name just about every bird you can find in North America, so, I will be sending this card to her.  (If you are reading this El, I hope you like it, lol.)





My final card used the Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper, too.  The card base is 5-1/2"x8-1/2" folded at 4-1/4".  I took a 5"x3-1/2" piece of scrap cardstock and attached 5 strips of the Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper (1"x3-1/2"), mixing and matching to the look I was going for.  The retired white ribbon was colored with the Petal Pink Marker and wrapped around the 5"x3-1/2" piece of card stock and tied with a button and attached to the card front using Snail Adhesive (retiring June 2, 2020).  The greeting (from the Well Said stamp set -- current) was stamped in Memento Black Ink on Petal Pink cardstock, punched out with the retiring Pretty Label Punch.

A big Shout Out to Cheri, Susan and Tonya for hosting this fantastic event and giving me the opportunity to showcase some of the retiring product from Stampin'Up!

Which card do you like the best?  Let me a comment and I will choose one lucky person to receive that card (sorry El if someone chooses your card and wins).

If you see a punch, Designer Series Paper, etc, you would like to order and do not have a Stampin'Up! Demonstrator, please leave me a comment with your contact information and I will contact you on how to order.  I would love to help you with all your stamping needs and share my love of stamping with you.