Happy Birthday with Thankful Garden Designer Series Paper

Jeremiah’s birthday was this past week (he’s an April Fools baby), and I made a simple (but fun!) card to honor his special day. I will be the first to suggest that we should not be shy to add color to masculine cards. While the card base and three of the layers are built with black-and-white Designer Series Papers, there’s a celebratory pop of color on this card that adds a little fun to the card. Here’s the birthday card I made for Jeremiah:

It has the appeal of a 1980’s photo from the mall, don’t you think? That’s what I saw when I pulled these three black-and-white papers together. Fun, right? Unless you already know where these pages can be found, you’d be surprised to learn they are featured in a floral-themed pack of papers. These black-and-white patterns are supporting players in the gorgeous pages of the Lovely Garden Designer Series Paper, new in March’s Online Exclusives launch. Here’s a look at the colors and patterns in the Lovely Garden Designer Series Paper:

The balloons are stamped with the Spring Corners stamp set and and cropped with the coordinating dies. Here’s a look at the Spring Corners Bundle, added to the Online Exclusives earlier this year:

I roughed up the edges and sides of the two panels I added to the striped design. I only added glue to the centers of the panels to allow them to pop off the page a bit.

I colored the balloons with Stampin’ Blends in a trio of bright colors – Lemon Lime Twist, Azure Afternoon and Poppy Parade. Before adding the sentiment, balloons and embellishments, I flicked my Lemon Lime Twist and Azure Afternoon blends over the white paper to add a little color to the white pages. I didn’t flick the Poppy Parade ink on the paper because my viewership of true crime shows tells me red doesn’t splatter without looking suspicious. Here’s a closer look:

If you love the mix of bright colors here – Lemon Lime Twist, Azure Afternoon and Poppy Parade – as much as I do, I hope you’ll save this for future reference:

I was very happy when Jeremiah referenced the “1980’s photo shoot” he saw when he opened his card. I knew it was there, but I was happy to hear that he saw it, too, without even being prompted. Challenge complete!

Bundles: Spring Corners  Stamps: Simply Said, Spring Corners  Papers: Lovely Garden Designer Series Paper, Basic Black, Basic White  Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Stampin’ Blends (Lemon Lime Twist, Azure Afternoon, Poppy Parade)  Accessories: Spring Corners Dies, White Wow! Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Neutral Matte Dots (Basic Black), Stampin’ Dimensionals

Spring Corners Bundle (English) – 164743

Price: $46.75

Simply Said Mix & Match Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) – 163756

Price: $17.00

Lovely Garden 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 165524

Price: $12.50

Neutral Matte Dots – 165561

Price: $8.00

Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 121045

Price: $11.50

Basic White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 166780

Price: $14.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad – 132708

Price: $8.00

Versamark Pad – 102283

Price: $9.50

Lemon Lime Twist Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack – 161682

Price: $11.00

Azure Afternoon Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack – 161672

Price: $11.00

Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack – 154958

Price: $11.00

Basics Wow! Embossing Powder – 165679

Price: $21.00

Heat Tool – 129053

Price: $32.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals – 104430

Price: $4.25

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Brian

Last Chance Products Sale

Stampin’ Up! loaded the Last Chance Products Listing with products from the 2024 Annual Catalog and 2025 Spring Mini this week. If you want to flip through the 400+ items in the Last Chance Sale, click on the image below:If you don’t want to flip through ALL of the retiring products, I’ve broken them into some categories to help you with your search:

RETIRING PRODUCT CATEGORIES:

• Retiring from 2025 Spring Mini Catalog
• Retiring from 2024 Annual Catalog
• Retiring In Colors
• Retiring products with Low Inventory status

RETIRING PRODUCT DISCOUNTS:

• Discounted 30% or More
• Discounted 40% or More
• Discounted 50% or More

I hope you’ll take a close look at these retiring products and the incredible discounts being offered. If you jump into the full listing of retiring products, please note that the products are ordered by product #. When you have seen all of the items retiring from the Spring Mini Catalog and hit the Holiday Mini Catalog, you aren’t done yet! There are plenty of other new products from the Annual Catalog and beyond after that!

2025-2027 In Colors

Stampin’ Up! releases five new In Colors every year that stay in our color collection for two years. While we can’t yet purchase the new In Colors, they’ve been released – and I couldn’t love them more! If you’d like to learn more about the new In Colors, including comparisons to other shades and a new color combination suggestion, click on the image below:

Three New Kits

Stampin’ Up! released three new kits this week – and one of them gives you a project with all five of the upcoming In Colors. To learn more, click on the image below:

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