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The Freshly Made Sketches team shares a new sketch each week, and I’m excited to play along with Amy O’Neill’s challenge this week. I knew the die I’d reach for when I saw this pocket shape on the sketch (we can use any shape, but I immediately had a plan). I had no idea where it would go from there, but I’m happy with how it turned out. Here’s the sketch for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge:

And here’s the card I made:

I set out to use the pocket-shaped die from the Birthday Celebrations Dies, but I had no idea when I started that I’d pull in some accessories and a brilliant sentiment from the new Notes & Totes Bundle, which is available in Stampin’ Up!’s 2025 Annual Catalog that launches in May. Here’s a look at this new bundle:

The Notes & Totes Bundle is designed around a large bag that can be accessorized in many ways and filled with any number of items in the dies. I added two pairs of heart-shaped glasses to the pocket – so fun! The sentiment, though, is one of three winning sentiments in the new set. Here’s a closer look at the sentiment and glasses on my pocket:

The glasses are built with a mix of Basic Black, Daffodil Delight and Poppy Parade cardstock – and one other tool to give them a little shine. Before cropping the black base for these glasses, I covered the paper with packing tape – this faux embossing give a fun shine to the glasses. Here’s a look:

The pocket and starry background on my card are pulled from the Bright & Beautiful 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper that debuted two years ago and was held over for one more year – but it’s currently in the Last Chance Products sale at a discount. It will be gone when it sells out – if you love this paper as much as I do, you may want to grab a pack or two before it’s gone. Here’s a look at the colors and patterns in the Bright & Beautiful 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper:

My card features primary colors – yellow, red and blue. I started with red and blue and added the yellow to (hopefully) pull it away from the patriotic look of the card. The red, white and blue (and stars) weren’t helping. If you love this mix of Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade and Blueberry Bushel as much as I do, I hope you’ll save this for future reference:

I hope you’ll pop over to the Freshly Made Sketches site to see the projects by the FMS Design Team (they are pretty wonderful!) and to see the projects shared by other participants. Maybe you’d like to participate, too? To see more, CLICK HERE.

Bundles: Notes & Totes Bundle  Stamps: Notes & Totes  Papers: Bright & Beautiful 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper, Blueberry Bushel, Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Basic White  Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black  Accessories: Notes & Totes Dies, Birthday Celebrations Dies, Adhesive Sheets, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Bright & Beautiful 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 161449

Sale: $7.50

Price: $12.50

Birthday Celebration Dies – 164598

Price: $27.00

Blueberry Bushel 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 146968

Price: $11.50

Poppy Parade 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 119793

Price: $11.50

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 119683

Price: $11.50

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

Adhesive Sheets – 152334

Price: $11.50

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:

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