Hello Fellow Stampers ~
It's Monday . . . Again!! LOL And today is our FINAL day with the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog, as well as our 2019 Spring Occasions Catalog, and any items carrying forward from last year. It's a sad day . . . and it's a day of excitement as we await the moment that the 2019-2020 Annual Catalog goes live tomorrow morning!! So exciting!!!
But before we go . . . . we are going to spend a little bit of time today saying a Fond Farewell to a stamp set that has had an 18 year run; and came as quite a shock to all of us when we saw it was being retired! Yes, that would the Lovely As a Tree stamp set that has been with us the longest of all stamp sets [the only other stamp set that even came anywhere close was Teeny Tiny Wishes - and that was a distant second]. With the longevity of this stamp set, it tells you how popular and awesome this stamp set was!! It was by far the most popular selling stamp set for Stampin' Up! of all time.
And I'm saying "was" - because this set is Sold Out and is now officially gone and no longer available :-( So Sad!!! So let's take a moment to wish a Fond Farewell . . .
I decided to play just a little with this set before I put it tenderly in the "vintage retired stamp sets" box;
and chose to create a cute little notecard using Mossy Meadow and Soft Suede inks, along with a sentiment from what we dubbed "Lovely As a Tree II" last year - LOL (Rooted In Nature) to complete the design.
A simple design with Mossy Meadow cardstock for the background mat both on the back layer; and for the focal tree layer.
Then I wrapped the card with a piece of the Grapefruit Grove Baker's Twine that I snagged from the Incredible Like You project kit out of the 2019 Spring Occasions catalog (LOL - ingenuity when everything is packed - LOL).
Next I inked up my favorite tree from Lovely As a Tree stamp set in Mossy Meadow and Soft Suede inks, then stamped it on a 2" x 4-5/8" piece of Whisper White cardstock; matted it and attached it to the front layers of my notecard.
Finally I stamped the sentiment in Grapefruit Grove ink and fussy cut/snipped the sentiment apart so I could lay it in a fun and sassy assembly.
And oh those pearls!! What a perfect finishing touch to an elegant little card.
THIS IS IT EVERYONE!!!
YOUR VERY LAST CHANCE TO GRAB THE RETIRING PRODUCTS!!!
ONLY A FEW HOURS LEFT - SO HURRY!!!
2019_Occasions Catalog_Retiring_Products_List
Click on the link above to download the "cleaned up" version of the 2019 Occasions Catalog Retiring Products List!
2018-2019 Annual Catalog Retiring Products List
Click on the link above to download the "cleaned up" version of the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog Retiring Products List!
Hugs, . . .
