Last Chance Products

Soon the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue will be replaced with a NEW Annual Catalogue. But first Let’s check out the Last Chance Products..

The January–April 2023 Mini Catalogue and the 2022–2023 Annual Catalogue will be retiring soon! It’s bittersweet to say goodbye to a Stampin’ Up! catalogue, but we’re looking forward to all the new products on their way—and we hope you are, too.

Stock up on your favorite products before they’re gone for good! You can save up to 60% on essential craft supplies. What are you waiting for? You can start shopping from 4th April 2023 After all, this selection of Last Chance Products is only available while supplies last.

Last Chance Products 2022-23

Last Chance Products Mini Catalogue

Sales Period

Starts: 4 April at 12:00 a.m. (AEST)                      

Ends: 1 May at 11:59 p.m. (AEST)

This Last Chance Products promotion will include two lists of Last Chance Products that will no longer be available once the catalogue retires. There will be one for each catalogue retiring. For these retiring catalogues, there will not be a Carryover List. You can find carryover products in the upcoming Annual Catalogue.

  • The Stamparatus and its accessories are part of this Last Chance promotion, but these are only available while supplies last. If there is leftover product at the end of this promotion, the Stamparatus and its accessories will move into the Online Exclusive category.
  • All products are available while supplies last, and there are no purchase limits.

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Colours Leaving and Colours Coming

It’s time for change…..and Stampin’ Up!® is making a big change. Not only do we have a new Catalogue but there is also a Colour Refresh. We have the usual New In-Colours coming and we also have colours being deleted from the Colour Families, NEW or RETURNING colours coming to replace colours in the Colour Families.

Colours Leaving

This is sad saying ‘Goodbye’ to some of our favorite colours and below I have listed them. Which colours are you going to miss?

I will be missing Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz, Mango Melody, Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen. Soft Suede and Pear Pizzazz and two of my favorite go to colours.

If there are colours here that you love and you need to replace in Cardstock, ink Pads and Ink Refill order them now…as some have already sold out.

New In-colours

Love these lovely earthy tones….I can’t wait to get these colours in my hand and start playing with them.

Looking at these colours which one do you think might become your favorite?

I love blues…so Balmy Blue I’m already loving and Moody Mauve could also be a nice colour for beautiful flowers.

Now let’s see the new Families…

Did you spot the other NEW colours..

  • Lemon Lime Twist – Returning
  • Azure Afternoon – New
  • Berry Burst – Returning
  • Misty Moonlight – Returning
  • Pecan Pie- New
  • Pretty Peacock – Returning
  • Blueberry Bushel – Returning
  • Lemon Lolly – New
  • Lost Lagoon – Returning
  • Fresh Freesia – Staying or Returning from 20-22 In-Colours
  • Bubble Bath – New

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Elegant Boarder and Two-Tone Flora -Live with Michele

On this weeks ‘Live’ I created a card that steps a little out of my comfort zone. I wanted to try to push myself a little further but it just didn’t happen. My plain was to use a variety of stamps from different sets and I had a few lined up. But as I started working I ended up using just the one set – Two-Tone Flora along with one of the Elegant Boarder Dies cards I cut last week.

Even though I used the Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad, I ended up using the Calypso Coral Cardstock…it still works OK. These things happen when you do a Live and afterwards you think…Why did I do that?

The Elegant Boarder Dies in one of the Online Exclusives found on my Online Store. These items will not be found in any catalogue. Also while you are there make sure you have a look at the punches..Stampin’ Up! ® have added back 2 circle punches…always a good idea to always check the Online Store for Clearance Rack or any new products.

As you will see watching the video below it was still a lot of fun and sometimes doing something different can be good.

Measurements Used…

PaperColourImperial/ Letter Metric/ A4
Card Base Night of Navy 4¼ x 11″, score at 5½”10.5 x 29.9cm, score at 14.9cm
Card MatWild Wheat4 x 5¼”10 x 14.4cm
Card FrontNight of Navy3⅝ x 5⅛”9.7 x 14.1cm
Card Insert
Butterfly x 2Shimmery White2½ x 3½”10 x 6cm
Die cut circleWild Wheat3½ x 3½”9 x 9cm
SentimentVery Vanilla½ x 3¼”1.3 x 8 cm
LeavesVellumscraps
LeavesOld Olive, Mossy Meadowscraps
Flower and LeavesHello Irresistible DSP

Thank you for stopping by and reading my Blog. I hope you have enjoyed my projects & that you’re inspired to get crafty!  

Stampin’ Up! products used in today’s Project

All products used are listed below and are linked to my On-Line Store

Product List

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5 January – 1 May 2023
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Elegant Boarder Dies – Live with Michele

Did you see my ‘Live” on Friday, if you missed it and can catch up on the replay below.

I love these stunning ‘Elegant Boarder Dies‘, they are part of the NEW Online Exclusives. These products will be only found on my “Online Store’ under -Online Exclusives, they will not be in any Catalogue. New products will be added through out the year so check back to my Online store.

Elegant Boarder Dies

Measurements Used…

PaperColourImperial/ Letter Metric/ A4
Card Base Night of Navy 4¼ x 11″, score at 5½”10.5 x 29.9cm, score at 14.9cm
Card MatWild Wheat4 x 5¼”10 x 14.4cm
Card FrontNight of Navy3⅝ x 5⅛”9.7 x 14.1cm
Card Insert
Butterfly x 2Shimmery White2½ x 3½”10 x 6cm
Die cut circleWild Wheat3½ x 3½”9 x 9cm
SentimentVery Vanilla½ x 3¼”1.3 x 8 cm
LeavesVellumscraps
LeavesOld Olive, Mossy Meadowscraps
Flower and LeavesHello Irresistible DSP

Thank you for stopping by and reading my Blog. I hope you have enjoyed my projects & that you’re inspired to get crafty!  

Stampin’ Up! products used in today’s Project

All products used are listed below and are linked to my On-Line Store

Product List

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5 January – 1 May 2023
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Hello,Irresistible Blooms – Live with Michele

Hello, Irresistible Blooms Suite Collection is a NEW Suite offered in the ‘ONLINE EXCLUSIVE’. What is the Online Exclusive? Though out the year Stampin’ Up!® will be offering products that won’t be found in our catalogues. It’s a must to go and check it out, there are some new products that are stunning.

Today on my ‘Live’ I used products from the Hello, Irresistible Blooms Suite Collection to create my Card. I also added one of the Basics 3D Embossing Folders, also found in the Online Exclusives. The folder I used gives you a beautiful subtle texture to your cardstock.

Below is measurements and video to show you how this card was created.

Measurements Used…

PaperColourImperial/ Letter Metric/ A4
Card Base Night of Navy 4¼ x 11″, score at 5½”10.5 x 29.9cm, score at 14.9cm
Card MatWild Wheat4 x 5¼”10 x 14.4cm
Card FrontNight of Navy3⅝ x 5⅛”9.7 x 14.1cm
Card Insert
Butterfly x 2Shimmery White2½ x 3½”10 x 6cm
Die cut circleWild Wheat3½ x 3½”9 x 9cm
SentimentVery Vanilla½ x 3¼”1.3 x 8 cm
LeavesVellumscraps
LeavesOld Olive, Mossy Meadowscraps
Flower and LeavesHello Irresistible DSP

Thank you for stopping by and reading my Blog. I hope you have enjoyed my projects & that you’re inspired to get crafty!  

Stampin’ Up! products used in today’s Project

All products used are listed below and are linked to my On-Line Store

Product List

Online Exclusives

Online Exclusives, Just released…….Stampin’ Up! ® have NEW products, you won’t find these products in any catalogue. You can find the new products from the convenience of my online store. More Online Exclusives will be released throughout the year.

Below are just a taste of what you will find in the Online Exclusive. Make sure you head over to my Online Store to see what is available.

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5 January – 1 May 2023
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Dainty Delight – Live with Michele

I spend a lot of time watching interesting YouTube Videos by different card makers both Stampin’ Up! and others. Learning new techniques and ideas on different ways to create cards. I take these ideas and then try to recreate cards using Stampin’ Up! products. They wont be exactly the same as these are my interpretations.

This card was taken by ideas from Lavinia Stamps . I love the use of layers created by different stamps around a masked circle

My card uses a variety of stamps, with the Dainty Delight Stamps being the feature in the center and around the edges.

Other stamps used

  • Dainty Delight – Flowers in Smoky Slate & Branches in Evening Evergreen, stamped and stamped off
  • Quite Meadow – the words stamped off in Smoky Slate
  • Forever Fern – Dots stamped in Fresh Freesia
  • Eden’s Garden – leaves in Soft Succulent

Measurements Used…

PaperColourImperial/ Letter Metric/ A4
Card Base Night of Navy 4¼ x 11″, score at 5½”10.5 x 29.9cm, score at 14.9cm
Card MatWild Wheat4 x 5¼”10 x 14.4cm
Card FrontNight of Navy3⅝ x 5⅛”9.7 x 14.1cm
Card Insert
Butterfly x 2Shimmery White2½ x 3½”10 x 6cm
Die cut circleWild Wheat3½ x 3½”9 x 9cm
SentimentVery Vanilla½ x 3¼”1.3 x 8 cm
LeavesVellumscraps
LeavesOld Olive, Mossy Meadowscraps
Flower and LeavesHello Irresistible DSP

The card below is the test card I made before my ‘Live’…instead of Smoky Slate I used Pear Pizzazz, Shimmery White Cardstock and a tent fold.

Thank you for stopping by and reading my Blog. I hope you have enjoyed my projects & that you’re inspired to get crafty!  

Stampin’ Up! products used in today’s Project

All products used are listed below and are linked to my On-Line Store

Product List

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5 January – 1 May 2023
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Stampin' Up! Sale-a-Bration Catalogue
5 January – 28 February 2023
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Fancy Flora -Live with Michele

The card I made last week is made using the Fancy Flora Suite Collection, which I made on my ‘Live with Michele’. every Friday at 1pm (AEDT). This week I was running a bit late having too much fun playing with this suite. Have added the link to the video below.

There is a lot is this suite –

Measurements Used…

PaperColourImperial/ Letter Metric/ A4
Card Base Night of Navy 4¼ x 11″, score at 5½”10.5 x 29.9cm, score at 14.9cm
Card MatWild Wheat4 x 5¼”10 x 14.4cm
Card FrontNight of Navy3⅝ x 5⅛”9.7 x 14.1cm
Card Insert
Butterfly x 2Shimmery White2½ x 3½”10 x 6cm
Die cut circleWild Wheat3½ x 3½”9 x 9cm
SentimentVery Vanilla½ x 3¼”1.3 x 8 cm
LeavesVellumscraps
LeavesOld Olive, Mossy Meadowscraps
Flower and LeavesHello Irresistible DSP

Thank you for stopping by and reading my Blog. I hope you have enjoyed my projects & that you’re inspired to get crafty!  

Stampin’ Up! products used in today’s Project

All products used are listed below and are linked to my On-Line Store

Product List

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5 January – 1 May 2023
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View Sale-A-Bration Catalogue or Shop on Line Here

Stampin' Up! Sale-a-Bration Catalogue
5 January – 28 February 2023
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Join My Team

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By the Bay Creativity Abounds Blog Hop

Welcome to Creativity Abounds Blog Hop.   We are a group of very keen Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from all around the world that are coming together to share our creative ideas with you.  We are happy that you can join us and hope that we can Inspire you to make creations of your own.

By the Bay

The Creativity Abounds Blog Hop Theme this month is By the Bay Suite Collection.

This card was created for our Stamp Camp held last weekend. It was amazing and the project created by the other team members were amazing. To see them follow the Hop, links are listed below. I hope next time you can join us….Our next Camp will be in July, so watch for more details as we get closer.

Here is my card that I created for the camp and this hop.

This card is made of layers, of Crumb Cake and Bermuda Bay Cardstock. The circle background was created by colouring vellum with Stampin’ Blends (Tahitian Tide & Bermuda Bay) and 99% Alcohol. I wanted the alcohol background to give the feeling of movement and water.

To see how I created this background, see my video using this technique HERE, from a few years ago.

The card Insert kept very simple….

You may be starting here or have come from someone else’s blog – either way there is a list at the end of this post to help you move around all the different blogs and get many amazing ideas. We all have our country listed – so if you are looking for a demonstrator in your country, these demonstrators would love to look after you with your Stampin’ Up! ® shopping or if you would like to join our Stampin’ Up!® teams.

Follow the Hop here..

For More Inspiration we have our new Tutorial Bundle

    Meet the Design Team of Creativity Abounds..

    Stampin’ Up! Product Used in today’s project

    Product List

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    Stampin' Up! Sale-a-Bration Catalogue
    5 January – 28 February 2023
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    Dainty Flowers – Sketch Challenge

    Last weekend I took part in the Creativity Abound Stamp Camp, our Theme for the camp was BY the Bay Suite. Besides creating cards with the themed suite we also have challenges for the participants to take part in. Tracy Held from the team designed this a Sketch Challenge for us to recreate in any products we wanted.

    This is my take on her challenge using the Dainty Delight Bundle and Dainty Flowers Designer Series Paper.

    The Dainty Delight Bundle is found in the 2023 Stampin’ Up! Mini Catalogue $ 96.25 (AUD) By purchasing the Dainty Delight Bundle, allows you to choose an item for FREE from the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue and why not make that the Dainty Flowers DSP.

    Sale-A-Bration finishes at the end of February, see below for Catalogues and recently added products.

    Sketch Challenge by Tracy Held

    Cutting Measurements

    PaperColourImperialMetric
    Card Base Blushing Bride4 ¼ x 11”, score @ 5 ½”10.5 x 29.9cm, score @ 14.9cm
    Card Front DSP – Blushing Bride4 ¼ x 5 ½”10.5 x 14.9cm
    Vellum 3 x 4½”8 x 11.5cm
    Diagonal Strip Basic White1 x 8″2.5 x 20cm
    Vertical StripBlushing Bride1¼ x 6″3.3 x 15cm
    Stamping –
    Flowers and sentiment
    Basic White3 x 6″8 x 15
    Card Insert Basic White 4 x 5 ¼” 10 x 14.4cm
    • Adhere Card Front to Card Base
    • Flowers and Sentiment
      • Stamp floral image with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
      • Colour the flowers and leaves in the Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzazz Ink using a Blender Pen
      • On the same piece of cardstock stamp the sentiment in Blushing Bride.
      • Die Cut the flowers and fussy cut the sentiment
    • Vellum – Die cut scalloped rectangle
    • Adhere the flower image to the vellum die cut, add mini dimenionals to the back of the sentiment and attach onto flowers and vellum.
    • Diagonal Strip
      • using Blushing Bride ink stamp leaf randomly over the strip.
      • Colour the leaves in Pear Pizzazz using the Blender Pen
      • Lay strip on to the card at the angle you want and trim back to the card edges
      • With Blending Brush and Blushing Bride Ink, brush colour around all the edges.
      • Attach diagonal strip to the card fron with multi purpose glue.
    • Vertical Strip
      • Using the scalloped edge die, die cut the scallops along the bottom edge.
      • Lay the vertical diecut strip onto the card and position it evenly across the card. Trim back and adhere.
      • Place dimensionals onto the back of the vellum, hiding them behind the flowers and sentiment
      • White Bakers Twine – tie a small bow and attach with a glue dot
    • Card Insert
      • Stamp image onto the bottom right corner using Blushing Bride Ink.
      • Colour leaves in Pear Pizzazz with a Blender Pen.
      • With Blending Brush add Blushing Bride Ink on the right corner edges
      • Adhere insert into the card.

    Thank you for stopping by and reading my Blog. I hope you have enjoyed my projects & that you’re inspired to get crafty!  

    Stampin’ Up! products used in today’s Project

    Product List

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    5 January – 1 May 2023
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    View Sale-A-Bration Catalogue or Shop on Line Here

    Stampin' Up! Sale-a-Bration Catalogue
    5 January – 28 February 2023
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    New products added to Sale-A-Bration

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    Dainty Flowers

    On Friday’s ‘Live’ I created the card below using the Dainty Flowers Designer Series Paper from the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue. This paper coordinates with the Dainty Delight Bundle found in the Mini Catalogue. Purchasing the Dainty Delight Bundle for $96.25 (AUD), allows you to choose an item for FREE from the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue and why not make that the Dainty Flowers DSP.

    Measurements Used..

    PaperColourImperial/ Letter Metric/ A4
    Card Base Night of Navy 4¼ x 11″, score at 5½”10.5 x 29.9cm, score at 14.9cm
    Card MatWild Wheat4 x 5¼”10 x 14.4cm
    Card FrontNight of Navy3⅝ x 5⅛”9.7 x 14.1cm
    Card Insert
    Butterfly x 2Shimmery White2½ x 3½”10 x 6cm
    Die cut circleWild Wheat3½ x 3½”9 x 9cm
    SentimentVery Vanilla½ x 3¼”1.3 x 8 cm
    LeavesVellumscraps
    LeavesOld Olive, Mossy Meadowscraps
    Flower and LeavesHello Irresistible DSP

    ** By using a larger piece of DSP to cut your circle you can decided which portion of the flowers you want to use.

    Don’t know why but I couldn’t upload my live as I would normally do…don’t you just love the world of technology….But instead click on the image above and it will take you to my YouTube Live.

    Thank you for stopping by and reading my Blog. I hope you have enjoyed my projects & that you’re inspired to get crafty!  

    Stampin’ Up! products used in today’s Project

    All products used are listed below and are linked to my On-Line Store

    Product List

    View Mini Catalogue or Shop on Line Here


    5 January – 1 May 2023
    View Online | Shop Online

    View Sale-A-Bration Catalogue or Shop on Line Here

    Stampin' Up! Sale-a-Bration Catalogue
    5 January – 28 February 2023
    View Online | Shop Online

    Join My Team

    If you have been sitting on the fence not sure if you should JOIN the Stampin’ Up! Family or not….well now is the time to jump down and JOIN.

    View the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue Here

    If you enjoyed this post, please be sure to . . .