Stampin’ Up! Year-End Closeout & Carryover Lists

Anna’ Stampin’ Cave – Year-End Closeout & Carryover Lists

Stampin’ Up!’s Year-End Closeout sale is here! Some products are leaving for good, some will come back in future catalogues next year, and some are discontinued. So, if you have a list of things you’ve been wanting to order, now is the time! Some products will sell out before the end of the Autumn/Winter Catalogue sale period!

Retiring Favourites

Click the banner above to check all of the amazing products that are going away. Grab your favourites while you can.

But just to clarify. Each bundle from the Autumn/Winter catalogue is being retired. Or I should rather say their item numbers are retiring at the end of the catalogue period. It means that the bundled pricing is going away, not the components of the bundle themselves (like Harvest Hellos Bundle or Still Scenes Bundle).

Discounted Products

Click the banner above and save big on a selection of surplus items from Autumn/Winter catalogue: stamp sets, punches, ribbons etc. But remember: they are available while supplies last!

Download the retiring and surplus items from the Autumn/Winter catalogue below:

Carryover Items

Click the banner above to check (most of) the items that are carrying over to the next catalogue. One thing to notice is that if products that are part of a bundle are carrying over, the bundle price will NOT. So if there is a bundle you’ve been wanting, it would make sense to buy it at the discounted bundle price now instead of the full price later.

Download the carryover list so you know which items will be carrying over into future publications, below:


New Catalogues are Coming!

Stampin’ Up! demonstrators can pre-order from the upcoming January – June 2020 Mini Catalogue and start earning Sale-a-Bration items from yesterday.

I’ll be ordering catalogues and Sale-a-Bration brochures this week, for all of my current customers. If you would like to receive a copy of the new catalogue (and aren’t a current customer), please place an order today.

Thank you for stopping by and have a blessed day,


It’s a new month and it means new tutorials and gifts. But first thing first: the code.

Use this code while shopping to receive my special gifts!

  1. For every order of minimum £25 (before shipping) you will receive from me these amazing Exclusive PDF Tutorials
  2. For every order of £75 + (before shipping) you will receive from me, for free, Exclusive PDF Tutorials Bundle and a pack of Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels!

These are a BRAND NEW product from the upcoming January-June 2020 Mini Catalogue (the former Spring-Summer catalogue).

How it works –

  • Place a product order of £25 or more (excl.shipping) in my online store in the month of December. 
  • Add Host Code SP39KBER  To claim your reward – either just the Exclusive PDF Tutorials or FREE products – you must include this code in your ordering process.
  • This December’s Special will be applied to all qualifying orders placed through my shop using Host Code SP39KBER between 1 – 31 December.
  • If your order is £150 or more please do not use Host Code. You will earn your own Host Rewards to spend.
  • IMPORTANT:  My FREE Monthly Special Host Gift will be mailed separately from any order and will arrive mid-January.
  • PDF’s will include the photos of the finished projects, a list of products used and step by step instructions.

December Host Code, Exclusive Tutorials & More

Anna’ Stampin’ Cave – December Host Code, Exclusive Tutorials & More

It’s a new month and it means new tutorials and gifts. But first thing first: the code.

Use this code while shopping to receive my special gifts!

  1. For every order of minimum £25 (before shipping) you will receive from me these amazing Exclusive PDF Tutorials
  2. For every order of £75 + (before shipping) you will receive from me, for free, Exclusive PDF Tutorials Bundle and a pack of Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels!

These are a BRAND NEW product from the upcoming January-June 2020 Mini Catalogue (the former Spring-Summer catalogue).

How it works –

  • Place a product order of £25 or more (excl.shipping) in my online store in the month of December. 
  • Add Host Code SP39KBER  To claim your reward – either just the Exclusive PDF Tutorials or FREE products – you must include this code in your ordering process.
  • This December’s Special will be applied to all qualifying orders placed through my shop using Host Code SP39KBER between 1 – 31 December.
  • If your order is £150 or more please do not use Host Code. You will earn your own Host Rewards to spend.
  • IMPORTANT:  My FREE Monthly Special Host Gift will be mailed separately from any order and will arrive mid-January.
  • PDF’s will include the photos of the finished projects, a list of products used and step by step instructions.

HOW TO USE HOST CODE

Say Hello To The New – Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue 2019/2020 Is LIVE

Anna’ Stampin’ Up! – Say Hello To The New – Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue 2019/2020 Is LIVE

Click on the cover to download your FREE copy

Here are my “must-have” resources for placing your order and updating your supplies:

There is SO much to want in this new catalogue! I don’t know about you, but this catalogue could nearly bankrupt me. Thank goodness that I get a discount.

And if your Wish List is close or over £100, consider the Starter Kit! You’ll get £130 in product for just £99 (and free shipping!). And you will then get 20% off on all your future orders. Full details here!


If you wish to purchase any of the products from our new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue 2019-2020, go directly to my online store!

Use this code to receive special rewards from me.


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Using Watercolour Pencils As On-the-go Paint

Anna’ Stampin’ Cave – Mother’s Day Card plus using watercolour pencils as on-the-go paint

Hello everyone! Thank you for stopping by my blog today!

I wanted to share with you this super cute and cheerful card I created for my husband to give to his mum for Mother’s Day (polish Mother’s Day is on 26 May). She’s visiting the UK (my hubby’s sister and us) and has been here nearly a month. But she is heading back home tomorrow afternoon so it was like perfect timing.

What’s special about this card is the technique I’ve used to colour in my focal point image. But first thing first, here’s my card:

Anna' Stampin' Cave - Mother's Day card using watercolour pencils and Just Because Stamp Set by Stampin' Up!

Mother’s Day card dimensions:

  • Granny Apple Green cardstock: 11″ x 4-1/8″ scored at 5-1/2″ (28 x 10.5 cm scored at 14 cm)
  • Whisper White cardstock: 3-3/8″ x 4-1/2″ (8.5 cm x 11.6 cm)
  • Whisper White cardstock for the inside: 4″ x 5-1/8″ (9.6 cm x 13 cm)
  • Subtles Designer Series Paper in Calypso Coral: 3″ x 5″ (7.6 cm x 12.7 cm)
  • Calypso Coral cardstock for the sentiment
  • Daffodil Delight 1/4″ Double-Stitched Ribbon approx. 4″ (10.3 cm)

Using watercolour pencils as on-the-go paint

First thing I did I masked off the original sentiment and stamped the image onto Whisper White panel. Next, I stamped this very same image onto a watercolour paper and coloured it roughly with Watercolour Pencils.

Anna' Stampin' Cave - Mother's Day Card plus using watercolour pencils as on-the-go paintFirst, I coloured my image, very roughly, with watercolour pencils, leaving some empty space on the flower pot for highlights.

Anna' Stampin' Cave - Mother's Day Card plus using watercolour pencils as on-the-go paintNext, using an aqua painter I brush it with water. I did it slowly, with a brush that was hardly wet, one area at a time, making sure I don’t over-mix all of the colours used.

Anna' Stampin' Cave - Mother's Day Card plus using watercolour pencils as on-the-go paintTo intensify some colours, I rubbed my aqua painter’s brush directly against the tip of the pencil, before adding the pigment to a designated area.

It was time-consuming but well worth the effort.

Under construction

This card, even if for some looks complicated, was very straightforward to make.

I started by adding a Whisper White panel to the inside of my card so hubby could later jolt in some heartfelt Mother’s Day wishes.

Next, I adhered a piece of DSP to the card front, slightly to the left. I took my stamped Whisper White panel and punched out two semi-circles at the very bottom of the panel, to add the ribbon. Once the ribbon was secured, I popped it to the card front with dimensionals.

Anna' Stampin' Cave - Mother's Day card using watercolour pencils and Just Because Stamp Set by Stampin' Up!Creating Focal Point

Using a second smallest circle die from Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies, I die cut a circle from my watercolour piece and add it with dimensionals to the card front where it “belonged”.

On a scrap of Calypso Coral cardstock, I stamped the “happy mother’s day” sentiment from Itty Bitty Greetings. I trimmed it into a narrow strip and added it flush to the top right corner of the front Whisper White panel.

Few, more or less randomly added rhinestones finish off the look.

Anna' Stampin' Cave - Mother's Day card using watercolour pencils and Just Because Stamp Set by Stampin' Up!

I am delighted how this card turned out: such a happy and cheerful little make!! And I really hope my mother-in-law will love it too.

I add ut to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: For A Special Lady

As always, if you wish to purchase any of the products I have used, simply click the images below to go directly to my online store.

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Anna' Stampin' Cave - Mother's Day Card plus using watercolour pencils as on-the-go paint

Anna' Stampin' Cave - Mother's Day Card plus using watercolour pencils as on-the-go paint

Double Layer Stamping With Painted Seasons Stamp Set

Anna' Stampin' Cave - Painted Seasons Stamp Set double layer stamping technique, Coastal Cabana, Soft Sea Foam, So Saffron

Hello everyone! Long time no see, hey?

I’ve been MIA due to multiple sclerosis (that’s a surprise, right hahaha). I had a major MS relapse two months ago when I lost control over my body, or I should rather say over the right-hand side of my body. I couldn’t walk, write (I am right-handed) or brush my teeth. Thank God for hubby and electric toothbrushes! I didn’t even feel my right cheek, seriously.

After a few series of steroids (5 days) and time, time and more time, I can finally do most of the things on my own. Maybe except walking outside – still need hubby’s hand in that matter. But I can finally create! Woohoo! I so missed my inks and stamps. And I have some serious delays in sending customers ‘thank yous’. In sorting ATM!

There’s one thing that MS has thought me for sure: PATIENCE!

I know it’s with a slight delay, as Sale-a-bration just ended. But I really wanted to share with you these two beauties I created using a free stamp set from SAB exclusive Painted Seasons Bundle.

Anna' Stampin' Cave - Painted Seasons Stamp Set double layer stamping technique

How cute are these, right? And so easy to make. Both are created with a double layer stamping technique and involved some fussy-cutting.

First, I prepared my Very Vanilla double layers and stamped them with my chosen ink pads: Poppy Parade with Pear Pizzazz for a floral card, and Coastal Cabana, Soft Sea Foam and So Saffron ink pads for a succulent one.

Anna' Stampin' Cave - Painted Seasons Stamp Set double layer stamping technique with bright Poppy Parade and Pear Pizzazz

Once my double layers were stamped I mount them on to coordinating cardstock panels: Pear Pizzazz and Coastal Cabana.

Next, I adhered them to the card bases. For the floral card, I’ve used the same cardstock for a card base: Pear Pizzazz.

But for a succulent card, I decided to use Soft Sea Foam cardstock for a base instead of Coastal Cabana.

Anna' Stampin' Cave - Painted Seasons Stamp Set double layer stamping technique with Coastal Cabana blue and Soft Sea Foam pastel green

Vellum to the rescue

Because I’ve made some ‘booboos’ while stamping my panels, as my hands are not fully working yet,  I needed to ‘hide’ these. So I cut a square from vellum, briefly 4″ x 4″, cut it in half, and when assembling both cards, I adhered these vellum triangles where needed. Mistakes? What mistakes?! haha

Anna' Stampin' Cave - Painted Seasons Stamp Set double layer stamping technique with bright Poppy Parade and Pear Pizzazz

Adding more details

I took a scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock stamped few flowers, leaves and succulents in corresponding colours and fussy-cut all my florals and foliage with paper snips.  Quite easy and fun, and great exercise for my hands too.

Anna' Stampin' Cave - Painted Seasons Stamp Set double layer stamping technique with Coastal Cabana blue and Soft Sea Foam pastel green

Because the Painted Seasons Stamp Set comes with images only it opens up endless possibilities as to what sentiment stamps to use.

For my cards, I decided to use Well Said Cling Stamp Set.

Anna' Stampin' Cave - Painted Seasons Stamp Set double layer stamping technique with bright Poppy Parade and Pear Pizzazz

Assembling the cards

First, I took my vellum triangles and my fussy-cut florals and tried few arrangments before I decided where to stuck things down permanently.

I adhered vellum pieces, flush to the edges of my cards, and placed the adhesive strategically where I knew it will be covered by my fussy-cut elements.

Anna' Stampin' Cave - Painted Seasons Stamp Set double layer stamping technique with Coastal Cabana blue and Soft Sea Foam pastel green

Next, I adhered each of the elements and my sentiments, and I call it done. I have to admit, I’m quite pleased with these cards.

As always, if you wish to purchase any of the products I have used (except for Painted Seasons bundle), simply click the images below to go directly to my online store.

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