Make sure you get your Sit Stay Relax stamp set from Stampin' Up!® before it retires

 

Have you seen the Sit Stay Relax stamp set from Stampin’ Up!®? It’s a host stamp set, and I often find these can be overlooked.

I love it because it features cats and dogs, and I hope you will do. I am showcasing a card made with this great set now because we know for sure that this set will retire at the end of April. A new Stampin’ Up!® Annual Catalogue in May means a new set of Stampin’ Rewards, so if this set is on your wish list, you need to make sure you earn it before then. 

 

Yes I said “earn” it because you cannot order this stamp set in the usual manner; it’s only available as part of your Stampin’ Rewards.

Here are 3 ways you can earn this great stamp set:

1. Host a Stampin’ Up!® party. If the combined total of all orders comes to £150 or more, you as the host earn free products (Stampin’ Rewards) and can choose this set as part of those.
2. Don’t want a Stampin’ Up!® party? Gather orders from friends and if you can reach the magical £150, you still earn Stampin’ Rewards and can choose this set.
3. Place a big order yourself (£150 or more) and choose this set as part of your Stampin’ Rewards.

I made this masculine card for a friend who has a beautiful whippet called Stanley. I tried to colour the dog to look as much like Stanley as possible, using my Stampin’ Blends.

Sit Stay Relax is a “Distinktive” Stampin’ Up!® stamp set, which means it has a special texture giving the images added depth and dimension in a single step. The textured stripes on the armchair are part of the stamp so all you need to do is add some simple shading, as I have done with my Old Olive Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers. 

 

Around the outside edge of the stamped image, I have added a pale blue shadow using a Light Pool Party Stampin’ Blend. I find this really helps the image to pop out from the page.

I cut out the image using my Layering Circles Dies, backing the circle with a scalloped circle in Old Olive.

I confess here that the Designer Series Paper I have used is now retired; it was the Favored Flowers DSP from the Sale-a-Bration Brochure. This was a pack of vibrant floral designs with much more subtle geometric patterns on the reverse. I do love this one which combines Mossy Meadow with Old Olive to create an almost glowing design.

The ribbon is actually Parakeet Party, an In Color™ for 2022-2024, but it comes out a little darker in this ribbon so goes perfectly with Old Olive.

The greeting is from Best Family Ever and is stamped on a label cut out with Seasonal Labels Dies.

Stampin’ Tip: Keep some spare die-cuts in Basic White cardstock ready to use as this will really speed up your crafting. I keep some in a box in my craft trolley, so can usually find something to fit a suitable image. 

 

 

I hope you like my Sit Stay Relax card and are reminded to earn this stamp set while you can. We don’t know which stamps from the main Stampin’ Up!® Annual and January-April Mini Catalogues but we DO know that all host products will retire, so this is a very timely heads up!
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Does your wish list come to more than £99? Please get in touch and I will help you get more for your money and unlock discounts all year round.  

 

Please message me via my website

 

Have you seen the Sit Stay Relax stamp set from Stampin’ Up!®? It’s a host stamp set, and I often find these can be overlooked.

I love it because it features cats and dogs, and I hope you will do. I am showcasing a card made with this great set now because we know for sure that this set will retire at the end of April. A new Stampin’ Up!® Annual Catalogue in May means a new set of Stampin’ Rewards, so if this set is on your wish list, you need to make sure you earn it before then. 

 

Yes I said “earn” it because you cannot order this stamp set in the usual manner; it’s only available as part of your Stampin’ Rewards.

Here are 3 ways you can earn this great stamp set:

1. Host a Stampin’ Up!® party. If the combined total of all orders comes to £150 or more, you as the host earn free products (Stampin’ Rewards) and can choose this set as part of those.
2. Don’t want a Stampin’ Up!® party? Gather orders from friends and if you can reach the magical £150, you still earn Stampin’ Rewards and can choose this set.
3. Place a big order yourself (£150 or more) and choose this set as part of your Stampin’ Rewards.

I made this masculine card for a friend who has a beautiful whippet called Stanley. I tried to colour the dog to look as much like Stanley as possible, using my Stampin’ Blends.

Sit Stay Relax is a “Distinktive” Stampin’ Up!® stamp set, which means it has a special texture giving the images added depth and dimension in a single step. The textured stripes on the armchair are part of the stamp so all you need to do is add some simple shading, as I have done with my Old Olive Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers. 

 

Around the outside edge of the stamped image, I have added a pale blue shadow using a Light Pool Party Stampin’ Blend. I find this really helps the image to pop out from the page.

I cut out the image using my Layering Circles Dies, backing the circle with a scalloped circle in Old Olive.

I confess here that the Designer Series Paper I have used is now retired; it was the Favored Flowers DSP from the Sale-a-Bration Brochure. This was a pack of vibrant floral designs with much more subtle geometric patterns on the reverse. I do love this one which combines Mossy Meadow with Old Olive to create an almost glowing design.

The ribbon is actually Parakeet Party, an In Color™ for 2022-2024, but it comes out a little darker in this ribbon so goes perfectly with Old Olive.

The greeting is from Best Family Ever and is stamped on a label cut out with Seasonal Labels Dies.

Stampin’ Tip: Keep some spare die-cuts in Basic White cardstock ready to use as this will really speed up your crafting. I keep some in a box in my craft trolley, so can usually find something to fit a suitable image. 

 

 

I hope you like my Sit Stay Relax card and are reminded to earn this stamp set while you can. We don’t know which stamps from the main Stampin’ Up!® Annual and January-April Mini Catalogues but we DO know that all host products will retire, so this is a very timely heads up!
COPY

Does your wish list come to more than £99? Please get in touch and I will help you get more for your money and unlock discounts all year round.  

 

Please message me via my website