The 2008-2009 catalog featured a beautiful cover with a scalloped edge. By then, punches featured a handle that made punching so much easier. Rollagraph wheels were still available, both large and small. Die cuts were available only in precut sheets, and rub-ons were offered for embellishments. Sample cards featured less tearing and more punched shapes and scalloped edges.
A whole new world opened up in the 2009-10 catalog with the introduction of the Sizzix Big Shot and all the wonderful dies! The card samples were even more amazing than ever, but we had no idea of what would be coming in the next catalog. One big improvement was the streamlining of punches into a folded, stackable design which takes up a lot less room. Page after page of beautiful cards used the new dies and embossing folders.
Oh, but the 2012/13 catalog brought us the choice of wood or clear stamps which saves even more space in our stamping areas. The stamp cases went from an inch and a half thick to just .6" inches--that's 20 sets per foot! And with clear stamps, you could line up images for 2-step stampin' on more creative cards, as reflected in the card sample pages.
Here's my own example of 2-step stamping where the flowers are separate from the leaves and stems. This enabled us to use two different colors for the same image. For these flowers, I added some gold Wink of Stella to give the blossoms a bit more depth. Newer 2- and 3-step stamping would provide another stamp to use for the darker shade of yellow.
Just when you think they couldn't come up with anything new, they do! I wonder what Stampin'Up will introduce next...
1 comment:
Thanks for the glimpe into the past. I have most of these catalogues. teehee
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