Sunday Share - Summer Flower Power Cards!

 

Color & Contour with a Summery Colour Combination

I don't know about you, but I always smile when I make a card that just looks happy - and this colour combination really does that for me! 

Here's the colours for this month's inspiration!

And here's the project it inspired using the awesome stamps in the Color & Contour Stamp Set - if it hasn't been on your wish list, then you really need to add it now! I've used it so many ways and they are always great!! Read on to get the details:

The bright colours makes the most of the "stamping off" technique to feature various shades of the same ink pad. 

The solid floral image from the Color & Contour Photopolymer Stamp Set was stamped randomly on to a Basic White Cardstock layer using Petal Pink Classic Ink, after first "stamping off" on your grid paper. The outline floral image was then stamped over the top of each flower, again with Petal Pink but this time at full strength (without stamping off first) and it's so easy to line up with the photopolymer stamps. This was repeated with the same stamp combination and Flirty Flamingo Classic Ink.

For the sentiment, I went with the Charming Sentiments Photopolymer Stamp Set, and stamped it using Misty Moonlight Classic Ink on Basic White Cardstock for a nice contrast, and then cut the greeting with the coordinating die from the Sentiment Silhouettes Dies. 

It seemed like the card needed a bit more contrast so I grabbed a strip of Misty Moonlight Cardstock (about 3/8") to add over the floral stamped panel, just below the halfway mark. I then took some White twine, from the Baker's Twine Essentials Pack, and wrapped it around the panel on top of the Misty Moonlight strip. The die cut sentiment was attached over the top of the twine using Stampin' Dimensionals. The whole panel was mounted on to a Misty Moonlight Cardstock mat, and layered on to a Basic White card base.

You can add one of the outline floral images to the inside of your card, and onto the envelope too - it's always fun to add those little touches that people may not expect. 

Remember when shopping online to use my current Host Code if your order is under $200 - that will get you in my draws for sharing Host Rewards - always fun to get something for free! You can find it at the top of my sidebar on my blog page!

Happy stamping,

Ginny
 

Shop my top product picks for this project:

Color & Contour Photopolymer Stamp Set

$29.00

Charming Sentiments Photopolymer Stamp Set

$32.00

Sentiment Silhouettes Dies

$48.00

Sunday Share - An Awesome Colour Refresh For You!

Happy Easter Sunday to each of you - hoping you get to share lots of hugs, good eats and chocolate treats too over this weekend! 

Last week I promised I would share all the new colour awesomeness happening in our Stampin' Up! world - I know it's always hard to say good-bye to many favourite colours BUT it's also fun to welcome some new fresh colours and welcome back some favourites from a few years ago - are you ready?? 

Here's a quick video from Stampin' Up! to give you an idea of what is going away, what is coming in and how the colours will all line up in each of the families - 

And here are some graphics to show more clearly what is in each of the colour families! 

If you are looking at some of the new colours and wondering which ones you want to buy to add to your collection starting May 2nd then I recommend buying the cardstock assortment packs, and the assortment pack of Stampin' Write markers. That way you can find out as you go along which ones you'd like to buy full packs of cardstock and the ink pads (with reinkers) and the markers give you the same great coverage on your stamps that you get with the full size ink pads. The markers have been refreshed too and are a new and improved version for both the fine tip and the brush end.

Here's a quick look at the new 2023 - 2025 In Color collection too - it's going to be a great group for the next two years! 

If you don't live close to me then I've set up mailing direct from Stampin' Up! for the new Annual Catalogue and it should arrive the end of April.  If you live nearby I will have a few at the house for you to arrange pick up or drop off. 

I know this is a long post for a Sunday read but wanted to put all the info in for you - and do check the retiring list online and order what you want from the retiring Annual and Spring catalogues before they are gone forever!! (My PDF files from last week do not get updated so looking at my online store for what you want is the best way to shop and know you can get your items sent direct to you.)    Use this link to look and shop too! And remember to use my current Host Code in the Checkout window (it's always at the top of the sidebar on my blog) so you can get in my shared Host Reward draws at the end of the month! 

I'm hoping to have my pre-order soon so I can share some of my products with you - meanwhile enjoy the peeks you are getting online 😉

Happy stamping!

Ginny

Sunday Share - Last Chance Shopping Starts April 4th! And Retiring Colours Too!

If you haven't noticed, there is a lot going on in my stamping world the past few days - Stampin' Up! posted a digital copy of the upcoming Annual Catalogue starting May 2nd for demonstrators only.  At the same time they released their Last Chance list of retiring products from the current Annual Catalogue as well as the Spring Mini Catalogue - that's A LOT of products going soon!! The best part is that some are discounted up to 60% so you can grab them by heading to my online store starting midnight April 4th - once you've made up your shopping list! 

I know many items will be super popular so think about what you use all the time that's on the retiring list and try to get it now instead of waiting until the end of the month . . . .  I'd check out all the retiring In Colors products as well as the colours retiring from the core collection this year as we are getting a colour refresh with many new and returning colours joining the main colour families! If you loved Fresh Freesia for the past two years then you will be super excited to know it is coming back as part of the core collection in May!!

Here's the colours that we are saying good-bye to and next week I'll highlight the new ones coming in - there are some really pretty new shades that I know you will love to use! And Stampin' Up! has all the coordinating re-inkers, coloured cardstock,  Designer Series Papers and Embellishments ready to make your next projects shine!

Meanwhile if you fell in love with any of these retiring colours shown above - pick up the products you need to coordinate with what you have and you'll be able to continue creating with your favourite items for a long time! 

Here's my shopping link again for you and if you use my current Host Code listed on the sidebar of my blog then you can get in the draws for shared Host Rewards at the end of each month - March's winners were Corrine, Anna and Ursula - Congrats ladies!! 

Any questions?? Let me know how I can help you - I'm happy to get a message, email or call from you anytime you need more information or have a question on how to do your project! 

Happy stamping!

Ginny

Sunday Share - time to Share What You (I) Love!

It's Sunday Share day again - and I promised I would start sharing cards I'm making with the new Share What You Love bundles available to our customers as an Early Release throughout May, and then individually in the new Annual Catalogue starting June 1st!

The biggest bonus to getting one of the bundles now is the FREE products that come with each option - check them all out (click here) and decide which one is for you!

My card share today was made with a few of the new products - take a look and see if you can figure out which ones are new in the picture - pretty easy - as I think it's everything except the Blends!

I am super happy to see some favourite colours returning with the 2018 Colour Revamp (that's a really BIG colour refresh!) and used some Mint Macaron for my card base. I stamped the flower image on some Shimmery White cardstock - in person you can see the shimmer, and then stamped the flowers again on a smaller strip and fussy cut them after colouring with the Rich Razzleberry Blends! I popped the cut flowers onto the stamped ones for some added dimension then added some of the Artisan Pearls to the centre of each flower. The strip of Designer Series Paper is so pretty with the pearlized accents on each sheet - I'll probably be using it on all my cards for awhile! The Designer Series Paper is also extra thick so will make great boxes or 3-D items!

If you are a regular customer of mine and live out of town, then your new catalogue has been ordered and will be on it's way to you. Local customers can pick up their catalogues at my Catalogue Launch event July 5, 6 and 7th. Be sure you are on my customer list by placing your orders with me and I will keep you up to date on all the new products by sending you all the current catalogues.

Enjoy the sunshine and the rest of your weekend - take time to do some creating too!

Happy stamping!

What? My favourite colours are going?? Check it out here!

Have you heard the exciting news about the Retirement List and Colour Refresh? It's been 5 years since Stampin' Up! has made a colour change and I think this spring is the perfect time for a good spring cleaning, so we can bring in new colours we'll love!

I've had questions about retiring bundles. All bundles, sets of coordinating stamps and dies or punches bundles so you save 10%, are retiring. However, quite a few will still be available separately in the new catalogue. You can look online here to see which stamps are retiring or contact me if you have questions. Remember retiring items are only available while supplies last, so don't wait!

Let's have a celebratory send off for the colours leaving in the Colour Refresh. I've listed them all below.
If you love these colours make sure you get your ink refill and cardstock ordered soon as they are going quickly!



You can see more product details by clicking on the name of the colour.

Always Artichoke

Chocolate Chip

Dapper Denim

Elegant Eggplant

Emerald Envy

Flirty Flamingo*

Island Indigo

Marina Mist

Peekaboo Peach

Perfect Plum

Pink Pirouette

Rose Red

Soft Sky

Sweet Sugarplum

Tangerine Tango

Tempting Turquoise

Wild Wasabi

Wisteria Wonder

* Note: Flirty Flamingo will be returning as a core colour in the new refresh!

Contact me using any of the links or shop on your own - but don't miss out on your favourite colours!