Tricia's Stamping Creations: Stamping With Friends July Blog Hop Color Refresh

Saturday, July 15, 2023

Stamping With Friends July Blog Hop Color Refresh

It's time to play with colors with the Stamping With Friends July Blog Hop, as we showcase the new and returning colors released during the recent Color Refresh. Our wonderful Design Team members will be sharing their projects and ideas to help inspire you to explore the beautiful new colors that Stampin' Up! has to offer.

So, you are probably wondering, what are the new colors? With the recent Color Refresh, Stampin' Up! chose to retire some of its Core Colors and replace them with some new colors as well as some colors that had previously been In Colors in the past. These colors include: Lemon Lime Twist, Azure Afternoon, Berry Burst, Misty Moonlight, Pecan Pie, Pretty Peacock, Blueberry Bushel, Lost Lagoon, Fresh Freesia and Bubble Bath. In addition, we also have five new In Colors for the 2023-2025 In Colors, that will be available for the next two years. These colors are Copper Clay, Wild Wheat, Boho Blue, Moody Mauve and Pebbled Path.

Today I decided to play the pink/purple tone colors, which are not usually my thing, but I thought would be fun to see how they work together. I chose Bubble Bath for the background stamping using the Artistically Inked stamp set and experimented with Berry Burst, Fresh Freesia and Moody Mauve for the balloons. I discovered that stamping off once with Moody Mauve Classic ink gave me a really pretty pink color that worked well with Fresh Freesia and Berry Burst. I wanted to keep my design fairly simple and let the colors be the star of the show. I love how it turned out and can't wait to try this layout with other colors to see what I can create.

Products Used:

Beautiful Balloons Bundle (item #1614570

Artistically Inked stamp set (item #1545420

Berry Burst Cardstock (item #144243)

Thick Basic White Cardstock (item #159229)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Berry Burst Classic Ink Pad (item #147143)

Bubble Bath Classic Ink Pad (item #161664)

Fresh Freesia Classic Ink Pad (item #1555613)

Moody Mauve Classic Ink Pad (item #161649)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

2023-2025 In Color Dots (item #161620)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Thick Basic White Cardstock

Card Base - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Berry Burst Cardstock

Layer 1 - 5" x 3 3/4"

Basic White Cardstock

Card Front - 4 3/4" x 3 1/2"

One I look at this card design, I think fresh and pretty. I love how the Bubble Bath background adds texture to this design. The Berry Burst really pops against the Fresh Freesia and Moody Mauve balloons and I tied in the matte layer with Berry Burst cardstock to create a frame for the focal design. I stamped the balloons onto Basic White cardstock using the medium and small balloons images and die cut them out with the coordinating dies. For the strings and the sentiments, I used Tuxedo Black ink to add contrast and added the balloons to the card front, popping up the medium Berry Burst balloon and small Fresh Freesia balloon using Stampin' Dimensionals. I added several Moody Mauve In Color Dots to the design for a touch of bling. This clean and simple card design is a wonderful way to experiment with different color combinations. I hope this birthday card will brighten someone's special day.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to experiment with the new and returning colors that have been added during the recent Color Refresh.

Please take the time to visit with my fellow Design Team members by clicking on the links in the Roll Call List below. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects and which colors you are excited to create with. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.

If you live in the U.S. and do not have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you with your creative projects. You may also visit my Online Store to place your order and have it shipped to you.