Stamptastic Friends July Blog Hop Color Challenge: New & Returning Colors

Welcome to the Stamptastic Friends July Blog Hop as we explore the new and returning colors recently added as part of Stampin' Up!'s recent Color Refresh. Our wonderful Design Team members will be sharing their projects and ideas to show you how to mix and match these beautiful colors to create your own unique projects. 

For this card design, I chose to use Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock and Lemon Lime Twist to create a fun birthday card using the Patchwork Pieces Dies. I love the way these three colors look together and I thought the die cut background would work well with the Circle Sayings Bundle. For the Lemon Lime Twist and Lost Lagoon pieces, I used designs from the Bright & Beautiful 6"x6" Designer Series Paper to add some subtle texture to the background. This style of design is a great way to showcase different color combinations to create bold, beautiful cards. 

Products Used:

Circle Sayings Bundle (item #161355)

Patchwork Pieces Dies (item #161592)

Bright & Beautiful 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #161449)

Pretty Peacock Cardstock (item #150880)

Lost Lagoon Cardstock (item #133679)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Basics Embossing Powders (item #155554)

Pretty Peacock Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #161676)

Lemon Lime Twist Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #161682)

Pecan Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #161674)

Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (item #141897)

Ribbon Duo Combo Pack (item #161318)

Rhinestone Basic Jewels (item #144220)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Pretty Peacock Cardstock

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

3 1/4" x 4 3/4" Piece die cut with the Patchwork Pieces Dies

Lost Lagoon Cardstock

Circle punched out with the 2 3/8" Circle Punch

Basic White Cardstock

Layer 1 - 5" x 3 1/2"

Background Base piece - 3 1/4" x 4 3/4" (Trimmed down after die cut pieces attached to 3 1/8" x 4 5/8")

Cup Cake stamped and fussy cut with Paper Snips

Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Paper

1 piece Lemon Lime Twist - 3 1/4" x 4 3/4" die cut with the Patchwork Pieces Dies

1 piece Lost Lagoon - 3 1/4" x 4 3/4" die cut with the Patchwork Pieces Dies

This fun card design is a great way to play with paper piecing. I die cut each of the three colors with the Patchwork Pieces Dies and then alternated the colors to create my final design. The great thing is that you have enough pieces to create three different backgrounds so you are actually getting three cards from one set of supplies. I used Tombow Liquid Glue to attach the pieces to a piece of Basic White cardstock that is slightly larger than the finished piece. Once I had all the pieces arranged on the cardstock, I trimmed it down to the finished 3 1/8" x 4 5/8" size with my Paper Trimmer. I added a piece of Lemon Lime Twist Ribbon around the center of the layer to add some texture. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the Celebrate image with White embossing powder onto a Lost Lagoon Circle that I punched out with the 2 3/8" Circle Punch. For the cupcake, I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored the wrapper with Pretty Peacock Stampin' Blends Markers, the frosting with Lemon Lime Twist Stampin' Blends Markers and the cake with the Light Pecan Pie Stampin' Blends Marker. I fussy cut the cupcake with Paper Snips and attached it to the center of the sentiment circle with Stampin' Dimensionals. I attached the sentiment circle to the center of the focal layer with Stampin' Dimensionals ahtne then adhered the focal layer to the Basic White layer. To complete the card, I attached the Basic White layer to the Pretty Peacock card base with Stampin' Dimensionals. For a touch of bling, I added several small Basic Rhinestone Jewels to the dots on the sentiment circle and colored the cupcake with Clear Wink of Stella for a touch of shimmer. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will inspire you to mix and match these wonderful colors to create your own beautiful projects. There are so many amazing options to choose from.

Please take the time to visit with my fellow Design Team members to see their wonderful projects. Just click on the links in the Roll Call List below to visit their blogs. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you enjoyed about our projects and what new and returning colors you are excited to try. 

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. 

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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