New At SU November Blog Hop One Color Palette, Many Ways Color Challenge Dear Santa

It's time to hop along with the New At SU November Blog Hop and this month we have a fun Color Challenge to explore. Our wonderful Design Team will be sharing their ideas and projects featuring the following colors: Moody Mauve, Bubble Bath, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow and Basic Beige. We can choose to use all or some of these colors to create our projects to help spark your creativity.

For my card design, I chose to create a fun, non-traditional Christmas card design using all of the above colors. This isn't a color combination that I would have thought to create with on my own, so it was a wonderful way for me to step outside my comfort zone and explore this beautiful colors. I used a combination of card stock, designer series paper and inks in the various colors to showcase how well these colors work together. I did add one extra color, Lemon Lolly, for the hair for my image. The patterns in the designer series paper strips add texture and contrast to the design and work well with the whimsy of the focal image and sentiment from the Dear Santa stamp set. I love how all the different elements combined to create this sweet Christmas card that will hopefully brighten someone's day.

Products Used:

Dear Santa stamp set (item #164303)

Stylish Shapes Dies (item #159183)

Iconic Celebrations 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #164193)

Moody Mauve Cardstock (item #161723)

Old Olive Cardstock (item #100702)

Bubble Bath Cardstock (item #161718)

Basic Beige Cardstock (item #164511)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Moody Mauve Classic Ink Pad (item #161649)

Basic Beige Classic Ink Pad (item #163806)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Moody Mauve Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #161660)

Bubble Bath Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #161675)

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154892)

Lemon Lolly Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #161673)

Color Lifter (item #144608)

Blender Pens (item #102845)

Rainbow Adhesive Backed Dots (item #162758)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Moody Mauve Cardstock

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

Old Olive Cardstock

Layer 1 - 5 1/4" x 4"

Basic Beige Cardstock

Card Front - 5" x 3 3/4"

Basic White Cardstock

Medium Circle die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

Bubble Bath Cardstock

Sentiment Label die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

Iconic Celebrations Designer Series Paper

4 Strips Mossy Meadow Design - 1/2" x 3 1/2"

4 Strips Moody Mauve Design - 1/2" x 3 1/2"

I love the fun images in the Dear Santa stamp set and I thought the sweet little girl eating the cookies was perfect for this color combination. The combination of the Moody Mauve and Mossy Meadow Designer Series Paper strips really pop against the Basic Beige card front and add some fun to this card design. I used Stampin' Blends Markers to color the focal image as well as Basic Beige Classic ink with a Blender Pen to color the cookies. The Old Olive cardstock layer makes a wonderful border around the card front and pops against the Moody Mauve card base. To complete the layout, I stamped the sentiment with Moody Mauve Classic ink onto the Bubble Bath cardstock label and added it to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals. I added several Bubble Bath Dots to a subtle touch of bling to finish off the card design. I love how this card design turned out and how pretty it looks with this color combination. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to explore this color combination to create your own beautiful projects. Color Challenges can be a great way to help spark your creativity and try something new, especially if they are colors that you may not have tried before. 

Please take a moment to hop along our blog hop this month and visit with our wonderful Design Team to see what amazing projects and ideas they have to share. 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 liked about our projects.

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
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Around The World On Wednesday November Blog Hop Color Challenge

Welcome to the Around The World On Wednesday November Blog Hop as we have fun with a Color Challenge with a twist. We were given the choice between traditional colors or coastal colors and I decided to take the non-traditional option to have a little fun with my Christmas card design. Our Design Team will be sharing their take on this Color Challenge to help inspire you to create your own beautiful projects for the holidays. 

For my card design, I wanted to combine the Winterly Tree Tops Dies with the Nests of Winter Designer Series Paper to create a pretty Christmas card design. I love the combination of Coastal Cabana with Pretty In Pink and I chose one of the designs from the designer series paper to create a snowy background scene for my design. I used one of the images from the designer series paper featuring the pair of birds as my focal image. The sentiment was created using the Greetings of the Season Bundle to help finish off the design. 

Products Used:

Greetings of the Season Bundle (item #164113)

Winterly Tree Tops Dies (item #164065)

Nests of Winter Designer Series Paper (item #164183)

Coastal Cabana Cardstock (item #131297)

Pretty In Pink Cardstock (item #163793)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Pretty In Pink Classic Ink Pad (item #163807)

Blooming Pearls (item #162238)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Coastal Cabana Cardstock

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

Detailed Card Front die cut with the Winterly Tree Tops Dies

Pretty In Pink Cardstock

Detailed Card Front die cut with the Winterly Tree Tops Dies

Basic White Cardstock

Layer 1 - 5 3/8" x 4 1/8"

Sentiment Label stamped and die cut with the Greetings of the Season Bundle

Nests of Winter Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Birds on a Branch image die cut using the Winterly Tree Tops Dies

This pretty Christmas card is all about layers of color and I had so much fun with the combination of Pretty In Pink and Coastal Cabana that I saw in the Color Challenge image. They definitely not what you would expect to see for a traditional holiday card design and I like the fresh feel they give. I love that the designer series paper for the background gives the appearance of falling snow and the die cut frames in Pretty in Pink and Coastal Cabana add depth and dimension to the design. For the focal image, I die cut the birds from the designer series paper with the coordinating die from the Winterly Tree Tops Dies and then I applied Pretty In Pink Classic ink to the images using a Blending Brush to add a pale tint to coordinate with the card design. For the sentiment, I stamped the images using Pretty In Pink Classic ink onto the Basic White sentiment label that I die cut with the Greetings of the Season Dies. For a touch of bling, I added several pink pearls from the Blooming Pearls to complete the design. I love how these colors and designs all layered together to create this beautiful Christmas card. It is a wonderful example of how you can use non-traditional colors to create your own beautiful designs.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my version of the Coastal Colors Color Challenge image helps inspire you to explore using these pretty colors to create your own beautiful holiday cards. Don't be afraid to mix and match different products to create your own unique creations.

Now it's time to visit Theresa's blog and see what she has created for this month's Color Challenge. Just click on the Next button to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List to find your way. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. 

Roll Call List

Jan Clothier - NZ

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Danielle Kassing - NL

Ximena Morales - DE

Mikaela Titheridge - UK

Tina Zinck-MacDonald - CA

Annette Ball - CA

Angie McKenzie - US

Kelly Taranto - US

Tricia Butts - US

Theresa McEntee - US

Bree Renwick - US

Lori Willcox - CA

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
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Stamping Inkspirations July Blog Hop Christmas In July Color Challenge

   Welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations July Blog Hop and this month we have a Christmas in July Color Challenge to help spark our creativity. Our wonderful Design Team will be sharing their projects and ideas to help inspire you to explore using one of the color challenge options to create your own beautiful projects. Let the fun begin. 

For this month's challenge, I chose to use the above image featuring the following color combination: Old Olive, Poppy Parade, Peach Pie, Basic Beige and Balmy Blue. I thought this color combination would be perfect to use with the new Filled With Cheer stamp set which has just been released as part of the new Online Exclusives products. Interesting fact about this fun Christmas themed stamp set is that it coordinates with the Filled With Fun Dies to give you even more options. 

Products Used:

Filled With Cheer stamp set (item #164362)

Filled With Fun Dies (item #163560)

Spotlight On Nature Dies (item #163580)

Stylish Shapes Dies (item #159183)

Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder (item #162026)

Balmy Blue Cardstock (item #146982)

Poppy Parade Cardstock (item #119793)

Basic Beige Cardstock (item #164511)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Basic Beige Classic Ink Pad (item #163806)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Wow Embossing Powders (item #165678)

Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154830)

Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154958)

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154892)

Peach Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #163827)

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

Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154843)

Color Lifter (item #144608)

Adhesive Backed Snowflake Assortment (item #162129)

2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gems (item #163781)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Balmy Blue Cardstock

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

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4" embossed with the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder

Basic White Cardstock

Background Layer - 5 1/4" x 4"

Real Red Cardstock

Sentiment Label die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

Basic Beige Cardstock

Snow Globe base die cut with the Filled With Fun Dies

For my card design today, I wanted to CASE the sample shown above that can be found in the Online Exclusives when you search for the Filled With Cheer stamp set. I love the idea of a snow globe, especially as it is 100+ degrees here in Colorado and the thought of cold, snowy weather sounds really good right now.  To create the opening for the snow globe, I used one of the Spotlight on Nature Dies to die cut a large circle from the Balmy Blue card front layer. I then embossed the cardstock with the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder to add some texture and detail to the design. To create the scene for the snow globe, I lightly drew a pencil line around the inside of the circle onto the Basic White cardstock layer to help me position the stamp image. I stamped the snowman scene using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored the images using Stampin' Blends Markers. I did add Pecan Pie to my color palette from one of the other challenge images to customize my colors to fit the design. I used Pecan Pie to color the sled, Old Olive to color the tree, Poppy Parade for the ornaments, scarf and headband, Peach Pie for the carrot nose and star and Basic Black for the hat and buttons. To help the snowman stand out a bit more, I used Light Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Marker to color around the outline and the detail lines in the snow and then blended it with the Color Lifter to soften it. 

For the base of the snow globe, I stamped the cart image using Basic Beige Classic ink onto Basic Beige cardstock and die cut it out with the coordinating die from the Filled With Fun Dies. I turned it upside down and attached it across the bottom of the circle to create the base. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image using Gold embossing powder onto the Poppy Parade sentiment label and attached to across the top of the base so that it covers the bottom part of the circle opening. To assemble the card, I attached the Basic White stamped layer to the card base and the attached the Balmy Blue card front over the top using Stampin' Dimensionals, making sure to line it up over the base so that the edges are covered. To complete the design, I added several Gold snowflake Adhesive Backed Sequins and then added Peach Pie Shimmer Gems in the centers to give them some added sparkle. I love how fun this Christmas card design is and I can't wait to try other versions using different images.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help spark your creativity and encourage you to try these beautiful colors when creating your own wonderful projects. There are so many options to explore and it's a great excuse to get a jump start on your holiday projects. 

Now it's time to visit Angie's blog to see what she has created for this month's color challenge. Just click the Next button to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List to find your way. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. 

Roll Call List

Angie McKenzie  ●  Aurélie Fabre

Jan Musselman   ●  Mo Rootes

   Leonie Stuart  ●  Karen Henderson  ●  Annette Ball

Judith Patterson  ●  Tricia Butts

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Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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Crafty Challenge March Blog Hop Color Challenge

 It's time to start off a new week with the Crafty Challenge March Blog Hop. This month we have a Color Challenge using the following colors: Calypso Coral, Flirty Flamingo, Berry Burst, Crushed Curry and Garden Green. Our Design Team will be sharing their projects and ideas to help inspire you to create your own beautiful projects using these pretty colors which are perfect for Spring. 

When I saw the colors for this month's color challenge, I was drawn to the cup image in the Everyday Details Bundle. I thought it would be perfect for coloring with Watercolor Pencils and luckily most of the challenge colors are available in the two sets of Watercolor Pencils that Stampin' Up! offers. I found this beautiful striped pattern in the Les Shoppes Designer Series Paper which made the perfect background for my card design and features Flirty Flamingo and Calypso Coral with Basic White to create an almost wallpaper background. I loved the sentiment and coordinating dies from the Thoughtful Expressions Bundle and they added just the right balance to this card design. 

Products Used:

Everyday Details Bundle (item #162865)

Thoughtful Expressions Bundle (item #162822)

Stylish Shapes Dies (item #159183)

Les Shoppes Designer Series Paper (item #161322)

Calypso Coral Cardstock (item #122925)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Berry Burst Classic Ink Pad (item #147143)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Blender Pens (item #102845)

Watercolor Pencils Assortment 1 (item #161700)

Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 (item #149014)

Gold & Silver 1/8" Trim Combo Pack (item #161633)

Festive Pearls (item #159963)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Calypso Coral Cardstock 

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

Large Circle die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies 

Matte Sentiment Label die cut with the Thoughtful Expressions Dies

Basic White Cardstock

Detailed Circle die cut with the Everyday Details Dies

Sentiment Label die cut with the Thoughtful Expressions Dies

Les Shoppes Designer Series Paper 

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4" 

For this card, I wanted to keep the design clean and simple with the main focus being the combination of Flirty Flamingo and Calypso Coral with accents using the other colors to color the cup image. I used a Blender Pen to add a touch of Berry Burst Classic ink to color the flower and add shadows to the base of the cup and the inside rim. I also used the Blender Pen to gently smooth out the coloring using the Watercolor Pencils to add a softer look. I die cut the image out the one of the detailed circle dies from the Everyday Details Dies and layered it onto a larger Calypso Coral circle that I die cut out with the Stylish Shapes Dies. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image with Gold embossing powder and die cut it out with the coordinating die from the Thoughtful Expressions Dies before layering it onto a slightly larger label die cut from Calypso Coral cardstock using the same set of dies. To help step up the design, I added two pieces of ribbon around the bottom of the designer series paper card front and attached them to the back before adding it to the card base. I attached both the focal circle and the sentiment label to the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals to pop them up. To complete the design, I added several of the Gold Pearls to decorate the sentiment label and the center of the flower. The finished card is a wonderful combination of all five colors to create a lovely clean and simple design. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. Hope that my card design will help provide you with fresh ideas to use these beautiful colors to create your own wonderful projects. Whether you choose to use just a couple, or all five of them together, the possibilities are endless.

Please take a moment to journey along our blog hop and see all the other wonderful projects being shared this month. Just click on the links in the Roll Call List below to find your way. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you like about our projects. 

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
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Stamping With Friends March Color Challenge Blog Hop

Let's have some fun with today's Stamping With Friends March Color Challenge Blog Hop. We have been challenged to create a project using at least three of the following colors: Pumpkin Pie, Azure Afternoon, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight and Night of Navy. I am excited to see what our Design Team will be sharing using these bold, beautiful colors. 

For this color challenge, I decided to use all five colors to create a fun scrappy strip birthday card. I love this technique for using up my scraps of designer series paper and I decided to arrange them in rainbow order to create a bold, fun design. I used Night of Navy cardstock for the card base and the sentiment to help make the bright colors pop. This design would be perfect for a masculine birthday card and requires just a few supplies to create. Plus, did you notice there is no stamping? How great is that for creating this clean and simple design.

Products Used:

Wanted To Say Dies (item #161594)

Brights 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #161643)

Neutrals 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #161641)

Night of Navy Cardstock (item #100867)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins (item #161627)

Measurements:

Night of Navy Cardstock

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

Sentiment Matte Layer die cut with the Wanted To Say Dies

Basic White Cardstock

Card Front Layer - 5 1/4" x 4"

Designer Series Paper Strips

1 each of Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Azure Afternoon and Night of Navy - 1" x 4"

Scrappy strip cards are so much fun to create and are simple to assemble. For this card design, I was able to use the Brights 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper for all but Night of Navy to create the focal design (Night of Navy is from the Neutrals 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper) and it was simple to cut 1" x 4" strips from each of the colors using the same pattern for each. I attached them to the Basic White cardstock card front, leaving a very narrow border between the strips and also on each end to create that extra contrast. For the sentiment, I die cut the detailed sentiment from Basic White cardstock and the matte layer from Night of Navy cardstock and layered them to create a bold sentiment. I attached it to the center of the card front layer and then added the card front to the Night of Navy card base. To complete the card design, I added several Gold sequins for a touch of bling, including a small sequin to create the dot for the "i". I love how simple this card was to put together and for this style of card, it doesn't have to be perfectly spaced or lined up. It's part of the charm of a scrappy strip card. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will inspire you to give this color challenge a try and see what wonderful projects you can create using these beautiful colors. There are so many possibilities to explore. 

Please take a journey along our blog hop and visit our Design Team to see their amazing projects. Just click the links in the Roll Call List below to find your way. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects.

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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