Stamping With Friends April Blog Hop Retiring 2022-2024 In Colors

Welcome to the Stamping With Friends April Blog Hop as we say farewell to the 2022-2024 In Colors that are retiring soon. These beautiful colors are some of my all time favorites and I will miss them when they are gone. Our wonderful Design Team will be sharing their projects and ideas to help inspire you to get creative with these five amazing colors.

One of my favorite things about the 2022-2024 In Colors is that they work so well together. So I decided to use up some of scraps of designer series paper to create this fun scrappy strip Thank You card using all five of the retiring In Colors. I chose to use the same pattern in each color using 3/4" wide strips and added a sentiment strip of Starry Sky cardstock that coordinates with the card base. I chose to use the new Sweetly Scripted stamp set from the Online Exclusives and heat embossed it with Silver embossing powder to help step up the design. Don't these colors look amazing together?

Products Used:

Sweetly Scripted stamp set (item #163600)

2022-2024 In Colors 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #1616450 - Retiring 

Starry Sky Cardstock (item #159263) -  Retiring 

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555) - Retiring

2022-2024 In Color Baker's Twine Pack (item #159195) - Retiring

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Starry Sky Cardstock

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

Sentiment Strip - 3/4" x 4"

Basic White Cardstock

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

2022-2024 In Color Designer Series Paper

1 Strip - 3/4" x 4" of each color - Starry Sky, Parakeet Party, Tahitian Tide, Orchid Oasis and Sweet Sorbet

Scrappy Strip cards are so much fun to create and they are a great way to use up your scraps of designer series paper. I love the bright bold colors in the 2022-2024 In Colors and they look amazing together using this technique. I added each strip to the Basic White card front allow a small gap between each strip, including the top and bottom of the card front to create a thin white border between each strip. I think this really helps make the colors pop. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the "A Million Thanks" sentiment from the Sweetly Scripted stamp set using Silver embossing powder to help step up the design. I wrapped a piece of Parakeet Party Baker's Twine around the card front twice and tied a bow on the left side, just below the sentiment strip to finish off the design. I just love how this card design turned out and I think it would work great for so many occasions.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to explore these beautiful retiring 2022-2024 In Colors before they disappear. There are so many wonderful ways to combine these coordinating products to create wonderful projects. Remember, these products are only available while supplies last, so don't delay in placing your order to get your favorites.

Please take the time to visit with my fellow Design Team members to see their wonderful projects 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. 

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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.

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Tricia Butts
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We Create August Blog Hop Let's Recycle

Welcome to the We Create August Blog Hop and this month our theme is "Let's Recycle". Our Design Team will be sharing their projects and ideas to help inspire you. There are so many options to explore and ways to recycle things around us to create fun projects. 

For my card design today, I chose to use the scraps and strips of cardstock I had left over from cards I have made over the past couple of months. Each month I create cards for blog hops as well as card swaps and challenges, so I accumulate quite a lot of thin strips of cardstock when I cut card fronts and layers for my designs. I also had some flower die cuts and circles that I have kept in a bag that were from a swap that I participated in. Rather than throwing away these scraps and left over pieces, I like to recycle them and use them to create strip cards. This card design features strips of approx. 1/4" wide in colors of Misty Moonlight, Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon and Moody Mauve that I had left over from cutting card fronts. The focal design was created using left over die cuts created using the Sending Smiles stamp set and coordinating Sending Dies along with a Basic White 2 3/8" Circle Punch from a swap. I love how these scraps combined to create a beautiful new card design instead of ending up in the trash. 

Products Used:

Layering Leaves stamp set (item #161277)

Sending Smiles stamp set (item #158701)

Sending Dies (item #159271)

2 3/8" Circle Punch (item #161354)

Lost Lagoon Cardstock (item #133679)

Misty Moonlight Cardstock (item #153081)

Pretty Peacock Cardstock (item #150880)

Moody Mauve Cardstock (item #161723)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Lost Lagoon Classic Ink Pad (item #161678)

Boho Blue Classic Ink Pad (item #161650)

Daffodil Delight Classic Ink Pad (item #147094)

Tinsel Gems Three Pack (item #161624)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Lost Lagoon Cardstock

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

1/4" Strips for card front

Pretty Peacock Cardstock

1/4" Strips for card front

Misty Moonlight Cardstock

1/4" Strips for card front 

Moody Mauve Cardstock

1/2" Strips for card front

Basic White Cardstock

Layer 1 - 4 1/4" x 4"

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4" trimmed to 5" x 3 3/4" once strips are adhered to card front

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

Flowers stamped and die cut (left over from previous card design)

This design was a fun experiment with different colored strips to create a colorful background for my card. I started by arranging the strips on my Basic White cardstock card front until I was happy with the order of colors. I chose colors from my stash of cardstock strips that I thought would work well together but would have a variety of contrasts. Once I was happy with the order, I adhered the strips to the card front, leaving a small amount of white space between the strips to add to the design. Once I had finished creating the card front design, I trimmed it to the finished size of 5" x 3 3/4" and then adhered it to another piece of Basic White cardstock measuring 5 1/4" x 4" to create a clean white border around the edge of the card front. I then attached these layers to the Lost Lagoon card base with Stampin' Dimensionals. For the focal design, I stamped the sentiment from the Layering Leaves stamp set using Lost Lagoon Classic ink and attached the circle to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals. The flowers that I chose to use were left over from a card swap I created recently and I chose to use two of them to decorate the sentiment circle. The flowers were stamped using Boho Blue and Daffodil Delight Classic inks using the Sending Flowers stamp set and they have been die cut with the coordinating Sending Dies. I attached the flowers, one at the top left and the other towards the bottom right of the circle. To complete the design, I added several Misty Moonlight Gems from the Tinsel Gems Three Pack to add a touch of bling. The wonderful thing about creating strip cards with left overs from your cards, is that each card will have a unique design and feel to it. It's a fun and creative way to recycle your left over supplies to create beautiful cards.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to recycle your scraps of cardstock to create your own beautiful projects. There are so many wonderful possibilities to explore and each card design can be a unique work of art to share with family and friends. 

Now it's time to visit Cheryl's blog and see what she has created. Just click on the Next button below to visit her blog. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.

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Tricia Butts
Cheryl Curtis

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New At SU April Blog Hop Techniques With 2020-2021 Annual Catalog Retiring Stamp Sets

Welcome to the New At SU April Blog Hop as we say goodbye to our favorite retiring products from the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog. You will be visiting with talented Stampin' Up! Demonstrators as they share wonderful techniques to help inspire you to create your own wonderful projects. 

Today I am sharing a version of the Scrappy Strip technique using a variety of strips of designer series paper in shades of purple to create a fun background. This technique is a great way to use up your scraps that you may have laying around, left over from other projects. I paired this technique with a retiring favorite, the Dandelion Wishes stamp set (item #151345). The wonderful thing about this technique is that you can use strips of any size and any color combination to create unique and fun designs. 

Products Used:

Dandelion Wishes stamp set (item #151345) - Retiring

Stitched Shapes Dies (item #152323) - Retiring

Brights 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item $152487) - Retiring

Subtles 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #153072) - Retiring

2019-2021 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #153071) - Retiring

Gorgeous Grape Cardstock (item #146987)

Highland Heather Cardstock (item #146986)

Purple Posy Cardstock (Retired)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

White Embossing Powder (item #109132) - Retiring

Whisper White 1/4" Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon (item #151326)

Basic Pearl Jewels (item #144219)

Measurements:

Gorgeous Grape Cardstock

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

Strip Background - 5" x 3 3/4" (Trimmed down to 5" x 3 5/8")

Stitched Circle die cut with Stitched Shapes Dies

Purple Posy Cardstock 

Background Layer - 5 1/4" x 4"

Designer Series Paper Strips - Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape & Purple Posy

3/4" x 3 1/2" - 2 strips of each color

I love the strong contrast of colors created by this color combination and it was a fun way to use up some left over scraps I had. I arranged the strips onto the Gorgeous Grape cardstock layer before adhering them to work out the spacing. Once I adhered all the strips down, I trimmed the layer to 5" x 3 5/8" to create an even border around the strip design. The sentiment and image from the Dandelion Wishes stamp set look amazing in White embossing against the Gorgeous Grape cardstock and really stands out as a focal point for the card design. I added the Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon and Basic Pearls to step up the design and add a touch of bling. This design layout can be created in a variety of colors and you can change up the patterns or use cardstock to create the strips. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my fun scrappy strip technique will help inspire you to explore creating your own fun projects. It is a wonderful way to use up your paper scraps to create beautiful backgrounds.

Now it's time to visit Nicole's wonderful blog to see what she has to share with us. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you enjoyed about our projects. We appreciate your support. I hope that you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.

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Scrappy Strip Technique/Dandelion Wishes: Tricia’s Stamping Creations

Clear Block Stamping/Rooted in Nature: Sugar & Scraps

Blends & Alcohol Technique/Sweet Magnolia: Lilypad Stamper

Blistering Ink Background/To A Wild Rose: De Kijkkast

Joseph’s Coat Technique/Gorgeous Posies: Stampin’ Scrapper

Mirror Stamping/Beauty Abounds: Carterie Plus

Faux Metal Embossing/Loyal Leaves: Playing with Papercrafting

Bay Window Card/Comfort & Hope: Gifted Hands Ink

Reverse Masking/So Much Love: Stamping Flair

Bokeh Technique/Butterfly Gala: Creative Juice with Loni

Baby Wipe Technique/Arrange a Wreath: 24/7 Inkspiration

Kissing/To A Wild Rose: Scraphexe

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3D Paper Trimmer June Blog Hop New Annual Catalog

It's time to hop with the 3D Paper Trimmer June Blog Hop as we showcase products from the New 2020-2021 Annual Catalog. You will be visiting with wonderful Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from around the world as they share their ideas and projects.

 For my card design today, I decided to showcase the beautiful new 2020-2022 In Colors using the Scrappy Strip technique that I learned from Bruno Bertucci. I love how this technique shows how well these vibrant colors work together to create a fun card design. 

 The card base was created from a piece of Just Jade cardstock cut to 4 1/4" x  11" and scored at 5 1/2" to create a top fold card. The background layer is a piece of Basic Black cardstock cut to 5 1/4" x 4". To create the Scrappy Strip background, I started with a piece of Basic Black cardstock cut to 5" x 3 3/4" as my base to attach the strips. I cut strips of each of the In Colors - Bumblebee, Cinnamon Cider, Just Jade, Magenta Madness and Misty Moonlight, so that were varied in width and angle of the cut. I attached them to the Basic Black base with adhesive so that there was an overhang at each end (the length of the strips were at least 4 1/4" long). 

I trimmed the edges so that the completed Scrappy Strip panel was 5" x 3 3/4" using my Paper Trimmer. To help make the colors pop, I attached this layer to the Basic Black background layer with adhesive. To add dimension to the card, I attached the background layer to the card base using Stampin' Dimensionals.

The sentiment was created using the Hippo Happiness Bundle (item #154080) from the new 2020-2021 Annual Catalog. I heat embossed the sentiment using White Embossing Powder onto a scrap of Basic Black cardstock and die cut it using one of the dies from the Hippo & Friends Die set (item #153585). I attached it to the card front using Mini Stampin' Dimensionals. To create the butterflies, I heat embossed the butterflies onto Bumblebee and Magenta Madness cardstock with White Embossing Powder using an image from the Hippo Happiness stamp set (item #152644) and die cut them using the coordinating die from the same die set. I attached the butterflies to the card front on the top left and bottom right side of the sentiment label to add a 3D element to my card design. I love the Hippo Happiness Bundle for creating fun cards and when you order the bundle, you save 10%, which is great for your crafting budget. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design helps inspire you to create your own projects using products from the New Annual Catalog with your Paper Trimmer. There are so many wonderful techniques, like the Scrappy Strip technique, to explore. 

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