Colour Combo April Blog Hop

Welcome to the Colour Combo April Blog Hop and this month we have been challenged to use Sahara Sand, Shaded Spruce and Sweet Sorbet to create our projects. Our wonderful Design Team members will be sharing their projects and ideas to help inspire you to explore this fun color combination.

This month's color combination was very challenging and I had to carefully look through my stamp sets and supplies before coming up with my design. This color combination would actually have been great for a Christmas card but unfortunately I didn't have any current stamp sets that worked for this type of card. Then I remembered that the retiring Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes had a wonderful Sweet Sorbet printed card base that would be perfect for this challenge. I decided to use the Silly Goose stamp set for my focal design and a piece of Sahara Sand Designer Series Paper from the Neutrals 6"x6" Designer Series Pack to complete my card design. 

Products Used:

Silly Goose stamp set (item #160866)

Scalloped Contours Dies (item #155560)

Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes (item #159270)

Neutrals 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #159257) Retiring

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Shaded Spruce Classic Ink Pad (item #147088)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Sweet Sorbet Stampin' Blends Combo (item #159224)

Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo (item #154903)

Neutrals Stampin' Write Marker Assortment (item #147158) Retiring

Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (item #141897)

Basic Pearls Jewels (item #144219)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes

Sweet Sorbet Card Base (and matching envelope)

Neutrals Designer Series Paper (Sahara Sand Polka Dot)

Large Scalloped Rectangle die cut with the Scalloped Contours Dies

Basic White Cardstock

Medium Scalloped Rectangle die cut with the Scalloped Contours Dies

Balloon stamped with the Silly Goose stamp set and fussy cut with Paper Snips

This fun card design is simple to create and requires minimal coloring. I stamped the goose and sentiment images onto the Basic White scalloped rectangle with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped the balloon image onto a scrap of Basic White cardstock and fussy cut it out with Paper Snips. To add some color to the goose, I used the Sahara Sand Stampin' Write Marker and blended it with Clear Wink of Stella to add a touch of shimmer. I colored the balloon with the Sweet Sorbet Stampin' Blends Markers and added the fussy cut balloon on top of the original balloon with Stampin' Dimensionals to pop it up. I added some Clear Wink of Stella to the balloon to add a little sparkle. For the hat, I used Shaded Spruce and Sweet Sorbet Stampin' Blends Markers and I added some grass to the bottom of the rectangle with Shaded Spruce Classic ink. I adhered the Basic White rectangle to the Sahara Sand Designer Series Paper with Stampin' Dimensionals and then added these layers to the card base to assemble to the card. I colored several Basic Pearls with the Light Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Marker and added them to the card front to finish off the design. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to give this color combination a try to create your own beautiful projects. There are so many ways you can mix and match your crafting supplies to create your own beautiful designs. 

Please take the time to visit with my fellow Design Team members by using the Roll Call List below to visit their blogs. 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. 

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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Global Stamping Friends April Blog Hop Spring Loaded

It's time to hop along with the Global Stamping Friends April Blog Hop as we celebrate Spring. Here in Colorado we have had a week of typical Spring weather - sunshine, wind, snow and back to sunshine again. I think of Spring as a season of change and right now Stampin' Up! is also going through changes as we transition from 2022-2023 Annual Catalog to the new 2023-2024 Annual Catalog. That means saying goodbye to some old favorites as we get ready to welcome exciting new products to help spark out creativity. 

My Spring card design features a mix of retiring products and products that will be carrying over to the new Annual catalog. My design features the wonderful 2022-2024 In Colors to create a fresh and fun card that works for a variety of occasions. The beautiful gold frame has been die cut with the retiring Fabulous Frames Dies to help step up this clean and simple card design using the Gold Brushed Metallic cardstock, which is also retiring. The Sending Smiles Bundle is perfect for creating beautiful cards and I am so happy that this stamp set and dies are carrying over to the new catalog, but take note that the bundle price is retiring. So if you want to save 10%, make sure to order this bundle while it's still available. 

Products Used:

Sending Smiles Bundle (item #158707)

Fabulous Frames Dies (item #159163) Retiring

Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes (Retiring) Sale Price $4.00

Brushed Metallic Cardstock (item #153524) Retiring

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Tahitian Tide Classic Ink Pad (item #159210)

Orchid Oasis Classic Ink Pad (item #159214)

Parakeet Party Classic Ink Pad (item #159208)

Daffodil Delight Classic Ink Pad (item #147094)

Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (item #141897)

2022-2024 In Color Matte Decorative Dots (item #159186)

Brushed Brass Butterflies (item #158136)

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (item #144108)

Measurements:

Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes

Tahitian Tide Card Base

Brushed Metallic Cardstock - Gold

Detailed Frame die cut with the Fabulous Frames Dies

2 Small Flowers die cut with the Sending Dies

Basic White Cardstock

Focal Insert die cut with the Fabulous Frames Dies

Flowers stamped & die cut with the Sending Smiles Bundle

Sentiment Label stamped & die cut with the Sending Smiles Bundle

This bright and cheerful card design is simple to create and I love that the Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes make it easy to create beautiful cards with just a few simple supplies. This card set is retiring and is on sale for just $4.00 for a pack of 20 card bases and 20 coordinating envelopes. That is a 60% discount. These cards coordinate perfectly with the 2022-2024 In Colors, so I chose to use Parakeet Party Classic ink for the stem and leaves and Tahitian Tide and Orchid Oasis Classic inks for the flowers.  To create the lightest flower, I stamped the first small flower with Orchid Oasis ink onto Basic White cardstock and then stamped it again onto the cardstock without reinking. I also stamped the large flower with Tahitian Tide Classic ink onto the Basic White cardstock and used the coordinating dies from the Sending Smiles Bundle to die cut the three flowers. 

To create the focal image, I stamped the stem with leaves image onto the Basic White focal die cut using Parakeet Party ink and then added the three flowers with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals to pop them up before adhering it to the front of the card base. For a touch of shimmer, I colored the flowers with Clear Wink of Stella to step up the design. I added the Gold Frame around the outside of the focal image and then added some Brushed Brass Butterflies to embellish the focal image. For the sentiment, I stamped the image from the Sending Smiles stamp set using Orchid Oasis ink and then die cut it out with a coordinating die from the Sending Dies. I attached it to the front of the card base with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, centering it below the focal image. To complete the design, I added two die cut Gold flowers to decorate the sentiment label and then added Parakeet Party Matte Decorative Dots to the centers of the flowers.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to create your own wonderful Spring projects. There are so many wonderful products to explore to help spark your creativity. 

Now it's time to visit Kimberley's blog and see what she has created this month. Just click on the Next button below to visit her blog. I hope you will leave us a comment and let us know what you enjoyed about our projects. 

Roll Call List
1. Kimberley Morris
2. Jan Musselman
3. Tricia Butts

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. Remember to check out the Last Chance Sale for retiring products with discounts of up to 60% on select products. These products are only available while supplies last, so make sure to place your order soon to avoid missing out. 

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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