Friday, April 9, 2021

Pierced Blooms in 2021-23 In Colors

This is one of the times of the Stampin' Up! year that brings
demonstrators both JOY and frustration.  We LOVE new
rubber, but are broken hearted when our favorite
sets and dies retire.  



This year these changes come earlier, as SU has
changed it's calendar.  That is a good thing, because we will
have more specials and earlier access to Holiday product.



We also get a new set of In Colors, starting May 4th.  Susan 
graciously created this pallet of the new In colors for me.  
I used them for the card above, featuring the 
Pierced Blooms dies (which will carry over to the new catalog)
and the retiring Well Said dies.  I made this a "happy"
card because I LOVE these new In Colors, as I tend
to enjoy greens and peach.  They are a wonderful addition
to our current color line.

       New In Colors
This is a color comparison chart, for your consideration.
The new In Colors are featured in the left hand column.

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Fine Floral DSP with So Sentimental Set


 The Fine Floral Designer Series paper in the Jan-June 2021
catalog is wonderful.  Pairing it with the coordinating 
Golden Garden Designer Series Acetate (page 21) makes for
an even more elegant look.  In this example, I flipped the
Acetate and placed in on the other side of the coordinating
piece of DSP.  The pinks and golds really go well together. 

I sued the retiring So Sentimental Stamp set (page 74),
embossing it with Gold Embossing power, and cut it out
with the coordinating Stitched So Sweetly dies (not retiring)
on page 179.  This is a very quick card to create.

Monday, April 5, 2021

Decorative Mask Version Two


 Last Friday Buffy, Susan and I did a Decorative Masks
Challenge.  This is another card that I made for this challenge.
I used a Blending Brush to create the Basic Pattern stencil designs
 and then cut the frame out with the Ornate Layers Dies.
The sentiment from the retiring Butterfly Wishes was
cut out with the Potted Succulent Dies.  I added some
Gold Leafing to give it some sparkle!