Jun 19, 2018 | Cards, Designer Series Paper |
Did you know that throughout the Stampin’ Up! Catalog you can find Bundles? They include coordinating products AND save you 10%. One of our fun new bundles is called Varied Vases. The set was inspired by Million Sales Achiever Mary Fish. It’s a 34 piece photopolymer stamp set with a coordinating punch called Vases Builder Punch.
Varied Vases
When I was creating this card I started with the Designer Series paper piece that I wanted to use and then selected the colors based on my paper. This pattern is from the Tranquil Textures Designer Series paper pack. Colors included are Balmy Blue, Fresh Fig, Mint Macaron, Soft Sea Foam, Tranquil Tide, Night of Navy and Whisper White.
Supply List
- Varied Vases Bundle (stamp set and punch)
- Tranquil Textures Designer Series Paper
- Fresh Fig card stock
- Whisper White card stock
- Mint Macaron card stock
- Whisper White Baker’s Twine
- Stazon Black ink
- AquaPainter
- Fresh Fig ink
- Balmy Blue ink
- Highland Heather ink
- Share What You Love Pearls
When you are trying to create and come up with color combinations use the patterns in our various Designer Series Paper collection. It’s a perfect starting point for a project. Pick your stamps and then work with those colors even if you don’t use the paper on your actual project.
Be sure to register for upcoming classes and product shares – just click on Registration under the Events tab.
Order online here – use hostess code ETSM4PDT for June 2018.
Jun 18, 2018 | Cards |
The spice of life is variety, and that’s especially true in the world of color. Stampin’ Up! makes a point to keep an eye on color trends across different markets and industries. When we see changes happening, we review our color spectrum to ensure that we remain consistently on top of the trends. This brings us to the 2018 Color Revamp!
In order to keep bringing you the most current and on trend colors, we decided it was time to give our color collections a makeover. With this revamp we are introducing some brand new colors and adding some former In-Colors to our color collection. On Page 4 in the new 2018-2019 Annual Catalog you can see all of our colors – 53 in total!
We still have four core color collections – Neutrals, Brights, Subtles, Regals – each with 10 colors. Plus our two sets of In Colors each with 5 colors. And a new collection called Basics – Whisper White, Very Vanilla and Basic Black.
I created these little note cards to show case the new colors that have been added to our collections. The card idea came from my friend Cindy.
Five new colors in the Brights Collection
- Poppy Parade – returning In Color
- Mango Melody
- Granny Apple Green
- Coastal Cabana – returning In Color
- Gorgeous Grape
Five New Colors in the Subtles Collection
- Petal Pink
- Soft Sea Foam
- Mint Macaron – returning In Color
- Balmy Blue
- Highland Heather
Five new colors in the Neutrals and Regals Collections
- Merry Merlot
- Gray Granite
- Mossy Meadow – returning In Color
- Shaded Spruce
- Blackberry Bliss – returning In Color
Everyone that came to my New Catalog Kickoff Event was able to make all three of these little note cards.
Supply List
- Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes
- New Color Assortment 8-1/2″ x 11″ Card stock pack
- Vellum Card stock
- Starburst Punch
- 1-1/2″ Circle Punch
- Perennial Birthday stamp set
- Silver Thread
- Memento Black ink
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
Which one is your favorite new color or returning In Color? I really like the Mossy Meadow from the returning In Colors. Mango Melody is one I’ve been using quite a bit already and the Gray Granite. It’s very hard to decide on just one favorite! It’s good thing we can get them all.
Be sure to register for upcoming classes – including the Stamparatus 101 class this week and product shares – just click on Registration under the Events tab.
Order online here – use hostess code ETSM4PDT for June.
Jun 11, 2018 | Cards, In Colors |
The last of the new 2018-2020 In Colors is Call Me Clover – a good solid green addition to our Stampin’ Up! Colors.
Call Me Clover
This past weekend I went to California to visit my youngest son at his summer internship job. My oldest son happens to work for the same company so he few down from Seattle to visit with us too. It was a short trip but so good for my momma heart to see two of my boys. While we were there I stepped into a paper shop and looked around at what they had inside. They offered some paper crafting classes and had some cards on the board. I used one of the ideas as the inspiration for this card today featuring the Call Me Clover In Color.
This is an easy card to make – stamps, ink, paper and a couple of punches. And you could do any color combination that you wanted. I used Call Me Clover, Soft Sea Foam (one of our new core colors), Soft Suede and Pool Party. The circles are punched using the 1″ Circle punch and the 2-1/4″ Circle punch, but you could use the sizes you have on hand.
Supply List
- Classic ink: Call Me Clover, Soft Suede, Soft Sea Foam, Pool Party
- Card Stock: Call Me Clover, Soft Suede, Soft Sea Foam, Pool Party
- Very Vanilla Thick card stock
- Birthday Party Backgrounds stamp set
- Better Together stamp set
- 2-1/4″ Circle punch
- 1″ Circle punch
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
Call Me Clover Dip
When it came to my catalog kickoff event – Call Me Clover was a bit tricky as far as how to tie that in to my snacks. Who wants to eat clovers? So I went with the green color and thought spinach. I served spinach dip and green veges and called it Call Me Clover Dip!
The little tag is like the ones I made for the other snacks at the event – I just used the Call Me Clover color for this one.
Be sure to register for upcoming classes and product shares – just click on Registration under the Events tab.
Order online here – use hostess code ETSM4PDT for June.
Jun 7, 2018 | Cards, In Colors |
Hello to Blueberry Bushel – it’s the third In-Color that I am showcasing. This one is a yummy bright blue. It actually reminds me of the blue from my boys high school. In fact the In-Colors this year a very primary school colors – except perhaps the Grapefruit Grove, it’s not so bright.
Blueberry Bushel
This card actually shows all of the new in-colors but the Blueberry Bushel is the base and the ink that I used. And the cute little flower – I just love them. I made them in all five colors too. You may be looking at the supply list and at my card and thinking that doesn’t look like the Everyday Label punch. But it is. The trick is to trim off the outer ends to make a narrower label. It gives you another shape that you can get out of this one punch.
Supply List (card)
- Blueberry Bushel card stock
- Whisper White card stock
- Basic Black card stock
- 2018-2020 In Color 6×6 Designer Series Paper Stack
- Happy Birthday Gorgeous stamp set
- Celebrate You Thinlits
- Blueberry Bushel ink
- Everday Label punch
- Big Shot Die Cutting Machine
Supply List (flower vase)
- Blueberry Bushel card stock
- Daisy Punch
- Mini Glue Dots
- Clear Faceted Gems
- Blueberry Bushel 1/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon
Blueberry Bushel Pretzels
For my Catalog Kickoff Party all the food was themed with the new In Colors. I could have done quite a few different things with blueberries – really it was one of the easiest things to connect to food. But I wanted a variety of food too and since I already had the Grapefruit Grove cupcakes I didn’t want a blueberry muffin or cake. I considered just fresh blueberries but then I found Blueberry Yogurt covered pretzels and decided to use those. Yum!
So now I’m actually eating fresh blueberries as I write this. In the photo you can see I added a little tag to my flower vase so everyone would know what they were.
Jun 5, 2018 | Big Shot, Cards, In Colors |
Today we are looking at another one of the fresh new In Colors for the 2018-2020 collection.
Grapefruit Grove
You’ve probably already been seeing it around quite a bit as it was part of the early release Share What You Love Bundle that was available in May. The Share What You Love Suite is a collection of products designed to celebrate 30 years of Stampin’ Up! and loving what we do. I made this card using supplies from the suite.
Supply List
- Very Vanilla Thick Card Stock
- Grapefruit Grove Card Stock
- Very Vanilla Card Stock
- Lovely Floral Dynamic Embossing Folder
- Share What You Love Designer Series Specialty Paper
- Vellum Card stock
- Stitched Shapes Framelits
- Share What You Love Artisan Pearls
- Make a Difference stamp set
- Very Vanilla Baker’s Twine
- Stitched Shapes Framelits
- Big Shot Die Cutting Machine
- May Flowers Framelits
- Old Olive Ink
- Grapefruit Grove Ink
- Memento Black Ink
- Aqua Painter
Grapefruit Grove Cupcakes
For my Catalog Kickoff event I found a recipe for Grapefruit Cupcakes. I bought fresh grapefruit and zested them and juiced them and made home made cupcakes and a grapefruit glaze. I had a Grapefruit Grove colored tray that was perfect for serving them on. Everyone seemed to enjoy them.
I made the little tag to match so everyone would know what they were.
Supply List
- Grapefruit Grove Card Stock
- Whisper White Card Stock
- Grapefruit Grove Classic Ink
- Memento Black ink
- Grapefruit Grove 1/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon
- Varied Vases Bundle (Varied Vases Stamp Set & Vases Builder Punch)
- 1/8″ Handheld circle punch
- Everyday Label punch
Enjoy your week!
Jun 4, 2018 | Cards, In Colors |
Every year Stampin’ Up! introduces five new In-Colors – fresh, trendy colors that we will have in our collection for two years. So let’s take a look this week at the five new In-Colors for 2018-2020.
Lovely Lipstick
Lovely Lipstick is a bright red/pink color. I think it is going to be a very popular color. You’ll see it in two of our Designer Series Paper Packs and in one of the new ribbons. It’s featured here in this card using the Accented Blooms stamp set. I even stamped on the front of my envelope.
Supply List
- Accented Blooms Stamp set
- Lovely Lipstick classic ink
- Lovely Lipstick card stock
- Whisper White card stock
- Whisper White envelope
- Pick a Pattern Washi Tape
- Basic Black Baker’s Twine
- Rhinestone Jewels
- Tailored Tag Punch
- Stamparatus
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
For my Catalog Kickoff Event I like to have fun with the In-Colors and incorporate them into the snacks that I’m serving. It’s seems many of our colors get name after food! But Lovely Lipstick was not one that fit into the food category so I had to think outside the box. I finally decided just to focus on the bright red color and came up with this idea.
These are my Lovely Lipstick Twists – Strawberry Twizzlers. I even decorated the jar that I put them in.
Supply List
- Lovely Lipstick Card Stock
- Whisper White Card Stock
- Lovely Lipstick Classic Ink
- Memento Black ink
- Lovely Lipstick 1/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon
- 5/8″ Burlap Ribbon
- Varied Vases Bundle (Varied Vases Stamp Set & Vases Builder Punch)
- 1/8″ Handheld circle punch
- Everyday Label punch
The new catalog is now available for ordering. Have fun shopping!
