2 ways to add color to a solid image with video & free project sheet

April 11, 2024

Today's project is one we made at my March card clubs; it features the beautiful Quiet Reflection stamp set.

This set is returning in the 2024 Annual Catalog and I'm super glad! It's wonderful for both sympathy or thinking of you cards. And the best part is it's super easy to create with. See the Quiet Reflection set here.

My colors include Shaded Spruce & Starry Sky (retiring In Color). I used a few dies also – Thoughtful Expressions (retired and sold out now) and Garden Meadows dies seen here (for the arch).

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Do you know how I achieved the two-toned image of green trees with blue water? It's so simple!

How it's done: I placed my stamp set with the rubber face up. I inked up one half with Starry Sky ink (tapping the rubber with the ink pad) and then the other half with Shaded Spruce. The nice thing about doing this technique with this particular stamp image is that when you place your greeting strip across the image it covers up any white space left un-inked.

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I added a few of the Gold Adhesive-backed Dragonflies & Birds seen here. I love these so much! They're super thin and don't add any bulk to your projects.

In the video posted here on YouTube you can see how I made this card and another with an entirely different way to achieve a 2-toned image.

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Do you save your scraps? Look what I did with mine!

April 30, 2024

Do you ever save your tiny scraps in the hopes of creating something with them? When I saw the little petals left from this pretty die-cut I saw a flower in my head. What do you think? Would you save them?

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This pretty & delicate die-cut is from the Thoughtful Wishes bundle in the new catalog. When I prepped cards for a Team Meeting a few weeks ago I had to save the pieces & try this! It features our new 2024-26 In Color Glimmer specialty paper in the new Annual Catalog by Stampin' Up! This catalog goes live tomorrow! May 1st!!

Here are the three cards I made with the finished flowers:

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From left to right the colors are Summer Splash, Peach Pie and Petunia Pop.

I glued the petals to a small circle; then added the white center (Zinnia die) over them.

The large leaf die is from the new Thoughtful Wishes bundle & the circles are from the new Spotlight on Nature bundle (the dotted circle is from Everyday Details).

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The card above is Petunia Pop color. The pretty designer paper is our new 2024-26 Designer paper pack. I heat embossed the greeting (Spotlight on Nature set) with White embossing powder onto Black card stock. That pop of Black on a card adds a bit of elegance.

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Which is your favorite of these three colors? Remember you can get in on my new product shares for just 1 more week: the In Color bundle, designer paper share or an In Color ribbon share. See details below:

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The new In Colors are beautiful! See the project sheet & opt in for my In Color bundle or ribbon share

April 29, 2024
Everyone is loving this year's In Colors – they're a perfect addition to our color line.

I shared how to make these pretty cards on last week's Live video seen here.

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They're made with two new bundles from the upcoming 2024-25 Annual Stampin' Up! catalog. The bundles are Unbounded Love & Thoughtful Wishes.

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If you'd like to get these new In Colors you can opt in for my In Color bundle offer (through May 7th only). Here are the details:

Option 1 – Basic Bundle is $83 (plus shipping) & includes the following:
- all 5 2024-26 In Color ink pads
- all 5 In Color ink refills (you can substitute other products if desired)
- 20 sheets 8 1/2" X 11" In Color card stock (4 of each color)
- 10 sheets In Color 6 X 6" designer series paper
- FREE In Color Shimmer gems
- a new spiral bound Annual Catalog!
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Option 2 – Blends markers add on plus everything in Option 1 for $163:
- 5 In Color Stampin' Blends combo pack (2 each for 10 Blends)
- Bonus of a free In Color ribbon share!
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*Pay via PayPal, Venmo, credit card or a cashier's check. Contact me here to reserve yours. Please include your zip code in your email so I can calculate the shipping cost.

*If some products become unavailable I will wait and ship it all together.

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Optional Ribbon Share add on – get 2 yards of each ribbon for $9. Double it for $18

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The cards are a simple layout meant to show off lots of new products.

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Tip: This card is an easy layout to make use of those thin scraps of designer paper you have.

I featured the following new products:
- New embossing folders – Eyelet 3D, So Swirly, & Dotted Circles 3D
- In Color cardstock, ribbons, Shimmer gems, designer series paper & inks
- In Color glimmer paper
- Thoughtful Wishes & Unbounded Love bundles
We made these cards at a recent Team meeting; here's a photo of my prepped supplies:

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As you can see we used Blending Brushes on some of the textured White card stock to highlight the pretty new embossing folders.

Grab the free project sheet here; it has measurements & step by step directions. Download Unbounded Love In Color cards.

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You can watch the video below for these and another neat fun fold card:

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Spotlight on Nature – sneak peak of the fabulous new bundle

April 26, 2024

Look at the beautiful card my friend & team member Candy sent me last week. One of our team challenges was to send RAK cards. Random Acts of Kindness. I was very grateful to receive one from her!

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It's made with a new bundle in the 2024-25 Annual Catalog by Stampin' Up!. It's called Spotlight on Nature. It includes floral, leaves and butterflies along with pretty sentiments. And an amazing set of detailed & texture circle dies.

Notice her softly sponged background around the flowers & leaves. She used Balmy Blue, Old Olive & Calypso Coral here, coloring in her images with Blends markers. Note that Olive circle die-cut – you can spy it in the photo below.

We're going to love these dies!!

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Demonstrators were able to pre-order this gorgeous bundle in April but everyone can order it after May 1st. In fact you could add it to your Starter kit too.

I'll be sharing more projects with this bundle soon. Thanks for the fabulous card Candy!!

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