It’s nearly that time of the year when we have to say goodbye!
With the new Annual Catalogue hitting us 4th June, this is the perfect time to stock up on those 2017-2019 In Colours as they will be leaving us for good!
Which is your favouite – Fresh Fig, Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist Powder Pink or Tranquil Tide? I am going to miss Powder Pink & Lemon Lime Twist so I made sure I have stocked up extra Cardstock for these 2 colours.
Of course, we can’t forget the Refills. Be sure to grab them NOW! These are items that jump off the shelves & on occasions have not even made the Retirement List.
To stock up on your supplies, be sure to head on over to my Online Shop.
Today’s post is a little different in that I had organized a document for myself to keep all my colour codes in one place. I don’t know about you but I had them everywhere & was sick of trying to find them when required. I must say a big thank you to those lovely people who do the codes each year & share, share & share. They are so very helpful. Your work never goes unappreciative.
I then expanded the form to include a box to tick off when you have purchased Card, Ink Pads, Refills & Markers. Again, a huge thank you to the lovely people for giving us the Codes. I didn’t use any one particular code as I sort of selected the ones that I thought were closest to the Stampin’ Up! colours.
After playing with the form & tweaking it heaps, I have finally emailed it off to my team & customers – they love it!!!!
To download your own copy, please click on the links below. The first one is the colours for 2017-2018 & the second one are the Retired In Colours from 2012-2017.
Today I am showing you a card we created in our “Cards @ Toogoom” class a couple of weeks ago. I am a little behind in posting our creations, but I am slowing getting there.
I wanted to create a Birthday Card which could be used for either a boy or girl & so went with the “Balloon Celebration” Stamp Set. It has a matching Balloon Boutique Punch which makes life so much easier. I also used the “Cherry on Top” DSP Stack (retired) along with a couple of 2015-2017 In-Colours which have since retired – Watermelon Wonder & Tip Top Taupe.
Because the front was so easy, I wanted to showcase that you could also do the inside a little different & it would be something the receiver would not be expecting when opening the card. It is not what I had planned but after seeing this card on Pinterest, I decided to go for it. Meg called it a “Snowcone Pop-Up Card”. Thank you so much for your photo instructions.
I’m quite happy with how the card turned out considering I wasn’t sure where I was going with it. You could easily change the colours, DSP & Ribbon to current products & have yourself a completely different looking card.
If you click on the link above the photo, you will be able to download the instructions to create your own card. They include all the supplies & measurement (metric & imperial).
Last week I showed you one of the cards I had created for the Random Act of Kindness group I belong to. You too can join. All you have to do is click on the link below & request to join. You don’t have to be a SU! Demonstrator.
It is basically the same as my card here (pictured) except for a few slight changes.
To create this card, I layered a piece of “Blooms & Bliss” DSP onto a piece of Island Indigo Card & then to a Mint Macaron (retiring) Base Card.
The stem from “Wild About Flowers” was stamped in Mint Macaron Ink (retiring) onto a piece of Whisper White Card, while the flowers are Island Indigo. The Card was die cut with the Stitched Shapes Framelits & layered onto a Whisper White scallop circle which has been die cut with the Layering Circles Framelits, run through the Big Shot & then adhered to the left hand side of the Card Front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The sentiment from “Teeny Tiny Sentiments” was stamped onto scrap Whisper White Card in Island Indigo Ink, cut down to size, banner shape cut in the right hand end & adhered to Card Front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
To complete my card, I tied a small bow using Island Indigo Baker’s Twine (retired), added Rhinestones to the flower centres & randomly scattered them around the card.
Who doesn’t love receiving happy mail? I know I do! It is such a change to the bills we all hate receiving. I now hop out to collect the mail in anticipation of whether or not I will receive a RAK card. Mind you, I am just more than happy sending them off knowing that I may be putting a smile on someone’s face for the day than receiving.
You opt in each month as to whether or not you would like to be part of the group & then you randomly select a few people from the group who are participating for the month to send off a RAK card to. It is amazing to see how it brightens someone’s day!
I’ve made it a goal to send out no less than 2 per week. Not only does it give me great enjoyment creating the card but knowing that it may put a smile on someone’s face at the end of a long day.
My card today was created for one of my May RAK’s. No, they don’t have to be all different. I don’t have a tutorial for you today as I posted them off before I did one.
I layered a piece of “Blooms & Bliss” DSP (retiring) to a piece of Whisper WhiteCard & then to the Base Card – Island Indigo.
I stamped the stem image from the “Wild About Flowers” Stamp Set onto a piece of Whisper White Card in Mint Macaron Ink (retiring & will be very sad to see this colour go) & then stamped the flowers in Island Indigo Ink before die cutting with the oval from the Stitched Shapes Framelits.
A piece of Mint Macaron Card was die cut using the scallop oval from the same set, adhered to the stamped oval & adhered to the Card Front with Stampin’ DImensionals.
The sentiment is from “Teeny Tiny Sentiments” Stamp Set, stamped onto scrap Whisper White Card in Island Indigo Ink, punched with the Classic Label Punch & adhered to the Card Front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
To complete my card, I tied a small bow using Whisper White Baker’s Twine (retired), attached it to the stem with a Mini Glue Dot & scattered Rhinestones to the centre of the flowers, randomly around the Card Front & to the greeting.
I was really happy with this card so fingers crossed the receiver is too.
Would you like to receive one of my cards? All you have to do is click on the link below & ask to join. No, you don’t have to be a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator.