I am sharing cards made with retiring products this week. My first card stars the Forever Love Designer Series paper paired with Thoughtful Expressions Bundle.
Paper
This card is all about the DSP. This gorgeous gold foiled paper is from the Forever Love Designer Series Paper. Surprisingly, some of the DSP from the Annual Catalog is carrying over to the new one. I love it, but it is unusual. Although this paper from the Mini Catalog is not carrying over.
I have been in a fussy cutting mood lately and this card is all about fussy cutting. The focal layer of the bouquet is fussy cut from the DSP. I had a few sheers left from the Paper Share for the Mini Catalog and found this beautiful bouquet there. Also used were a couple of the “edge” pieces. I added one to the bottom of the envelope. What better way to make an envelope pretty!!! And I also added an edge piece to the inside of the card.
To go a step further, the DSP behind the bouquet is also from the Forever Love. It is a reverse of one of the green and gold pieces. I thought the small flowers matched perfectly with the bouquet. It is lighter than the bouquet as well as the Moody Mauve of the card base. And the Gold Foil is the perfect highlight to the gold in the DSP.
Stamps and Dies
The stamps used are from the Thoughtful Expressions stamp set. This set is carrying over to the next Annual Catalog. But sadly, ;( the Dies are not carrying over. And these Dies are my favorite from the Mini Catalog. I love the layering and the unique shape of the circles. So sad!!
For the sentiment I love the wording of this one. And I wanted to use the Dies for the sentiment as well. There needed to be another touch of the Gold Foil. This sentiment is actually a long one. But with the different fonts it was easy to separate there. Again it was me and the fussy cutting! To give some definition on the card base, I stamped the small image repeatedly using Moody Mauve Ink on the Moody Mauve card base.
Finishes
To have a landing spot for the sentiment layer, I needed something. And this ribbon is my absolute favorite from the Annual Catalog. All of the retiring In Colors have this ribbon and it breaks my heart for them to be retiring. I use these ribbons regularly as the colors match more than the ones they are named for.
I wrapped two loops of ribbon around the bouquet layer and then did a double bow to complete it. Next I went a bit wild with the bling. There are three of the red from the Festive Pearls attached to the sentiment layer. And there are a couple of the gold from the Festive Pearls up towards the top of the bouquet. This card is all about the bling!
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Today’s card is a Lovely & Sweet card. Plus it is a fairly quick one. The mix of Lovely & Sweet with the amazing matching DSP is wonderful.
Papers
The papers are the star of this card. But not for the reason you would think. Generally I pick colors from the DSP. This card was originally designed around the floral image. It is part of one of the Nature’s Sweetness Designer Series Paper prints. Having a matching Die to cut out the image is Fabulous!! And I think one of the best ideas Stampin’ Up! has incorporated into their Suites of products.
The image was Die cut and then colored softly. I didn’t want the colors to overpower the gold outline of the design. And to match the gold, I added the layer of Wild Wheat behind that was embossed using the Crosshatch folder from the Basics Embossing Folders that are an Online Exclusive. This is a favorite background as it works with anything. And finally to pull out the center of the flower, I added a Deckled Circle cut from Berry Burst card stock.
Stamp and Die Bundle
The Lovely & Sweet Bundle is a mix of sweet sentiments and flowers to compliment the DSP. With matching Dies that not only work with the stamps, but the paper as well, it is a keeper. The stamped image of the flower, I cut from paper, has the proper flower name. It looks like Prune in the writing. And since I am not a horticulture person I Googled it. Come to find out this is an Almond Tree. I was surprised as that is not what the name sounded like. But it made it easy to color based on the photo in my Google search.
The simple sentiment is from the stamp set as well. With all of the business of the other components, I opted to keep this part very simple. I stamped with Berry Burst and then just angle cut the ends. It is a little larger than I would normally do that size sentiment. But a smaller one got lost.
Finishes
There are simple finishes for this card as it has quite a bit of layers and dimension. I added Burlap ribbon from the Red & Burlap Ribbon Combo. Then had to add a touch of Bling. There are a scattering of the Gold pearls from the Festive Pearls embellishments. I wanted another gold to match the flower outline.
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The card I have for you today is another mix of products. I love this and a adding my new favorite, the new Perennial Postage Dies. They are such a fun addition.
Stamps and Bundles
The star of this card is hard to choose. I love the different aspects of it. But to begin with the stamps make sense. I will say the cake was the inspiration. It is from the new Hooray For Surprises Bundle. This set has pull tab openings for a real Surprise to the recipient. I did not go that route today and went much simpler. I stamped the cake, which has a matching die, and then added the candle and flame, which do not have dies.
The sentiment matches the cake, but is from a different set. It is from the Heartfelt Hexagon Bundle. I loved the boldness of this one. And let’s face it, eating the cake is the star attraction! The fun opening is the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch. I really love punches and this is a good one. It is a great size for most of our sentiments and I like the shape. Plus using it as an opening like this is an added bonus!
Papers
The papers I chose for this card are much more subtle than my normal colors. Of course the DSP was the color decider. This is a piece from the Lighter Than Air Designer Series Paper. It has such great colors that it was difficult to choose only a couple. I decided on highlighting the flame from the candle and went with Lemon Lolly for the card base. Surprising to myself, I did not add a layer between the base and the DSP. That is also very different for me. And then the Postage layer in White. Wow! But I did use the bright Azure Afternoon for the sentiment and the cake to make up for the less layers.
More Dies and Finishes
The fun outline of the layer is the Perennial Postage Stamp Dies. This is the 2nd largest of the dies. I love the Scalloped Contours Dies that are similar sizes, but this gives a unique and different shape. You will be seeing more of the these guys for sure. To finish the card I went with fun shapes instead of bling. The flowers and heart on the cake and card are from the Adhesive Backed Hearts & Flowers embellishments. They add a Fun look and I though went well with the colors of the papers.
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The card I have today is one for a Team Member’s 5th Anniversary with me. I wanted a fun card and this one is with the Taco Fiesta set.
Stamp Sets
The very fun set of Taco Fiesta is a great set for anyone. And I do love that it will work for men, women, and children, since most people like Mexican food. I know I do! So I made a bright and happy card with the images. All of the images are stamped and then colored with Stampin’ Blends. They are all fussy cut, but all of the images are easy to cut out. The confetti is done in the different paper colors of the card for some added brightness.
The second set used is the Brewed For You set. A margarita is a nice compliment to some tacos I believe!
And the final stamp set is the Biggest Wish. This one has the different sizes of a few sentiments. I chose the Thanks for this card.
Colors
The brightness of the Bright & Beautiful Designer Series paper fits great with the fun theme. And of course the other colors can easily be pulled from those bright stripes. I used Lemon Lime Twist, Bubble Bath and of course Basic White. Although the first two are not ones that you would normally put together! There is also the Azure Afternoon for the “thanks” sentiment. I love bright and happy and this one fits the bill!
Finish
To help the taco images pop a bit, I added a 1 3/4 Circle of the striped DSP. Then with the fun sentiment simply stamped on white, it needed a little something. I used the Sheer Ribbon Combo in the blue attached to the back of the strip to ground it and let it pop against the other white. There are also a scattering of the Tinsel Gem 4 pack embellishments.
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My card today is showcasing a look at the Trucking Along Bundle. Hopefully you were able to get it last week. If not, do not fret, it will be coming back! I understand why it was so popular and even extra supply was exceeded! This is a year round set.
Stamp Bundle
This great Tucking Along Bundle is a Punch Bundle! Those are my favorite. Punch bundles are less expensive and just as fun! However this stamp set has so many extra stamps! There are a variety of additions for the back of the truck and added scene images. The truck is great on it’s own but also has additional wheel wells, side window, and tires included in the punch.
My truck is stamped and colored with Real Red Stampin’ Blends. I added the bed rails as well as some gifts in the bed. A tip for you is for when you fussy cut the rails and gifts, leave the bottom of each long. I adhered the extra length for each to the backside of the truck. It is so much easier to do than trying to layer in place.
Background
Last week I used a watercolor background for Zany Zoo and now I have repeated that for the truck. Watercolor Paper is used along with the Water Painter brushes. The colors used are Azure Afternoon, Old Olive, and Pecan Pie. The truck was then added using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Papers and Sentiment
To highlight my red truck, I went with Real Red as the card base. And to carry on the wood of the bed rails and tree branch I went with the Pecan Pie Glorious Gingham. Since this is a guy card, I did not use bling. That is shocking even to me! But I did use the Banners Pick A Punch to flag the ends of the sentiment. And the sentiment is from the Zany Zoo stamp set.
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The Beautiful Balloons Bundle is a fun one for a multitude of reasons and uses. Plus the Bright & Beautiful DSP is exactly what the name says!
Stamp Bundle
I have used both the stamps and the dies for today’s card. As I said in the beginning it has a lot to offer. There are cute and versatile sentiments to go with fun images. And the Dies are just as wonderful. I have showcased two from the dies with the tag and the star. The sentiment is from the stamp set. This card would work for a variety of reasons. Since Graduation is fast approaching, I believe it would be a cute Graduation card.
Papers
To go along with the Beautiful Balloons Bundle, I used the matching DSP. It is the Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Paper. This is one of the 6×6 packs, which I love. Both of the pieces I used are from the pack. There are fun and “Party” type sheets, as well as some more generic ones. But they all coordinate.
To pull the colors from the paper for the card base was so easy. I went with the boldness of Berry Burst. This returning color is a wonderful one. And I paired it with the softer, but totally new, Lemon Lolly. This is a bright but light yellow. I think the two work great together to separate and highlight the DSP pieces.
Finishes
For finishing the tag I turned to the 2022-2024 In Color Baker’s Twine. I am so happy this carried over. Baker’s Twine is such a great accent and so easy to work with. I doubled the twine and made the Vera Bradley pull. It stays in place much better than the old bookmark loop.
As the final touch I added some of the Adhesive Solid Gems. That is such a plain name for some adorable colored gems. They are in Lemon Lolly, Boho Blue, and my guess is Copper Clay. But I love the look of them. So I scattered some around on the blue DSP and the tag.
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