Welcome back to our Colour Creations Showcase as we continue our showcase of over 50 beautiful Stampin’ Up! colours. We’re jumping out of our alpha order this week to showcase Terracotta Tile before it retires.
The Ornate Garden DSP is retiring soon and on sale now, reduced from $26.00 to $10.40! There are a couple of patterns in this DSP that have gold foiling on white, just perfect for colouring in.
Because Terracotta Tile is not available in our Stampin’ Up! blends I used my Stampin’ Write markers instead to colour in this gold foiled DSP.
The stunning gold foiling on this DSP makes it look like I’ve heat embossed the floral pattern before colouring the flowers, but all I’ve done is to colour in with my markers.
The colour combination I used was Terracotta Tile, Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Basic Black and Basic White. Flirty Flamingo really brings out the pinky/red tones of Terracotta Tile.
The coloured DSP was layered onto Basic Black card stock and then a Note Card. The sentiment is from the Ornate Thanks stamp set, which is also retiring.
Inside my card I fussy cut some of the left over DSP and stamped the word “thanks” using one of the larger stamps from the Ornate Thanks stamp set.
I coloured quite a large piece of this DSP so I can quickly make a a stack of these thank you cards.
I can’t wait to see what everyone else has created with Terracotta Tile today!
If you’d like me to post you your very own copy of the forthcoming 2021-22 Stampin Up! Annual Catalogue, the January – June 2020 mini catalogue, or to simply find out about more about Stampin’ Up! contact me.
In the meantime, wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm…and keep on crafting xxx
Today I’m sharing a sneak peek of the new Stampin’ Up! InColours for 2021-23. As a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator I get to see the new annual catalogue early and also get to place an order of selected new products.
I can’t show you the inside of the new annual catalogue until it goes live, but I can share the cover with you.
I’ve ordered a copy of the new catalogue to be delivered to my customers so if you buy your Stampin’ Up! products through my online store you’ll be receiving your own copy of the catalogue very soon.
What do you think? Do you have a favourite colour?
Let’s see how each of these new InColors compare to our existing colours.
Fresh Freesia
Fresh Freesia is a pinky lilac colour that I think will work really well with bluey pinks and lavenders or purples. It is more of a purple than a pink so I’ve compared it here to the purples, including the retiring Purple Posy, so you can see how it is a pinker purple but still looks amazing with Gorgeous Grape.
Fresh Freesia colour comparison Stampin’ Up 2021-23 In Colours
Yes, Soft Succulent is another “blue green” very similar to Mint Macaron but because it is a muddier green I think I will get a lot of use of this colour when stamping leaves and flowers. Soft Succulent will look amazing with any pink or purple as well as all the browns and greys in the neutrals – here’s how it compares to the other soft blue/greens.
Soft Succulent Colour Comparison Stampin’ Up 2021-23 In Colours
Pale Papaya is a lovely shade of apricot that is at once a pink and an orange. It sits neatly on the apricot/rust colour spectrum between Petal Pink and Calypso Coral and could prove useful as an additional skin tone colour.
Pale Papaya Colour Comparison Stampin’ Up 2021-23 In Colours
Evening Evergreen is a very dark green and like Soft Succulent it will be great for Australian foliage, but I can also see it being used a lot for Christmas or masculine cards – it’s almost another neutral colour so used sparingly it can be incredibly versatile.
Here’s how Evening Evergreen looks compared to the other dark greens.
Evening Evergreen Colour Comparison Stampin’ Up 2021-23 In Colours
Evening Evergreen will look amazing with the other darker neutrals – what do you think of this “tartan inspired” colour combination for masculine cards or Christmas cards?
Can a pink be bright and soft at the some time? Polished Pink certainly is and my favourite thing about this colour is that it is a pure, bluish pink with none of the orange undertones of Petal Pink – I think I’ll be “stamping off” or watercolouring this loverly pink a lot to get a light pure shade of pink.
Not as orange as Flirty flamingo, as bright as Magenta Madness or as red as Melon Mambo, Polished Pink is a welcome addition to the Stampin’ Up! range of pinks.
Polished Pink Colour Comparison Stampin' Up 2021-23 In Colours
I love using red and pink together and think Polished Pink will work equally well with softer light tones or a lovely bright colour combination like this one.
I’ll be receiving my pre-order very soon and will be posting some projects using these 2021-23 InColours later this week.
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Thanks for visiting my blog today. I’ll be back this Wednesday with the AWH Colour Creations Showcase – we are creating projects with Terracotta Tile this week.
In the meantime, wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm…and keep on crafting xxx
Welcome back to our Colour Creations Showcase as we continue our showcase of over 50 beautiful Stampin’ Up! colours in alpha order.
This week we are showcasing Rococo Rose, a a soon to be retired 2019-21 In colour.
I guess you could call my card this week “an ode to some of my favourite retiring items”! That’s right, many of these beautiful products will be retiring soon and many are on sale at a discounted price right now.
I’ve really loved Rococo Rose as an In Colour and regret I haven’t used it more. For today’s card I’ve paired it with Pear Pizzaz, stamped at both full strength and also stamped off once – it’s such a soft and pretty pretty, dusky pink.
Beautiful Friendship is one of my favourite stamps because it is just so easy to make a card with this stamp set – it gives you a beautiful watercolour look. I also love the stamen stamps and the sentiments in this set – it’s retiring soon and on sale now.
For my card today I’ve stamped my flowers and leaves in Rococo Rose and Pear Pizzaz (using Memento Black for the stamens) then fussy cut them with my paper snips to layer them, but they also look gorgeous when stamped directly onto card stock.
The subtle embossing folder is probably the most versatile embossing folder I’ve ever owned and I’m really going to miss it when it retires soon. This close up photo shows you the incredible dimension it gives to my Basic White card stock layer – this really is an embossing folder that works with any card!
I was late to the party with purchasing the so Sentimental bundle but I’m so glad I did get this one. I’ve used it so much, especially the Stitched So Sweetly Dies.
There’s so much to love about this bundle – the shapes of the dies, the stitching on the dies, the fonts on the the sentiments – but my favourite stamp and die from this bundle is the one I’ve used on my card today.
Last but not least, I just need to say that I’m so, so glad the linen thread is not retiring! This is my go to ribbon for any card and a simple bow of this thread is often the perfect finishing touch I need for a card.
I can’t wait to see what everyone else has created with Rococo Rose today!
Next Wednesday March 10th we’ll be showcasing a colour out of alpha order because it will soon be retired: Terracotta Tile, a 2019-21 In Colours. We will then return to alpha order on April 14 with Sahara Sand.
To purchase any of the products used in my card tonight, click on the links below.
If you’d like me to post you your very own copy of the forthcoming 2021-22 Stampin Up! Annual Catalogue, the January – June 2020 mini catalogue, or to simply find out about more about Stampin’ Up! contact me.
In the meantime, wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm…and keep on crafting xxx
Welcome back to our Colour Creations Showcase as we continue our showcase of over 50 beautiful Stampin’ Up! colours in alpha order.
This week we are showcasing Rich Razzleberry, a lovely mauve/plum shade from our regals family.
Tonight I’ve made two floating element cards using the Pretty Perennials bundle and this colour combination.
Have you ever tried the floating frame technique or the floating element technique? Both these techniques make two cards, which is a great time saver.
The floating element technique uses a window sheet to make the elements on the card look like they are floating – hence the name. After stamping and die cutting your elements you layer them onto a window sheet and adhere with glue.
You then trim around the edges of the window sheet and die cut out a centre piece so you are left with a frame or border piece and a centre piece.
I used the stitched rectangle dies for this – you may need to run the die through the cut-n-emboss machine several times and on an angle.
Use dimensionals (strategically placed behind the elements) to attach your top layer to your card base – the dimensionals make your elements look like they are floating.
I stamped a large sentiment in the middle of my frame and added some matte black dots and extra die cuts.
I love this big “happy” stamp from the Pretty Perennials bundle!
I used my centre “floating element” piece to make a second card.
This time I used Rich Razzleberry card stock for the card base and layered the floating layer onto a die cut Basic White layer.
Once again I added some matte black dots for dimension and texture. The “for you” sentiment is also from the pretty Perennials bundle.
I can’t wait to see what everyone else has created with Rich Razzleberry today!
We will return next week on Wednesday 31 March when we’ll be showcasing one of the soon to be retired 2019-21 In Colours: Rococo Rose. We hope you can join us all then.
To purchase any of the products used in my card tonight, click on the links below.
If you’d like me to post you your very own copy of the January – June 2020 mini catalogue, the 2020-21 Stampin Up! Annual Catalogue, the 2020-21 Beginners Brochure, or to simply find out about more about Stampin’ Up! contact me.
In the meantime, wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm…and keep on crafting xxx
Welcome back to our Colour Creations Showcase as we continue our showcase of over 50 beautiful Stampin’ Up! colours in alpha order.
This week we are showcasing Real Red, a vibrant red from our regals family.
If you have a person in your life who loves playing chess, cards or dice games, the “Game On” stamp set is one you’ll want to add to your collection.
I decided to create a chess board for the chess stamp, using the smallest stitched square die from the Stitched Shapes dies to die cut 6 Real Red squares and 6 Basic Black squares.
I laid the squares in a checkerboard pattern and adhered alternate squares of red and black to a 12 x 9 cm Basic White layer – I wish I’d gone a tiny bit slower to get my alignment more precise!
The card base is half a piece of A4 Basic Black card stock folded in half, with another Basic White layer in between.
Before I adhered the two top layers to my card base I wrapped Whisper White twine twice around these top layers and tied a bow.
The chess pieces were fussy cut using my paper snips and the sentiment die cut using the stitched rectangle dies – two red rhinestone jewels add a tiny touch of bling.
Thanks to my friend Tina, I’m gradually forming the habit of stamping inside all my cards. I’ve used a chequerboard stamp from the “Game On” stamp set and the happy b.day stamp from the “Happiest of Birthdays Stamp Set” – I thought the graphic quality of this stamp worked well with this style of card.
I can’t wait to see what everyone else has created with Real Red today!
If you’d like me to post you your very own copy of the January – June 2020 mini catalogue, the 2020-21 Stampin Up! Annual Catalogue, the 2020-21 Beginners Brochure, or to simply find out about more about Stampin’ Up! contact me.
In the meantime, wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm…and keep on crafting xxx
