Welcome to the July Pals Blog Hop. This month we are featuring a New Hues Review. Let the new Stampin' Up! In Colors for 2014-16 inspire you – Blackberry Bliss, Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, Hello Honey, and Tangelo Twist.  We hope you find great inspiration from our creations.

These colors are super beautiful…do you have a favorite yet?

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from #14 - Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

CONFESSION TIME: We had a terrible storm and lost power…John and I went to a hotel (I can't believe we did that but I have a 7 a.m. meeting) and I snapped these pictures in a Fast Food Restaurant….when it rains it pours!

Today I am showcasing for you a super simple card that gets the message straight…I love you! I have tried to use many of the new products that are in the new catalog and I encourage you to "think out of the box" like I have done here and just have fun!

There are 4 key products for this card! If you follow my Blog, you already know that I adore the note-card size of envelopes and with the new catalog they come in Crumb Cake…that deserves a WOOT-WOOT!

I wanted to keep this very simple yet showcase the different colors of the new colors and all of a sudden the light-bulb came on – (don't you love that when that happens)

Out came the new hearts border punch. Having this type of a punch does 2 things effectively…makes a border like I have shown today but it also cuts out the adorable hearts that can be used on other projects (wouldn't they be adorable in a shaker card?)

It really was easy to do. I first made the hearts border much longer than I needed and then I cut it to have 10 hearts…perfect – I showcased each color twice. I highly recommend that you use the "green glue" for this…it just takes a dab!

I adhered that to the Very Vanilla and then pulled out my main stampin' man…Mr. Big Shot – I just love him! Next I pulled out my new fun Bigz Die called Perfect Print Alphabet and Numbers. Now I know what you are thinking…this is a total indulgence and I do not disagree but it is very, very practical and I see many ideas using this die! Use hostess dollars for it or a 1/2 price item!

This was just too darn easy yet it is so effective. When you look at the numbers die you can see that there is a heart in the die…BINGO – this worked perfectly!

I used to always write to my kids – and draw and "eye" + "heart" + U..and this card reminds me of that so guess what…I made 3 to send them a card!

Using Stampin Vitamins, (Stampin' Dimensionals) I lifted the focal part and I love the way the Very Vanilla looks against the Crumb Cake.

That's really about it – I told you that it was easy. OOPS…the envelope – you know that I never make a card without giving the envelope some TLC…my "go to" Designer Series Paper Stack was perfect…those gems never leave me down. (remember they come in all color collections)

Now keep hopping and see all of the great ideas that the PALS have come up with. Have fun and many thanks for popping by today!

The next stop is #16 –Donna Kopenski at craftycardmaker.wordpress.com on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and  I hope to see you next month.

Until tomorrow!

1. Susan Lankford at Stamp and Create With Susan
2. Natalie Bradley at Natalie Bradley Events
3. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
4. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
5. Debra Simonis at Deb's Stampin' Grounds
6. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
7. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
8. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
9. Amy Hoptay at inkingofyou.com
10. Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit
11. Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
12. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
13. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
14. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
15. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
16. Donna Kopenski at craftycardmaker.wordpress.com
17. Beth Beard at My little craft blog
18. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
19. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
20. Cheryl McAskill at A Stampin' Holiday
21. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
22. Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo
23. September Gray at Septembergray.com
24. Kelly DeTommaso at Kelly's Creative Corner
25. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin'
26. Amy Williams at Stamps and Spice
27. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
28. Rae Harper-Burnet at WildWestPaperArts.com

Crumb Cake Note Cards & Envelopes

$5.95

Perfect Print Alphabet Bigz Die

$54.95

Perfect Print Numbers Bigz Die

$24.95

Hearts Border Punch

$15.95

Big Shot

$99.95

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

$3.95

Stampin' Dimensionals

$3.95

2014-2016 In Color Backgrounds Designer Series Paper Stack

$21.95

 

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