This is it…this is the week that your head will be spinning with amazing ideas using new products…seeing and trying to “take the new catalog in”…a very exciting time.
I was thinking about it and I think that this sums it up and when you really think about it…it is so darn true!
When I was a kid I used to LOVE when the HUGE Sears Catalog came out . I immediately went to the toy section and I looked and looked. I would even fold down the corner of the page only to get mad at my siblings as they would straighten up mine and fold down theirs!
I think that it is absolutely fabulous that as adults we can STILL get excited for the anticipate of something NEW! Trust me, I am super thankful that we have been able to see the catalog but until I get my top picks in my little hands….THEN I will be a “happy camper…..oops – a happy stamper”
I know…many of you were happy last week that my personal challenges was back and today here is another one! Again, it is all about color. Last week was super fun and I hope that you will play again this week!
I think that using paper in all different ways is a KEY way to make a simple yet fun card! Paper is very inexpensive but it sure does make a HUGE impact and there are so many ways to use it to get so many different “feels & effects”
This is what you need to do: Pick one color family and then use (4) different colors on a card. It can be in paper, ribbon…whatever! Today I used the Brights Collection and these are the (4) colors I used.
- Rich Razzleberry
- Tangerine Tango
- Bermuda Bay
- Daffodil Delight
This fun card was for a graduation card for a dear friends daughter! She adores bright colors and I simply could not resist! This stamp set, I Think You're Great…is a new set that has 3 great sentiments and 2 fabulous background stamps.
If you click the stamp set in the scrolling store below…you can see a sneak peak of the set. I used a "kissing technique" which was super fun and added instant texture. I did this with the sentiment part and also the daffodil Delight 1/2" circles.
I POPPED out the hexagons with the hexagon punch and then cut them in half and adhered them together with Sticky Strip…???? Why Sticky Strip? – I then used the decorative Dots Folder and ran it through the big shot and then it was a breeze to peel off the red line tape and adhere! Easy!
"Fussy Cutting" the sentiment was easy as it is very straight forward and then stampin' dimensionals gave it the lift it deserved.
A simple run though the Big Shot with a scrap of Tangerine Tango and then adhered it to the back of the envelope was the fun and simple finale!
Well….want to PLAY!?!? I hope so….all you have to do is take the challenge, email me your project and then I will randomly pick a winner and announce it on Wednesday! (This gives you 2 days to make a work of art!)
What will you win? – It is all about paper…so you will will a swatch book of all 50 colors of paper along with the names and color family it comes from! This is a lifesaver-speed tool for me! It is available in my product share.
Tomorrow is a HUGE day for Stampin' Up! and YOU…and ME! I know that the orders are going to be flying in and I am super excited to tackle this new catalog!
Thanks for popping in and I hope you find some "me time" to take on this challenge…..Have a wonderful day and here is what this week looks like!
Tuesday: THE NEW CATALOG!!!!
Wednesday – How I store my 12 X 12 Paper and "type A" tips that I use
Thursday – Pals Paper Art Color Challenge
Friday – My 1st wave of my favorite stamps in the new catalog
Saturday – Show & Tell Saturday
Sunday – Step it Up Sunday!
What a fun, bright card! I’ve been using one stamp set for a couple of projects and it might work for the challenge. I’ll have to try it!
I hope you have a good day!
Talk to you soon,
Cyberhugs!
Sounds like a fun week in store for us! What a fun take on a graduation card! Super bright and fun! there is that great EG again too. I love the story about the Sears catalog. My parents used think they needed to get three of the same catalog – one for the adults, one for my brother and one for me! At one point I turned down the corners after seeing my brother do that and then I would straighten his corner folds or even worse – rip out the page! He would get so mad at me! I am 10 years younger than he is. Gotta run, going to the doctor later in Des Moines.
When I first saw this card, Susan, I thought you’d used the ‘trimmings’ from the Banner Triple Punch to make the hexagons (hence, a sneak peak at a new product). Either punch would work for this technique, I think. It’s an exciting week for Stampin Up!, with all the catalog ‘collisions’ happening!
What a funky, modern card! Love it! Perfect for the young grad who’s future is bright and full of excitement! Thanks, Susan, for this great, fun card!