Secret Garden

Today I am sharing a card I made for swap group I am part of.  Each month we are given a different technique or color combo.  This month we were given a technique.  Fussy cutting.  I have a love/hate relationship with this technique.  I love the effect, but it is tedious.  I find that I use it less and less thanks to all the wonderful framelit dies and punches that Stampin' Up! offers.  Anything to make my life easier :)

I used the Secret Garden set and coordinating framelit dies in the Spring mini.

A double bow was made with Soft Suede ribbon.  It was my first attempt.  I made several and this is as good as it got.  I need some more practice.  I took the large flower image and stamped it on several patterns of DSP that coordinates with this set.  I then cut the various layers of the flower and glued them using 2-way glue.  The leaf was cut out with the coordinating framelit.  The middle flower was popped up using Stampin' Dimensionals.  My tip for paper piecing/fussy cutting, a really good pair of fine tipped scissors.

Color Refresh

WHAT THE REFRESH LOOKS LIKE.

Q: What are the new core colors, and what are the In Colors that are returning as core colors?
A: The one new color is called Smoky Slate. The nine returning In Colors as core colors are Bermuda Bay, Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, Island Indigo, Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party, Soft Sky, and Wisteria Wonder. Check out these colors displayed in their new collections!

THE REASON FOR THESE CHANGES.

Q: Why are colors being discontinued?
A: We retired colors based on sales history and focus group feedback. We also looked at our overall color offering and determined what colors were not working with others. We sent out surveys, looked at trends, and determined what colors are out of date, etc.
Q: Why have some of the carryover colors changed collections?
A: With the changes, we found that a few colors fit better in a different collection. We also organised our colors to be more complementary within each collection.

So there you have it.  I am SO EXCITED about this change.  How about you?  What colors will you miss and what colors are you happy to see return?  Leave a comment below.

Happy Birthday Cupcake!

 Today I am sharing my 2nd card from my March class.  I used the Patterned Occasions set from the SAB offerings.  Love this set! 

 I wanted to try a different fold.  I always do the same kind and it was getting a little boring.  So I made this into a Gate Fold card.  It's very easy.  Just cut your 8.5x11 cardstock (love that SU paper comes this way as well as 12x12!) in half so you have a 4.25x5.5 sheet.  Then score each end at 2 and 1/8.  Fold in and voila!   The DSP is Sycamore Street.  Another SAB offering and I just love the colors and brightness.  I colored the cupcake using my Stampin' Write markers in wisteria wonder, summer starfruit, calypso coral, island indigo and pool party.  I then layered the cupcake onto summer starfruit and pool party.  I just love this color combo.  I am not a fan of summer starfruit but paired with pool party. . . it's very summery!  Sorry my ugly finger is in the way of the 2nd photo.  I wanted you to see the card all folded up.

So what do you think?  Let me know and remember, I have some blog candy  I am giving away.  My goal is 50 followers and I am sitting at 29.

 Let's see if we can get this blog up to 50!  Once I get to 50 followers I will be offering the "Ears to You" stamp to 1 lucky winner.  Here is what you do to enter:

1.  Leave a comment and become a follower
2.  Leave a comment on my FB page https://www.facebook.com/AndreasStampingSpot and say I sent you + become a follower

I'm getting closer!  Just 21 more followers and I can give away this cute stamp set!

March Class Projects + Blog Candy!

Let's see if we can get this blog up to 50!  Once I get to 50 followers I will be offering the "Ears to You" stamp to 1 lucky winner.  Here is what you do to enter:

1.  Leave a comment and become a follower
2.  Leave a comment on my FB page https://www.facebook.com/AndreasStampingSpot and say I sent you + become a follower

I'm getting closer!  Just 21 more followers and I can give away this cute stamp set!

Ok, now on to my March Class cards. . .
I decided to focus on Sale-a-Bration since it is coming to an end on the 22nd.  Did you get all the freebies you wanted?  You still have some time!  I also used the cute "Ears to You" that I am giving away when I hit 50 followers.  Don't worry, the winner will get a new one, not my used stamp ;)

This card uses the hugely popular set, Feeling Sentimental.  I also used the Sycamore street DSP and buttons.  A very bold color choice for me using Rich Razzleberry but I think it turned out really great.  Just goes to show it helps to get out of your comfort zone from time to time and try something different.

So what do you think?  Make sure to leave a comment and become a follower.  You just might win!

BLOG CANDY ALERT!!! Ears To You Clear-Mount Stamp Set -- by Stampin’ Up!

 I am currently at 25 followers.  Let's see if we can get this blog up to 50!  Once I get to 50 followers I will be offering the "Ears to You" stamp to 1 lucky winner.  Here is what you do to enter:

1.  Leave a comment and become a follower
2.  Leave a comment on my FB page https://www.facebook.com/AndreasStampingSpot and say I sent you + become a follower


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Hoppin' By to Say Hi!

Hi!  I am still here, with a bunch of stuff to blog about and not enough time to squeeze it all in.  I've been getting ready for my husband to come home for 2 weeks so we can get our house ready to put on the market and enjoy Spring Break. 

I made this card for a swap I am in.  This months theme was to use 3 colors and only 3 colors.  Yay!  My kind of card.  This is what I came up with:

All supplies are from Stampin' Up!  Stamp set:  Ears to You  Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Groovy Guava (retired).  Ribbon:  Groovy Guava (retired)  Punches:  Word Window, Modern Label

 

The bunny stamp is one of the limited edition stamps available until March 31st.  Have you gotten yours yet?  It is my FAVORITE of the single stamps offered this time.  I used my crumb cake marker for the center bunny and groovy guava ink pad + blender pen to color the bunnies on the ends.  Groovy Guava was not offered as a marker at the time, but a blender pen and ink pad/reinker takes care of that problem.  I stamped this on the very vanilla base.  I then re-colored the middle bunny with crumb cake and stamped on a scrap of very vanilla.  I fussy cut and placed it over the middle bunny on the card base with a Stampin' Dimensional (love these!).   Very easy card and I love using 3 colors.

Thanks for hopping by!