Hello Fellow Stampers ~
Happy Monday All!! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! It was a flurry of activity here leading up to the Annual Catalog Kick off event on Saturday afternoon; and then after that, I just had to collapse!!! LOL
The displays and samples were completed and up. The ladies got to see a sampling of new goodies available this week; and touch and see new designer papers, stamps, dies, punches, and more!!
The ladies made make 'n takes, including a "sample sheet" of all the current In Colors showcasing ink and cardstock.
And later we made 3 wonderful make 'n take cards.
But first we gathered for afternoon "tea" and a Catalog Stroll, giveaways, and special gifts. Everyone now has all their pages bookmarked, and their Wish Lists well under way -- it's going to be a fun year!!! 😍😍
But before we start showcasing all sorts of New Products!! Let's re-visit a wonderful set that is actually carrying forward to the new Annual Catalog and we're going to be able to continue playing with this next year.
Jar of Flowers is a set I haven't actually played with in awhile. The last time I inked up this set, I created a pretty Sunflower "jar of flowers" for early Summer. You can see that design HERE.
Today I picked a different spray of flowers to feature from this stamp set. I figure, it's May - time for May Day, right? And I'm so ready for Spring and flowers in the garden.
I picked soft greens and lavenders for today's design. A Basic White card base, 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", scored at 4-1/4". Then a background mat of Soft Sea Foam, overlaid with a new designer paper (sneak peek) from the brand new - a few hours from release - Tea Boutique designer series paper pack. I overlaid that with a piece of Vellum; everything die cut with the Scalloped Contour Dies. The final "layer' before the jar of flowers, is a Heart & Home doily that has been flipped to its back side.
The jar and the flowers are all stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, then colored with a lovely variety of Stampin' Blends (Stampin' Up!'s wonderful alcohol markers). The jar is punched with the coordinating punch; and I fussy cut the flowers. Then everything is layered together with some additional stems punched from Soft Sea Foam cardstock and Vellum using the Bough Punch.
When the layering was all completed, I popped the piece on the front using dimensionals; and finished off with a lovely double tied bow of Soft Succulent and Fresh Freesia 3/8" Sheer Woven Ribbon, and some beautiful Genial Gems (retiring as of tonight!).
I was originally going to make this a birthday card; but changed my mind when I realized it was Mother's Day at the end of the week! So I snagged the simple sentiment from the Flowering Tulips stamp set, and punched it out, layered it and added it to the front of the card.
Now, what Mother wouldn't love to get that bouquet of flowers!! ? 😊😊
Thank you to Peggy Noe, my fellow Stampin' Pretty Pal, for her inspiration!
There's a Brand New Catalog going "Live" in just a few hours!! Are you ready!?!
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Hugs, . . .
