Hello Fellow Stampers ~~
Where in the World is Wendy !!! 😂🤣😂🤣😂
Yes, I am still alive!!! Whew!! It has been a whirlwind of a Spring; and this was SOOOOOOOOO an unplanned break. I have to apologize to everyone for disappearing into the woodwork. We've been mighty busy here in Littleton, Colorado. Things started with the Quilt Retreat near the end of March in Estes Park. I had fully intended on sharing pics and fun with you all the following week; and it all slipped away on me!! LOL
After that, we very quickly headed into a hip replacement surgery for my 81 year-old Mother. That turned out to be more stressful (the recovery side; not the surgery side) than we had thought it would be. We moved her to rehab a day after the surgery took place, and things promptly went downhill from there. So I lost pretty much the month of April to that.
May was the BIG tadoo with our youngest son graduating from Medical School, which meant, of course, the BIG party here at the house, which everyone came home for; and visited from the surrounding area.
And before you knew it, it was June, and time for my birthday, and my Semi-Annual Studio Clean Out Sale, and . . . . .whew! My husband is on the East Coast this week checking out where the youngest will be doing his residency for the next 3 years (Greenville, NC), and visiting the other son in DC. So hopefully they all had a nice Father's Day together this past weekend.
Soooooo, . . . here we are!! I'm slowly getting caught up around here; and I'm finally back at the Studio table doing some designing and playing. And although you haven't seen me here on the blog, my local customers have still been attending some classes with me, and we've been having fun on a weekly basis with the Virtual Coffee & a Card Classes -- right now we're playing with the Cheerful Daisies bundle and having so much fun!
Let's catch up with this fun card design with a "carry over" set that was carried from the Spring Mini to the New 2023-2024 Annual Catalog!! Has everyone been enjoying all the wonderful new creative products, new ink colors, and so much more?? We'll try to do some catching up together over these next weeks with all things Annual Catalog-related. I'm sure everyone has been seeing lots of wonderful things online already!!
Today's design uses a set that I've been itching to ink up for months; and never had a chance during the Spring Mini cycle. So imagine my relief when I saw that it had made the "cut" into the new Annual Catalog -- the Sweet Citrus stamp set and hybrid die/embossing folder set. With the temperatures finally starting to warm up outside, something cool, refreshing, and Summer-like appealed to me this week!
Today's design features Granny Apple Green combined with the "new" (returning to the color collections) Lemon Lime Twist color. The two colors compliment each other nicely and create a lovely realistic looking lime. The rind and leaves are all Granny Apple Green ink; while the pulp (insides) of the lime are Lemon Lime Twist. And you may even notice in the picture that I added Clear Wink of Stella to give the pulp a "wet" look.
The card base for this design is Granny Apple Green, with the front layers alternating between Basic White and Lemon Lime Twist. The lovely "gingham" designer paper in the background comes from the new Glorious Gingham DSP collection. One of my favorite designer paper collections in the catalog.
You'll see that the background was embossed with the embossing folder; and the embossing folder was used again in combination with the dies to both emboss and cut out the lime pieces. I love this technique that creates embossing to the stamping while cutting it out.
You'll also see that I used our Deckled Rectangle Dies to cut out the white background for the lime pieces.
I saved the third lime cut out for the inside of the card. A lovely finishing touch!!
See the supply list below for everything I used on today's design.
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Fun in the Sun Paper Pumpkin Kit - July 2023
This kit includes:
All the supplies you need to create 9 cards with fun accordion folds: 3 each of 3 designs; and coordinating envelopes.
An all-occasion stamp set to send friends and family words of encouragement, support and kindness.
Iridescent Sequin Embellishments.
1 Classic Stampin’ Spot: Daffodil Delight.
Summertime Ephemera pieces, labels, and paper pieces.
Adhesive Dots and Tear & Tape Adhesive.
Completed card size: 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" (14 x 10.8 cm)
Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Azure Afternoon, Basic Gray, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo, Pool Party
The "In-Person" Semi-Annual Studio Clean Out Sale took place this past weekend here at DDS Studios.
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Whew!! Thanks for sticking with me for the "catchup!!" We'll be trying to get back to a regular rhythm and I'm planning some creative fun to share with you; so check back soon!!
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Hugs, . . .
