Hello Fellow Stampers ~
Oh My Goodness!!! I cannot believe how many weeks have passed since I last posted and shared with all of you. I've had so many good intentions over these past weeks, and plans rolling around in my head about what I wanted to share with you all. It seems like I've been run over with so much other going on; work has gotten incredibly busy all of a sudden; and I'm finding that keeping up with a husband, a house, and everything else can be overwhelming at times!! LOL We've been in major catch-up mode around here the past 10 days; and lots and lots of purging and reorganizing going on in the Studio for the turnover of the new Annual Catalog. We'll talk lots about that this week, and catch ourselves!!! Ready??
I had planned on sharing lots of fun around the Easter holiday over a week ago already; and then life overtook me and none of what I had planned occurred! Yikes! So instead, I'm going to "catch up" today with some Springtime cards - and boy, I think we hit Springtime out of the park on these two cards!!
Springtime Joy (Item #154403) is just an adorable, sweet little stamp set.
I really like the cute sheep -- but haven't used her yet!!
Today's card designs use several of the images - and the "Welcome Spring" sentiment.
My first design features a number of products that are, sadly, retiring soon!!
We are losing our Layering Squares Dies, the pretty Flowers for Every Season DSP, and the Ornate Borders Dies ~ all have been "essentials" in my workroom.
Today's design features the sweet little bunny among the flowers, welcoming Spring with his butterfly friend. All stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, colored with Stampin' Blends, and finished off with Clear Wink of Stella for lots of shimmer.
I really had fun creating an inside for this card that echoed the front. How fun to open this card and find this, don't you agree??
By the Way, I often leave the inside of my cards blank until I decide who they are going to and for what occasion. Then I either use this to write a nice note; or I add an additional sentiment to coordinate with the occasion.
The second card design features a piece of DSP from the soon retiring Playing With Patterns DSP collection. This bright and lovely pattern made me think of Easter eggs -- LOL -- and went well with my little basket. It's matted with my most very favorite cardstock coloring - Purple Posy - which I am so sad to see leave us. The 2019-2021 In Color collection was definitely one of my favorites in recent years.
We are also losing the Gold Hoop Embellishments at the end of the month. I was surprised after these were introduced, how often I reached for them as an additional element to my designing. I have really loved them and hate to see them go too!
The basket was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink (as above), and colored with Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends; the eggs in Seaside Spray Stampin' Blends. I fussy cut it out; then punched a bunch of cute little flowers with the soon retiring Small Bloom Punch in coordinating colors to the background DSP. Then I layered these around the Gold Hoop using glue dots; popped the basket overlapping these.
I used the soon retiring Classic Label Punch to punch out the sentiment (again, this has been a real staple in my tools); stamped, colored and fussy cut the butterfly, and popped him with a mini dimensional.
Finished it all off with Pearls. So pretty!!
I hope you have enjoyed today's Springtime card designs.
We're getting back on a roll this week as we start talking more about what's retiring; and even better, sneak peeking the wonderful new stuff that is coming!!!
Click on the Catalog Image above to see the Retiring List (Last Change Products!!). Remember, when it's sold out, it's gone!!
There's a New Annual Catalog coming!!
If you are not one of my regular customers, are looking for a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, and would like a new catalog, please contact me, and I'll get you a catalog shortly!!
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Hugs, . . .
