One of the reasons I love Stampin’ Up! still, more than 20 years later – is the colors! Vibrant and coordinating – they are the best! I loved the Rainbow Glimmer paper (#153056) when it came out in this year’s current catalog but I have to admit it was so pretty I hated to cut it up and waste one inch of it! So today is all about color and chopping up my paper!

I started with a 12″ x 2″ strip of the Rainbow Glimmer Paper and die cut the Flower outline from the Perennials Petals Die set (#154321) from the January to June 2021 Mini catalog 6 times down the length of the strip, a 12″ x 12″ piece of Pacific Point from the 12 x 12 Brights collection (#147001), a half sheet of Basic White cardstock (#159276) 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, a scrap of basic white cardstock and one of the die cut flowers from the 2 x 12 inch strip. I gathered a rainbow of ink pads: Daffodil Delight (#147094), Mambo Melon (#147051), Granny Apple Green (#147095), Bermuda Bay (#147096), and Gorgeous Grape ink (#147099) and set to work!

I have a sponge dauber for each of our 40 main colors and use this makeup container to hold them and labeled each color. Using the corresponding colors I sponged directly onto the sentiment stamp from the Ridiculously awesome stamp set (#152512) and fussy cut around the words.

I created this fun and colorful scrapbooking page using the negative space from the Rainbow Glimmer paper so nothing goes to waste. Cut 2 half-inch strips to decorate my basic white cardstock photo mats and added the sentiment and the flower in the upper right-hand corner and you have an easy scrapbook page ready for your favorite photos. But remember I told you I couldn’t waste even an inch of this gorgeous paper – well I took the flower outlines and created a Happy Birthday card!
Using a Basic White cardstock base (#159276) measuring 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ and scored in hlaf at 4 1/4″, I stamped the flower background stamp from the Pretty Perennials stamp set (#154435) in the colors above, Daffodil Delight, Mambo Melon, Granny Apple Green, Bermuda Bay and Gorgeous Grape. Adhered the flower outline dies to the matching colors and added the Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon (#154572) and the Happy Birthday sentiment in Gorgeous grape ink from the Peaceful Moments stamp set (#151595)!
I hope this rainbow of color inspired you to create something colorful!
Creating art one stamp at a time!
Happy Stampin’
Natalie

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