more color mondays – old olive, boho blue and copper clay

more color mondays – old olive, boho blue and copper clay

Happy New Year!! 2024 is going to be an awesome yearand the first two catalogs of the year are SPECTACULAR!!! Have you received them in the mail – if not let me know I ordered extras in case yours has not arrived or you are new to me! Wednesday from 1-3pm I will be having an Open House at my home in Conneaut Lake if you would like to join me for snacks, projects, prizes and looks of new samples from the 2024 Sale-a-bration catalog and the 2024 January to April Mini Catalogs that go live on Thursday January 4th stop in anytime between those hours!

Today’s More Color Monday card features a circle of Designer Series Paper called Flight and Airy and is one of the items you can EARN for FREE during January and February’s Sale-a-bration specials! Just order $50 in supplies and earn any of the Level One Sale-a-bration items or $100 order earns you a Level Two item of your choosing or 2 Level One items! Who doesn’t like FREE stuff!

Measurements:
Basic White: 4 1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5 1/2″
Old Olive: 4″ x 5 1/4″ die cut in center
Boho Blue scrap for circle die
Flight and Airy DSP scrap for circle die
Copper Clay scraps for stippled rose leaf die

Using the large abstract stamp from Artistically Inked and Old Olive ink stamp in the center of the Basic White card front, in multiple directions to cover the center of the card.
Die cut the Old Olive piece with the smaller leaf die from the Stippled Rose die set. Cut in a diagonal pattern with the stem towards the inside and the leaves facing opposite corners. Save these for another project!
Stamp the straight sentiment You are loved beyond measure in Copper Clay ink on the left hand side bottom of this Old Olive layer.
Adhere the die cut Old olive layer over the stamped card front and the Old Olive ink will show through the leaf “window” openings with a lovely verigated look!
Die cut the larger stippled leaves in Copper Clay cardstock scraps and adhere in the opposite diagonal as the die cut windows.
Cut a small length of Copper Clay ribbon and fold in half with the loop at the top end. Place a strip of adhesive in the middle of the two Copper Clay die cuts and adhere the ribbon diagonally over the window die cut images.
Die cut a small circle die from the Stylish Shapes dies in Boho Blue cardstock and position the circle over a bird from the Flight and Airy Sale-a-bration DSP adhere them on a diagonal and pop up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Adhere diagonally in the opposite direction as the ribbon as shown in the photo.
Adhere three of the very cool new Adhesive-backed Cork Rounds to the card for a very masculine cool vibe! LOVE these new embellishments they are so different!

Reminder some of these items will not be available until January 4th so they will not appear below in the photo shopping links!

Hope you can join us for the Open House on Wednesday! Now go create some art of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

more color mondays – lost lagoon, highland heather and gorgeous grape

more color mondays – lost lagoon, highland heather and gorgeous grape

We are closing out the current mini catalog make sure to check out the sale items and know that if there are any stamp sets on the Last Chance list they are while supplies last ONLY!!

I am definitely getting ready for January’s Sale-a-bration and new January to April 2024 minii catalogs that are being m,ailed out to customers soon – please let me know when you receive yours! They are packed full of brand new bundles, sets and dies, new accessories and fun samples!

Today’s More Color Monday takes inspiration from the new Perennial Lavender Suite of products – specifically the gorgeous Designer Series Paper – the Perennial Lavender 12″ x 12″ DSP contains 12 sheets of 6 double sided designs in hues of Shaded Spruce, Lost Lagoon, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, Berry Burst and Fresh Freesia!
Today’s color combo is Lost Lagoon, Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape.

Measurements:
BASE: Gorgeous Grape 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
Scored at 4 1/4″
DSP 4″ x 5 1/4″
Basic White: scraps for lavender dies, and
Perennial postage die for sentiment
Paper Butterfly accents

Stamp the lavendar sprigs in Highland Heather ink and then do a rock and roll technique – this is where you roll just the edges of the stamp in the darker ink color – roll the outside edges of the stamp in Gorgeous Grape ink for some color verigation.
Pick one of the small butterflies from the new Paper Butterfly Accents (pre die cut butterfly ephemera pack included in the suite or can purchase individually!) Using a blending brush brush the outside edges in Lost Lagoon. Using a fresh Blending Brush color the inside of the butterfly die in Highland Heather ink.
Die cut the square postage die out of Basic White Cardstock scrap for the sentiment and stamp the Happy Mother’s Day from the Perennial Postage Bundle – the second bundle included in the Perennial Lavender Suite!
Brush the outside edges of the postage die with Gorgeous Grape ink.
Adhere the DSP to the Gorgeous Grape cardstock base.
Die cut two sprigs in Lost Lagoon cardstock from the Pereniial Lavender dies and arrange and adhere the Lavender stamped images, the Lost Lagoon die cut sprigs on the DSP layer.
Pop up the sentiment Perennial Postage die on STampin’ Dimensionals and adhere over the bottom of the Lost Lagoon sprigs.
Adhere the paper butterfly just off the upper left hand corner of the sentiment die.
Add the Brass Butterfly accents to the card and this color challenge is complete.

Try these lovely colors together and see what you can come up with – inspire others by posting your creation in the comment section of today’s Facebook post!

Now go create some art of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

Remember due to the fact that this is a sneak peak post the pictured hyperlinks below will not contain the items only available in the upcoming catalog until after it’s release on January 4th!