A Lovely Cuppa Tea – an Occasions Catalog Sneak Peek

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As a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, I’m able to purchase the wonderful and new items that will be included in Stampin’ Up!’s 2016 Occasions Catalog.  What a great perk!  The simple 4-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ card I’m sharing today includes a peak at FIVE new products from the upcoming catalog and a color combination I adore.  Here’s my card:

Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• What’s New Here?  What new items did I use on this project?  Can you identify all five?  I’ll give you a hint – even though this card is all about a lovely cup of tea, I didn’t use the A Nice Cuppa stamp set (it didn’t occur to me until I was done).  Here are the new items I used on this card:
  • Have a Cuppa Designer Series Paper Stack.  So many cute patterns (mostly about tea and coffee).  There are also a lot of hearts in this set of papers – great for almost any occasion.
  • You’re So Lovely Stamp Set.  This stamp set coordinates with the You’re So Lovely Project Kit, a kit that makes 12 cards and 12 bags with tags.  The stamp set includes a lot of great, all-occasion sentiments and the simple, sketched banner that pairs with the banner Framelit.
  • Large Number Framelits Dies.   The dies in this set of Framelits are perfect for birthdays and other celebrations.  There’s a banner die, in the set, though, that coordinates with lots of banners in other stamp sets (like You’re So Lovely) – this set of Framelits should definitely be on your “must have” list.
  • Birthday Blooms Stamp Set.  While the big flowers and great sentiments take center stage in this stamp set, there’s also a string of tiny hearts that I used to create a sweet pattern around the top of the tea cup – stamped in Bermuda Bay on Bermuda Bay cardstock.
  • Cups & Kettle Framelits Dies.  This set of dies coordinates with the A Nice Cuppa stamp set but can certainly hold it’s own.  Tea cups and a coffee mug with all the details and trims to go with it.  I used the tea cup Framelit and the delicate heart of smoke Thinlit in this project.
• Off-Center.  While the square layers on this card are centered,  I opted to not center the tea cup and banner.  I placed the cup in the lower, right corner of the white layer.  The cup is so off-center that the banner, which is centered on the cup, extends beyond the square layer.  I’m not exactly sure why the tea cup looks best placed here – I moved it around quite a bit before settling on this placement – but it just seems “at home” here.
• Sweet Colors.  You don’t have to look far to find this fresh and sweet combination of colors – this combination was lifted right from the Have a Cuppa Designer Series Paper Stack.  While the patterned paper I selected only  includes Wisteria Wonder and Whisper White, I pulled the other colors from the stack into my card.  If you like this color scheme, feel free to save this:

Stamp Sets:  You’re So Lovely, Birthday Blooms  Papers:  Have a Cuppa Designer Series Paper Stack, Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White  Inks:  Archival Basic Black, Bermuda Bay  Accessories:  Large Numbers Framelits Dies, Cups & Kettle Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

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