When new products arrive, we tend to see them in the season they showcase. The Paisleys & Posies stamp set premiered in the 2016 Holiday Catalog with rich, festive Fall colors. Since this stamp set is still available, I thought I’d showcase it with fresh, spring colors and a Valentine’s Day twist. Here’s my fresh retake on Paisleys & Posies:
And here’s the sketch from Michele Ferguson that inspired my card:
Tips, Tricks and Reminders
- Still Available! There are many items from Stampin’ Up!’s 2016 Holiday Catalog that are perfectly suited for this time of year – AND they are still available to order from the Holiday Catalog Carryover list. Paisleys & Posies (and the coordinating Paisley Framelits) are still active products, which might mean that they will carry over into the next Annual Catalog. Why wait, though, when you can order them now? I’ve included a list of most of the carry over items at the base of this post – take a look and earn Sale-a-Bration credits on these items that you didn’t pick up last Fall.
Paisleys & Posies, Stampin’ Up!
- Organized Chaos. I find “collage stamping” a bit challenging. I typically line up everything “just so” and keep the randomness to a minimum. For this sketch, though, I felt like a splattering of these images would be perfect. There’s no chaos to the spattering, though. I started with three large shapes in Blushing Bride. Attached to each Blushing Bride shape, I added the second-largest shape in Soft Sky. That was followed by three of the third-largest shape in Sahara Sand. If you look long enough, you’ll see that all three of those shapes are connected in a cluster. I then added smaller shapes in Soft Sky and Blushing Bride, stamping those around (but not connected to) the three clusters. This helped to connect the clusters without actually connecting them and created a bit of balance on my card. What do you think?
- Soft and Sweet. I lifted the colors for my card straight out of the Falling In Love Designer Series Paper in the 2017 Occasions Catalog. What soft, sweet colors! In fact, these are the three colors that make up the Cardstock Pack that accompanies the papers. If you feel inspired by this combination, please save this:
Stamp Sets: Paisleys & Posies, Bloomin’ Love Papers: Blushing Bride, Sahara Sand, Soft Sky, Whisper White Inks: Blushing Bride, Sahara Sand, Soft Sky, Archival Basic Gray Accessories: Stampin’ Dimensionals
Still Available! Here’s a rundown of some of the items from the 2016 Holiday Catalog that are still available for purchase:
I hope you’ll pop over to the CAS(E) This Sketch site to see the cards by the design team members and to play along with this week’s challenge.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Brian
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Sweet and soft. Yummy colors. Love your version of the sketch!
What a beautiful, soft and fresh look you gave this card and stamps, Brian! Love this take on the sketch!
I like your colors for this stamp set a lot . Pretty and dreamy !
This sketch reminded me of the set I have yet to use ……Kinda Eclectic . I should pull it out and put it to work !
Go Falcons !! Just thought I would mention that !
Very pretty take on the sketch!
HI Brian:
Of course you did an absolutely knock em out job with this sketch. Your color combo is so very warm and welcoming. I just love it.
absolutely stunning!
Such a soft & beautiful card. Love the colors and placement of the stamps. Well Done!
Love this! Such a soft and beautiful card!
Lovely card today Brian. Great colors and a great interpretation of the sketch.
This is a stunning card, and such a different way to use this stamp set! love it!