Happy Birthday with Fresh Florals and Stampin’ Up!’s 2017-2019 In Colors

On Monday I shared a sneak peek at the Happy Birthday Thinlits Die, a single die with a huge impact.  If you missed that post, you can see it here.  At the same time that I was designing that card, I was asked to create ten swaps for Julie DiMatteo’s Paper Pixies team meeting (Julie is a member of my InKing Royalty team, and she invited Pam and me to join them during their meeting).  What a great group – I’ll share more from that meeting tomorrow.

I CASE’d my project from Monday to make the swaps for this meeting (I used the same basic layout – removed the bow and added two white strips of cardstock above and below the 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ square panel).  Here’s a quick “infinity shot” of my swaps for Monday’s event:

As you might be able to tell from the picture, I featured Stampin’ Up!’s 2017-2019 In Colors in these cards – what an amazing collection of colors!

While we’re talking about the new In Colors, here’s a peek at the Designer Series Papers I used for my card – Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper Stack, a Designer Series Paper Stack that features four designs (from the Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper in the 2016 Annual Catalog) with the five In Colors. The pages have a lightly distressed look that adds a beautiful touch to the designs.  Here’s a look at this stack of papers:

Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up!

How gorgeous is that paper?!  Here’s a look at the single Thinlits Die that was used on these cards (it can be purchased individually or as a part of the Happy Birthday Gorgeous Bundle).  Both are amazing deals!

Happy Birthday Thinlits Die, Stampin’ Up!

Here are my closeups of my cards (I made two of each for the swaps), along with the coordinating color combinations for each.  I love these color pairings:

Fresh Combination: Powder Pink & Rich Razzleberry

Fresh Combination: Lemon Lime Twist & Pool Party

Fresh Combination: Fresh Fig & Old Olive

Fresh Combination: Tranquil Tide & Daffodil Delight

Fresh Combination: Berry Burst & Emerald Envy

These cards were fun to make – and the simple layout made them easy to complete.  Aren’t these colors and papers amazing?!  What do you think about these color pairings?  Do you have a favorite?  I’d love to hear your thoughts!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

Retiring List.  Stampin’ Up!’s retiring list was announced this past week – you can see all the items that will soon go away here:

IT’S HERE!  IT’S HERE!  Stampin’ Up! is giving some great products an early release!  Customers can now order select items from the Eastern Palace Suite NOW!  There are two bundles being offered – and they are both AMAZING.  I can’t see why you’d pass up the Premier Bundle with the Eastern Medallion Dies – they are incredible!  To read more about this suite, CLICK HERE.