Petal Palette for CTS251

This week’s CAS(E) This Sketch challenge gave me the opportunity to pair some retiring products with some new products in an unexpected pairing that I’m excited about. There’s something very exciting when it works to pair a beautiful floral with a Halloween paper, and this paper works. Here’s my card:

And here’s the banner for Donna Mikasa’s sketch challenge that inspired my card:

Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• Petal Palette Bundle. If you’ve been coming here every day, then you already know I’m thrilled with the Petal Palette Bundle – it’s filled with gorgeous images that appear to have just been inked with a watercolor brush. My friend Jen Campbell designed this set, and I love everything about it. Here’s a look at this new bundle:
  

  Petal Palette, Stampin’ Up!

  The coordinating Petals & More Framelit Dies give us great options for cutting out the images in the set but also throws in some great accents. I used framelits from this set to crop the floral arrangement at the top of the focal panel and to crop the sentiment with this beautiful frame:

• Banner Triple Punch. If you don’t already have it, the Banner Triple Punch is a great investment. What an easy way to create consistent banner tips! I punched banners on the Very Vanilla and Old Olive strips and then lined them up with one another. I first introduced you to the Banner Triple Punch in June 2015 – well, it was actually a special guest who introduced it to you. I hope you’ll pop over to that old post to see the video I shared with you that day.  🙂
• Fresh Palette. Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive can go very “pumpkin” or very “carrot” when Paired together. Because the leaves and flowers are a natural combination, I hoped the colors would go to gourds and root vegetables. I tried to separate the orange and green with a bit of Very Vanilla where possible. If you like this combination of Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla and Old Olive, please save this:

Stamp Sets:  Petal Palette  Papers:  Spooky Night, Old Olive, Thick Very Vanilla  Inks:  Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Stampin’ Blends (Pumpkin Pie Combo Pack, Color Lifter)  Accessories:  Petals & More Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Petal Palette Clear-Mount Bundle – 145974

Price: $62.00

Spooky Night Designer Series Paper* – 144610

Price: $11.00

Banner Triple Punch – 138292

Price: $23.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad – 132708

Price: $6.00

Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack – 144599

Price: $9.00

Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter – 144608

Price: $4.50

Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock – 144237

Price: $7.00

Old Olive 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 100702

Price: $8.00

Supply List

I hope you’ll pop over to the CAS(E) This Sketch challenge to see the cards by the design team members and to play along with this week’s challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

Product Shares and Designer Series Paper Swatch Books. With the release of each catalog, I offer product shares and swatch books. It’s fun o share these new products with you. I’m scheduled to release these on Wednesday, December 27, but I might share them earlier. 🙂 If you’d like to receive an email when they are shared, please email me.

Year-End Sales Event. Stampin’ Up! has announced the list of products from the Holiday Catalog that will be retired at the end of this catalog period (or when the items are sold out – whichever comes first). Some of these items are marked down as part of the Year-end Sales Event. Click on the banner above to check out the sale.

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Clearance Rack Refreshed. It’s always a good day when Stampin’ Up! adds new items to the Clearance Rack or further discounts the items that are already there. If you haven’t already recently checked out the Clearance Rack, please head there now – lots of great, new stuff! To see all the items in the Clearance Rack, CLICK HERE.