On My Mind with Soft Succulents

Back in Stock!

When products are really popular, the can sell at rates higher than anyone expected, depleting inventory levels and causing the products to go on backorder (or become unorderable). Before I share today’s project, I am excited to share that two of our favorites from Stampin’ Up!’s January – June 2021 Mini Catalog are back in stock:

• The Double Oval Punch (#154242) and the related Oval Occasions Bundle (#156261) are back in stock.
• The Ice Cream Cone Builder Punch (#154241) and the related Sweet Ice Cream Bundle (#156244) are back in stock.

The Strawberry Builder Punch (another popular punch from the January – June 2021 Mini Catalog is not yet back in stock, but I’ll keep you posted. ♥

Today I’m sharing a card I’ve made with the Simply Succulents Bundle, new in Stampin’ Up!’s January – June 2021 Mini Catalog. Not only are there are some great images in this stamp set, but there are some great sentiments – and the dies are quite amazing. Here’s a card I’ve create in all neutral tones:

Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• Simply Succulent. The succulents in this large image are just beautiful. Rather than color them in (that’s so much work!), I let the image just stand on its own. I stamped these succulents with Mossy Meadow and cropped them with the coordinating Potted Succulents Dies. Here’s a look at this gorgeous bundle: I stamped the “You’ve been on my mind” sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Sahara Sand cardstock and cropped it with the Potted Succulents Dies.
• That’s Not an Embossing Folder. Did I mention there are wonderful dies in the Potted Succulents Dies? I’m pretty sure I did. Not only are there some great shapes to crop your stamped images or crop out other succulents, but there are five incredible stitched frames for a variety of sentiments. And…then…there’s that beautiful, large panel of succulents at the heart of this set of dies. I applied an Adhesive Sheet to a piece of Mossy Meadow cardstock and cropped this detailed die. I peeled away the adhesive sheet, applied the cutout to another sheet of Mossy Meadow and the cut the panel with a guillotine trimmer for a clean cut around all the edges. Here’s a closer look:Here’s a look at the Adhesive Sheets (if you don’t have them, you should):
• Color Combination. While I used a gorgeous mix of neutral tones on my card today, I recreated multiple times in the retiring 2019-2021 In Colors ans Smoky Slate for a card swap I participated in with my InKing Royalty Team. Here’s how that turned out:If you like the mix of Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand and Mossy Meadow I used on today’s card, I hope you will save this for future reference:

Bundles: Simply Succulents  Sets: Simply Succulents  Papers: Sahara Sand, Mossy Meadow, Thick Very Vanilla  Inks: Mossy Meadow, Memento Tuxedo Black  Accessories: Potted Succulents Dies, Adhesive Sheets, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals

Simply Succulents Bundle – 156264

Price: $54.75

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

Price: $8.25

Sahara Sand 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 121043

Price: $8.75

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 133676

Price: $8.75

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147111

Price: $7.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad – 132708

Price: $6.00

Adhesive Sheets – 152334

Price: $10.00

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals – 144108

Price: $4.00

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

2021-2023 In Colors

Yesterday I introduced you to Stampin’ Up!’s 2021-2023 In Colors – always my favorite part of any catalog reveal. This year’s collection is gorgeous, and I can’t wait to start playing when my demonstrator pre-order arrives this afternoon. Here’s a quick look at the new In Colors:

If you’d like to see some color comparisons and combinations I love with these colors, click here.

You can order these new colors today by joining my Stampin’ Up! team today and adding these (and more) to your Starter Kit – more information in yesterday’s post, too! click here

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