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Stampin’ Up!’s Designer Series Papers offer us some fun patterns with great colors that can be used as a background or an accent on a card. I cut a small panel of birds from the Rings of Love as an accent on this sweet card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge. Here’s my card:

And here’s the banner for Karren Johnson’s sketch challenge that inspired my card:

Behind the sweet birds is a Night of Navy panel that’s cropped with the Dots & Spots Die, one of the stand-alone dies in Stampin’ Up!’s 2022 Annual Catalog (it’s not specifically designed to coordinate with a stamp set, but it’s such a fun die that you just have to have!). There are SO MANY dies on pages 169-175 that are new and only lightly showcased in the catalog – I hope you’ll give them another look. Here’s the Dots & Spots Die I used to create the background on my card:

I tried to crop the background between the dots so none would be cut off along the edges, but that wasn’t nearly as cute as when I allowed the dots to just get cut off. The Balmy Blue base pops from behind the Night of Navy panel for a fun peekaboo effect. Love it!

In the spaces between the cropped dots, I added lots and lots of Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals to lift the cropped panel off the Balmy Blue background. They fit so perfectly in the spaces between the dots. Here’s a closer look from the side of my card:

I added two panels to my card to coordinate with the Freshly Made Sketches challenge – a Crushed Curry rectangle cut to the same size as a panel of birds from the Rings of Love Designer Series Paper. This incredible pack of papers can be selected with a $50 order in July or August as a Sale-a-Bration freebie! What a great selection! Here’s a closer look at the colors and patterns in this gorgeous pack of papers:

While Balmy Blue isn’t listed as a color in the Rings of Love Designer Series Paper, the watercolored Night of Navy leaves traces of Balmy Blue. Here’s a closer look at how the colors in this card work together (including a close-up of the fun sentiment from Lovely & Lasting):

If you like this mix of Balmy Blue, Crushed Curry and Night of Navy as much as I do, I hope you’ll save this for future reference:

Stamp Sets: Lovely & Lasting  Papers: Rings of Love Designer Series Paper, Balmy Blue, Night of Navy, Crushed Curry  Inks: Night of Navy  Accessories: Dots & Spots Die, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Lovely & Lasting Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) – 158646

Price: $22.00

Dots & Spots Die – 159164

Price: $32.00

Rings Of Love 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 159939

Price: $0.00

Balmy Blue 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 146982

Price: $9.25

Night Of Navy 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 100867

Price: $9.25

Crushed Curry 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 131199

Price: $9.25

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147110

Price: $8.00

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals – 144108

Price: $4.25

Stampin’ Dimensionals – 104430

Price: $4.25

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I hope you’ll pop over to the Freshly Made Sketches 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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