Please … Do Not Look Directly at this Card

Tomorrow’s total eclipse will be quite a spectacle. While Atlanta won’t be in the direct path of the the moon’s eclipse of the sun, I’m anticipating the excitement of it all. While we won’t experience darkness in the afternoon in Atlanta, I’m thinking I should log off from work and take a nap. Maybe? Thanks so much for your support of my support of the eclipse.

I wasn’t certain I would have the products to recreate an eclipse, but two  soon-to-retire stamp sets – Rays of Light and Reach for the Stars. Here’s the card I made:

I’ve reached for Rays of Light many times over the years – what a spectacular background stamp set! This set retires on April 30 or when products sell out – don’t miss it! Here’s a look at Rays of Light:

I stamped the Rays of Light image on Daffodil Delight cardstock and cropped it to a 3-3/4″ x 3″ panel. I framed that panel with Basic Black cardstock and another panel of Daffodil Delight cardstock A 1″ circle fits perfectly inside the sun at the heart of the image, so I cropped a piece of Basic Black to block the sun. Eclipse achieved!

I looked all over for “see you” sentiments, certain I’d find something cute. There may still be one there, but my search was over when I found “you’re stellar” in the Reach for the Stars Bundle, also retiring on April 30 or when supplies run out. Here’s a look at this bundle:

There’s not a lot of color on my card, but you wouldn’t expect bright colors when the sun is blocked, right?! I really loved the mix of this bright yellow with the dark gray and black tones. If you like this mix of Daffodil Delight, Basic Gray and Basic Black as much as I do, I hope you’ll save this:

Stamps: Rays of Light, Reach for the Stars  Papers: Daffodil Delight, Basic Gray, Basic Black, Thick Basic White  Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black  Accessories: 1″ Circle Punch (retired), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Rays Of Light Cling Stamp Set – 158925

Reach For The Stars Cling Stamp Set (English) – 161176

Reach For The Stars Bundle (English) – 161186

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 119683

Basic Gray 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 121044

Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 121045

Basic White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock – 159229

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad – 132708

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals – 144108

Stampin’ Dimensionals – 104430

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

Product Shares, Swatch Books and In Color Bundles

With the launch of Stampin’ Up!’s 2024 Annual Catalog, I will be hosting Product Shares, making Designer Series Paper Swatch Books and offering In Color Bundles to help you get the most out of these amazing, new products.
I’d love for you to join in the fun! I’ll be posting the offerings in a couple of weeks – and will email you when they are live. If you’ve ordered shares from me in the past couple of years, you will automatically receive an email when they are posted. If you haven’t (and would like to be notified), please send me an email here to request I let you know when they are posted. ♥

Stampin’ Up!’s Last Chance Sale

Stampin’ Up!’s Last Chance Sale (for the 2023 Annual Catalog and January – April 2024 Mini Catalog) will start on April 9, but that doesn’t mean you can’t prepare your order for the discounted products or place an order for the items that aren’t discounted (so you don’t miss out). To learn more and see the lists I’ve organized for you, click on the image below:

Stampin’ Up!’s 2024-2026 In Colors

On Tuesday, I introduced you to the five new In Colors that will be joining our color collection with the May launch of Stampin’ Up!’s 2024 Annual Catalog. If you missed that post (or want to review it again), you can see my post here.

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