At any rate, Stampin' Up! CEO and cofounder, Shelli Gardner sent out a new challenge earlier in the month that I didn't realize she had issued until just recently. I guess I was so focused on getting things ready for convention, I didn't pay attention. And I normally do pay close attention to Shelli's blog posts.
Which brings me to the reason for this post. I had prepared 120 card swaps for convention and 50 3D projects, so I had actually intended to take a rest for a few days after I got back home last week. That lasted as long as it took for me to check in on the Stampin' Connection, our Demo Only discussion forum. That is when I saw the challenge post for creations made with stamp sets and products from our new 2013-2014 annual catalog.
And, being the competitive sort that I am, I decided to give it a go. So, here you have it:
The first picture is a card I made with the new stamp set - Gorgeous Grunge. I must confess here that "grunge" is not a genre that I would normally choose. This was one of the stamp sets that Stampin' Up! gave us at convention in Salt Lake City. I'm really warming up to this set. The card also showcases our new In Colors for 2013-2015. I chose to use another stamp set, also new to the 2013-2014 annual catalog - Really Good Greetings. I think this set is appropriate with the grunge set for this card. When I first stamped the card, I thought; isn't this a really good example of life in general? With all its parts. The good, and orderly, the wildly familiar, and at the same time, the bad, and the chaos and disorder that is life as most of us know it to be. And yet, we all have choices to make each and every day; to do, to work, to play, to give, and to reflect. And look, there is only one layer attached to the base. That in itself is a major conquest for me!
I used Bermuda Bay cardstock for the card base. The stamping is on Whisper White cardstock. The ink colors are Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding and Strawberry Slush, all classic ink pads in the new annual catalog. I just had a stroke of creativity I guess, and added the mini silver brads at the end. And, as if Stampin' Up! needed another endorsement, the 5 year old granddaughter, Riley, absolutely loves the new In Colors! She can hardly wait for me to paint her nails with the nail polish we were offered in Memento Mall.
The next card that I made was using our new Ronald McDonald House Charities stamp set, Tag It. Each year, Stampin' Up! creates a new set for RMHC, and from the sale of each set purchased, they will donate $3.00 to RMHC. Isn't that neat? I think it is. Being that the set was the RMHC one, and their efforts help those families that have sick children in the hospital around the world, I decided to make a cheerful Get Well card. I think that I succeeded in that attempt, don't you?
Now, this card is more me. I love all of our products, including our Designer Series Papers. This one is called Gingham Garden. I LOVE it! As a matter of fact, I have already used a entire package of it. The base is Pear Pizzazz cardstock that was a recent In Color color, that has been added to our core color line of products. The first layer is Melon Mambo cardstock followed by Island Indigo, and the sentiment is stamped using Island Indigo classic ink on Whisper White cardstock. I used 4 of the 12 designs of the Gingham Garden paper on my card, as well as our Seam Binding Ribbon in Daffodil Delight. Quite cheerful, don't you agree?
I hope you have enjoyed your visit to my blog, and that you'll come back again soon! Take gentle care,
Riley and Capen's Nanny.
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