But then . . .
The very next day, June 4, the new Annual Catalog, which is entitled "Creativity is Calling," goes into effect.
I got my copy of the new catalog last week, and I've looked through it many times, and cannot get quite enough of it. I think you will be equally enamored.
As a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I was able to preorder from a selection of new product that will appear in the new catalog.
Being on a tight budget, I didn't order a lot. Besides a pack of the new In Colors cardstock, I did purchase the Free as a Bird Bundle, which included the Free As A Bird stamp set, as well as the Stitched Nested Labels Dies.
My order arrived last Thursday, and I was sooooo excited! I'd been seeing creations using these two items, and couldn't wait to try my hand at it also.
I had a Stamp-In Workshop yesterday, so was busy all weekend preparing for it. But, on Sunday, when I could see that I would finish prep for the workshop in plenty of time, I allowed myself a little Creative Therapy.
My Upline had sent me a little assortment of new products that will be available in the catalog. Namely, she sent me a 4 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of the lovely Petal Pink Vellum, a like size piece of the Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper, and a length of the Organdy Striped Ribbon in Petal Pink. Along with these goodies, she issued a challenge to make a card using these three items and any other current Stampin' Up! product.
Anxious to use the branchful of birds from the Free As A Bird set, I decided to incorporate that as my focal point. Besides the goodies I received, I ended up adding a 4 1/4" x 11" piece of my Petal Pink cardstock for the card base, the stamp, Memento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the birdies, the appropriate colors of Stampin' Blends to color in the birds and branch, and a thinlit for the vellum leaves. Oh yes! I also needed my Paper Snips to fussy cut the branch of birds!
And, this is what I came up with:
Don't you just love a good challenge? Especially when you can use all new product! What a delight!
Challenging
Smiles.
Oh, those little birds are so sweet. Your colouring on them is just so light and delicate.
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DeleteHi Linda! Love how your card turned out!!! I used to make cards a while back but found that I liked making scrapbooks better (this was in the 1990s and early 2000s). I do appreciate lovely three dimensional cards and I'm happy you shared last week at Share Your Style as I can feature your post on this weeks, #209.
ReplyDeleteHappy creating,
Hugs,
Barb :)
Thanks, Barb! I have done a little scrapbooking myself, but don't enjoy it nearly as much as making cards. However, I just finished looking at my scrapbook from when my daughter and I spent a week in London in 2001, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm glad I took the time to do it. So, yesss to scrapbooking!
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