Lost Lagoon & Blendabilities

Today's card was originally going to be about the new In Color, Lost Lagoon~~and it is.  In addition though, it is also about the other products used while creating the card.  For starters, do you recognize the embossed background?  That is the embossing folder that was one of the items available during Sale-a-bration and is now in the annual catalog!  The Lost Lagoon ribbon is next~~just beautiful!  The image and sentiment are from a new hostess set, Bloom With Hope.  I stamped the image using Black Memento ink and colored the image using Blendabilities, SU's alcohol markers which were just released.  The markers are alcohol based and would not work well using our Staz-on black ink.  So, SU has introduced Black Memento ink for use with the new Blendabilities.   The Blendabilities come in sets of 3 for $11.95.  The main color in this particular set is Coastal Cabana and then one marker is a little lighter than that and one a little darker.  I colored the stem using a regular SU marker.  (A little note~~our markers are not being replaced by the Blendabilities.)  The sentiment was stamped using the Lost Lagoon ink pad.  I am looking forward to sharing all the new things on June 8th while at the same time selling many of my retired items.  Mark your calendars for June 8th and stop by between 1-4 for a little fun and picking up your annual catalog..  Have a great day!

New Colors!

As promised, here is a little peek at the new In Colors.  I used an image from the new Work of Art stamp set and punched the hearts using one of a new set of three mini punches.  In addition to the heart, the trio includes a star and a little flower. Starting from the top are the new In Color names:

• Tangelo Twist
• Hello Honey
• Mossy Meadow
• Lost Lagoon
• Blackberry Bliss

The colors are pretty and very similar to present and/or previous colors.  Each day this week I will create a card using one of the new In Colors, starting with  Blackberry Bliss.  Blackberry Bliss is very pretty and the ribbon is gorgeous.  The stamped images are also from the Work of Art set.  The color is very dark and rich and so for the bottom two stripes and the background of the sentiment I stamped off.  When stamped off, you can see that it is a little like Rich Razzleberry.  The first stripe and the sentiment were stamped directly on the Shimmery White cardstock.  So far, Blackberry Bliss is my favorite of the new In Colors and I added my favorite embellishment~~butterflies from the Beautiful Wings embosslit.  Tomorrow I will have a Lost Lagoon card for you so be sure to check back!  Have a great day.

Apothecarty Art

 One of the products that Stampin' Up is introducing with the new annual catalog is SU's version of alcohol markers, Blendabilities.  I have used Copic markers, own a set of them and I have also posted a card now and then on which I used my Copics.   I am looking forward to trying out SU's Blendabilities.  They come in sets of three and cost $11.95 each set.  There are about 10 color sets and a skin tone set that will be available on June 1st.  As soon as I receive them, I will be trying them out!  In the meantime, last night I went downstairs with coloring on my mind and the Apothecary Art stamp set called out to me.   As I was coloring with my regular SU markers, I was wondering why I have neglected this stamp set.  It really is very pretty and the Labels framelits coordinate with the set.  On the Just Because card I colored using two shades of blue and two shades of green.  On the Wisteria Wonder card I used Wisteria Wonder, Gumball Green and a touch of Crushed Curry.  The sentiments are from sets other than Apothecary Art, but the sentiments from any number of sets fit in the space nicely.  Check back on Monday as I am sure I will have the new colors to share.  Have  a great Friday and a nice weekend, too.

My First Peek At New Catalog!

Today's post is a photo of Stampin' Up's new annual catalog cover.  I love it!  The cover says it all~~inspire, create, share!  This morning I get my first look at the new catalog and I also have a chance to pre-order select products.  For sure I will be ordering  the new In color cardstock and ink.  And as soon as I finish today's post I will be deciding which of the pre-order product choices are on my "gotta' have it" list!  How many new products do you see on the catalog cover that inspire you to create and share?  The cut out letters were the first item that jumped out at me.  Set aside Sunday, June 8th to attend  my annual catalog Open House!  Between then and now, I will definitely be sharing new product sneak peeks with you.  Have a great day!