Welcome to our Hop through the retiring colors! Stampin' Up! announced on April 4th that there are 10 colors retiring to make room for a color refresh in the new annual catalog. Products in these colors are now only available while supplies last, and as an added bonus, April 6-8th, 2013- FREE SHIPPING on all non-expedited orders! No matter how big or how small. Time to stock up on a few things :)
And we at Stampin Addicts are here to help you think about these lovely colors before they go away forever.
I am the first stop in the hop, and I am featuring Regal Rose from the Brights collection. If you started somewhere in the middle, you may have just arrived from
Betty's blog where she is featuring any and all of the retiring colors. Go Betty! You rock! All three of her cards are so darn cute!
And please excuse the quality of these pictures, I took them at 01:00am, while out of town. I did not have my usual lighting set up and I will take better ones when the sun comes up :) Fixed Now!
I did a little bit of collage work here and used a set that I bought a while ago but have not used. Bad Tanya! I also used a couple more of the retiring colors here. On the Regal Rose diecut, there are even some shimmery flowers stamped with the Illuminate ink. The centers of the big flowers are actually Primrose Petals. Don't Regal Rose and Primrose Petals inks complement each other well?! Why didn't I notice that before?
I think I should have added a mat under the white layer, maybe in Early Espresso. What do you think?
- Stamps: Summer Silhouette, Wonderful Mother
- Ink: River Rock, Certainly Celery, Regal Rose, Early Espresso, Primrose Petals, Illuminate
- Paper: Certainly Celery, Regal Rose, Whisper White
- Other: Big Shot with Apothecary Accents framelits, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack, Paper Piercer and Mat, Rhinestones Basic Jewels, Lucky Limeade Bakers Twine, dimensionals
So, I only brought one sentiment set with me when I rushed to pack my stampin stuff before leaving town on Friday. I guess this will be a general card :) I like the slightly whimsical feel of this card.
- Stamps: Serene Silhouettes
- Ink: Regal Rose
- Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Regal Rose, Print Poetry DSP
- Other: Big Shot with Floral and Window Frames framlets and Cloudy Day embossing folder, Signo White gel pen, Festive Paper Piercing Pcak, Paper Piercer and Mat, dimensionals
This last card was my favorite to stamp. I had gotten the Stippled Roses set this fall and it sat on the shelf neglected. But now that spring is coming (but not here yet- we just got more snow...) I feel justified in pulling out all the floral stuff! The Illumination ink makes an appearance here too. But my favorite part to stamp was the floral print on the Crumb Cake strip. I just love how it came together, even though I had to cover most of it up :)
- Stamps: Stippled Roses
- Ink: Regal Rose, Primrose Petals, Lucky Limeade, Illuminate
- Paper: Naturals White, Whisper White, Regal Rose, Crumb Cake
- Other: Big Shot with Ovals framelit and Fancy Fans embossing folder, Doily, Occasions Paper Piercing Pack, Paper Piercer and Mat, White Baker's Twine, Signo white gel pen, dimensionals
Now, it is time to move on to stop #2,
Yapha Mason with Pretty in Pink!
And don't worry, if you get lost along the way,
here is a link to get you back on track.
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