Today I have another sneak peek of the upcoming Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog for you. Let's take a look at the Flowers for Every Season Suite, especially the Jar of Flowers Bundle.
- When I placed my first preorder, the suite's pretty 6"x6" designer series paper wasn't yet available so I used that as an opportunity to try out an "out of the box" idea I had for the stems. Due to COVID-19 related production delays the new In-Color Inks were also delayed so I mixed some of our existing colors together to get what I hope are similar results. Keep in mind that you will likely have other colors available if you try this.
- I stamped the stems cross hatch style along the right and bottom edges of a 1/4 sheet of Whisper White. You could do this directly on a Whisper White card base if you have your card planned out better than I did when I started playing. I stamped these in Soft Suede. After playing around with other features on this card I decided to color over those crosshatched stems with my So Saffron Dark Blends.
- When I started playing with the bouquet images, I stamped them all in Mossy Meadow and grabbed several Blends markers and joined Kelly, my husband, to start watching the series Ozark on Netflix while I colored and snipped them out. It was relaxing and they really don't take that long to cut. You can see the colors used by checking the product list at the bottom of this post.
- I stamped a few "blotches" of Seaside Spray using a stamp from the Dressed to Impress stamp set (#151666) in the lower corner of a 1/4 sheet Whisper White and added the greeting from Celebrate Sunflowers in Mossy Meadow. After the stamping I embossed the piece with the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder before trimming it down 3/8" on two sides. This was layered on to a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of Mossy meadow before attaching over the crosshatches on the base card.
- I punched the jar out with the co-ordinating punch after stamping it with Seaside Spray and the stems in Mossy Meadow. I added a little scribble of Seaside Spray Blends for water in the jar and tied a piece of the new Bumble Bee gingham ribbon around the top of the jar. Don't you think this ribbon is just made for sunflowers?
- Both the jar and bouquet are popped up on the card with dimensionals. I added a few of the Flowers for Every Seasons gems to finish this off.
As I publish this most of these new products are not yet available, though you could choose from them as part of your starter kit if you sign up to be a new demonstrator with me. Let me know if you want to know more about how to do this. Otherwise, the Annual 2020-21 Catalog will go live on June 3 at 1pm Central Time (US).
I so appreciate that you took the time as you visit my blog today. Let me know what you think and come back again soon! Feel free to ask questions if something isn't clear.
Check out the Stampin' Up! catalogs link at the top of my blog. If you don't have regular Stampin' Up Demonstrator and would like hard copies of any of our current catalogs please feel free to email me at [email protected]
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If you place a minimum $50 (US) order using the May host code, UYY4462B , I will send you a sampler of products from the new Ornate Garden Suite. US customers only. Customers placing an order smaller than $50 will still receive my thank you card.
If you place a $150 or greater order please don't use the hostess code. You will still receive the gifts but you will also get your own hostess benefits.
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