Stampin' UP! will be introducing new families of colors as part of their COLOR RENOVATION, which will premier with the new catalog on July 1.

Over the last few weeks, you've been introduced to the Brights, the Subtles, and the Regals.  All are combinations of existing colors, returning InColors, and some new colors to round out the collections.  This week, it's the Neutrals.

 

 

 

 

 These ten neutrals work fabulously with all of the other collections as accents, but they also present a wonderful pallette on their own for beautiful, elegant statements.

 

Here are some inspired projects using these colors:

 

 

 

 

This card uses Crumb Cake (formerly Kraft) as a base.  The Medallion is stamped in Old Olive on Old Olive cardstock, with Happy Birthday stamped in Chocolate chip across the bottom.  The upper corners were rounded, and it was mounted on Chocolate Chip cardstock. THe Scallop Trim border punch, and paper piercer were used on the Bashful Blue element, it was embellished with two Olive brads, and Chocolate Chip taffeta ribbon.  The flower was made by repeatedly stamping "Happy" (from Define Your Life) on white paper with Cholocolate Chip ink, and punching out three Scalloped Circles.  Crumple gently, and sponge the edges with Chocolate Chip.  Then hold them together with a bright brad before mounting on the card.

 

 

 

 

This cute little "purse" is made from the Top Note die and the Big Shot, using Bashful Blue.  Emboss again with the Big Shot, using the Elegant Bouquet Textured Embossing Folder, and highlight with a few silver brads.  The pretty highlight is stamped with A Flower for All Seasons, using ink to watercolor the image, and mounted on a Scalloped Circle punched from Chocolate Chip.  "Thanks so much" is from Three Little Words, and the cute little butterflies were made using the Beautiful Wings Embosslits die.  Striped grosgrain ribbon provides the "handles".

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is another lovely example of a card made on a Crumb Cake Base, with the striped grosgrain ribbon as a major accent, tied with Chocolate Chip taffeta ribbon.  The Top Note die was used on Regal Rose for the mat.  Bashful Blue was Scalloped with the Scallop Edge Punch, and highlighted with a strip of So Saffron, attached with So Saffron brads.  Trendy Trees provided the tree image, and the sentiment was from On Your Birthday.

 

 

 

Remember:  the Color Renovation also means lots of retiring colors.  If you LOVE Orchid Opulence, and can't live without Ballet Blue, now is the time to stock up on ink pads, cardstock, and markers.  You can check out the list of retiring colors here. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, May is National Scrapbooking Month.
 
And during this month, Stampin' Up! is offering a package of Designer Brads for FREE when you purchase either My Digital Studio, Stampin' Up!'s great new digital scrapbooking and card-making software, OR one of MANY stamp sets perfect for use in your scrapbooks.
 
The FREE Designer Brads include:
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Eligible stamp sets include Extreme Elements, Framed with Love (retiring!), Certified (retiring!), Circle Circus, and. from the Summer Mini Catalog (in wood or clear mount), Elements of Style, Rough Type, Sentimental Journey, and First Day. 

 

• 2 Simply Scrappin' Kits of your choice (a $39.90 value!)
• Scrap maps for ten 2-page spreads
• Cutting instructions (to get the most out of your kits)
• Sample pages

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The winner for April is Gina W. of Center Lane, MI.  Thanks Gina! 

 

In order to enter my monthly drawing, simply  Forward This E-mail to a friend using the link below.  At the end of each month, I'll draw the name of the winner, and you'll be mentioned in my newsletter.  Every month is a new drawing!