Butterfly Gala..

 A very quick and simple share for you today... using Butterfly Gala and Butterfly Duet Punch (now consistently back in stock!)

And Country Floral 3D Embossing Folder (currently unorderable... as are the other carryover 3D folders... Sorry!)

Tuesday In Colour Tips & A Gift...

And sharing a peek at the Bloom & Grow bundle for you too...

This Thank You card uses all 5 of the new In Colors.... which is a first for me... as usually the 5 in Colors are not designed to... and definitely don't all work together... but this year is different!

And I love each and everyone one of these colours... though normally I would only use 4 of them together! Either Rococo Rose or Terracotta Tile...

However do note that (very sadly) the Purple Posy ink pad is not currently available to order... So- in the meantime- some Tips for your Purple Posy colour...

• Buy the 2019-2021 markers for all the colours!
• Stamp off Gorgeous Grape for Purple Posy a few times (or as I did here... I added some drops of water to my Gorgeous Grape ink on my ink pad lid... and used the Aquapainter to apply)
• Buy the Stampin Blends Purple Posy combo pack (Also available in Pretty Peacock, Rococo Rose and Seaside Spray)

And whilst I am talking the new In Colors... don't forget that there are 2 lovely new paper selections that co-ordinate too...

The 6x6 Color Collection Paper Stack...

And the Woven Threads 12x12 pack... along with the rest of its suite... 

And finally... here is a Gift For You... click here for your free In Color Combi Chart

Want your own In Colors? Click here to contact me to arrange your own bespoke package... or click here to go and order in the Online Store...

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Welcome to the Team...

Delighted to have posted out this group of Welcome to the Team cards yesterday... to 5 more ladies for whom I can't wait to see where their Stampin' Up! journey takes them...

Most of which have been made with the favourite colours of the recipients... love it when I can do that...

Products used Butterfly Gala ... for which the punch is still estimated to be back in stock mid April in Europe...

And the Country Floral embossing folder which was a Sale A Bration freebie product BUT I am delighted to say that it will CARRY OVER! Yes it will be available to order from the new 2019-2020 Annual Catalogue come 4th June... Yay! As it really is lovely... Click here to see it in action... 7 ways!

Along with the demonstrator only Stampin Your Way to the Top ... perfect for the job!!

And the now retired (sniff!) Story Label punch... it was a good one!!

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Balmy Blue Lovely Lattice & Country Floral

Love these flowers in the Lovely Lattice stamp set... a Sale A Bration item... so can only be earnt during March with a £45 qualifying order... yes...  now only 2 weeks left of this promotion...

3 of my favourite new colours on here... Balmy Blue Stampin Blends for the Lovely Lattice flowers with Granny Apple Green Stampin Blends for the leaves... and Soft Sea Foam cardstock for the Country Floral embossed panel... 

And a 4th colour surprise to me.... as I love the new Pineapple Punch for the centre of the flowers... adds such a pop!! Though I have to admit that this was my least favourite in the 2018-2020 In Colors when I first saw them (and still is if I look at the cardstock!)

Sentiment frame punched using the new (and available during March only) Story Label Punch

7 ways to colour the Country Floral embossing Folder for Tuesday Tips & Tricks....

I have a round up of different looks and ways for colouring the Country Floral embossing folder for you today... There are other ways... but I had to stop myself...

Should really have shared these a few weeks ago... But I meant to  come back to them and make some pretty cards... and so they got forgotten about... but hey... better late than never... 

But before I start... know your Country Floral embossing folder! 

Available exclusively for free with a £45 order during the Sale A Bration promotion... which ends 31st March...

It is a Dynamic Textured Impression folder... so use only one plate to emboss through your Big Shot... 

And... for the purposes of the explanations here... the front of the folder is the side with the Stampin' Up! and the Sizzix logos on... so you are looking at the front face of the front side on the picture above... 

First up... white cardstock... with simple inking up of a face... using either an ink pad direct (as I did)... or a brayer if you prefer a lighter touch and more control... 

(1) inking up the back face of the front side... aka the debossed/valley/sunken face... apologies for the different colour (Balmy Blue) here...

(2) inking up the front face of the back side... aka the embossed/peak/raised face...

Then using coloured cardstock... with simple inking up of a face... using the same colour/darker ink... either an ink pad direct... or a brayer if you prefer a lighter touch and more control... I think I used Coastal Cabana ink on my samples... but it may have been Pool Party!!

(3) inking up the back face of the front side... aka the debossed/valley/sunken face... 

(4) inking up the front face of the back side... aka the embossed/peak/raised face... apologies for the smaller panel... I must have been rushing at the time!!

And finally... a bit of multi colouring... three ways... 

I used Balmy Blue, Highland Heather, Pineapple Punch & Granny Apple Green unless otherwise indicated...

(5) Using the Many Marvellous Marker pens to colour onto the back face of the front side of the embossing folder aka the debossed/valley/sunken face... and then embossing the white cardstock... Wouldn't suit the perfectionists out there... as a more vintage random look... 

(6) embossing white cardstock... and then colouring using the Light Stampin Blends... I also used the Soft Sea Foam one here for some of the leaves... nice and precise and bright... 

(7) And my favourite... using Watercolor Pencils... Embossed white card first... then scribble pencils onto embossed/raised side of cardstock... and then Blender Pen to move the colour "out"... 

Slight variation on colours here (Daffodil Delight, Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple & Garden Green)

Now I could carry on for a while... but I need to move on with my Class schedule and projects... But my next one would be... combining (1) in Pool Party ink and watercolor pencils (7)... 

Hope you have found these a useful round up...  And now you know how to do these... you can search on Google & Pinterest etc and find lots of examples of cards with pretty colour Country Floral coloured flowers... to inspire you even further... 

But ... before I go... here is one prepared earlier for you... using the Stampin Blends method (6) described above..

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