This year’s In Color collection is a lot of things, but honey, it’s not subtle.  These are colors that pop.  They stand up and shout!  My color preferences tend to be more muted or rich tones but this bunch just vibrates with intensity.  It’s taken a little getting used to for me.

I made this card at a shoebox swap at a demonstrator meeting.  If there’s anything I like more than stamping, it’s stamping with friends.  We’re usually kinda noisy, and sometimes we get distracted and have to hurry up to finish, but we always have a great time.

• Hello Again stamp set
• Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry and Melon Mambo Classic ink pads; Bermuda Bay and Melon Mambo Stampin’ Write markers
• Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry and Melon Mambo cardstock
• Crushed Curry polka dot ribbon
• Gold brads and 1/16″ handheld circle punch

You can’t help but feel cheery when you’ve got colors like this in your face.  They insist that you smile.