One of the most exciting products in the new Stampin’ Up! catalog is only available to demonstrators at this time.  The Blendabilities product line has been delayed for release to customers for production reasons, and should be available in late June or early July – stay tuned!  In the meantime, I’ve been dutifully playing with mine so that you will have the opportunity to enjoy them vicariously 🙂

• Color Palette:  Rich Razzleberry, Hello Honey, Basic Black and Very Vanilla
• Stamps:  Fabulous Florets (retired), Dictionary and Teeny Tiny Wishes
• Accessories:  Decorative Dots TIEF, Crushed Curry 3/4″ Chevron Ribbon, Large and XL oval punches, Neutrals Decorative Buttons, Rhinestone Jewels, Blendabilities in Rich Razzleberry and Daffodil Delight, and Stampin’ Dimensionals

I stamped the same image multiple times and colored it with each color family of Blendabilities markers.  I’m sorry it’s a retired image, but my options were limited and I liked this flower because it only had a few petals 🙂

I learned that I prefer to work with dark first and move into the lighter colors.  I also learned that I favor an overall darker tone than most people. And unsurprisingly, I learned that I don’t really understand lighting and shadows.

I also learned that I LOVE to color with Blendabilities!!  No streaking, no uneven color, just rich, beautiful, saturated tones.  The process of going back and forth over your image does create some bleed through on the back of the image, and I recommend that you plan on layering your image to disguise that.

If you’re really anxious to try these out, you can take advantage of the June Sign-and-Save promotion: for $50 you can become a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator and select Blendabilities in your initial order.  It’s a no risk, no obligation decision and right now it’s the only way to get your hands on these markers.  Let me know how I can help you get started!