Colour Q Challenge | The Maui Stamper

Anybody else an old Maxwell Smart fan? I loved Get Smart back in the day, but I thought the movie was dumb. Some things shouldn’t be re-done.

Anyway, what does all this have to do with the price of tea in China? (My we ARE digging out the old chestnuts today!) I had the ColourQ 45 Challenge colors listed on my craft table all week and finally finished the card yesterday, only to realize that I’d just missed the posting deadline. Well, I missed being considered for Colour Queen, but of course I can still upload to the site. Would you vote for me?

Just Believe stamp set
Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Early Espresso and Wild Wasabi card stock
Wild Wasabi and Early Espresso Classic ink pads
Regal Rose and Rose Red Stampin’ Write markers
Big Shot and Lattice Embossing folder; Stampin’ Dimensionals
Pretty in Pink 3/8 inch taffeta ribbon and Pearls Stick-on Jewels

I couldn’t get into the Tempting Turquoise in the Colour Q scheme, and I thought I would be really sneaky and just put a teeny tiny border in to satisfy the requirements. Who would have guessed that it would work so well?? I was astonished to say the least.

Today’s ribbon treatment does NOT involve sticky, tacky adhesive, thank you very much. There’s a simple running stitch on one side of a 2 inch scrap of ribbon, pulled together and knotted to make a half-rosette. A pair of those are on either side of the sentiment and I am very pleased with they way they turned out. I’m sure someone has done this before but I haven’t seen it done so for now I am claiming this brilliant concept.

You know you’re gonna need this stamp set…

One thing that crafters in all mediums have in common is a stash. We hoard special goodies we bought at that out-of-the-way shop we found while traveling, expensive goodies we splurged on in some high-end store, or perhaps most precious, RETIRED goodies. These are things we can’t get anymore.

I have goodies in all three catagories, but I’m finally relenting and using up some of my retired and retiring paper. Stampin’ Up! has announced a Color Renovation effective July 1 (You haven’t heard? Have you been off the planet?) and there just isn’t room for ALL of the old and ALL of the new. One of my stashes is Kiwi Kiss – paper, ink, and ribbon – and I’m going to use it up. (gasp!)

Vintage Vogue and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets; Very Vintage Wheel
Kiwi Kiss, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White and Summer Sun card stock
Kiwi Kiss, Soft Suede and Summer Sun Classic ink pads; Whisper White Craft ink pad
1 1/4 inch, 1 3/8 inch square punches; Round tab punch; 1/8 inch circle punch (non-SU)
Soft Suede polka dot grosgrain ribbon; White gel pen
Big Shot and Lattice Impressions Folder

This is a Colour Q Challenge and when I saw it included Kiwi Kiss my first thought was to substitute Old Olive and continue hoarding my precious stash. When I put the colors (oops! Colours!) together I realized the brighter tone of the Kiwi Kiss made a big difference and I decided to be brave. What’s the point of hoarding something if you never intend to use it?

I’m feeling very brave…maybe it’s time to go take a look into my closet. Maybe…