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Blendabilities, blendabilities, wherefore art thou, blendabilities?

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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 🙂 Maui Stamper Razzleberry Blendabilities

  • 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

Maui Stamper Razzleberry BlendabilitiesI 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 🙂

Maui Stamper Rich Razzleberry Blendabilities

Maui Stamper Pumpkin Pie BlendabilitiesMaui Stamper Daffodil Delight BlendabilitiesMaui Stamper Cherry Cobbler BlendabilitiesMaui Stamper Coastal Cabana BlendabilitiesI 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.

Maui Stamper Blendabilities from the backIf 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!

Maui Stamper Sign and Save June 2014

 

…and 2012 is just around the corner

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I made these little calendars last year using a template from Tracy Harp at Inky Doodles and they were so popular that I brought them back for an encore this year:

January 2012 Easel Calendar

January uses the Awash with Flowers stamp set

February 2012 Easel Calendar

February uses the Ain’t Love Grand Hostess set

March 2012 Easel Calendar

March uses Fabulous Florets, one of my personal favorites

These little calendars are just the right size to sit on a cute little easel in my kitchen.

Blues and greens – my favorite combination

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If I had to choose only one color combination to work with it forever would be blue with green:

Pool Party Vellum Florets

  • Fabulous Florets, Creative Elements, My Friend and Curly Cute stamp sets
  • Whisper White and Pool Party card stock
  • Vellum card stock
  • Pool Party, Island Indigo and Lucky Limeade Classic ink pads
  • Rhinestone Jewels

Love these stamps, love this technique, love this look!  More masking – yep, you’ll see this again – and some vellum too.  My cards were starting to have a “same-same” feeling to them and I’ve been looking for ways to switch them up.  New colors certainly help, and of course new stamps always make a big difference, but I wanted a different feeling.

Finding a new layout always makes a difference.  There are loads of sources for new sketches and many of them have challenges – Mojo Monday is one of my favorites.  Sometimes a sketch seems to fall into place, and other times it becomes a battle, but new sketches are a great way to bring some freshness to your projects.

I like the trimmed edge on this card, making the floral collage into one giant focal point.  Don’t be intimidated because it’s just not that hard!  It’s a quick way to give your card new perspective.

New colors, new looks

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Who doesn’t love color?  It’s amazing to me to think about the infinite variety in color, and I’ve always wondered if everyone sees color the same way.   Do you see the same shade as I do when I see a sheet of Cherry Cobbler card stock?  Or have we just learned to call it Cherry Cobbler, but we each see something different?  That’s one of the questions on My List.

When my kids were small and asked questions I couldn’t begin to imagine an answer for, I would tell them to put the question on their List.  I would explain that I kept a list of questions for God, and when I finally got to heaven I planned on asking for the answers.  My List has questions ranging from “Why do bad things happen to good people?” all the way to “Why is it so hard to get the mango fruit off the pit?”  When it’s my turn, I hope it will be a slow day in heaven, because my list is kind of long.

Well!  That said, how about a card?

Fabulous Florets Pirouette

  • Fabulous Florets and Oval All stamp sets
  • Pink Pirouette textured card stock
  • Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder and Cherry Cobbler card stock
  • Pink Pirouette, Wisteria Wonder and Cherry Cobbler Classic ink pads
  • Pink Pirouette Stampin’ Write marker
  • Oval and Scallop oval punches; Scallop trim border punch
  • White 3/8 inch taffeta ribbon
  • Rhinestone jewels
  • Stampin’ Dimensionals

Don’t you love this color combination?  It’s straight from the Color Coach – you can add the cards for the new 2011-2013 colors (Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, Pool Party and Calypso Coral) for only $2.50.  Choose 124886 for the English option, 124887 for the multiple language option.

You’ll see this masking technique again – I’m hooked on this look.  I can create my own Designer Series Paper in any color combination I want with a little ink, paper and Post-It® notes.  You can do it too – stamp an image on the note making sure the image is over the sticky portion of the note as much as possible.  Trim out your image and place it over your stamped image on your project.  Now you can stamp over that image with another color, creating the impression that one image is forward of the other.  Try it – it’s easy!

Imagine the Possibilites

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It’s a new Stampin’ Up! year, and I LOVE a fresh beginning.  What could make a better start than this?

Imagine the Possibilities Island Indigo

  • My Friend, Fabulous Florets and Word Play stamp sets
  • Island Indigo and Whisper White card stock; White Vellum paper
  • Island Indigo and Basic Black Classic ink pads
  • Black 1/8 inch Taffeta ribbon
  • Rhinestone jewels

 

I’m warning you, I’m on a vellum kick for some reason.  There are things stamped on vellum all over my desk!  I’m a little over-stimulated right now with all the new goodies, and as a result I’m big on starting but not so very big on finishing projects.  I’ll get there, though.

I’m looking forward to sharing the new catalog with you, and to dreaming new dreams together.  I CAN imagine the possibilities!!