A new Stampin' Up! catalogue is coming soon, which also means we must bid farewell to a selection of products. One that we always know ahead of time will retire are the products that are related to the In Color palette that was issued two years ago. One of my favorite thing to do when a new catalogue comes out is to spot my favorite samples in it and make a personalized version with other products I have on hand. In this case, there's a particularly lovely sample showing the 2020-2022 In Colors as a tag that caught my eye. I thought that idea would be a great way to celebrate the retiring In Colors as well.
I kept the idea of having thin strips of cardstock and stamping designs on them in the same ink color. I changed the tag to a long tall card and I changed the florals to the fun patterns from the Praiseworthy Prose stamp set. By selecting this set, I also had a nice selection of sentiments to choose from. Here, I picked the Friendship definition.
I then looked for dies that could house the definition and I ended up using the Stitched Labels dies (retiring). The original sample has a white label layered over another larger white label. I recycled the idea of having two layered white shapes and I used the circle from the same die set. I could have kept it entirely white, but I got the idea of sneaking a punched circle in there in Lovely Lipstick. If you look at the punched circle and the ink colour, you get a hint of the two retiring In Colors I'll miss the most. (Pineapple Punch and Grapefruit Grove are so bright, I had the hardest time using them. I love Call me Clover, but I did have a hard time incorporating it in projects.)
The original project is very angular. I made mine asymetrical so that it would feel more dynamic, which goes well with the party streamers stamped on the panels. Because the original was a tag, there was one colour of ribbon added at the top. Since I was making a card, I was inspired to use all five ribbon colours tied directly on each strip instead. I love how it adds texture, showcases the product coordination and uses my retiring products. I also added some gems to fill in the space a bit.
The finished card measures 3" x 6". I used the long tall envelopes Stampin' Up! used to carry years ago. I only have two left, which makes me sad as I love this format.
Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Prose louable (Praiseworthy Prose)
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Pineapple Punch, Blueberry Bushel, Lovely Lipstick,
Call Me Clover, Grapefruit Grove
Ink: Pineapple Punch, Blueberry Bushel, Lovely Lipstick,
Call Me Clover, Grapefruit Grove
Acessories: 1#8" Pineapple Punch, Blueberry Bushel, Lovely Lipstick,
Call Me Clover and Grapefruit Grove Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Stitched Labels Dies, From My Heart Faceted Gems, White Tall Envelope,
1-1/4" Circle Punch, Handheld Punch
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