I absolutely adore the Stampin' Up Floral Squares. It's a set that will stay in my collection whether or not it stays in the catalog! (If you are a Stampin' Up collector, do you ever look back at the previous catalog and it already seems over-used or out-of-date? Even the main catalog that is just a few months old, but there have been multiple mini catalogs and a sale-a-bration or two in the meantime. No offense at all to Stampin' Up - but shiny new toys are always exciting and tend to eclipse the older toys. Clearly I have "squirrel syndrome"! When I was putting together my order for sale-a-bration, there were still things on my wishlist from the main catalog, but I couldn't get excited about them. On the other hand - I already own the Floral Squares - and this is a set that I am still excited about!)
So for my sketch, I had to add a square so I could use the wonderful Floral Squares that were still on my mind after shopping for new stuff. I paired it with brand new paper from the Sale-a-bration catalog! There are two really old things on this card. The sentiment is form Honeycomb Hello. I couldn't even tell you how old that is but it has a variety of small and simple sentiments that sometimes are the only thing that will work on a card. The sequins are Iridescent Sequin Assortment that includes colors that I don't even remember (they are probably not all that old - this may be more of a statement on my memory!) But even with old colors, it's surprising how often they work for me!
To this day, I have a number of people to whom I still routinely send cheerful cards as they are still isolating as much as possible. I think this one definitely qualifies as cheerful and will be in the mail soon.
I hope to see you playing along with us this week at Freshly Made Sketches. I'm looking forward to seeing what you create!
SUPPLY LIST
Stamps: Stampin' Up Honeycomb Hello (retired)
Dies: Stampin' Up Floral Squares, Layering Squares Framelits, Stitched Labels Framelits
Paper: Stampin' Up Sunshine & Rainbows (from sale-a-bration), cardstock in So Saffron, Mango Melody, Flirty Flamingo
Other: Stampin' Up Iridescent Sequin Assortment (retired)
I know what you mean about the catalog(s)! AND I love what you've done here...one of my favorite color combinations and that set is pretty darn cute!
ReplyDeleteI love these diesuts too! This is so pretty - and perfect with that DSP!
ReplyDeleteThis is a fabulous card Kim! I just love those flowers and the DSP! Such pretty colours! Thanks for an amazing sketch this week!
ReplyDeleteI love this card! it is simple, yet impactful. I am a big fan!!
ReplyDeleteI see why you like this set, Kim it's cute! Your card is fabulous, love the colors!
ReplyDeleteI love this card. It's perfectly cute, perfectly cheerful and perfectly made. TFS
ReplyDeleteI hear you about the catalog thing. Happens to me all the time. And I love this card! The colors are great and the floral square dies are funky and fun!
ReplyDeleteI love these dies and this is exactly what I would have made with this sketch Kim if you hadn't beaten me to it lol! So instead I am going to CASE this one for fun and have a crack at something different! I so know what you mean about new toys - I always end up with things that don't get played with enough but fall by the wayside in favour of new!! I will keep these floral squares forever too - LOVE them!
ReplyDeleteThis is so awesome. I love the contemporary feel to this. I have SU catalogs all the way back to the 90's and look at them occasionally!
ReplyDeleteThanks for a fabulous sketch! Your card is such fun and the colours work beautifully together.
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