April 2021 Monthy Blog Hop

 

Hi, and welcome to this month's blog hop!

Thank you for joining us for our Stampin' Up!® Demonstrators Monthly Team Blog Hop!  We are so happy that you could join us today for ideas and creative inspiration.

We are a group of Stampin' Up! ®  Demonstrators from around the world who are taking part in training that is helping us to build a successful Stampin' Up!® business and reach some goals we have set.  We really appreciate your support.

You may be starting here or have come from another blog - either way, you can find the link list at the bottom of this post so that you can see every blog post and idea today.  Don't miss a single one!  

Our theme is Thank You.  

For my card today, I am highlighting several of our Stampin' Up! products that are set to retire.  I will list them at the bottom of the blog.   These products in the current Annual Catalog are retiring in order to make room for new items coming soon in the new 2021-2022 Annual Catalog.  The retiring products are available to purchase only while supplies last.  Once they are gone, they're gone!  Click HERE to visit my online store.

The stamp set, Special Someone, and the coordinating Special Day Dies, are favorites of mine to use & make cards for many occasions.  It has the two-step stamping technique to create some very cute critters, as well as balloons, floral images, and timely sentiments in a couple of different fonts.  So versatile!  As you can see in the photo above, I used the racoon image from the set.  He's holding a pretty little flower to thank someone special.

The Designer Series Paper, also retiring, is Ornate Garden Specialty paper, full of gorgeous floral patterns.  Some paper selections in this pack have gold foil on them - that's what makes them "specialty" papers.  

The circle punches, 2" and 2 1/4" are on the retiring list.  I punched out the larger 2 1/4" circle in Terracotta Tile card stock, which is one of the 2019-2021 In Colors that is retiring.  The 2" circle is punched from Basic White CS.

The card base is Basic White CS, and then a layer of Terracotta Tile CS to frame the DSP.  Sentiment stamped in Terracotta Tile.  The Racoon lined image is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto white CS, then the solid image stamped in Early Espresso ink (filling in the head & body of the racoon).

Coordinating Dies cut the racoon, the flower and the word bubble.  I've added a piece of Scalloped Linen Ribbon in Terracotta Tile (also retiring); you can see, below, on the final card.  I also used another piece of the DSP on the envelope.

Here is a slightly different version of the card, to show you another selection from the same pack of Ornate Garden Specialty DSP.

The card base for this 2nd card is Early Espresso, and I also used one of the larger flowers from the stamp set, also die-cut; So Saffron ink used on this card; sentiment again stamped in Terracotta Tile.

I hope this little racoon put a smile on your face.  Do you have a favorite of the two cards?

Thanks for taking a look at my blog, today, and taking part in our Demonstrators' Blog Hop.  I'd love for you to leave a comment, let me know what you think.

Retiring products used:

• Special Someone stamp set 151643
• Special Day Dies  153587
• Ornate Garden Specialty DSP 152488
• Terracotta Scalloped Linen Ribbon 149705
• Terracotta Tile Ink Pad 150086
• Terracotta Tile CS  150884
• 2" circle punch  133782
• 2 1/4" circle punch 143720

On to the next blog stop - hope you'll visit each one.   You're sure to find inspiration for your own crafting projects!

Till next time, take care......JULIE 💖

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