JAI #357: STAMPIN' UP! COLORFUL SEASONS, AND AN ANNOUNCEMENT

Jan has come up with a lovely colour challenge at Just Add Ink this week.  This challenge is bittersweet for me, as it is my last, as a member of the Just Add Ink Design Team.  I've been honoured to be part of the team for more than 5 years (and playing along long before that).  Life has thrown me a lot of personal challenges in recent months, and I need to channel my energies into getting myself strong and focussed for the future.  I hope that those of you who have followed me through Just Add Ink will continue to visit my blog as I enter this new phase of my life.

Now, onto the colour palette we have to create with:

I have chosen to use a stamp set that is coming out in the new Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue in June.  I was able to pre-order the set super-early, as a perk of being a demonstrator who attended a recent OnStage event.  There's a sentiment in this set, that really resonates me, particularly at the moment ... so I made a card, sort of for myself!

I know that even though I am going through a tough period, "this, too, shall pass".  Sometimes I just have to stop, breathe, and trust that everything will be okay!

Can you see the hint of shimmer, courtesy of the clear Wink of Stella pen, on some of the blossoms?

All of the current Stampin' Up! products used on this card are listed below.  If you would like to buy them for yourself, just click on one of the thumbnail images, to be taken to my online store (Australian residents only).  The Colorful Seasons bundle will be available for purchase on 1st June.

Be sure to check out the rest of the Just Add Ink Design Team's creations here; we love to know you've been to visit, so please leave some comment love!  We hope you are inspired to play along with this week's challenge.

Product List

Touches Of Texture Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143251] $57.00	Lovely Stitching Photopolymer Stamp Set [141930] $30.00	Clear Block A [118487] $7.00	Clear Block C [118486] $12.00	Clear Block D [118485] $14.00
Clear Block I [118488] $20.00	Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695] $14.00	Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock [119981] $14.00	Island Indigo A4 Card Stock [124390] $14.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75
Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [126976] $11.50	Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin' Pad [126950] $11.50	Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad [141395] $11.50	Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad [126986] $11.50	Big Shot [143263] $159.00
Brights Enamel Shapes [141680] $15.75	2016-2018 In Color Enamel Shapes [141410] $15.75	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $7.00

JAI #320: STAMPIN' UP! MOROCCAN DESIGNER SERIES PAPER, AND A SKETCH

Tina has designed a lovely sketch for us at Just Add Ink this week:

I just love the rich colours, and eye-catching designs, in Stampin' Up!'s new Moroccan Designer Series Paper.  Some of the glorious paper forms the background of my card, and I've used complementary colours in my other elements:

I have listed below all the Stampin' Up! products used to make this card; if you click on one of the thumbail images, you can shop for the products in my  online store.

Be sure to check out the rest of the projects made by the Just Add Ink Design Team this week.  We hope you're inspired to play along, by creating a card or scrapbook page using Tina's sketch.

Product List

Lovely Stitching Photopolymer Stamp Set [141930] $30.00	Designer Tin Of Cards Photopolymer Stamp Set [141739] $45.00	Clear Block A [118487] $7.00	Clear Block C [118486] $12.00	Clear Block H [118490] $14.00
Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $15.75	Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock [141419] $14.00	Moroccan Designer Series Paper [141645] $19.25	Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad [141394] $11.50	Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad [141396] $11.50
Delightful Dijon Classic Stampin' Pad [138327] $11.50	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974] $11.50	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [126978] $11.50	Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $58.00
Classic Label Punch [141491] $31.00	2016-2018 In Color Enamel Shapes [141410] $15.75	Emerald Envy Solid Baker's Twine [141686] $5.25	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $17.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Glue Dots [103683] $8.00