Join the 2022 In Color Product Club

2022 In Color Club

I ran this In Color Product Club last year with great feedback.  It helps off set purchasing all of the new In Color products at once, which adds up to $187 before tax & shipping.  Plus, by being an In Club Member, you’ll receive bonuses each month with your In Color products.  Pooling the orders together yields bigger bonuses. 😊 Each…

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Sponge Dauber Coloring, Easy & Quick

Sponge Dauber coloring

When it comes to stamping, there are many different types of coloring techniques.  You have stamping with different colored ink pads, coloring with Blends Markers and Stampin’ Write Markers, chalks, watercolor pencils, watercoloring with both blender pens and water painters, blending brushes and sponge daubers.  Today, I’m going to show you a cool coloring technique using Sponge Daubers.  We made…

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Awesome Otters & Simply Marbelous Paper

Otter & fish card on Blue Marbelized paper card

For the last two months, I have been doing regular Facebook Lives on Tuesdays at 2:30 EST.  Be sure to turn in next Tuesday on my Mail Something Pretty Facebook Page to see a new episode.  This week, I highlighted and combined two of the Sale-a-bration choices: Awesome Otters & the Simply Marbeleous paper.  I think the two pair very…

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Snowflake Card with Vellum & Blends

Snowflake Card with Vellum & Blends

I am in love with this card!  I loved the original I saw online which was pink, but I didn’t have the necessary pink ribbon so I turned my version into blue (I love blue Christmas cards).  That’s what we do, see something to copy and/tweak to fit the supplies we have.  We put photos, tips and videos online, for…

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Coolest Tie-Dye Coloring

Tie-dye pastels

We made this tie-dye birthday card for my Club last month and it was a HUGE hit.  It really is the coolest tie-dying coloring technique because it has that washed out look of an actual tie-dye t-shirt.  We focused on the Soft Pastels last month and this card was the finale for all the projects.  I love both the color…

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Alternate Card Ideas for the Sweet Ice Cream Stamp Set

Alternate Card Ideas for Sweet Ice Cream Stamp Set

Creating Ice Cream & Popsicles are fun and easy to create with these ice cream and popsicle stamps, punch and paper.  But if you look closely, there are several alternate card ideas for the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set too.  I challenged myself to stick with the same color palette for each card, as well as the same card base…

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Masking & Spotlighting Techniques

Masking & Spotlighting Techniques

This is one of the cards I showcased on World Card Making Day. It actually showcases three fun combinations of techniques: coloring with ink and a water painter, masking & spotlighting techniques. Do them separately or all together like I did on this sunflower card. I think this is a perfect card for any occasion no matter what time of…

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Different Ways to Color a Stamped Image

Different Ways to Color a Stamped Image

Coloring. Something we learn how to do when we are toddlers. Crayons can be fun, but the options are so much greater as we get older. You have several choices of coloring when it comes to Stampin’ Up!.  Below are 8 peony flowers, all the same stamped image and colors of Calypso Coral and Granny Apple Green.  Each image uses…

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Bright & Happy Watercolor Washed Sunflowers

Celebrate Sunflowers

Pink & green, THE color combination of the early eighties. I can remember vividly the pink & green ribbon hair ties, patterned shirts, corduroy pants and sneakers I wore in 6th grade – the year of pink & green. The pink is back and it’s called Magenta Madness! It’s bright, it’s powerful and it’s fun!!! For Club this month, we…

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#keepstamping Color Challenges

#keepstamping color challenge

Did you know that there are 53 Stampin’ Up! colors? Do you have a favorite? It’s hard to choose I know. I’m sure many of us change our favorite several times a year, I certainly do. And that’s totally okay! Actually, I think changing favorite colors is preferred so we can use all the colors. Color challenges is another way…

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Stampin’ Writes vs. Stampin’ Blends Markers

Stampin' Writes vs. Stampin' Blends Markers

Recently I was asked the difference between Stampin’ Write Markers and Stampin’ Blends.  I thought you may have a similar question as well, so I thought I would write a post about both of them, their differences and benefits. Videos of both sets of markers are at the end of this post. Stampin’ Write Markers are like regular magic markers, but…

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The difference between Black StazOn and Memento Inks

Which Black Ink do I use?

I often get asked what is the difference between Black StazOn and Memento Inks.  They are both black inks, but each serves a different purpose.  If you want to stamp black ink on card stock and leave it alone, then you can use either ink.  If you want to color the image you stamp, then it matters which black ink…

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Color Coordination Inspiration from Home Decor Magazines

Card using Sale-a-bration Butterfly Gala paper

One of my favorite parts about making cards is pairing colors together.  I tend to use more vibrant, bold colors and patterns than soft and pastel.  Everyone is drawn to their favorites, but it’s good to get out of your comfort zone once in a while.  If you are looking for inspiration on what colors work with other colors, I…

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