CSF Saturday Hop - Neutral Palette

Today's Create With Stamping Friends Saturday Hop theme is a neutral palette; whites, grays, ivorys, browns or black. I chose browns for this card - Basic Beige and Early Espresso.

The floral image was stamped in Early Espresso on Basic Beige cardstock and "colored" with Clear Wink of Stella. The W.O.S. picked up the ink from the stamped image like using a Water Painter, adding subtle shimmer, as well.

I love the circle dies in the Spotlight on Nature bundle! I think they're going to be used a lot in the near future.

That's all for today - see you next Saturday! Up next is Libby Fens at Libby Stamps. Or click the "back" button to go back to Lori at Loritamarie Crafts.

Stampin' Up! products used:

• Stamps: Spotlight on Nature
  
• Paper: Basic Beige, Early Espresso
  
• Ink:  Early Espresso, Clear Wink of Stella
  
• Accessories: Spotlight on Nature Dies, Basics 3D Embossing Folders, Neutrals Adhesive-backed Sequins
  

Thursday Challenge - CSF816

Today's Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Challenge is the colors Lemon Lolly, Lost Lagoon, and Pecan Pie. I used the new Country Birdhouse bundle to create this adorable card.

The house itself is Lemon Lolly stamped with Lemon Lolly spatters to add a little visual interest. I was tempted to emboss it, but I wanted to used the Fern embossed background and it would have been too much. (Though I did use the Timber 3D folder for the Pecan Pie roof.)

You can't see it in the pictures, but a little bit of Lost Lagoon was lightly rubbed on the ferns with a sponge dauber to make them stand out a little more. The bird was colored with all three challenge colors. I think he turned out kind of cute. And I know he's a he because the female wouldn't be as flashy, lol.

In With the NEW!

Happy May Day, stamping friends! Today begins a new month and a NEW annual Stampin' Up! catalog, and I'm so excited to share it with you! If you've ordered from me in the past year, you should have received your own paper copy of it by now. If you haven't, please let me know and I will send one to you right away. Meanwhile, you can click the catalog above (or on left sidebar) to see a copy of it.

And to make things even more exciting, for the entire month of May, Stampin' Up! is adding a huge bonus to the starter kit:

New demonstrators will receive the following products in their Starter Kit at no additional cost!

• 2024–2026 In Color Classic Stampin’ Pad Bundle (that's FIVE ink pads)
  
• 2024–2026 In Color 8-1/2" x 11" Cardstock (20 sheets)
  
• 2024–2026 In Color 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper (40 sheets)
  
• 2024–2026 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers (five markers)

For just $99 you get $125 in products of your choice, plus the In Color bundle, and shipping is FREE on the kit. You are not obligated to do anything further if you don't want to. It honestly is just that simple. If you're interested, I'd love to have you join my little stamping family! (And I'm adding a little bonus, too, separate from the official Stampin' Up! one, but I can't say what.) 😉 Click the Join Today image above and let me welcome you with something special.