Analogous Colors- What? And How to Use them

May 15, 2023Leave a comment

Another lesson in COLOR CONFIDENCE!

Analogous colors are three to five colors NEXT TO EACH OTHER on the color wheel. When used together, they create a peaceful, harmonious project that flows.

I store my ink pads by Stampin’ Up! color family, but I store my card stock in rainbow order (see below), which makes choosing analogous colors a piece of cake! To create today’s card, I started with Calypso Coral card stock (reminds me of my favorite roses beginning to bloom in my yard!) and chose the two colors right before it: Petal Pink and Flirty Flamingo.

Then I made the same card design and tried a different analogous color scheme, pulling Berry Burst and the colors on either side of it: Blackberry Bliss and Moody Mauve (new)!

Here are the 2023-2024 Stampin’ Up! Colors in Rainbow order:

Cherry Cobbler
Real Red
Poppy Parade
Sweet Sorbet
Melon Mambo
Flirty Flamingo
Petal Pink
Calypso Coral
Copper Clay
Cajun Craze
Wild Wheat
Pumpkin Pie
Crushed Curry
Daffodil Delight
Lemon Lolly
Soft Sea Foam
Lemon Lime Twist
Parakeet Party
Granny Apple Green
Old Olive
Mossy Meadow
Garden Green
Shaded Spruce
Pretty Peacock
Lost Lagoon
Coastal Cabana
Pool Party
Balmy Blue
Tahitian Tide
Azure Afternoon
Misty Moonlight
Boho Blue
Blueberry Bushel
Night of Navy
Starry Sky
Orchid Oasis
Highland Heather
Gorgeous Grape
Blackberry Bliss
Berry Burst
Moody Mauve
Fresh Freesia
Bubble Bath
Early Espresso
Pecan Pie
Crumb Cake
Pebbled Path
Gray Granite
Smoky Slate
Basic Gray

Here’s my HIGHLY HUMAN explanation of Analagous colors and a simple fun-fold card (that I only mess up a few times…thank goodness for the ability to skip ahead on YouTube!):

There are a few days left to join the 2023-2025 In Color Club, where you’ll collect all the color collection products in the 5 new In Colors over the next 5 months. YOU CAN BE PART OF THE CLUB from anywhere in the U.S.A. ~ sign up by May 31, 2023 and learn more here:

A Thank-You Faux Step Card

May 12, 2023May 11, 2023Leave a comment

Have you explored the Online Exclusive products in my Stampin’ Up! Store? One of the ones I’ve been loving is the Hello, Irresistible Suite and this Faux Step Card is a snap to put together using the products in the suite!

This is a Portrait (tall) version of the Rain or Shine card I created a few months ago (watch the tutorial HERE) and the card base measurements are:

Card Base is 11″ x 4.25″ (scored at 2″, 4″ and 7.5″)
Designer Series Paper: 4″ x 1.75″ (Pretty Peacock lattice piece) and 4″ x 3.25″ (leaves).
Tall panel is 2.25″ x 11″, scored at 5.5″
Designer Series Paper is 2″ x 5.25″ (Flirty Flamingo pink piece)

Emboss the greeting in white embossing powder on Basic Black card stock and fussy cut for the front. I did use the now-retired white seam binding ribbon around the bottom step panel, but you can substitute any that you have in your collection.

The coordinating dies cut the flowers from both the stamp set AND the Designer Series Paper, as I’ve done here, and then I embellished with a few of the Frosted Dots (also in the suite) using mini glue dots to adhere to the center of the flowers, or scattered across the front.

Once you make this card, you’ll want to make many more just like it, so cut your paper accordingly! Shop the supplies here:

Product List

Hello, Irresistible Suite Collection (English)

$74.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

$9.00

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$10.00

Basics Embossing Powders

$18.00

Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill

$10.50

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

$31.00

Mini Glue Dots

$5.75

Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

$66.00

Paper Trimmer

$26.00

New at SU!- An Irresistible C.A.S.E.

April 19, 2023April 18, 20233 Comments

As we wind down the 2022-2023 catalog, the New at SU! global design team wanted to show you how your catalogs (and mini catalogs!) are a TREASURE TROVE of inspiration! We are CASING (CASE = Copy And Stamp Everything) the January-April mini catalog to show you that the samples can give you a jumping off point for your own original designs.

I chose to copy the layout of this slimline Sea Turtle card on page 29 of the J-A Mini catalog:

This is my version, using stamps, dies and paper from the Hello, Irresistible Suite, with a twist on the color combination:

Are you getting the idea of how to turn a picture of a sample card into your own creation?

This slimline card is 7″ x 6″, scored along the 7″ side at 3.5″ and fits into a regular envelope (stamped, of course).

I thought the Soft Sea Foam leafy Designer Series Paper paired sweetly with Fresh Freesia 3-D flowers! There are two sizes of flower stamps in the set, so I stamped and die cut both sizes, then fussy cut out the center of another to scrunch up and layer on top of each other.

Add soft sponging to the leaves, a heat embossed greeting and pretty details like ribbon & pearls to dress up this celebratory greeting card.

All the supplies are listed below the roll call. Don’t be worried if some of the suite products are out of stock…you can purchase most of them individually or they will all be back together soon! If you don’t have a U.S. demonstrator, I’m delighted to serve you, or find a demonstrator in a different country in our hop: