FUN WITH WATERCOLOR SHAPES - SIMPLY MONDAY

It is a new week and I have decided rather than featuring a single bundle or stamp set this week, I am going to share cards made with some of my favorite retiring LAST CHANCE Products.  Since Last Chance Products are only available while supplies last, some of the products I'm using may have sold out by the time this post goes lives.  If you are interested in any of the Last Chance Products, it is always wise to act quickly because once they are gone, they are gone forever!

My card today uses the Watercolor Shapes Stamp Set.  I have loved this set because it is just fun to play with all the different shapes and mix and match them with assorted colors to see what I can come up with.

As I am sure you have heard by now, Stampin' Up! has a huge Color Refresh coming with the new 2023 - 2023 Annual Catalog.  Since today is also SIMPLY MONDAY, I decided to pull out every retiring color and see how many of them I could use on one card -- and what it would look like when I finished.  I used 9 of the 11 retiring colors on today's card.  Do you know which two I'm missing?  

I also used 8 of the 9 Watercolor Shapes Stamps!  But I made up for it by adding a Heart Shape for the sentiment.

The Heart Punch Pack is also on the Last Chance List.  In fact, there are only three products used on today's card that are NOT on the Last Chance List.  Do you know what they are?  If you guessed the Basic White cardstock, Black Memento ink and the Brushed Metallic Dots, you are correct.

 

The pretty Rose Gold Striped Ribbon is also retiring!

The Happy Birthday Sentiment is from Peaceful Moments, also a Last Chance List Product.  This sentiment set has been well loved by me and will probably stay in my stash for a while.

To decorate the inside of the card, I used some of the Watercolor Shapes along the left edge.  I love how easy it is to add color and interesting designs with these stamps.  This sentiment is from Inspired Thoughts to which we are also sadly saying goodbye.

Sentiment sets are my weakness, and I find it difficult to get rid of them.  A great sentiment never goes out of style or off trend, does it?  Of all my stamps, I believe sentiments are the best investment because we can use them forever!

For more details on today's SIMPLY MONDAY card, please download the free tutorial found at this link.

A list of the products used is shown below.

Product List

Watercolor Shapes Photopolymer Stamp Set [156968]	Peaceful Moments Cling Stamp Set (English) [151595]	Inspired Thoughts Cling Stamp Set [155536]	Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121043]
Rich Razzleberry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [115316]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131201]	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [147100]
Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad [147091]	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [147098]	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096]	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106]
Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093]	So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109]	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Heart Punch Pack [151292]

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BEAUTIFUL WINGS FOR SIMPLY MONDAY

This week I am going to share cards made with the Butterfly Brilliance Stamp and Brilliant Wings Dies.  Both of these products are on the Last Chance List, so they are only available while supplies last.

I have a very simple card today because it is SIMPLY MONDAY!

I used the Watercolor Shapes Stamp Set to stamp the square background behind each butterfly.  This is another stamp set from the Last Chance List, and I am sad to see it retire.  

The butterflies were easily die cut from Glimmer Paper with two different butterfly dies from Brilliant Wings.

I chose Orchid Oasis and Parakeet Party as my colors.  I stamped a background in each color and die cut a butterfly from Glimmer Paper in each of the same colors.  Then I adhered the opposite color butterfly with a dimensional behind the body on each background.

A piece of Parakeet Party and Orchid Oasis Metallic ribbon wrapped around the cardstock added a little more sparkle.

Ad sentiment from the Easter Bunny stamp set stamped with Orchid Oasis ink, and a few Matte Black Dots finished the card front.

The most difficult part of making this card was deciding which part of the Ombre Glimmer Paper I wanted to use for the butterflies.   I ended up die-cutting a butterfly from both the darker section and the lighter section and trying them out over the stamped Watercolor squares.

I decided that I liked the more intense color of the darker butterflies, so that left me with two leftover butterflies.   There is no easier way to decorate the inside of a card than to use leftovers, so that is what I did.  

For a tutorial for today's card, please use this link to download a free copy.

A list of products used is shown below.  For more information on any of the products or to place an order before the Last Chance products are gone forever, click on the images and you will be taken to my Stampin' Up! store.

For orders under $150, don't forget to use the host code to be placed into a drawing for a small gift.

Product List

Watercolor Shapes Photopolymer Stamp Set [156968]	Easter Bunny Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [160272]	Butterfly Brilliance Cling Stamp Set [155092]	Brilliant Wings Dies [155523]
Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131297]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045]	2022–2024 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Glimmer Paper [159246]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]
Parakeet Party Classic Stampin' Pad [159208]	Orchid Oasis Classic Stampin' Pad [159214]	Parakeet Party 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Metallic Woven Ribbon [159196]	Orchid Oasis 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Woven Metallic Ribbon [159199]
Matte Black Dots [154284]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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