Color Fusers--June--New In Colors!

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Hi friends! I am so excited to be sharing a project, a scrapbook page, with the new 2024-2026 In Colors! I am absolutely in love with this new collection—I dare say, its my favorite yet! Definitely in the last decad!

I new I had to make a scrapbook page with these colors and they literally pop off the page when added to a Basic White base. Do you have a favorite of the 5? Mine seems to switch with each new project I create, however, the fact that all of these colors work so well as a family, makes me so happy!

I decided to scrapbook myself, because really—who else is going to do it? I started with a 5x 7 picture that I matted with Summer Sky and then on a larger piece of Basic White that I ran through the Zinnia folder for some texture.

This page is a mashup of some of my favorite stamp sets, past and present! Because I was making this page for myself, to hang in my craft room, I didn’t work about things all being ‘current’. My very first Artisan Assignment in 2021 featured the In Bloom Bundle. It is still one of my favorites! I also used Color & Contour which is retired and the Paper Florist Dies (I was so so sad when they retired them, I will not quit using them!).

I love mixing and matching stamp set and dies and I used all five of the new colors on this layout—either in stamped or die cut form!

Many of these stamps actually have dies, but sometimes I like to just sit in one spot and be creative so I actually don’t use the Stamp Cut & Emboss Machine—gasp!

I like to layer images on top of each other and have things tucked in and behind and right on top of my photo too.

I created a really easy ombre effect on ‘Celebrate’ with my Stampin’ Blends markers which I think makes things a little more interesting. I also used the Everyday Details behind the ‘Celebrate’ to help it pop.

I didn’t want to favor a specific color so I used some of the silver ribbon from the Gold & Silver Trim Combo Pack.

I also stamped a few neutral leaves in Grey Granite so that they almost blend into the background.

I think this layout is one that you can also recreate by mixing up colors, stamp sets and die cuts. I love how the flowers frame my photo making it the feature of my page. I never think your picture should compete with the elements on your scrapbook layout.

I can’t wait to see if the rest of the Color Fusers team focused on a specific color or created a project that combined all of the colors like mine. I am so happy with how it turned out and I am excited to have it up in my craft room.

Up next on the Hop is Janneke, a former Artisan teammate! I know you will love what she has created.

If the hop links get broken or you want to go backwards, you will be visiting another former Artisan teammate, Tami’s blog! I love everything she makes so I know you will be inspired too!

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Color Fusers--May Color Challenge!

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Hi friends! Welcome to another fun Color Fusers Blog Hop! We are so happy you are here. Each month our Blog Hop team creates projects with our monthly color challenge—sometimes it really is a challenge! But its a fun way to create with a color combos that are unique and different, and this month is no exception as we are crafting with Pebbled Path, Bubble Bath and Moody Mauve!

This past weekend was National Scrapbook Day so in honour of that, I have created a scrapbook page with this color combination for May.

I won’t lie, I actually found this a tough color combination as Moody Mauve isn’t necessarily a color I gravitate too.

I started with Bubble Bath as my base and I traced a paper plate with pencil onto the middle of my 12x12 page. This gave me the ‘cicle’ shape to use as guideline for my design.

Isn’t this a cute picture of Hawkins? I came across it recently and I thought it was pefect for this page

My picture is matted on Pebbled Path and offset to the left. From here I did some stamping to poke out from underneath the picture following the circle that I traced. I added a little tab of Pebble Path ribbon at the top of the picture and a scallop border along the edge.

I cut ‘My Bestie’ out with the Alphabet a la Mode Dies with a Foam Adhesive Sheet underneath to give them some lift. After that I just started stamping and collaring a variety of flowers to place around my traced circle, erasing the pencil as I went.

I used a combination of dies with card stock and DSP to help create my page. I even pulled out some retired heart embellishments that I have been hoarding!

I really love the design of this scrapbook page and I will probable recreate it with a different picture and color combination in the future. YES! I often use my own pages for inspiration, especially when I am feeling stuck. Plus, I have 3 kids—so eventually all of these pages will be divided up amongst then, so why not use a design you love more than once?

The stamp sets I used to create this layout were:

  1. Flowers of Beauty

  2. Textured Floral

I found that they worked really well together!

I can’t wait to see what the rest of the Team has created with Bubble Bath, Moody Mauve and Pebbled Path this month. I do know that you will find lots of inspiration throughout the blog hop. Next up you can visit former Artisan Design Teammate, Janneke, to see what she has designed. Just click on the link below:

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Color Fusers--April Color Challenge!

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Hello friends and HAPPY APRIL! We are slowly inching our way to summer time and I just cannot wait. I do love spring, however, where I live I find we ‘endure’ spring because we get to experience all 4 seasons again in ONE! It is true!

This month the Color Fusers team is designing with a soon to be retired In Color—Parakeet Party along with Granny Apple Green and Calypso Coral.

Now I will be honest here, this is a unique color combo and I wasn’t quite sure what direction things would go. However, I absolutely LOVE what I have designed with this color combination! I am curious to know what you think!

I started with a base of Parakeet Party and added two 6x6 pieces of coordinating DSP to act like a full 6 x 12 piece. I think you need to look really close to see that it is actually two pieces of DSP.

I chose a fun family photo of my daughter with all of her cousins from our annual lake trip. We take these pictures every year and I want to preserve these moments for my daughter. Paper legacy for the WIN!

The title ‘The Girls’ is cut out of Calypso Coral card stock using the Alphabet A la Mode Dies and mounted on the Foam Adhesive Sheets.

Now the lovely flowers on this page are from an upcoming new catalogue bundle called Layers of Beauty. It has coordinating masks and dies. I cannot stress enough how much I love this bundle. The masks make coloring with Blending Brushes so quick and easy. I used both Parakeet Party and Granny Apple on the leaves and only Calypso Coral on the roses.

I think it is amazing what you can achieve with these masks by just blending!

The photo is on a double photo mat and if you look close you can see the first layer was run through an embossing folder. I also added some Parakeet Ombre gems around the flowers too.

On the left side of the page I used the Taylor Made Tags dies to cut out some Granny Apple Green card stock and a card base from the Sweet Thoughts Memories & More Cards & Envelopes. I added some coordinating retired ribbon because #usethatstash!

Both of the stamped sentiments are from the Layers of Beauty stamp set. The teeny tiny tag die is from the coordinating die set and it worked so perfectly with the Taylor Made Tag dies.

I stamped the main floral image from the stamp set twice, using Pebbled Path ink. Its an amazing alternative to Memento which I sometimes feel is too harsh. Once of the images remained ‘as is’ and the other one I cut apart after die cutting it to add in various spots on my layout. I love how this stamp set allows you to modify it!

I am so happy with how this project turned out! This is definitely a color combination I probably wouldn’t have put together myself!

I cannot wait to see what the rest of the team has created using Parakeet Party, Granny Apple Green and Calypso Coral! Following behind me on the ‘hop’ is an amazing Canadian friend of mine Kim! I love her style and I know you will be amazed with what she has made.

You can always flip it and reverse it to head over to my other former Artisan teammate Tami!

I would love your feedback on what you think of my scrapbook page! And if I have inspired you, please consider shopping my online store so I can keep loving what I do!

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Color Fusers--December!

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Hello friends! Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop! I am really excited to let you know we have some new friends joining our monthly hop which means you will have even MORE fantastic projects to inspired you with a new color combination each month!

This month we are created with Pool Party, Orchid Oasis and Fresh Freesia. Now I will be the first to admit, I have not been using Orchid Oasis as much as I should ESPECIALLY after realizing how freaking awesome this color combo is!

As you may know, I love to scrapbook and this color combo was too fun to not try as a page layout—especially a holiday page layout! Who says this color scheme can’t be for Christmas?

I started with a base of Orchid Oasis and added a 4 x 12 strip of some retired Fresh Freesia DSP. I am really leaning into using this I have that are retired with stuff that is NEW so that I can encourage my own customers to use their stash AND pair it up with things they may have just purchased.

I also decided to use the Stars at Night Bundle for this page as I have had it for a while and it hadn’t really touched any ink! I love the big star burst in the background of the page!

My photo mats are in Pool Party and are also horizontal, which honestly, is not typical for me! But they work perfectly this direction so that I can have ‘Oh What Fun’ as the focal point for my page. The sentiment was really inspired by this fun color combo!

I cut the letters out with the Alphabet A La Mode dies and the Foam Adhesive Sheets. While the letters were still nestled in the Foam sheets, I used a Blending Brush with Pool Party ink over the bottom portion of the letters. I really love this look and its so easy to create two toned or even ombre colored letters for your projects.

I die cut a variety of the other star shapes with the dies in Orchid Oasis and Fresh Freesia. Some of the dies also emboss and then a couple of the solid shapes I ran through the 3D Basics Embossing Folder to give them a bit of texture.

I also used a couple sentiments from the stamp set, but I cut them up to make them feel different and I am really pleased with how they help tell the story of this page.

The Ombre Matte Decorative Dots are also perfect because they are offered in this collection of In Colors and a little tab of the Herringbone Ribbon (both from the Annual Catalogue) are awesome additions to the overall design of the page.

I really hope this page sparks some joy in you—it does for me! And I can’t wait to see what the rest of the crew has designed for you!

Up next is Sue Vine and I know you will be amazing by what she is sharing with us this month. Click on the image below to go directly to her blog!

You can always go backwards and you will be visiting my friend Melanie Hockin—Melanie and I just finished a 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop between the two of us which was lots of fun as well!

And of course, if you are needing any supplies, click any image to shop my store below!

12 Days of Christmas--Day 11!

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Hello friends! We are down to just the last 2 days of 12 Days of Christmas! It has really flown by and I hope you are feeling festive and inspired by our projects!

For Day 10, I decided to share another scrapbooking page with you! I want all my crafty friends, whether you make cards, projects or scrapbook to find something to inspire you during this 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop that Melanie and I are putting on for you!

This fun and colorful layout is perfect for a couple of holiday photos—I can’t wait to add some! I am going to feel so ahead post Christmas when I can just print and add some pictures!

I started with a base of Coastal Cabana and added a layer of Basic White over top with a couple strips of paper from Merry Bold & Bright. I love this color combination of Pool Party, Starry Sky, Granny Apple Green, Lemon Lime Twist and Shaded Spruce!

I did a little blending with Pool Party ink in the top left and bottom right corners of my Starry Sky photo mats. I then stamped some little stars from the Merry & Bright stamp set over top of the blended area. It creates such a nice background.

The Christmas bulbs are stamped in Pool Party and Shaded Spruce with the toppers cut from the Holographic Specialty Paper. This paper is absolutely perfect for these bulbs!

The sentiment is from the Merry & Bright stamp set and I added a little bit of the Parakeet Party Twine in behind the sentiment. A couple of the Ombre Matte Decorative Dots were the perfect little touch to this area.

I love how this stamp set has two different bulb designs and also includes a die for the filament inside and a string! So clever. These bulbs are stamped in Shaded Spruce and Starry Sky and you might notice the tops are a bit different—I love that the die set includes two options as well!

I stamped out HAPPY MERRY AND BRIGHT in Coastal Cabana, Shaded Spruce and Granny Apple Green and then trimmed them down. I added a couple more Ombre Dots to this area as well.

I love this page and I hope it has given you some ideas on how to use the Merry & Bright bundle beyond cards! Now head on over to Melanie to see what she has to share with us today!

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