Celebrate You – homage to retiring colors # 9

Hi Everyone.  Happy Monday night.

Tonight's card uses the Awash with Flowers set and celebrates a couple of retiring colors – Pale Plum and Barely Banana.  Two colors I very rarely use, so it was good to get them out and give them a little love.  Just a reminder, if you are looking to order retiring colors in card stock, inks, etc. I really suggest you do them earlier rather than later. 🙂

There is a special from SU this month, to celebrate National Scrapbooking Month.  You can find details on the free goodies you can get on my sidebar – or directly on this link.  

I was going to do the tutorial on using the SmoochSpritz, but it has been another long day and I don't think I could put a tutorial together that was even slightly coherent for you.  I promise though, that I will do it before the week is out.

Tonight's card is for two challenges – color throwdown number 90.  The colors:  Pale Plum, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry and Barely Banana.  Wow… that was quite a color combination for me.  The sketch is from lordhavemercy mtsc71 challenge.  I changed the sketch just ever so slightly.  I didn't put an element on the top right hand corner.

I pulled out some of my all time favorite DSP – from lovely flowers.  It works so well, because it is Rich Razzleberry and has a hint of Pale Plum.

I had fun playing with the colors:-)

Card recipe:

Card Stock:    Rich Razzleberry, Pale Plum, Whisper White

Inks:       Barely Banana, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Pale Plum

DSP:    Lovely Flower (hostess set)

Embellishments:    Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot ribbon

Sizes:

Card base:    A2 – DSP 4 1/4"W x 5 1/2"H

DSP:             4 1/4"W x 5 1/2" H

Layer 1- Pale Plum: 3 5/8W x 5" H

Layer 2 – Rich Razzleberry: 3 1/2"W x 4 7/8"H

Layer 3 – Whisper White: 3 1/4"W x x 4 5/8"H

I stamped the flowers randomly, but tried to make sure that distributed color around fairly evenly.  I stamped only one of the larger flowers.  I thought adding more of the smaller flowers helped to take the focus off the larger flower.

I was REALLY tempted to put glitter on it… however, as this is one of the cards that will be shipped off to the troops, I refrained from doing that.  However, if you want to create this card for someone special, adding Dazzling Diamonds would really make the card pop.

I like the fact that you can see the pale outlines of the flowers on the background DSP, but that it is very subtle.

I tied the Rich Razzleberry ribbon around the Whisper White layer and mounted that layer on to the matts with my stampin dimensionals.

Here's a sneak peek at tomorrow's card
 

Once again… it's not a pink card… it's a blue card…. two blue cards in one week.  That has to be a record.  It's for another color challenge.  I'm really enjoying the color challenges as they really force me out of my comfort zone.  Most times, I've really enjoyed playing with the colors.  So, I encourage you to pop along to the sites and play along… or at least try the colors at home.

Don't forget – the new Summer mini is now live… you can download it from my sidebar – or pop along to the SU website and go check out all the wonderful new goodies.  I LOVE the new hostess sets in this mini.

On June 1, as demos, we get to see a sneak peek of a very small selection of new goodies in the catalog in July.  I cannot wait.  I'm really looking forward to stocking up on the new colors.  Which reminds me… I got to play around with one of the new colors this weekend.  One that I wasn't that crazy about when I first saw it… .BUT.. I know love it.  I used it with Old Olive – and am loving it… but that's for a card later this week.

If you haven't thought about becoming a demo, now is a really good time to think about it.  Whether you want to be a business demo, or someone who just enjoys the discounts, everyone is important to SU.  If you haven't talked to your demonstrator about this great opportunity, why not do so now?  If you don't have a demonstrator and want more information, I'd be happy to send you details.

On a personal note… I thought I would introduce you to our old man cat.  Merlin.  We discovered Merlin as a tiny little 6 week old kitten outside a major office block in Singapore.  There's a long and very funny story attached to us picking up Merlin – but that would need a cup of coffee or a glass of wine to tell 🙂 We moved Merlin from Singapore to California and then he came with us on our cross-country journey by car all the way to Minnesota.  He has seen more of America than lots of people have.  Although, he was very bored by the Grand Canyon, wasn't in the least bit impressed by Ol' Faithful and got way too much of an eyeful of a Bison in Yellowstone.  The Bison came up to the car and looked in the back window.  Merlin tried to disappear into the tiniest little ball that he could and pretend that he was a piece of stitching on the back seat!  He went for a walk in the Badlands and chased a mouse in Utah.

He finally arrived in Minnesota and has never forgiven us since.  Merlin is a warm blooded cat and likes REALLY warm weather and now that he's 16 and arthritic, he hates the cold even more.  Anyway, here's our old man cat

You can see that the cushion on my stamping desk is a very popular place!  The old man is in really good shape, except for his arthritis.  He's the grumpiest old man, though…. but immensely loyal.  Of all the cats, he misses us the most when we are away.

As Missy said on her comment, please give prayers to those in need right now.  There are so many people around the world, and here in the US who have been displaced or are threatened by the weather or oil spills!  Missy my thoughts and prayers are with you.  I hope you, your family and friends are safe.

My continued thoughts and prayers to Trish and Germaine.

As always, thank you so much for spending a part of your day in my little area of the stamping blogosphere.  Your visits are always appreciated – as is your support.

Hugs

Jaydee