Hello again.  My friends and I did another Mystery Parts Challenge.  This is where one of us send the others parts to make a card.  The parts usually consist of some card stock, Designer Series Paper and embellishments (ribbon or bling).  The only rules are you have to use Stampin’ Up!®  products and you must use all the parts that are sent.  Laura was the hostess of the April Mystery Parts Challenge.  Here are the parts she sent us”

I don’t know the name of the Designer Series Paper  but it has beautiful colors.  The extra piece of card stock is Berry Burst and if you look carefully you can see she sent us some clear dots.

Here is Laura’s card.  It was a fun fold.

This is Char’s card.

This is Kim’s card.  Kim had a coffee accident on her parts so she had to change it up a bit.

This is Karin’s card.

Here is the card I made.

I decided to pair the parts that Laura sent with a new bundle in the Stampin’ Up!®  2023/2024 Annual Catalog called Cheerful Daisies.  I first layered the 3.75″ x 5″ piece of DSP onto the 4″ x 5.25″ piece of Berry Burst card stock and the Basic White card base.  Next, I cut out the front pieces of the daisies using the Cheerful Daisies die set in Basic White card stock and background piece and the stems in Pretty Peacock card stock.  I stamped the center of the flowers in Daffodil Delight ink and the leaves in Pretty Peacock and then cut them out with the coordinating dies.  I stamped the sentiment in Pretty Peacock ink and cut it out using the label die included with the daisy set.

These ladies are so talented and I love seeing what they come up with each month.  Each one of us uses the same products but each card is so different.  One of the great things about Designer Series Paper is that there are different designs on each side of them.  Some of use one side and some used the other making each card look different.  Nice job, ladies!

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Last week I went to Savannah, GA to visit my sisters and mom.  Mom is 98 years old and still acts like a young lady.  She exercises every day and is always on the go.  She is the life of the party.  I can only wish I am that active if I make it to 98.  I had a great time with my sisters.  We definitely need to do that more often.

Fresh As A Daisy is one of the new suites in the Stampin’ Up!®  2023/2024 Annual Catalog.  This suite includes the stamp set and dies called Cheerful Daisies, Fresh As A Daisy Designer Series Paper and Adhesive Backed Solid Gems.  If your purchase the entire suite or just the stamp set and die bundle you can save 10%.

One of the fun things about the Fresh As A Daisy DSP is there are two sheets in the pack that can be cut  apart to make a bunch of cards.  It looks like this:

You can cut this paper up to make backgrounds for ten different cards.  Then all you need to do is add a sentiment and you have a beautiful card to send out to someone.

I chose to use the middle section to make my card.  First, I cut all the different rectangles apart using my Paper Trimmer.  It was easy to line up since the Trimmer has a groove you can line it up with.  I wrapped a piece of Boho Blue Textured Ribbon around it and adhered it onto a Boho Blue card base.  I Stamped the sentiment in Boho Blue ink and cut it out using one of the Cheerful Daisies dies and used Dimensionals to add it to the card.  It was so easy peasy.  The longest part was just cutting all the rectangles apart but even that took only a minute or two.

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Boho Blue

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The New 2023/2024 Stampin’ Up!®  Annual Catalog begins tomorrow.  It is an amazing catalog full of beautiful products.  I think it is one of my favorites in the past few years.  I have a very long list ready to go.  Not only are there great stamps and dies, there are new, beautiful colors this year.

Cheerful Daisies is one of the bundles in the new catalog that I love.  As a Demonstrator, I was able to order it early.  This stamp set has coordinating dies also called Cheerful Daisies, Fresh As A Daisy Designer Series Paper and Adhesive-Backed Gems.  You can save 10% if you purchase the stamp set and dies together.  I decided to use the Cheerful Daisies bundle and some new colors on my card for today.  The colors I used are Moody, Mauve, Boho Blue and Lost Lagoon.  Moody Mauve and Boho Blue are two of the new InColors.

I first cut a 4″ x 5.25″ piece of Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Paper (also new!)  and  layered it on a Moody Mauve card base.  Bright & Beautiful DSP is a 6″ x 6″ pack of paper in the new catalog.  Next, I cut out the flowers and leaves.  The piece that is Boho Blue on my card is one big die that cuts out all three daisies and the two leaves at once.  Then there are separate dies that cut out the detail layer (the one in Moody Mauve).  If you look carefully at my photo you can see where it cuts and embosses the petals at the same time.  I decided I wanted the leaves a different color so I cut them again in Lost Lagoon and adhered them to the top of the Boho Blue leaves.  There is another separate die that cuts out the stems.  I stamped the sentiment in Moody Mauve ink and cut it out using another die in this set.  I love how it is a different shape and also adds the stitching.  Lastly, I added some Classic Matte Dots to my card.

I apologize ahead of time but I can’t give you links to these products until the catalog goes live tomorrow.  If you are interested in ordering them you can go to the website tomorrow and do a search.   They will be live then.

Here are the new colors and Incolors that will be in the catalog:

Moody Mauve

Boho Blue

Lost Lagoon

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