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The Stampin' UP! Hydrangea Haven stamp set and coordinating dies were used to create this fancy fold. We called it a side diamond fold, I'm sure there is an official name for it!

Stampin' UP!s Vine Design stamp set and dies bring this card a little elegance with the leafy die cut.

Do you ever have one of those days when you know you want to use Highland Heather paper but you just don't know what you want to coordinate with it?  Stampin' UP! does have some color charts, but I just added the My CreateInk ColorLab button to my blog page.

It is pretty easy to use even though it looks complicated.  You can choose from several companies, not just SU.  There are color combos listed or you can just click on one or more colors from the list on the left and click search and it will show you combinations loaded using those colors.  I believe you can even add your own!

Take a minute to check it out and poke around before you decide that you don't like it.  It really is very helpful!  For those of you that have a copic marker collection there is also a link on the right that lets you know what color of copic matches best with your Stampin' UP! color.  We all know that we don't have a Stampin' Blend in every color we want so this link will help you!!  

GIve the color combo creator a try, I use it a lot!  Happy Stamping.

This design gets two cards from one sheet of 6x6. Stampin' UP! has some great papers for designs like this.

This card uses a clear acetate base, blushing bride layer embossed with the painted texture 3d embossing folder. The sentiment comes from the Art Gallery set. I colored the hydrangea with stampin' blends.

This card is made from Sahara Sand base and the Sand & Sea DSP strips across basic white. The shell from the Suite Sampler coordinates with the Sand & Sea suite.

The Suite Sampler set is on page 88 of the JJ 2021 mini catalog. I used Teracotta Tile and Cinnamon Cider for the base. I stamped the images on water color paper and then used my water painter to spread some bumblebee and teracotta tile ink over the images. The dragonfly has a little bit of granny apple green as well and I went over it with the wink of stella for a little shimmer. The dragonfly coordinates with the Dandy Garden Suite

This card uses a Rococo Rose base and the Golden Garden Acetate with the silver side up. It is layered on vanilla to showcase the beautiful design. I used rococo rose and garden green markers directly on the stamp to do the image. Sentiment came from the Art Gallery set that this flower from the Suite Sampler coordinates with.