More Returning Colors.... SU! 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalog

It's Wild Wasabi ('07 In Color) and Pacific Point ('08 In Color) layered with Pretty in Pink (returning Soft Subtle color). Wild Wasabi will be a part of the Subtles Collection along with Pretty in Pink. Pacific Point will be a part of the Brights Collection.

I'm really excited about the Subtles Collection. The old Soft Subtles was my least favorite of the old color families. Now that the Subtles Collection is brighter I think I'll find it easier to use. I'm using it already! The stamp set is "Bouquet Bunch" from the new Summer Mini.

Happy Stampin'!

Welcome Back Baja Breeze

Baja Breeze was part of the 2008 In Color Collection and will be returning in the new 2010-2011 catalog as part of the Subtles Collection! "Trendy Trees" are stamped using Baja Breeze, Old Olive and Soft Suede. All are layered on a Sahara Sand card base along with Soft Suede and Old Olive card stock. Old Olive is now part of the Brights Collection and Sahara Sand a part of the Neutrals Collection. The sentiment is from the new "In a Word" set from the Summer Mini Catalog.

Important Dates - Mark your calendars!
The Summer Mini Catalog is out now and runs thru August 31, 2010. Click here to see it!
The retired list from the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog will be published June 1, 2010.
The 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog catalog ends June 30, 2010.
The new 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog comes out July 1, 2010.

Color Renovation

Stampin' Up has a new refreshing, updated color palette ready for the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog. While many colors are retiring, 5 new colors are coming in and several In Color colors from the past are returning. There will be 4 Color Collections (formerly color families): Brights, Regals and Subtles and Neutrals. I particulary love what they have done to Regals and Subtles. Below are samples.

Brights Collection: Regal Rose, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Pacific Point, Tempting Turquiose, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango and Real Red.

Regals Collection: Eggplant Envy, Night of Navy, Not Quite Navy, Always Artichoke, Garden Green, More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Riding Hood Red, Cherry Cobbler, and Bravo Burgandy.

Subtles Collection: Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Perfect Plum, Marina Mist, Bashful Blue, Baja Breeze, Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery, and So Saffron.

Browns, grays, and blacks have all moved to the Neutrals Collection to include: River Rock, Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede, Early Expresso, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Basic Gray, and Basic Black.

For future blogs, I will be posting cards made with the new colors. Stay tuned!

Vintage Vogue

The cards above were made using products from the Occasions Mini Catalog. The card on the left was made using SU's new Two-Step punch. You get more than one image in a single punch. The Two-Step Bird punch includes the bird, wing and branch. I used Sweet Pea Designers Series paper which is 2 sided to punch the bird and the wing. The card on the left was made using the Vintage Vogue stamp set and also the Sweet Pea paper. Colors are Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive. The Occasions Mini Catalog is only good thru April 30, 2010!

Card Swap

Christie and I have done a couple of card swaps since she moved to San Antonio over a year ago. Below are the last cards she made. My favorite is the "sweet" card in the lower left corner. Thanks Christie! I'll be glad to have you back home stamping with me this summer.

Fabric Gone Wild!!

Christie challenged her fellow quilters to actually count their projects that are waiting to be completed. I have 16 quilt projects (4 of these are Crazy 9 Patch projects) and 5 apron projects in line at this time. That's a total of 21!! This means I would have to complete 2 projects each month this year just to complete them all!

The 12 projects above are for quilts. In some cases I have a pattern in mind and in some cases I'm waiting for the perfect pattern to come along. The project in the lower right I have had since 2006. It's fabric for my craft room. The newest fabric would be the Amy Butler fabric top left.

The 4 projects above are for the last of the 12 Crazy 9 Patch quilts that I have been working on for over a year.

Last but not least is the fabric for aprons. Beware - the fabric photo on the left contains my most favorite fabric ever!! The black and white polka-dotted chicken!! Ashlan picked these fabrics up for me in a quilt shop in Dallas. The chicken fabric was a surprise - she really knows what I like!

As you can see, I need to end this post and get to sewing! I'll send updates as they happen.

Sale-a-Bration

Sale-a-bration this year includes 4 exciting stamp sets, a 6"x6" designer series paper pad, one of SU's new style punch, and plus options for free stamps from the big catalog. All of the cards above were made using the new stamp sets, 6"x6" designer series paper and the new style punch.

Stamp sets: Vintage Labels, Happy Moments, Good Neighbors, and Whimsical Words
Designer Series paper pad: Welcome Neighbor
Punch (in the new SU punch style): Scallop Trim Border

It's not too late to take advantage - but hurry, Sale-a-bration ends March 31, 2010. Get 'em before they are gone!

Sale-a-bration catalog link