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Jun 3

June 3, 2018

Daisy Delight card by Paula Cannon for Vintage & Fresh featuring 2018 Stampin' Up! Color Revamp colors with Brusho Crystals background.

Color Revamp with Brusho Crystals

My recent stamping has been focused on my new stamp sets, not on the new Color Revamp colors. So I was happy when this color combo fell quickly into place, quite by accident. I was making a display board with Brusho samples for my catalog launch party and I wanted at least one new card. I have a stash of background papers using various Brusho techniques. When I saw this one I immediately thought “purple daisies!”

 

Daisy Delight card featuring new 2018 Stampin' Up! Color Revamp colors with a Brusho Crystals background. Designed by Paula Cannon for Vintage & Fresh.

 

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May 28

May 28, 2018

Tutti-frutti topiary tree card using Stampin' Up! Vertical Greetings stamp set. Designed by Paula Cannon for VintageandFresh.com.

Tutti-frutti Topiary Tree

The stamp set Vertical Greetings usually catches someone’s eye because the vertical greetings designs are an interesting alternative to regular greetings. That’s one reason I bought it! But I also think the topiary tree designs are fun.

Here is a fun and bright example. The Tutti-futti Sequins (from the 2018 Occasions Catalog) were out on my stamp desk and they inspired the color selection. I used these three markers for the tree: lemon lime twist, pumpkin pie and melon mambo. The vase is bermuda bay.

Tutti-frutti topiary tree card using Stampin' Up! Vertical Greetings stamp set. Designed by Paula Cannon for VintageandFresh.com.

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Jun 16

June 16, 2017

Divider pages with monthly tabs from the Stampin' Up! Love Today Planner kit, from blog post by www.vintageandfresh.com

Organizing your Love Today Planner Kit

Have you seen the Love Today Planner Kit in the new catalog? It’s in the kits section, and since offering a planner is new you may have missed it. You can find it on pages 12 and 13. I recently got mine and got it organized. I like it! Over the years I have used a variety of planners, mainly for work. At home I generally rely on a calendar and a notebook for my to-do lists. I’ve tried digital lists, too, but I just like paper. I love that this planner has all the basics in place, but still offers so many creative and organizational possibilities.

Here are the parts and ideas for how you might want to organize and use your planner.

Photo of all contents in the Love Today Planner Kit from Stampin' Up! from blog post at www.vintageandfresh.com.

This is everything that comes in the planner kit: the Night of Navy gold foil binder, 12 monthly divider pages, calendar pages, page lifter, sticker sheets, sticky notes, photo protector pages, and two pockets. The binder size is 7-3/4″ x 8-3/4″. It all comes packed up in a nice little box. I suggest you pull everything out and organize the various pages, before you pull some of this and some of that to take blog photos!

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Jan 16

January 16, 2017

Detail of card made by Paula Cannon with Hey, Chick Sale-a-bration stamp set using watercolors.

Hey, Chick! It’s time for a Sale-a-Bration.

Hey, Chick is just one of those stamps sets you want. It’s not about liking chickens. It’s about how cute and funny and silly and crazy and adorable they are. It’s one of this year’s Sale-a-Bration sets from Stampin’ Up! One of the most popular, actually. If you are new to Sale-a-Bration, it’s our annual sale. Any time you place an order of at least $50 you earn a free product from the “SAB” catalog. It runs through March 31st.

Detail of card made by Paula Cannon with Hey, Chick stamp set using watercolors.

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