Playing with the 2022-2024 In Colors
May 14, 2022|Posted in: Creativity, DIY
I’ve been having fun making a few sampler cards with the new 2022-2024 In Colors from Stampin’ Up! These colors just make me happy, they are so bright and pretty! And they play well together. For these two cards, I featured the In Color Designer Series Paper (DSP). I like to make a few cards with all five colors together, and this is a great way to do that.
My first card is a great card sketch for using DSP scraps. Although I did cut these at 1″ x 4″ to start. This card is also a good way to introduce the 2022-2024 In Color names. From left to right: Sweet Sorbet, Orchid Oasis, Tahitian Tide, Parakeet Party and Starry Sky.
I chose Gray Granite for my card base and also cut a card front at 4″ x 5-1/4″ in the same color. I started by playing around with the strips until I found a color combination and a pattern combination that I liked. Then I cut the ends at different angles and slightly different lengths. After gluing them in place, I wrapped the front piece with the Tahitian Tide baker’s twine.
For the greeting, I used the Biggest Wish stamp set. It’s a set I recommend for everyone’s collection! It has the basic greetings, but in separate words so you can mix and match. You can go big and bold or chose the fun cursive font. I stamped ‘thanks’ in Tahitian Tide and cut the ends at angles. I wanted a simple card, but it still needed some bling, so I added an In Color Matte Decorative Dot in two of the opposing corners, then popped up the greeting with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
For the second card I used a block background with each of the five colors and a variety of the patterns. The four corner blocks measure 1-3/4″ x 1-1/2″ and the center block is 1-1/2″ x 3-3/4″. I considered using small flowers in each of the colors to decorate the card front, but obviously changed my mind. I had stamped a flower and liked the simple, graphic look of the black and white flower.
This round flower is from Color & Contour and three is plenty. I set them at a curve to offset the rectangular blocks. I love these little dots, and I thought putting them in the center with all five colors would be fun. Since the In Color Matte Decorative Dots are ombre, I selected the darkest shade, the lightest and the middle of the five shades. And that’s it – clean and simple and cheery.
What do you think of the 2022-2024 In Colors? I was asked which is my favorite and I don’t know. I can’t decide! I do think Orchid Oasis is absolutely beautiful, but I don’t know that its my favorite. Maybe that’s a good thing, though, and I’ll use them all instead of gravitating to just one or two colors. Comment and let me know if you have a favorite. You can also visit my online store to see all the In Color products.
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