paper crafting, cricut, and Stampin' Up!
paper crafting, cricut, and Stampin' Up!
I was devastated when, three days after receiving my new 2025 Happy Planner in the mail, I almost ruined it. I was carrying it in my bag, as I walked to work, and my lunch (a stir fry) leaked all over it and my bag. I had barely had it three days, and it wasn’t even 2025 yet. I could […]
Planning for 2025 is certainly not going according to plan. Three days into carrying my Happy Planner and I have already made a mess of it. I was carrying it to work in my purse/bag along with my stir fry dinner in a meal prep bowl. Well, the dinner container leaked, soaking everything in my bag – including my brand […]
I have played with several different planners and organization systems through the years, including digital systems, and haven’t been able to find one that quite worked for me. I think that may have changed this year, as I try out my new system. This beautiful Happy Planner is what I have chosen for 2025. The first thing that I love […]
I have had a tough time this year in several areas, including my job and my health. It’s all good, as I am doing much better now, and am actively participating in a lot more things. I had left Stampin’ Up! a while back because I was not meeting my minimums as a distributor. To be honest, it wasn’t quite […]
So, there have been some changes around here and in my business in the last few months. I am still busy creating, but I am no longer a demonstrator for Stampin’ Up! I have no problems with them, and I still use their products (as evidenced by the holiday cards featured in this post), but I am branching out more, […]
A visual representation of the current Stampin’ Up! color palette in the new catalog, after the refreshes and with the new In Colors 23-25. Basics Basic Black Basic White Very Vanilla Regal Real Red Cherry Cobbler Cajun Craze Crushed Curry Old Olive Garden Green Shaded Spruce Pretty Peacock Blueberry Bushel Gorgeous Grape Bright Poppy Parade Melon Mambo […]
It’s here! With the release of the new catalog today, my speculations about the update/refresh of Stampin’ Up! core colors have proven true. Let’s look at the changes we will see in the color line up and the new colors, as well as what we have to say goodbye to. Finally, I’ll compare it actual refresh with my predictions and […]
The Swaps So, we will need to keep the color families balanced and that will affect the colors that are swapped in and out. I think Stampin’ Up is happy with the combination of ten colors in each family – Regals, Brights, Subtles, and Neutrals. It likely makes marketing easier too, as things like stamp pads and ink refills can […]
The Contenders If we only pick from the interim In Colors, which is kind of like an audition, we are left with the following possibilities. 2017 In Colors Powder Pink Lemon Lime Twist Tranquil Tide Berry Burst Fresh Fig Ok, all good colors, if a little heavy on the pink spectrum. That being said, I’m not super impressed, and […]
Color Refresh So, in 2013 and 2018 Stampin’ Up did what was called a color refresh/revamp. In 2013, ten colors were retired, and nine In Colors returned as permanent colors. In 2018, it was a huge change, since they were also switching over to the new style of ink pads, so they took the opportunity to really shake things up. […]
