Hope Your Day is on Point Cactus Cuties Double Z Fold Card. Stamping with Friends Retiring In Colours Blog Hop March 2022.

 Good Evening Everyone

Today I'm blog hopping with the Stamping with Friends ladies and we are all celebrating our 2020-2021 In Colours, which will sadly retire at the end of this month.

I love that we have this rotation of colours that work along our core colour collection and I'm usually pretty sad to see any leave, but these have been a firm favourite from day one and I will really miss them. That being said, it does mean we have some new colours to look forward to there is a silver lining, I suppose! haha.

As well as the retiring in colours, I have chosen to create my card entirely of Retiring products. It's a kind of nod to some of my favourite sets, and I think it all works really well.

Measurements

Cinnamon Cider Card Stock 

1pc - 11" x 4 1/4", scored at 2 3/4" & 5 1/2"

1pc - 10" x 2 3/4", scored at 4 3/4" & 7 1/2"

Basic White Card Stock

1pc - 5 1/4" x 4"

scraps

In Good Taste DSP

Hexagon Pattern

1pc - 5 1/4" x 4"

2pc - 2 1/2" x 4"

Wood Pattern

1pc - 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"

1pc - 4 1/2" x 2 1/2"

1pc - 2 1/4" x 2 1/2"

Fold and burnish both pieces of Cinnamon Cider card stock, making sure you create a Z shape ( fold in half and then back on itself).

Now add all the DSP  and white card to the bases. Put the basic white onto the back of the card, and then you will find that all the rest just fit in one place so it's pretty easy to find their homes. 

Adhere the smaller z fold to the larger one, the larger piece has the bigger back panel to the right, the smaller piece leads with the larger panel. Add liquid glue to the back of the smallest panel on the small z fold piece and adhere to the centre of the larger back panel.

Now, fold all the pieces down, don't worry some to the edges will overlap - then add adhesive to the front piece of the smaller z, making sure you only add adhesive to the section that will be stuck to the other piece, otherwise you will just make a mess and stick it all closed!!

On Scraps of basic white stamp a section of Cacti in Just Jade and plant pots in Cinnamon Cider, use the cactus builder punch and fussy cut all the elements out. Cut out some of the flowers in scraps of polished pink. Adhere all the pieces together to create three pants in pots.

Stamp the sentiment in Misty Moonlight onto another scrap of basic white and cut out using the tailored tag punch, also cut a shape in bumblebee card stock. Cut the bumblebee shape in half horizontally and adhere behind the sentiment, giving an even border of colour at the top and bottom.

Now take all these pieces and arrange on the central panel which is covered with the wood effect DSP. 

I hope you enjoyed my card today, It would be amazing if you could continue through the hop and check out all the other creators and see how they have used our retiring colours. Libby is up next, click the image below to head on over to her blog.

Roll Call

Tricia Butts

Betty Bickford

Mo Rootes (UK)

Mickey Moore

Linda Moore

Karen Egan

Diane Evans

Melva Peters

Kimberley Morris (procrastistamper)

Deborah Schultz

Caron Bailey

Helen Jennings

Vickie Littlewood

Libby Fens from libbystamps

Candi Suriano

Kelly Taranto

Here's a list of supplies I used in today's project, click on the images to head over to my online store Product List

Cactus Cuties Bundle

[158058]

In Good Taste Designer Series Paper

[152494]

2020–2022 In Color A4 Cardstock Assortment

[153075]

2020–2022 In Color Classic Stampin’ Pad Bundle

[154957]

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

Paper Snips

[103579]

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[154974]

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

Tailored Tag Punch

[145667]

Do get in touch if you would like to see a copy of our Annual Catalogue and new Mini Catalogue - let me know if you would like me to get them or both in the post for you.

If you are on Facebook, why not pop over and check out our community group Craft & Banter. If you have a passion for paper craft, are brilliant at baking or a super talented seamstress then we would love to see you there. We share all types of crafting, run challenges and giveaways & generally have a right good natter.

See you soon 

Vickie 

Xxx