We are deep in the winter where I live. It’s cold and the sun struggles to shine this time of year! I really wanted to think spring! So, pulling out this beautiful stamp set, Forever Blossoms and some of the pretty paper from the Parisian Blossoms DSP was just the thing to brighten up my day!

These are all part of the Parisian Blossoms suite, which is all about springtime in Paris. With beautiful blooms and soft colors, this suite is perfect for chasing away the winter blues! While I could have paired many other colors with the Pool Party DSP, I stayed with the Petal Pink just because I loved the subtlety of the color combination AND I wanted to use come of the beautiful new Petal Pink ribbon.

You’ll notice that the Parisian Blossom Specialty DSP. The Petal Pink Ribbon and the Rhinestones are all Champagne metallic. It’s Paris of course, what other color would you use! I have always loved the Champagne Foil paper Having these Champagne metallic finishes in the Parisian Blossoms Suite makes this so fun to work with. You’ll see on this card, I featured some of the Champagne Rhinestones. Of all the Rhinestone colors Stampin’ Up! has had, these are definitely my favorite! These are elegant and just the right amount of color for any card.

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Today’s card uses a retired stamp set that many of you may still have. The stories and scenes coming out of Australia have been difficult to hear about and see. And I wanted to create a card that would show some support for Australia. This cute guy certainly came to mind right away for this card. And I was glad I still had him! It has the perfect message, we are thinking of you, Australia! #thinkingofyouAustralia

Here’s another card I created for Australia. The stamp set is Animal Outing, which is in the current Annual Catalog. I think the Kangaroo with the Koala in its pouch is just perfect for this! The sentiment is from the Meerkats set that is part of Sale-a-Bration.

My “Thinking of You” cards are dedicated to all the Australian Demos who have become friends over the years as we share online and meet each other at events. We are thinking of you and wishing you and your families well. Stay safe! As well, the firefighters working so hard to stop the fires.

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The Peaceful Poppies suite in the new Stampin’ Up! mini catalog features so many beautiful stamps, papers and dies. This card was for a challenge and the beautiful dip made assembling a quantity of cards fast and easy. And still gave the card a custom look. Not to mention beautiful! The sentiment is from the Peaceful Moments stamp set, which has some of the nicest sentiments in the entire Stampin’ Up! collection. It’s really is a “must have”!  You can see all the great sentiments below.

The vellum die cuts are from the coordinating Peaceful Poppies Elements. I love the idea of these. You get a pack of several sheets die cuts. Having die cuts ready to go makes card making fast and easy! I added a little color to the center of the flower with a Stampin’ Blend. But that’s all I had to do.

The piece of ribbon is the Whisper White 1/4″ Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon colored with a Stampin’ Blend. Having white ribbon on hand along with Stampin’ Blends means you can have coordinating ribbon for any project.

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