Soft Neutrals and Texture with Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year
Welcome back friends, it’s Nina-Marie Trapani here with you today! Every year I enjoy sharing a project inspired by the Pantone Color of the Year. 2026 has brought us Cloud Dancer—it evokes quiet beauty, offering a light, airy foundation that lets texture and detail shine! I was excited to stretch my creative muscles and focus my project on exactly that.
I used many products from our Simon Says Stamp exclusive collection—the Lots of Snowflakes stamp and die set, the Balcony Windows dies, the Label Slides Love and Friendship stamp and die set, as well as the Snowfall and Banks stencil.
Utilizing those pieces, I added texture and detail with things such as Tim Holtz Texture Paste, Rock Candy Chunky Glitter, Opal Dazzling Gems, Iridescent cording, and even Shimmer Vellum as the base for my stamped and embossed snowflakes!
The card also has a coordinating envelope that I stamped with the Lots of Snowflakes stamp set, which really ties the whole project together.
It can be an inspiring exercise to base your project on a specific color and let the simplicity of it highlight the fantastic details you add for embellishment. I hope you will watch the video below to see this project come together!
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Dear Nina Marie –
STUNNING! So pretty!!!!!! I absolutely LOVE this!
Lori S in PA
Nina-Marie, this is absolutely gorgeous! I love how you’ve embraced Cloud Dancer’s soft elegance while adding such beautiful texture and dimension. The way you layered all those elements-the texture paste, glitter, and shimmer vellum—creates such depth. It reminds me of the creative layering you can do in Infinite Craft, where simple elements combine to create something magical. Your coordinating envelope is such a thoughtful touch too!
Such an elegant and beautiful card. A wonderful design!
This is so so pretty
Gorgeous and super creative card, Nina! It takes insane talent to make a white card look like the most interesting thing a person could get in the mail!
Such a beautiful and calming project! The soft Cloud Dancer palette really lets all the textures and details shine, and the coordinating envelope is a lovely finishing touch. Truly inspiring work!