Hi Everyone! Happy Saturday!! It’s Shari here with a Color Coordinates recipe and offset stamping technique for you.

Do you store your inks away and forget about some of your favorite colors? I’m guilty of picking up the same 12 or so inks when making my cards, but this time I decided to dig into my oranges and found a forgotten treasure…Apricot!

I wanted a retro look for this offset stamping technique so I chose soft tones of Cloudy Sky, Apricot, Duckling (my favorite yellow), Dusty Sage and Fog.

Using the Neat And Tangled stamp set Calathea, I stamped the solid images in my five colors onto a panel of Neenah White 80# card stock.

The inks work their way into the paper leaving a soft silky look. Once I filled the panel with the color images, I stamped again using the outline images with Simon Says Stamp Intense Black ink. To get an offset look, I positioned the outline to the right leaving white space next to the leaves.

The Calathea stamp set offer inside and outside messages. I added a simple greeting using the Intense Black ink.

I have filmed how to make this card which you can watch below or on our YouTube Channel Here.

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I hope you all have a joyful weekend and thanks for stopping by.

Hi friends! TGIF!! Welcome to the latest edition of Amore, Laura Fadora with the fabulous Laura Bassen! Today’s inspiration is a “two-fer” as Laura calls it where you use the positives and negatives of circle die cuts to make two gorgeous thank you cards! The highlights of this card are Simon Says Say Stamp cardstock in Green Apple, Green Leaf, Sea Glass, Island Blue, Royal Purple, Doll Pink, Orange Peel, Sunshine, and Black. The die set used is our Nested Circles wafer die set, and a ‘Thanks’ sentiment from our You + Me stamp set to finish things off! Be sure to watch the video and enjoy!

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Welcome to a brand new monthly trip back in time — Throwback Thursday! Each month we’ll be spotlighting fantastic cards using products from previous releases. The new stuff is always SO fun, but think about all of those great products you’ve collected and set aside. They are STILL AWESOME! And we want to inspire you with fantastic inspiration from our creative archives.

Let’s take a look at four colorful projects that will get you excited!

First up from our Hey Love release this project from Lisa Addesa:

Lisa has such a knack for making simple cards look simply AMAZING! It’s pretty incredible how awesome this card looks with just two dies — Hearts Alive and Love — and a colorful background. You can see Lisa’s original post about this card and check out all of the fun details HERE.

Next, let’s throw it back to Stamptember (best month EVER!) and this awesome card from Sarah J. Moerman:

The Abstract Triangles background stamp just BEGS for all sorts of glorious color, and Sarah absolutely ROCKED the rainbow with this card. With the black card base and added colorful bits, this design POPS! You can see Sarah’s original post about this card and learn how she created this remarkable card HERE.

Let’s go back a little further in time with an inspiring Reason to Smile project from Jennifer McGuire:

Believe it or not, Jennifer only used five different colors of ink on this project (not counting the white). She used the Jumbo Stripes stamp set and overlapped the stripes to create new colors. Once the background was created she stamped the Spring Flowers and Friendship Blooms images and sentiments (from our Reason to Smile release) on top with white ink. Want to learn more about how to achieve this super cool background? Visit Jennifer’s original post HERE. And of course you can learn even more by watching her YouTube tutorial HERE.

Our last throwback project by Jenny Colacicco incorporates a die from DieCember:

Jenny used the Circle Leaves die from our most recent DieCember release to create a mask and then blended three shades of Distress Inks to create this gorgeous focal point. Her sentiment comes from Simple Sentiments No. 1 by Cathy Zielske (CZ Design), and the simple font is the perfect offset to the pretty and delicate leaf design. You can check out Jenny’s original post HERE for more information on how she created this design.

Did you know that we have inspiration galleries on our website showcasing project ideas for all of our releases and card kits? It’s a veritable treasure trove of terrific ideas just waiting to inspire you, and you are invited to share your projects, too! You can find all of the Simon release galleries HERE and galleries for our monthly card kits can be found HERE. Scroll through today, and maybe you’ll find one of YOUR projects linked there!

Thanks for throwing it back with us and checking out these cool projects from four talented ladies!

Lisa Addesa’s supplies

Sarah J. Moerman’s supplies

Jennifer McGuire’s supplies

Jenny Colacicco’s supplies