Happy, happy New Year & Exploring the Color Wheel

I want to wish you one and all a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Have you created resolutions for the new year? Do you generally or is this a year to not do resolutions? Maybe instead you want to create new habits. Is there a distinction? I plan to read my Bible EVERY SINGLE DAY even if I just get one or two verses. Life can get busy, I realize that but what is truly important to you? Be sure it’s first. God, family, work, friends? In the comments, I’d love to know just ONE of your goals, resolutions, habits, or whatever it is you truly plan to DO this year.

My name is Patricia. I’m an Independent Stampin’ Up® demonstrator here in Alaska. I’ve got one more year as a teacher up in the village where I’ve been teaching for last few years. I teach 2nd and 3rd grade this year and LOVE it; however, living in the village is a hard life so I’ll be coming back home permanently after this school year or at least that’s my plan. My home is in Palmer, Alaska and that’s where I plan to be after this year. May or may not sign one more year contract.

So, I blog here periodically. Currently, I do not have a specified date and time because I have so many calls on my time. This year I hope and pray to be more consistent but not going to commit to exactly when or how often. After moving back home, I will likely be better at this.

Hopefully 2024 was a good year for you and 2025 will be better.

Now on to the Color Wheel from Stampin’ Up! Yes, we have a new color wheel that I think is going to be a wonderful tool for us as we try to put our cards or scrapbook pages colors together. Now it is easy to find colors if you’re using DSP (Designer Series Paper) because the colors are already all there but what if you’re using a single color or want a highlight color? Or just want to make your own DSP paper? Or want to use only cardstock?

To begin, let’s look at the basic color wheel that we’re taught (usually) in school.

There are 12 colors in a basic color wheel which looks a lot like a beautiful rainbow. Stampin’ Up has taken it a step further by creating our own color wheel with Stampin’ Up colors (except Neutrals) though the Neutrals are all on the back.

Then SU (Stampin’ Up) helps us by giving us examples of color schemes and how to create our own.

The first and easiest is Monocramatic which means “one” color scheme – for example Blues, Reds, or Greens. These basics are then broken down further into the shades between each of these – Blue/Green, Blue/Violet, Red/Orange, Yellow/Orange etc. Each of the Stampin’ Up colors radiates from these families. For example:

To use Monochromatic colors in a project, you simply select a color that you like, for example, my favorite, blue then look at the colors within that family – Balmy Blue, Azure Afternoon, Misty Moonlight, Boho Blue, Blueberry Bushel & Night of Navy. Pick two or three colors from within that range & craft away!

The next color scheme is Analogous when you choose three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. For example:

An Analogous color scheme is achieved by combining one color with its closest neighbors on the color wheel. By choosing Analogous colors for your creation, you’re ensuring a look of cohesion and harmony, as these combinations are known for their calming effect in artistic design.

And finally, there is the Triadic color scheme made by finding three colors equally spaced from each other around the color wheel.

These color combinations can feel somewhat predictable (think red, yellow, blue) as they are dynamic or maybe even unexpected. If you think of the color wheel as a dial, you can find a triadic color combination you like by shifting the dial one click at a time away from the primary hues. Then it’s a good idea to select a dominant color letting the other two colors play a supporting role on your card or page.

New Mini Catalog and Sale-a-Bration Coming January 7th

I am so excited for the new mini catalog, oh my!!! It’s got some truly fantastic Suites (a set of stamps, dies, DSP (Designer Series Paper), and more. The “more” often includes ribbon, some kind of dots or sequins or something like it. There are also some great Bundles, too. A Bundle is a stamp and die set or a stamp and punch set.

Sale-a-Bration starts on January 7th, too! What is Sale-a-Bration, you ask! It’s a once-a-year deal where when you purchase $60 or $120 or any product you get to choose a FREE item. This year we have free stamp sets, free DSP, free ribbon, free Bundles (for $120)!

PLUS some great new Online Exclusives – Online Exclusives are products that will only appear online, not in any catalog. This also means they can go away at any time unlike the Annual Catalog items which are available all year. I only say this because if there’s something you just HAVE to have you might want to get it sooner rather than later. It may be there for a while but may not. Just a heads up.

Kits – these are all-inclusive boxes with everything you need to complete a project. The only thing you might want to have in addition is a pair of paper snips. Kits make fantastic gifts, are great projects to travel with and wonderful for a parent or grandparent to work with a child for a fun time. Every month there will be 2 or 3 new kits.

This one is the PERPETUAL BEAUTY CALENDAR KIT. It’s fantastic for keeping track of birthdays and anniversaries. Keep with your greeting cards so you know who needs a card. And it’s beautiful to hang on the wall.

Here’s another kit, this one is for home decor. LAYERED LANDSCAPES KIT is a set of 4 frames to use all together or separately.

CTMH Products on SALE, 30% Off

CTMH (Close to My Heart) products listed on Stampin Up website are on sale for 30% off…man, you gotta love that!

SECRET GARDEN SCRAPBOOKING WORKSHOP KIT – this full workshop is seen here or there are parts and pieces of it that you can get as well. For example: like the paper packet and sticker sheet (one of the items that “runs out”) you can get more. Or there’s a card-making kit for the Secret Garden!!

Additionally, there are Flip Flaps and memory protectors for your scrapbook pages. Go here to check them out.

Made a Couple of Layouts for Scrapbooking

For the Layout (LO) below I used 2 pages from the Wildly Flowering DSP (Designer Series Paper) 12×12 paper, the Cloud Punch (for the snowballs) in the Clearance section, Frosted Forest Bundle for the tree die (cut a 12×12 white card stock in half, die cut by flipping the die over on about 2″ up on each end -see video), and the tree stamp for the post of the “Snowballs for Sale!!” sign. I used the Filled with Cheer stamp set and the Blender pen to color with Cherry Cobbler Ink Pad, Daffodil Delight Ink Pad, Old Olive Ink Pad, Boho Blue (or Balmy Blue) Ink Pad, Moody Mauve Ink Pad, Basic Black Blends to color the melting snowman.

For the LO below, I used a 12×12 Basic White for the base and the DSP are all from Regal Winter DSP paper pack. Berry Burst, Shaded Spruce, Wild Wheat, Boho Blue card stock plus some of the DSP for the circle punches in various sizes. Regal Flora is the stamp and die bundle used for the flower cluster and the die cut for the page title. For the die cut label I cut a Berry Burst and a white then switched the pieces so one is outlined in white and one in Berry Burst and vice versa.

I will do a video in a day or two and post here.

3-Day Stamp Sale – Oct 7, 8 & 9

Save 15% on all stamp sets (photopolymer and cling) from the 2024–2025 Annual Catalog for 3 days, October 7-9. How awesome! This discount applies to qualifying stamp sets on customer, demonstrator, workshop, online, and Starter Kit orders. Click here for shopping online and plan your purchase(s). Bundles are not included in this sale.

But wait, there’s more…

Kits Collection October Sale
Save up to 30% off on all your favorite Kits Collection kits October 1–31! Our kits come with everything you need to create. Click here and scroll down for more details.
And thank you to all who signed up and registered for my October Kit Together event! I’m looking forward to the fun.

Here are two brand new kits (on sale, too)…

But wait, there’s more…

Join my team now and get MORE…

Be sure to contact me if you need or want more information on any of the offerings listed above. Have a truly stupendous weekend.

Are You a Memory Keeper?

What IS a Memory Keeper? Really it’s a scrapbooker but things always need to be fancy, hehe (or maybe it’s a secret code!!

I have kept a scrapbook since I was in college many, many long years ago. Back then it was just a 12×17 spiral bound book I got at some store and I filled it with all the bits and bobs of my life in college. It was fun, wasn’t anything really pretty but they did tell the story of my college years and I valued them. Then later in life I made digital scrapbooks. They were nice, they really were and again I loved them but they didn’t have a lot of LIFE!! Ok, they told of my life but it was a page and look at, maybe read the journaling but then on to the next page. BUT I’ve found something in between and absolutely love it. It’s paper journaling much like what I did in college but it’s got lots of colored papers, real design and moving parts and pieces. Makes the digital scrapping kind of boring…though I loved it at the time.

The good news about all this is that Stampin’ Up is really starting to get scrapbooking going again. We’ve got kits (if you need a quick scrapbook layout – a12x12 page 2-page spread) but there’s also much more!! We’re starting to see a lot of stamps made specifically for scrapbooking as opposed to card making which means they’re larger.

So the even better news is that I will start doing scrapbooking classes more often. We will do them at least twice a month. One workshop class will be with kits that we can put together as a group, visit, have fun and create either with or without your photos. The other workshop class will also be as a group, visit and have fun but we’ll be working on a spread together from scratch (using a layout). Both workshops classes will be FUN, CREATIVE and PRODUCTIVE!!

If you’re ready to do it leave a comment below or email me and I’ll let you know what and when. The first workshop class will be during Christmas break when I’m home (or if you’re ready to start now I’ll do a couple of on-line classes)…just let me know.

Thank you! And here we are into the holidays…Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years!! Wow, time goes so fast! Let’s keep those memories and the photos we take!

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Are You Ready to Start Your Stampin’ Up Journey?

Stampin’ Up is giving us a wonderful starter kit opportunity. You get to choose what items you want to include in your kit. You can choose $155 worth of product (including kits which are on sale this month) and only pay $99 plus tax, shipping is FREE and you’ll get a FREE Paper Pumpkin kit, plus all the supplies you’ll need to start your business if you choose to do that. You can just buy the starter kit even if all you want it 20% off on your crafting supplies.

So, all that being said, what do you have to do after you buy your kit? Not a thing, if that’s your choice BUT if you want to make a business you can do that, too! I love having a small (or big) business, teaching classes, and sharing what I make. Entirely up to you. I’ll help you figure it all out. I’m about to start my 5th year. Let me know what you need and we’ll get your business going. You’ve got until October 31st to make up your mind to get this deal.

What are the questions you have? Leave a comment below!

New Scrapbooking Products Are Here

I’ve got a new digital mini for you…link below and always easily found in the sidebar to the right (if your on a computer or scroll all the way to the bottom if you’re on a phone).

Meet the September 2024 Scrapbooking Brochure—full of scrapbooking products that coordinate with the mini catalog and some online-only suites! Stickers, Two-Toned Cardstock, and Workshop Kits are the first items in this new line. But this is just the beginning. How fun is that! So, stay tuned for more to come in the coming months. View the brochure online and shop these products in my online store.

You can also see a digital version of the September to December Mini just released this week here.