One New In Color at a Time

Hello friends!  I'm so excited about the five new In Colors that are coming soon.  I couldn't have come up with anything better if they'd asked me personally to choose new colors.  Which they certainly did not!  As far as I'm concerned, they all are just yummy and will be so much fun to use.  Today's cards were made focusing on the new Hydrangea Hue color.  It's a pretty blue that leans a little towards periwinkle blue.  Plus, I used a new Online Exclusive bundle and a new May-August 2026 Catalog bundle that you might not have seen yet.  Oh my, so many goodies to choose from and it was so hard to decide what I wanted to use first.  So, you're getting a mish-mash of new, some old, embossed backgrounds, and much more with this post.  Let's get started, shall we?

Isn't this Hydrangea Hue color just gorgeous?  It's used here in ink, cardstock, ribbon, and even the tiny butterflies.  I'm almost on Hydrangea Hue overload here!  But I love it.  Let me give you a quick rundown on making this card.

Start with a Basic White cardstock base that is cut at 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4" and folded in half.  Next is a layer of Hydrangea Hue that measures 5 1/4" x 4".  Then a layer of Basic White is cut at 5" x 3 3/4".  This is embossed with the Lovely Stripes Embossing Folder.  This gives such a pretty and tactile design that is very versatile.  There's only one problem I have with this embossing folder.  I have a hard time deciding which side of the embossed cardstock that I want to use!  Such a tough problem!

Did you notice the interesting die-cut labels?  They are from the Forever Florals Bundle that is a new Online Exclusive item, and it's going to be one of my favorites for all the cards I send out.  Love the sentiments (which I did not use on this card).  Anyway, the larger label was cut from the center of the Hydrangea Hue layer before the layers were added to the card base.  After die-cutting the label, the layers were attached to the card base using 'green glue'.

The smaller label was cut from Basic White.  For this card, a sentiment from the Notes of Spring set that was a Product of the Month in March was used.  As of today, it's still available.  If you haven't gotten this yet, just place a $75 order before tax and shipping and you can get this for $5 in the US.  The sentiments alone make it worth getting and the animals in the set are just adorable.

Moving on, the flower stem stamped on the label is from a new set called Forever Florals.  The leaves are stamped with the new Peaceful Pine In Color ink pad.  Gorgeous color!  The flowers were stamped on a Basic White piece with Hydrangea Hue ink then die-cut.  

The flowers were attached to the stem with touches of "green glue".  Then the labels were attached to the card front with several Dimensionals.

The design needed a few more touches.  The Hydrangea Hue ribbon was tied into a bow and added at the bottom corner of the labels.  It's attached with two Mini Glue Dots to hold it securely.  There are three of the new 2026-2028 In Color Butterflies.  These are such an adorable added touch to the design.  They come in all five In Colors plus white and two different sizes.  You can bet these will be showing up on many of my cards in the future!

While making this first card, I was cutting two of everything so I could make another card.  But I started making changes as soon as I had this one done.  Keep on reading for the next version using even more new goodies.

Here we go.  Similar with lots of changes.

First change was the embossing folder.  This time it's the Eyelet 3D embossing folder.  Love this design on the card.

Next change was turning the Forever Florals labels on its  side to be wider instead of taller.

Then check out the beautiful Lily of the Valley sentiment and image from the new bundle coming in the next catalog starting in May.  There are six sentiments in the set which will fit many needs.  And then the lovely lily of the valley images in the set.  Oh my, one of my favorite flowers ever!

The sentiment was stamped with Hydrangea Hue ink onto the label.  The flower was stamped with the new Basic Black Hybrid stamp pad onto a Basic White scrap piece.  This left a nice clear image.  I used the new Stampin' Blends in Hydrangea Hue to add a shadow on the little bells and Peaceful Pine both Light and Dark on the leaves.  Love these colors together.

Before putting the pieces together, the white label was spattered with Wink of Stella for a slight shine.  Then more Wink of Stella was brushed on each of the bells and set aside to dry thoroughly.

Thought it would be interesting to add both a strip of ribbon and a smaller strip of cardstock to the side of the card as an accent.  The ribbon is just under 4 1/2" in length and the Peaceful Pine is 3 3/4" long.  They are each attached with adhesive.

Then the labels were attached over them using Dimensionals.

The lily of the valley was die-cut with the matching die.  Then it's attached to the right edge with Mini Dimensionals.  I wish the shimmer on the card would show up better in the pics.  Guess you'll have to take my word for it that it's lovely.

The final touch to the design was adding three of the 2026-2028 In Color Dots.  I was so pleased when I saw these in person.  I can never tell how thick these embellishments are in the pictures.  These have a nice low profile, so it won't require extra postage for mailing.  That is a big plus in my book with all the cards I mail for the shut-ins at church.

Here's one last look at these cards that focused on the new favorite 2026-2028 In Color - Hydrangea Hue.  I hope you love it as much as I do.  And both of the bundles I used here - Forever Florals and Lily of the Valley - are fabulous and easy to use.  So happy with my new items for creating!  (Doing a little happy dance here!)  Next, I need to move on to another one of the new In Colors.  Did I mention that I just love them all?  I really do!

If you're one of my customers, you should be receiving a copy of the new May-August 2026 Catalog in the mail soon.  If you don't have it by the end of the month, please get in touch so I can send one out to you.  It will be interesting to see how the new catalog timeline works out.  There will be three new catalogs each year.  No big annual catalog and no mini catalogs.  Just these three mid-size catalogs - one every four months.  And don't forget the Online Exclusives.  Did you know that new items are added every couple of months?  There will be more new items coming in May.  Make sure you check it often to see if there's anything new.

Thanks for stopping in today.  Hope you're as excited by these new In Colors and stamp sets.  There will be more ideas coming soon.

Happy stamping and creating,

Sharon