Love is in the Air for Sunday Stamps! #143

Hello, crafty friends! Happy New Year!  Can you believe 2016 has come and gone! ?  Where did it go and so fast??

Today, I am excited to share a SNEAK PEAK of an awesome NEW- must have bundle from the Occasions catalog called Lift Me Up.  The design follows the new color challenge at Sunday Stamps!

The Lift Me Up stamp set and Up & Away Thinlits Dies bundle is so versatile!  It has awesome sentiments for these adorable balloons.  Birthdays, Graduation, Thinking of You and Thank You are just a few of the cards I see making with this set.   Add the Falling Petals Textured Impressions Embossing Folder as I have here, and you have a perfect Valentine card!  

Here's the new color challenge at Sunday Stamps!  You have until Friday, January 13, 2017, to join us!

To play along with this weeks challenge, choose a minimum of 3 colors that are similar to the color swatch provided in the picture above.  The colors I chose to use for this weeks challenge are: Wisteria Wonder, Sweet Sugar Plum, Blushing Bride and a hint of Soft Sky.

To create the background, I sponged the listed ink colors onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock and then dropped water droplets on to it using an old tooth brush.  To prevent the paper from curling, I quickly dried it with my Heat Tool.  Next, I embossed this "rainbow" of color panel using the new SNEAK PEAK Falling Petals Textured Embossing Folder.  

Finally, I wanted the embossed petal hearts to really pop, so I brayered a little White craft ink over them making sure not to press too hard.  

LOVE IS IN THE AIR CARD SUPPLIES:

• STAMPS: Lift Me Up* (144712)
• INK: Archival Basic Black, Wisteria Wonder, Sweet Sugar Plum, Blushing Bride and Soft Sky.
• PAPER: Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder, Sweet Sugarplum, and Blushing Bride.
• ACCESSORIES: Up & Away Thinlits Dies*(144712),  Falling Petals Textured Impressions Embossing Folder*(1422761), Soft Sky DSP Stack, Elegant Eggplant Solid Baker's Twine, Sweet Sugarplum Color Enamel Dots and Sponges.

(*= Available starting January 4, 2016.)

Thank you to all who signed up for my December grab bag give-away!  I hope the winners are enjoying their new goodies!  Can't wait to share my stamping ideas with you in 2017!  Happy New Year and thanks for stopping by today!