Hello hello and welcome to a post that is both sad but exciting! What does that mean? It’s that time of year where we are both saying goodbye to in colours and saying hello to new in colours! We are about to say goodbye to the retiring in colours; Boho Blue, Pebbled Path, Moody Mauve, Copper Clay & Wild Wheat.
Whilst we never like to say goodbye to colours – I will always welcome new, fresh & exciting on trend colours. At the time of writing this post I haven’t yet seen a sneak of what is to come but I am sure that it will be amazing.

I have had to write and film this week’s video ahead of time as speaking of NEW I am off to Brisbane for our annual Onstage event at Stampin’ Up! to get a sneak of the upcoming annual catalogue and new product. So lets have an ode to these retiring in colours and give them one last hurrah!

the finished set of cards using the retiring in colours

Here is a look at my finished set of cards using the retiring in colours. I really wanted to make them the feature so I have made one monochromatic card for each.
Obviously monochromatic cards are on my mind as it was also the theme for last week’s video/post which you can see here.

I used a mixture of products on these cards including the new Pattern of Friendship die. This is such a beautiful die and unlike any other product we already have. It does not cut a shape but rather leaves an imprint on the cardstock with this gorgeous pattern. I believe it’s a must have and beautiful for adding texture and detail to your cards.
I finished my card with the gorgeous Sketched Butterflies bundle to create some beautiful butterflies coloured with the corresponding retiring in colour on my cards.

a close up look at the finished set of cards

Here is a close up look at my finished project where you can see some of the texture and detail added.
I used the fun Everyday Arches die to create a ‘base’ to ground my focal point. This was a fun addition as I made it dimensional by cutting the same sized arch four times from the in colour cardstock and added an arch cut from the Woodgrain Specialty Paper which was accented with some in colour ink blended on top. This allowed me to create some 3D element to the arch without using dimensionals but instead providing a matching in colour look to the sides.

a matching card insert to match!

Of course there just had to be a pretty inside!

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supply list for retiring in colours cards!

Sketched Butterflies Bundle (English) [163492] $87.25	Everyday Arches Dies [164629] $51.00	Pattern Of Friendship Die [165384] $63.00	Brushed Brass Butterflies [158136] $17.50	2023–2025 In Color Jute Trim [161637] $14.00
Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $10.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Basics Wow! Embossing Powder [165679] $37.00	Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder [165678] $37.00	Wood Textured 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [163770] $8.75
Wild Wheat Classic Stampin' Pad [161651] $15.75	Boho Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [161650] $15.75	Moody Mauve Classic Stampin' Pad [161649] $15.75	Pebbled Path Classic Stampin' Pad [161648] $15.75	Copper Clay Classic Stampin' Pad [161647] $15.75
Wild Wheat Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161661] $19.25	Boho Blue Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161659] $19.25	Moody Mauve Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161660] $19.25	Pebbled Path Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161658] $19.25	Copper Clay Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161662] $19.25
Wild Wheat A4 Cardstock [161734] $20.25	Boho Blue A4 Cardstock [161733] $20.25	Moody Mauve A4 Cardstock [161732] $20.25	Pebbled Path A4 Cardstock [161731] $20.25	Copper Clay A4 Cardstock [161730] $20.25
Basic Beige A4 Cardstock [164512] $20.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $23.00	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $8.75	Blending Brushes [153611] $27.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $15.75