I don’t think that the last time Stampin’ Up! did a Colour Refresh I was this sad. Last time I remember being excited because they were bringing Blackberry Bliss back. But I don’t remember being upset about any colours retiring. This time is definitely different! And next week I’m going to feature some projects with my favourite colours that are retiring. For this week though I’m saying goodbye Mint Macaron. This is definitely been a colour I use a fair bit, so I’m a little sad to see it go.
For this card I paired it with the Love Cats stamp set which is what I’ve been featuring this week. So of course my other colour for my colour combination is black! The idea for this card design was sparked by a card my upline shared. I started with a Mint Macaron card base which I embossed with the Gingham embossing folder. Then I layered on a piece of Basic Black cardstock that I cut out using the Stitched Rectangles dies. I still can’t get over the fact that these are retiring!
On top of that layer is my kitty which I stamped using Tuxedo Black Memento ink. Then I die cut that with a smaller Stitched Rectangles die and wrapped some of the Black & White Gingham ribbon around it. The phrase is from the Friends are like Seashells stamp set. I stamped that with Mint Macaron and then popped it up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Usually I add a bit of bling to my cards, but this guy is just so cute I didn’t feel like it needed it.
Check out my card from earlier this week using the Love Cats here.
There’s still time before it’s goodbye Mint Macaron forever! Head over to my online store for the most up to date info on what’s still in stock. You have until May 1st!