I love the new hostess set Summer Afternoon -- it's right up my alley!  Gumball Green and Melon Mambo make a wonderfully preppy combination that is so summery and refreshing.

All products are SU! unless otherwise noted.

Sets:  Summer Afternoon

Paper:  White, Gumball Green, Melon Mambo, Floral District dsp

Ink:  Black, Lucky Limeade, Gumball Green, Sahara Sand, Going Gray, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo

Accessories:  Big Shot, Square Lattice Textured i\Impressions folder, Ticket-Corner punch, Labels Framelits, Brights brads, white gel pen, Dimensionals, Aquapainter, Melon Mambo polka-dot ribbon, Gumball Green 3/8" stitched satin ribbon

Summer Afternoon

I love this image from the new Hostess set, Summer Afternoon!  I just got it today, so I had to start playing with it.  I also got the new-style Basic Black pad and I love it -- it really stamps clean!

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Stamps:  Summer Afternoon, Canvas

Paper:  Vanilla, Soft Suede, Cajun Craze, Comfort Cafe dsp

Ink:  Black, Tangerine Tango, Cajun Craze, Riding Hood Red, Creamy Caramel, Crumb Cake, Close to Cocoa, Soft Suede, Chocolate Chip, Early Espresso, Gumball Green, Always Artichoke, Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Daffodil Delight, More Mustard

Accessories:  Big Shot, Labels framelites, brads, Ticket-Corner punch, Riding Hood Red 3/8" taffeta ribbon, sponges, Aquapainter, Dimensionals

Layered Labels and Papaya Collage

Here is another card with some of the new products.  I really like the Apothecary Accents and Bitty Banner framelits!

Stamps:  PapayaCollage, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper:  White, Gumball Green, Rich Razzleberry, Floral District DSP

Ink:  Black, Lucky Limeade, Gumball Green, Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake, Close to Cocoa, Primrose Petal, Rich Razzleberry

Accessories:  Big Shot, Apothecary Accents and Bitty Banner framelits, Gumball Green stitched satin ribbon, brads, sponges, white gel pen, Ticket-Corner punch, Aquapainter

New colors!

Here's my first try with the new colors.  It ended up being not what I wanted and a little too Christmasy for me.  Not my favorite, but I did it in a massive rush.  The new ink pads are to die for!

Stamps:  Layered Labels

Paper:  white, Gumball Green, Raspberry Ripple, Holiday Treasures dsp

Ink:  Black, Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green, Always Artichoke, Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple

Accessories:  Brads, Ticket-Corner punch, Cherry Cobble seam binding, Dimensionals, Aquapainter