Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for May where we are preparing for the retirement of some Stampin’ Up! products.  Though it may be goodbye to some very loved supplies, it will make room for the much anticipated new catalog products.  We hope you enjoy the Pals’ creative projects.

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Sue Becker at RnR Stamping, number 3 on the Pals Hop.  If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all the projects.

My card today is very simple. A Pool Party card base topped with a piece of Basic Black card stock. A piece of Watercolor Paper is stamped with images from the Kinda Eclectic (Crushed Curry sun) and Bootiful Occasions (black Staz On boot) stamp sets. I used the Aqua Painter (my favorite coloring tool lately) to paint the boot in Pool Party, and to go over the center part of the sun to give it a more watercolored look than a stamped look. Three Pool Party Candy Dots balance it all out. Super duper easy peasy.

The only retiring item I’ve used today is the Bootiful Occasions stamp set, but everything is from the 2014-2015 Annual catalog. Check back because I’ll begin using brand new products very soon!

The next stop is Lisa Pretto at InkBig Academy Stamps!, number 5 on the Pals Blog Hop!  Thanks for visiting; I hope to see you on next month’s Pals Hop!

And as always, Sweet Stamping!

1. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
2. Becky Volpp at Inkblossomwithbecky
3. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
4. Candy Ford at Stamp Candy  <– YOU ARE HERE
5. Lisa Pretto at InkBig Academy Stamps!
6. Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit
7. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven’s Retreat
8. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
9. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
10. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
11. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts By Patti
12. Natalie Bradley at Soirée by Natalie Bradley
13. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stampin’ Habit!
14. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
15. Jackie Diediker at Stampin’ Jackie
16. Peggy Noe at prettypapercards
17. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
18. Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
19. Amy Hoptay at Inking of You
20. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
21. Debra Simonis at Deb’s Stampin’ Grounds 
22. Jane Knudsen at see jane stamp
23. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
24. Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo
25. Sherrie Gross at Stampin’ Sunshine
26. Angela Curry at Kindred Stampers
27. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
28. Denise Hoepfner at The Mountain Magpie
29. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
30. Kalyn Shubnell at The Stamping Chronicles
31. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
32. Lynn Kolcun at Stamping With Avery’s Owlery

Here’s what I used:

Bootiful Occasions Clear Stamp Set

$17.95

Bootiful Occasions Wood Stamp Set

$24.95

Pool Party 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

$6.95

Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad

$5.95

Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

$6.95

Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad

$7.95

Kinda Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$19.95

Kinda Eclectic Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$27.95

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad

$5.95

Subtles Candy Dots

$5.95

Aqua Painters

$16.95

Watercolor Paper

$4.95