With the release of the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalogue we get five new colours added to the standard colour palette. These exciting new colours are called the In Colours.

• Click HERE to read more about the In Color collection

One of the new In Colors is Pool Party - a cool pale blue with a hint of green. Let's compare this new colour with similar colours from our current collections...

Left to right: Bashful Blue, Baja Breeze, Pool Party, Old Olive.

As you can see, Pool Party (third from the left) is not a clear blue like Bashful Blue (first on the left) but is closer in hue to Baja Breeze (second from the left). Although Pool Party has a hint of green, it is definitely still a lovely pale blue.

A friend had a baby boy last week so I paired Pool Party with So Saffron, Wild Wasabi and Not Quite Navy to make this New Baby card...

Stamps: Pennant Parade (wood: 125012, clear: 122742), Baby Bundle (wood: 121482, clear: 120576). Card/Paper: Pool Party (124391), Not Quite Navy (108606), So Saffron (108611), Wild Wasabi (111850), Very Vanilla (106550), Watercolor Paper (122959). Ink: Pool Party (122938), So Saffron (105213), Wild Wasabi (109014), Not Quite Navy (103008), Soft Suede (115657), Blushing Bride (119786), Pumpkin Pie (105216), Jet Balck StazOn (101406). Accessories: Linen Thread (104199), Antique Brass Brads (Metallic: 119741). Tools: Big Shot (113439), Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (117335), Petite Pennants Builder Punch (122361), Boho Blossoms Punch (119858), Blender Pen (102845), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430).

This card has so much dimension (and Stampin' Dimensionals!). I stamped the pram from the Baby Bundle stamp set three times, one on the card front and two on watercolour paper. I coloured and cut out the pram on the watercolour paper and layered it up paper-tole style!

The pennants across the top of the card are also layered up...

These pennants are from a great little stamp set called Pennant Parade (see page 37) and there is a matching Petite Pennants Builder punch, which punches out both the inside triangle of the pennant and the scalloped outside (see page 153).

I do like Pool Party and it goes so well many of our current colours and the new In Color collection.