Bloom with Hope

Hi Everyone,

I saw one of the nicest card made with a retiring hostess set the other day and decided to create my own version of it with the new hostess set Bloom with Hope.  Here is the original: Pandacream.  I stamped mine on vellum and then colored on the back with our Stampin' Write Markers.  The background paper of the flowers is from the Moonlight DSP Stack - I just love these papers!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set: Bloom with Hope
Ink: Black Stazon, Crumb Cake
Card Stock: Blackberry Bliss, Crumb Cake, White Vellum, Moonlight DSP Stack
Accessories: Circle Framelits, Stampin' Write Markers in Blackberry Bliss and Mossy Meadow

Father's Day

Hi Everyone,

I thought I would share one of my Father's Day cards early.  It uses the Look up to Father stamp that is only available until June 1st.  I used markers to color the tree, grass and words so I could get different colors on the stamp.  This method would also work well if you only wanted to stamp part of the image.  It's really a wonderful tree in the stamp and one you can use over and over.

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets: Look up to Father, Hardwood
Ink: Night of Navy
Card Stock: Night of Navy, Whisper White
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers in Garden Green, Early Espresso and Night of Navy, Candy Dots

Bloom With Hope

Hi Everyone,

     Stampin' Up has some great hostess sets in the new catalog and the Bloom With Hope is by far my favorite.  The images will be great for using the new Blendabilities, but I wanted to use my new in color markers for this sample.  I am IN LOVE with the new Blackberry Bliss!  The picture came out a little dark, but I love how this card came out in person.

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set: Bloom With Hope
Ink:  Black Stazon, Blackberry Bliss
Card Stock,  Basic Gray, Hello Honey, Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White, Moonlight DSP Stack
Accesssories:  Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Stampin' Write Markers in Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey and Mossy Meadow, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch

Hamburger Box Die

Hi Everyone!
     I received my box of preorder goodies this week and have been having some fun playing with my new products.  I thought I would share this picture of the box I made with the hamburger box die.  It is a little fussy to put together but I think it will get easier each time, just need to go through the learning curve.  It is a small box, very cute, but definitely smaller than a real hamburger box.  I used the new fast fuse adhesive to put it together and it seems to be holding well.  June 2nd is coming up fast, you may want to put this one on your wish list!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set: Num-Num
Card Stock: Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White, Moonlight DSP Stack
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers in Blackberry Bliss and Hello Honey, 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon in Blackberry Bliss, Hamburger Box Die

Flower Shop

Hi Everyone,

     I realized that my Tape It had never seen ink the other day and decided I had to remedy that fact.  I paired it with the Flower Shop stamp set that I cased from here: Pink Buckaroo Designs.  I decided to use Bermuda Bay (I'm just in love with this color) instead of the Basic Black.  It works with so many colors and I really like it with the Daffodil Delight.  All 3 of the stamp sets I used for this project are carried over into the new 2014-2015 Annual Catalog.

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets:  Flower Shop, Tape It, Lots of Thanks
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay
Card Stock:  Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White
Accessories: Pansy Punch, Designer Buttons in Brights, White Baker's Twine

Work of Art

Hi Everyone,

     Here is another sample with Work of Art.  I just love these 2 colors together.  This time I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to get the greeting lined up and it came out much better than yesterdays sample.  I don't know why I don't use it more often, its really easy to use.  Maybe I'm just too impatient - lol.

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set: Work of Art
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana
Card Stock: Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White
Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig

Work of Art

Hi Everyone,

     It's back to my newest set today - Work of Art.  I cased this card that I found on Pinterest: Addicted to Stamping.  I decided to do mine in gold, I love using the Gold Sequin Trim.  They have carried that item into the new annual catalog as well.  This set is really fun to stamp with and just has so many possibilities.  My greeting is a little crooked, next time I will be using the Stamp-a-ma-jig!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set:  Work of Art
Ink:  Night of Navy, Encore Gold
Card Stock:  Night of Navy, Gold Foil
Accessories: Gold Sequin Trim

Happy Watercolor

Hi Everyone,

     With only a few weeks left for the Occasions catalog, I decided to stamp with a set that did not make it into the new Annual Catalog.  I've been having fun playing with water coloring and tried it out again for this card.  The background embossing folder is Decorative Dots.  It was one of the items available as a free gift for Sale-a-Bration and I was happy to see it in the new Annual Catalog.  So if you missed it during Sale-a-Bration, you can buy it in a few weeks.

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set:  Happy Watercolor
Ink: Rose Red, So Saffron
Card Stock: Rose Red, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White
Accessories:  Decorative Dots Embossing  Folder, On Film Framelits Die, Decorative Label Punch, Blender Pens

Endless Birthday Wishes

Hi Everyone!
     I'm so excited!  Stampin' Up came out with the cutest new Photopolymer stamp set today.  It's called Endless Birthday Wishes and resembles the Endless Wishes set that came out around Christmas and sold out way too fast.  I think this set is super adorable and can't wait to get my hands on one!

Vivid Vases

Hi Everyone,
    Vivid Vases has been one of my favorite stamps from the Occasions Catalog and I was very happy to see it included in the new 2014-2015 Annual Catalog.  That means you will probably be seeing even more samples of it from me! I just love the brightness of the Pacific Point color in this sample.

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets: Vivid Vases, Hardwood
Ink: Pacific Point, Black Stazon
Card Stock:  Pacific Point, Whisper White
Accessories:  Stampin' Write Markers in Strawberry Slush, Crisp Cantaloupe and Coastal Cabana, Blender Pens,  Project Life Cards & Label Framelits, Candy Dots

Too Kind

Hi Everyone!
   As promised here is the Mother's Day card I made for my Mother.  I combined a few stamp sets with this card including one that is on the retired list - Delightful Dozen.  I love this set and will be keeping it for quite some time I think.

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets: Too Kind, Starburst Sayings, Delightful Dozen
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Strawberry Slush, Crisp Cantaloupe
Card Stock: Strawberry Slush, Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White
Accessories: Starburst Framelits

Happy Watercolor

Hi Everyone!
     Happy Mother's Day to all of the Moms out there!  I'm lucky enough to have a an incredible mother and an incredible step mother, so I needed to make 2 cards.  This one is the one I will be giving my step mother later today.  I used blender pens and the lids of my ink pads to do the watercoloring.  You just press the lid to the ink pad while its closed and you will get plenty of ink to pick up in the lid when you open it.  Enjoy your day!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets:  Happy Watercolor, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Black Stazon, Elegant Eggplant, Early Espresso
Card Stock:  Elegant Eggplant, Basic Black, Whisper White
Accessories: Oval Framelits, Project Life Cards and Labels Framelits, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch

Work of Art

Hi Everyone,
  I made my cards for Mother's Day weeks ago and now I can't find them anywhere...  I've looked and looked but just can't seem to place them. So very frustrating!  So I took some time today and made new ones and while I was making them, I couldn't pass a chance to use the new Work of Art set again.  Here is the sample of that card, I will post the Mother's Day cards later in the week.

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set: Work of Art
Ink: Basic Gray, Stazon Black
Card Stock:  Basic Gray, Smokey Slate, Whisper White, Watercolor Wonder DSP
Accessories: 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Circle Framelits

Chalk Talk

Hi Everyone,
     Chalk Talk is one of those sets that I really like but rarely use.  So I decided to go ahead and make something with it.  I love the fact that it has the matching framelits, but I did fussy cut the "something" in Pistachio Pudding.  I just love these 2 colors together, Pistachio Pudding and Wisteria Wonder, they just happened to be sitting together on my table so I used them for this card. 

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets: Chalk Talk, Petite Petals
Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Pistachio Pudding
Card Stock:  Wisteria Wonder, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White'
Accessories:  Chalk Talk Framelits, Beautifully Baroque Embossing Folder, Candy Dots, Pearl Basic Jewels

Wetlands meets Work of Art

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     I decided to use my 2 current favorite stamp sets together.  The large "swoosh" piece in the Work of Art set seemed to be a perfect background for the Wetlands set.  To get the lighter colors I just stamped off first with the Crumb Cake and Pool Party.  It's a really simple card to make!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets: Wetlands, Work of Art
Ink: Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Stazon Black
Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Whisper White

Work of Art

Hi Everyone!
     Here is another sample I made using the new Work of Art stamp set.  This time I stamped on watercolor paper and used an aqua painter filled with water to go over the swoosh part.  I love the bright colors in this sample!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set: Work of Art
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Pacific Point, Bermuda Bay, Elegant Eggplant
Card Stock: Elegant Eggplant, Watercolor paper

Work of Art

Hi Everyone,

When I was at the catalog premiere earlier in the week, I received a brand new stamp set from the new catalog called Work of Art.  While I'm not allowed to show the actual stamp set until the catalog is officially launched in June, I can show you any projects made with it.  This is a really great set with a ton of possibilities!  Hope you like the card I whipped up:

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set: Work of Art
Ink: Smokey Slate, Basic Grey, Stazon Black
Card Stock: Basic Grey, Basic Black, Smokey Slate, Whisper White
Accessories: Candy Dots