Thursday, March 24, 2016

March D's Stamping Team USA Blog Hop Birthdays

Welcome to D's Stamping Team USA Blog Hop for the month of March our theme is birthdays!  Thanks for stopping by and welcome from my friend, Tina's blog!

One of my favorite birthday bundles in the Occasions catalog for Stampin' Up! is Balloon Celebration, so I knew I had to use it for this month's hop.   


The Regal collection DSP is my inspiration for the color scheme.  The card base is Crushed Curry, Whisper White front layer, Regal DSP for the balloons stamped in Memento Black ink & punched out.  A few of the small balloons are popped with dimensionals.  The balloon strings were also stamped in Memento Black, bow is stamped in Rose Red, and Island Indigo is the Happy Birthday sentiment.  

Many different color schemes can be used for this card especially changing up the DSP.  I've seen one with the Brights collection DSP and it looked great.  

I hope you have enjoyed my card!  Thanks for stopping by and check out the next blog in our hop, Jen!

http://thestampdiva.blogspot.com/2016/03/march-ds-stampin-team-usa-blog-hop.html

Stampin' Up! Supplies used:
Crushed Curry cardstock
Whisper White cardstock
Regal collection DSP
Balloon Celebration Bundle
Memento Black ink
Rose Red ink
Island Indigo ink
Adhesives - Snail & Stampin' Dimensionals

Thursday, March 10, 2016

OSAT Blog Hop - Spring Has Sprung

 
Welcome to the One Stamp At a Time Blog Hop for March with a theme of Spring Has Sprung!  I hope you enjoyed the great projects from our guest blogger, Christine!


Spring has definitely started in my area here in the Midwest!  Our neighbor's daffodils are blooming and our daffodils will very soon be blooming and that was inspiration for this month.  

 
The card was made out of a Thick Whisper White with a piece of the Flowering Fields DSP.  The flowers (daffodils) are made out of the Botanical Blooms stamp set & Botanical Builder framelits.  Various colors were used for the flowers - Hello Honey, Daffodil Delight, So Saffron, & Crushed Curry with accents of Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, and Whisper White.  A little bit of ink was used in these same colors to add just a little accent on the flowers.  The leaves were stamped in Cucumber Crush.  The Happy Birthday sentiment comes from the Butterfly Basics stamp set stamped in Hello Honey on Whisper White and cut out with the Lots of Labels framelits.  Dimensionals were used to pop the sentiment and flowers.



The project is a vase that I picked up at Dollar Tree.  I used more of the flowers that I had leftover from the card.  The vase needed a fun accent and that was accomplished with the clear/white tape from the Metallics Glitter Tape (current free Sale-a-bration item)!  The flowers were added with dimensionals.

 
I hope you have enjoyed my card and project!  Thanks for stopping by and check out the next blog in our hop, Justin!



http://wp.me/p5dZez-5d6


  1. Pam - http://airbornewifestamping.blogspot.com/2016/03/osat-blog-hop-spring-has-sprung-and.html
  2. Alisa Tilsner - http://wp.me/p51aTO-1up
  3. Melissa Davies - http://rubberfunatics.blogspot.com/2016/03/osat-blog-hop-spring-has-sprung.html
  4. Anna Smith - http://www.scrappingstampingandstuff.com/osat-blog-hop-spring-has-sprung/
  5. Tina Riddle -http://www.tinascropshop.com/2016/03/osat-blog-hop-spring-has-sprung.html 
  6.  AJ Bodine - http://rutabagapiedesigns.blogspot.com/2016/03/osat-blog-hop-spring-has-sprung-march.html
  7. Wynne - http://cropsscissorspaper.blogspot.com/2016/03/osat-blog-hop-spring-has-sprung.html
  8. Christine (Guest designer) - http://www.christinepennington.com/my-blog/osat-blog-hop-spring-has-sprung.html
  9. You are here --------> Megan Thompson - http://meganttstamps.blogspot.com/2016/03/osat-blog-hop-spring-has-sprung.html
  10. Justin Krieger - http://jkcardsonline.com/2016/03/osat-blog-hop-spring-has-sprung/
  11. Dena Rekow - http://www.thecreativitycave.com/my_weblog/2016/03/osat-blog-hop-spring-has-sprung.html
  12. Andrea Tracy-Tucker - http://onestampinmothertucker.blogspot.com/2016/03/osat-spring-has-sprung-blog-hop.html
  13.  Lori Mueller -- http://www.stampindreams.com/my-blog/2016/03/spring-has-sprung-in-the-osat-blog-hop.html
  14. Sara Levin -  http://theartfulinker.com/osat-blog-hop-spring-has-sprung/
  15. Kelly Acheson - http://astampabove.typepad.com/my-blog/2016/03/osat-blog-hop-spring-has-sprung.html
  16. Elizabeth Jeanne --http://craftsbyhappystamper.com/2016/03/10/spring-has-sprung-osat-blog-hop/
  17. Jeanna Bohanon - http://www.stamptimesomewhere.com/stamp_time_somewhere/2016/03/osat-blog-hop-spring-has-sprung.html 
  18. Marisa Gunn - http://dzinesbymeg.typepad.com/dzines_by_meg/2016/03/osat-blog-hop-spring-has-sprung.html
  19. Renee Ondrajka - http://stampinwithrenee.blogspot.com/2016/03/osat-blog-hop-spring-has-sprung.html
  20. Martie - https://martie-pollard.squarespace.com/welcome/2016/3/9/yky0bo70l3ghp2elcfam1t5f76xyaz
  21.  
Stampin' Up! Supplies for Card & Project:


Thick Whisper White Cardstock
Hello Honey Cardstock & Ink
Daffodil Delight Cardstock & Ink
So Saffron Cardstock & Ink
Crushed Curry Cardstock & Ink
Pumpkin Pie Cardstock & Ink
Cucumber Crush Cardstock & Ink
Flowering Fields DSP
Butterfly Basics Stamp Set
Whisper White Cardstock
Lots of Labels Framelits
Big Shot, Cutting Pads, Magnetic Platform
Botanical Blooms Stamp Set
Botanical Builder Framelits
Sponge Daubers
Metallics Glitter Tape (for project)

Vase from Dollar Tree
     

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

ICS Blog Hop Welcome Spring


Welcome to our March ICS blog hop!  I hope you have enjoyed the blog hop thus far!  The theme for this month is "Welcome Spring."  In my neck of the woods in the Midwest we seem to have spring, back to winter, back to spring, and on & on.  The calendar now says March and that means we are just weeks away from Easter.  



I had to use this cute lamb & sentiment for my card.  The lamb was stamped in Memento Black ink on Shimmery White cardstock, and it was colored with an AquaPainter using Blushing Bride, Smoky Slate, and Cucumber Crush.  The Circles Framelits were used to to cut it out with the 5th one (starting from the smallest) and the Cucumber Crush in the 6th.  The Hardwood stamp was inked in Tip Top Taupe and stamped on Thick Whisper White cardstock.  A small bow was added under the sentiment and the layers were popped via Stampin' Dimensionals.



This cute Easter basket design was created by Connie Stewart and the video tutorial is here.  All the details are in this tutorial.  The modifications I made were to use the Large Dot embossing folder and the tag using Pool Party as the base.  The little chick from the Honeycomb Happiness stamp set was stamped in Memento Black in order to use the AquaPainter with Pumpkin Pie & Daffodil Delight.  It was then cut out using the Ovals Framelits.  The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes stamped in Rich Razzleberry (& popped via Stampin' Dimenstionals) to match the ribbon.  It was punched with the Word Window punchThe Pool Party oval for the tag is a leftover piece when making the handles. 



This is the other Easter basket.  The modifications I made were to use the Large Dot embossing folder and the tag using Calypso Coral as the base.  The cross from the Blessed by God stamp set was stamped in Early Espresso and fuzzy cut.  The cross was popped with Stampin' Dimensionals  A scrap of Whisper White was stamped on in Crushed Curry with the sun from the Kinda Eclectic stamp set.  It was then cut out using the Ovals Framelits.  The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes stamped in Rich Razzleberry (& popped via two layers of Stampin' Dimenstionals) to match the ribbon.  It was punched with the Word Window punch.   The Calypso Coral oval for the tag is a leftover piece when making the handles.  


I wanted to add some grass to the basket so I used my trimmer with a 6" x 6" piece of Cucumber Crush Cotton Paper cut into strips & crumbled.



Thanks for stopping by my post in the ICS blog hop!  The next stop in your hop is Joni!


http://www.joniinthespotlightstamping.com/2016/03/ics-blog-hop-welcome-spring.html

Card Supply List from Stampin' Up!:
Large Polka Dot Embossing Folder
Ovals Framelits
Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Cutting Pads, Multipurpose Platform
Cherry on Top Cotton Paper 
Tear & Tape 
Stampin' Dimensionals
Snail
Shimmery White cardstock
Teeny Tiny Wishes
Rich Razzleberry 1/4" Cotton Ribbon
Hole Punch
Word Window Punch

Chick Card
Pool Party cardstock
Honeycomb Happiness stamp set
Memento Black
AquaPainter with Daffodil Delight & Pumpkin Pie inks

Cross Card
Calypso Coral cardstock
Bless by God stamp set
Early Espresso ink
Whisper White cardstock
Crushed Curry ink
Kinda Eclectic stamp set

Project Supply List from Stampin' Up!:
Easter Lamb stamp set 
Smoky Slate, Blushing Bride, Cucumber Crush, Memento Black inks
AquaPainter
Circles Framelits
Shimmery White cardstock
Thick Whisper White cardstock
Hardwood stamp
Tip Top Taupe ink
Linen Thread
Stampin' Dimensionals
Snail
Glue Dots

Thursday, February 11, 2016

OSAT Blog Hop - Love is in the Air



Welcome to the One Stamp At a Time Blog Hop for February with a theme of Love is in the Air!  I hope you enjoyed the great projects from my friend, Tina!



This card is a fun size 4 1/8" x 4 1/8" in Crumb Cake.  There is a Whisper White square layer 4" x 4" and Crumb Cake 3 7/8" x 3 7/8".  The Love Blossoms DSP stack is used with the Balloon Celebration punch & stamps to create the front of the card.  The inks used are Memento Black and Rose Red. The envelope was custom made with the Envelope Punch Board & 2015-2017 In Colors Envelope Paper.


I struggled for what to come up with for my project.  I will be seeing my niece and nephew around Valentine's Day, so I made them the card above and a little treat.  They adore Star Wars, so I found these fun Campbell's soups to give to them.  I create a square base out of thick Whisper White cardstock 4 5/8" x 4 5/8" and score 1" on each side.  I then made 4 cuts to those inch lines to make slats and adhered them with tear & tape adhesive to create the base.



Here is a more detailed view of the tag.  The tag base is thick Whisper White (cut out with the second largest Banner framelits) and embossed using the Happy Heart folder.  The heart section was made with the fourth normalest Circle framelits.  3 circles were cut out in Whisper White, Real Red, and Window sheets.  For the Real Red layer I punched out the Sweetheart first and then cut it out with the framelit.  The hearts border punch was used to create all the Rose Red confetti for the inside of the shaker.  The Real Read to Window Sheet was adhered with Fine Tip Glue.  I used foam mounting tape (from Scotch) to the Whisper White circle.  The Teeny Tiny Wishes was stamped in Real Red and punched out with the Word Window and popped with Stampin' Dimensionals.  The tag was then attached with gold or silver ribbon.




I hope you have enjoyed my card and project!  Thanks for stopping by and check out the next blog in our hop, Melissa!



http://rubberfunatics.blogspot.com/2016/02/osat-blog-hop-love-is-in-air.html






  1. Eva Bussom - http://evascardsandthings.evabussom.com/2016/02/osat-blog-hop-love-is-in-air.html 
  2. Pam Tetreault - http://airbornewifestamping.blogspot.com/2016/02/osat-february-blog-hop.html
  3. Kelly Acheson -  http://astampabove.typepad.com/my-blog/2016/02/osatbloghop.html
  4. Martie Pollard - http://craftybandit.com/welcome/2016/1/31/osat-love-is-in-the-air-1
  5. Wynne Grob - http://cropsscissorspaper.blogspot.com/2016/02/osat-blog-hop-love-is-in-air_11.html
  6. Elizabeth Jeanne - http://craftsbyhappystamper.com/2016/02/11/love-is-in-the-air-osat-blog-hop/
  7. Renee Ondrajka  -   http://stampinwithrenee.blogspot.com/2016/02/osat-february-blog-hop-love-is-in-air.html
  8. Alisa Tilsner - http://wp.me/p51aTO-1sa
  9. Maria Willis - http://cardbomb.blogspot.com/2016/02/osat-blog-hop-love-is-in-air.html
  10. Tina Riddle - http://www.tinascropshop.com/2016/02/osat-blog-hop-love-is-in-air.html
  11. You are here ----> Megan Thompson - http://meganttstamps.blogspot.com/2016/02/osat-blog-hop-love-is-in-air.html
  12. Melissa Davies - http://rubberfunatics.blogspot.com/2016/02/osat-blog-hop-love-is-in-air.html
  13. Sara Levin - http://theartfulinker.com/osat-blog-hop-love-is-in-the-air
  14. AJ Bodine - http://rutabagapiedesigns.blogspot.com/2016/02/osat-blog-hop-love-is-in-air.html
  15. Dena Rekow - http://www.thecreativitycave.com/my_weblog/2016/02/osat-blog-hop-love-is-in-the-air.html 
  16. Justin - http://wp.me/p5dZez-59k
  17. Andrea Tracy-Tucker - http://onestampinmothertucker.blogspot.com/2016/02/osat-blog-hoppers-love-is-in-air.html
  18. Marisa Gunn - http://dzinesbymeg.typepad.com/dzines_by_meg/2016/02/osat-blog-hop-love-is-in-the-air.html
  19. Anna Smith - http://www.scrappingstampingandstuff.com/osat-blog-hop-love-is-in-the-air/
  20. Jeanna Bohanon - http://www.stamptimesomewhere.com/stamp_time_somewhere/2016/02/osat-blog-hop-love-is-in-the-air.html
  21.   Lori Mueller - http://www.stampindreams.com/my-blog/2016/02/osat-february-blog-hop-love-is-in-the-air.html
Supplies for Card:

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Supplies for Project (Non-SU: hole punch, Scotch Foam Mounting Tape):
Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Triple Time Stamping & Embossing!

A customer recently asked for my WOW card class to do a card that combines triple time stamping & embossing!  This is what I came up with!



The Mossy Meadow pieces are:
4 1/4" x 11" scored at 5 1/2"
3 1/4" x 4 1/2"
2 1/4" x 3 1/2"

The Whisper White pieces are:
4" x 5 1/4" (two of these as you need one on the inside)
3" x 4 1/4"
2" 3 1/4"

The Grateful Bunch stamp set has quickly become one of my favorites in the Occasions catalog.  I used a little snail adhesive to stack the 3 Whisper White layers together to stamp & emboss.  I generally put a bit of snail adhesive down and stick my finger on it a few times to make it less tacky.  I carefully start stamping and make sure the pieces don't shift.  This card used 4 out of our 5 In Colors (Hello Honey, Mossy Meadow, Tangelo Twist, & Blackberry Bliss) with the Grateful Bunch stamp set.  I used the In Colors since they will be retiring in June.  After I was done stamping I made sure it was dry and carefully put it in the Brick Wall embossing folder.  In order to make the imprint rather than a raised surface for the embossing folder the front of the card was against the side of the folder that has the Stampin' Up! & Sizzix logos.  After you are done stamping & embossing you are ready to use snail adhesive to layer the Whisper White & Mossy Meadow pieces.  Stampin' Dimensionals were then used to pop each set of layers.  I has to finish the inside with a sentiment.

 


Supplies used for this card:
Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog



Tuesday, February 9, 2016

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Wednesday, February 3, 2016

ICS Blog Hop It's A Love Thing


Welcome to our February ICS blog hop!  I had to take the month of January off, so I'm excited to be back in the blog hop this month.  I hope you have enjoyed the blog hop thus far!  The theme for this month is "It's a Love Thing" which means I decided to make a Valetine's Day card for my hubby.  



The card base is Night of Navy followed by layers of Tempting Turquoise (4" x 5 1/4"), Whisper White (3 3/4" x 5"), and Marina Mist (3 1/2" x 4 3/4").  The Marina Mist layer was embossed using the World Traveler embossing folder that is new in the Occasions catalog.  The embossing folder was inked with a brayer using Marina Mist ink to make the water portion of the globe appear darker.  The Sky is the Limit set was used for the airplane, and it is stamped in Memento Black on Whisper White and fuzzy cut out.  The heart clouds & sentiment are stamped in Real Red on a piece of Whisper White cardstock cut out with the Lots of Labels framelits.  Many of the layers are popped using Stampin' Dimensionals to add some dimension to the card.  


Thanks for stopping by my post in the ICS blog hop!  The next stop in your hop is Deb!


http://flyingstamper.blogspot.com/2016/02/ics-blog-hop-its-love-thing.html


Card Supplies:





Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog