ICS Blog Hop - One Last Sale-A-Bration

Woo Hoo it's the first Wednesday of the month you know what that means RIGHT? ICS Blog hop time!  Our theme this month is One Last Sale-A-Bration (SAB) focusing on stamp sets you can earn still this month!

I needed a simple, but pretty card to send a quick note in, so the Lovely Lattice stamp set has the perfect extremely detailed image in it.

The Highland Heather card base is embossed with the gorgeous Tin Tile Dynamic TIEF!  The beautiful flower large stamp from the SAB Lovely Lattice stamp set is stamped in Highland Heather ink on the 4 1/2" x 3 1/4" Very Vanilla layer.  The sentiment is also from SAB in the Home to Roost stamp set!  This layer is popped with Stampin' Dimensionals!! 

I hope you enjoyed my cards!

The next stop in our blog hop is Debbi!

ICS Blog Hop - It's a Love Thing

Woo Hoo it's the first Wednesday of the month you know what that means RIGHT? ICS Blog hop time!  Our theme this month is It's A Love Thing since Valentine's Day is coming up in about a week!

I always try to make a cute valentine for my niece & nephew as we normally see them about this time of year for my nephew's birthday.  This year I used the super cute Stampin' Up! January Paper Pumpkin stamp set!  In case you didn't see the January kit here is the photo of it.

The moment I saw this kit I knew I had to use the chameleon stamp because we have a chameleon!  When my niece and nephew visit they love seeing her!!  I had to share a photo of her here!

I decided to do a cute gift card or money holder for my niece and nephew.  It started with a 4" x 11" piece of Lemon Lime Twist that was scored at 4" and 8".  The hearts and sentiment were then stamped in Lemon Lime Twist or Lovely Lipstick.  The blue heart came in the kit, but if you flip it over it's white on the other side.  I was able to easily color this side with the Lovely Lipstick marker.  

The inside showcases the super cute chameleon stamp with coordinating sentiment.  Lemon Lime Twist is the perfect chameleon ink color!   The inside also shows the small pocket great for a gift card or money.

Here's a closer up photo of the inside that they are going to love!

I hope you enjoyed my cards!

The next stop in our blog hop is my good friend, Darla!

 
 

ICS Blog Hop - Making Christmas Bright

Woo Hoo it's the first Wednesday of the month you know what that means RIGHT? ICS Blog hop time!  Our theme this month is Christmas Cards Galore since Christmas is coming up in just a few short weeks!

My inspiration for my card was this recent purchase (Disney Christmas light bulb necklace) for Mickey's Christmas party in Orlando that I attended while at our OnStage demonstrator convention.  Here I am at the party with Donald Duck and Scrooge!

The stamp set that I am using is the Making Christmas Bright set with coordinating light bulb punch.

 

I wanted to create a quick & easy but fun card!  The card base is Thick Whisper White 11" x 4 1/4" scored at 5 1/2".  I used one of the line stamps from this set and stamped in Call Me Clover to create the strings.  Part of the sentiment is also stamped in Call Me Clover and the rest in Lovely Lipstick.  These are two of our newer in-colors that I absolutely love!  With the punch I was able to quickly punch out the bulbs from Blueberry Bushel, Call Me Clover, Lovely Lipstick, and Pineapple Punch card stock.  I also stamped these ink colors to show the bulb shining!   The bulbs are finished off by punching out the base out of of the galvanized metallic paper.  The lights are adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals so they pop off the card!  This is going to be an easy card to replicate that is so much fun!  

I hope you enjoyed my card!

The next stop in our blog hop is my friend, Joni!

ICS Blog Hop - Country Home

Woo Hoo it's the first Wednesday of the month you know what that means RIGHT? ICS Blog hop time!  I wasn't able to do the hop in September, so I'm super excited to be back this month of October.  How is it already October?!?!  Our theme this month is "Fall for All"!  I absolutely love the Country Home stamp set in the 2018 Holiday Catalog!!

This card starts off with a Blackberry Bliss card base (11" x 4 1/4" scored at 5 1/2").  The copper foil (2" x 5 1/2") is embossed with the beautiful new Tin Tile Dynamic TIEF.  I can't get enough of this amazing embossing folder!  The flowers and jug are stamped in Memento Black ink since they are colored in with blends and watercolor pencils (for the white).  I found that the light Cajun Craze blend is the best color to use to give a copper color look.  I stamped the Thanks and circle after I was done coloring.  The Very Vanilla cardstock layer is 2 1/4" x 4 1/2" and matted with Cajun Craze 2 1/2" x 4 3/4".  These layer are popped from the card.  I found the copper foil layer is best attached to the card base using glue.  

The inside has a Country Lane DSP layer 4" x 5 1/4".  In order to show off more of the DSP the Very Vanilla card stock layer (3 1/4" x 4 1/2") is a bit smaller than I would normally use.  

I hope you enjoyed my card!

The next stop in our blog hop is my friend, Deb!

ICS Blog Hop - Varied Vases

Woo Hoo it's the first Wednesday of the month you know what that means RIGHT? ICS Blog hop time!  I wasn't able to do the hop in July, so I'm super excited to be back this month of August.  Our theme this month is the an awesome Color Challenge!

I am so excited to have both Blackberry Bliss and Coastal Cabana back in our main color collection!

It starts with the Flirty Flamingo card base (8 1/2" x 5 1/2" and scored at 4 1/4").  The next card stock layer is Coastal Cabana (5 1/4" x 4") and stamped in Coastal Cabana using the "filler flowers" in the Varied Vases stamp set.  This layer is adhered to the base using snail adhesive.  

The focal point is the background.  It is a piece of Shimmery Whisper White paper that is (4 3/4" x 3 1/2").  I started out with a larger piece, but decided to trim down.  I took my ink pads of Flirty Flamingo and Coastal Cabana and dabbed them on a large E Block.  While I used my full size ink pads this time I would definitely recommend using ink spots.  Keeping the block flat so the colors don't run spritz a few times with water.  I have found that the water and ink goes everywhere when you do this, so be prepared to make a mess. :)  Then you flip the block over onto the Shimmery paper, press down, and let it stay there a few seconds.  You then peel the block off and I do this from top to bottom so when the extra ink/water flows it does so towards the dark part at the bottom.   It's best to then dab the excessive ink/water, and use the heat tool on low to finish drying very carefully.  I saw this technique done at a demonstrator training and absolutely love it because no two backgrounds are the same. 

The vases are stamped on Whisper White card stock scraps in Blackberry Bliss,  cut out with the new Vases Builder Punch, and popped with dimensionals.    The flowers, shelf, and sentiment are also stamped in Blackberry Bliss on the Shimmery paper after it is all dry.  The sentiment is cutout by a 1" punch, adhered to a Coastal Cabana small scalloped circle (from the Layering Circles Framelits), and popped with dimensionals.  The whole piece is also popped from the Coastal Cabana layer with dimensionals to finish off the card.

I hope you enjoyed my card!

The next stop in our blog hop is my friend, Deb! 

ICS Blog Hop - Love What You Do

Woo Hoo it's the first Wednesday of the month you know what that means RIGHT? ICS Blog hop time!  Our theme this month is the fabulous new 2018-2020 In-Colors!

I decided to create a simple notecard that really showcases each of the new In-Colors!

It starts with the Whisper White notecards and cardstock in the new In-Colors (4 3/4" x 3 1/4") embossed with the new Lovely Floral Dynamic TIEF.  This layer is adhered to the base using snail adhesive.  The Love What You Do sentiment is then stamped in the corresponding new In-Colors, and cut out with the Tailored Tag punch.  A few flowers from the same stamp set were added to finish off the sentiment piece.  The sentiment is popped with Stampin' Dimensionals.  I repeated each of these steps for each of the new In-Colors: Lovely Lipstick, Pineapple Punch, Blueberry Bushel, Grapefruit Grove, and Call Me Clover.

I hope you enjoyed my card!

The next stop in our blog hop is my dear friend, Audra!

ICS Blog Hop - Magical Day

Woo Hoo it's the first Wednesday of the month you know what that means RIGHT? ICS Blog hop time!  Our theme this month is It's a Guy Thing!  I love this Magical Day suite and I'm soooo sad to see it retiring, so you want to order it from your SU demonstrator soon!  I will definitely be keeping it for my own use.

The card starts with a Basic Gray card base of 4 1/4" x 11" and scored at 5 1/2".  The next layer of Whisper White card stock is slightly normaler at 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" and is embossed with the Hexagons TIEF.  The strip of DSP is from the fabulous Myths & Magic Speciality DSP.  The knight (stamped in Memento Black) and the sentiment (Archival Basic Gray) are from the Magical Day suite.  Besides the knight I think my favorite part of this card is the silver foil also embossed in the Hexagons TIEF and cutout with the Best Badge punch.  The knight is cutout with the framelits in this set & then colored in Blends.  You can change up the color combination with the Blends.  My color scheme of the knight was inspired by the knights on the Myths & Magic Speciality DSP.  Lots of the layers are popped with Stampin' Dimensionals.  I couldn't forget the inside and added another cute knight inside.

I hope you enjoyed my card!

The next stop in our blog hop is Candy!