Another Awesome Color Challenge

Remember to Create!

Hello Stamping Friends,

It's the last Friday of summer. I know, I know, summer doesn't end until later in September but come on we know that once Labor Day comes that's the official end of summer for all intents and purposes. Anyway, before we get all teary-eyed thinking about it let's have some fun with the Sisters in Stamping.  Today's challenge was a color one. I have to admit, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this color combo so the challenge was a breeze.

Aren't these some of the best colors together?

Here's my card. This card was designed for double-duty purposes. I used it for a recent workshop knowing that I had this challenge coming up. Gotta love being able to get a two for one deal.

The butterfly was stamped on a window sheet using Staz-on ink and then colored from behind using the Stampin' Blends markers. I cheated a bit on the color combo because we don't have a lemon lime twist blend marker so I used the Granny Apple Green, which comes out coordinating beautifully (if you ask me!). The fun part of the butterfly is the glitter backing. Once it is all colored in you put some glue dots on the window sheet and attach it to glimmer paper. Once attached, cut it out and pop it up on your card. It's absolutely gorgeous. A great way to have glitter without the mess of glitter.

Just a close-up so you can see how sparkly it is.

The bermuda bay cardstock was embossed with the subtle embossing folder which gives a nice textured look to the cardstock. Much like the old textured cardstock we used to carry a few years ago. Then I used the stitched framelits to cut out the large white circle to make the butterfly pop even more.

Don't forget to head over to the Sisters in Stamping for even more great ideas using this fun color combo.

Thanks for stopping by. See  you soon.

Product List

Beautiful Day Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145915] $21.00	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131197] $8.50	Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144245] $8.50
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Window Sheets [142314] $5.00	Sparkle Glimmer Paper [146957] $5.00
Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143706] $10.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $30.00	Big Shot [143263] $110.00
Big Shot Magnetic Platform [130658] $40.00	Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad [101406] $9.00	Dark Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Marker [146877] $4.50
Bermuda Bay Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144579] $4.50	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00

Gotta Love New Colors!

Remember to Create!

Hello Stamping Friends,

Welcome to another Fabulous Friday with the Sisters in Stamping.  I love the challenges of creating that are picked each week. Some are easy peasy and others make you stretch your creativity a little. This week was one of the easy peasy challenges. We need to create something using a new or returning color. Well, that's easy since there's so many great colors that are new or returning.

I made this card in each of the new/returning colors. They are all shown in groups below. Check out how different this card looks with only the color changed. So neat. Of course, I NEEDED to have the Little Elephant Stamp set right away out of the new catalog. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE elephants. Notice my new logo??? It's an elephant that my oldest son made for me.  The above card uses the great returning color coastal cabana. 

Can you name these colors?

Okay, how about these colors?

These?????

And these??????

And finally, these????

That's okay I'll tell you. I won't keep you guessing.

 From top left to bottom right:

Picture one: Blueberry Bushel, Lovely Lipstick, Gray Granite & Blackberry Bliss

Picture two: Granny Apple Green, Pineapple Punch, Merry Merlot & Mint Melody

Picture three: Call Me Clover, Petal Pink, Mossy Meadow, Soft Sea Foam

Picture four: Shaded Spruce, Mango Melody, Grapefruit Grove & Poppy Parade

Picture five: Gorgeous Grape, Balmy Blue & Highland Heather

Aren't they awesome???

Don't forget to head over to the Sisters in Stamping blog for even more great ideas using the new and returning colors.  Thanks for stopping by.

Product List

Little Elephant Clear-Mount Bundle [148340] $34.00	Tufted Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [146335] $9.00	Classic Stampin' Pads New Color Assortment [147161] $108.00
New Color 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock Assortment [148826] $14.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00	Big Shot [143263] $110.00

It's all Going to the Birds

Hello Stamping Friends,

Welcome to another Fabulous Friday with the Sisters in Stamping. This week is all going to the birds. We are sharing with you cards made using a bird theme. There are a few great sets in the 2018 Occasions catalog focused on birds and there's also several great sets in the Annual catalog as well.

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For my card, I used the Bird Banter set from the Occasions catalog. Such a fun set that is great for parties and celebrations but I chose to make my card into a thank you card. We really should send out more thank you cards and let those around us know how grateful we are for all that they do for us.

I embossed the background using the Layered Leaves dynamic embossing folder because I thought it was a great way to have the birds "in a tree" surrounded by leaves. I punched out 3 different size circles (2 1/2", 2" and 1 3/4") before stamping the different bird images on them. Yes, some details of each bird is "cut off" but that is exactly how I wanted it.  I then used the awesome Stampin' Blends to color each of the birds. I drew the branch under each bird using the Bronze stampin' blend.

I decided to stamp the thank you greeting right onto the same circle as one of the birds to not take away from the overall look of the card.

I'm so happy with how this turned out. Imagine the possibilities when you switch up the colors. Every card you make can loo so different. Be creative and have fun.

Don't forget to head over to Sisters in Stamping for more bird ideas.

Also, Sale-a-bration is going on now. Book your personal class for you and your friends soon. You don't want to miss out on this great once a year sale.

Bring on the New

Hello Stamping Friends,

Happy Friday to you. It's a chilling, windy day here in Northeast PA. Wind chill is almost 20 below zero. Now that's cold. My poor dog needs to go outside but she just can't handle the cold. It took her about 6 door openings before she actually got up the courage to go out and do her thing. The first three times, I just opened the door and she turned around. Then she went out but came right back in. I feel so bad for her. God bless all the people that work outside this weekend as well as the homeless. I pray they find shelter.

Here we are another Friday with the Sisters in Stamping. This week we are sharing cards made using product from the brand new Occasions catalog that went live just 2 days ago. Do you have your copy? If not, let me know and I'll get one out to you. I have to say I love this catalog. There are so many fun stamps and accessories.

Despite the cold temps, I decided to use the Flying Home stamp set. I know there aren't any little birds outside chirping right now but it is a cheerful card. I love the saying too. I used the Stampin' Blends to color this image after I stamped it with Momento Black ink.

The two embossing folders I used I thought were a perfect compliment to the card. The top leaves go with the leaves on the branches and the bottom wood grain mimics the nest. Don't you think?

Anyway, don't forget to head over to the Sisters in Stamping blog to see what the other sisters are sharing today.

Thanks for stopping by. Please stay warm this weekend. (I think it's a perfect time to stamp. 😉😜😉)

Warm Wishes

Hello Stamping Friends,

I still posting. That's a good thing, right?  I just needed to figure out this whole time management thing while working full time. That has taken me awhile but I think I got it now. I hope you have been enjoying hearing from more often. Okay, I really hope you have been inspired by the projects I've shared too. I know I enjoyed creating them and shouldn't keep that all to myself.

First, I want to say thank you to everyone who placed an order on Monday during the FREE shipping sale. It was a great day because of all of you. I hope you enjoy your new "toys." Let the happy creating begin.

This card is a card that can be used for Christmas, a winter thank you, winter birthday, or a just because kind of card. Notice I didn't put any greeting on the front. That leaves it open for just about anything you may need a card for during the cold, winter months.

I love the black and white look with a pop of color. I used the Lemon Lime Twist color for this card (no surprise there for anyone that knows me). It doesn't take much of the colored cardstock, just a 2 1/2" circle of it. I used the In-color Markers to color in the sweater after I stamped it in black.

I used just a quarter of the foil snowflake behind the sweater. That's right, you can get four cards out of one little snowflake. Also, I cut the designer paper into squares and then cut them in half to make 2 triangles from each one. So there are quite a few layers on this card, but you don't have to use a ton of supplies to achieve a great layered look. Plus, the card isn't too heavy with small pieces for layers.

I love how the embossed snowflake coordinates beautifully with the snowflake on the sweater. It really brings the entire card together.

Thanks for stopping by.  See you soon,

Christmas In July

Hello Stamping Friends,

Welcome to another great blog hop. It's never to early to begin thinking about your Christmas cards and Stampin' Up! knows that too. This month they are offering a great deal to anyone that joins the Stampin' Up! family and we wanted to give you some awesome ideas using this new set that you would get along with the rest of your kit (the framelits are not part of the special but you can order them as part of your kit so you have the complete bundle).

This card uses the Carols of Christmas set and the coordinating thinlits, Card Front Builder. What an easy card to make a bunch of, yet it's still impressive looking. Not a ton of materials needed either. The embossing and gold foil paper makes this a very classy looking card to give and receive. I just used cherry cobbler and gold foil paper for this card. One ink pad, versamark. Some gold embossing powder, and a heat gun. And let's not forget some thinlits and framelits. You can easily make multiples of this card this holiday season.

The ornament stamp was just stamped across the bottom of the framed card several times to give it a complete row of ornaments hanging from the greeting. I started with stamping it on the right hand side and then when I got to the left hand side, I just covered the edge of the frame with a scrap piece of paper so that only two of the stamps from the image would stamp on the cherry cobbler cardstock (because that's all that fit). And it fits perfectly under the greeting that way too. 

This is a picture of the stamp set and the thinlits.  Remember you can get the stamp set for FREE as part of the $70 bundle you get when you take advantage of the $99 kit price, but that's only until Monday, July 31st. Best decision you'll ever make.

Be sure to keep hopping so you won't miss any of the awesome ideas using this great new set.