The Stamp Review Crew: Dotty Angles

Hello everyone! It's time for another blog hop from The Stamp Review Crew! This time we are featuring projects that use the Dotty Angles stamp set! I am your stop right after the fabulous Rochelle Blok. 

I love this set! It is so versatile and fun to use! And it can be a great accent to any set and card! I decided to make a card to celebrate the Fourth of July!

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• Stamp the triangle image from the Dotty Angles stamp set onto the card base using Crumb Cake ink
• Stamp the stars image from the Perpetual Calendar stamp set onto the card base using VersaMark ink
• Cut the letters from Night of Navy card stock using the Little Letters thinlits and adhere to card base
• Cut a star from Whisper White card stock and one from Real Red card stock using the Stars framelits
• Stamp the triangle image onto the Whisper White star using Night of Navy ink and again onto the Real Red star using Real Red ink
• Adhere the red star to the card
• Adhere the white star to the card with dimensionals
• Punch a star from silver glimmer paper using the itty bitty accents punch pack and adhere to card
• Add several rhinestones to card

Time to send you on to see what the talented Nancy Smith has created! So glad you stopped by! Enjoy the tour!

                                                               

Card Recipe: Stamps- Dotty Angles, Perpetual Birthday Calendar; Paper- Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Night of Navy, Real Red; Ink- Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Real Red, VersaMark; Accessories- Little Letters thinlits, Stars framelits, rhinestones, dimensionals

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Vellum

Hello everyone! It's time for another Saturday blog hop with the designers from Create with Connie and Mary! This week we are featuring projects using vellum! I am your stop after the talented Debbie Henderson!

There is SO much you can do with vellum! I love it! I recently came across an idea using vellum to make a shaker card! How clever is that!! I made a pocket using two pieces of vellum and they are held together with washi tape! I used some new products and colors to create this card!

• Card base is Whisper White
• Adhere a piece of Cherry on Top designer paper to the card base
• Create the shaker/pocket from two pieces of vellum and use the Cherry on Top washi tape to adhere the pieces together
• Before adhering the pocket closed, fill it with stars that are punched from Watermelon Wonder, Cucumber Crush, Crushed Curry and Bermuda Bay card stock using the star punch from the itty bitty accents punch pack (I also used the confetti stars border punch and punched stars from gold glimmer paper)
• Stamp the greeting from the Build a Birthday stamp set using Tuxedo black Momento ink
• Adhere the shaker/pocket to the card with dimensionals
• Stamp the candle images onto Whisper White card stock using Bermuda Bay, Watermelon Wonder and Cucumber Crush inks and cut out
• Stamp the flame image onto Whisper White using Crushed Curry ink and cut out then adhere to the back of each candle
• Adhere candles to card with dimensionals

Now it's time to send you on to see what the fabulous Connie Babbert has created for you! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Build a Birthday; Paper- Whisper White, Watermelon Wonder, Cucumber Crush, Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay, gold glimmer, vellum, Cherry on Top designer paper; Ink- Bermuda Bay, Watermelon Wonder, Cucumber Crush, Crushed Curry, Tuxedo black Momento ink; Accessories- Cherry on Top washi tape, itty bitty accents punch pack, Confetti stars border punch, dimensionals

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Decorative Masks

Hello everyone! It's time for another blog hop from the Create with Connie and Mary design team! This week we are featuring designs that were created using the Decorative Masks or inked embossing folders. I am your stop right after the fabulous Debbie Henderson!

I got these decorative masks a while ago but haven't ever really used them. So this hop was the perfect time to pull them out and create! And can I just say that these are so much FUN!! Why didn't I use them sooner? Anyway, I kept this design pretty simple to show off the masking technique.

• Card base is Hello Honey
• Use the stars mask from the Hearts and Stars pack to create the background using a sponge dauber and Hello Honey ink
• Create a long banner from Lost Lagoon card stock and adhere to the card base
• Stamp the image from the Perfect Pennants stamp set onto a piece of Soft Sky card stock using Lost Lagoon ink and cut out using the Banners framelits
• Tie a piece of white baker's twine around the banner and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the image again onto a piece of Whisper White card stock using Watermelon Wonder ink and cut out the middle part then adhere to banner using dimensionals

That's it! Time to send you on to see what the fabulous Connie Babbert has created for you! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a super weekend!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Perfect Pennants; Paper- Hello Honey, Soft Sky, Lost Lagoon, Whisper White; Ink- Lost Lagoon, Watermelon Wonder, Hello Honey; Accessories- white baker's twine, Banners framelits, Hearts and Stars decorative masks, sponge dauber, dimensionals

Control Freaks Blog Tour: New Product!

Hello everyone! It's time for another blog tour with the Freaks! This month we are featuring products from the new catalog that will debut on June 2! I am your stop right after the fabulous Heidi Boos! So sit back and enjoy the tour!!

While I did get a couple of new stamp sets, I took the time to show off the new colors! They are just so yummy!! So here are two very simple cards!

• Card base is Tip Top Taupe
• Stamp the background image from You've Got This onto the card base using Tip Top Taupe
• Stamp the greeting from Crazy About You onto a piece of Mint Macaron using Bermuda Bay ink
• Tie a piece of Mint Macaron dotted lace trim around the panel and adhere to card base using dimensionals
• Stamp the flower images from the Crazy About You stamp set onto a piece of Whisper White using Delightful Dijon and punch out using the scallop circle punch then adhere the bottom one to the Mint Macaron panel and the top one using dimensionals
• Add pearls to flower centers

My second card is much brighter and so much fun! 

• Card base is Cucumber Crush
• Adhere a piece of Cherry on Top designer paper to the card base
• Stamp the greeting from the Crazy About You stamp set onto a piece of Pool Party using Bermuda Bay ink
• Tie a piece of Whisper White cotton ribbon around the panel and adhere to card base
• Cut a banner from Whisper White and adhere to card
• Use the Bitty Butterfly punch to punch butterflies from Watermelon Wonder, Crushed Curry and Bermuda Bay card stock and adhere them to the banner with glue dots
• Add rhinestones to butterfly bodies

And there you have it! A little sneak peek into some of the new products that will be in the upcoming catalog! It's now time to send you on to see what the super talented Mindy Backes has created! Thanks for stopping by!

The Stamp Review Crew: Four Feathers

Hello everyone! It's time for another fabulous blog hop from The Stamp Review Crew! Today we will be showing you some great ideas using the Four Feathers stamp set! I am your stop after the super talented Lisa Young! What an inspiration she is!

I am sad that this set will not be in the new catalog. While I haven't played with this set much, it is so versatile and easy to use with the coordinating framelits! Here's what I created!

• Card base is Whisper White
• Run a piece of Soft Sky through the Big Shot using the Large Polka Dots embossing folder and adhere to card base
• On a piece of Whisper White stamp the large feather image from the Four Feathers stamps set using Blackberry Bliss ink and stamp the greeting from the Something to Say on the panel using Blackberry Bliss ink, too
• Stamp the large splotch stamp from Gorgeous Grunge onto the panel using Soft Sky ink and the smaller splotches using Smoky Slate ink then adhere panel to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the smaller feather images onto a piece of Whisper White using Old Olive and Smoky Slate inks and cut out using the coordinating Feathers framelits
• Adhere the smaller feathers together and then to the card with dimensionals
• Thread a piece of linen thread through a silver basic metal button and tie a bow then adhere to card

It's time to send you on to the super talented Tanya Boser! I know that you will be inspired by what she has created! Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Four Feathers, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Whisper White, Soft Sky; Ink- Blackberry Bliss, Smoky Slate, Old Olive, Soft Sky; Accessories- Feathers framelits, Large Polka Dot embossing folder, linen thread, silver basic metal button, dimensionals

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Punch Art

Hello everyone! It's time for another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! This week we are featuring ideas that use punch art! I am your stop right after the fabulous Debbie Henderson! 

I had pinned this idea of a punch art wrench a while ago. When I looked to see how to make this wrench, I realized that a few of the punches used were now retired. That meant that I had to do a few revisions and this is what I came up with!

I was really happy with how fast and easy this all came together!

• Card base is Smoky Slate
• Run a piece of Basic Black card stock through the Big Shot using the Zig Zag embossing folder and adhere to card base
• To make the wrench you need these punches: Word Window and 1 3/4" circle punches (makes the top part of the wrench) and 7/8" scallop circle punch and 1 3/8" circle punches (makes the bottom part of the wrench) and a strip to make the middle part of the wrench
• All pieces of the wrench were punched from Smoky Slate card stock and then sponged with Smoky Slate ink then adhere the pieces together to make the wrench and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from Guy Greetings onto a piece of Whisper White using Tuxedo black Momento ink and the tools image using Smoky Slate ink then flag the end and adhere to card

I meant to add a few silver mini brads but got so excited about how the card was coming together that I totally forgot! Lol!! Time to send you on to see what the fabulous Connie Babbert has created! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Guy Greetings; Paper- Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Whisper White; Ink- Tuxedo black Momento ink, Smoky Slate; Accessories- 1 3/4" circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, 7/8" scallop circle punch, Word Window punch, sponge, Zig Zag embossing folder, dimensionals

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Watercolor Wash

Hello everyone! It's another Saturday blog hop with the Create with Connie and Mary team! This week we are featuring cards made using the Watercolor Wash technique! I am your stop right after the fabulous Debbie Henderson! 

I love the watercolor look but I don't do it very often. So this was a little out of my comfort zone. But here is what I came up with!

• Card base is Lost Lagoon
• On a piece of watercolor paper use an aqua painter to coat the stamped area with water
• From the lid of the Lost Lagoon and Pear Pizzazz stamp pads, pick up ink with the aqua painter and randomly add the ink to the wet paper and let it bleed into each other
• After the ink has dried, stamp the coral image from By the Tide using black StazOn ink and stamp the greeting from Guy Greetings using the same ink (I used a black journaling pen to color in the letters)
• Adhere the stamped panel to a piece of Basic Black card stock then adhere to the card using dimensionals
• Stamp the fish image onto a piece of Very Vanilla using Lost Lagoon ink and cut out
• Adhere a piece of linen thread that has been looped several times to the back of the fish and then adhere to card with dimensionals

I hope you are inspired to give this great technique a try! So many beautiful color combinations and fun ways to make a beautiful card! Now it's time to send you on to Connie Babbert's blog to see her beautiful creation! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- By the Tide, Guy Greetings; Paper- Lost Lagoon, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Watercolor paper; Ink- black StazOn, Lost Lagoon, Pear Pizzazz; Accessories- aqua painter, black journaling pen, linen thread, dimensionals

Hello Sunshine Tag

Hello everyone! I hope your week is going super! I'm so excited that today is the last day for this week! I will have a few days off and I am hoping to get some fun things accomplished! We are counting the days till summer break! Woohoo!! One more full week and then three days! But we need to get through the day that is before us. So here's to today!

Today's card was one I created for a swap I was in this past month. I was inspired by another card I had seen that used the white ink with the Woodgrain stamp on Crumb Cake card stock. I love that look!

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• On a piece of Crumb Cake stamp the Hardwood background stamp using Whisper White craft ink then adhere to card base
• Create a tag from Whisper White and punch the top using the Ornate tag topper punch
• Fold a small strip of Mossy Meadow card stock in half and adhere to top of tag
• Stamp the leaf image from Crazy About You onto the tag using Mossy Meadow ink
• Stamp the greeting using Early Espresso ink then adhere tag to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the flower onto a piece of Whisper White using Hello Honey ink and punch out using the Flower Medallion punch and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Punch the flower center from Early Espresso card stock using the 7/8" scallop circle punch and adhere to flower center using dimensionals
• Thread a piece of linen thread through a gold basic metal button and tie a bow then adhere to flower center

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Crazy About You, Hardwood background; Paper- Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow, Whisper White; Ink- Whisper White craft, Hello Honey, Mossy Meadow, Early Espresso; Accessories- Ornate tag topper punch, Flower Medallion punch, 7/8" scallop circle punch, linen thread, dimensionals

The Stamp Review Crew: Butterfly Basics

Hello everyone! It's time for another Stamp Review Crew blog hop! This time we are featuring the beautiful set, Butterfly Basics! I am your stop right after the fabulous Cindy Beach! 

I just love this gorgeous and elegant set! I came up with a super easy card with the help of a sketch from Sketch Frenzy Friday! And I tried to use just the stamps. So here's what I came up with!

• Card base is Pear Pizzazz
• Stamp the fern image from the Butterfly Basics stamp set onto the card base using Pear Pizzazz ink (stamp the image several times without reinking)
• Stamp the dotted line image using Early Espresso ink
• Stamp the greeting using Pear pizzazz ink
• Stamp the butterfly image onto a piece of Whisper White using Blushing Bride ink and cut out using the Butterfly thinlits and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Thread a piece of linen thread through a basic metal button and tie a bow then adhere to butterfly

Time to send you on to see what the super talented Rochelle Blok has created! I know you will be inspired! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Bokeh Technique

Hello everyone! It's time for another fun and fabulous blog hop from the Create with Connie and Mary team! Today we are featuring cards that use the Bokeh technique. I am your stop after the fantabulous Debbie Henderson! She is always such an inspiration! 

I have always enjoyed and admired cards that use the Bokeh technique but have never given it a try. So this blog hop was good for me to get myself hooked on this technique! Love it! And it really is super easy! I wanted to do more of a masculine look so here is what I came up with.

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• On a piece of Very Vanilla, sponge Soft Suede, Crumb Cake and Sahara Sand all over in a random pattern
• Take a piece of scrap card stock and use various sizes of circle punches and punch the scrap paper to use as a template
• Using the template and a Whisper White craft pad and sponge dauber, sponge Whisper White ink in a random pattern using various sizes of circles
• Let it dry
• Adhere panel to card base
• Stamp the car image from Guy Greetings onto a piece of Crumb Cake using Tuxedo black Momento ink and punch out using the 2 1/2" circle punch then sponge edges using Soft Suede ink then adhere to card using dimensionals
• Stamp the first part of the greeting onto a strip of Crumb Cake using Tuxedo black Momento ink and flag both ends then adhere to circle
• Stamp the second part of the greeting using Tuxedo black Momento ink onto the card

Now it's time to send you on to see what the super talented Connie Babbert has created! I'm sure you will be inspired! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Guy Greetings; Paper- Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla; Ink- Tuxedo black Momento ink, Whisper White craft ink, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand; Accessories- circle punches, 2 1/2" circle punch, sponges, dimensionals