Stamp Review Crew Blog Hop: Kinda Eclectic

Hello everyone! I am so excited to be back with The Stamp Review Crew blog hop! This time we are featuring great projects showcasing the Kinda Eclectic stamp set! You may have come from the blog of the talented Tanya Boser or you may have landed here on your own. Either way, you can click your way through the entire tour and see all the creations! If you get lost, just click on the icon at the top to see a list of the entire blog list.

Like I said, we are featuring the Kinda Eclectic stamp set! It was love at first sight when I saw this set! And here is what I did with it:

 I used the sketch at Reverse Confetti to help me create this card. 

• Card base is Sahara Sand
• Stamp the dots image from Kinda Eclectic onto the card base using Sahara Sand
• Stamp the sun image using Crushed Curry and the leaves/stem image using Mossy Meadow onto a piece of Whisper White then stamp the splotches from Gorgeous Grunge using Sahara Sand and sponge the edges of the panel using Sahara Sand ink
• Stamp the greeting from And Many More onto the stamped panel using Blackberry Bliss ink
• Adhere stamped panel to a piece of Mossy Meadow card stock and then adhere the panel to the card base with dimensionals
• Stamp both butterfly images onto a piece of Whisper White using Blackberry Bliss ink and punch out with the Elegant Butterfly and Bitty Butterfly punches and adhere together
• Made a bow from linen thread and adhere to card then adhere butterflies over the linen thread
• Add a Crushed Curry candy dot to butterflies

Time to move on to see what the talented Ann Schach has created! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the tour!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Kinda Eclectic, Gorgeous Grunge, And Many More; Paper- Sahara Sand, Mossy Meadow, Whisper White; Ink- Sahara Sand, Mossy Meadow, Crushed Curry, Blackberry Bliss; Accessories- Elegant Butterfly punch, Bitty Butterfly punch, linen thread, Regals candy dots, sponge, dimensionals

CCMC 318

Good morning, Friends! It's Thursday and time for another fun challenge from the Create with Connie and Mary team! This week we are being challenged with some fabulous fun colors! Take a look!

Hello Honey, Pool Party and Basic Grey. I pulled out one of my favorite sets and set to work! I used a card from layout from the catalog to help me...

Super easy card! 

• Card base is Pool Party
• Stamp the leafy image from Kinda Eclectic in Pool Party onto the card base
• On a piece of Whisper White, stamp the sunburst image in Hello Honey and the sentiment in Basic Grey
• Adhere a strip of Epic Day washi tape along the top of the stamped panel
• Wrap a piece of silver baker's twine around the top twice and know the end
• Adhere the panel to the card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the little butterfly onto Pool Party card stock using Pool Party ink and punch out using the Bitty Butterfly punch and adhere to the card
• Add two rhinestones to the butterfly

Be sure to check out what the rest of the design team did with these colors at the Create with Connie and Mary website. I hope you will play along with us this week! 

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Card Recipe: Stamps- Kinda Eclectic; Paper- Pool Party, Whisper White; Ink- Hello Honey, Basic Grey, Pool Party, Basic Grey; Accessories- Epic Day washi tape, silver baker's twine, Bitty Butterfly punch, rhinestones, dimensionals

Control Freaks Blog Tour: Simple and Elegant

Hello everyone! Welcome to the Control Freaks blog tour! I am stop #5 after Heidi Boos! If you are out of order then don't worry as you will make a complete circle and be able to visit everyone's blog by clicking the "next" button at the bottom! Please note: if you are visiting before the 20th, all the blogs may not be working. To take the tour with no glitches, be sure to come back on the 20th! 

I haven't participated in one of these in a long time! I was so glad to get back into it!! This month's theme was simple and elegant. I can do simple easy enough but I sure did get hung up on the elegant part. And after making my cards, I kept second guessing myself. But time was running out and this is what made the cut!

First up is a very simple card! In fact I used the sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch! The colors came from the My Create Ink - SU Color Lab. I knew I wanted to use Crushed Curry and Pear Pizzazz. I just didn't know what other colors would go with those. So I plugged those two colors in and a whole array of beautiful combinations came up! This set is one of my favorites!

• Card base is Whisper White
• Stamp the images from Kinda Eclectic onto the card base using Crushed Curry, Pear Pizzazz, Baked Brown Sugar (stamped off once) and Night of Navy inks
• Stamp the butterfly images onto Rich Razzleberry using Rich Razzleberry ink and punch out using the Elegant Butterfly and Bitty Butterfly punches
• Adhere butterflies to card 
• Punch a butterfly from vellum card stock using the Bitty Butterfly punch and adhere to bigger butterfly
• Adhere pearls to butterflies

Pretty simple and very mailable!

For my second card I tried to go more elegant. I think it still fits into the simple category, too. And what could be more elegant than gold! I haven't used this washi tape in quite some time so it was fun to get it out again!

• Card base is Very Vanilla
• Stamp the flower image from Choose Happiness onto the card base with gold Encore ink
• Cover a piece of Very Vanilla card stock with the Watercolor Wonder washi tape and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting onto a strip of Very Vanilla using Rich Razzleberry ink and flag the end
• Adhere a strip of gold foil paper to the back and then adhere to card
• Stamp the bird image onto a piece of Very Vanilla using Lost Lagoon ink and cut out then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Punch a flower from Pink Pirouette card stock using the itty bitty accents punch pack and adhere to bird
• Adhere gold sequins to card (one to flower center)

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed my projects! Be sure to click the image below to get to your next stop on the blog tour! It's Melissa Davies! Enjoy!!

Cards Recipe: Stamps- Choose Happiness, Kinda Eclectic; Paper- Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Rich Razzleberry, gold foil paper, Pink Pirouette, vellum; Ink- Crushed Curry, Pear Pizzazz, Baked Brown Sugar, Night of Navy, Rich Razzleberry, Lost Lagoon, gold Encore; Accessories- Elegant Butterfly punch, Bitty Butterfly punch, pearls, Watercolor Wonder washi tape, itty bitty accents punch pack, gold sequins, dimensionals

CCMC 315

Good morning, Friends! It's time for a new challenge at Create with Connie and Mary! This week we have a sketch to work with! Take a look!

I have to admit that the lines in the background kind of threw me off but then I pulled out my favorite stamp set and went to work!

• Card base is Calypso Coral
• Stamp the dots image Kinda Eclectic on the card base using Calypso Coral ink
• Flag the end of a strip of Moonlight designer paper and adhere to card
• Stamp the greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes onto a strip of Whisper White using Calypso Coral ink, flag the end and adhere to card
• Stamp the sun image from Kinda Eclectic onto a piece of Whisper White using Hello Honey ink and cut out using the Circles framelits then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the butterfly image onto Blushing Bride card stock using Blushing Bride ink and punch out using the Elegant Butterfly punch then adhere to card
• Add a Calypso Coral candy dot to butterfly

Be sure to visit the Create with Connie and Mary site to see more great samples using this sketch! I hope you will join us this week! We always love to see what you create! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Kinda Eclectic, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Calypso Coral, Blushing Bride, Whisper White, Moonlight designer paper; Ink- Calypso Coral, Hello Honey, Blushing Bride; Accessories- Circles framelits, Elegant Butterfly punch, Subtles candy dots, dimensionals

CCMC 314

Good morning, Friends! The ladies at Create with Connie and Mary have a fabulous new challenge for you this week! And it's a color challenge! Take a look!

Tangelo Twist, Bermuda Bay and Basic Grey. Beautiful bright colors! Here's how I used them...

The Tangelo Twist reminds me of the beautiful sunsets we get here in Colorado so I went with my favorite stamp set right now, Kinda Eclectic.

• Card base is Tangelo Twist
• Run a piece of Basic Grey through the Big Shot using the Chevron embossing folder and adhere to card base
• Stamp the sun image from Kinda Eclectic onto a piece of Whisper White and cut out with the Circles framelits then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the sentiment onto a piece of Whisper White using Basic Grey and Tangelo Twist markers then flag one end and use the Project Life corner rounder to round the bottom right hand corner
• Use the dotted ribbon scallop punch to punch a strip from Bermuda Bay and adhere to the back of the flagged piece then adhere panel to card
• Stamp the butterfly image onto Whisper White using Bermuda Bay ink and punch out with the Elegant Butterfly punch and adhere to card
• Punch a butterfly from vellum using the bitty butterfly punch and adhere to stamped butterfly
• Add a Bermuda Bay candy dot to butterfly

Find more inspiration at the Create with Connie and Mary site! I hope you play along with us this week! We love to see your beautiful creations! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Kinda Eclectic; Paper- Tangelo Twist, Basic Grey, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, vellum; Ink- Tangelo Twist, Basic Grey, Bermuda Bay; Accessories- Chevron embossing folder, Circles framelits, Project Life corner rounder, dotted ribbon scallop punch, Elegant Butterfly punch, Bitty Butterfly punch, Brights candy dots, dimensionals

Eclectic Framed

What a great weekend! Looks like it kinda wore me out! But I had woken up at 5:15. I said 'nope'! Fell back asleep and here I am! I have to do at least one load of laundry as I have an interview today!! Yep! I am looking at possibly getting back into the work place. I would like to earn a little extra money to help with a few bills and have some 'fun' money, too! So wish me luck!

For today's card I pulled out one of my favorite sets! I took my colors from the All Abloom designer paper. 

• Card base is Whisper White
• Stamp the sun image from Kinda Eclectic onto the card base using Daffodil Delight
• Stamp the leaf image several times using Mossy Meadow
• Stamp the dots image using Lost Lagoon
• Cut the from from Whisper White using the On Film framelits
• Stamp the greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes onto the frame using Lost Lagoon ink
• Wrap a piece of linen thread around the frame twice then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Tie a piece of linen thread through a Basic Metal button and adhere to frame
• Stamp the butterfly image onto a piece of Whisper White using Strawberry Slush ink and punch out with the bitty butterfly punch then adhere to card
• Add rhinestones to butterfly

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Kinda Eclectic, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Whisper White; Ink- Daffodil Delight, Mossy Meadow, Lost Lagoon, Strawberry Slush; Accessories- On Film framelits, Bitty Butterfly punch, Basic Metal button, linen thread, rhinestones, dimensionals

CCMC Summer Collection Week 4

Hello everyone! Create with Connie and Mary have finished up their final week of the Summer Collection! At the end of each week they have a special challenge. This week we have a color challenge! Take a look at these fabulous colors!

Mossy Meadow, Lost Lagoon and Sahara Sand are the beautiful colors to work with! And here is what I did with them.

This week at the Create with Connie and Mary Summer Collection the topic was Back to Nature so I pulled out the Kinda Eclectic stamp set! I love this set!

• Card base is Sahara Sand
• Stamp the dots image from Kinda Eclectic onto a piece of Sahara Sand using Sahara Sand ink
• Tie a piece of Lost Lagoon stitched satin ribbon around the stamped panel
• Punch a strip of Mossy Meadow using the dotted scallop ribbon punch and adhere to stamped panel
• Stamp the leaf image using Mossy Meadow onto a piece of Mossy Meadow card stock and onto a piece of Whisper White card stock and cut both out
• Adhere leaf images to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from Honeycomb Hello onto the panel with Mossy Meadow ink and adhere panel onto card base using dimensionals
• Stamp the butterfly image onto a piece of Lost Lagoon card stock using Lost Lagoon ink and punch out with the Bitty Butterfly punch
• Adhere butterfly to card and add rhinestones

Visit Create with Connie and Mary to find more great creations using these colors. Even though the Summer Collection has come to an end, you can still see all the projects that have been shared and download all the tutorials! Thanks for all your support! Have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Kinda Eclectic, Honeycomb Hello; Paper- Lost Lagoon, Sahara Sand, Mossy Meadow; Ink- Mossy Meadow, Sahara Sand, Lost Lagoon; Accessories- Lost Lagoon stitched satin ribbon, Bitty Butterfly punch, dotted ribbon scallop punch, rhinestones, dimensionals

Eclectic Splatter

Hello everyone! Another card CASE'd from the Stampin' Success magazine! And my first try with splattering ink with the aqua painter. Interesting! I'll have to try that again!

• Card base is Whisper White
• Stamp the images from Kinda Eclectic onto the card base using Crushed Curry, Night of Navy, Wild Wasabi and Lost Lagoon ink
• Add a strip of Tangerine Tango card stock
• Stamp the butterfly image onto Tangerine Tango card stock using Tangerine Tango ink and punch out with the Bitty Butterfly punch then adhere to card
• Add sever gold sequins to card
• Using an aqua painter and Crushed Curry ink (I used the ink from the lid of the ink pad), load up the aqua painter with the ink and tap it to make the splatters

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Kinda Eclectic; Paper- Whisper White, Tangerine Tango; Ink- Night of Navy, Wild Wasabi, Tangerine Tango, Crushed Curry; Accessories- Bitty Butterfly punch, gold sequins, aqua painter

Eclectic Crumb Cake

Hello everyone! More CASEing from the Stampin' Success magazine!

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• Stamp the dots image from Kinda Eclectic onto the card base using Crumb Cake ink several times
• Stamp the dots image onto a strip of Lost Lagoon using Lost Lagoon ink and then again onto Crushed Curry card stock using Crushed Curry ink
• Flag the end of the Crushed Curry strip then adhere to the Lost Lagoon piece
• Adhere strips to card base
• Cut the shape from Whisper White card stock using the Deco Labels framelits
• Stamp the leaf image in Wild Wasabi onto the label
• Stamp the sentiment onto the label using Tangerine Tango, Night of Navy and Lost Lagoon markers
• Adhere label to card with dimensionals
• Thread a piece of white baker's twine through a vintage faceted button and tie a bow then adhere to card

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Kinda Eclectic; Paper- Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Lost Lagoon, Whisper White; Ink- Crumb Cake, Wild Wasabi, Crushed Curry, Lost Lagoon, and Tangerine Tango, Night of Navy and Lost Lagoon markers; Accessories- Deco Labels framelits, white baker's twine, vintage faceted buttons, dimensionals

Kinda Just for You

Good morning everyone! I am pre posting the next couple of weeks of posts because I am in Brazil!! Woohoo!! So I won't say a lot. I don't know how much access I will have to internet so that's the reason for the pre posting. If I do have access then I will try to update my posts so you all know what we are doing down here! 

Today's card was inspired and CASE'd from the recent Stampin' Success magazine. The design in the magazine was actually on a treat bag. I just transferred it to a card! I just love this stamp set and they had three great designs for me to copy - lol! 

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• Stamp the sunburst image from Kinda Eclectic onto the card base using the Whisper White craft pad
• Run a strip of Garden Green through the Big Shot using the Decorative Dots embossing folder and flag both ends then adhere to card base
• Stamp the dots image onto a banner Essentials Wooden Element using Lost Lagoon ink and adhere to card
• Stamp the larger butterfly image onto Crushed Curry card stock using Crushed Curry ink and punch out with the Elegant Butterfly punch then adhere to card
• Add a small string of sequins to butterfly body
• Stamp the greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes onto card with black StazOn ink

Create with Connie and Mary are getting ready to kick off the Summer Collection! Don't miss out! Early Bird pricing is ending soon!! Hope to see you there!

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Kinda Eclectic; Paper- Crumb Cake, Garden Green, Crushed Curry; Ink- Crushed Curry, Lost Lagoon, Whisper White craft; Accessories- Essentials Wooden Elements, Decorative Dots embossing folder, Elegant Butterfly punch, gold sequins

colourQ challenge 245

Hello everyone! In a few short hours my son and I will be on a plane with other boys from the soccer team and some of their parents and flying to Brazil! Woohoo! We are so excited!! We actually get there tomorrow morning so that will throw our bodies into some kind of weirdness but it will all be worth it! We can't wait!! I hope you are enjoying Preview Week at Create with Connie and Mary! Today Natasha and Debbie have blog candy to share so be sure to check that out!

Today's card was inspired by the color challenge at colourQ. I substituted Hello Honey for Summer Starfruit and I thought that this stamp set would work great with these colors!

• Card base is Hello Honey
• Adhere a piece of Moonlight designer paper to the card base
• Stamp the sunburst image from Kinda Eclectic onto a piece of Whisper White using Hello Honey ink
• Adhere stamped panel to a piece of Pacific Point and then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the butterfly image onto Whisper White using Coastal Cabana ink and punch out with the Elegant Butterfly punch then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes onto a strip of Whisper White using Pacific Point ink and adhere to butterfly
• Punch a flower from Calypso Coral using the itty bitty accents punch pack and adhere to butterfly
• Add a Pacific Point candy dot to flower center

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Kinda Eclectic, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Hello Honey, Pacific Point, Calypso Coral, Whisper White, Moonlight designer paper; Ink- Hello Honey, Coastal Cabana, Pacific Point; Accessories- Elegant Butterfly punch, itty bitty accents punch pack, Brights candy dots, dimensionals

Butterfly Kindness

Hello everyone! I hope you all survived the full moon AND Friday the 13th! Whew! Sometimes the full moon affects my sleeping but last night I was able to sleep fully! Ahhh!! I really needed that! We had been watching the Rockies on TV and then we switched to our local news but the hockey game was still on. So we watched that. What a game!! It's always heartbreaking for the losing team because you know that they were fighting just as hard. Anyway, we finally went to bed before the news came on. And it looks like my Rockies ended up winning! Woohoo! That would have been a good game to watch as they were behind when we turned it off. Today we will be watching more World Cup soccer! So fun! And Nick's coach had the boys fill out a bracket so that makes it even more fun! I can't believe that is where we will be next week!

Today's card is the last of my cards that I did for stamp club this month. I do think this is my favorite stamp set! I just love it! I used an older sketch from Retro Sketches to help with the layout and then used the colors from the Moonlight designer paper.

• Card base is Lost Lagoon
• Round the bottom corners of a piece of Moonlight designer paper and adhere to a piece of Lost Lagoon card stock
• Adhere a strip of Basic Grey
• Round the bottom corners of a piece of Hello Honey
• Stamp the sunburst from Kinda Eclectic in Hello Honey onto the Hello Honey card stock
• Use the Basic Grey and Lost Lagoon markers to ink up the sentiment and stamp over the sunburst
• Adhere stamped panel to the other panel
• Tie a piece of Lost Lagoon stitched satin ribbon around panel and adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Stamp butterfly image onto Whisper White card stock using Lost Lagoon ink and punch out with the Elegant Butterfly punch and adhere to card
• Punch a butterfly from vellum using the bitty butterfly punch and adhere to other butterfly
• Add rhinestones

There you have it! Don't forget that the Create with Connie and Mary Summer Collection Preview Week starts tomorrow! Be sure to check each day to see all kinds of fun goodies! I do hope you take advantage of their Early Bird pricing! I hope to see you there! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Kinda Eclectic; Paper- Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, Basic Grey, Whisper White, Moonlight designer paper; Ink- Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, and Basic Grey and Lost Lagoon markers; Accessories- Lost Lagoon stitched satin ribbon, Project Life corner rounder, Elegant Butterfly punch, Bitty Butterfly punch, rhinestones, dimensionals

AYSI 040 & cQc 244

Good morning, Friends! Wow! I actually tried to post this a half hour ago! UGH! I really get so frustrated when my internet won't cooperate! So I hope the rest of my day goes better! I do have a workshop this evening and it is always a fun time to see them! We will be missing Becky as she is still in California recovering. Get well soon, Becky!! I can't believe that there is only a week and a half left before we leave for our trip! Wow! So much to do and so little time!! I had better really focus this week!

Today's card was inspired by two challenges! The colors came from the colourQ challenge and the sketch is from As You See It (a new one for me). I got time to play with some new stamps and I think this set, Kinda Eclectic, is one of my favorites!! Here are the details:

• Card base is Whisper White
• On the card base, use post-it notes to mask the top half of the card base
• Stamp the sunburst image from Kinda Eclectic using Tangelo Twist ink then remove the post-its
• Stamp the dotted image using Marina Mist ink
• On another piece of Whisper White, stamp the leaf image in Old Olive and cut out then adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from Something to Say in Night of Navy onto a strip of Whisper White and flag the end then adhere to leaf
• Stamp the butterfly onto a piece of Whisper White using Night of Navy ink and punch out with the bitty butterfly punch
• Adhere butterfly to card and add a rhinestone

Very fun and eclectic!! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Kinda Eclectic, Something to Say; Paper- Whisper White; Ink- Tangelo Twist, Marina Mist, Night of Navy, Old Olive; Accessories- bitty butterfly punch, rhinestone, dimensionals