The Stamp Review Crew: Mosaic Madness

Hello everyone! And welcome to another Stamp Review Crew blog hop! It's been quite a while since I have participated in one of these! This time around we are featuring the stamp set Mosaic Madness. You may have arrived from Shana's inspiring blog. However you got here you can take the entire tour by clicking the "next" button below to be taken to the next blog! By doing so you will make a full circle and will get to see everyone's wonderful creations using this set!

The goal of The Stamp Review Crew is to use sets that may otherwise get neglected with all the hype of the new products from mini catalogs that are being released. And I have to say that I really like that! I got this set and loved on it for a while and now it tends to get shoved to the back of the shelf in search of newer products. Pool Mosaic Madness - lol! So it was fun to pull it out and think of what I could do...

I decided to go a little glitzy! This is a very easy card with lots of gold details! I hope you are inspired! Here are the details:

• Card base is Very Vanilla
• Adhere a piece of Very Vanilla to a piece of gold foil paper
• Adhere a piece of striped gold foil vellum to the panel and then adhere this to the to the card base with dimensionals
• Punch a strip of gold foil paper with the scallop edge border punch then adhere to card
• Stamp the two mosaic images from Mosaic Madness using gold Encore ink onto a piece of Very Vanilla and emboss with gold emboss powder
• Stamp the sentiment from Petite Pairs onto the panel using Tuxedo Black Momento ink
• Adhere panel to a piece of Basic Black card stock and then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Thread some gold baker's twine through a gold basic metal button and tie a bow then adhere to card

Time to send you on to see what Mike Funke has created for you! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Mosaic Madness, Petite Pairs; Paper- Very Vanilla, Basic Black, gold foil paper, gold foil designer vellum; Ink- gold Encore, Tuxedo Black Momento ink; Accessories- gold baker's twine, scallop edge border punch, gold basic metal button, dimensionals

CAS(E) This Sketch #85

Good morning, Friends! I hope your week is off to a great start! It's really hot around here so staying indoors makes great sense to me! Today should be a day of doing laundry. We'll see how much I get done - lol! And I need to stamp some more. Just can't seem to find my mojo on that. So I guess I will just keep working!

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch. Very clean and simple! I used the colors from the Lullaby designer paper. 

• Card base is Baked Brown Sugar
• Stamp the line image from Mosaic Madness in Baked Brown Sugar onto the card base
• Stamp the mosaic shape four times onto Coastal Cabana using Coastal Cabana ink and punch out using the mosaic punch
• Adhere the four shapes onto the card using dimensionals
• Stamp the little shape four times onto Whisper White using Hello Honey ink and cut out
• Adhere these little shapes to the inside of the bigger shapes with glue dots
• Add rhinestones to centers
• Stamp the greeting from Petite Pairs onto the card base using Baked Brown Sugar
• Add another rhinestone

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Mosaic Madness, Petite Pairs; Paper- Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White; Ink- Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Hello Honey; Accessories- Mosaic punch, rhinestones, dimensionals

Mosaic Label

Good morning, Friends! Well, we made it back from Denver and now it's right back to "up and at 'em"!! Nobody wanted to get up after that long drive yesterday. But the drive was made better by the WIN we had!! Woohoo!! The boys played awesome and held their ground and it finally resulted in a win! Funny how the weather was sunny and quite warm where we were but it was apparently raining most of the day here at home. Now it is sticky and cool. It's my husbands birthday today so we get to have the famous chicken and noodle birthday dinner! I'm so excited!! Thanks, Becky!!

Today's card was inspired by a card I had pinned quite a while ago. I love the simplicity of it! Here are the details:

• Card base is Smoky Slate
• Stamp the border image twice in Smoky Slate (I used a stamp-a-ma-jig to help me)
• From Whisper White cut the label shape using the Apothecary Accents framelits
• Stamp greeting from Petite Pairs in Smoky Slate onto label and pop up onto card
• Stamp mosaic image from Mosaic madness in Coastal Cabana onto Coastal Cabana, punch out using the mosaic punch and pop up onto label
• Punch flower shape from Crushed Curry using the itty bitty shapes punch pack and adhere to mosaic
• Add a rhinestone to flower center and two to the label

Super simple! Create with Connie and Mary Fall Collection 2013 has started! You can subscribe at any time and still receive all the tutorials that are being offered during this edition! Did you see if you were a winner for a free subscription? I hope to see you over there!! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Mosaic Madness, Petite Pairs; Paper- Smoky Slate, Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry, Whisper White; Ink- Smoky Slate, Coastal Cabana; Accessories- Apothecary Accents framelits, mosaic punch, itty bitty shapes punch pack, stamp-a-ma-jig, rhinestones, dimensionals

SFF 072613

Good morning, Friends! It's Friday!! That means the Sketch Frenzy Friday team has another sketch for you to try! This week's sketch was created by Patrice Herrera. Take a look!

I have to admit that when I see sketches like these I can get "hung up" on the shapes that are in the sketch. Like the rectangles here. But once I let go of that I can see other shapes instead. So here is what I came up with!

Instead of rectangles, I used the mosaic shapes! And I came up with something that still stuck to the sketch! Here are the card details:

• Card base is Sahara Sand
• A layer of Sahara Sand went through the Big Shot with the Modern Mosaic TIEF then was adhered to a piece of Strawberry Slush and then popped up onto the card base
• Stamp three mosaic images from Mosaic Madness in Sahara Sand onto Sahara Sand and punch out with mosaic punch
• Use the itty bitty shapes punch pack to punch out three flower images from Strawberry Slush and adhere to punched mosaics
• Pop up two mosaics onto card and add rhinestones
• Stamp sentiment from Sweet Essentials onto a strip of Whisper White using Strawberry Slush, flag the end and adhere to card
• Pop up third mosaic onto card, add a bow tied with white baker's twine and a large rhinestone

Pretty simple card to make thanks to all those great coordinating punches!! Be sure to see what the other designers did with this sketch at the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog. I hope to see your creation linked up this week! Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Sweet Essentials, Mosaic Madness; Paper- Sahara Sand, Strawberry Slush, Whisper White; Ink- Sahara Sand, Strawberry Slush; Accessories- Modern Mosaic TIEF, mosaic punch, itty bitty shapes punch pack, white baker's twine, rhinestones, dimensionals

Midnight Mosaic

Good morning, Friends! I didn't sleep very well last night and that's why I slept in so late. Nick has a friend over and they decided to put the tent up and sleep outside. Well, late into the night a storm decided to roll through. Normally the storms don't really do much but there was a lot of lightning with this one. I think the bulk of the storm went around us but we did end up with quite a bit of rain (yea) and the boys didn't put the rain cover over the tent. Well, I spent most of the night worrying about them and it ends up that at some point, they came into the house to sleep! Geesh! So now I am super tired! I do hope I am able to get something done!!

Today's card was inspired by one I had seen on the Hero Arts blog. Here are the card details:

• Card base is Whisper White
• Layer of Whisper White that was run through the Big Shot with the Modern Mosaic TIEF and then adhered to card base
• Layer of Whisper White that was punched with the extra-large oval punch, stamped greeting from Petite Pairs in Midnight Muse and tied with a piece of Midnight Muse stitched satin ribbon then popped up onto card
• On Whisper White stamp image from Mosaic Madness once in Midnight Muse and once in Marina Mist
• Punch out Midnight Muse one using the mosaic punch and hand cut inside of Marina Mist one then adhere together and then adhere to card
• Punch three shapes from Midnight Muse using itty bitty shapes punch pack and adher to card
• Add rhinestones to centers

There you have it! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Mosaic Madness, Petite Pairs; Paper- Whisper White, Midnight Muse; Ink- Midnight Muse, Marina Mist; Accessories- Midnight Muse stitched satin ribbon, Modern Mosaic TIEF, mosaic punch, extra-large oval punch, itty bitty shapes punch pack, rhinestones, dimensionals

CCMC 260 A

Good morning everyone! It's time for another fabulous Thursday challenge from the Create with Connie and Mary team! This challenge will be just a bit different from the others as the annual Stampin' Up! convention is next week and some of the design team will be attending. Me? Nope. I will not be going this year :( So CCMC 260 will go for two weeks and will have two different challenges. You can choose to do just one of the challenges or combine them and do both! I chose to do just the color challenge. Take a look at these fabulous colors! 

Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe and Pistachio Pudding are the colors to use! Aren't they gorgeous?! Love these colors and I will be using them again! Here's how I put them together!

I found an older sketch from CCMC and used it to help me create this card. Here are the details:

• Card base is Crisp Cantaloupe
• Layer of Pistachio Pudding that was run through the Big Shot with the Modern Mosaic TIEF
• Whisper White layer was stamped with the outline image from Mosaic Madness in Crisp Cantaloupe three times and the sentiment from Four You in Pistachio Pudding
• Whisper White layer is adhered to a piece of Calypso Coral
• A strip Calypso Coral and a strip of Pistachio Pudding are flagged at one end and then adhered to the back of the panel
• Panel is then popped up onto card
• Stamp inside images on Whisper White using Calypso Coral three times, cut out and pop up onto card
• Rhinestones are added to the centers

There you have it! Be sure to check out what the other designers did with the challenges at Create with Connie and Mary! Remember that you have two weeks to participate! I hope to see your creation linked up! We always love to see what you do! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Mosaic Madness, Four You; Paper- Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Calypso Coral, Whisper White; Ink- Calypso Coral, Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe; Accessories- Modern Mosaic TIEF, rhinestones, dimensionals

PCCCS 47

Good morning, Friends! I hope you all had a super great Fourth and a fantastic weekend! I am back from my trip to see my family in Kansas! We got back last night with time to unpack and unwind a little from the long drive. We had SO much fun setting off firecrackers - well, Nick did! This is almost as fun as Christmas for him! And the fireworks show was a huge hit! We even had people stop along the road to watch! We really know how to do it - lol!! Now it's back to the regularly scheduled events of the week. Nick has a haircut and I need to go grocery shopping.

Today's card was one I did for a recent swap. I used the sketch at Paper Craft Crew Challenges to help me with the layout and the Color Coach helped me pick out some different colors. And I do like the way this turned out! The sketch is from a while back but it is a fun one! Here are the card details:

• Card base is Summer Starfruit
• Layer of Summer Starfruit
• Layer of Smoky Slate that was run through the Big Shot using Modern Mosaic TIEF then adhered to Summer Starfruit layer
• Tie Summer Starfruit stitched satin ribbon around this and pop up onto card base
• Cut a strip of Elegant Eggplant and a strip of Summer Starfruit card stock and flag bottoms of both then adhere to card
• Use 3" die to cut circle from Whisper White and then trim some off the top
• Stamp border image from Mosaic Madness in Summer Starfruit and sentiment from Petite Pairs in Smoky Slate
• Adhere circle to card by tucking the top part up under the ribbon
• Stamp mosaic image in Smoky Slate onto a scrap of Whisper White, punch out with mosaic punch and pop up onto card
• Stamp small mosaic image in Elegant Eggplant onto a scrap of Whisper White, cut out and adhere to first mosaic image
• Add a rhinestone to center

And there you have it! Thanks for stopping by and for all you wonderful comments! I love hearing from you! Have a fantastic day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Mosaic Madness, Petite Pairs; Paper- Summer Starfruit, Smoky Slate, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White; Ink- Smoky Slate, Summer Starfruit, Elegant Eggplant; Accessories- Summer Starfruit stitched satin ribbon, Modern Mosaic TIEF, mosaic punch, 3" circle die, rhinestones, dimensionals

CAS(E) This Sketch 33

Good morning, Friends! I hope you are ready for a great weekend! It's the last one of June! Where did this month go? I just can't believe how fast time flies! Monday my son and I leave for Kansas to see family and then my husband will be joining us there on Wednesday. We are so excited!! We love to do fireworks and Colorado has banned them (and for good reason) so we like to go some place where there is no ban. Yes, I guess my son is a little pyro - lol!! This is almost as good as Christmas for him! So I do need to start thinking about getting the laundry done and the packing started! Yikes!!

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch. It was last week's sketch but I really liked it! Nice and simple and I kept mine very clean as well! I love grey and yellow so I stuck with Daffodil Delight and Smoky Slate and of course, lots of Whisper White. Card details:

• Card base is Whisper White
• Layer is Whisper White that was run through the Big Shot with the Modern Mosaic embossing folder
• Punch a strip of Daffodil Delight with the dotted ribbon scallop punch and adhere to back of embossed panel then pop up onto card
• Stamp greeting from Sweet Essentials onto card
• Stamp mosaic image from Mosaic Madness three times onto Whisper White using Smoky Slate ink, punch out with mosaic punch and pop up onto card
• Punch three flowers from Daffodil Delight card stock using itty bitty shapes punch pack and adhere to mosaic centers
• Add rhinestones to flower centers

There you have it! Super simple! Thank you for stopping by and have a glorious day!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Mosaic Madness, Sweet Essentials; Paper- Whisper White, Daffodil Delight; Ink- Smoky Slate; Accessories- Modern Mosaic TIEF, dotted ribbon scallop punch, mosaic punch, itty bitty shapes punch pack, rhinestones, dimensionals

Mosaic Coastal

Good morning, Friends! Are you all ready for a great weekend? I'm not quite sure what's on the schedule for us today but I do hope it's relaxing and that we can stay cool! I do need to get some stamping and sewing done so I should stay pretty cool! I feel like the summer is already going by way too quickly! I also need to make a goal to update my sewing blog. Geesh! I haven't given that any attention in almost a year! And I do have a lot of projects to share! Guess I had better get on top of that!

Today's card was inspired by one I saw in a Stampin' Success magazine. This is a magazine that demonstrators get once every two months. It is filled with all kinds of ideas for your business as well as beautiful projects. This magazine was a few months old but I still got the idea for this card from it. Love how you can swap stamp sets and colors and get a new card!! Anyway, This card features some new goodies! So I am in LOVE with the new In Color Coastal Cabana! SO pretty! I used the new Color Coach to come up with the color combo on this. I stamped the long image from Mosaic Madness in Coastal Cabana onto a piece of Coastal Cabana card stock and then the sentiment from Four You in Coastal Cabana right under that. Above the image I used the Essentials paper piercing pack to pierce a line of holes. Then this panel is popped up onto a card base of Coastal Cabana. Then I stamped the mosaic image onto a piece of Very Vanilla using the new Smoky Slate ink (LOVE this color, too). I punched it out with the mosaic punch. This is popped up onto the card. I stamped the small mosaic image in Calypso Coral and fussy cut this out. This is adhered to the larger mosaic with a glue dot and a pearl is added to the center. A super easy card with beautiful colors! Thanks for stopping by and have a glorious day!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Mosaic Madness, Four You; Paper- Coastal Cabana, Very Vanilla; Ink- Coastal Cabana, Smoky Slate, Calypso Coral; Accessories- Essentials paper piercing pack, mosaic punch, pearl, dimensionals

MFTWSC 123

Good morning, Friends! I hope you are all having a super week! We had a great time with my parents this past week! They left yesterday morning and it's been pretty quiet and a little somber :( We always hate to say goodbye. But we will be seeing them again in about three weeks so that is something to look forward to! Yesterday I got my order from Stampin' Up! with my first order from the new catalog! Woohoo! I can't wait to find some time to play with all the new goodies! And there is still lots more I want to get - lol! A little at a time...

Today's card was done with a new set that I got with the pre-order. I also made this card for a recent swap I was in. The layout came from a sketch at My Favorite Things. A super simple card! I embossed a piece of Island Indigo with the Modern Mosaic embossing folder and adhered it to a card base of Whisper White. Then I stamped the greeting from Bring on the Cake in Island Indigo onto a piece of Gingham Garden designer paper. This is adhered to a piece of Melon Mambo and then the panel is popped up onto the card. I stamped the mosaic image from Mosaic Madness in Island Indigo twice onto Whisper White and punched it out with the mosaic punch. These are popped up onto the card and rhinestones are added to the centers. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Mosaic Madness, Bring on the Cake; Paper- Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Island Indigo, Gingham Garden designer paper; Ink- Island Indigo; Accessories- Modern Mosaic embossing folder, mosaic punch, rhinestones, dimensionals

CCMC 254

Good morning, Friends! I have been a little scarce lately. My son is out of school for the summer and now my parents are visiting for a while. So I did some stamping to get caught up on my design team assignments and that's really about it! I will be back in the swing of things, soon, so just hang in there with me! I appreciate all of you! Today is the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday challenge and this week it's all about color! Take a look at these beautiful colors!

Island Indigo, Pool Party and So Saffron! I used the sketch from My Favorite Things to get me going on this and here is what I came up with!

A very simple sketch! I embossed a piece of Pool Party using the Moder Mosaic TEF (textured embossing folder) and adhered it to a piece of Island Indigo. This is then popped up onto a card base of So Saffron. Then I stamped the greeting from Bring on the Cake in Island Indigo onto a strip of Whisper White and flagged one end. This adhered to popped up panel. On Whisper White I stamped the image from Mosaic Madness in Island Indigo and cut it out. I adhered it to a piece of Island Indigo that was punched with the mosaic punch and then popped it up onto the card. I stamped the smaller image in So Saffron onto Whisper White and cut it out. This is popped up onto the first image and a pearl is added.

Be sure to visit the Create with Connie and Mary website for more wonderful inspiration from the rest of the design team! I hope I will see your creation uploaded there this week! I just love to see what you all come up with and I do get inspired by your creations! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Mosaic Madness, Bring on the Cake; Paper- So Saffron, Pool Party, Island Indigo, Whisper White; Ink- Island Indigo, So Saffron; Accessories- Modern Mosaic TEF, mosaic punch, pearl, dimensionals