stamp review crew: happy tails

December 15, 2019 By Mary Haugen

Welcome back for another Stamp Review Crew blog hop! Today’s feature is actually two different sets: Happy Tails and Nine Lives. The SRC design team has some great inspiration for both dog and cat lovers.

I am definitely a dog lover, so my creations use the Happy Tails set. I also added the coordinating Dog Builder punch. I love this pups silhouette. It gave some of the smaller images in the stamp set a chance to shine.

I stamped the tiny bone in Crumb Cake, some images second generation, and Whisper White. I added some sponging around the edges and some white ink spatters. I punched out the dog, cut out the negative image with a stitched circle die and mounted some Calypso Coral gingham dsp behind.

I had to make a fun little treat for the four legged family members as well.

I filled a little cello bag with mini dog treats, tied it shut with some linen thread and polka dot ribbon. The tag is a stitched circle die cut of Calypso Coral gingham dsp.

Our whole family is a bit dog crazy. My husband and I have two dogs: a 15 year old Shih Tzu named Pippin and a 3 year old Yorkie named Elphie. Our daughter and son-in-law have three dogs: Ruffy, Belle, and Mose. And our son has a beagle mix named Jemma. Our middle daughter has to be different. She has a bunny named Winnie. Animals outnumbered people for last year’s Christmas photo!

Now, continue on the SRC blog hop for more inspiration featuring our four legged friends! From here you can go on to the talented Chalet by clicking on the NEXT button below. Or you can go back to the creative Heidi by clicking the PREVIOUS button. Either way, be sure to travel through the entire blog roll. You don’t want to miss anything!

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just a little note

October 10, 2019 By Mary Haugen

Hopping on for a quick post today to share this fun card with the Check You Out stamp set. Perfect to send to your favorite bookworm, student or teacher!

I added in a couple of retired stamps – the notepaper and alphabet backgrounds. They are perfect additions to this adorable set. Colors used are Blueberry Bushel, Mango Melody, Poppy Parade, Coastal Cabana and Granny Apple Green.

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stamp review crew: dino days

September 15, 2019 By Mary Haugen

Welcome! The Stamp Review Crew is hopping again to get your creative juices flowing with some great inspiration featuring the Dino Days stamp set. This set isn’t only for little kids. My kids are all grown, but I am LOVING this adorable set. These sweet dinos are just so cheerful!

For my first card I went with a lot of white space with pops of color. I took the color scheme from the DinoRoar DSP. I love how the DSP, dino spine and detail stamp carry the triangle motif throughout the card.

For my second card, I again took inspiration from the DinoRoar DSP.

This sweet dino looked like he needed a snack. I cut off some leaves from the Leaf Ribbon and gave him some to munch on. I really like the Melon Mambo Gingham DSP with this. It gives a fun background for the grass.

From here you can head on over to Lauren and her fun creations or go back to Chalet and her wonderful inspirations. Just click on one of the buttons below. But, be sure to make your way through the complete blog hop. You don’t want to miss any of the great projects the design team has to share with you!

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perennial essence

August 12, 2019 By Mary Haugen

Hello! I thought I’d pop on today to share this super quick card. It is a really simple card that looks great thanks to the GORGEOUS Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper.

DSP’s bring a lot of detail to a project on their own. But, you can alter them to fit your needs by stamping on them or coloring them. For this card, I stamped the outlined flower on the left edge of the DSP in Blackberry Bliss ink.

I kept the sentiment panel simple to let the stunning paper take center stage. (Sentiments panel and card base are Blushing Bride.) I added a layer of vellum behind the sentiment for more depth and finished off with silver metallic thread and some Frosted Epoxy Droplets.

This sentiment is suitable for a variety of occasions: wedding, new job, moving, even graduation.

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stamp review crew: above the clouds

August 4, 2019 By Mary Haugen

Welcome to another Stamp review Crew blog hop! We have some great creative inspiration for you today featuring the Above the Clouds stamp set. What is it about a hot air ballon that is so cheerful? These make great cards to cheer someone on. I plan on setting these aside for next year’s graduation cards.

I worked with the same color scheme for both of today’s cards. Mango Melody, Poppy Parade and Pool Party.

I love that this set has a coordinating punch making it super easy to give that cheerful ballon some dimension. The bottom of the Pool Party panel is done with the Pretty Label punch.

My second card has a Crumb Cake card base with some clouds added with the cloud stencil and embossing paste. I love the texture it gives. I think this is my favorite sentiment in this set. The balloon heading off the top of the card gives a feeling of motion to compliment the greeting.

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dino days

August 1, 2019 By Mary Haugen

Hello, my crafty friends! I really like to dig into a variety of styles for my cards: elegant, vintage, eclectic or fun. Even though my kids are grown, I still enjoy creating with fun stamp sets like Dino Days.

I paired this adorable guy with a bright color scheme of Coastal Cabana, Pumpkin Pie and Pineapple Punch. The coordinating Dino dies make this set even more versatile.

This dino and greeting remind me of the movie Meet the Robinsons:

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check you out 2

July 25, 2019 By Mary Haugen

I’m back today with another card with the Check You Out stamp set. I love this stamp set. It is so much fun! This card is one I designed for a recent card swap with other Stampin’ Up! demonstrators.

That little worm is so stinkin’ cute! Look at him and his little bow tie. Such a dapper little guy. This was a fun card to design. The colors play off of the cheerful smile the little worm is giving. I like how the layered circles off set the edges of the stack of books. Colors are Pool Party, Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight and Crumb Cake.

The card I made to swap had a couple of minor changes. I used a scalloped circle punch instead of the scalloped die for the Daffodil Delight circle. The punch was just a little bigger. I also left off the rhinestones.

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born to shine

July 22, 2019 By Mary Haugen

Hello! Today’s project features another NEW stamp set in the 2019-20 Stampin’ Up! catalog: Born to Shine. Both of my daughters are dancers, so this was a must have set for me. Yes, I said they ARE dancers. Yes, they are both grown, and no longer taking dance lessons or competing on the high school team, but it is truly a part of who they are. It is not something that is ever gone. It helped them develop grace, poise and confidence. I have so many great memories over their many years of dance. And yes, I miss watching them perform.

I absolutely love the saying “Dancing is like dreaming with your feet.” I’m so glad it is in this new stamp set!

I started with a Smoky Slate card base. I lightly dragged my Whisper White ink pad across it to give it a little distressed look. Behind the main panel is a bit of Highland Heather script print DSP. The top panel is the NEW In Color Purple Posy. I stamped the dancer with Highland Heather ink and the stars with Purple Posy, spattered some Smoky Slate ink and distressed the edges. The dancer’s dress is colored with Wink of Stella, but it doesn’t show up well in the photo. The sentiment is stamped in Whisper White ink on Basic Gray card stock and punched out with the Pretty Label punch. It reminds me of a cloud. Finishing touches are a bit of white flax ribbon and a few rhinestones.

This card brought back a flood of memories. I may need to go watch some of their old dance videos. Thanks for stopping by. Join me again to shine a spotlight on creativity!

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very versaille

July 18, 2019 By Mary Haugen

Wow, it is already the middle of July. Why does it seem like time is passing by faster and faster? Is this the perception as you get older? It would be nice if things would slow down a bit.

I have had a lot of creative time in my studio working with products from the NEW Stampin’ Up! catalog. I have some fun projects waiting to share with you!

I recently participated in a few card swaps with other demonstrators. I love to trade ideas! It is so much fun to see everyone’s creativity and get ideas for stamp sets I may not own.

This is one of the cards I designed to swap –

It features the new stamp set Very Versaille. I absolutely LOVE the script stamp! Colors are: Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz and Early Espresso. The torn edges are a bit of vellum. It gives added texture and softens the background color. I often overlook vellum. It really has a lot of versatility.

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check you out

June 27, 2019 By Mary Haugen

Do you enjoy reading? I love to read. I was so excited to see the Check You Out stamp set in the new Stampin’ Up! catalog. I knew it would be on my first order. It is so cute! This card started as a swap design, but I went a different direction. I had some of these pieces laying on my desk and decided to put them together with this result.