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time to shine

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Flowers are finally blooming in Minnesota! Daisies are one of my favorites. I especially love Gerbera Daisies. Naturally, I was excited to get the new Daisy Lane stamp set at Stampin’ Up! On Stage event in April. And even more excited to add the new Medium Daisy punch to my collection. Put them together and I had a ton of fun creating. I was able to make my own garden of cards that will never wilt! Here is one of those creations.

I stamped the medium daisy in Memento Black ink and colored the flower centers and the background with my Stampin’ Blends. (Daffodil Delight and Seaside Spray) I love that you can create custom backgrounds with the Blends. I punched two medium daisies out of Whisper White and layered them. For the center, I punched out a bunch of Daffodil Delight dots with my 1/8″ handheld punch (retired) and glued them in the flower center. The sentiment is on Daffodil Delight. I layered a piece of retired black and white paper behind the sentiment. I love stripes and flowers together.

What is your favorite flower? Take some time to create a paper flower garden of your own. Thanks for stopping by. Join me again to shine a spotlight on creativity!

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set sail

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Hello! I had some really good creative time in my studio last week. It felt so good to just unleash my creativity. I have some really fun projects to share with you. And some more ideas still in my head. But first I need to clean up from the craftnado that hit my desk.

Before things got to this point, I created today’s project. I was working on a card for a custom order and playing around with blending inks for a sunset background. My first attempt looked more like a sunrise to me, so I set it aside. Once I had the other card finished, I came back to this first attempt and used it to create this card.

Sailing Home: Set sail sunrise - Center Stage Stamping

The sail boat cut out is from the Come Sail Away Memories and More card pack. So quick and easy for the main image. I did another blended piece to cut out the stitched circle for the sentiment. I also continued the blending on the inside of the card.

Sailing Home: Set sail sunrise inside - Center Stage Stamping

Colors are Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Terracotta Tile, and Night of Navy and are blended with a Stampin’ Sponge. I really like this effect and need to try some other color combos. What color combo would you like to see? Leave me a comment and I’ll try it out.

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stamp review crew: piece of cake

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Time for another Stamp Review Crew blog hop! Today we are shining a spotlight on Piece of Cake. This is such a fun set. I mean come on, who doesn’t like cake! As my first card says “Cake is the answer…who cares what the question is!”

I went for a bright color scheme for my first card. Bermuda Bay, Poppy Parade and I just realized I used Lemon Lime Twist which, much to my dismay, has retired. You could also use Granny Apple Green.) I used thin strip of striped Bermuda Bay DSP to balance the cakes on the opposite edge. The little heart epoxy droplet was colored with my Dark Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends.

For my second project, I wanted to showcase the great sentiments in the set. Colors used are Pool Party, Mango Melody, Granny Apple Green and Rich Razzleberry.

What is the Stamp Review Crew? We are an international group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators that get together to blog hop the first and third Monday of each month. For each hop we chose a single stamp set to feature. All of our hops are archived. Click here to see all of the hops!

Be sure to check out what the rest of the SRC Design Team has done with this fun set. I’m sending you over to my friend Lou or you can go back to Nikki.

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osat blog hop: something old, something new

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The One Stamp At A Time crew is back with another blog hop! Our theme this month is Something Old, Something New – blending new and returning products in the 2019-20 Stampin’ Up! catalog. I love this time of year. All the new goodies bringing fresh inspiration and breathing new life into the supplies I already have. This hop is a great way to look at older supplies with a fresh eye.

For my projects I chose to pair the old Flourish die set, Well Said stamp set which carried over from the Occasions catalog and the NEW In Color Seaside Spray. I was die cutting lots of the flower for a swap and trying to maximize my paper. When I was done, I loved the look and decided to turn it into a card.

I stamped the Seaside Spray die cut piece with Crackle Paint background stamp in Seaside Spray ink and layered it with dimensionals on a Whisper White card base. I love the shadows popping it up gives. I masked off the With Love & Sympathy sentiment from Itty Bitty Greetings and embossed it in white on night of Navy card stock. I added a paper pieced flower top and a rhinestone to finish it off. Simple, yet elegant.

I kept the simple elegance going for my coordinating project.

I added a die cut panel to a gable treat box. (which i just realized are retired. Oops. You could do the same thing with one of the pizza boxes.) The sentiment is from Well Said. A little rhinestone in the flower is a fun detail.

This is a great duo to let someone know how much they mean to you. Thanks for stopping by. Go check out the rest of the hop to see the amazing projects the OSAT Design Team has created. Click on the blue rectangle below for a pop up list of the full Design Team or click on the NEXT button to go to the next blog.

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sailing home

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Stampin’ Up! has really outdone themselves with the gorgeous product suites in this new catalog. They are simply ah-mazing! Today, let’s put the Sailing Home set and Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper from the Come Sail Away Suite in the spotlight.

Sailing Home: Congrats - Center Stage Stamping

There are so many great images in the Sailing Home stamp set and a wonderful set of coordinating dies. I am loving the Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper. Great for masculine cards! This card would be great for a graduate. Colors used are Crumb Cake, Night of Navy and Balmy Blue.

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woven heirlooms

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Today’s card features the woven threads suite of products in the 2019-20 Stampin’ Up! catalog (p.12-13). This suite has beautiful vintage feel and features the NEW 2019-21 In Colors.

I thought a pocket card would work beautifully with this suite. It’s a great way to show off both sides of that gorgeous paper. Colors are Seaside Spray, Rococo Rose, Terracotta Tile and Sahara Sand.

I started with the Woven Threads Designer Series Paper. I cut a 4″x11″ piece and scored at 5.5″ and 9.5″. Fold on the scored lines to create a pocket card. I trimmed .25″ off the 1.5″ fold and glued the reverse side up for and added detail on the flap. The pocket is created by the Braided Linen Trim wrapped around the card. There is no adhesive down the edges. The Woven Threads Trim adds a fun tassel detail under the flap. I fussy cut the sentiment and added a Flourish die cut. The coordinate nicely with this suite.

The insert is simply stamped with a couple of pearls for extra detail. Here’s a close up of some of the details.

I have to admit, the vintage look usually isn’t my style. But I am loving this product suite. It’s good to try something new! Thanks for stopping by. Join me again to shine a spotlight on creativity!

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off to great places

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The NEW Stampin’ Up! catalog goes live tomorrow! I’m so excited for all of the new fun to be had. I was able to preorder a few items and have a few projects to share with you already. Today’s card uses a new set called Above the Clouds and coordinating Hot Air Ballon punch. It also introduces two of the new 2019-21 In Colors: Seaside Spray and Terracotta Tile.

Above the Clouds: You're off to Great Places - Center Stage Stamping

I stamped the balloon in Terracotta Tile ink on both Petal Pink and Terracotta Tile card stock and punched them out. I trimmed the top of the balloon and layered them together. The little scallop edge on the Crumb Cake flag is made with the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch and adds a fun little detail.

This would be a great graduation card. Reminds me of Dr. Seuss’s “Oh the Places You’ll Go”. Thanks for stopping by. Join me again to shine a spotlight on creativity!

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inky friends: last chance blog hop

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The new Stampin’ Up! catalog is coming! That means lots of exciting, fun new stamp sets to create with. It also means that we need to say good-bye to others. For today’s Inky Friends Last Chance Blog Hop we are going to showcase some of those wonderful sets that are bidding us farewell.

My projects put the super fun set Blow Out The Candles on stage. I think this set was really overlooked in the catalog. Which is a shame. It is some much fun! Be sure to grab it for yourself before it is gone for good.

My first card is a really quick one with a bright color scheme. Pool Party, Gorgeous Grape, and my FAVE Lemon Lime Twist. This would be great to make a bunch of cards to have on hand in different color schemes.

I stepped things up with this next card. I absolutely LOVE how it turned out!!

I wanted another bright color palette, so I went with Coastal Cabana, Poppy Parade and (surprise) Lemon Lime Twist. I also used the Stitched Shapes and Stitched Labels framelits for some added detail. Finished off with a tiny little knot of Poppy Parade striped ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to check out the rest of the stops on the blog hop for more amazing inspiration. From here you can go on to Rhonda or back to Sara. You can find the full blog roll on the Inky Friends page.

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on stage: theatre and stamping

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Well… the past two months flew by! I haven’t had much creative time in my studio lately. My days were filled with directing the play “Shadowlands” for our local community theatre. It was a beautiful story and I am grateful for the opportunity to bring it to life on stage.

I also had the opportunity to attend Stampin’ Up!’s local On Stage event in Minneapolis on April 13. (Yep, same day as the final performance of Shadowlands. I made it back just in time!) It was a great time to reconnect with my demonstrator friends and of course getting the NEW 2019-20 Stampin’ Up! catalog!

So many exciting and fun new stamp sets and products are coming! One of the benefits of attending On Stage is the opportunity to preview products from the new catalog. We got to use new product for our make and take projects, plus we were able to order from a selection of new items!

These were the make and take projects featuring four new product suites and a preview of the May Paper Pumpkin kit – designed with Stampin’ Up! cofounder Shelli Gardner.

Now that my calendar is a bit more open, I hope to get back to creating in my studio again. Not going to lie, kind of feel like my mojo is still hibernating from the ridiculously long winter. Time to get inky!

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lift your spirits

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Wow! On stage was AH-MAZING!  I love getting to spend time with my SU! Demo friends and see so many creative ideas.  Not to mention getting the NEW Occasion Catalog and Sale-a-Bration brochure!  So. Much. FUN!!  I can’t wait to share all the new goodies with you!  Today, I wanted to share one more of the cards I made to swap at On Stage.

Lift Me up: just a note - Center Stage Stamping

I used Lift Me up stamp set and chose my colors from the Garden Impressions DSP.  I love Soft Sea Foam.  It is such a gentle color.  So much fun to swap with demos from around the world!  Love it. Live it. Share it.

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