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stamp review crew: sale-a-bration

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Hello friends! Welcome to another fun Stamp Review Crew blog hop. This time, instead of showcasing one stamp set, we are shining a spotlight on products in the first ever fall Sale-a-Bration brochure. These are products you can earn for free with a qualifying purchase.

I used the Delicate Dahlias stamp set for my projects. I used some fun watercolor techniques on my two projects.

On this first card, I stamped the dahlia in VersMark and heat embossed in white on watercolor paper. Next, I painted on a coat of clear water and dropped in color with ink refills and a paint brush. Once this first layer was dry, I went back in with my paint brush and added some deeper color to the flowers. I love this loose watercolor technique. So easy. Colors used are: Magenta Madness, Misty Moonlight and Balmy Blue.

I used the same colors for my second card and added a little Pale Papaya. I free hand painted a watercolor background.

Once the panel was dry, I stamped the flowers and sentiment in black and die cut with a stitched rectangle die. Panel is mounted on a card base embossed with the Painted Texture 3D emboss folder.

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pcc #429

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Welcome, crafty friends! Let’s check out this week’s challenge from the Paper Craft Crew!

Another great card layout to spark your creativity! I like the different layers slightly angled. I had some pieces sitting on my desk that worked great for this sketch.

I had been playing with the Rainbow Repeat stencil from Taylored Expressions. I used Salt Water Taffy, Pineapple, Pink Champagne, and Sweet Potato TE inks. The rainbow panel worked great with the Salt Water Taffy panel embossed with clouds. I also love the petite rainbow and sentiment. They are from a set that was a Stamp Joy (a TE virtual stamping event) exclusive. So much fun!

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here for you now

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I love black and white with a pop of bright color. Particularly a bright pink.

I used the new Color and Contour stamp set. Isn’t that flower fantastic!?! The Black and white striped dsp piece is from the Pattern Party DSP, which you can get with HOST REWARDS. The new In Color Polished Pink fit the bill perfectly for the pop of color. I colored the little rhinestones with Polished Pink Stampin’ Blends to carry on the touch of pink.

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pcc #427

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Hello friends! I’m glad you are here to check out this week’s Paper Craft Crew challenge: #simplestamping

I love a card with lots of texture and detail, but sometimes it is fun to stay simple. It really can pop just as much as something more. I had this adorable rainbow stamp set and die from The Stamp Market. It was perfect for this challenge.

I really like how the white space lets the colors of the rainbow and black text pop. Simple stamping would be great for your first Paper Craft Crew challenge! Come join the fun. Thanks for stopping by! Join me again to shine a spotlight on creativity!

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stamp review crew: hand penned petals

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Welcome, Crafty Friends, to today’s Stamp Review Crew blog hop! We are shining a spotlight on a fun new stamp set in the ’21-’22 Stampin’ Up! annual catalog – Hand Penned Petals. It is also part of the beautiful Hand Penned suite of products, which includes coordinating dies and Hand Penned DSP.

I took my inspiration from the Hand Penned DSP. I love the soft colors of the designer series paper and carried that over to some ink blending on the card base and die cut scalloped panel. I used blending brushes and Daffodil Delight, Highland Heather and Pool Party inks.

I highlighted the word “possible” with my Highland Heather Light Stampin’ Blends to help it stand out. A wonderful note of encouragement to share. Let’s go on and see what else is possible with this great stamp set! Head on over to Nikki by clicking the NEXT button below, or go back to Charlet by clicking the PREVIOUS button below.

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osat blog hop: mash up

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Hello friends! I’m am happy to be hopping with the One Stamp at a Time design team to share some creativity with you today. This month is the release of the NEW Stampin’ UP! annual catalog, so the OSAT team is bringing you a mash up blending old and new products.

For this card and gift box I used: new products Hand Penned Petals stamp set and coordinating dies, and Hand Penned and Pattern Party DSP, old products 2020-22 In Color Cinnamon Cider and Linen Thread.

I like the unexpected use of Cinnamon Cider for the florals, drawing from the same color in the DSP pattern.

I used the same general idea for the gift box, but used the Penned Flowers dies cut out of Cinnamon Cider card stock. I cut two of the floral image on top, glued the together except at the base which I folded out and adhered to the box top so it stands up.

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osat blog hop: say what?

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Hello friends! I am excited to be hopping once again with the One Stamp At A Time team! The theme for this month is Say What? We will be letting sentiments take center stage.

I made this card and standing art for a young gal I wanted to encourage. I thought the “Make Today Ridiculously Awesome” saying from the Ridiculously Awesome set was perfect for her.

I paired bright rainbow backgrounds with the bold black and white True Love DSP. I created the backgrounds with two different techniques. For the card I used Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana, and Gorgeous Grape ink pads and Blender Brushes for a nice smooth gradient.

For the art piece, I used the same colors ink refills, water color paper, paint brush and water.

You definitely get a brighter color with the watercolor. I could have built a deeper color on the card if I had kept blending more layers of ink. Here is a closer look at the two techniques side by side – card on the left, art on the right.

I like the texture from the water color paper. I think it adds more dimensional interest. Both techniques are fun. You should give them a try! Time for you to move on to the next stop on the blog hop for some more fun inspiration featuring sentiments.

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osat blog hop: where the wild things grow

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Hello friends! Welcome to this month’s One Stamp At A Time blog hop: Where the Wild Things Grow. The blog hop team will be showcasing projects that feature plants. When this theme came up, I know I’d be reaching for the beautiful Forever Greenery DSP and Forever Fern stamp set. I set out to create a card and blessings journal for a friend.

I created a fun pocket card from the gorgeous DSP.

For the blessings journal:

I cut several sheets of Whisper White card stock to 5.5″x7″, scored the 7″ side at 3.5″. These were folded in half, then stacked together with the DSP cover and stapled on the center fold to create the booklet. I added a stitched rectangle and some of the fern dies on the front cover and wrapped it with a Crumb Cake belly band to hold it shut.

The corners of the inside pages were stamped with one of the leaf images in Soft Sea Foam ink. It doesn’t show up very well in the photo, but it’s there.

The booklet has one page for each month to write down things you are grateful for. At the end of the year you can look back and be reminded of your many blessings.

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soar confidently

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I thought I’d pop on to quickly share a card I made for a recent card swap. It uses a new set in the new Stampin’ Up! mini catalog – Soar Confidently. It features a hot air balloon, zeppelin, and a bi-wing airplane. One of my son-in-laws is a pilot, so I had to add this set to my collection.

My color pallet is Crumb Cake, Misty Moonlight, and Seaside Spray. On the Seaside Spray panel, I repeatedly stamped the zeppelin in Seaside Spray ink. Then I used the dot stencil and texture paste. The globe die cut is from the World Map die set. The Misty Moonlight panel is embossed with the Tasteful Textile 3D embossing folder. I roughed up the edges of the panels for extra texture and sponged around the Crumb Cake card base and globe die cut for an antiqued effect.

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it’s a good day

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Hello friends! Just popping on quick to share a fun card I made for a recent card swap. I was looking at the zoo Globe set and started to see sketches on notebook paper. That lead to this fun design.

to get the blackboard feel, I just smudged some white craft ink on the black card stock. I love the whimsical feel I was able to achieve!

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