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paper craft crew challenge #384

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Welcome back to another Paper Craft Crew Challenge! After a week off, we are back with weekly challenges. We have a fun card sketch to work with this week.

I love this sketch. It has so many possibilities!

I used the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set, but went with a different color scheme. Pool Party with a hint of Magenta Madness. I will definitely use this sketch again. I would love to see what you create using this sketch! Be sure to share it on the Paper Craft Crew Challenge page. You can also find more inspiration from the PCC Design Team. So many ideas!

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osat blog hop: new review

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Hello, friends! It is time for this month’s One Stamp At A Time Blog Hop! June is always a fun month as the NEW Stampin’ Up! catalog is released. That means loads of fun new stamp sets and other goodies to create with. It only seems right that this month’s OSAT theme is a New Review. I can’t wait to see what exciting new products the design team has chose to spotlight!

I chose to use a new stamp set called Tasteful Touches and a new die from the Forever Fern die set. This fun card and gift bag duo would brighten anyone’s day!

I just love the vintage/country look I was able to achieve. I stamped one of the background images from the set repeatedly to cover the tag and card base. stamping a few times before re-inking helped create depth and shading, although it is hard to see in the photos. I think it gives a vintage wallpaper look. Card base and tag were also splattered with gold shimmer paint.

The leaves were cut out of vellum. It gives a nice soft layer of texture without adding more color. The flower petals are colored with Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Blends, with a little Petal Pink for highlights, center is Mango melody and Daffodil Delight.

This stamp set is going to be a lot of fun to work with! Now, go see what the rest of the design team has in store. And start making your wish list! PLEASE CLICK THE BLUE BOX FOR A POP UP LIST OF THE DESIGN TEAM.

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stamp review crew: honey bee

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Hello friends! I am excited to be hopping once again with the Stamp Review Crew. If you are not familiar with The Stamp Review Crew, we are a group of international Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who hop together on the first and third Monday of the month to bring you some great inspiration. Each blog hop features a different stamp set. You can find all of the blog hops archived on the Stamp Review Crew blog. Today we are shining a spotlight on the Honey Bee stamp set.

This stamp set is so much fun to work with. For my first card, I was inspired by one of my favorite Disney characters with a love for Hunny – Winnie the Pooh! I was thinking about the scene where he gets stuck in the honey tree and honey is dripping all around him.

I created a Crushed Curry watercolor wash to try to create a similar look.

I added a couple of bees, some Golden Honey DSP and some die cut honey comb for added texture.

My second project continues the dripping honey theme.

This time I added the panel to a card base embossed with the Corrugated 3D emboss folder.

I think that Silly Ol’ Bear would approve, don’t you? Time for you to continue your way to more creative inspiration through the blog hop. From here you can head over to Linda by clicking the NEXT button below or you can go back to Holly by clicking the PREVIOUS button

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lily impressions

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Hello friends! I have a fun card to share that puts several products from the Sale-a-Bration brochure center stage. This project features the Lily Impressions Designer Series Paper and Lily Pad Dies.

I started with a Purple Posy card base and stamped the All Wired Up background stamp in Gorgeous Grape. The sentiment is from Itty Bitty Greetings. Isn’t that DSP gorgeous! Each design in the pack was hand painted by an artist at Stampin’ Up! and then turned into the DSP.

You can find the full offering of Sale-a-Bration items in my Stampin’ Up! store HERE

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OSAT Blog Hop: purses, poppies and Paris

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Welcome to the first One Stamp At A Time design team blog hop of 2020! For this blog hop we are featuring products int he new Stampin’ Up! Mini Catalog. I am putting the Tropical Oasis Suite center stage today. I created a fun tropical card and an adorable little 3D pineapple!

The card uses the beautiful Tropical Oasis designer series paper, Timeless Tropical stamp set and In the Tropics dies. I also used the fun circle stamp from the Swirly Frames set.

For the adorable 3D pineapple, I followed a pattern from Martha Inchley. you can find her pattern and a video tutorial HERE. I followed her pattern, but used the pineapple top from the In the Tropics dies. I cut three of them, folded them in half and glued them together. It didn’t matter that they didn’t match up exactly, it added to the rough look a pineapple has.

I added some linen thread through the leaves so it could be hung if you wanted.

Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to check out the rest OSAT blog hop. Head on over to Charlet to see her fun projects by clicking on the NEXT button.

You can find a pop up list of participating design team by clicking on the BLUE rectangle below.

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stamp review crew: swirly frames

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Hello crafty friends! We are going to send out 2019 with one last Stamp Review Crew blog hop for the year! What a year of inspiration it has been. Join the SRC design team as we shine a spotlight on Swirly Frames.

Swirly Frames is generally a set to use as a back ground or subtle detail. It was a fun challenge to take a set that is usually in a supporting role and put it center stage. For my first card, I drew inspiration from the upcoming Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-bration catalog and the stunning Lily Impressions Designer Series Paper. This paper looks like it came from an art gallery. So I thought why not make a card simulating an art display.

I overlapped some squares and added bits of the dsp to look like they were framed. A few Glitter Enamel Dots add some fun detail. Colors used are Gorgeous Grape, Lovely Lipstick, Granny Apple Green, and Coastal Cabana.

My next card was inspired by art projects we did in elementary school. we would draw a bunch of random shapes and color in sections that overlapped. I decided to do the same with the two circle stamps in the Swirly Frames set.

I colored the circles with Stampin’ Blends: dark highland Heather, Light Bermuda Bay, dark Lovely Lipstick, dark Granny Apple Green. The WISH is from the Broadway Lights die set.

I think Swirly Frames is great in a leading role, don’t you?

Now it is time for you to continue on with the SRC blog hop. Head on over to Cindy and her fantastic creations by clicking on the NEXT button below. Or you can go back to Holly and her inspiring projects by clicking on the PREVIOUS button.

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enjoy today

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I have something I have to confess… I am a paper-holic. I love designer papers – the colors, patterns, possibilities! But, I often have a hard time using my pretty papers in fear that I will not have a particular pattern any more. Then what will I do? Ummm – BUY MORE PAPER! There are always pretty new papers coming out. So, what am I waiting for? I am working on using my stash, not just gazing at the pretty patterns. In fact, lately, I use dsp on almost every card. It adds a great level of detail without a lot of work.

Today’s card is actually a really simple card that looks much more complicated thanks to the gorgeous Magnolia Lane DSP.

The flower and leaves from the Magnolia Memory dies provide a great focal point. Just add a few accent details: punch out circle on edge of dsp, flower stamped in the open circle, scalloped detail between dsp prints, green linen thread and sentiment popped up.

So, use up those gorgeous papers. Make beautiful projects. There are always new patterns coming and more paper to buy!

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stamp review crew: good morning magnolia

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Welcome to another Stamp Review Crew blog hop! Today we are featuring the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set. This gorgeous set is part of the Magnolia Lane Suite of coordinating products, but is also very versatile on its own.

I wanted to branch out from the product suite and play with some other colors. Blue and orange are complimentary colors on the color wheel, so I paired Pool Party and the new In Color Terracotta Tile. I threw in some Basic Gray for balance.

The Pool Party card base is embossed with the new Brick and Mortar 3D Embossing Folder. The texture and detail this folder creates is amazing. The photo really doesn’t do it justice. The welcome is one of the Well Written Dies. Some Terracotta Tile spatters keep the image panel from feeling too flat. Isn’t that large magnolia stamp GORGEOUS! It inspired me to step up the inside of the card as well.


I used the smaller blossom image, some ink spatters and DSP strips. A few details on the inside really step up the card.

I really liked this color scheme, so I stuck with it for my second card.

This time I used the Magnolia 3D embossing folder. The Hello was cut out with one of the Stitched Rectangle dies. It was longer than the sentiment so I shortened it. Just line up the stitches and run it through your die cutting machine again.

Of course, I had to decorate the inside of this card as well.

When embellishing the inside of the card, use some elements from the card front. For this card it was the Designer Series Paper peeking out from the torn corner. On the first card it was the ink spatters and DSP strips.

Now continue the blog hop by clicking on the NEXT button below and check head over to see the great project Heidi has to share. Or you can click the PREVIOUS button and go back to Ann’s fantastic creations. Either way, you will want to continue through the hop to see the rest of the great projects the Stamp Review Crew has waiting!

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daisy smile

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Hello, friends! Thanks for joining me today. I can’t believe it is the second week of July already! Summer is just flying by. It has been nice to finally have some warm weather. I love seeing the trees fully leafed out, green lawns, and beautiful flowers. My daisies haven’t bloomed yet, though. They are my favorites. At least I can create my own on paper with the Daisy Lane set!

Water color washes are one of my favorite background techniques. They are so easy and no two are exactly the same. I started with a Coastal Cabana wash on water color paper for today’s card.

I stamped the small daisy all over the card base and added a strip of Daffodil Delight gingham pattern from the Brights 6″x6″ Designer Series Paper stack. The leaves are stamped in Shaded Spruce. I pulled the color out with my aquapainter. Daisy is stamped in Daffodil Delight and punched out with the Medium Daisy punch. I layered two for more depth and added one of the Perennial Essence Flower Centers. They are so much fun and add such great texture. I wrapped some linen thread to help ground the flower.

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osat blog hop: #simplestamping

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It is the second Thursday of the month. That means it is time for another One Stamp at a Time blog hop! The theme for this month is #simplestamping. Stampin’ Up! challenged us this year to get back to basics: stamps, ink and paper. As fun as it can be to go crazy with layers, embellishments and details, clean and simple can be just as effective.

Varied Vases is a great set for simple stamping! Stamp a few vases and a bold greeting and you have a great card to send someone a little hello. Vase colors are Pear Pizzazz, Calypso Coral and Petal Pink.

Varied Vases: sour cream treat container - Center Stage Stamping

Simple Stamping also works for a cute little treat like this little sour cream container. I added a 1″ circle punch and a bit of Petal Pink metallic bakers twine for the little tag. Perfect for a couple of Hershey Kisses – chocolate is always a win!

Be sure to check out everyones #simplestamping creations on the blog hop and then give it a try yourself. Don’t forget to upload your creation to social media with the hashtag #simplestamping. You can find the full blog roll call by clicking on the little blue rectangle below.



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