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osat blog hop: down on the farm

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Thanks for stopping by! Today is the monthly One Stamp At A Time blog hop. Our theme is Down On The Farm. Be sure to take the full tour to see all of the great interpretations on this theme. I decided to take a farmhouse chic approach to my project.

I recently created a home decor piece and used it as inspiration for today’s projects. Here is my decor piece:

Here is my interpretation of this in card form:

I used the Basic Gray gingham print from the Neutrals 6″x6″ DSP stack. The sentiment is from Dandelion Wishes stamp set. The Sprigs are punched out of Granny Apple Green card stock and tied with Linen Thread. I also created a smaller decor piece.

This is a small monogramed 4″x4″ canvas. I used the same gingham dsp and sprig punch. I cut out three “h”s with the Hand Lettered Prose dies and layered them for depth.

Inspiration is all around. See what ideas you can find from decor pieces and let your creativity run!

Now, go check out the great projects the rest of the OSAT Design Team has waiting for you! Please click on the blue box below for a pop up list of the full design team.

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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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God bless America

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I am very thankful for the freedom we have in America and grateful for those who have served and sacrificed to protect that freedom.

Happy 4th of July!

stamp review crew: free as a bird

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Time for another Stamp Review Crew Blog Hop! Today we are putting the beautiful Free As A Bird stamp set in the spotlight. This set is part of the amazing Bird Ballad Suite of products which includes the gorgeous Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper, Nested Label Dies and Bird Ballad Trinkets. (All of which I used on today’s card!)

I saw a fantastic card layout done by Ronda Wade and it inspired me to try it with these products. It is a fun tri-fold card that let’s you feature the beautiful DSP in a unique way. Here is the front of the card as it is closed. I cut a window with one of the Nested Label Dies. I love that you get the stitching on both the cut out and the negative. Next I fussy cut around the branch of birds that I had colored with my Stampin’ Blends. I wrapped some Linen Thread around the side and tied on one of the Bird Ballad Trinkets.

When you open the front of the card, you get a great view of that beautiful paper.

But, that is not where it ends! Open it one more time…

You get a peek at the reverse side of the beautiful DSP. On the center panel, I added a Petal Pink panel that I stamped on with Petal Pink ink for a tone on tone look. I used the Nested Label that I cut out from the card front for the sentiment and added a flower and leaves that I colored with Stampin’ Blends and fussy cut out.

I’m going to send you over to the talented Ann Schach. Just click on the Next Blog button below. Or you can go back to the creative Jay Soriano by clicking the Previous Blog button. Be sure to tour through the full blog hop to see the wonderful inspiration the design team has created. You can always find the full blog hop order on the Stamp Review Crew blog.

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check you out

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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.

What a fun card this would be to give a graduate! That little owl is just darling. Here’s a closer look at the detail with the heart.

And a look at the inside.

Who is your favorite author? For me, Tolkein and C.S. Lewis are at the top.

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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!

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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