let’s celebrate you

July 25, 2018 By Mary Haugen

I’m back with another card using the Broadway Birthday stamp set. This set is really quite versatile. You can go big and bold like this card, or you can go for a more subtle look like today’s card.

Hard to believe that is from the same set isn’t it? How fun is that little ice cream cone! I decided to let the ice cream be a simple focal point and the only color on the card. But that doesn’t mean the card has to be boring. Texture can help with that. The Thick Whisper White card base is embossed with the Tufted 3D Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I just love the quilted look it gives The Ice cream cone is stamped in Crumb Cake ink on Crumb Cake card stock and the ice cream is Flirty Flamingo ink stamped on Powder Pink card stock. I cut it out with the coordinating Broadway Lights Framelits. Some Linen thread and a little rhinestone are the finishing touches.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

dandelion wishes

July 23, 2018 By Mary Haugen

Dandelions are so pretty when they are fluffy white, but such a nightmare in my yard. Well, Stampin’ Up!’s new Dandelion Wishes stamp sets lets me enjoy them with out the frustration of dealing with them in my lawn. I’ll admit, I kind of overlooked it at first. But, I’m so glad it caught my attention.

For today’s card I combined Dandelion Wishes with Stitched All Around (sentiment) and Gallery Grunge (background). For the main panel, I embossed the dandelion image in white embossing powder. Next, I did a water color wash. I started with Mango Melody and let it dry. Then I added the Coastal Cabana. I really like how it turned out. I love water color wash backgrounds. Each one you do is unique. I mounted this panel on a strip of mango dots from the Brights Designer Series Paper stack. This was added to the card base that I had stamped with this great image from the Gallery Grunge set. Finally, I added the white embossed sentiment on a piece of Mango Melody card stock.

I definitely prefer this kind of dandelion over the ones in my yard!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

hello gorgeous (grape)

July 20, 2018 By Mary Haugen

I am loving all of the new colors Stampin’ Up! introduced this year! One that really surprised me is Gorgeous Grape. I normally don’t use a lot of purples, so Gorgeous Grape kind of snuck up on me. I tried it as just a pop of color on this card, and I love it! It is so vibrant and fun.

For this card, I trimmed a bit off the front of the card and put a full size Basic Gray panel behind. I stamped the Basic Gray panel with the Hardwood background stamp. I think it gives the feel of a floating shelf, which are very popular in home decor right now. Next, I stamped the vase outlines (and one solid vase) across the bottom, overlapping them a bit. I added the stem and leaf outline in Granny Apple Green, solid leaf in Lemon Lime Twist, solid flower in Highland Heather and the flower outline in Gorgeous Grape. I embossed the “hello” in White on a small strip of Gorgeous Grape card stock and popped it up on dimensionals. Final touch is a tiny rhinestone on the solid vase.

I love the simple pop of color on this card.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

studio makeover update

July 18, 2018 By Mary Haugen

I thought I’d pop on and give you a quick update on my studio remodel. Progress is slow, but there is progress. There is a definite trade off when you tackle remodel projects yourself. You save money, but it often take longer because you have to find the time in the midst of everyday life happenings to work on it. My darling husband is so awesome for taking this on. I truly appreciate all he does for me.

This past week he got the walls taped, mudded and painted.

and over the past two nights he installed the new flooring!

I just LOVE that floor! Lights are back up, too. We are adding more of the track lighting and that still needs to be installed. Plans are for my desk to be installed this weekend! I am getting so excited to move in, organize my supplies and to decorate the space! Stay tuned…

-Mary

animal outing thank you

July 16, 2018 By Mary Haugen

Hello! Let’s kick off this week with a fun thank you card featuring the super cute Animal Outing set.

I stamped the giraffe and branches with Memento Black ink and colored them with my Stampin’ Blends. I love these markers. They make it so easy to get a very artistic look with the shading you can do. I cut them out with one of the circles form the Stitched Shapes Framelits. The dotted panel is from the Brights Designer Series Paper stack in Daffodil Delight. The Crumb Cake panel is embossed with the Petal Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and I roughed up the edges before adhering it to the Whisper White card base. I masked off just the “thank you” from the “thank you big time” sentiment and stamped it in Whisper White ink on basic Black card stock. I love how the giraffe looks like he is saying “thank you”! Or maybe he’s singing.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

carnival of colors blog hop

July 13, 2018 By Mary Haugen

It’s good to be back blog hopping with My Inky Friends. This time we are spotlighting some of the fabulous NEW Stampin’ Up! colors. Stampin’ Up! has done a color revamp and it is fabulous! They have introduced ten BRAND NEW colors and brought back six former In Colors to the core color families. Plus there are five BRAND NEW In Colors! So. Much. Color!!! I LOVE IT!! You may have arrived here from Yapha if you are following the hop in order. (or from Sharleen if you are being wild and crazy and doing the hop backwards).

Today, I get to put the NEW Mango Melody center stage. This is such a fantastic cheerful color. This first card let’s this color introduce itself with the help of the Delightfully Detailed Laser-cut Specialty Paper.

The sentiment is from the Stitched All Around stamp set. I cut out the label from the coordinating framelit set, Stitched Labels. between the framelits and the Laser cut paper, the work is done for you! Just throw on a few rhinestones for some added bling and voila!

For the next card, I added in a bit of Basic Gray and the Dandelion Wishes stamp set.

The patterned paper strips are from the new 6″x6″ Designer Series Paper, Brights and Neutrals.

For the last card, I cast Mango Melody with fellow NEW colors Gray Granite and Granny Apple Green. They take the stage with the Healing Hugs stamp set.

The card base is embossed with the Basket Weave 3D Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. This cheerful color combo should brighten anyones day!

Now, head on over to Sharleen. She has some great projects featuring the new In Color, Pineapple Punch. Be sure to follow the full blog hop circle for great color inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

never too old to make a wish

July 11, 2018 By Mary Haugen

When I first saw the Broadway Bound suite of products in the new Stampin’ Up! catalog I knew I had to have it. I know, shocking, right? They had me at broadway. The entire suite is amazing. I think used most of the products in it on today’s card.

I started with a strip of the Broadway Bound Specialty Designer Series Paper. One side of each sheet has wonderful gold foil accents on it! Next I stamped ‘WISH” in Lemon Lime Twist. Above that I stamped the remainder of the sentiment that I colored with Stampin’ Write Markers so I could get more than one color. I then stamped the little diamond shapes, added the fun little gold candle embellishment and wrapped a little Lovely Lipstick ribbon around. Who wouldn’t love bright, fun birthday reminder like this?

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

in the stars

July 9, 2018 By Mary Haugen

My studio remodel is slowly moving forward. We should be ready to prime the ceiling and walls this week! Once primed, we can paint and then we can move my desk back in! I am getting really excited. I have been thinking about decor for the room. I am planning a trip to Hobby Lobby this week to get some ideas. I can’t wait to share photos of the finished room!

I have been able to get some stamping done at my temporary location. Although it is difficult with a small fraction of the space I’m used to and many more distractions being in the center of family activity, it isn’t all bad. I am enjoying the company of my daughter and son who are home from college for the summer. Here is one of the cards I create at my kitchen desk. I used the new Little Twinkle stamp set and coordinating Twinkle Twinkle designer series paper.

I started with a piece of watercolor paper and did a simple wash of Petal Pink with my aqua painter and ink refill. Once that was dry, I stamped the heart constellation in Night of Navy and the small star cluster in Petal Pink. I layered this onto small strips of the striped pattern paper and then onto the Night of Navy layer, which is adhered onto a thick Whisper White card base. the sentiment is stamped on Petal Pink card stock and cut out. Finally I added a little Nigh of Navy bakers twine and a few rhinestones. A fun card that could be used for a variety of occasions.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

wild about you

July 6, 2018 By Mary Haugen

I just love the Animal Outing stamp set and coordinating Animal Expedition designer series paper. For today’s card, I decided to let the paper take center stage.

These animals are so darn cute! I fussy cut out one of the little chameleons from a different sheet of Animal Expedition designer series paper to accent the lower corner of the card. I stamped the sentiment on Pool Party, Berry Burst and Lemon Lime Twist and cut out one word from each. I angled the cuts to keep with the whimsical feel of the card. This set and paper is proving to be very versatile and a whole lotta fun!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

happy independence day

July 4, 2018 By Mary Haugen

Happy 4th of July!