beautiful day

May 9, 2018 By Mary Haugen

Hi There! I am having so much fun creating with the Share What You Love bundle! The pearlized effect on this specialty designer series paper is just gorgeous. It is hard to capture it in a photo. You really need to see it in person.

On this print, the flowers and leaves are pearlized. I sponged some Crumb Cake around the edges of the card base and the stamped panel to soften them a bit. I chose to keep the stamping and embellishments simple to let the great pattern of the paper take center stage. I love the script font of the sentiments in this set.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

love what you do

May 7, 2018 By Mary Haugen

What a beautiful weekend! Finally, some sunshine and warmth. I’m back with another card made with the Share What You Love suite. Seriously, you need these great products! They will be in the NEW 2018-19 Stampin’ Up! catalog. But, you can get them now! You can find them HERE.

This card spotlights a few different patterns in the Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper. It is great paired with the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper. I die cut a stitched circle from the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper and stamped the sentiment and flowers on. The Linen Thread works with the distressed look of the wood.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

share what you love

May 5, 2018 By Mary Haugen

Stampin’ Up! has released a new suite from the 2018-19 catalog for an early sneak peek – The NEW Share What you Love Suite!

There are three different bundles available for every crafter. You can find information on them HERE

I thought I’d share a couple of cards I create with this fabulous suite of products.

This first card was one of our make and take projects from On Stage last month. Can you find all of the fun new products used? Let’s start with the amazing Share What You Love Specialty designer series paper. It is a heavier weight paper, and four of the patterns in the pack have a wonderful pearlized accent. The fun accents come in the Pearlized Doilies, Share What You Love Artisan Pearls, and Rich Razzleberry 1/4″ Velvet Ribbon.

For this card, I used the same pattern of the Share What You Love Specialty designer series paper. Since it is a heavier weight paper, I folded it in half and used it as the card base. This was, I get pattern outside and inside the card. I trimmed of a strip of the card front so the inside pattern would show when the card is closed. I did put a panel of Whisper White on the inside to write on. I added a stitched shape circle of Wood Textures designer series paper for the greeting. It pairs great with the Share What You Love Specialty designer series paper. I decided to let the paper take center stage and didn’t add any other embellishments.

This is a fantastic suite of products. Take advantage of the early release and grab yours today!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

rooted in nature

May 2, 2018 By Mary Haugen

Just popping on to share one of the make and take projects from last month’s On Stage. It is fun to get to play with brand new products with fellow demonstrators!

I had the chance to work with the Rooted in Nature stamp set and Nature’s Poem designer series paper for the display samples I made. But I loved adding in the Nature’s Twine and Leaves Trinkets.

There is a LOT of fun new stuff coming in the 2018-19 Stampin’ Up! catalog! Including a color revamp!! I am so ready for a fresh infusion of color. Here is a look at the new color family line up.

Best news – COASTAL CABANA IS BACK!! I. Am. So. Happy. I can’t wait to start creating with all of these new colors.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

inky friends dc 5

April 27, 2018 By Mary Haugen

My Inky Friends are back with another Design Challenge. This one is based on a card layout on page 35 of the 2017-18 Stampin’ Up! catalog.

I decided to use the Coffee Cafe set and added the “coffee” from Balloon Celebration and the coffee rings from Timeless Textures. The Wood Textures circle is cut out with the Stitched Shapes Framelits, the stitching is hard to see on the dark wood paper. For the Pear Pizazz piece under the Thanks a Latte oval, I went over it with my bone folder to break the fibers. Next I peeled the paper into two layers. The piece now has a soft, fuzzy look.

I hope you go check out the other great creations based on this sketch. Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

display samples – part 8

April 23, 2018 By Mary Haugen

It was a crazy weekend with performances for my high school play-“All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten”. The cast did a great job. I am very proud of those kids. It was bittersweet to see it end as it was my last play as director for HHS. I will miss my theatre kids immensely.

Here are my last two projects from my display samples – 2 scrapbook pages. I think these are my favorite of the 21 items I created. I usually struggle with scrapbook pages, but these came together pretty quick. As soon as I saw this leaf print in the Nature’s Poem Designer Series Paper, I knew the picture I had to use. The colors reminded me of my daughter’s wedding last summer. I thought I would be perfect to show off my two beautiful girls – bride and maid of honor.

I added a piece of Wood Textures designer series paper under the picture. It echoed the rustic theme of the wedding decor. The sentiment from Rooted in Nature was a perfect message for my girls – Be Strong, Be Happy, Be You.

This next page features one of Rachel’s Senior pictures. She LOVES books, so this shot of her with a stack of her favorites was perfect.

I used some old and new on this project. I used sentiments from both NEW Rooted in Nature and Sea of Textures sets. The old is the current Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper. I typed the words on the white panel and added the leaf stamp behind. I think this page really show my daughter’s love of reading. There are a lot of little fun elements that add to the interest of the page. It was a lot of fun to put together.

That is it for my display samples form On Stage Milwaukee. I hope you enjoyed them. I certainly enjoyed creating them and sharing them with you.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

display samples – part 7

April 20, 2018 By Mary Haugen

Opening night of the high school play was great. Small audience, but very responsive. The cast was fantastic. I am so proud of them!

We have almost reached the end of my display samples. Today, I have a couple of gift packaging ideas for you. The first is a cute little pouch made with the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits. I am sad that this is retiring, but I will definitely keep mine. I think it is great for packaging a gift card.

I cut the treat bag out of the Natures Poem Designer Series Paper. I wrapped a band of Mint macron which had been stamped with one of the leaves from Rooted in Nature. The little label is from the Stitched Labels Framelits. A bit of doily peeking out from under the label is a fun touch.

This next project is a gift bag made from one sheet of 12″x12″ Designer Series Paper, I used Nature’s Poem.

I found a pattern on line for folding the bag. I create handles from the new Silver and Petal Pink Baker’s Twine. I put several strands together, threaded them through holes punched in the bag. I tied a knot in the center of the handle for added detail. The label is again from the Stitched Labels Framelits. What a fun way to package a gift for a friend.

I’ll be back on Monday with my last two display projects. These are my solid favorites of all 21 projects I created for On Stage Milwaukee! But first i have to wrap up the run of this play. On with the show!!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

display samples – part 6

April 19, 2018 By Mary Haugen

Today is opening night for the Hutchinson High School production of “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten”. After 2 months of rehearsal we are down to four performances and it will all be over. I really love working with these kids. It is so much fun to take them on this journey for each show.

I have a few more of my display samples to share with you today. Let’s put the NEW set Rooted in Nature back in the spotlight.

This was one of my favorite cards of all my display projects. It is hard to see, but the card base is embossed with the Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textures Embossing Folder. The wood pice is stamped in Crumb Cake, the leaves in Cajun Craze and Tranquil Tide. The sentiment is in Early espresso. The strip of designer series paper is from Nature’s Poem.

This is my other favorite card from this assignment. I like how the Nature’s Poem paper panel is off set and the leaves are between the two this strips. The pearl and frayed Linen Thread are the perfect accents.

I like the tone on tone color scheme with this one. The top of the white panel is actually tiny stitching from one of the Stitched Labels framelits. This is a great quick and easy card. I hope you will come back for my last few display projects.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

display samples – part 5

April 18, 2018 By Mary Haugen

Today’s display samples feature the NEW Rooted in Nature stamp set. This is a great set which offers a lot of versatility. I love the sentiments in it.

The Tree Rings background stamp pairs perfectly with this beautiful tree. I used a thin strip of Fresh Fig to ground the Vanilla Panel. I die cut the small circle from the Stitched Label framelits in Soft Sky and stamped the sentiment in fresh Fig.

For this card, I started with a piece of the Nature’s Poem Designer Series Paper. I stamped the splatter from Artisan Textures with Versa Mark and embossed with Copper embossing powder. The Circles are from the Stitched Shapes and Stitched Labels framelits. I love the little bit of copper accents with Powder Pink and Blackberry Bliss. I’m happy Blackberry Bliss is joining the core color line with the new catalog!

I love gray and yellow together. The leaves are embossed with the new Pineapple Punch embossing powder. Pineapple Punch is one of the new In Colors for 2018. Such a bright cheerful yellow. I used the lines from Artisan Textures to help break up the white space.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

display samples – part 4

April 17, 2018 By Mary Haugen

I’m back with a few more samples with the Artisan Textures stamp set. This set is great for making your own designer background paper.

My color scheme for this card is Whisper White, Lemon Lime Twist and Pool Party. I used All Things Thanks stamp set for the sentiment panel.

Why not use a stamp to color with? I started with a piece of Petal Passion Designer Series Paper, which is just black and white. I added Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry and Pear Pizazz with one of the stamps in the Artisan Textures set. Coloring made simple. I stamped the sentiment in white craft ink on a die cut from the Stitched Labels Framelits and added some doilies to finish it off.

This little treat bag started as a plain envelope! I hope to do a quick tutorial post on this next week. Again, I stamped the background, this time using Bermuda Bay, Sweet Sugarplum and Lemon Lime Twist. The two circles are die cuts from the Stitched Labels Framelits. The sentiment is for the NEW Rooted in Nature set. (I will have samples featuring that set tomorrow.) .

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary