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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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mom

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Happy Mother’s Day!

A friend of mine wrote – “Whether you are a new mom, expectant mom, seasoned mom, or grieving mom, YOU are a MOTHER. It doesn’t matter if your child’s heart beats for 50 years, 5 months, or for 5 minutes…You are still a Mother. Some things we may never understand this side of heaven but one thing I know for certain is that God is sovereign and each life was created on purpose for a purpose.” – I though this was a beautiful thought for Mother’s Day. Moms – You are SO loved!

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pcc #425

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Welcome, friends! Let’s check out this week’s Paper Craft Crew Challenge.

I went for a rustic look with Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set and some wood patterned paper from the In Good Taste DSP pack.

I colored the sunflowers with Crushed Curry, So Saffron, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Old Olive Stampin’ Blends.

The Paper Craft Crew would love to have you play along! Hop on over to the PCC blog for some more inspiration from the design team

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pcc #424

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Hello crafty friends! I’m excited to pop in today with a card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew challenge. PCC has a fun Tic Tac Toe challenge for us. Choose any 3 in a row- horizontal, vertical, or diagonal – and incorporate them all into your project.

I have to admit, I looked at this and immediately saw Animals and Any Shade of Green and got to work. Only I made a birthday card instead of a thank you. I was about to start over, when I noticed the card fit the middle horizontal row! Circles, Patterned Paper and Embossing – with Animals and Green thrown in.

The card is a mini slim and measures 3.5″x6″. The adorable unicorn and sentiments are from the Little Critters set form Taylored Expressions. I colored the unicorn’s mane, horn, and nose with Copic markers. The striped paper is from My Favorite Things. The sentiment is embossed in white on black card stock. and the circle gems are from Studio Katia. Such a bright and cheerful card!

Please head over to the Paper Craft Crew blog and check out the rest of the Design Team’s projects. The take the challenge and create your own project. Be sure to share it with the PCC page.

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birthday bear

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I think this sweet little bear from the Anita Jeram Happy Day set from Colorado Craft Company might be one of my favorite images ever. He’s just so adorable! I created this card for my dear friend Lisa for her birthday.

He was so much fun to watercolor! I used Karin markers and one of my new watercolor paint brushes from Altenew. The dies used are all from Taylored Expressions.

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pcc #422

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Welcome back, crafty friends! Today’s card is for this week’s Paper Craft Crew challenge.

I’ll admit, I sat and pondered this sketch for quite awhile before settling on what I would do. And the card changed direction a few times. Here is what I finally landed on.

I used the Let’s Party Turnabout stamp and Yay for Birthdays stamp set from Concord & 9th, and Guava, Pineapple, Granny Smith and Cookie Monster inks and card stock from Taylored Expressions.

Check out more inspiration on this card layout over on the Paper Craft Crew blog. Thanks for stopping by. Join me again to shine a spotlight on creativity!

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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He is Risen!

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Joy to the world! He’s risen! Hallelujah!

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pcc #420

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Hello, Friends! I excited to be back with another Paper Craft Crew challenge! Check out this great card layout –

I can see so many possibilities with this sketch. I needed to add some masculine cards to my stash, so I pulled out the Well Suited DSP and Handsomely Suited stamp set and got to work. It was fun deciding which patterns of the DSP to use.

The bow tie was colored with Poppy Parade and Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends. This paper looks like it could have come right out a man’s closet. Which, in fact, it did!

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to check out the rest of the PCC Design Team’s creations with this card sketch over on the Paper Craft Crew blog. Thanks for stopping by. Join me again to shine a spotlight on creativity!