kanga and little roo

August 27, 2018 By Mary Haugen

Life has been really crazy over here lately. In the past month we: moved our daughter and son-in-law into their first house; moved our other two children off to college, in opposite directions from our house; moved our business, Stamp-n-Storage, to it’s new location; and continued working on my craft studio remodel. I have mostly moved back in, but there are still trim details to finish up. I can’t wait to give you a full tour! For now, how about a little teaser?

I just LOVE how the top of my Ikea Kallax came together. (thank you Hobby Lobby!) It really makes me happy to look at. Which is good, since I spend a lot of time in here!

At the beginning of August, before our youngest two moved, we all went to see the new Winnie the Pooh movie, Christopher Robin, together. Talk about hitting you right in the feels! Such a sweet movie. I love Pooh Bear even more now. I thought I would share today’s card in honor of a sweet mother and son duo from the Hundred Acre Wood – Kanga and Roo. (Ok, so in this case, Roo is a Koala, use your imagination)

Coloring this duo was so easy with my Stampin’ Blends and the Animal Expedition DSP. A delightful birthday greeting for any age!

That’s a wrap for today. I’m heading back to work in my studio – creating and cleaning! Plus I am working on a special project for a class I am teaching for the Grand Opening of Stamp-n-Storage’s first retail space! Check out details on the class and other Grand Opening activities here.

Thanks for stopping by! Come back soon and join me in putting a spotlight on creativity!

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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

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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

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thank you big time

June 22, 2018 By Mary Haugen

My studio remodel is coming along slowly. We took out the closet and removed the popcorn ceiling texture.

My wonderful husband, Brett is doing most of the work in the studio himself. I owe him a BIG thank you. Today’s card might fit the bill. The new Animal Outing stamp set is SO cute! I just love this little rhinoceros. He is so much fun to watercolor and perfect for the new color Gray Granite.

The Gray Granite layer is embossed with the new Subtle 3D Dynamic Textured Embossing Folder. I pulled in some Lemon Lime Twist, Pool Party and Grapefruit Grove for a pop of color. The leaves were cut with the Animal Friends thinlits. I surprised myself by not using any extra embellishments on this. But the die cut leaves, stitched circle and Grapefruit Grove strip cut with the Stitched Labels framelits give this card plenty of extra detail.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

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it’s here!

June 1, 2018 By Mary Haugen

(Trumpet fanfare) It’s here! The new items in the 2018-19 Stampin’ Up! catalog are ready and waiting to be ordered. If you don’t currently have a demonstrator, I would love to help you shine a spotlight on your creativity. Let me know if you would like a catalog. It is bursting with great products. I can’t wait to get creating and put them center stage!

Let’s kick off this new catalog year with a sweet welcome card for a new little baby. Introducing the NEW Animal Outing stamp set!

I am smitten with that little rhino. He is so cute! I colored him in with an aqua painter and some NEW Gray Granite ink. What a great new color! The leaves are from the Petals & More Thinlits. I used a few strips of Wood Textures designer series paper. The ‘welcome’ is stamped in Balmy Blue, another NEW color. Coordinating Balmy Blue card stock was used for the Little One tag. It was punched out using the Classic Label punch. But wait, that punch is 2 1/4″ long. To get it smaller, you simply put line up one end back into the punch and punch again. Ta da – Smaller label!

The Animal Friends Thinlits coordinate with the Animal Outing set to give you even more creative options. Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

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