Eclectic Birthday

March 14, 2018 By Mary Haugen

Sale-a-Bration is soon coming to an end, and I realized that there are several sets I haven’t played with yet. I had better get to work! Today’s card is a quick and easy birthday greeting with the Eclectic Expressions Sale-a-Bration set. This card size is 3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″. Color scheme is Bermuda Bay, Lemon Lime Twist and Pumpkin Pie.

I love the style of this set. It can be used for great backgrounds or as a focal point. I definitely need to create more with this one.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

-Mary

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Panda Birthday

March 12, 2018 By Mary Haugen

I have another Party Pandas card to share with you. I seriously can not get enough of these little guys. They are so cute!

I like how the little panda is partly off the panel. Looks like he is stretching up with his balloon. I stamped the balloon on Lemon Lime Twist, stamped the confetti image in it and fussy cut it out. It is popped up on a mini dimensional. The main Lemon Lime Twist card base is embossed with the Oh My Stars embossing folder. A strip from the Picture Perfect DSP stack helps set off the image panel. What a cheerful birthday greeting!

Sale-a-Bration is almost over – don’t miss your chance to get these adorable Pandas (or any of the other great Sale-a-Bration items) for FREE with a qualifying purchase. You can hop on over to my Stampin’ Up! store from the pull down tab at the top of this page and grab yours today!

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Hidden Gems Blog Hop

March 9, 2018 By Mary Haugen

I’m back with my Inky Friends for another Blog Hop. This time we are featuring Hidden Gems – sets that are often overlooked in the annual Stampin’ Up! calendar. Be sure to make your way through all of the stops on our hop. You may find a new favorite set or two along the way.

I am featuring Celebration Time. This set is a lot of fun for birthday projects and the coordinating framelits add to it’s versatility.

This first project has a very classy look thanks to the silver stripes from the Sale-A-Bration Springtime Foils Specialty DSP. The black panel is embossed with the Petal Pair Textured Impressions embossing folder. I couldn’t get it to photograph well. I cut out the cake framelit in silver and white (which had been stamped with the sentiment). I trimmed off the bow and base on the white and layered it on the silver. A paper doily, some silver sequin trim and a few rhinestones finish off this elegant card.

For this next card, I played around with some watercoloring. I started with a wash of Pool Party on panel of watercolor paper. Once it was dry, I stamped “celebrate” in Calypso Coral. I flicked some Bermuda Bay ink from my aquapainter for a little more depth. For the cake I cut out the framelit in Pool Party and Watercolor paper. I Slowly built up layers of Calypso Coral to create the ombre look on the cake. The little flower is actually on of the pieces for the top of the party hat. There are also a few of the clear epoxy shapes scattered on the card. Simple, but fun!

This time I decided to focus on some of the bolder images in the set. Pair them with Lemon Lime Twist and Tempting Turquoise and you have a bold, fun card. This flower was created using both of the tops for the party hat.

For my final project, I made some fun gift tags. I hope you see what a great set Celebration Time is.

I now send you over to Mickey Roberts featuring Pocket Full of Sunshine. Don’t forget to check out all of the other great sets along the hop. Or you can click on the previous button and go to Sharleen and her Jar of Love.

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A Dapper Day

March 5, 2018 By Mary Haugen

The title of today’s post definitely refers to the card I made, not the weather. Freezing rain, high winds, snow coming – Yuck! But that means more time in my studio. I have another card featuring the Truly Tailored suite. What can I say, I was on a roll.

I started with a Night of Navy card base and added a Navy panel I embossed with the Simple Stripes embossing folder. I used Stampin’ Write Markers in Night of Navy, Tranquil Tide, Chocolate Chip and Crushed Curry on the sentiment stamp and cut it out with the Stitched Shapes framelits. Finished off with a True Gentleman button and some Linen Thread. Fun greeting for the dapper gent in your life.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

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Love It Live It Share It Blog Hop

February 9, 2018 By Mary Haugen

Today I’m hopping with my Inky Friends in the Love it. Live it. Share it Blog Hop! We all are showcasing different sets from the Occasions Catalog. I have the honor to be the first stop to kick things off. Make sure you go through and check out everyone’s blog. There are some fantastic projects out there.

I am shining a spotlight on the Picture Perfect Birthday stamp set. This set also has a fantastic suite of products to go with it. So. Much. Fun. Are you ready for some inspiration? Let’s get started. First up I have a fun little treat box.

I made a little 2-4-6-8 box, similar to the one here, out of the Foil Frenzy Specialty Designer Series Paper. Love the foil dots! I stamped the little tag, layered it on the Lemon Lime Twist banner and clipped it to the box with one of the Birthday Mini Binder Clips tied with a bit of Berry Burst Metallic-Edge Ribbon and piece of Bermuda Bay from the Sale-A-Bration Shimmer Ribbon Pack. A tiny rhinestone to add a little bling on the candle finishes it off.

Next I have 3 different Birthday cards. First is a 3″x6″ greeting showing off the coordinating Picture Perfect Party Designer Series Paper. I love the realistic photo quality images in this stack. I used the candles for this one. Stamped the sentiment right on the DSP and layered it on striped pattern also form the stack. I stamped the bow in Pool Party on the card base and used Bermuda Bay stamped off for the little shadow details. A Lemon Lime Twist In Color Bitty Bow is the finishing touch.

This next card also features the Picture Perfect Party DSP stack. I have to give credit to Mercedes Weber for the polaroid idea. The photo realistic paper is perfect for this.

I used the Layering Squares Framelits to cut out the polaroid frames. Stamped Happy Birthday in Bermuda Bay, Lemon Lime Twist and Berry Burst and layered the dsp images behind. It is hard to see, but the Basic Black card base is embossed with the Polka Dot Basics Embossing Folder. I finished off the card with some rhinestones and Lemon Lime Twist 3/8″ Mini Striped Ribbon.

My last project is another Birthday card, but this one let’s the Stamp set take center stage.

I started with a 3.5″x5.5″ Crumb Cake card base. I added a layer of the Wood Textures DSP and a Berry Burst panel layered on the striped piece from the dsp stack. I used the large Happy Birthday from Perennial Birthday stamp set to create the background for the white heat embossed “Celebrate the Good Stuff” greeting from the Picture Perfect Birthday set. I stamped and cut out the candle, bow and noisemaker. The present is one of the patterns in the DSP stack. two Pool Party strips create the “ribbon” around the gift. I really like the Wood Texture DSP as the background for this.

Hope you are inspired to create some Birthday fun with the Picture Perfect Birthday set!

Thanks for hopping by! Next up on the hop is the amazing Sarah Wills. She is featuring the fabulous Picnic With You set. Happy Stamping!

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Copper Celebrate

January 31, 2018 By Mary Haugen

Well, tonight is the final dress rehearsal for our Middle School production of Mulan Jr. Followed by a performance for 5th and 6th grades Thursday morning and three public shows Friday through Sunday and it’s a wrap. Then I move right into auditions for our High School spring play. Whew. Thankfully I have some projects finished ahead of time that I can share with you. Like this one.

Today’s card features some fun products. The Amazing You stamp set and coordinating Celebrate You Thinlit dies available in the Sale-A-Bration Brochure; Shimmery White Embossing Paste in the Occasions catalog; Copper Metallic Thread, Copper Foil Sheets, Wood Textures and Fresh Florals designer series papers, and the Pattern Party Decorative Mask in the Annual Catalog. The Embossing Paste adds some great texture to the card. It is very glittery, the photo doesn’t do it justice. The flower image is stamped in Early Espresso Ink on the Wood Texture dsp. The hint of Powder Pink dsp is a supports the copper sentiment nicely.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

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Have a Birthday Brew

January 29, 2018 By Mary Haugen

I had some fun playing along with another challenge at Fab Friday. This time it is a sketch challenge. Go check it out and play along!

I was inspired to use the Bubble Over set. I have been having a lot of fun with this one lately. I stayed pretty true to the sketch with my card, but decided to expand the focal shape.

I am in love with the Bubbles and Fizz dsp in the Sale-A-Bration brochure. These colors are so bright and fun. Started with one of the Tutti-frutti cards also from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. Layered the bottle print strip and the this strips (the thin coral strip is from one of the Tutti-frutti cards, too). I die cut the bottle out from one of the sheets of dsp and layered it on a Starburst punched from another pattern in the pack. Added the banner with the sentiment and finished off with some of the enamel dots.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

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My Inky Friends Design Challenge 2

January 26, 2018 By Mary Haugen

My Inky Friends are back with another design challenge. This time it is a color challenge based on page 36 in the Annual Catalog.

Lemon Lime Twist is one of my favorite colors, so I love this challenge. I thought it was great for a birthday greeting. Here is my card:

I used two sets from the new Occasions Catalog. Birthday Wishes for You and Picture Perfect Birthday. I lined up the three card stock strips, Then stamped the Happy Birthday in Basic Black. I used the Lemon Lime Twist, Berry Burst and Soft Sky markers to color in the word Birthday to darken the color so it would stand out more. Added confetti in the challenge colors at the bottom of the card and the 3 balloons to finish it off. The white card base really lets this color palette take Center Stage on this card. Come on over to My Inky Friends and play along!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

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Birthday Panda

January 22, 2018 By Mary Haugen

A little Theatre update: This week is the last week of rehearsals for the Middle School musical – Disney’s Mulan Jr. – that I am co-directing. The following week is show time. That means the next 2 weeks are going to be CRAZY! Making sure every last details comes together. This show will end on Feb. 4 and on Feb. 5 I have auditions for the High School spring play that I direct. Plus, I am getting things ready for the summer children’s theatre workshop that I run. Trying to find creative time in the studio will be a challenge this week.

I have one last (for now) Party Panda project to share with you. This set has been SO much fun to work with. (I have been creating some fun stuff with other sets as well, I promise.)

The card base is the Sale-A-Bration Tutti-Frutti cards and envelopes. Our little panda friend stands out against the text background. His hat was colored with Stampin’ Markers and the tiny little bow is Pool Party bakers twine. His balloon was colored with the new Blends markers. Made it a breeze to do the shading. A fun birthday greeting for friends of any age.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

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Panda on Ice

January 19, 2018 By Mary Haugen

WooHoo! It’s actually above freezing! What a joy to go out and the air doesn’t hurt my face. I know it won’t last. We still have at least 2 months of winter ahead. You would think I would be used to it, having lived in MN my entire life (except for a brief stint in ND, but we don’t talk about that). Growing up in Northern MN, naturally Hockey was a big part of winter. (Although, I personally come from a Basketball family.) When I saw this card that Diana Gibbs made, I knew I had to make one of my own.

Yes, I used Party Pandas again. I just can’t seem to stop. The greeting is from Perennial Birthday and Labeler Alphabet. Can you guess where the hockey stick, puck and helmet came from? They are in the Bottles and Bubbles Framelits – the straw, bottle cap and one of the labels!

Sorry, I forgot to get the bottle cap in the pic. The hockey stick is cut from the Wood Textures dsp, and a thin strip of black washi tape wrapped around the stick helps the look. I cut off the top of the label to make the helmet. The green helmet is a nod to my high school team – the Roseau Rams. What a fun birthday greeting for a hockey fan.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

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