Display Stamper – Center Stage Stamping

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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display samples – part 3

April 16, 2018 By Mary Haugen

Wow, what a weekend. It’s the middle of April, and this weekend when had a two day blizzard that dumped 15+ inches. of. snow. Seriously. I’m not joking.

This was the view from my deck early Saturday afternoon. It just kept coming. It snowed all day Saturday and all day Sunday. At times we couldn’t even see across the street! I am so over this. I just want sun and warmth. I want to wear my sandals and go out in just shirt sleeves. I don’t want to feel cold any more.

At least today’s Display Samples are bright and cheerful. These creations feature the Artisan Textures stamp set.

This first card I used the paint swatch stamp in Bermuda Bay, Pool Party and Lemon Lime Twist to creat a fun background. I stamped the line image in Basic Black for some contrast. The sentiment is from the Rooted in Nature stamp set. (another new set. more samples of that coming later.)

On this card, I stamped several of the images in a cluster as a background for the sentiment. I used a strip from the Petal Passion Designer Series Paper and stamped various words from the Thoughtful Banners stamp set. This is a great card to let someone know you think they are amazing!

Today’s last cardagain uses the Artisan Textures images for a fun back ground. Colors are Tranquil Tide, Fresh Fig and Crumb Cake. I added some Embossing Paste with the brick stencil to add some more texture behind the Celebrate You Thinlit die cuts. I added more texture from a bit of Linen Thread tied on the “amazing” and by stapling the “You” to the crumb cake panel.

Be sure to check back for more creations to build your anticipation for this great new set!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

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display samples – part 2

April 12, 2018 By Mary Haugen

Well, it feels like spring may have actually arrived. Today it’s supposed to be 50 degrees out. But, it is just a dream. There is a storm a brewin’ and we are expected to get 4+ inches – of SNOW! Come on. It is the middle of April for cryin’ out loud. I can’t take this any more. I think I’m heading South, to a beach… Oh yeah, I can’t. I have a play going into performances next week. Sigh. Guess I’ll have to settle for looking at my display samples for Sea of Textures and use my imagination.

This card used just about every stamp in the set. I sponged Pool Party around the edges of the panel and added some of the clear epoxy shapes to complete the underwater feel. I stamped the net and distressed the crumb cake panel and wrapped it with linen thread.

I kept this same feel for this next project.

I started with one of the pizza boxes and stamped it in Crumb Cake. The octopus is stamped on one of the Stitched Shapes Framelits circles. The other die cuts are from the Stitched Labels Framelits. Sentiment is embossed in copper on a Night of Navy die cut. I pulled apart some of the Copper Trim to get the netting look and finished off with a bit of linen thread.

I’m off to dream of sunshine, beaches and warmth. Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

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display samples – part 1

April 11, 2018 By Mary Haugen

I am excited to share my display stamping creations with you! Let’s start with some ideas for the new set, Sea of Textures. I’ll admit this took me WAY out of my comfort zone. This set sat on my desk for three weeks before I made anything. I would stare at it thinking “what am I supposed to do with that?” But, I love a challenge and soon the ideas started coming.

I started pretty simple with this first card. I did a quick water color wash on water color paper in pool party. Next I stamped the octopus in Calypso Coral and fussy cut him out. (There are coordinating dies coming! Making it much easier to cut this guy out.) Next I gave him a little sign to hold. Finished off the card with some linen thread and a few of the clear epoxy shapes.

For this next card , I once again fussy cut that octopus out. (Again, wish I had the dies!) I thought having one tentacle coming out of the circle fit with the sentiment. Pool Party and Tranquil Tide pair well for a watery feel.

This next card I went for a very different look. I used Stampin’ Write markers to color the various color stripes directly on the stamp.

Bermuda Bay and Lemon Lime Twist help this card to really pop. Notice that little die cut the sentiment is on? That is from the new Stitched Label Framelits! If you look closely at the Lemon Lime Twist panel, you can see it is embossed with the new Maps Etc. Dynamic Textured Impressions folder.

Thanks for stopping by! Make sure you come back soon, I have 18 more projects to share. Happy Stamping!

-Mary

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