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paper craft crew challenge #388

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Boy, summer is just flying by. I kind of wish it would slow down. But, time marches on. And with another week, comes another Paper craft Crew challenge! We are stepping away from the card sketches this week and working with an inspiration photo.

Oh, I love the summer vibe of this photo. The bright colors are fantastic. So, obviously, I didn’t use any of that for my card. LOL! I really like the rule grouping of threes in this pic. Here’s how that played out in my card.

I sponged three columns of color on my stitched rectangle panel: So Saffron, Rococo Rose, and Blushing Bride. Then I stamped the diamond image from the Prized Peony set in those same colors. The peony images were stamped in Gray Granite and watercolored. Finished card size is 3.5″x5″

The PCC Design Team has some wonderful projects to share with you on the Paper Craft Crew blog. Head on over to check them out and play along!

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paper craft crew challenge #386

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Welcome friends! I am so glad you are here for another Paper Craft Crew Challenge. I am having a lot of fun with these challenges! They are great for sparking creativity. You should give it a try!

This week is another sketch challenge.

I have to admit, I stared at this one for quite awhile before I figured out what I wanted to do. Here is what I came up with:

I used Oh, Snap set from Concord & 9th. Isn’t that camera adorable! There is a bit of extra fun in this interactive card. You can’t have an instant camera with out an instant print!

Such a fun card with an unexpected element. Great to let a friend know how beautiful they are!

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to a friend

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Hello crafty friends! Do you have a friend that makes you smile? I am thankful to have a few. Today’s card is a great one to let them know you appreciate them. It uses products from the new Forever Greenery Suite.

I absolutely LOVE that paper! The shades of green are just gorgeous. The Forever Fern stamp set has great leaf images. Perfect for any occasion. Plus there are coordinating dies to cut them out! Paired with the gold hoops you can create a cute wreath focal point.

Isn’t that Just Jade gingham ribbon great! I love it paired with the paper. So much fun to work with!

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stamp review crew: timeless tropical

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Welcome friends, to another Stamp Review Crew blog hop! I am really excited for this one as we put the fantastic set Timeless Tropical center stage. This set was in the Spring mini catalog and I was so happy to have it carry over to the 2020-21 Stampin’ Up! main catalog!

As I was playing around with my layout for this first card, I started to get a feel of an old postcard.

I started with a panel of woodgrain from the awesome In Good Taste DSP. I lightly sponged around the edges with Saddle Brown StazOn to capture a sepia tone of an old photograph. I colored the palm trees with Old Olive and Early Espresso markers and stamped on Very Vanilla panel. I also stamped the palm trees and embossed them in white on vellum. I cut this out with coordinating In The Tropics dies. A tiny strip of Magenta Madness DSP, some linen thread and ribbon add just the right details. Did I capture the feel of an old post card?

This next card screams summertime! I started with the pineapple image and went BOLD!

This card measures 3.75″x5″. I started with a 3.25″x4.5″ panel of watercolor paper. I stamped the pineapples with Versamark ink and embossed them with white embossing powder. The I used my new flat brush water painter to streak on Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody and Magenta Madness ink refill over the panel to reveal the pineapples. I added black spatters on the card base with my black marker.

Timeless Tropical is definitely a set you want in your collection. Still not convinced? Head on over to Cindy or you can go back to Nikki for more great projects to inspire you to use Timeless Tropical.

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I love a good challenge

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Hello friends! I have some exciting news – I have joined the Paper Craft Crew Challenges Design Team!

Each week the Paper Craft Crew puts out a new crafty challenge: a card sketch, color combo, inspiration photo or tic tac toe, etc and invites paper crafters to join the challenge and create something fun! The Design Team kicks things off to give you all some added inspiration. I was honored the PCC Team coordinator, and my friend, Pam asked me to join. I love a good challenge and I look forward to the creativity ahead.

Today’s challenge is this fun inspiration photo:

After staring at the photo for awhile, I asked myself – What do I like about the picture? I like the white space with bold pops of color and the aqua, bright pink and orange colors. I also like the single flower focal point. Here is how I put those elements together.

I opted to put the flower focal point on the opposite side of the card because of the natural bend the stamped image had. I used an embossing folder to give some texture and depth to the background taken from the out of focus background in the inspiration photo. (sneak peek of the Old World Paper 3D folder and new In Color Magenta Madness from the NEW 2020-21 Stampin’ Up! catalog!)

Check out the Paper Craft Crew Challenges blog and join the fun! Create your own project and share it in the PCC#379 post. Challenges are open for one week. Who knows, you may even be a Top Pick!

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stamp review crew: honey bee

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Hello friends! I am excited to be hopping once again with the Stamp Review Crew. If you are not familiar with The Stamp Review Crew, we are a group of international Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who hop together on the first and third Monday of the month to bring you some great inspiration. Each blog hop features a different stamp set. You can find all of the blog hops archived on the Stamp Review Crew blog. Today we are shining a spotlight on the Honey Bee stamp set.

This stamp set is so much fun to work with. For my first card, I was inspired by one of my favorite Disney characters with a love for Hunny – Winnie the Pooh! I was thinking about the scene where he gets stuck in the honey tree and honey is dripping all around him.

I created a Crushed Curry watercolor wash to try to create a similar look.

I added a couple of bees, some Golden Honey DSP and some die cut honey comb for added texture.

My second project continues the dripping honey theme.

This time I added the panel to a card base embossed with the Corrugated 3D emboss folder.

I think that Silly Ol’ Bear would approve, don’t you? Time for you to continue your way to more creative inspiration through the blog hop. From here you can head over to Linda by clicking the NEXT button below or you can go back to Holly by clicking the PREVIOUS button

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just a little note

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Hopping on for a quick post today to share this fun card with the Check You Out stamp set. Perfect to send to your favorite bookworm, student or teacher!

I added in a couple of retired stamps – the notepaper and alphabet backgrounds. They are perfect additions to this adorable set. Colors used are Blueberry Bushel, Mango Melody, Poppy Parade, Coastal Cabana and Granny Apple Green.

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stamp review crew: dino days

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Welcome! The Stamp Review Crew is hopping again to get your creative juices flowing with some great inspiration featuring the Dino Days stamp set. This set isn’t only for little kids. My kids are all grown, but I am LOVING this adorable set. These sweet dinos are just so cheerful!

For my first card I went with a lot of white space with pops of color. I took the color scheme from the DinoRoar DSP. I love how the DSP, dino spine and detail stamp carry the triangle motif throughout the card.

For my second card, I again took inspiration from the DinoRoar DSP.

This sweet dino looked like he needed a snack. I cut off some leaves from the Leaf Ribbon and gave him some to munch on. I really like the Melon Mambo Gingham DSP with this. It gives a fun background for the grass.

From here you can head on over to Lauren and her fun creations or go back to Chalet and her wonderful inspirations. Just click on one of the buttons below. But, be sure to make your way through the complete blog hop. You don’t want to miss any of the great projects the design team has to share with you!

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stamp review crew: free as a bird

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Time for another Stamp Review Crew Blog Hop! Today we are putting the beautiful Free As A Bird stamp set in the spotlight. This set is part of the amazing Bird Ballad Suite of products which includes the gorgeous Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper, Nested Label Dies and Bird Ballad Trinkets. (All of which I used on today’s card!)

I saw a fantastic card layout done by Ronda Wade and it inspired me to try it with these products. It is a fun tri-fold card that let’s you feature the beautiful DSP in a unique way. Here is the front of the card as it is closed. I cut a window with one of the Nested Label Dies. I love that you get the stitching on both the cut out and the negative. Next I fussy cut around the branch of birds that I had colored with my Stampin’ Blends. I wrapped some Linen Thread around the side and tied on one of the Bird Ballad Trinkets.

When you open the front of the card, you get a great view of that beautiful paper.

But, that is not where it ends! Open it one more time…

You get a peek at the reverse side of the beautiful DSP. On the center panel, I added a Petal Pink panel that I stamped on with Petal Pink ink for a tone on tone look. I used the Nested Label that I cut out from the card front for the sentiment and added a flower and leaves that I colored with Stampin’ Blends and fussy cut out.

I’m going to send you over to the talented Ann Schach. Just click on the Next Blog button below. Or you can go back to the creative Jay Soriano by clicking the Previous Blog button. Be sure to tour through the full blog hop to see the wonderful inspiration the design team has created. You can always find the full blog hop order on the Stamp Review Crew blog.

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time to shine

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Flowers are finally blooming in Minnesota! Daisies are one of my favorites. I especially love Gerbera Daisies. Naturally, I was excited to get the new Daisy Lane stamp set at Stampin’ Up! On Stage event in April. And even more excited to add the new Medium Daisy punch to my collection. Put them together and I had a ton of fun creating. I was able to make my own garden of cards that will never wilt! Here is one of those creations.

I stamped the medium daisy in Memento Black ink and colored the flower centers and the background with my Stampin’ Blends. (Daffodil Delight and Seaside Spray) I love that you can create custom backgrounds with the Blends. I punched two medium daisies out of Whisper White and layered them. For the center, I punched out a bunch of Daffodil Delight dots with my 1/8″ handheld punch (retired) and glued them in the flower center. The sentiment is on Daffodil Delight. I layered a piece of retired black and white paper behind the sentiment. I love stripes and flowers together.

What is your favorite flower? Take some time to create a paper flower garden of your own. Thanks for stopping by. Join me again to shine a spotlight on creativity!

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