stamp review crew: little twinkle

October 28, 2018 By Mary Haugen

It’s time for a bonus round with the Stamp Review Crew! Join us for an inspirational blog hop shining the spotlight on Little Twinkle! This is a very fun set and is part of the sweet Twinkle Twinkle product suite. (See what I did there?) I have previously shared a couple of cards I made with this suite. You can see them HERE and HERE. This time around I wanted to try something different. I decided I wasn’t going to use the coordinating Tinkle Twinkle Designer Series Paper or similar colors – with the exception of Night of Navy. I also wanted to see if I could come up with something other than a baby card.

This card started with a White card base embossed with the Oh My Stars embossing folder. I stamped the sentiment and stars in Night of Navy on a smaller white panel. I used stars and dots punched from the Twinkle Builder punch in Lemon Lime Twist, Gorgeous Grape (for some reason, the Gorgeous Grape stars look Navy in the photo) and Coastal Cabana and glued them on randomly. The Take Your Pick Tool came in handy for this task! I added a strip of Night of Navy striped pattern from the Neutrals DSP stack and tied some Night of Navy Medium Bakers Twine. I love the bright color pops on this card.

For this next card, I decided to have a go with my Brushos. Would you believe I have had them since April and this is the first time I have used them! Crazy, huh? I started with a pice of watercolor paper. I wet it down and sprinkled some Prussian Blue brusho on. I moved it around with my aqua painter and added more Brusho until I got the depth of color I wanted. Once this panel was completely dry, I stamped the small stars and embossed them in gold. I stamped the star in Night of Navy and cut it out. I added some Gold Foil, Gold Glimmer Paper and Gold sequin trim behind the star for extra texture contrast. The watercolor paper panel is layered on Gold Glimmer paper and a Nigh of Navy card base. This would be a great card for many different occasions!

I hope now you look beyond just baby cards for this fun set. Make sure you travel through the entire blog hop for more amazing Little Twinkle inspiration! You can head on over to Tanya or go back to Stesha and remember you can always find the full blog hop list on the Stamp Review Crew page.

Thanks for stopping by! Join me again to put a spotlight on creativity!

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more than all the stars

August 8, 2018 By Mary Haugen

Hello everyone! Today’s card features the Little Twinkle set and coordinating Twinkle Twinkle designer series paper. It is a quick and easy card, but still has some fun details.

The designer series paper makes a fun backdrop. The focal point is the Night of Navy sentiment set on a fun Petal Pink watercolor wash background. The angled piece behind is Vellum card stock that I brayered with Pool Party Ink. It gives a soft hint on color to support the main panel. The stars are punched out of Pool Party card stock with the Twinkle Builder punch.

While the colors from the DSP suggest this card would be for a new baby, it really could work for a variety of occasions – anniversary, valentine, thinking of you…

That’s a wrap for today. Happy Stamping!

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in the stars

July 9, 2018 By Mary Haugen

My studio remodel is slowly moving forward. We should be ready to prime the ceiling and walls this week! Once primed, we can paint and then we can move my desk back in! I am getting really excited. I have been thinking about decor for the room. I am planning a trip to Hobby Lobby this week to get some ideas. I can’t wait to share photos of the finished room!

I have been able to get some stamping done at my temporary location. Although it is difficult with a small fraction of the space I’m used to and many more distractions being in the center of family activity, it isn’t all bad. I am enjoying the company of my daughter and son who are home from college for the summer. Here is one of the cards I create at my kitchen desk. I used the new Little Twinkle stamp set and coordinating Twinkle Twinkle designer series paper.

I started with a piece of watercolor paper and did a simple wash of Petal Pink with my aqua painter and ink refill. Once that was dry, I stamped the heart constellation in Night of Navy and the small star cluster in Petal Pink. I layered this onto small strips of the striped pattern paper and then onto the Night of Navy layer, which is adhered onto a thick Whisper White card base. the sentiment is stamped on Petal Pink card stock and cut out. Finally I added a little Nigh of Navy bakers twine and a few rhinestones. A fun card that could be used for a variety of occasions.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

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a star is born

June 25, 2018 By Mary Haugen

I had some fun this weekend creating with the new Little Twinkle stamp set. I paired it with the Twinkle Twinkle designer series paper and came up with this sweet card.

I started with a Gray Granite card base that I embossed with the Pinewood Planks 3D Dynamic Textured Impressions Folder. The Star is stamped in Pool Party and cut out by hand. I added the paper strips to give it a shooting star feel. For the bow, I took a piece of the Petal Pink/ Silver Bakers Twine and pulled it apart to get just the Petal Pink threads. I doubled it and tied a bow.

This would be a great card to send to any of my theatre friends with a new baby. Or, you could change the color scheme and it could celebrate someone’s performance in a show!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

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