pcc #400

November 4, 2020 By Mary Haugen

Wow! The Paper Craft Crew has reached challenge number 400! That’s a lot of creative inspiration. Let’s celebrate with a fun Tic Tac Toe challenge. Pic a row and get creative.

I decided to go straight across the middle: Monochromatic, Seasonal, Sympathy. I need to restock my sympathy cards. Never fun, but at least I can put some love into creating them.

I went with a neutral (monochrome) color scheme: White, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso. The (seasonal) leaves from Rooted in Nature are stamped in Crumb Cake, White and Versamark to get some depth. The two accent leaves are embossed in white on vellum. The sentiment (sympathy) is embossed in white on Early Espresso. The leaf panel is die cut with a stitched rectangle and the card base is embossed with the Pinewood Planks 3D emboss folder. Some linen thread and a wooden button compliment the natural feel of the card.

I invite you to join us on the Paper Craft Crew and play along! Thanks for stopping by. Join me again to shine a spotlight on creativity!

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october creative class projects

October 22, 2018 By Mary Haugen

I taught a Creative Class at Stamp-n-Storage on Saturday, October 20. We had a great time stamping and creating five fall themed cards. I thought I would pop on today and share those projects with you.

We had a lot of fun putting these cards together. Especially that last one! I was able to teach a fun new water color technique. I will be back on Wednesday with a quick tutorial for this.

Here is everyone with their finished projects! They all did a great job.

The next Stamp-n-Storage Creative Class is Saturday, November 17 at 1:00PM. You can find more details and register for the class over on the Stamp-n-Storage website HERE. I’d love to have you join us!

That’s a wrap for today. Join me again to put a spotlight on creativity!

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stamp review crew: rooted in nature

August 5, 2018 By Mary Haugen

I’m super excited to be joining the Stamp Review Crew this month! What’s that? What is the Stamp Review Crew? We are an international group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators that gets together to do a blog hop on the first and third (and sometimes on a fifth) Monday of each month. For each hop we choose a single stamp set to put center stage, and then we work our creative magic! All of the hops are archived on the Stamp Review Crew blog. So, if you every need some extra inspiration, head on over HERE and check them out. If you are following the hop in order, you should have arrived here from Anne at The Stampin’ Schach.

For this hop, we are putting Rooted in Nature in the spotlight. What a beautiful set! I got to work with this set this spring when I made display samples for Stampin’ Up! On Stage Milwaukee. You can see some of those projects in this post.

This time I decided to go for a bolder look by stamping the leaves in Granny Apple Green and Tranquil Tide.

I was going for the feeling of falling leaves so I kept them more sparse at the top and layered them heavily at the bottom. The Wood Texture DSP made me think of a fence. I did use one retired item – the clear epoxy dots. I just loved the idea of dew drops on the cut out leaves.

I’m also sharing my absolute favorite project I have made with this set. This scrapbook page features one of my favorite pictures of my two daughters from my oldest’s wedding last summer. I am so proud to be Momma Bear to these two beauties.

Well, if you started at the beginning, I am the last stop on the blog hop. I hope you have enjoyed all the great projects that have shone a spotlight on Rooted in Nature! From here, you can head back to Anne’s blog or go on to Heidi’s(the start of the blog hop). If you started somewhere in the middle, make sure you check out all the other blogs. There are some fantastic projects out there!

That’s a wrap for now! Happy Stamping!

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rooted in nature

May 2, 2018 By Mary Haugen

Just popping on to share one of the make and take projects from last month’s On Stage. It is fun to get to play with brand new products with fellow demonstrators!

I had the chance to work with the Rooted in Nature stamp set and Nature’s Poem designer series paper for the display samples I made. But I loved adding in the Nature’s Twine and Leaves Trinkets.

There is a LOT of fun new stuff coming in the 2018-19 Stampin’ Up! catalog! Including a color revamp!! I am so ready for a fresh infusion of color. Here is a look at the new color family line up.

Best news – COASTAL CABANA IS BACK!! I. Am. So. Happy. I can’t wait to start creating with all of these new colors.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

-Mary

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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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Rooted in nature