Around the World Blog Hop - Thoughtful Branches

Hi! It's time for another Around the World Blog Hop, and this month we are featuring the Thoughtful Branches Stamp set/Framelit Bundle. It is only available during August, while supplies last, so don't miss out on getting this versatile bundle.

You may have arrived here from Alisa Tilsner's blog. Her card is beautiful as always. You can continue on the hop by using the list of names and links below my card. They are all worth stopping at, to get some great ideas for using the Thoughtful Branches bundle.

I created a Centre Step Easel Card using the Thoughtful Branches set and one of my favourite colour combinations right now: Sweet Sugarplum, Pear Pizzazz and Smoky Slate. The card base is all one piece (instructions can be found at the Craft Spa by clicking here - I did change the dimensions a bit though) 

This is what it looks like from the front:

The label (sentiment from Thoughtful Branches, but the framelit is from the Rose Garden Thinlits). The striped paper is from the In Color Designer Series Paper stack.

I hope you enjoy your trip Around the World on our Blog Hop. Be sure to keep going to see all the amazing projects everyone created so you have lots of great ideas for using this bundle.


Martha Lucia Gomez (United States)

www.stampartpapel.com



Marie-Josée Trudel (Canada)

www.alapause.blogspot.com



Julie Davison (United States)

www.juliedavison.com



Anke Hämsch (Germany)


leipzig-stempelt.blogspot.com




Kristine McNickle (New Zealand)


www.creativestamping.co.nz


Alisa Tilsner (Australia)

www.alisatilsner.com

Liz Goldhawk (Canada)
www.lgoldhawk.blogspot.com

Around the World Blog Hop - New Stamps & Products!

Hello, and welcome to another Around the World Blog Hop! This month, we are showcasing our favourite new stamps & products from the 2016/17 Annual Catalogue! There are so many amazing new products, it's hard to narrow it down and show just a few. You may have arrived here from Barbara's blog... her card this month is so inspiring! You can continue on to Cecile's blog by using the blog list links at the bottom of my post... you don't want to miss any of the projects, so be sure to check them all out!

Every year, I tell myself I have enough flower stamps and I don't need to buy anymore... And of course, every year I end up buying at least one new flower stamp set. My resolve didn't last very long this year--on my first order, I had to have this set, Blooms & Wishes. I love the watercolour look it has, and I think it will make such pretty cards. Here is the first card I've made with it:

I created a Double Front Card. Here are some more pictures so you can see more details:

In addition to the Blooms & Wishes stamp set, I also used two new In Colors (Emerald Envy and Peekaboo Peach) and  a new embossing folder (Seaside) on this card. The other colors I used are Rich Razzleberry and Blushing Bride. The larger flowers are stamped off to give a softer look. 

Thanks so much for joining us on our trip around the world featuring new products from the 2016/17 Stampin' Up! Catalogue! I hope you'll take the time to check out everyone's projects this month by using the links below:

Julie Davison (United States)   
http://juliedavison.blogspot.com/2016/06/around-world-blog-hop-new-catalog.html


Martha Lucia Gomez (United States)
http://wp.me/p5TnaH-3O2


Helen Read (United Kingdom)
http://allthingsstampy.blogspot.com/2016/06/around-world-blog-hop-showcasing-new.html


Miriam van Eyden (The Netherlands)
http://miriam-cardsandscrapping.blogspot.com/2016/06/bloghop-around-world.html


Anke Hämsch (Germany)
http://leipzig-stempelt.blogspot.com/2016/06/around-world-bloghop-neuer-katalog.html


Barbara Meyer (Austria)
http://barbaras-kreativ-studio.blogspot.com/2016/06/around-world-blog-tour-florale-fantasie.html


Liz Goldhawk (Canada)
http://lgoldhawk.blogspot.com/2016/06/around-world-blog-hop-new-stamps.html


Cécile Ortiz (France)
https://lezardsdecilou.wordpress.com/2016/06/11/blog-hop-around-the-world-2/

Around the World Blog Hop - Retiring Favourites

Hi and welcome to another Around the World Blog Hop! This month, we are featuring products which are retiring May 31st and won't be available any more. I hope you have enjoyed all the wonderful projects so far, and that you continue on to see the rest!

My card features several retiring products: the Dots for Days background stamp, Deco Label Framelits, World of Dreams stamps (one of my favourites), And Many More stamps, Word Window punch, and the Zig Zag embossing folder.

I used the Emboss Resist technique (embossed with clear embossing powder and rubbed with three ink colours with a Stampin' Sponge). Before I sponged the ink on, I ripped the edge of two sticky notes and masked off the center of the Deco Label so it leaves the edges clean.

Below you'll find the list (with links of course) for everyone participating in our blog hop. I hope you'll take a trip around the world and visit them all for inspiration!

Julie Davison (United States)

http://juliedavison.blogspot.com

Helen Read (United Kingdom)

http://allthingsstampy.blogspot.com

Martha Lucia Gomez (Estados Unidos)

http://stampartpapel.com

Miriam van Eyden (Netherlands)

http://miriam-cardsandscrapping.blogspot.com

Barbara Meyer  (Austria)

http://barbaras-kreativ-studio.blogspot.com 

Marie-Josée Trudel  (Canada-Québec)

http://alapause.blogspot.com

Anke Hämsch (Germany) 

http://leipzig-stempelt.blogspot.com

Alisa Tilsner (Australia)

http://www.alisatilsner.com

Liz Goldhawk (Canada)

http://lgoldhawk.blogspot.com

March Around the World Blog Hop - Flowers!

With the weather here this week, it really feels like Spring is just around the corner, and I love to bring more Spring feeling by creating cards with flowers at this time of year.

February Around the World Blog Hop - Sale-a-bration!

Welcome to our Occasions Catalogue Blog Hop! This month we are celebrating Sale-a-bration! You may have gotten here from Marie-Josée Trudel's blog... Thanks for continuing your journey on the hop! Marie-Josee had a beautiful card as usual! Instead of next buttons, we have included links to all the blogs at the bottom of our posts to make it easy for you to navigate and check out all of our projects. 

Sale-a-bration is my favourite time of the Stampin' Up! Year... who doesn't love getting things for free? This year, there are so many choices, and I really do like each of them. I really think there is something for everyone this year. Check back on the 16th, because there are even more free products to choose from, and they are fabulous as well!

For this blog hop, I decided to showcase three products you can get for free during Sale-a-bration: The Flowering Fields stamp set (flowers), the Wildflower Fields patterned paper and the Perfect Pairings stamp set (sentiment).

I hope you enjoy our blog hop, and I hope you'll continue on to visit all the other talented ladies who are participating! 

Miriam van Eyden (Netherlands)
http://miriam-cardsandscrapping.blogspot.com

Marie-Josée Trudel (Canada - French)
http://alapause.blogspot.com

Liz Goldhawk (Canada)
http://lgoldhawk.blogspot.com

Kristine McNickle (New Zealand)
http://creativestamping.co.nz

Julie Davison (USA)
http://juliedavison.com

 Helen Read (UK)
http://allthingsstampy.blogspot.com

Cécile Ortiz (France)
https://lezardsdecilou.wordpress.com

Barbara Meyer (Austria)
http://barbaras-kreativ-studio.blogspot.com

Alisa Tilsner (Australia)
http://www.alisatilsner.com

Anke Hämsch (Germany)
http://leipzig-stempelt.blogspot.com

Around the World Occasions Catalogue Blog Hop!

Welcome to our Occasions Catalogue Blog Hop! You may have gotten here from Miriam van Eyden's blog... Thanks for continuing your journey on the hop! I love Miriam's style and her projects were fantastic as always. Instead of back and next buttons, we have included links to all the blogs at the bottom of our posts to make it easy for you to navigate and check out all of our projects. 

I knew I was in trouble as soon as I turned the first few pages of the Occasions Catalogue... There are so many products I knew I would have to have! This was one of the first items on my Must Have list: Balloon Celebration bundle and I wanted to showcase it in my post today.

On both of my cards, I also used items you can get for free during Saleabration! The sentiment on this card is from The Sky's the Limit (available until February 15th), and I thought it worked perfectly with the balloons in this set. Another favourite product from the Occasions Catalogue is the Wink of Stella glitter brush. I added some of the clear Wink of Stella to some of the clouds to add some subtle glimmer.

On this card, I wanted to use some brighter colors and the Perfectly Artistic paper from the Saleabration flyer (available until February 15th). I embossed the clouds with Iridescent Ice embossing powder for a little sparkle. The Sentiment is from Sunburst Sayings (also in the Occasions Catalogue) and I was happy it fit so perfectly in the large balloon.

Thanks so much for joining us on our Occasions Catalogue Blog Hop! I hope you'll continue on to the other blogs on our hop. They all have inspiring projects to share.

Kristine McNickle (New Zealand)

http://creativestamping.co.nz

Alisa Tilsner (Australia)

http://alisatilsner.com

Anke Hämsch (Germany)

http://leipzig-stempelt.blogspot.com

Cécile Ortiz (France)

https://lezardsdecilou.wordpress.com

Marie-Josée Trudel (Canada - French)

http://alapause.blogspot.com

 Helen Read (UK)

http://allthingsstampy.blogspot.com

Julie Davison (USA)

http://juliedavison.com

Barbara Meyer (Austria)
http://barbaras-kreativ-studio.com

Miriam van Eyden (Netherlands)
http://miriam-cardsandscrapping.blogspot.com

Around the World Challenge #26 - Buttons!

October 1st already... and time for another challenge! This month it's to use buttons on your card/project.

Here is the card I created for this challenge. I cut (with the Big Shot and Flower Fair Framelits) and punched some flowers from the front panel. I embossed the card base with the Decorative Dots embossing folder. My sentiment was stamped in black, and I threaded the buttons with White Baker's Twine and added them to the card base. The front panel is popped up with Dimensionals.

Around the World Challenge #24 - Theme - Animals

This month's challenge is a theme: Animals

I made a Waterfall card with the Life in the Forest stamp set and my Blendabilities Markers:

You can see the different panels as you pull down on the ribbon...

I used the Hardwood background stamp on the Baked Brown Sugar panel as well as the Dots mask (sponged with Crumb Cake ink). I embossed the sentiment with Smoky Slate Stampin' Emboss powder. I love the new Mossy Meadow card stock with Baked Brown Sugar and Very Vanilla! The Neutral Candy Dots and Brad Bases and a bit of Crumb Cake Seam Binding ribbon are the perfect finishing touches. 

Simple Cards Class - aka Embossing is awesome!

I saw a card made by Ilina Crouse and had to make one of my own! I changed the colours, but that's about it. We'll be making this card (and three others) in my Simple Cards Class this weekend. I used the dotty stamp from Dotty Angles (this is in the running for my most used stamp from the new catalogue) and four colours of embossing powder (Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral, Wild Wasabi & Pool Party) on Basic Grey card stock. The ribbon at the top is the soft and yummy Island Indigo 1/4" Cotton Ribbon. The sentiment is from a Hostess Set (Hello There).

August Scrapbook Class Layout

This is one of the three scrapbook layouts we'll be making this weekend at my Scrapbook Class! It features the Be the Star stamp set (and co-ordinating Star Framelits), Confetti Celebration patterned paper, Little Letters Thinlits (my current favourite for titles and sentiments) and the Star mask.

One of the other layouts will feature Project Life and the Happiness Is card collection! I'll share later this month...

Be the Star Partial Cut Z-Fold Card

We made this card in my June Big Shot Class... I used the Star Framelits to partially cut the card base, then finished it with stamps (Be the Star) and patterned paper (Moonlight). A few rhinestones finish it off!

July Paper Pumpkin Bonus Projects

I loved the July Paper Pumpkin (Wish Big) and got a little carried away with the bonus projects for everyone who subscribes to the kit through me. Their packets of extra supplies and instructions with photos went out last week, so I can share what I created here now!

The best news? If you're not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, you can save 50% off your first two kits if you sign up by September 10th! Just use the Promo Code: HALFOFF2 (www.mypaperpumpkin.com - make sure Canada is selected as your country, then click Join at the top. On the next screen, there is a box for the Promo Code). Then, next month you'll get a packet of supplies and instructions to make some fantastic projects!

The kit came with supplies (card bases, ink, stamps, stickers and stars, ribbon and bakers twine) to make six cards and six small gift boxes like this:

I used those supplies, plus a few extra pieces of card stock and came up with six other card designs:

This last one was my favourite... I also created a set of note cards in one of the gift boxes with the top cut off:

Here is a look at the note cards:

I had lots of fun playing with this kit, and I hope you've enjoyed seeing what I created with it!

Around the World Challenge #22 - Sketch!

Hi! It's August 1st already, and that means it's time for another Around the World Stampin' Up! Challenge. This time it's a sketch:

I created this card for the challenge:

I am loving the new Blendabilities Markers, so on this card I used the Melon Mambo set (good news, it's available starting today!), the Daffodil Delight set and the Old Olive set to colour the Blended Bloom flower. The Blendabilities Markers are designed to work best on Whisper White or Very Vanilla card stock, but I wanted to try them out on my favourite: Crumb Cake. I really like the way it looks... it tones down the colour a bit (although it's looking pretty vibrant on my computer screen). They blended really well on the Crumb Cake, but I did have to be more careful around the lines of the image because it seemed to bleed out more than I was used to on Whisper White. The leaves behind my flower are from Kinda Eclectic and my sentiment is from A Dozen Thoughts. I finished the card with some torn Pear Pizzazz strips embossed with the Delicate Designs embossing folder, some Linen Thread and In Color Sequins.

Thanks for looking! We'd love to have you play along with the challenge... Create a card based on this sketch, post it online somewhere and add it to the Challenge Post!

July Simple Cards Class - Hang in There

This is one of the cards we're making in my Simple Cards Class this weekend (check out my Event Calendar for class times).

The design is based on a card I saw by Kimberly VanDiepen, but I simplified it (since it's in the Simple Cards Class). The Nuts for You stamp set is a hostess set, only available to hostesses, hostess club members or if you place a $200.00 order. I also used the Woodgrain embossing folder, the Party Pennants Big Shot die and Coastal Cabana Thick Baker's Twine. The sentiment is punched with the Petite Curly Label punch. Colours are Crumb Cake, Baked Brown Sugar, Mossy Meadow and Basic Grey.

thanks for looking!

Blendabilities Basics Class & Colour Chart

I'm so excited about my Blendabilities Basics Class... this class is perfect if you've never used alcohol based markers (or tried them but aren't sure about them). You will complete a colour chart, practice colouring the same image with different techniques to see what feels (and looks) best for you, and make two cards. This is the colour chart you'll be making (the rest of my colours arrive Thursday, so I'll complete my chart then)!

I also included a box for the Stampin' Write Marker in each colour for easy reference...

The class fee is $50.00 which includes one colour set of Blendabilities (your choice of Coastal Cabana, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie or Rich Razzleberry), the Blended Bloom stamp and a Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad. If you'd prefer, you can get two packs of Blendabilities and no Blended Bloom stamp instead. If you purchased Blendabilities from me (or are part of my downline and have your own set), you can pay a $10.00 class fee instead. You will need your own set of Blendabilities at the class.

The class is Monday, July 21st @ 7:00pm, and I hope you'll join me! The deadline to register (and pay) is this Sunday, July 13th!

I've included a blank template that I created for my class. It prints on a sheet of Whisper White card stock. I used an ink jet printer (draft setting) but avoided colouring over the lines. A laser printer would be better. If you click the thumbnail, it should be the correct size. Let me know if you find this useful!

Blendabilities are here!

Well, six of the colour sets are available starting today (Coastal Cabana, Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler as well as the skin tone set, the Color Lifter and Memento ink pad--an essential with the Blendabiliites. Watch this video for some tips and how-to:




I've had a chance to play with these, and I'm planning a series of classes focusing on the Blendabilities. The first one will be Monday, July 21st! Here is a card I made with the Old Olive and Daffodil Delight Blendabilities. I used them to colour the Blended Bloom stamp (which is included in my Blendabilities Basics Class). The card also features the Bravo stamp set and Lost Lagoon Stitched Satin Ribbon.

If you are wondering about the other six sets from the catalogue, they just became available for demonstrators (you can get them in your Starter Kit, or discounted on your order) today, and they will be available for customers August 1st.

Around the World Challenge #20 - Colours!

It's July 1st and time for another Around the World Stampin' Up! Challenge! This  month, we're working with colour combinations, and the July 1st challenge features two of our new In Colours:

 Here's the card I created for this challenge:

It features the Choose Happiness and Dotty Angles stamp sets. I created a frame with the Deco Label Framelits, and the sentiment was cut with an Apothecary Accents framelit.

We'd love it if you played along with our challenge! All you have to do is create a card with these colours, post it online somewhere, and add it to the link on the challenge post! You can also see what the other team members have created with these colours on the challenge post.

June Paper Pumpkin Bonus Projects - Pinwheel Party

 The June Paper Pumpkin Kit is called Pinwheel Party and came with the supplies to make 24 pinwheels! They were pre-cut and punched and you can attach them to the paper straws or to the treat bags (also included in the kit). Here's the picture from the kit:

I wanted to make some cards with the kit too... and everyone who gets their Paper Pumpkin kit from me gets any extra supplies and instructions  to make them too! 

For the first one I cut 5/8" off each side of the pinwheel and re-punched holes in the corners to make the pinwheel. I love the stamps in this kit and stamped them around the outside of the white card stock.

This card was CASE'd from one Amy Kunckle made...

I wanted to get away from the red, white & blue theme so I used the blue and grey patterned pinwheel and cut it into strips, and then used Tangelo Twist as my third colour... the big star is from Be the Star.

For this card, I cut the pinwheels apart into triangles (4 triangles), and then cut the triangles in half (8 triangles), and then in half one more time (16 triangles). I created this chevron pattern, then used the stamps around the outside (so easy to do with the photopolymer stamps in the kit)!

This card wasn't one of  the bonus projects included for my subscribers, but I wanted to show it. I was inspired by quilt squares. I used the same sized triangles from the card above to create this 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" card. The quilted panel is 4 1/2" x 4 1/2".

Thanks for looking!