371- Black Floral Shower Card

One of my favorite ladies is getting married and this is the card that I made for her shower. This card matches the lingerie that I bought her- it is some black climbing flowers on a shiny white background. I wanted to keep it simple and elegant to match the bride.

Not only was there pressure to make a great card for Marni because it was her shower but also she's a fellow stamper. So I tried to add details to the card to give it depth and some added pizzazz without losing it's simplicity

First I did some two step stamping with white craft ink to give it a shadow. I also sponged white craft ink in a oval punch out around the sentiment to frame it.

Recipe:

Stamps: Eastern blooms, for the bride

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Shimmery White

Ink: Basic Black, white craft ink

Accessories: Basic black ribbon, oval punch

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370- Double Stroller Card

I am making yet another punch art stroller card for a girl at work. I decided to make a large joy fold card to give it a fun fold.

I wanted the wheel pattern to not be so bold as to overwhelm the card so I used versamark instead of ink to stamp the image

Recipe:

Stamps: Whimsy wheel

Paper: Mellow moss, Barely Banana, Whisper White

Accessories: versamark, scallop circle punch, eyelet border punch, 1/4" 1/2" circle punches, organza ribbon

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369- Stroller Card

This is the card that I made for Ranuka's baby Eashan. I wanted to make a nice punch art card and love the finished product

Recipe:

Paper: Bashful blue, barely banana, bashful blue dsp, whisper white

Accessories: Big shot, scallop edge punch, 1/2" 1/4" circle punches, scallop circle punch, scallop circle die

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Big News!!!

Hi everyone- I'm back!! Easter, curling, working- unfortunately I've been away from stamping from longer than I would have liked. But I'm back and hope to have quite a few projects to show you

I'm here to tell you some big news that Stampin' Up! released this week. Starting in July with the new catalogue there will be all new colour families including all new colours! There will be 4 families with 10 colours each- Brights, Subtles, Regals and Neutrals. Ten of the previous in colours (Baja Breeze, Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette, Rich Razzleberry, Riding Hood Red, River Rock, Soft Suede, Tangerine Tango and Wild Wasabi) will be returning along with 5 all new colours (Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight, Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze and Early Espresso).

There are 31 colours that will be retiring:
-Glorious Green
-Green Galore
-Gable Green
-Yo Yo Yellow
-Only Orange
-Pink Passion
-Pixie Pink
-Orchid Opulence
-Lovely Lilac
-Brilliant Blue
-Close to Cocoa
-Creamy Caramel
-Really Rust
-Ruby Red
-Cameo Coral
-Summer Sun
-Bordering Blue
-Brocade Blue
-Ballet Blue
-Taken with Teal
-Handsome Hunter
-Pale Plum
-Blush Blossom
-Apricot Appeal
-Barely Banana
-Mellow Moss
-Sage Shadow
-Almost Amethyst
-Lavender Lace
-Basic Brown
-Going Gray

I have to admit I rarely use most of the colours that are retiring- I hardly use the Bold Brights but I do really like Brilliant Blue and Lovely Lilac. The blues from Rich Regals other than Taken with Teal have never been my favorites. And other than Barely Banana I've hardly ever used the soft subtles. You will be seeing a lot of them over the past few months though because I'll have paper to use- I'm sure a lot of you will be doing the same thing! The colours I'll really miss will be the Earth Elements that are retiring- I really love Really Rust, Ruby Red and Summer Sun.

I'm excited to try the new colours- I know it's an expense but I'm planning to just buy a few at a time.

What do you think of the new colours? Please let me know in the comments section

Happy Easter!!

I hope that you are all having a great day! I wanted to break out my Bella Bunny from last year to get us all in the Easter Spirit!

368- Masculine Birthday Card

This card was my inspiration in the featured stampers challenge (FS162).

I wanted to make a fantastic masculine birthday card. I adore the layout and the colours

Recipe:

Stamps: It's Your Birthday

Paper: Basic Grey, Walk in the Park DSP, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White

Ink: Basic Grey

Accessories: Kiwi kiss satin ribbon, 1/2" 3/4" circle punches, brad punch, vintage brads

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367- Cheers Medallion Card

When I saw this layout challenge (SC273) and the circle it made me want to use the medallion stamp in the background. I used the rock and roll technique when I stamped it.

I found the colour challenge to be much more difficult (CC263). I rarely use creamy caramel and find it to be one of the more unappealing colours. I just used it to stamp so it wasn't that bad. In the end the card is interesting and one I never would have come up with without the challenges and that's what makes them so fantastic

Recipe:

Stamps: Medallion, Cheers to You

Paper: Dusty Durango, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White

Ink: Dusty Durango, Pretty in Pink, Creamy Caramel

Accessories: 1 3/4" circle punch, coluzzle, dazzling diamonds

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366- True Friend Circle Card

I made this card using the layout from the Simply Sunday Sketch Challenge #5. I wanted to use in colours and once I started with it I just kept trying to add circular elements to match both the stamps and the layout. I used the texture plates that had the different sized dots on either side but decided to use them backwards- I liked the dry embossed dots facing inwards.

Recipe:

Stamps: True Friend

Paper: Bermuda Bay, Dusty Durango, Whisper White

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Dusty Durango

Accessories: 1 3/8" 1 1/4" 1" 3/4" circle punches, scallop edge punch, brad punch, big shot, texturz plate, rhinestone brads, 1/2" bermuda bay grosgrain ribbon, sponges

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365- MOJO131 Baroque Wishes Card

This is a card that I made for this week's Mojo Monday challenge (MOJO131). When I first started stamping all of my cards involved Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla and I just wanted to go back to the beginning! Plus it was a great excuse to break out my hodgepodge hardware

Recipe:

Stamps: Baroque Motifs, Baroque wheel

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Very Vanilla hodgepodge hardware, 5/8" chocolate chip satin ribbon, Designer label punch

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364- Spring Acetate Card

I received an acetate card in a Christmas swap and I wanted to make one ever since. I wanted to keep it simple so the technique really shined through. The end product is bright and happy and I'm really happy with it

It is actually a really easy card to make. I cut 1" of cardstock out of the front of the card and replaced it with acetate. You then stamp the sentiment on the inside of the card so that it shows through the acetate. This stamp set is just perfect for that because it goes along the length of the card

Recipe:

Stamps: Close as a Memory, Heard from the Heart

Paper: Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Barely Banana

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Barely Banana

Accessories: Scallop border punch, acetate

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Matchbox Die

My upline Laura had a stamping night at her house last week and I got to play with the matchbox die for the first time. I adore the finished product! It holds up to 4 mini chocolate bars and is great for wedding/party favours!! Please email me if you are interested in these for an upcoming event- I can custom make them for you.

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363- Bird Birthday Card

These colour challenges are fantastic because they always push you outside of your comfort zone (CC262). I rarely use Orchid Opulesce and never really think about it. In the end I love the finished product- it came together nicely in the layout challenge this week (SC272).

To make the glittery brads you cover the top of the brad with a glue dot. Then you dip it in the glitter- I love the finished effect!

Recipe:

Stamps: Cheep Talk, Short and Sweet

Paper: Orchid opulesce, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Walk in the Park DSP, Whisper White

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Orchid Opulesce

Accessories: 1 3/4" punch, fine glitter, word window punch, coluzzle, mat pack, silver brads, glue dots, modern label punch, dazzling diamonds

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MOJO130 Engagement Card

I have a friend who is getting married and her engagement party is this weekend. I made this card for her with her wedding colours using this layout from Mojo Monday (MOJO130). I love the finished product- Baroque Motifs always makes a card look so elegant

I used my circle scissor plus to make the circles but I still don't really enjoy it- I cannot seem to make a perfect circle yet but it worked since I only needed a quarter of the circle.

I really hope that Marni likes this- it is always a challenge designing a card for a friend but even more so when she is one of the people who introduced you to stamping in the first place!!

Recipe:

Stamps: Baroque Motifs, For the Bride

Paper: Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Basic Black, Night and Day DSP

Ink: Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Silver

Accessories: Black embossing, circle scissors plus, clear rhinestone brads, brad punch, black gingham ribbon, scallop trim punch

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362- Birthday Hats Card

This layout challenge (SC271) was perfect to use up retired DSP. I wanted to focus on the papers and just have a subtle image.

Recipe:

Stamps: Bold Birthday, Short and Sweet

Paper: Sweet Always DSP, Regal Rose, Whisper White

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: White embossing, large and small ovals, metallic eyelets

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Fellow Stampers- Help!

Sorry I haven't posted this week- I have been having some internet issues. After many angry phonecalls to Bell it is finally working again. So check back every day because I am definitely stamping this weekend and will be posting. I also went to a great stamping night hosted by my amazing upline Laura Robinson and have some great projects from that night.

I have been stamping quite a bit and I have a confession- I'm getting bored with my stamps!! I need something new to play with- I find I'm just using the same ones over and over. I'd LOVE some suggestions! Which stamp sets can you not live without? Please send me your suggestions and if you have a blog with examples please send me the link- I'd love some inspiration!

361- Bouncing Brayer Easel Card

I made this birthday card for a coworker. She always wants cards that are shiny and bright. So I used bold bright colours, glossy paper and dazzling diamonds. I hope she likes it!

I decided to use techniques on this card- bouncing brayer and the fold was an easel card. I made the card bigger than normal- it is a 5 1/2" square card.

Recipe:

Stamps: short and sweet, it's your birthday, eastern blooms

Paper: Melon Mambo, Yoyo yellow, glossy white, whisper white

Ink: Melon Mambo, yoyo yellow, only orange, pink passion, orchid opulence, lovely lilac, tempting turquoise

Accessories: 1/2" melon mambo grosgrain ribbon, ticket corner punch, petals a plenty embossing folder, big shot, scallop oval punch, small and large oval punches, dazzling diamonds, sticky strip

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360- Easter Card

This was a card I made for Heather Summers simply sunday sketch challenge #3. I wanted to make an Easter card and I made it using all the in colours except the Soft Suede

To make this card I clear embossed the it's beautiful wheel all over the card. I then sponged the 5 bright in colours all over it to create a print. I also cut out eggs from the pattern to make the Easter eggs.

Recipe:

Stamps: All Holidays, It's Beautiful wheel

Paper: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Glossy White

Ink: Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, Rich Razzleberry

Accessories: Scallop circle punch, 5-petal punch, playground buttons, ticket corner punch, curly label punch, 1/2" melon mambo grosgrain ribbon, clear embossing, coluzzle

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359- Baroque Butterfly

I was inspired by this card and I wanted to alter it to suit the layout challenge (SC270) this week. I really like the finished product- I've never done so much paper piercing!

Recipe:

Stamps: Baroque Border Wheel, En Francais

Paper: Basic Grey, Sage Shadow

Ink: Basic Grey, Sage Shadow

Accessories: Butterfly die, big shot, baroque border wheel, paper piercer, mat pack, vintage brads

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358- Easter Card

I really wanted to make a card with happy spring colours and this Mojo Monday layout was perfect for this (MOJO128). I thought this colour combo really works for easter- it's bright and vibrant.

I really need to figure out how to use my circle scissor plus because the coluzzle circles are a bit too big

Recipe:

Stamps: All Holidays, Close as a Memory

Paper: Certainly Celery, Barely Banana, Whisper White, Melon Mambo

Ink: Certainly Celery, Barely Banana, Melon Mambo

Accessories: Coluzzle, fire rhinestone brads, brad punch, big shot, texturz plate, curly label punch

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357- Oval Silhouettes Card

I have been wanting to make a card with this layout for a while- I feel the ovals give it a really soft look. I also have been wanting to use up some retired DSP and cardstock.

I did a few different things with this card. I didn't have my baha breeze inkpad but I did have my ink refill. I put drops of ink on a tile and stamped from that. The stamp gets overloaded with ink so you have to stamp off once before stamping on your cardstock. It gives a blurred image but still looks nice. I then stamped white over the image to both soften it and give a bit of a shadow. I rolled the oval in the baha breeze and the ink definitely bled in more than it would from an inkpad.

Recipe:

Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes

Paper: Baha breeze, Whisper white, Urban garden DSP

Ink: Baha breeze, whisper white

Accessories: Coluzzle, brad punch, vintage brads

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