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Freshly Made Sketches #139

June 4, 2014 Jentimko 9 Comments

Look at what Rita has for us this week!! The gallery last week at Freshly Made Sketches proved that everyone likes tags so she gave us a cool way to use them!! And thank goodness it is an easy sketch to use because I was completely zapped when I started making my card.

I told you all that I was working on projects as a Display Stamper for this year’s annual Stampin’ Up Convention. Well, I finished the last of the 24 projects on Sunday! Yay!! And then I needed to make this. Well, I can tell you that I had this new stamp set, High Five, sitting on the table from yet another project (that you get to see later this month) and I took the course of least resistance. The fun textured stamp was perfect for the banner elements. I stamped in Versamark and embossed with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Then I stamped the sentiment and some dots from the same stamp and embossed again (on Vellum Card Stock). The gold paper underneath is from Gold Soiree. I used an Apothecary Accents framelit to cut the tags and then trimmed off the end to create this shape. Some sequins to finish and done in record time. Like 15 minutes record time.

Oh….did I mention the base paper of this card? Yeah, it is the new Kraft Card Stock. Can’t even tell you how much I love this paper. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it! You need it. Nope, not want…NEED! I used it for many of my display projects and am completely addicted to it. So add a pack onto your order now!

With that…I hope your day is fabulous. Make sure you check out the always outstanding work form the design team and I hope you’ll join us this week. I’m on a trip right now but with any luck I’ll get some free stamping time later this week and have more to share with you next week. Thanks so much for stopping in!

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Stamp: High Five; Paper: Kraft, Gold Foil, Gold Soiree, Vellum; Ink: Versamark; Accessories: Big Shot, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Heat Tool, Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Gold Sequins

Artisan Wednesday Wow – World of Dreams

June 3, 2014 Jentimko 10 Comments

Welcome to our first June Artisan Wednesday Wow hop! We have a fabulous sampling from the new catalog for you this month and are so excited to share! If you just came over from the amazing Jeanna, welcome to the next stop. If you are starting here, just continue around using the next buttons until you get back to me.

One of the first sets that caught my eye in the new catalog was World of Dreams. It is a beautiful silhouette set! I used the circle stencil from the Build a Banner Simply Created Kit (back for the new catalog) and stamped with the Dictionary stamp on top of it. Then I inked the flower with Mossy Meadow and Blackberry Bliss (new In Colors). The sentiment is from Forever Florals and is also inked in Blackberry Bliss. I stitched around the edges to add just a little more interest and done. This care makes me so happy. Isn’t it fun what inspiration you can find in new stamps??!!

Okay, off to go visit the awesome Mercedes Weber. I can’t wait for you to see what she has created! Make sure you hop around the whole loop to take a look at beautiful creations by the whole team…you’ll be happy you did!

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Stamps: World of Dreams, Dictionary, Forever Florals; Ink: Mossy Meadow, Blackberry Bliss, Smoky Slate; Paper: Naturals Ivory, Blackberry Bliss; Accessories: Build a Banner Simply Created Kit, Sewing Machine, Dimensionals

Did you see??

May 29, 2014 Jentimko 3 Comments

Just a quick post to make sure you saw my project over on the Stampin’ Up corporate blog.

Just click here:

Stampin’ Up Corporate Blog – Beginnings and Endings

There is a card plus a fun project set. Total sneak peek of some of the newest products!

You can leave me a note there or here to let me know what you think!! Hope your day is great!

Freshly Made Sketches #138

May 28, 2014 Jentimko 9 Comments

It is my turn!!! Yay!!!! Yes, yes, I am the sketch hostess this week at Freshly Made Sketches. I always feel a little nervous when I create a sketch but after the team creates their magic, I feel better. This week is just that. You have to see what they have made! WOW!

As for me, I have yet another card made with Project Life Everyday Adventure. I just can’t stop making cards with it. I know, I’m supposed to be scrapbooking but just look at how fun this is. How can I resist?! This little panel practically made the card for me. First I snipped off the corners with the new PLxSU Corner Punch. Then I put a small Bermuda Bay panel behind the top words. The whole card is popped up on a Basic Black panel with Dimensionals. The ribbons is the new Hello Honey In Color Ribbon (it is SOOOOOOO pretty….in all the colors!). The button and some Bermuda Bay Baker’s Twine (new to the catty too) to finish. This card is for my nephew who has just graduated from high school. I think it is the perfect sentiment, don’t you?

So glad you could stop in today. If you missed it, I have a great card using the new Blendabilities in last night’s Artisan post. I am getting so excited for the new catty launch (June 2nd!)!! I hope you will be able to join us this week in the gallery. I am always so inspired by what everyone makes.

Until tomorrow, I hope your day is great!!

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Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Bermuda Bay; Accessories: Everyday Adventure PLxSU, Corner Rounder Punch, Hello Honey Ribbon, Neutrals Buttons, Bermuda Bay Baker’s Twine

Artisan Wednesday Wow – Lots of Blooms

May 27, 2014 Jentimko 4 Comments

Welcome to our last May Artisan Wednesday Wow hop! We have had such fun this month sharing Project Life and Blendabilities! If you just came over from the amazing Jeanna, welcome to the next stop. If you are starting here, just continue around using the next buttons until you get back to me.

This week I’m all in on Blendabilities!!! These are the latest ink offering from Stampin’ Up and I am completely in love. Now, they will not be available when the new catty goes live on June 2nd but I’m hoping they will be available really soon afterwards. Trust me….they are worth the wait!

I created these variations of the Blended Bloom stamp and I love how pretty the card is in all the colors. The first two are Coastal Cabana and Cherry Cobbler. The flowers are colored on Whisper White paper after being stamped in Momento Tuxedo Black Ink. I cut them out and gave them leaves from Peaceful Petals. The sentiment is from the same set. Oh….and Peaceful Petals is not continuing into the new catty so get it now! I stamped the background using Dictionary in Smoky Slate purposefully leaving spaces unstamped. I did stamp off once. Notice the perfectly matching gems? Yep….Basic Rhinestones were colored with the Blendabilities too.

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Stamps: Blended Bloom, Dictionary, Peaceful Petals; Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Smoky Slate; Paper: Basic Gray, Whisper White, Rich Razzlebery, Cherry Cobbler, Bermuda Bay; Accessories: Blendabilities (Coastal Cabana, Rich Razzleberry, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight), Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Memorial Day

May 26, 2014 Jentimko 5 Comments

No cards to share today but I wanted to post on the meaning of Memorial Day for me this year.

I spoke last week about the field trip that I took with my oldest son’s class. Going to the Vietnam Memorial with children really changes the experience a bit. When I watched how Jacob looked at the names on the wall and was inspired to thank veterans that were there, I was reminded about what it means to serve. When I signed up for the Air Force, I think it was more about adventure and seeing the world….and flying cool planes, of course. It took a while to really understand the rest. I was lucky enough not to serve during years and years of war. I went to regional conflicts (like Bosnia) but these weren’t the quite the same. It isn’t that we didn’t have some risk, but at least as an AF pilot, I wasn’t entrenched in war for years.

When Jacob and I looked at the names on the Wall, we discussed that these were members of someone’s family. A brother, a son, a husband…who didn’t return. I wasn’t sure he could process that but when I look at the pictures he took, I feel like maybe he did.

He is particularly proud of the picture that shows all the names with the Washington Monument in the background. I like the one where he captured us in the reflection of the wall. He told me it was because we were supposed to see ourselves in the names. Hmmm. I think he gets it.

I’ll be back tomorrow with another Artisan card. Until then, I hope your day is safe and wonderful.

Freshly Made Sketches #137

May 21, 2014 Jentimko 11 Comments

I know you are as happy to see this sketch at Freshly Made Sketches as I was! Because it is awesome….just like Jen Mitchell who designed it! It lends itself to so many interpretations either super clean or with a bit of embellishment.

I opted for super clean and pulled out some brand new stuff from the upcoming Stampin’ Up catalog (launching Jun 2nd). First of all I used the cool dots from the stamp set called Dotty Angles. Yep….you will want this one right away!! I combined it with one of the cards from the Project Life by Stampin’ Up (PLxSU) set Everyday Adventure. These are just as cute on cards as they are on scrapbook pages. I tied on the new Crushed Curry Baker’s Twine with a Crushed Curry button to finish. Super fast, super fun and really cute (at least I hope you think so).

I was off on this wonderful field trip yesterday with my oldest son’s class. We went to downtown DC and visited both the National Gallery of Art and the Vietnam Memorial. I’m back to the stamp room today but it sure was great getting to see the kids’ impressions of those amazing places. The docent at the gallery really showed the children how to find a story in pieces of art. I could not believe how insightful they proved to be. And “the Wall” is such a powerful memorial. The magnitude of sacrifice was not lost on the kids. I teared up when my son spontaneously went up to some veterans there to thank them for their service. The gentlemen shook his hand and even took pictures with him. The group we saw had traveled from Wisconsin and I hope my son’s voice helped to provide closure for the times when they were not given due respect. It was a proud mom moment, I must say.

Ok…back to stamping! I hope to be able to see YOUR story in the art you create with stamping this week. I know the DT has lots to show you! Thanks so much for dropping in today. I’ll see you again soon!

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Stamp: Dotty Angles; Ink: Bermuda Bay; Paper: Whisper White; Accessories: Everyday Adventure PLxSU, Regals Buttons, Crushed Curry Baker’s Twine

Artisan Wednesday Wow – Adventurous Birthday

May 20, 2014 Jentimko 2 Comments

Welcome to our “Facebook Friday” edition of the May Artisan Wednesday Wow hop. Boy do we have some fun for you this month!! This week, we are showing off even more fun from the new catalog. Did you see the projects posted in the Artisan Showcase on the Stampin’ Up Facebook page? Now is the time to get all the details. If you just came over from the amazing Jeanna, welcome to the next stop. If you are starting here, just continue around using the next buttons until you get back to me.

I’m back this week to showing you something made with the Project Life® by Stampin’ Up® line of products (abbreviation PLxSU). They Everyday Adventure collection is such fun! Of course it is great for scrapbooking but I wanted to see how it is for making cards. Yep, it is great! Each of the cards in the PLxSU collection are different so this is not for mass production. It is, however, perfect for fun and fast one of a kind cards. I chose the striped card and cut it down to the right size then let the rest of the products to the work. The Bermuda Bay chevron is made using the Washi Tape from the Everyday Adventure Accessories Collection, the multicolored chevron is one of the stickers and the flair button is from the accessories too. I took a second card that had a coordinating grid in Strawberry Slush and stamped on the sentiment from Four You. The color in this collection are perfect for anyone so sit down and make a stack of cards to have ready when you need them!

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Stamp: Four You; Ink: Bermuda Bay; Paper: Strawberry Slush, Whisper White; Accessories: Everyday Adventure Project Life Accessory Pack, Everyday Adventure Project Life Card Collection

Freshly Made Sketches #136

May 14, 2014 Jentimko 9 Comments

Look at this!!!! Amy O’Neill has created the most awesome sketch for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches! Don’t you just love it!!! Yeah, me too! I thought it would be a great way to show you some new things coming your way in the upcoming catalog from Stampin’ Up and highlight a few that are staying around.

I started by pulling out this new DSP stack called the Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack. It is fantastic! Love the colors (even the Curry) and the designs. It was perfect for this sketch and fun to be able to show off some of the patterns. I embossed the Crushed Curry panel using the Arrows Textured Impressions Embossing Folder with continues into the new catty and added the word bubble from Just Sayin’. The stamp and the framelits both made the new catty too. The baker’s twine is new and it is in Crushed Curry. Totally great! And that is that. Nothing too fancy but I really like it. Amazing how happy some new paper can make me!

You’ll love what the design team has done with the sketch and I can’t wait to see your take on it. Hope you’ll join us this week!

Ok, so the craziness is dying down a bit and I’m starting to catch up from two weekends of family First Communions. My youngest was so handsome on his big day and the family party was wonderful! I got a few days to breathe and back to work tomorrow for United. I also have some major stamping coming up!! I am going to be a display stamper for this year’s Convention and am expecting my box of goodies any time. I’ll be busily working away here in my stamp room but won’t be able to share until July. I hope you’ll be patient with me on that. Once I can share, I’ll be posting all my work of course. And I will still be with you every week with my Artisan Wednesday Wow hops and Freshly Made Sketches, of course. Worky, worky, busy bee!!!!

I hope your week is going along well. Until next post, happy stamping!

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Stamp: Just Sayin’; Paper: Moonlight DSP Stack, Crushed Curry, Whisper White; Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry; Accessories: Big Shot, Word Bubbles Framelits, Brights Buttons, Crushed Curry Baker’s Twine

Artisan Wednesday Wow – Petals for Mom

May 13, 2014 Jentimko 9 Comments

Welcome to our next edition of the May Artisan Wednesday Wow hop. Boy do we have some fun for you this month!! Last week the whole team showcased the new Project Life® by Stampin’ Up® line of products. This week, we are showing off even more fun from the new catalog. If you just came over from the amazing Jeanna, welcome to the next stop. If you are starting here, just continue around using the next buttons until you get back to me.

I know Mother’s Day has already passed but I could not resist showing you this card. The stamp sets are Peaceful Petals from the Occasions Catalog and Papillon Potpourri that continues into the new catalog. They are perfect together!! I stamped the flowers with the new Memento Black Ink and then stamped the leaves with a mask to protect the flowers. Those vibrant colors are courtesy of the new Blendabilities Alcohol Markers and wow are they fun! The depth of color is so extraordinary!! I used the Cherry Cobbler set on the flowers, Old Olive on the leaves and then a combination of Daffodil Delight and Coastal Cabana on the butterfly. And about those gems. They are not new to the catalog. They are the ever so fabulous staple Basic Rhinestones, except colored with the Daffodil Delight Blendabilities (medium color). Makes all the difference, doesn’t it?! Oh, and you can color the Vintage Faceted Buttons too (I colored the back side only with the same marker as the rhinestones). The ink stays put and you can coordinate with your image. Swoon!! I’m officially in love! I used the Hardwood stamp to create the background. Early Espresso stamped on Crumb Cake Card Stock to start. Then I cut the image apart and sponged each piece. They are attached back to a Crumb Cake base and they look almost real….even next to my real wood background. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and you could sub out almost any little sentiment in its place. This card was for my mom and for once she actually saw it before it went on my blog. Hope your day was great mom!!

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Stamps: Peaceful Petals, Papillon Potpourri, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Ink: Momento Black, Early Espresso, Blendabilities (Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Coastal Cabana); Accessories: Vintage Faceted Button, Linen Thread, Basic Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Dimensionals

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