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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!!

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: 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

Freshly Made Sketches #135

May 7, 2014 Jentimko 8 Comments

So I’m apparently hitting that crazy time of the school year where there is too much to do and no time to do it. Do you have that happen?? Please tell me it isn’t only me!! Thank goodness Freshly Made Sketches and the amazing Narelle Farrugia had the solution for one item on my list. I needed a card for a family First Communion. And fast!

I pulled out a few retired/retiring items and threw in a few current to create this card. Crosses of Hope is my go-to set for these events and it didn’t let me down here. I used my Large Oval Punch and embossed an oval (cut with a retired die). I thought the polka dots from Watercolor Wonder DSP set the right tone for a 2nd grade boy and tried to keep the card not too serious. I Embosses the Smoky Slate panel with Decorative Dots (it carries over into the new catalog) and then added on some Chevron Ribbon. I hope he liked the card!!

Next up, my own youngest son’s First Communion is this weekend so it is going to be busy, busy, busy around here. I need to get a special card made for him too! Hmmmm, I need more hours!! Well, I hope your week is fantastic and full of fun things. Make sure you hop right over and see what the design team has created for you this week. As always….fabulous!! Until I can get back to some more posting, have a great rest of your week!

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Artisan Wednesday Wow – Just One More…

May 6, 2014 Jentimko 9 Comments

Welcome to the first edition of the May Artisan Wednesday Wow hop. Boy do we have some fun for you this month!! Did you hear the big news at Stampin’ Up? Ok….there is lots of big news. So did you hear the news about Project Life® by Stampin’ Up®?? Well the Artisan Design Team has all the available products and we are showing them off this week! 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.

True confession time. I am not much of a scrapbooker. Yes, I make scrapbook pages but that is not the same thing. Creating a whole book somehow seems overwhelming to me. When I heard about Project Life® by Stampin’ Up®, I wasn’t sure what to think. So let me tell you how my process for this page went. Came home from dropping off kids from school. Turned on computer and scanned for pictures. Pondered pictures, almost panicked, chose pictures. Edited pictures and threw them into MDS for easy printing. Added little banner onto one picture in MDS. Went to printer, fought with printer, printed out pictures. Took pictures to “Mom Cave” (my stamp room). Breathed sigh of relief when I realized the new Project Life® Cards & Labels Framelits would cut pictures to perfect size. Cut them out with Big Shot. Laid pictures on Photo Pocket Page, figured out which sections still needed to be filled. Went through Project Life® Everyday Adventure Card Collection and Accessory Pack and picked cards and doodads that match pictures. Yes…there are official names I’m sure but the doodads are more fun to say. Rounded corners of cards with new Project Life® Corner Punch. Pulled out new Day to Day stamp and stamped date onto card. Figured out that Starburst Sayings stamp would be good in circle. Stamped and cut with Starburst Framelits. Grabbed Basic Metal Buttons, added where needed. Panicked slightly over terrible handwriting. Wrote accurate assessment of taking pictures with children (not the Facebook version where everything is perfect, lol). DONE!!!! Total time fussing with pictures: 1 hour. Total time to make scrapbook page: 45 minutes. Hmmm….might need to get some pictures organized and printed!!!

More truth (if you can stand it). I thought that maybe this wasn’t Artisan-y enough. After all, you have all come to expect great things from the hops. But while I was tempted to pull out the sewing machine and all kinds of extras, that isn’t really the point of this way of scrapping. This is supposed to document real life in a really manageable way. Which means actually makable by busy people in spare minutes. So here it is. My first step in becoming a real live scrapbooker.

I know the team has all kinds of cool stuff planned for you today! I hope you enjoy our introduction of this fabulous new collaboration!

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Stamps: Day to Day, Point & Click, Starburst Sayings; Ink: Bermuda Bay, Basic Gray, Pear Pizzazz; Accessories: Project Life® by Stampin’ Up® Everyday Adventures Card Collection and Accessory Pack, Project Life® Photo Pocket Pages, Project Life® Corner Punch, Project Life® Journaling Pens, Basic Metal Buttons, White Baker’s Twine, Paper Clip, Stapler, Dimensionals, MDS, Starburst Framelits

Freshly Made Sketches #134

April 30, 2014 Jentimko 12 Comments

Oh my, it is a rainy day here in Virginia!!! You know what that means, right?? The perfect day for stamping!! And we have the perfect sketch to get you going over at Freshly Made Sketches this week. Karren Johnson is the sketch hostess this week and she has created a great one!

My card might be subtitled “An Ode to Midnight Muse”. This may, in fact, be the perfect blue. Good thing I got to see a peek of the new In Colors on Monday. That helped to ease the pain a bit. *smile* Ok. This is a really quick and simple card. If you want to see ‘not quick and simple’ make sure you check out the rest of the DT’s samples. Because they are awesome. But I was pressed for time on Monday when I made this because I had visions of a new catty dancing in my head and could not concentrate. Surely you have had this happen!

So, I pulled out the first circle stamp I saw and layered the Daydream Medallions images to make it look more like one image. I added on a sentiment from Four You and flagged the ends of that panel using my Hexagon Punch. It was a little too plain so I added on a few Basic Rhinestones. Those add a bit more in person, I must say. And that was that. Off to the premier I went. If you want to see a peek of a new stamp make sure you check out my last post. Because the stamp we got is super fun!

I hope your week is going well! I’m heading off to stamp some projects for next month and maybe, just maybe, get a little more time to take in all the great stuff in the new catalog! Thanks so much for stopping in!

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Stamp: Daydream Medallions; Paper: Very Vanilla, Midnight Muse; Accessories: Hexagon Punch, Basic Rhinestones, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Artisan Wednesday Wow – Gorgeous Work of Art

April 29, 2014 Jentimko 8 Comments

This is our bonus week in May for the Artisan Wednesday Wow hop and we are all announcing our giveaway winners. 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.

So without further delay…the winner of the Burlap and Blooms Simply Created Wreath Kit and Tea Lace Doilies is:

JODI CASTEEL – from your Pinterest Pin

Please contact me and I’ll get your information for Stampin’ Up to send out your prize! I need it by May 5th or I’ll have to choose another name.

I mentioned that I was going to Stampin’ Up’s New Catalog Premier last night and oh what a fun event it was!! Nothing like the excitement of lots of stampers seeing lots of new products to motivate you! I got a new stamp set called Work of Art and of course I had to make something with it right away. With no other project to share, today is the perfect day to let you in on the sneak peek!

The set includes the three watermark stamps you see plus the sentiment. The splotches are from Gorgeous Grunge which has carried over into the new catalog. To create this I inked each stamp and stamped off once to give it a bit more of a watercolor look. I just grabbed ink pads from the Brights color family and started playing. There are so many ways to make a variation of this! After I got a combination I liked, I stamped the words in Basic Black and heat embossed with Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder. I have seen cards like this made with stencils and watercolor markers lately but it is fun to be able to create this look with the simplicity of stamping. Hopefully this gives you an idea of how awesome the new catalog is. I can safely say the the month of May will be awesomely fun for the whole Artisan Design Team!!

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Stamps: Work of Art, Gorgeous Grunge; Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay, Basic Black; Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Heat Tool

Merry Monday #106

April 28, 2014 Jentimko 12 Comments

Happy Monday to you!! First thing…if you have not entered the giveaway from the Artisan Design Team, today is the last day. Don’t miss out on the chance that the whole team is offering to win products from Stampin’ Up!

Now, happy Monday to you! I am back with my last week of being a guest with the Merry Monday team. Wow, this month flew by! Kristie has a fun challenge today and you are sure to have fun with it!

So you know what I found when I started searching for gingerbread men in my stamps? Nothing, nada, zilch. Not really sure how that happened but I went right back to My Digital Studio (MDS) for the solution. I know so many people think of scrapbooking and full digital projects with MDS but it can also just be used for individual pieces of an otherwise traditional project. I chose the gingerbread man from Jolly Bingo Bits and expanded him to the size I wanted. Then started to decorate him. The buttons are from Christmas Jingle, the little dots are from Meant to Be and I put color fills behind some of the open areas of the stamp. This is all so quick and easy to do. I printed him out on Whisper White Card Stock and cut him out by hand.

Once he was done, I just needed the rest of the card. Jolly Holiday DSP was an old favorite of mine and I am trying to use up some DSP (to make way for the new catalog!!). These prints seemed perfect to back up my little man. I created a tag with the Angled Tag Topper Punch. The sentiment banner was made using a Merry Christmas stamp from Bright Hopes (ret). I stamped the word and cut it apart. It is attached to the Linen Thread with rolled up Glue Dots. I distressed and sponged the edges of all the layers with Crumb Cake ink and I’m pretty happy with the result.

So no excuses not to play along with the challenge this week! MDS will help you along if you don’t have just the right stamp! The Merry Monday DT has created some wonderful examples so make sure you go check them out!

Back tomorrow with the winner from my giveaway and a bonus project for the month from the Artisan Design Team. Can’t wait to see you then!

As a side note, I get to go to the reveal of Stampin’ Up’s new catalog tonight. I am so excited I can hardly stand it. Hope to be able to share a few details with you tomorrow!! Until then, have a great day!

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Digital Stamp: Jolly Bingo Bits, Christmas Jingle, Meant to Be; Paper: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Jolly Holiday DSP, Whisper White, Very Vanilla; Accessories: MDS, Linen Thread, Angled Tag Topper Punch, Stampin’ Distress Tool

Freshly Made Sketches #133

April 23, 2014 Jentimko 11 Comments

Another busy week is flying by! I hope you have been enjoying yours. We have another great sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches this week. This one is courtesy of Cindy Lovell. She is a fabulous stamper and I just love her work.

I think this card should have the theme “old meets new”. I added a few retiring items on here but also brought out a brand new product. The stamp set Backyard Basics is on the cut list and I suspect it will sell out fast. Get it while you can! I just love this flower and wanted to color it. So guess what I used?? The BRAND NEW Blendabilities. These are alcohol based markers and are so fabulous!! I got the upcoming color sets in my latest Artisan box and this is my first attempt at using them. I have a lot to learn about this style of coloring but I’m already addicted!! This uses the Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive Assortments. Each color assortment comes with a light, medium and dark marker. These will be available really soon….all in the new catalog! To complete the sketch I used the Ovals Framelits to cut the largest scalloped oval and used the Square Lattice EF on it (also on the retiring list). The ribbon is from last year’s Occasions Catalog and I had some hoarded away.

I hope you will join us for this fun challenge this week. The team has some beautiful creations and I know you will love them all!

If you missed it, please make sure you go back to my post from last night because I have a BLOG CANDY GIVEAWAY!!! All the details are there so go take a look.

So glad you stopped in today. My boys are on spring break and I’m supposed to work some more this week. Hoping to fit in some stamping too. If so, I’ll be sure to share! See you soon!

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Stamp: Backyard Basics; Paper: Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White; Accessories: Big Shot, Ovals Framelits, Square Lattice TIEF, Two-Tone Ribbon, Blendabilities in Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive, Vintage Faceted Button, Baker’s Twine

Artisan Wednesday Wow – I “Heart” Demo Support!

April 22, 2014 Jentimko 88 Comments

The Artisan Design Team’s April box of products is a celebration of the Occasions Catalog. This catalog really has something for everyone! Just like last week, we have a great variety for you. If you have come over from 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 has unofficially been designated “I Love Demonstrator Support Week”!! What is Demonstrator Support you ask? They are the team at Stampin’ Up that is there to fix, help and otherwise make right everything that demos mess up, can’t answer or simply need assistance on when running our SU businesses. They have the best customer support of any company I have ever seen and they are truly wonderful! I thought it would be fun to dedicate my Artisan project this week to them and all they do! Oh…and I sent a card from earlier this month too because nothing beats a handmade card to say thanks! So to anyone at Demo Support:

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO!!!!

My project this week uses the Burlap and Blooms Simply Created Wreath Kit and Tea Lace Doilies. Now the kit makes a wonderful wreath (of course) but SU asked me to use it in a new way. Because I get to give one away (see below). Yippee!!! I wanted to stay true to using only the kit if possible (plus the doilies because I get to give those away too). Other than a 12″ x 12″ piece of cork board and some Basic Pearls, I managed to do just that. I used the Burlap Ribbon from the kit and cut it into pieces large enough to wrap to the back of the cork board. I hot glued them down in layers. Easy peasy. After putting flowers together from the kit, I started arranging them in shapes. As I played, the a-ha moment came and I created a heart. To help get the shape right I added some Tea Lace Doilies in the background. I sponged all of the flower edges and the doilies with Crumb Cake ink (those sponge daubers are retiring so make sure you get them now!). Then using the hot glue, I attached everything to the board. I tied some Linen Thread in the buttons from the kit and added them. Finally I “sprinkled” on some Basic Pearls. The Burlap Ribbon from the kit meant for hanging the wreath is used for the same purpose on my heart. This is a fun alternative for the kit and it takes no more work than making a wreath (which is pretty easy too). I hope you like this!

Now for the REALLY fun part. Stampin’ Up has created a giveaway that the whole Artisan Design Team gets to do. Each one of us will choose one winner and SU will send you our designated product. Mine is the Burlap and Blooms Wreath Kit and the Doilies! Use the Rafflecopter to help you enter as many times as possible (4)!!

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Legal stuff for giveaway

1. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
2. There are multiple ways to enter this blog giveaway: (1) leave a comment in the comments section of this blog post; and/or (2) share an image from this post via Instagram; and/or (3) pin an image from this post on Pinterest; and/or (4) like (or have liked) this post on facebook or my fanpage. Only one entry per person from each of these sites will be entered in the drawing. You can have up to 4 entries per Artisan site.
3. Entries must be received by April 28, 2014 at 11:59 pm MDT.
4. You must be at least 18 years of age to enter.
5. Valid only in the United States and Canada, except Quebec. Not valid where prohibited by law.
6. The winner will be selected by random drawing from the entries received. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries received.
7. A separate blog giveaway is being offered by each of the 10 members of the Stampin’ Up! 2013 Artisan Design Team. There will be one prizewinner per Artisan Design Team member, for a total of 10 prizewinners. The value of each prize is up to $27.00 US/$34.00 CA.
8. The winner of this blog giveaway will be announced on this blog on or before April 30, 2014. The winner will have three (3) days to provide his or her contact information and claim the prize (by May 3rd) or it will be awarded to another winner selected randomly from the entries. Please check back to see if you have won.

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Ink: Crumb Cake; Accessories: Tea Lace Paper Doilies, Basic Pearls, Linen Thread, Sponge Daubers, Hot Glue, Cork Board

Merry Monday #105

April 21, 2014 Jentimko 11 Comments

I hope that your Easter weekend was full of family and lots of blessings!! I had such a wonderful Sunday. The boys had fun with their baskets, we all went out to a local winery in the afternoon with dear friends and then came home and had a lovely ham dinner with them. Perfect!

This week’s challenge at Merry Monday is super fun and lends itself to all kinds of creativity! There are so many ways to decorate letters!

I have to confess that I was a bit pressed for time this week. I was out on a four day trip and that means no stamping. Or does it??!! I had my computer and therefore I had My Digital Studio with me. So I went in and started thinking about making hybrid card. Using the Holly Jolly Greetings download I played with the sentiment to get it the right size. I printed it twice so that I could cut out the little banner. The background DSP is from the same download and I just printed it off, cut it to size and attached it to a card base. I tied on some retired grosgrain ribbon and attached a Vintage Faceted Button to it. The rhinestones on the card and the button were all colored with the new Blendabilities (yes…..I just got them….stand by for more because they are awesome). The design team has all kinds of fun ways to show off you letter and word stamps/dies. Hope you’ll play along this week!

Now about that retired stuff…. Today is the day. The Stampin’ Up Retirement List is out and everything is available only as supplies last. You need to move fast!!! Check out the list by clicking here: Stampin’ Up Retirement List

Back tomorrow with the latest Artisan Wednesday Wow and BLOG CANDY!!! Come back to get all the details!

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Digital Stamp: Holly Jolly Greetings; Paper: Very Vanilla; Accessories: MDS, Rhinestones, Grosgrain Ribbon (ret), Vintage Faceted Buttons

Freshly Made Sketches #132

April 16, 2014 Jentimko 10 Comments

Another Wednesday is here so fast! Where does the time go?? The amazing Jennifer Brum is bringing us the sketch this week and I think it is so fun! There are so many ways to take this one. The sure sign of a great sketch!

I went back to another favorite from the main catalog for this one. Hello, Lovely is such a great set. Love those chevrons. They seemed to be perfect for the sketch so I inked them up with some of the older In Colors plus Calypso Coral using markers. Then I inked the oval in Calypso Coral again and cut it out with an Ovals Framelit. Remember the old flower trim from last spring? Well, I hoarded some of it. It is so pretty that it just had to be used! I colored it Gumball Green and put a doily behind everything. The sentiment is from Happy Watercolor. The base of the card and the oval are created using Naturals Ivory Card Stock.

I definitely went for a cleaner version of the sketch but the team has shown all kinds of ideas with it. I hope you’ll be able to join us this week.

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Stamp: Happy Watercolor, Hello Lovely; Paper: Naturals Ivory; Ink: Calypso Coral, Gumball Green, Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit; Accessories: Flower Trim, Doily, Big Shot, Ovals Framelits

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