Stamp Review Crew

SRC – Blended Bloom

May 1, 2016 Jentimko 12 Comments

I am so excited to be a part of this amazing group of Stampin’ Up demonstrators! If you haven’t heard of “The Crew” yet, you are going to be so thrilled with this. We are here to show you the versatility of one stamp set every time we hop (the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month). We have a whole team of people and different stampers participate each time. Like you, we look to find ways to maximize our investments and the single focus on one set allows you to see all the possibilities! This week, our featured stamp is Blended Bloom. I have loved this flower from the moment I first saw it…such fun to color! And it is retiring so make sure you get it before it is gone.

If you just came over from Bruno Bertucci, I’m so glad you are here! If you want to see everyone who is hopping or if you get lost along the way, just click over to The Stamp Review Crew blog.

Did I mention that I love coloring this flower! Love it! *smile* Today I pulled out Chameleon Pens to see how they would be on this image and they did not disappoint! Only two pens for all the coloring! Love that. The colors were inspired by The Card Concept 54. I did stamp another flower on the side of this one to practice on first. Once I decided how I wanted to do the shading, the rest was just a little bit of patience, coloring each petal separately. I find that coloring makes me really happy so I was thrilled to just take a bit of time on the flower. Once I was done, I cut it out. I colored this yellow ink onto watercolor paper in order to follow the sketch from Fusion Card Challenge. I added a sentiment from Watercolor Wishes and some sequins to complete the sketch.

Well, I know this hop is full flowery goodness so I hope you will enjoy it. Up next, the lovely and talented Martha Inchley! Thanks for hopping through….see you soon!!

Supplies (Click HERE to purchase Stampin’ Up products)

Stamp: Blended Bloom, Watercolor Wishes; Paper: Thick Whisper White, Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Paper; Ink: WPlus9 Black Dye Ink, Momento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Squeezed Lemonade), Chameleon Pens ( Purple Grape PR4, Warm Sunset YO3); Accessories: Sequins (Paper Pumpkin and Pretty Pink Posh)

SRC – You’ve Got This

January 3, 2016 Jentimko 7 Comments

I am so excited to be a part of this amazing group of Stampin’ Up demonstrators! If you haven’t heard of “The Crew” yet, you are going to be so thrilled with this. We are here to show you the versatility of one stamp set every time we hop (the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month). We have a whole team of people and different stampers participate each time. Like you, we look to find ways to maximize our investments and the single focus on one set allows you to see all the possibilities! This week, our featured stamp is You’ve Got This. This set is a hero of this year’s catalog. The beautiful flower plus the wonderful sentiments makes it a real winner!

If you just came over from Dawn Tidd, I’m so glad you are here! If you want to see everyone who is hopping or if you get lost along the way, just click over to The Stamp Review Crew blog.

I wanted to play some more with the watercolor look for this flower so I stamped using Versamark Ink onto watercolor paper and then heat embossed with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Using Zig Clean Color Markers (#21 Light Carmine, #46 Mid Green, #50 Yellow, #91 Light Gray) I colored the flowers. I love how these markers coordinate with my Stampin’ Up color palette so it makes my coordination simple. I added the sentiment by stamping it in Smoky Slate along with some Smoky Slate splatters. For just a little more dimension, I added White Perfect Accents except with a trick. With a little attention you can peel the white back off of the dots and then they are clear (looking like water drops). Using glue dots I just added them onto the card that way. No extra color but a pretty little accent. The image panel was popped up and put on a Smoky Slate card base.

I seems that I’m ready to move into spring colors and it hasn’t even really acted like winter here. I hope you like this little burst of flowery fun! You can continue the hop by jumping over to see my friend Heidi Baks. I can promise you’ll be wow’d! So glad you dropped in today. See you again on Wednesday with a new Freshly Made Sketches challenge!

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Stamp: You’ve Got This; Paper: Smoky Slate, Fabriano Watercolor Paper; Ink: Versamark, Smoky Slate, Zig Clean Color Markers; Accessories: White Perfect Accents, Heat Tool, White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

Stamp Review Crew – For All Things

October 18, 2015 Jentimko 12 Comments

I am so excited to be a part of this amazing group of Stampin’ Up demonstrators! If you haven’t heard of “The Crew” yet, you are going to be so thrilled with this. We are here to show you the versatility of one stamp set every time we hop (the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month). We have a whole team of people and different stampers participate each time. Like you, we look to find ways to maximize our investments and the single focus on one set allows you to see all the possibilities! This week, our featured stamp is For All Things. I have loved this set from the moment I got it…so pretty and so versatile!

If you just came over from Dawn Tidd, I’m so glad you are here! If you want to see everyone who is hopping or if you get lost along the way, just click over to The Stamp Review Crew blog.

I thought playing with these awesome leaves would be perfect for today since we are having such pretty fall weather. I played with a new (to me) technique using my Misti (a cool stamp positioner that allows for over stamping multiple times). I sponged on Hello Honey ink and added a little bit of Cajun Craze then stamped the middle leaf. Without moving the paper, I sponged on some Early Espresso ink and stamped back down again. What a great effect! I masked the middle leaf and did the same for the top and bottom leaves. You’ll notice the texture on the white card stock. This piece was a leftover from last year’s Christmas card kit but you could easily get exactly the same look using Whisper White and the Woodgrain Embossing Folder. I love how you see the texture in the stamping!! Finally, I stamped the sentiment in Early Espresso. Again, the Misti is really helpful since I needed to stamp a few times to get the right depth of color on the embossed panel. I added some twine I had from a Paper Pumpkin kit and popped the panel on Dimensionals and put it onto an Early Espresso card base.

Hope you like this fall inspiration! I’m the end of the hop but you can keep going in the loop by jumping right over to see Sue Plote. I can promise you’ll be inspired! So glad you dropped in today. See you again soon!

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Stamp: For All Things; Paper: Early Espresso, White; Ink: Hello Honey, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso; Accessories: Misti, Sponge Daubers, Twine

Stamp Review Crew – Awesomely Artistic

August 16, 2015 Jentimko 14 Comments

I am so excited to be a part of this amazing group of Stampin’ Up demonstrators! If you haven’t heard of “The Crew” yet, you are going to be so thrilled with this. We are here to show you the versatility of one stamp set every time we hop (the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month). We have a whole team of people and different stampers participate each time. Like you, we look to find ways to maximize our investments and the single focus on one set allows you to see all the possibilities! This week, our featured stamp is Awesomely Artistic. This stamp set was near the top of my wish list in the new catalog and I just love the art style!

I am first on the list this month but if you are making the loop around the hop and came over from my dear friend Wendy Weixler, I’m so glad you are here! If you want to see everyone who is hopping or if you get lost along the way, just click over to The Stamp Review Crew blog.

I wanted to focus on this gorgeous flower! It is strong pretty enough to carry a whole card with very little else needed, so I wanted to show that off a bit. I cut a card base from Thick Whisper White and stamped the flower in Momento Black Ink. I colored straight onto the image using my Stampin’ Write Markers in Pink Pirouette, Pear Pizzazz and Daffodil Delight. Choose light colors if you want to do this so you can still see the pretty images. I went back over the places I wanted darker to add a little color variation. Super fast and oh so pretty, don’t you think? I created this oval frame with my Ovals Framelits and popped it up on Dimensionals (actually pieces of Dimensionals). The sentiment from the set was stamped to give balance and then I added on a few Basic Pearls. I think card would be pretty if created as a set!!!

I hope you like this one. Like you, I can’t wait to see all that the others have for inspiration! Hop on over to Bronwyn Eastley to continue on your way around. I can promise you’ll be inspired! So glad you dropped in today. See you again soon!

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Stamp: Awesomely Artistic; Paper: Thick Whisper White; Ink: Pink Pirouette, Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight, Momento Black; Accessories: Big Shot, Ovals Framelits, Basic Peals, Dimensionals

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Stamp Review Crew – Watercolor Wings

July 19, 2015 Jentimko 16 Comments

I am so excited to be a part of this amazing group of Stampin’ Up demonstrators! If you haven’t heard of “The Crew” yet, you are going to be so thrilled with this. We are here to show you the versatility of one stamp set every time we hop (the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month). We have a whole team of people and different stampers participate each time. Like you, we look to find ways to maximize our investments and the single focus on one set allows you to see all the possibilities! This week, our featured stamp is Watercolor Wings. This one is such a beauty and it has so many possibilities!

If you just came over from the wonderful Ann Schach, I’m so glad you are here! If you want to see everyone who is hopping or if you get lost along the way, just click over to The Stamp Review Crew blog.

I have to say that this set has exceeded my already high expectations. I knew that the layering details on the butterfly would be fabulous but wow have I enjoyed playing with the variations. I chose to keep the body of the butterfly all one color (Pink Pirouette) but with the over-stamping of the layers you get these beautiful watercolor details . I stamped the base layer and then the layer with the edge dots. Finally I added the smallest butterfly. These are so easy to layer together because the stamps are photopolymer. The pink ink layering together make this look detailed but still so soft. I added the body and antennae by stamping in Smoky Slate that had been stamped off once. The dotted stamp and the sentiment are from the set too! All of this was done on the new Thick Whisper White Card Stock and put on a base of the same paper. Now for those sequins. Look at the colors in them! There is that bit of pink in the iridescent white. But where did I get them??!!! They are in the Watercolor Wishes Card Kit and I’m crazy in love with them! I spent a couple of days putting the kit together (and I’m notoriously bad about getting whole kits put together) and every single card is awesome. Out of the park awesome! So there you have it…a fun, quick and yet totally special card. The stamp set does all the work!

I hope you like this one. Like you, I can’t wait to see all that the others have for inspiration! Hop on over to Rochelle Blok to continue on your way around. So glad you dropped in today. See you again soon!

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Stamp: Watercolor Wings; Paper: Thick Whisper White; Ink: Pink Pirouette, Smoky Slate; Accessories: Sequins from Watercolor Wishes Kit, Glue Dots

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Stamp Review Crew – Petite Petals

June 14, 2015 Jentimko 13 Comments

I am so excited to be a part of this amazing group of Stampin’ Up demonstrators! If you haven’t heard of “The Crew” yet, you are going to be so thrilled with this. We are here to show you the versatility of one stamp set every time we hop (the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month). We have a whole team of people and different stampers participate each time. Like you, we look to find ways to maximize our investments and the single focus on one set allows you to see all the possibilities! This week, our featured stamp is Petite Petals. This set is just so sweet and the different styles of flowers are fun to use!

If you just came over from the wonderful Lisa Young, I’m so glad you are here! If you want to see everyone who is hopping or if you get lost along the way, just click over to The Stamp Review Crew blog.

I thought I’d combine this stamp set with some new things from the 2015-16 Stampin’ Up Catalog and wow am I glad I did. I chose the Greeting Thinlets for my sentiment and combined it with a stamp from And Many More. I think they work really nicely together! The ‘hello’ is popped up on small pieces of Dimensionals that I cut from the edges of my sheet of adhesive. I stamped the polka dot flower from Petite Petals in some of the Brights colors and punched them out with the Petite Petals Punch (the perfect coordinating tool for this set). I added Candy Dot centers on the flowers and layered them together. The flowers are attached with Glue Dots except for the Razzleberry flower which is attached with a Dimensional to give better layering. Now the biggest product wow that I need to talk about is one you can’t really see in this picture. We need to have a chat about the new Thick White Whisper White Card Stock. That is what I used here and I’m going to yell it from the rafters…..I’M IN LOVE WITH THIS PAPER!!!!! All the yummy goodness of Whisper White in a thicker texture. It holds up well to this kind of layering and with no bending. I cut it with the fun angle to give a modern feel and put it up on some Dimensionals too. This will be my new go-to card stock. Good thing I already ordered two packs!!

I hope you like today’s card. Like you, I can’t wait to see all that the others have for inspiration! Hop on over to Shana Gaff to continue on your way around. So glad you dropped in today. See you again soon!

Click HERE to purchase these wonderful Stampin’ Up products!

Stamps: Petite Petals, And Many More; Paper: Thick Whisper White, Basic Black, Whisper White (for stamping the flowers); Ink: Real Red, Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay, Momento Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Big Shot, Greetings Thinlits, Brights Candy Dots, Petite Petals Punch, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

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Stamp Review Crew – Butterfly Basics

May 3, 2015 Jentimko 10 Comments

I am so excited to be a part of this amazing group of Stampin’ Up demonstrators! If you haven’t heard of “The Crew” yet, you are going to be so thrilled with this. We are here to show you the versatility of one stamp set every time we hop (the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month). We have a whole team of people and different stampers participate each time. Like you, we look to find ways to maximize our investments and the single focus on one set allows you to see all the possibilities! This week, our featured stamp is Butterfly Basics. This set is a favorite from the Occasions Catalog and I’m so thrilled it has made it to the new 2015-16 Stampin’ Up Catalog too!

If you just came over from the wonderful Tanya Boser, I’m so glad you are here! If you want to see everyone who is hopping or if you get lost along the way, just click over to The Stamp Review Crew blog.

I thought I’d combine this beautiful stamp set with some retiring favorites! This Natural Filter paper is so pretty especially when texture is added to it. I used the Honeycomb TIEF to add the background design and then sewed it onto a Crumb Cake card base. I stamped the retiring Dictionary stamp in Crumb Cake ink onto this tag from Chalk Talk that was cut from Naturals Ivory card stock, added the little watermark and then the leaves from Butterfly Basics in Mossy Meadow. The butterfly from the set is stamped in Blackberry Bliss and cut by hand. I added some Basic Pearls, the Venetian Crochet Trim and a mini clothespin to finish.

I hope you like today’s card. Like you, I can’t wait to see all that the others have for inspiration! Hop on over to Betty Traciak to continue on your way around. So glad you dropped in today. See you again soon!

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Stamps: Butterfly Basics, Dictionary; Paper: Crumb Cake, Naturals Ivory; Ink: Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, Blackberry Bliss; Accessories: Big Shot, Honeycomb TIEF, Venetian Crochet Trim, Basic Pearls, Mini Clothespin, Sewing Machine, Dimensionals

I’m so excited to share my new edition of Stamps on the Fly! You all know how much I love working with sketches and I thought it would be fun to share that with you. I have a page up telling you all the details including the links on how to get these PDF tutorials for FREE!

Available for international customers and demonstrators too! Just click below for all the details!

Stamps on the Fly – May Sketch Edition

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Stamp Review Crew – Wondrous Wreath

February 15, 2015 Jentimko 14 Comments

I am so excited to be a part of this amazing group of Stampin’ Up demonstrators! If you haven’t heard of “The Crew” yet, you are going to be so thrilled with this. We are here to show you the versatility of one stamp set every time we hop (the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month). We have a whole team of people and different stampers participate each time. Like you, we look to find ways to maximize our investments and the single focus on one set allows you to see all the possibilities! This week, our featured stamp is Wondrous Wreath. Let me repeat that…Wondrous Wreath. Yes, the one from the Holiday Catalog! Did you know it is on the Returning Favorites List in the Occasions Catalog? Good news if you missed it before in all the holiday madness!

If you just came over from the lovely Yapha Mason, I’m so glad you are here! If you want to see everyone who is hopping or if you get lost along the way, just click over to The Stamp Review Crew blog.

The best part about this stamp is the versatility! It is not just for Christmas, that is for sure! Just look at this adorable spring wreath and you can start to see how many variations you can make. I stamped the wreath in Whisper White Craft Ink and embossed it with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder. I added a sentiment from the Sale-a-bration set Simply Wonderful in the same way. Then using the Painted Blooms DSP suite, I added the embellishments. The Kraft card stock is cut to 3-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ and the striped DSP in the background is cut to 4″ x 5-1/2″. That allows a practical cutting pattern for the 12″ x 12″ DSP and you can get 6 of these from one sheet. Love that! I punched the little flowers out of some scraps of a flower print from the DSP (like the arrow from last week’s FMS card) and doubled them up for these cute add-ons. The Wild Wasabi twine is from the Painted Blooms Cotton Twine Pack and I colored the pearls to match with Blendabilities. Just take the middle green from the Old Olive blendies and color first. Then go back over the pearl with a touch of the darkest marker from the Soft Sky blendies pack. You can custom blend with these!! Oh how I adore this feature! The striped DSP is attached to a white base then the Kraft layer is up on Dimensionals. I attached the bow and the flowers using Crystal Effects as glue. Super secure and dries fast! Perfect for people like me with no patience!

I hope you like today’s card. Like you, I can’t wait to see all that the others have for inspiration! Hop on over to Rochelle Blok to continue on your way around. So glad you dropped in today. See you again soon!

Click HERE to purchase these wonderful Stampin’ Up products!

Stamps: Wondrous Wreath, Simply Wonderful; Paper: Painted Blooms DSP, Kraft; Ink: White Craft Ink, Blendabilities – Old Olive, Soft Sky; Accessories: Heat Tool, White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, Basic Pearls, Painted Blooms Cotton Twine, Crystal Effects

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