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Artisan Wednesday Wow – Gorgeous Work of Art

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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!

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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!!

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:  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

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Merry Monday #106

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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!

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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

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Freshly Made Sketches #133

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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.

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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!

Click HERE to purchase wonderful Stampin’ Up products.

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

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Artisan Wednesday Wow – I “Heart” Demo Support!

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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.

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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!

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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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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.

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

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Merry Monday #105

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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!

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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

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Freshly Made Sketches #132

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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!

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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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Artisan Wednesday Wow – Watercolor Tulips

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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.

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I am continuing on with my watercolor theme for the month with this latest card.  I used the Watercolor Wonder DSP and chose a piece with a varied watercolored look.  Then I stamped the tulips from Blessed Easter using Stazon Black ink.  I colored them using my Blender Pen and the 2012-14 In Colors –  Gumball Green, Primrose Petals and Raspberry Ripple.  I added a sentiment from Lots of Thanks (what a great set!) and some Basic Pearls that I colored black using a permanent marker.  I gave it a Basic Black frame and put it on a Marina Mist base.

I hope you like my card this week!  I have had such fun showing you different ideas for watercoloring this month!!  Last week I told you to expect a surprise.  Well, I was a week off (that is what happens when you get really excited about something!!).  But the whole team will be giving away blog candy.  Expect all the specifics in next week’s hop and make sure you check out the SU Facebook Page on Friday for this month’s Artisan Showcase.  This will be courtesy of Stampin’ Up so you KNOW it will be great!

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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Stamp:  Blessed Easter, Lots of Thanks; Ink:  Stazon Black, Gumball Green, Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple; Paper:  Watercolor Wonder DSP, Basic Black, Marina Mist; Accessories:  Blender Pen, Basic Pearls, Permanent Marker, Dimensionals

 

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Merry Monday #104

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Happy beginning of the week to you all!!  I hope that your weekend went well.  I’m back from my training/check with United and ready for some more crafty goodness this week!  Engine failures, electrical issues, hydraulic/flight control issues….all kinds of “fun” in the simulator for three days is enough to drive me running back to my stamp room.  But my check went really well.  It is always good to have that done (until the next one in 9 months).  Ok…enough about that and on to stamping.

Don’t you LOVE the colors for this week’s Merry Monday Challenge??  I was smitten the second I saw them!

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Do you recognize the papers on this card?  No??  They are from the Calypso Coral Celebration Add-On Kit.  Yes they are!  As I was shuffling around looking for the right papers, they were sitting right on my desk.  They work so well together of course since they are from the same kit. The stamp is a favorite of mine from the last Holiday Catalog, Merry Little Christmas.  I stamped it on Whisper White.  I first inked it in Crumb Cake and then used a sponge dauber to apply Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint on top (retired).  It adds a pretty sparkle that was hard to capture with a camera.

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The stamped words were punched out with my 2-1/2″ Circle Punch and backed with a scalloped circle from the Perfect Pennants Die.  I added some Baked Brown Sugar Ruffled Trim for additional shimmer and texture.  That trim is so pretty and perfect at the bottom of panels!  Finally, a Vintage Faceted Button with Linen Thread and some random Pearls.

I hope you will play along with the challenge this week.  The design team there has provided some amazing inspiration so make sure you take a look!

Click HERE to purchase wonderful Stampin’ Up products.

Stamp:  Merry Little Christmas; Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Gray; Ink:  Crumb Cake; Accessories:  Big Shot, Perfect Pennants Die, Calypso Coral Celebration Add-On Kit, Linen Thread, Vintage Faceted Button, Basic Pearls, Shimmer Paint

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Freshly Made Sketches #131

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Cindy Hall is such a lovely person so it is no surprise that she has created a lovely sketch for us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  This is one of those that has a bunch of interpretations and the team has created exactly that.  I love these ladies!

FMS131- Hello Dahlia

I thought I’d flip this one on its side to allow room for this pretty flower.  As we approach new catalog time, I’m starting to pull out some of my favorites from the current catalog.  Modern Medley DSP and Regarding Dahlias rank right at the top!!  Together they are so fun!  I usually seem to make this flower in some variation of red so I tried a change up today.  The Daffodil Delight looks great with the Black and Vanilla, don’t you think?  I stamped the flower three times and cut out the layers.  After they were cut, I took a marker around the edges for a little extra definition (make sure you come from the back and not the front to avoid stray marks).  Other than that, the card is pretty straight-forward.  The prints do all the work.  Love that!!

Busy week for me this week.  I hope you have enjoyed my Merry Monday card and my Artisan card…if you haven’t seen them, just roll down to take a look.  Take special note of a surprise coming in next week’s Artisan post.  I have a check ride for the remainder of the week (a flying test with United) so no more stamping for me.  But I’ll be back on Monday with another fun Christmas card!  Until then, so glad you dropped by and I’ll see you again soon.

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Stamp:  Regarding Dahlias; Paper:  Very Vanilla, Modern Medley DSP, Daffodil Delight; Ink:  Daffodil Delight; Accessories:  Dimensionals

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Artisan Wednesday Wow – Spring Thank You

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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.

AWW Apr - Spring Thank You

I continue to love this sweet little stamp set (Springtime Hello).  I can’t get enough of it!  So I figured I should share another way to use it.  This time I created a background using my acrylic blocks that is really fun and creates this cool watercolor effect.  Take your Stampin’ Write Marker and scribble on a block, spritz with water and drag it across the paper.  Because the Watercolor paper isn’t smooth, the block kind of skips over sections and leaves it looking like this.  I used both Soft Sky and Pool Party inks on the sky and Old Olive for the ground.  Then I stamped on the flowers using my Basic Gray Classic Pad and colored the flowers using both a Blender Pen and direct marker to paper.  Under the button, I cut off the edges of some Victoria Crochet Trim to create the bow underneath.  The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes (an all-time great set!!).

I hope you like my card this week!  I’m back tomorrow with the latest from Freshly Made Sketches!  So glad you stopped by today.  Next week, you really need to come again because the whole Artisan Design Team has a great surprise for you courtesy of Stampin’ Up!

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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Click HERE to purchase any of these wonderful Stampin’ Up products.

Stamp:  Springtime Hello, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Ink:  Basic Gray, Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Basic Gray, Pool Party, Soft Sky, Old Olive; Paper:  Watercolor, Very Vanilla; Accessories:  Acrylic Blocks, Blender Pen, Subtles Buttons, Victoria Crochet Trim

 

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