April 2014 – Page 2

Artisan Wednesday Wow – Spring Thank You

April 8, 2014 Jentimko 10 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.

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!

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

Merry Monday #103

April 7, 2014 Jentimko 12 Comments

So guess what??!! I get to be the Featured Designer on Merry Monday Challenge for the month of April. Totally great, right?! Well, it is even better because we get to use snowmen this week. Fantastic theme, don’t you think?

I had to pull out one of my favorite snowmen sets, Snow Much Fun. I think these guys are, well, so much fun. I stamped him on Whisper White in Early Espresso Ink. Then watercolored using a Blender Pen with Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie. Using the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, I created the tag and tied it up with Crumb Cake Seam Binding and Linen Thread. The paper is from the retired Season of Style. I think this print is fantastic and was glad to still have some on hand. The corners on the tag and the card are rounded using the Envelope Punch Board.

It was a nice change of pace to create a Christmas card this time of year and I can’t be happier to be a part of this great challenge all month. I hope you’ll join me and the team for the challenge!

Back tomorrow with my latest Artisan Wednesday Wow project. Until then, I hope the day is wonderful!

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Stamp: Snow Much Fun; Paper: Whisper White, Early Espresso, Season of Style DSP; Ink: Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie; Accessories: Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, Crumb Cake Seam Binding, Linen Thread, Neutrals Buttons, Dimensionals

Freshly Made Sketches #130

April 2, 2014 Jentimko 10 Comments

I have a theme this week apparently. Spring!! And Linda‘s fabulous sketch fit right in!! I see another awesome week at Freshly Made Sketches. Is is me or does this challenge get more fun every week??!!

If you saw yesterday’s card, I used this same sentiment. Yeah, I might be a little excited about spring really getting here!! I love the pretty papers in Watercolor Wonder and thought it would be fun to make a card with a bright flower and neutrals on everything else. Well, that DSP has it all! I mimicked the dots from the DSP with the Decorative Dots EF (SAB). The flower used the Pansy, Petite Petals and Boho Blossoms Punches. I spritzed them with a little water then formed them over my Tombow and Crystal Effects caps to get the added dimension.

I have been busily working on my April projects. I get to be a guest for a fun challenge this month (you’ll see more next week) and of course I have all the Artisan Design Team projects. We’ll even have some blog candy coming up later this month on our Artisan Wednesday Wow posts!!

So, I hope it is starting to feel like spring where you are (or to cool off if you are in the southern hemisphere)! I saw my first daffodil yesterday and that made me ready for more flowers! Make sure you check out the wonderful work from the FMS team this week. Another inspiring variety!! Thanks for stopping in. See you soon!

Click HERE to purchase wonderful Stampin’ Up products.

Stamp: Springtime Hello; Paper: Whisper White, Smoky Slate, Watercolor Wonder DSO; Ink: Basic Gray; Accessories: Pansy, Petite Petals and Boho Blossoms Punches, Big Shot, Decorative Dots EF (SAB), Neutrals Buttons, Baker’s Twine, Dimensionals

Artisan Wednesday Wow – Hello Spring

April 1, 2014 Jentimko 4 Comments

The Artisan Design Team’s April box of products is a celebration of the Occasions Catalog. This catalog really has something for everyone! I suspect you will see that in your hop this week. 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.

I’m saying this very, very carefully but I think it is here for real. HELLO SPRING!!! So happy to see you!! Enough to dedicate a card to you!! The stamps in Springtime Hello are so delicate and pretty. I love them so much. I wanted to find a way to show them off and not have the pretty artwork get lost in the card. So I stamped the flower and bee using Basic Gray Ink onto Naturals Ivory paper. I used my Blender Pen to touch on Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight and Pear Pizzazz. Then I created a frame using the Ovals Framelits and stitched around the edges to add a little something special. I stamped the sentiment in Basic Gray and then sponged Crumb Cake Ink on the frame layer inside and out. The stamped panel was cut to size to hide behind the frame and I attached the two with Dimensionals then attached the entire thing to my base. I added a couple of little pearls to the flower centers for a last pretty detail.

While the colors are muted on this, it feels just like my yard. All the browns are beginning to be dotted with color. And I could not be happier about it! I’m so glad you stopped in to visit today. I’ll be back with another Freshly Made Sketch tomorrow!!

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

Stamp: Springtime Hello; Ink: Basic Gray, Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake; Paper: Naturals Ivory; Accessories: Big Shot, Ovals Framelits, Sponges, Blender Pen, Basic Pearls

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