Happy Monday! I hope your weekend was awesome. Ok, first things first. We have a winner!! The winner of the blog candy is:
Kimberly Merritt!! I’ll be contacting you later today!
Now back to Leadership Display samples. Today’s sample uses the set Perfect Pennants.
I played with a color combination that I just love. Midnight Muse, Smoky Slate and Daffodil Delight make a wonderful combination. I embossed the Smoky Slate panel with the Chevron Embossing Folder. I stamped the hello sentiment stamp in Midnight Muse and the diagonal line stamp win Daffodil Delight. Then I cut them into the banners (this was before the Pennants dies were available). I layered them onto a couple more banners and put that on top of a doily. A few Basic Pearls added for fun.
I’ll be back tomorrow with the latest Artisan Wednesday Wow. Hope you’ll stop in to see what we have for you this week.
The rest of the team is showing their Leadership Display Board projects as well so make sure you take a look!
So the wonderful Karren has created her very first sketch for us this week at Freshly Made Sketches. This is a really great sketch, don’t you think?
When I created this card, I had hit the point where I was decidedly over winter weather. I actually like a good snow every now and then but we have had too many weather days and the boys have lost a lot of school days. I needed a little spring so I created it! Using these pretty flowers from Simple Stems and the print/colors from Kaleidescope DSP, I thought it would be fun to create a stamped panel with popped up flowers. I hand cut the flowers (there is a framelit but it doesn’t go with all the flowers I chose) and put them on Dimensionals. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes…just the perfect size for the panel!
Ok, short and sweet this morning. If you missed it, don’t forget to check out yesterday’s card and the blog candy!
Back on Friday with another Leadership project. Until then, hope your day is great!
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The Artisan Design Team’s February box of products is fantastic. We are continuing to use some of the latest and greatest from the Occasions Catalog. These are the projects you might have already seen on Stampin’ Up’s Facebook page. 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.
Oh….and there is blog candy so read to the end!!!
So I’m back to the Hexagon Hive. I told you two weeks ago how much I love it and the team has been showing so many fun ways to use it. I thought I would go literal with the hive on this one. It is so easy to do too. Just cut the Naturals Ivory Card Stock using the Thinlit and the snip off the edges and keep the part you want. I sponged it with Soft Suede to give it a little extra dimension. Then using the Thinlit again, cut a piece of Crushed Curry Card Stock and sponge a few of the hexagons and place them on the filled spaces of the hive base. I attached it to a Naturals Ivory base card using Glue Dots placed under the filled hexagons and let the the edges stay unattached to add a little dimension. Next for the bee. This fellow is from Backyard Basics and I have to say the set holds a special place for me. You see, the Artisan Design Team has two of the most wonderful women at the home office that help us. Together, they gave each team member a choice of some Stampin’ Up product as a Christmas present and I chose this set. I just got it when the February box came so I obviously had to use it right away. Thank you Gwen and Chrissy for this awesome gift!!! Ok..back to the bee. I stamped him in Early Espresso and colored using my Blender Pen and using direct marker with Soft Suede and Crushed Curry inks. Then I cut him out by hand. There is a framelit that goes with him but I wanted a really close cut so I just took my time and did it. The sentiment is from Six-Sided Sampler and is a perfect fit, don’t you think?? A few Basic Pearls to finish this one off.
So what do you think? I love to hear how you feel about this one and I can’t make it TOOO easy for the blog candy so here it is. Leave me a comment before Sunday, Feb. 23rd at 6p Eastern and tell me what you love about the new shapes in the Occasions Catalog. The hexagons, the triangles, the starbursts…all so amazing. Let me know your favorite and why! I’m giving away the stamp set Geometrical AND the new Triangle Punch that goes with it to a random commenter. I’ll use a random number generator to choose but can only mail within the US. Ok…that isn’t too hard is it?
I’ll be back tomorrow with the latest from Freshly Made Sketches and then later in the week with more Leadership Display projects.
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.
I realized that I hadn’t shown you any of my scrapbook pages made for the Leadership Display Board and thought that would be a fun way to end the week. I’ll start with a little background. My boys are Lego boys…all three of them!! Sometimes I feel as if the Legos will take over the house but they love playing and creating and building, so I accept it and move along. Since the day it opened the boys have been talking about Legoland Florida and have wanted to go there. When we took our vacation in October, we were finally able to go. They were crazy, ecstatically, ridiculously happy!! Thus this page.
The primary colors from the Legoland sign and the red in the boys shirts told me what colors to use for this. I tried to keep the feel of the page fun and kind of silly, just like the day. I used a base of Crumb Cake mounted on Real Red and started building. The triangles from Geometrical create fun arrows and the designs go so well with Polka Dot Parade DSP and the Gingham Garden Washi Tape. I created some strips from those and added them at angles then stapled to add detail. The dates were added using the Remember This Rotary Stamp. I love this stamp. So great for so many scrapping projects! The little arrow from Hung Up Cute Clips makes sure the date gets emphasis. Finally the sentiment from See Ya’ Later captured the feeling!
I had to send this one off of course but made duplicate pictures so I can build a series of matching pages from all the adventures of the day. I hope your week has been wonderful! Happy Valentine’s Day to you all and I will see you again on Monday. Thanks for stopping in!
The rest of the team is showing their Leadership Display Board projects as well so make sure you take a look!
Well the Freshly Made Sketches gallery from last week blew me away and I have a feeling this week will be the same. The lovely Jen Brum has created this fun sketch for us to use and I love it!
Ok, so where Jen sees circles, I see triangles. Using the Triangle Punch and the Fresh Prints DSP stack made this so fun to put together. I just randomly chose some patterns I like and popped out the triangles. I thought this cute little sentiment from Hip Notes was perfect for the feel of the card (and I needed a card for my awesome nephew). I stamped in Real Red ink and then put the triangles up on Dimensionals. I used some Baker’s Twine from the Tag a Bag Accessory Kit and tied it onto a Cherry Cobbler button (which goes wonderfully with the Real Red in the DSP). The layer got Coastal Cabana “frame” and then that panel went up on Dimensionals to attach it to the Real Red base. On the inside I used the “Hooray for today” sentiment from Sale-a-bration.
I’m guessing you know what I will say. But yes, the design team has rocked this sketch and you need to get right over to check out their work. Make sure you play along and let Jen B know how much you love the sketch!
I’ll be back on Friday with another one of my Leadership display projects. Until then, I hope your week is wonderful! Thanks so much for stopping in!
Click HERE to purchase wonderful Stampin’ Up products.
The Artisan Design Team’s February box of products is fantastic. Were you as wowed by last week’s projects as I was? We are continuing to use some of the latest and greatest from the Occasions Catalog. 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.
So, the Ampersand Embossing Folder. I know these little symbols are incredibly trendy (yea, Stampin’ Up!) but what to show you? One of my favorite suites in the new Occasions Catalog is the Watercolor Wonder Suite. The DSP (just got it and wow), the notecards (ditto) and the pretty stamps. So that was my inspiration. I took Watercolor Paper and cut a panel to emboss (4″ x 5-1/2″) and ran it through the Big Shot with the Ampersand Embossing Folder. Then I grabbed Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink Pads. I squished the lids (that is the official term) and then opened the pads to get the ink from the inside of the lids. Using my Aquapainter, I picked up the ink and started coloring. Just let the ink run out and keep the colors a bit uneven and imperfect. When I was happy with the coloring, I took some splotches from Gorgeous Grunge and inked first in Daffodil Delight and then touched on a little Pumpkin Pie. I stamped off a little and then added the splotches randomly. The whole panel was popped up on Dimensionals and put on a card base made of Watercolor Paper.
So I told you yesterday that this would be a non-standard Valentine. On the inside of the card, I chose the stamp from Perfect Pennants that has another ampersand in it. Again I inked first with Daffodil Delight and the rolled on some Pumpkin Pie (always use the lightest color first). I spritzed the inked stamp with water so that the stamped image would mimic the look of the front (I practiced a few times first to make sure I had it down – clean off the stamp before each reinking).
I think this will be my DH’s Valentine so shhhh….don’t tell him! Making a whole card of Watercolor Paper is not for every day cards but perfect for special ones…he’s worth it!!
I’ll be back tomorrow with the latest from Freshly Made Sketches and then later in the week with more Leadership Display projects.
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.
I hope your weekend was wonderful! Mine was full of de-icing, instrument approaches and all the challenges that winter flying can bring. I’m grateful for passengers who were patient with the winter delays (de-icing and large headwinds) and said kind things as they deplaned. A couple more days before I get home…
I have another Leadership project to share today and this one is fun to make. Need a Valentine card that isn’t too girly? This might be the one for you!
Since the Occasions Catalog showed the Perfect Pennants stamp set and the Kaleidescope DSP on the same page, it seemed natural to pair them up for a card. I started with a Bermuda Bay card base then cut different sized pennants out of the DSP. I just used the size of each print to decide the size. The sentiment was inked with Stampin’ Write Markers in Bermuda Bay and Strawberry Slush. I punched it out with my circle punch (1-3/8″ I think but I forgot to write it down). After layering all the pennants and attaching the circle with a Dimensional, I still felt like something was missing. So, out came the Basic Rhinestones and a Sharpie marker. The little gems added the touch I wanted.
Tomorrow is the day for our next Artisan Wednesday Wow hop and I have another non-traditional Valentine for you. Until then, I hope your day is fantastic!
The rest of the team is showing their Leadership Display Board projects as well so make sure you take a look!
Just take a look at this fantastic sketch from Freshly Made Sketches this week! A classic look with loads of possibilities from the wonderful Cindy Hall. I knew what I wanted to make the minute I saw it…and I love a sketch where that happens!
So I got this awesome set, Simple Stems, from the Occasions Catalog and it is so fantastic. Kind of a “build a flower” set. I stamped the flower top in Strawberry Slush and the stem in Pear Pizzazz. The sentiment is from the hostess set Express Yourself and I love that pretty font. I pulled out some paper from Gingham Garden DSP and it seemed so spring-like. Perfect to improve my attitude about all the winter yuck we’ve been having!! After I had everything together I thought it still needed a little something. You KNOW that my go-to solution was ribbon of some kind but as I was sifting through, I came across this little paper clip with a bow on it. It is the Simply Styled Embellishment that was in the Holiday Catalog. It seemed to be just what I was looking for. Still have some left from your holiday cards?? Just pull them out and use them for spring!
The team over at Freshly Made Sketches has some fantastic inspiration for you (I know…they always do!). Make sure you hop over and check out their work. I hope you’ll play along too!
Back tomorrow with another project from the Leadership Display Boards. Until then, so glad that you dropped by. See you soon!
Click HERE to purchase wonderful Stampin’ Up products.
The Artisan Design Team’s February box of products is fantastic and I’m so happy to finally get to show you what I have been making with it. We are continuing to use some of the latest and greatest from the Occasions Catalog. 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 will tell you now that I am completely in love with the new Hexagon Hive Thinlit (expect to see more this month using it!). There is so much to do with it but for today’s project I chose to use it as a stencil. Using stencils is really popular right now and many of SU’s dies are great for creating those stencils. I also pulled out the Gesso again…just like on my project for the SU blog last week. This time I used it a bit more. To create the tag, I started with a larger piece of Watercolor Paper and painted on a layer of Gesso. Once dry, I used my Aquapainter to add in some ink, Smoky Slate. Again after drying, I stamped on the flower from Petal Parade (SAB) in Rose Red ink and then pulled out a piece of card stock that had been cut using the Hexagon Hive Thinlit. I placed it over the paper and stippled on more Gesso. When everything was dry, I chose a section I liked, cut a 2″ strip then cut one end with the Angled Tag Topper Punch. The sentiment from Quite the Pair was stamped in Smoky Slate. Using the same stencil, I stippled more Gesso onto a Smoky Slate card base (4-1/2″ sq.). I distressed a long piece (30″ or so) of Rose Red Seam Binding by spritzing it with water and then crumpling. Once dry, I looped the ribbon and tied on a Vintage Faceted Button using thread and added a Basic Pearl to the top of the button. I trimmed the extra ribbon and used the rest for the top of the tag, tying on an additional button.
I had a lot of fun making a bit of a mess with this one. Gesso is something you just kind of have to play with and there are lots of tutorials on the web to show you different uses. Just allow that everything you make will be unique and that imperfection is part of the look.
I’ll be back tomorrow with the latest from Freshly Made Sketches and then later in the week with more Leadership Display projects.
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.
Stamps: Petal Parade (SAB), Quite the Pair; Paper: Watercolor, Smoky Slate; Accessories: Angled Tag Topper Punch, Big Shot, Hexagon Hive Thinlit, Vintage Faceted Button, Rose Red Seam Binding, Basic Pearls, Dimensionals
Happy Monday! I hope your weekend was great! Now that Sale-a-bration is in full swing, I am so happy to be sharing these projects from the Leadership Display Boards. I have another project made with Petal Parade to show you today.
I chose this pattern from the SAB paper Sweet Sorbet and the color and print lends itself to so many cards. I thought I’d use one of my favorite color pairings on this. Sahara Sand, Daffodil Delight and Basic Gray are so cool together. All I did was stamp the flowers a bit off center on each panel. It keeps the stamping simple. The sentiment is from Regarding Dahlias and the little metal button from the Occasions Catalog is wonderful tied with Linen Thread. While there are lots of layers here, the card itself is pretty quick to come together. Another one that would be great in a variety of colors/DSPs.
I’ll be back tomorrow with my first card with the February Artisan box. It is a great one and the team is excited to get going with this one.
The rest of the team is showing their Leadership Display Board projects as well so make sure you take a look!
Click HERE to purchase wonderful Stampin’ Up products.
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