December Blog Hop

Happy Holidays! I can't believe that it's already December. The 70 degree weather here in the Land of Oz has made it even harder to believe, but I'm not complaining. I still haven't found my gloves, so the cold can stay away just a little bit longer!

I love making holiday projects. My card is one I designed for our club meeting last month. I had told them we would do either a card or a gift card holder; at the last minute I decided to make it both! I love the versatility of the Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper stack. (Preview: there's a new stack coming out in the Spring Catalog!)
My initial card was the middle left. During the club demonstration, I made the on the middle right. The others were made by some of my club members.

Supplies used:
Card Stock: Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Island Indigo, Crumb Cake
DSP: Festival of Prints
Stamp sets: Scentsational Season, Curly Cute
Ink: Early Espresso, VersaMark, Cherry Cobbler, Lucky Limeade
Tools: Big Shot, Holiday Collection Framelits, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, Stampin' Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Heat Tool
Adhesive: SNAIL, Tombow
Other: Cherry Cobbler and Sparkling Silver Dazzling Details, various embossing powders

Inside view

My 3-D project is actually one that I made to sell. Some local crafters and I got together and opened our own Little Shop of Treasures holiday shop 2 years ago. We had a lot of fun doing this. I had found this idea from another demonstrator on our exclusive demonstrator website.
This is definitely a great way to dress up candy cane treats for the holidays.

Supplies used:
Punches: Curly Label, Word Window, Boho Blossom
Markers: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie
Adhesive: Glue Stick
Embellishments: Metallic Brads

I hope you enjoyed my projects. It means a lot that you took the time to stop by and check them out! Click that Next button below to head on over to Kim's always-fabulous blog! Make sure to keep hopping around; you'll see some new faces this month. Our blog has always had tremendous talent, and we've added much more this month. You don't want to miss Justin's blog. He posts a new card every morning for us demonstrators to see and every single card is drool worthy!


Blog Hop Participants:

1. Shellie G. of Creative Electica
2. Annie L. of Love Me Cards
3. Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun!
4. Nancy B. of Lady Stamps-A-Lot
5. Rose C. of Stamp with Rose
6. Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya
7. Dawn S. of Dawn's Creative Chalet
8. Darcy J. of DJ's Stampin' Place
9. Kim R. of Stamping with Kim
10. Terry B of Goin' Over the Edge
11. Justin K of JK Cards
12. Heidi B of Stuck on Stampin'
13. Jennifer B of NW Stamper

Thankful to Hop

Greetings to all! You may have noticed that we are hopping on the second Thursday this month. Most of our hoppers have little ones or work with little ones and having the first Thursday fall on the day after Halloween wasn't too convenient. Geez calendar!

I've been doing a Day of Thanks post on my FB page. I must say that I'm incredibly thankful to be part of such a great group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators. These ladies that I hop with are all so talented and I owe them a lot because some months the only stamping I get done is for our blog hop. I'm also thankful for all of my followers and visitors. Thank YOU for letting me share a little bit of my stress relief with you!

My card this month is a thank you card. I had already made my 3-D item and wanted to coordinate the card with it. I really miss the Copper embossing powder we used to carry. It would have POPPED on this card!

Supplies used:
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Island Indigo, More Mustard
DSP: Orchard Harvest
Ink: Island Indigo, Versamark
Stamps: Curly Cute, Gently Falling
Embellishments: 3/16" Metallic brads, Gold embossing powder, Pewter embossing powder
Adhesive: Glue stick
Tools: Heat tool, paper piercer, paper piercing mat

I decided to try my hand at the ornament on the cover of the Holiday catalog. I taught myself how to do this, and then taught it to some of my stamp club members (I owe those ladies lots of thanks for lots of different reasons) that evening at our club meeting. We did fall versions with the Orchard Harvest DSP (use what you have, right?). I wish that I had gotten pictures of each person's ornament. They all looked so different even with coming from the same pack of paper!
In addition to ornaments, these would make great gift tags, place settings, candle wraps, etc! The possibilities really are endless!

Supplies used:
DSP: Orchard Harvest
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip
Punches: 3/8' Circle, 2 3/8"Scallop Circle
Framelits: Holiday Ornaments
Dies: Rosette XL
Ribbon: Chocolate Chip Dotted Scallop, Very Vanilla Seam Binding, Linen Thread
Embellishment: Brushed Bronze Designer Buttons
Tools: Big Shot, Silicone Mat
Adhesive: Tombow
Non-SU: glue gun, crap-ton of hot glue (yes a technical term)

I hope you have enjoyed my projects. Thank you for stopping by, now I hope you enjoy Kim's creations!

Blog Hop Participants:

1. Shellie G. of Creative Electica
2. Annie L. of Love Me Cards
3. Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun!
4. Nancy B. of Lady Stamps-A-Lot
5. Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya
6. Dawn S. of Dawn's Creative Chalet
7. Patricia T. of Sunnyone Stampin'
8. Pamela W. of Stinky Tofu
9. Darcy J. of DJ's Stampin' Place
10. Kim R. of Stamping with Kim
11. Nancy B of Momma B Stampin'
12. Terry B of Goin' Over the Edge

World Card Making Day!

World Card Making Day is the first Saturday of every October. That's today! I hope that you joined in on World Card Making Day with me and many others!

Here is one of the cards I created today. (I can't share my Christmas cards just yet)
I'd love to see what you made today. You can post them over on my Facebook page if you would like to share.

Supplies used:
Cardstock: Old Olive, More Mustard, Bravo Burgundy, Naturals White
Ink: Bravo Burgundy, Old Olive, More Mustard, Basic Black
Ribbon: 1/8" Old Olive Taffeta Ribbon, 1/2" Basic Black Dotted Scallop Ribbon
Stamp set: Carry On (Hostess)
Adhesive: Snail, Tombow Multipurpose, Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals
Big Shot
Fancy Fan Embossing Folder
Tabletop Paper Cutter
Simply Scored

Spoooooky! It's Blog Hop time!

It's the first Thursday of the month; what does that mean? We're hopping!

October is probably my favorite month of the year. I love Halloween and all things PUMPKIN; which both happen in this orange month. You can check out my favorite pumpkin card that I've made in THIS post from last August.

On to this year's spooky projects:

I had a lot of fun with my card. It features a new bundle from the Holiday catalog.

Supplies used:
Cardstock: Basic Grey, Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie, Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla
Ink: Soft Suede, Rich Razzleberry
Stampin' Write Marker: Basic Black
Stamps: Googly Ghouls
Embellishments: Googlies, Designer Ribbon Slides, 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon-Basic Black
Punches: Decorative Label, Modern Label
Adhesives: Snail, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots
Other: Simply Scored, Tabletop Paper Cutter, Paper Snips

Every 4 or 5 years I decide to "go back to the beginning" and pull out one of the original projects that I showed my customers when I first started demo-ing. Here's my creepy bagalope. My favorite part of teaching the bagalope project is the look on everyones' faces when I tell them to seal up their envelope without putting anything in it. :)

Supplies used:
Stamp: Googly Ghouls
Stampin' Write Markers: Basic Black, Soft Suede
Embellishement: Pumpkin Pie baker's twine (only available in Ghoulish Googlies Designer Kit)
Other: Simply Scored, Tabletop Paper Cutter, Medium Whisper White Envelope

Thanks for stopping by! I would love to hear what you thought of my projects today!

Head on over to Kim's blog and see what our "mommy who stamps late at night" has shared with us!


Blog Hop Participants:

1. Shellie G. of Creative Electica
2. Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun!
3. Nancy B. of Lady Stamps-A-Lot
4. Rose C. of Stamp with Rose
5. Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya
6. Dawn S. of Dawn's Creative Chalet
7. Patricia T. of Sunnyone Stampin'
8. Pamela W. of Stinky Tofu
9. Darcy J. of DJ's Stampin' Place
10. Kim R. of Stamping with Kim
11. Nancy B of Momma B Stampin'
12. Terry B of Goin' Over the Edge

September blog hop

Hi! Thanks for joining the Stylin' Stampin' Squad September blog hop! I'm so excited to show my latest creations to you!

What did you think of Heather's projects? She always has such cute projects!

This is the gift set I created for this month.

My intention this month was to CASE (copy and share everything) a really cute CAS (clean & simple) card that I saw earlier this week. What started out in my mind as a back to school "apple for the teacher" card ended up a fall "thank you" card.

The idea for the milk carton I did CASE from another demo. What a genius idea to use the framelits to make a window before you assemble the carton! One side has an apple cut out, the other side a pear cut out. I filled the carton with two Apple Pear'adise tea lights that I had gotten from Gold Canyon. The "windows" provide a perfect vent to allow the scent to come out. These would be great for a teacher's desk where she needed a little smell good scent, but couldn't burn an actual candle!

Thank you for joining me today. I look forward to hearing what you thought of my projects.
Hop on over to the very talented Kim's blog and be sure to leave her some love too!

Blog Hop Participants:

1. Shellie G. of Creative Electica
2. Annie L. of Love Me Cards
3. Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun!
4. Nancy B. of Lady Stamps-A-Lot
5. Rose C. of Stamp with Rose
6. Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya
7. Dawn S. of Dawn's Creative Chalet
8. Patricia T. of Sunnyone Stampin'
9. Heather W. of Stamping with Heather
10. Darcy J. of DJ's Stampin' Place
11. Kim R. of Stamping with Kim
12. Nancy B of Momma B Stampin'

MDS 2

Happy Labor Day! Finally a day off that I can devote to everything that hasn't gotten done in the past month. I had wanted to get my Wichita Zoo album finished during August to take advantage of the 31% off special on all print products. Luckily for me (and you) Stampin' Up! extended the promotion until September 14th!

I upgraded my version of My Digital Studio to the new My Digital Studio 2. Stampin' Up! has done it again. They took an already wonderful product and made it fabulous!

This is what I love about MDS2:

-More page layout templates
-You can round the corner of your pictures
-Stamp images can be colored with different colors instead of the whole image having to be the same color
-You can now work on your album in a double-page layout spread

Screen shot MDS2 software in use

This is perhaps my favorite new feature! It is so much easier than having to view the output to make sure everything is lined up on your spread, go back and fix it, and then view the output again.

This is just an overview of the new improvements that SU! has made on the software. They are still working on some updates that will come out with update releases.

Remember, if you haven't tried out My Digital Studio yet, you can get a 30-day free trial on my website! http://stampindj.stampinup.net  Click on the "Shop Now" button to find the Free Trial button.

Stylin' Stampin' August Edition

Welcome to the August edition of the Stylin' Stampin' blog hop! This month we are featuring our favorite products from the Holiday Catalog, which you can order from NOW! In addition to the amazing talent you've been visiting the past six months; we've added some new talent so make sure you hop to everyone's blog.

My card was CASE'd from page 28 of the Holiday Catalog. That's what happens when your husband tells you the night before that you need to make a card for his retiring co-worker who's last day happens to be the following day! My first FAVORITE thing is that there are so many stamp set and framelit bundles in the new catalog! SO much easier than cutting with scissors.

Supplies used:
Stamps: Perfectly Preserved; Itty Bitty Banners
Cardstock: Sahara Sand
DSP: International Bazaar
Ink: Lucky Limeade; Rich Razzleberry
Ribbon: Chocolate Chip scallop dots; Daffodil Delight Taffeta; Midnight Muse stitched satin
Punch: 3/16" Corner
Big Shot
Bitty Banners Framelits
Snail adhesive; Glue Dots; Dimensionals

My 3-D project was so fun to make! Do you see the jar on the jar? My second FAVORITE holiday item is our new core'dinations cardstock. It works so well with the Woodgrain embossing folder!

Supplies used:
Stamps: Itty Bitty Banners
Paper: Early Espresso Core'dinations; Very Vanilla; Cajun Craze; More Mustard; Gumball Green
DSP: Orchard Harvest
Ink: Early Espresso; Gumball Green
Big Shot
Woodgrain embossing folder
Framelits: Cannery; Bitty Banners
Paper Snips
Stampin' Sanding System
Sticky Strip; Glue Dots

I hope you enjoyed my projects today. I would love to hear what your FAVORITE project or part of a project was!
Answer to last month's challenge question: I used the star from Jolly Bingo Bits to stamp on the back of the red glimmer paper; then used my paper snips to cut them out.

This nifty button will take you right over to fellow night owl stamper, Kim. Happy hopping! 


Blog Hop Participants:

1. Shellie G. of Creative Electica
2. Annie L. of Love Me Cards
3. Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun!
4. Nancy B. of Lady Stamps a Lot
5. Rose C. of Stamp with Rose
6. Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya
7. Dawn S. of Dawn's Creative Chalet
8. Patricia T. of Sunnyone Stampin'
9. Heather W. of Heather's Stampin' Blog
10. Pamela W. of Stinky Tofu
11. Darcy J. of DJ's Stampin' Place
12. Kim R. of Stamping with Kim
13. Debra of Mommy Scraps

Stylin' Stampin' Squad July Blog Hop

I can't believe that June is over already and July is upon us! I apologize that I'm behind on my weekly product posts. Between two birthdays, an anniversary trip, work, and training; time flew right on by! I promise that next week I'll be all caught up again!
I bet you just arrived here from Marla's blog. Aren't her projects fabulous? If you are just starting the hop, make sure to make it all the way around. We've got 12 amazing ladies this month and you don't want to miss any of their work!
We all love to hear what others think of our projects. Please show us some love and leave each of us a comment about your favorite project, technique, idea, etc!

Ok, who's ready to see some projects? My card this month was inspired by three friends who all share their birthday with America.
I had made some fabulous note cards with the Natural Composition Designer Series Paper and the Top Note die in Very Vanilla. Looking at what was left from the Top Note, I thought, "this would make a cute card front!"

Supplies used:
Paper: Natural Composition DSP, Very Vanilla cardstock, Red Glimmer paper
Stamp sets: Create A Cupcake, Jolly Bingo Bits
Ink: Midnight Muse
Punches: Word Window, Modern Label
Big Shot & Top Note die
Embellishments: 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon in Midnight Muse, Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Adhesive: Snail, Glue Dots

Who can figure out where I used the Jolly Bingo Bits stamp set?

My 3-D project is a cute little wall hanging. There's a beautiful old house in town that has these great vintage fans hanging on their front porch every year for the 4th. They were my inspiration for this project.

Supplies used:
Paper: Red Glimmer paper, Midnight Muse and Whisper White cardstocks
Stamp set: Morning Post Alphabet
Ink: Midnight Muse
Big Shot & Scallop Circle die
Punch: 2 1/2" Circle
Embellishments: 5/8" Organza Ribbon
Adhesive: Snail

Reminder: You can click on each picture for a closer view.
Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed my projects and I can't wait to read your reviews!
Hop on over to Kim's blog by clicking on this cute MDS-made star! 

1. Shellie G. of Creative Electica
2. Annie L. of Love Me Cards
3. Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun!
4. Nancy B. of Lady Stamps a Lot
5. Rose C. of Stamp with Rose
6. Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya
7. Dawn S. of Dawn's Creative Chalet
8. Patricia T. of Sunnyone Stampin'
9. Heather W. of Heather's Stampin' Blog
10. Marla R. of Marla's Stampin' Spot
11. Darcy J. of DJ's Stampin' Place
12. Kim R. of Stamping with Kim

Stylin' Stampin' June Hop

It's time again for our monthly hop. I am so grateful that I have the opportunity to join these wonderful demonstrators each month; plus it forces me to take some me time and get creative!

For my 3-D project this month, I chose graduation and went super simple. These cute little caps are quick to make. I think they would be great for party decorations, or to assign place settings.

Supplies used:
Cardstock: Basic Black (2- 3x3 pieces, one folded in half)
Punches: 2 3/8" Circle
Embellishments: Calypso Coral Baker's Twine; 2011-2013 Printed Brads
Adhesive: Tombow Multipurpose
Tools: Tabletop Paper Cutter; Simply Scored; Paper Piercer; Craft Scissors

My card started with one thought in mind and it doesn't look anything like I had originally planned. I knew I wanted to use the 2012-2014 In Colors and the Button, Button set. I had initially intended to have an explosion of buttons on this card. You can see, that didn't happen! I was incredibly pleased with this card as I have had Button, Button since it first came out and I've used it once. It has always been a set I've struggled through designing with.

Supplies used:
Card stock: Baja Breeze; Primrose Petals; So Saffron; Very Vanilla; Gumball Green
Classic Ink (new firm foam pads!): Gumball Green; Midnight Muse; Primrose Petals; Summer Starfruit
Stamp sets: Button, Button; Curly Cute; Four Frames
Adhesive: Glue Dots; Tombow Multipurpose; Snail
Punches: Petite Pennants; Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack; 1/2" Circle; 3/4" Circle; Modern Label; 1/16" Circle Handheld; Word Window
Ribbon: Chocolate Chip Scallop Dots
Brads: 3/16" Metallic
Embossing Folder: Adorning Accents
Tools: Color Coach; Tabletop Paper Cutter; Simply Scored; Big Shot; Craft Scissors; Stampin' Scrub; Stampin' Mist

Thanks for stopping by! Please leave me a comment regarding your thoughts/impressions of my projects. Make sure you head on over to Pam's blog now; she always has cute projects!

Blog Hop Participants:

1. Annie L. of Love Me Cards
2. Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun!
3. Anji C. of Altered Scraps Blog
4. Rose C. of Stamp with Rose
5. Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya
6. Dawn S. of Dawn's Creative Chalet
7. Patricia T. of Sunnyone Stampin'
8. Heather W. of Heather's Stampin' Blog
9. Linda O. of Stamp at Linda's
10. Darcy J. of DJ's Stampin' Place
11. Pam S. of Sunny Girl Scraps
12. Kim R. of Stamping with Kim

2-Way Glue Pen (Stampin' Up! accessories A-Z)

The new Stampin' Up! catalog is here and it is fabulous! You can view it in pdf format over to the left side of the page.
Starting with this new catalog, I'd like to give you a closer look at the accessories we offer. I will be presenting them to you A to Z, with a new post coming to you each Tuesday. Make sure you subscribe by email or follow the page over on the right side of the page so you don't miss out on any of our wonderful products!
Now on with the show!

Today's product is the 2-Way Glue Pen.

Features & Benefits

• Permanent or temporary bond 
• Dries quickly 
• Great for adhering glitter 
• Blue when wet; clear when dry 
• 10 grams 
• Chisel tip 
• Washes off skin with soap and water
• Acid free

Quick Tips

Need a temporary bond for a stencil or mask? Or do you need a permanent bond for a card or page? Look no further than the 2-Way Glue Pen.
1. Wet bond (permanent bond): While the glue is still blue and wet, immediately make the bond. Use a wet bond when you apply glitter.
2. Dry bond (temporary): Apply glue lightly and wait for the adhesive to dry (it will become clear). Use this method when masking or positioning stencils. When you are finished, you can remove the bond easily.

FYI

To start the 2-Way Glue Pen, push the tip in a few times and allow the glue to saturate the tip (the tip will turn blue). Always replace the cap after use.


I have created a video (my first ever) to demonstrate the "Quick Tips" and "FYI."

Contact me today to order this versatile product! See you next week for the adhesive remover.

May Stylin' Stampin' Squad Hop

 

Whether this is your first stop, or you just came from Marla's blog (or beyond); I welcome you.

For this month's projects I decided to focus on the Friendship, though both projects could also be used for kids. I typically don't read any papercrafting magazines, however when baker's twine is featured on the front, it catches my eye! I got these ideas out of a recent copy of Scrapbooks, etc.

Card and 3-D project

Getting to the finished card was a funny road map. Since I pulled all my retiring sets off the shelf already, I was looking at what was left up there for inspiration. When I saw the Create A Cupcake stamp set, I was reminded of a Congratulations card I'd made last year for a friend who had earned high honors with her new Scentsy business. I was honestly just going to use the picture of that card. Then, I remembered the baker's twine article I'd read and thought, "well there's my 3-D project." Then I knew I had to redo the card so it made a little more sense and matched the colors. When I started on my 3-D project, I had all of my baker's twine laid out in front of me; fully intending to use Island Indigo, which I didn't.

I probably never would have put these three colors together for a card had it not been for my twine; however I love the combo and will probably use it a lot more!

I traced the edges of the cupcake "icing" with Tombow to hold the twine in place.

Supplies used:
Cardstock: Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla
Stamp set: Curly Cute
Punches: Cupcake Builder, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border
Ribbon: Daffodil Delight 1/8" taffeta, Calypso Coral baker's twine
Adhesive: Dotto, Tombow

The magazine called these cupcakes, I think they look more like giant truffles!

I got a good chuckle today when I went to our local hobby store to get the foam balls. The cashier asked me what I was doing with three foam balls. I responded, "making cupcakes." She looked at my husband like she didn't believe me. I explained that I was wrapping them with baker's twine. My dear husband got all excited on our walk home, asking me when I had gotten the baker's twine. Turns out he's been looking all over our town for baker's twine to cook a chicken. He was a little disappointed when he found out that I was referring to Stampin' Up! baker's twine! :)

These were fairly easy once I got going. They would be a great project to do with your kids; though I caution you, I did end up a little sticky. That's the sign of a great project, right? You could also add embellishment "sprinkles" if you wanted to.

Supplies used:
Ribbon: Early Espresso baker's twine, Calypso Coral baker's twine, Lucky Limeade baker's twine
Adhesive: Crystal Effects
Non-SU: 2" foam balls, cupcake pan liners

I hope you enjoyed my projects today. I definitely had fun making them. (ok, whipping them out!) Please continue on the rest of the hop. If you're going clockwise, you'll head over to Nicole's next, and if you're counter-clockwise, you'll hit Marla's. Enjoy!

Blog Hop Participants:

1. Shellie G. of Creative Electica
2. Annie L. of Love Me Cards
3. Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun!
4. Nancy B. of Lady Stamps a Lot
5. Rose C. of Stamp with Rose
6. Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya
7. Dawn S. of Dawn's Creative Chalet
8. Patricia T. of Sunnyone Stampin'
9. Heather W. of Heather's Stampin' Blog
10. Pamela W. of Stinky Tofu
11. Marla R. of Marla's Stampin' Spot
12. Darcy J. of DJ's Stampin' Place
13. Nicole B. of Creations by Mommy
14. Kim R. of Stamping with Kim

April Blog Hop

I am so thankful for this blog hop, otherwise you may never see me on here! Life has been busy like a bee on crack, so I haven't had any free time to take for stamping or crafting (other than the wedding invites you're about to see.)

I was commissioned to make 130 of these darling invitations. The bride, her mom, and I worked together to transform her mind's design into a real life paper one. I love her concept and had fun making these (as proven true by the glue on my fingers when I was done).

Front

 

Inside (with info blurred out)

Supplies used:

Cardstock: Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Naturals Ivory

Punches: Decorative Label, 1" Circle

Stamp set: Farm Life

Supplies: Hemp twine, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy, Powder Pals, Gold embossing powder, Black embossing powder, Tombow

Other: Retired alphabet set, retired punches (slit, notch, double circle), Burlap

Part of my crazy spring has involved getting back into my exercise routine by walking outside. I was loving looking at all the blooms, until the rain we've gotten recently beat them back into submission for a while. So, I decided for my 3-D project to make my own flower box. The great thing about this box is that it will transport easily to work with me, and I can't kill the flowers! (unless the cat tries eating them)

For the box, I cut out two of the Fancy Favor dies, and glued them together inside out so they score lines didn't show. For the "dirt" I ran Chocolate Chip through my Paper Crimper (which I haven't used in about 6 years), and then ran that through my shredder! 

I love the new Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper, which can be purchased as a sneak peek this month. Also, the Summer Smooches fabric brads can only be purchased in April. Aren't they fun?

Supplies used:

Card stock: Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Wisteria Wonder, Chocolate Chip

DSP: Flirtatious, Summer Smooches

Punches: Mixed Bunch

Ribbon: Melon Mambo 1/2" Scallop Dots, Old Olive 1/8" Taffeta, Daffodil Delight 1/2" Seam Binding, Whisper White 5/8" Organza

Supplies: Big Shot, Fancy Favor XL die, XL cutting plates, Paper Crimper, Brights collection Buttons, Summer Smooches fabric brads, Glue Dots, Distressing Kit

Other: packing peanuts

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoy the rest of our April blog hop!

1. Shellie G. of Creative Electica
2. Annie L. of Love Me Cards
3. Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun!
4. Nancy B. of Lady Stamps a Lot
5. Anji C. of Altered Scraps Blog
6. Rose C. of Stamp with Rose
7. Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya
8. Dawn S. of Dawn's Creative Chalet
9. Patricia T. of Sunnyone Stampin'
10. Heather W. of Heather's Stampin' Blog
11. Pamela W. of Stinky Tofu
12. Linda O. of Stamp at Linda's
13. Marla R. of Marla's Stampin' Spot
14. Darcy J. of DJ's Stampin' Place
15. Nicole B. of Creations by Mommy
16. Pam S. of Sunny Girl Scraps
17. Kim R. of Stamping with Kim

March Stylin' Stampin' Hop

It's that time again! Can anyone else believe that it's March 1st? February escaped me, and I'm sure I'm not the only one this happened to. Therefore, I decided to make this month's projects "simple, and easy to duplicate!"

My friend's daughter turns 1 at the end of March, so my card project this month is a postcard invitation made with My Digital Studio.

Front

Back

My favorite feature in My Digital Studio is the ability to change the opacity on the Designer Series Papers. I used Concord Crush on the top half of the card, and it was just too dark at 100%. I also changed the opacity of the bottom of the cupcake, which allowed you to see barely see the polka dots showing through from the Pear Pizazz paper.

My 3-D project is a bookmark. I was just hired to make some bookmarks for a co-worker, so they are fresh in my mind. However, since I used retired product on those, I designed a new one for you!

Supplies:

Card Stock: Rich Razzleberry, Naturals White

Stamp set: Elements of Style

Classic Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Baja Breeze

Adhesive: 2-way glue pen

Accessories: Blossom Builders Designer Printed Kit

I love Elements of Style; it really is one of my most often "go-to" stamp sets. I also love that the Blossom Builders kit is double-sided; it doubles its versatility!

Thanks for stopping by, I'm anxious to hear which of my projects you liked most and why. Whether you are hopping forward or backward, I hope you enjoy Michele's, Nicole's and everyone else's projects!

Blog Hop Participants:

1. Shellie G. of Creative Electica
2. Annie L. of Love Me Cards
3. Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun!
4. Nancy B. of Lady Stamps a Lot
5. Anji C. of Altered Scraps Blog
6. Rose C. of Stamp with Rose
7. Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya
8. Amanda H. of Live Laugh Craft
9. Dawn S. of Dawn's Creative Chalet
10. Patricia T. of Sunnyone Stampin'
11. Heather W. of Heather's Stampin' Blog
12. Pamela W. of Stinky Tofu
13. Linda O. of Stamp at Linda's
14. Marla R. of Marla's Stampin' Spot
15. Michele M. of Michele's Stampin' Blog
16. Darcy J. of DJ's Stampin' Place
17. Nicole B. of Creations by Mommy
18. Pam S. of Sunny Girl Scraps
19. Kim R. of Stamping with Kim