Hit Me With Your Best Punch

It's that time again! The monthly Stylin' Stampin' Blog Hop! I think this month's theme was tailor-made for me; I love...PUNCHES. My card today features three and a half punches, along with more sneak peeks of some upcoming products!

As you hop along, please be sure to comment and show some love on every blog! We are always excited to hear from our followers! You should have just left stop number 1 on the Stylin' Stampin' Squad Blog Hop - Pam S of Stampin' In the Sun. If so, you are in the right spot. If a link doesn't work or you get off track, you will find the full blog hop lineup below.

Are you tired of reading yet? Do you want to see the card? Ok, I'll quit teasing you.

Believe it or not, I actually pre-ordered quite a bit of product, yet I featured two of the same new products two days in a row. It's because they are awesome! This picture does not do the Blackberry Bliss cardstock or ink justice, but believe me; it is gorgeous. (and goes really well with Crisp Cantaloupe) Also, there is the Hello Honey ribbon making another appearance.

Did you see my post yesterday that really featured the Blendabilities? Well, I used them again today. I found that they will work to color your stamp like the regular markers do. I have to interject a story here. Growing up I had a book about a town that had no color. Someone planted some seeds, and anyone who touched the flowers that grew from them turned color(s). I think the girl's name was Calico Callie, and I remember Mayor Caruthers. If anyone can tell me the title of the book, I'll send you a little Stampin' Up! goodie! It's been driving me crazy! At any rate, when I got the Flower Shop stamp set, this particular flower has always reminded me of that book because of the different patterns on the petals. I did try coloring the petals different colors with the Blendabilities and because of the added time of switching markers, the part that I colored first was dry and wouldn't stamp. The part that I really like is that since the Blendabilities come with three markers in the pack, each a lighter shade of the color, you have some hue flexibility. The flower on the right is Rich Razzleberry!
You might also notice the Coastal Cabana buttons. Those started as clear. Yes, I colored them with the Blendabilities!

Should we get to the punches since that's what this post is really about? Have you figured out the three and a half punches? Scallop Tag Topper, Artisan Label, and 7/8" Scallop Circle. Plus, the corner rounder on the Envelope Punch Board! If you use the Artisan Label with any of the word images from Label Love, the scallops actually go at the top and bottom. I've always used it like that, no matter what project I used it on. Then today it hit me; "hey, I should turn them sideways!" I really like them that way too!

Thanks for joining us today! I'd love to hear what you're favorite part of this card is, since I have many elements. After you pin it, and comment, keep hopping by clicking that Next button below to visit Cynthia, who might just be a fan of coffee, chocolate, and coffee flavored chocolate! ;)

Blog Hop Participant List:

1. Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun
2. Darcy J. of DJ's Stampin' Place
3. Cynthia R. of Ink-A-Doodle Creations
4. Jamie H. of Unique Ink
5. Shellie G. of Craft Smashup
6. Donna S. of Organized Chaos
7. Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya
8. Bree R. of Craft-Somnia
9. Diana E. of Stampin' Fun with Diana
10. Kim R. of Stamping with Kim 

7/8" Scallop Circle Punch

$12.95

Artisan Label Punch

$15.95

Scalloped Tag Topper Punch

$22.95

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Swap Breakdown Day 5- Card Candy

This was my first time every making "card candy" so I had to go searching to see what I had signed up for! Ok, technically I had made card candy on a card, but I didn't realize it!

Card candy assortments such as these would make great gifts for that crafty person in your life that stays busy!

When I started designing the card candy, I went to the web and searched for the hot wedding color trends for this year. Sadly, I can't remember exactly what I searched, and my laptop crashed over the weekend, so I can't get to the history to see the website. I had really wanted to share the link with you here.

I'll do a breakdown of each candy here because I had a lot of fun making some of them. Also, you'll notice a difference in my pictures. I apologize for that. Since the Great Laptop Crash of 2013, I currently don't have access to MDS to edit my pictures with.

Supply list found here

One of this year's hot wedding colors is going to be mint green. Pistachio Pudding works quite well & pairs easily with Wisteria Wonder. I used the candy dot as a ball for the puppy and busted out my blender pens for the first time in years.

Another one of the top combinations is pink & red. I expect we'll see a lot of this around next Valentine's Day. I used one of my favorite techniques on this card candy. I used the bone folder on the Strawberry Slush to curl it to tear the fibers and separated the two layers which gave a new textured cardstock layer.

The Basic Gray & Blushing Bride combination is also great for baby girl cards.

Black & Champagne were listed as one of the popular classic color combinations.

This one ended up with a western feel, which had not been my intention for the Island Indigo. I added the paper piercing on the bottom layer for some extra texture.

I was mortified when I read that tangerine and pink were one of this year's top color combinations. The article went on to say the brighter the pink the better. I do have to admit after making this project the colors grew on me but I'm still not totally sold. This project features tone-on-tone stamping with the bottom of the cupcake and clear embossing powder on the Melon Mambo for the top half of the cupcake.