Party Like a Rock Star

#stampinup  I'm loving the new "Marquee Messages" from Stampin' Up. We got this set during the OnStage event and I can't believe I've only inked it up one time since April! There are tons of great cards out there if you search Pinterest or Splitcoast Stampers. I know I'll be playing with this set a lot--and if you'd like to play, too, contact me and let's get together for a stamping play date with you and your friends!!

I started by stamping the main image in Basic Black Archival Ink onto a Whisper White panel. I stamped the image again onto Flirty Flamingo card stock and again onto Peekaboo Peach card stock. I fussy cut the arrow and the banner. I also added "birthday" to the Peekaboo Peach banner and "it's your" directly onto the Whisper White panel. I colored the "it's your" and the horizontal elements in Mint Macaron, using a Blender Pen. I added the "party like a rock star" sentiment in Basic Black Archival Ink just under the main image. 

I adhered this piece to a Basic Black mat and then onto a Mint Macaron card base.

I wanted to add a little bling to the card, so I added a few sequins from the Metallics Sequin Assortment, using the Fine-Tip Glue Pen.

 

tams# 7491

Product List

Marquee Messages Photopolymer Stamp Set [141727] $21.00	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [138326] $6.50	Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337] $8.00
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141416] $8.00	Peekaboo Peach 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141417] $8.00
Metallics Sequin Assortment [138390] $5.00	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $7.00

Peach Soup

#stampinup   One of the beautiful new In Colors for 2016-17 is Peekaboo Peach. I've heard talk on the interwebz that some stampers are finding it hard to use this color. I think I'll be just fine--once I my Stampin' Up order gets here! I only have a few stamp sets and designer series papers and ribbons from the pre-order. I feel like I'm on a stamp "diet!" And I don't like it. Anyway, I tried my hand at using Peekaboo Peach with my limited supplies as I play along in this week's Global Design Project challenge.



When I saw the theme, I immediately thought about using the "Get Well Soup" stamp. I love this big, bold stamp and my favorite way to use it is to paper piece the bowl. I stamped the image onto a Whisper White panel in Basic Black Archival Ink. I stamped the bowl on one of the polka dotty sheets of the Playful Palette Designer Series Paper Stack. I fussy cut the bowl and adhered it to the stamped image. I didn't like the black heart in the middle of the bowl and the Sweetheart Punch was a little too big to cover it, so I used the larger flower from the trio of flowers from the "Grateful Bunch" stamp set, which I colored in Sweet Sugarplum using a Blender Pen. I adhered the flower to the bowl with a couple of glue dots.

I adhered the main panel to a Basic Black mat and I am kicking myself because I didn't order Peekaboo Peach Rushed Ribbon so I added a length of Sweet Sugarplum Ruched Ribbon to the assembly before adhering it to a Peekaboo Peach card base.

I'll admit that I need to play a little more with Peekaboo Peach, but I think I'm going to fall in love with it--just like I've fallen in love with all the 2016-17 In Colors!

tams# 7490

Product List

Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00	Blender Pens [102845] $10.00	Blossom Bunch Punch [140612] $18.00
Sweet Sugarplum 3/8" (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon [141428] $8.00	Playful Palette Designer Series Paper Stack [141657] $10.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $8.00
Peekaboo Peach 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141417] $8.00	Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad [141395] $6.50	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00	Grateful Bunch Photopolymer Bundle [140801] $33.00
Get Well Soup Wood-Mount Stamp Set [138768] $13.00

Clean and Crisp Birthday

#stampinup   Today's card is brought to you by the Pals Paper Arts color challenge. I love playing along with color challenges because the design teams come up with color combinations that I might never have chosen or use colors that I "neglect." Sahara Sand is one of those colors that I kind of forget I have, so I don't often remember to use it!



I started with a Mint Macaron panel that I embossed with the Lovely Lace Embossing Folder. I added this to a Night of Navy mat and then onto a Sahara Sand card base. I cut three Night of Navy flowers with one of the Rose Garden Thinlits and adhered them to the card with the Fine-Tip Glue Pen adhesive. 

I knew Night of Navy would be a great accent color for Mint Macaron, but wowza, when I stamped the "Rose Wonder" sentiment and frame in Night of Navy onto Sahara Sand, I just swooned. This combination is so clean and crisp. I cut the label with another Rose Garden Thinlit and adhered it to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

I love all the textures in this card--and it was quick to make!

tams# 7398

Product List

Rose Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set [140697] $27.00	Rose Garden Thinlits Dies [140619] $31.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [126970] $6.50	Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121043] $7.00
Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100867] $7.00	Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337] $7.00	Lovely Lace Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [133737] $7.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $7.00

Creation Station: New Product Showcase

#stampinup   #creationstation   It's the first Sunday of the month and you know what that means, right?! It's time for another Creation Station blog hop. This time we're featuring products from the NEW Stampin' Up catalog!! Woot! I'm so excited to share some great stamp sets and colors with you. I can't wait to see what the others on our design team have come up with. Let's get started!!

My first card uses the "Moroccan Nights" stamp set. I love the textures in this set and I know I'm going to use the large medallion stamp a lot! I started by stamping the medallion in Dapper Denim on the corner of a Very Vanilla panel. Then I stamped the row of rosettes across the top, also in Dapper Denim. 

Next, I stamped the lantern in Versamark and heat embossed it with the awesome new Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder. That stuff is spectacular! I stamped a sentiment from the "Thoughtful Banners" set in Versamark and heat embossed that in copper as well.

I tied a length of Dapper Denim Ruched Ribbon across the top, making the knot right above the lantern so that it looks like it's hanging from the ribbon. I adhered the Very Vanilla panel to a Dapper Denim mat and then onto a Cajun Craze card base to complete the card.

Here's a closer look at the lantern so you can see just how spectacular that Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder is!!

For my next card, I used the totes adorable host set, "Pun Intended." I'm in LOVE with this set (maybe because I'm just a little bit snarky)! I stamped the camera image in Memento Tuxedo Black at the corner of a Very Vanilla panel. I stamped the "snappy birthday" sentiment and dotted line in the yummy new Sweet Sugarplum ink.

I cut a 1.5" wide strip of a sheet from the Playful Palette Designer Series Paper Stack and adhered it to a slightly wider strip of Basic Black Card Stock. I tied a length of Sweet Sugarplum Ruched Ribbon around this piece before adhering it to the Very Vanilla Panel. I adhered this panel onto a Basic Black mat and then onto a Sweet Sugarplum card base.

I wasn't completely happy with the card and then I struck on an idea:  I stamped the camera again onto a scrap of Very Vanilla and fussy cut it. I added a little piece of the Playful Palette DSP to the flash bar. I adhered this to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. Sometimes just a little bit of texture or dimension takes a card from nice....to WOW!

I hope you enjoyed my projects. Keep hopping around the Creation Station blogs for more inspiration from our fabulous design team. Use the "back" and "next" buttons to navigate all the way around. See you next time!!

tams# 7360 Moroccan Nights card

Product List

Moroccan Nights Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141718] $18.00	Thoughtful Banners Photopolymer Stamp Set [141614] $21.00	Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad [141394] $6.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $7.50
Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119684] $7.00	Dapper Denim 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141414] $8.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $8.50	Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder [141636] $5.00
Dapper Denim 3/8" (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon [141424] $8.00	Heat Tool [129053] $30.00

tams# 7361 for Snappy Birthday card

Product List

Pun Intended Photopolymer Stamp Set [141804] $9.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad [141395] $6.50	Sweet Sugarplum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141418] $8.00
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $7.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $8.50	Playful Palette Designer Series Paper Stack [141657] $10.00	Sweet Sugarplum 3/8" (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon [141428] $8.00
Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00