A Color Challenge

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Susan Horr

Good morning everyone. Today’s Stamp Off Challenge is a color challenge. I have to admit I love all of these colors. They are bright and fun and my cup of tea!

Here is my card

Used a couple of different stamp sets to make this card. The background image is from the stamp set called Bokeh Dots. It is a DisINKtive stamp set that Stampin’ Up! invented. I must say that there is a trick to these kind of stamps. You can’t really ink them up like a regular stamp. They work better if you sponge them, use a dauber or a brayer. I used a sponge.

The second stamp set is called Dandelion Wishes. I think this has to be one of the most popular stamp sets out right now. I used Basic Gray ink for the Dandelions and the sentiment.

It is hard to see in the picture but I embossed the piece of Mango Melody with the Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I guess that is why they call it Subtle!

Now let’s go see what Buffy and Jackie made using these colors. I am sure they will be spectacular!

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Bokeh Dots Wood-Mount Stamp Set

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$20.00

Bokeh Dots Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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$15.00

Dandelion Wishes Wood-Mount Stamp Set

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$28.00

Dandelion Wishes Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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$20.00

Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

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$10.00

Pineapple Punch 1/8″ (3.2 Mm) Grosgrain Ribbon

[146953]

$6.00

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

$3.50

Lilypad Lake Shadow Box Card

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Susan Horr

We made this adorable card at our Stamp Club meeting this week. It is simple. It is sweet but for some reason I heard a lot of uh oh’s when I showed it to them. There were a few “what the heck” faces in the crowd but a couple of smiles. The smiles knew something was up.

Here is the inside of the card:

They were right! The inside of the card is a shadow box. Since the inside is fun, I thought the outside should be simple. I got this idea from Jennifer McGuire. I have to admit, she has some great techniques and this was one of them. The best part is this is not very hard to make. You just have to score a few times, stamp a little and tape it all together. You can the video Jennifer made showing you how to make it on YouTube.

We used the stamp set called Lilypad Lake the make this card. This stamp set has matching dies called Lakeside Framelits. They are a fun set of Framelits because they cut out the shapes of the stamps but they also have two label dies and a fun die that cuts out water. I love the sentiments we used on this card.

The colors I used are Coastal Cabana for the cardstock and water. Pineapple Punch for the sun and sailboats and Grapefruit Grove for the sailboats too. The Pineapple Punch circle on the front of the card was embossed using the Subtle Embossing Folder. I love this folder. It has become my favorite and needs to be in everyone’s stash!

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Lilypad Lake Wood-Mount Bundle

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$51.25

Lilypad Lake Clear-Mount Bundle

[148366]

$44.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

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$35.00

Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143706]

$10.00

Tropical Chic

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Susan Horr

Tropical Chic is a fun new stamp set that is in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. It has a set of matching Thinlits called Tropical Thinlits Dies and you can save 10% by purchasing them in a Bundle. Let me tell you. You are going to want to dies that match this stamp set! Not only do they cut the outside of the leaves, they also cut the inside! Stampin’ Up! has really gotten innovated with their dies this year. Plus, they have one die that cuts out a square of leaves. It is a must have item!

I also used a new Embossing Folder on this card called Subtle. It is a perfect name for it because it is subtle! If you look carefully you can see it on the bottom half of my card but here is a close up picture.

It makes it look like the old Textured cardstock that Stampin’ Up! used to sell years ago.

To make this card I first stamped the leaves in Lemon Lime Twist and then cut them out using the matching Thinlits. Then I stamped the flower and the sentiment in Coastal Cabana and cut each one out using the flower die and Layering Circles Framelits. I punched out a piece of Coastal Cabana cardstock using the Starburst Punch. I felt like it needed a little bit more so I cut out a piece of Whisper White cardstock using the Layering Circle Framelits too.

The Designer Series Paper is called Broadway Bound Specialty Designer Series Paper and the ribbon is the 1/4″ Ombre Ribbon in Lemon Lime Twist. I know it is hard to see because it is behind the leaves and circles.

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Tropical Chic Wood-Mount Bundle

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$51.25

Tropical Chic Clear-Mount Bundle

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$44.00

Starburst Punch

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$18.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

$35.00

Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143706]

$10.00

Lemon Lime Twist 1/4″ Ombre Ribbon

[144234]

$7.00

Broadway Bound Speciality Designer Series Paper

[146277]

$14.00

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Hand Delivered

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Susan Horr

Buffy and I have this kind of joke about the stamp set I used for this card. It is a hostess set called Hand Delivered. It has these legs with the skirt as one stamp but no head, body or arms. Instead there are stamps like the sign she is holding that take the place of the rest of the body. There is the sign, balloons, books and a cake. It is cute but definitely one of those sets that you go “Huh?” when you first look at it.

In any case, I made this card for Buffy. We do a ribbon share together. She buys 5 or so rolls of ribbon and I buy a different set and we split it. That way we get all kinds of ribbon at half the price. I was supposed to put this card in the package of ribbon I was sending her but forgot to put it in before sealing it. Maybe I will send it to her for her birthday in September. Just pretend you aren’t reading this, Buffy.

The Designer Series Paper I used on this card is called InColor 6″ x 6″ paper. I used a piece of Grapefruit Grove from this stack. Then I embossed a small piece of Grapefruit Grove cardstock using the Subtle Embossing Folder. I know it is hard to see in this picture but it looks like the retired Textured Cardstock we use to have. I also used Bermuda Bay cardstock and my Stampin’ Blends to color. I don’t have a Grapefruit Grove Blend so I used the light Calypso Coral one. You can’t really tell the different since the flowers are so small.

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