Retiring Roundup #1

Today's cards were extra ones featuring retiring products. I couldn't let these languish on my craft desk. 

• Stamps: Kinda Eclectic; Petite Petals
• Inks: Watermelon Wonder; Emerald Envy; Crushed Curry
• Cardstock: 2015-2017 In Color DSP; Watermelon Wonder; Whisper White; Crushed Curry
• Accessories: Emerald Envy Ruched Ribbon; Pearls
• Tools: Bitty Butterfly Punch; Petite Petals Punch; Pansy Punch; Flower Medallion Punch

• Stamps: Friendly Wishes
• Inks: Dapper Denim
• Cardstock: Cajun Craze; Early Espresso; Whisper White
• Accessories: Moroccan Washi Wape; Metallic Enamel Shapes
• Tools: Lots of Labels Framelits

• Stamps: Kinda Eclectic
• Inks: Smoky Slate; Flirty Flamingo; Old Olive
• Cardstock: Flirty Flamingo; Old Olive; Smoky Slate; Whisper White
• Accessories: White Doilies
• Tools: Elegant Butterfly Punch; Bitty Butterfly Punch

• Stamps: Build a Birthday
• Inks: Pacific Point; Tangerine Tango; Emerald Envy; Crushed Curry
• Cardstock: Tip Top Taupe; Pacific Point; Whisper White
• Accessories:  Party Animal Washi Tape
• Tools: 

Mint Kindness

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using one of our favorite retiring punches. Hands down, my favorite retiring punches are the coordinating butterfly punches: Elegant Butterfly and Bitty Butterfly. I think they have been my most used punch since I bought them four years ago. Love them so much! This card celebrates the butterflies by coordinating them with a retiring stamp set, Kinda Eclectic, a retiring DSP, and two retiring colors. This card just makes me so happy!

• Stamps: Kinda Eclectic
• Inks: Delightful Dijon; Mint Macaron
• Cardstock: 2015-2017 In Color DSP; Whisper White
• Accessories:  Gold Sequin Trim
• Tools: Elegant Butterfly Punch; Bitty Butterfly Punch; Lots of Labels Framelits

Patterned Butterfly

Today’s card features one of my favorite retiring stamp sets: Kinda Eclectic.  This stamp set was my first purchase from the 2015-2016 catalog. I loved the abstract nature of some of the stamp pieces (dots, sunburst) mixed with the butterflies and leaves. For this card, I focused on saying farewell to the wonderful butterflies. So sad to give them up! But I may just keep them to pull out now and again...

• Stamps: Kinda Eclectic
• Inks: Mint Macaron; Island Indigo; Sweet Sugarplum; Rich Razzleberry
• Cardstock: Mint Macaron; Island Indigo; Whisper White
• Accessories: Pearls
• Tools: Elegant Butterfly Punch; Bitty Butterfly Punch

SSINKTC43: Circle Weaving

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using March's technique: paper weaving.

The In Color Envelope Paper is one of my favorite products for random projects! I cut multiple pieces of paper into 0.5" strips. After weaving a mat, I adhered it to a piece of cardstock to create a stable piece. Once my paper weaving was in place, it was just a matter of adding a sentiment and a few embellishments. The punched butterfly was a last minute addition, but I love how it looks.

• Stamps: Kinda Eclectic
• Inks: Rich Razzleberry; Flirty Flamingo
• Cardstock: 2016-2018 In Color Envelope Paper; Peekaboo Peach; Sweet Sugarplum; Whisper White
• Accessories: Peekaboo Peach Ruched Ribbon
• Tools: Elegant Butterfly Punch; Layering Circles Framelits

Stamp Sets to Use:

• Birthday Blooms
• Celebrate Today
• Build a Birthday
• Love and Affection
• Foxy Friends
• No Bones About It
• Watercolor Wings
• Papillon Potpurri
• Jar of Love
• Petite Petals
• Seaside Shore
• Suite Sayings
• Friendly Wishes
• Flower Shop
• Timeless Textures
• Playful Backgrounds
• Work of Art
• Blooms and Wishes
• Botanical Blooms
• Kinda Eclectic
• Labeler Alphabet
• Cookie Cutter Christmas
• Paisleys and Posies
• Endless Birthday Wishes
• Dragonfly Dreams
• Cool Treats
• Bookcase Builder
• Birdcage Builder
• Tasty Trucks
• Hey Chick
• Designer Tee
• Reverse Words
• Four You
• Four Feathers

Botanical Garden

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a Saint Patrick's Day card or a green card. I opted for a green card. This was such a fun card to create! And it's a very versatile card. Change the colors, the DSP, and/or the sentiment to create a very different looking card. For this one, I heat embossed my sentiment before creating a watercolor wash. I stamped on a bit of background pattern using tone-on-tone stamping. I layered small piece of DSP to give a bit of visual interest. And finally I die cut and layered some flowers. Seriously, I am in love with card!

• Stamps: Kinda Eclectic; Botanical Blooms
• Inks: Old Olive; Versamark
• Cardstock: Succulent Garden DSP; Rose Red; Old Olive; Pear Pizzaz; So Saffron; Watercolor Paper; Basic BLack
• Accessories:
• Tools: Botanical Builder Framelits; Aqua Painter; Copper Embossing Powder

Stamp Sets to Use:

• Birthday Blooms
• Celebrate Today
• Build a Birthday
• Love and Affection
• Foxy Friends
• No Bones About It
• Watercolor Wings
• Papillon Potpurri
• Jar of Love
• Petite Petals
• Seaside Shore
• Suite Sayings
• Friendly Wishes
• Flower Shop
• Timeless Textures
• Playful Backgrounds
• Work of Art
• Blooms and Wishes
• Botanical Blooms
• Kinda Eclectic
• Labeler Alphabet
• Cookie Cutter Christmas
• Paisleys and Posies
• Endless Birthday Wishes
• Dragonfly Dreams
• Cool Treats
• Bookcase Builder
• Birdcage Builder
• Tasty Trucks
• Hey Chick
• Designer Tee
• Reverse Words
• Four You
• Four Feathers

Paisley Fun

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a Thanksgiving or Thank You Card. I don't usually make Thanksgiving cards, but I do make my fair share of thank you cards. For this one, I decided to play up the gorgeous Petals and Paisleys DSP and keep the rest of the card simple. The little something extra is the die cut copper leaves. I just love how they shine. Cute and simple card for today.

Detail of the beautiful Copper Foil Paper leaves. 

• Stamps: Kinda Eclectic
• Inks: Night of Navy
• Cardstock: Petals and Paisleys DSP; Mint Macaron; Night of Navy; Very Vanilla
• Accessories:
• Tools: Paisley Framelits

SSINKCC38: Paisley Wreath

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using the colors below.

Turns out that I ran out of Tip Top Taupe Cardstock and din't realize it! Darn! Oh well, plan B. Use a similar color. In this case, I subbed Soft Suede. It's darker than Tip Top Taupe, but in the same color family. I ended up CASEing a gorgeous card from Brian King. It was too pretty to pass up! I changed up the sentiment and the colors and added just a bit of sponging around the edges.

• Stamps: Kinda Eclectic
• Inks: Tip Top Taupe
• Cardstock: Crushed Curry; Sweet Sugarplum; Soft Sueded; Very Vanilla
• Accessories:
• Tools: Paisley Framelits; Ovals Framelits

Repeating Scarecrow

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a fall themed card. Since I played with the vampire, skeleton, and mummy images on another card, I thought I would dedicate this card to the cute scarecrow. I made my own patterned paper by repeatedly stamping the scarecrow in Soft Suede. From there, I stamped a separate scarecrow and had fun coloring him in with makers. I finished the card with a die cut sentiment and some washi tape.

• Stamps: Cookie Cutter Halloween; Kinda Eclectic
• Inks: Soft Suede; Night of Navy; Real Red; Old Olive; Delightful Dijon; Plum Perfect
• Cardstock: Delightful Dijon; Old Olive; Perfect Plum; Crumb Cake; Very Vanilla
• Accessories: Halloween Night Washi Tape
• Tools: Cookie Cutter Punch; Oval Framelits

SSINKTC37: Tiled Eclectic

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using the technique below.

The love the simplicity of faux tiled cards. For mine, I pulled a piece of Affectionately Yours DSP to play off of. From there, I pulled some ink colors (Night of Navy, Cucumber Crush, and Daffodil Delight) and a stamp set that would go (Kinda Eclectic). For this card, I scored every 1", but you can pick a different scoring amount. After scoring, I stamped and hoped some of the tiled effect would show. You can see it the best on the middle navy butterfly.  After stamping, I finished my card with a strip of washi tape and a die cut sentiment. 

• Stamps: Kinda Eclectic; Happy Happenings
• Inks: Night of Navy; Cucumber Crush; Daffodil Delight
• Cardstock: Affectionately Yours DSP; Very Vanilla; Daffodil Delight; Night of Navy
• Accessories: Affectionately Yours Washi Tape
• Tools: Lots of Labels Framelits

SSINK July 2016 Blog Hop

Welcome to the Stylin’ Stampin’ INKspiration blog hop! This month we are creating summer cards.  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 7 on the Stylin’ Stampin’ INKspiration Blog Hop – Jen at Faith. Grace. Stamp.. 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.

July's blog hop theme was summer. What's more summer-like than enjoying the great outdoors? I decided to play with a friend's Sheltering Tree set and make a fun summer tableau. I always seem to use a lot of pink during the spring and summer months. For this card, I layered on the pink with some great green grass and a bright yellow sun.

• Stamps: Sheltering Tree; Kinda Eclectic (sun rays)
• Inks: Rose Red, Wild Wasabi, Old Olive, Basic Black, Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight
• Cardstock: Rose Red, Blushing Bride, Whisper White
• Accessories:
• Tools:

Blog Hop Participant List:

1. Tobe at The Craft Sea
2. Jennifer at Jenny G Paper Stamps
3. Cheryl at Create with Cheryl
4. Darcy at Dj's Stampin' Place
5. Diana at Stampin' Fun with Diana
6. Pamela at Stinky Tofu 
7. Jen at Faith. Grace. Stamp.