SWYL CASE #1

Today’s card is one of the Share What You Love CASEs that I featured at my Fall Bingo event. I slightly changed a few things from the example card, but kept it mostly the same. I CASE this beautiful card from Rachel Tessman @ Stamp Your Art Out.

• Stamps: Love What You Do

• Inks: Mossy Meadow; Grapefruit Grove; Rich Razzleberry

• Cardstock: Share What You Love DSP; Grapefruit Grove; Rich Razzleberry; Old Olive; Whisper White

• Accessories: Share What You Love Artisan Pearls

• Tools: Layering Circles Framelits

Stained Glass Butterfly

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using embossing. My favorite type of embossing is definitely heat embossing. I started with the idea of using the stained glass technique to highlight the heat embossing. I heat embossed the butterfly and then colored the back of the vellum using Stampin' Blends. From there I pulled some DSP that featured my three color choices and worked well together. It's hard to see in the picture below, but the butterfly really shines in person.

• Stamps: Beautiful Day
• Inks: Night of Navy, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight
• Cardstock: Garden Impressions DSP, Night of Navy, Calypso Coral, Whisper White
• Accessories: Daffodil Delight Ribbon
• Tools: Layering Circles Framelits, Pewter Embossing Powder

A Fall Hello

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using your favorite Fall Color Combo. I love the rich yellow and oranges of the changing leaves. In just a few days, I'll actually get to see some changing leaves when I fly to Indiana before moving to Nebraska. For my card, I wanted to feature those wonderful colors and so I pulled out my Brusho crystals in yellow and gamboge to create this fun background piece. From there I just accessorized with some ribbon and a great raised sentiment. 

• Stamps: Accented Blooms
• Inks: Pumpkin Pie
• Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie; Crumb Cake; Whisper White
• Accessories: Daffodil Delight Ribbon
• Tools: Tailored Tag Punch; Brusho Crystals

Holiday Catalog Swaps

Every new catalog, the demo team I am on does a card swap. I love seeing designs from other demos and stamp sets I don't have. Check out this catalog's examples:

Kathy Thisted

Nicole Flournoy @ Inky Fingers Stamping

Pamela Wu @ Stinky Tofu

Sandra Vargas

Carla Branton

Heather Green

Jennifer Blomquist @ Northwest Stamper

Christine Szekeres @ Artful Musings

Bushel and a Bike

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card featuring apples. I really miss the apple festivals of the Midwest. California just doesn't have the same kind of festivals. Thankfully I will get a little taste of it when we move back to Nebraska in a few weeks. For my card, I found that I actually do have apple stamps in my collection. The fun Bike Ride stamp set features this cute little pile of apples that can be added to the basket of the bike or just scattered around. I started with my apples and then grabbed some fun colors that coordinated. From there, I stamped and die cut my bike and created the scene. Of course I had to feature some matching DSP from the Country Lane pack. Now someone bring me a mug of cider!

• Stamps: Bike Ride; Better Together
• Inks: Early Espresso; Old Olive; Blueberry Bushel; Real Red; Crumb Cake
• Cardstock: Country Lane DSP; Crushed Curry; Crumb Cake; Whisper White
• Accessories: Gold Faceted Gems; Crumb Cake Ribbon
• Tools: Build a Bike Framelits

Orange Abstract

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using our favorite Annual Catalog stamp set. Hands down I love the Abstract Impressions Stamp Set. I've had so much fun creating layered floral images. And the sentiments are just about perfect! For this card, I had fun CASEing a great card from Chat Wszelaki @ Me, My Stamps, and I. I changed a few things here and there, but kept the great design. Such a perfect card!

• Stamps: Abstract Impressions; Timeless Textures 
• Inks: Calypso Coral; Cajun Craze; Call Me Clover; Soft Sea Foam
• Cardstock: Animal Expedition DSP; Calypso Coral; Whispwer White
• Accessories: Doilies; Rhinestones
• Tools: 

CASEing Diana

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to CASE a card from fellow Design Team Member Diana Eichfeld. I love Diana's clean style and use of Designer Series Paper. For this card, I CASEd a simple and yet beautiful Petal Promenade card. See her card here! I loved her focus on the DSP with an added bit of shine. So I decided to create my own using my current favorite paper stack: Garden Impressions. Once I picked a beautiful paper pattern, I pulled coordinating cardstock and this beautiful Blushing Bride Shimmer ribbon to tie everything together. 

• Stamps: 
• Inks: 
• Cardstock: Garden Impressions DSP; Soft Sea Foam; Shaded Spruce
• Accessories: Blushing Bride Shimmer Ribbon
• Tools: Celebrate You Thinlits

Fun n' Crafty Blog Hop July 2018

Welcome to the Fun n’ Crafty Blog Hop for June. This month's blog hop is actually a swap. Various members of the Fun and Crafty Stampers made cards featuring new products from the Annual Catalog and swapped them in the mail. Such amazing cards! I love doing swaps and getting examples using products that I don't have or don't necessarily intend to buy. 

For my card, I wanted to feature my newest stamp set, Pop of Petals. I love a good floral image and this one is too cute! The set comes with multiple differently patterned flowers, but I just used one pattern for my card. I picked a few fun colors and coordinated them with a lighter or darker color. From there, I thought the flowers looked a little too plain so I added a background piece of stamped leaves. Much better! I finished the card off with a piece of Wood Texture DSP, a simple sentiment, and some fun Glitter Enamel Dots. 

• Stamps: Abstract Impressions; Pop of Petals
• Inks: Sea Foam Green; Call Me Clover; Bermuda Bay; Coastal Cabana; Highland Heather; Gorgeous Grape; Flirty Flamingo; Lovely Lipstick
• Cardstock: Wood Textures DSP; Whisper White
• Accessories: Glitter Enamel Dots
• Tools: Four-Petal Flower Punch

Fun & Crafty Blog Hop

Nicole -- Inky Fingers Stamping

Jennifer -- NW Stamper

Christine -- Artful Musings

Tobe -- The Craft Sea (you are here)

Pop of Petals Bundle

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using your favorite bundle. Once getting the new catalog, the Pop of Petals bundle went on my short list. I love a good flower image and this one even comes with a simple punch. Perfect! I actually CASEd this design from fellow Design Team Member Rebecca Urban. I loved her graduated flowers and wanted to play off that idea for my own card. Such a great idea! And such a great bundle! I can't wait to play with it even more.

• Stamps: Pop of Petals; Just Add Text
• Inks: Lovely Lipstick; Flirty Flamingo; Mango Melody
• Cardstock: Lovely Lipstick; Flirty Flamingo; Whisper White
• Accessories: Whisper White Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon
• Tools: Stitched Shapes Framelits; Four-Petal Flower Punch

Textured Typewriter

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using DSP from July's B3G1 Free DSP sale! A variety of paper packs are included. Check the sale out below.

For my card, I pulled out the fun papers from the Tranquil Textures DSP. I pulled the fun dotted paper to act as my base and then started adding layers. Such a simple card, but it really highlights the great patterns and coordinating of the paper packs. To finish out my card, I stamped a simple typewriter with a message. 

• Stamps: P.S. You're the Best
• Inks: Night of Navy; Mint Macaron; Fresh Fig; Tranquil Tide
• Cardstock: Tranquil Textures DSP; Night of Navy; Whisper White
• Accessories: Tranquil Tide Ribbon; Share What You Love Artisan Pearls
• Tools: