Flower Patch

Had a fun morning crafting with my friend, Jennifer.  We both used the same stamp set and papers.  We didn't use any sketch challenge, or CASE from anyone.  What do you think?

Peachy Camera

Here's one of many card pictures that have been stuck in my camera.  :)  My summer has been crazy busy with kids' activities.  What about you?  This card was made quite awhile ago.  When I saw the original by Justin, I just had to CASE it.  The DSP and stamp set are now retired, but you can certainly substitute it with something current.  The On-Film framelits continue to be available in the new catalog. I just HAD to use the gold foil paper.  What did you think?

Too Kind Works

Today's card uses Work of Art stamp set in such an interesting way.  I loved it as soon as I saw it.  Card CASE'd from Lisa.  See how the clouds and the grass are made using Work of Art stamps?  Isn't it great?

My Supplies List (all supplies and images by Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted):

Stamp Set(s): Too Kind, Work of Art

Ink: Soft Sky, Strawberry Slush, Pear Pizzazz, Always Artichoke

Papers: Strawberry Slush

Accessories: Strawberry Slush Thick Baker's Twine, Itty Bitty Accents punch pack

Work of Art CASE

I CASE'd this card quite a long time ago from someone.  Now I can't remember who!  Anyways, this was made with Work of Art stamp set.  Soooo super versatile!  All the colors are the brand new 2014-2016 Incolors: Blackberry Bliss, Mossy Meadow, Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, and Tangelo Twist.

You know what the bonus of this card is?  Pretty much considered 1-layer, which means only 1 postage stamp required to mail! :)

All New! Fun 'n Crafty Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Fun n' Crafty Blog Hop for June! This is the first of our monthly blog hops.  We hope you will enjoy all the inspiration. This month we will be showcasing project ideas from the NEW Stampin' Up Annual Catalog. So make sure to check out the list of stops on the hop at the bottom of this post to see them all!

The first card I CASE'd is from page 67.  I made a couple of minor changes, since I didn't have all the products.  I love the color combination of this card.  I even stamped on a piece of vellum and embossed it.  I really loved how this card turned out.  And the placement of the candy dots is so unique, too.

This second card can be found on page 109 of the catalog.  I am soooo glad to see the Just Sayin' stamp set and the Word Bubble framelits made it into the new catalog, along with the arrows embossing folder from the Occasions Catalog.   I again used a candy dot for the center of the cute little flower from the new punch set.

I hope you are inspired to create your own versions of samples you see in the catalog.  If I am the last stop you are visiting, thank you for joining us this month.  If I am not the last blog, feel free to click on the Next Blog button and visit Jennifer at her blog.  A list of participants is below should you wish to hop around.

Blog Hop Participants:

1. Jennifer B. of Northwest Stamper
2. Rose B. of RoxyRose44
3. Tobe B. of The Craft Sea
4. Sara G of 1200 Some Miles 
5. Pamela W. of Stinky Tofu
6. Annie L. of Love Me Cards

Duo Sneaks

Had such a fun morning crafting and chatting with my good friend, Jennifer, of NW Stamper, earlier this week.  We decided that we really needed to get some creative mojo going.  So what's better than two friends, a sketch, and a craft-off?  Here's the result.  Some sneak peeks for you here, along with current items continuing in the new catalog.  What do you think?  Which do you think is mine, and which do you think is Jennifer's?  Have you spotted anything you have on your wishlist, or are adding to your wishlist???

Speaking of wishlists... If your wishlist from the new catalog is $55 or more, consider the $50 sign-up promotion, effective now until end of June.  Consider this, get $55 worth of new products for $50.  That's a 10% discount.  The starter kit charges NO SHIPPING!  That's another 10% discount!  You're saving money from purchases you would have made anyways right off the bat!  Then, you enjoy further perks of demonstrator discounts, hostess benefits where you are your own hostess, etc.  Lots of benefits to signing up with this promo.  If you need further details, feel free to CONTACT ME anytime.

2014-2015 Sneak Peek!

Today I'm showing you 2 cards made with some of the new goodies from the upcoming Annual Catalog.  The first card was originally inspired by Diane.  But I didn't like hiding the tag, so I decided to put it outside.  The background on the tag is done by inking up the Decorative Dots embossing folder and carefully laying the cardstock on top.  You could brayer the back, to get a better coverage.  Or you could be lazy like me and just use your fingers. :)

With this second card, I wanted to kind of have this ombre look with the chevron stamp.  So I stamped the top one off twice, before stamping on cardstock.  Then the next set was stamped off once.  The last one was not stamped off.

How did you like these?

My Supplies List (all supplies and images by Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted):

Stamp Set(s): Work of Art

Ink: Hello Honey, Blackberry Bliss, Lost Lagoon

Papers: Hello Honey, Blackberry Bliss, Moonlight DSP Stack

Accessories: Hello Honey stitched satin ribbon, Scallop Tag punch, Stamp-a-majig

Floral Frame

Today's card was inspired by Amy.  I had been wanting to test out layering using flowers from different stamp sets and thought this was the perfect card to try it with.  I used Mixed Bunch, Flower Shop and Petite Petals.  Look at how wonderful they stack on top of each other.  I hear what you're saying... but I don't NEED another flower set.  I know, I know.  I didn't want to keep buying these floral sets, either.  But I caved, and I love them!  Oh, the reason why my sentiment looks like it barely got any ink at all?  I was trying to be careful and not get any lines from the edges of the rubber.  I guess it wasn't a very good job.  But I was not about to redo the entire card.  So there.

My Supplies List (all supplies and images by Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted):

Stamp Set(s): Peachy Keen, Mixed Bunch, Flower Shop, Petite Petals

Ink: Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit

Papers: Pool Party, Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse, Sweet Sorbet DSP (SAB2014)

Accessories: Peachy Keen framelits, Blossom punch, Pansy punch, Petite Petals punch, Basic Pearls, Crumb Cake Taffeta ribbon