Forever Fern - Kylie’s Top Ten Winners!

I am honoured to be chosen as #2 in Kylie’s International Highlights! Thank you soooo much to all of you who voted for me!

Those of us in the Top Ten have the honour of participating in Kylie's Top Ten Winners Blog Hop! I've chosen to share with you a tried and true technique that I learned a few years ago. I recently saw a card from a fellow demonstrator, Lisa Althouse, where she used this particular colour combo that I love! The stamp set is Forever Fern from the new Forever Greenery Suite of gorgeous products in the 2020-2021 Annual Catalogue!

The really fun part of creating this card was using Stampin' Write Markers to scribble all over a Clear Block (size E). The colours I used were Terracotta Tile, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive. I then spritzed the block with water and pressed it onto Shimmer Paper, using a paper towel to mop up any excess water after I lifted the block. So much fun!

I stamped the leaves and sentiment from Forever Fern in Soft Suede ink and layered it onto Soft Suede and a Bumblebee card base. The ribbon is from the Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack and I finished it off with Gold Glitter Enamel Dots. 

Please continue hopping to see the amazing creations by Kylie Bertucci and the other winners!

Drybrush, or Is It?

WEST COAST CREATORS

BLOG HOP!

Welcome to the West Coast Creators June Blog Hop! This month, our focus is on the brand new 2020 - 2021 Annual Catalogue! 

Today, I'd like to show you some cards made with two fun new stamp sets, 

Drybrush and Massive Thanks! 

The Drybrush background stamp makes it look like you've dragged some ink pads across your cardstock but all you do is add ink to the stamp and stamp it! You can use all one colour or multiples like I've shown here. I'm using the brand new In Colors!

On this card, I used Misty Moonlight and Just Jade ink stamped on Whisper White and the same coloured cardstock, along with some Just Jade 1/4" Ribbon. The buckles are from the Antiqued Corners & Slides embellishments.

I love these sentiments from the new Massive Thanks Stamp Set!

This card is the same except that I used Magenta Madness & Bumblebee ink and cardstock with Bumblebee ribbon. I actually stamped it twice and didn't line it up the second time but it worked out nicely! I learned that I get the best results using a Stamparatus so that I can stamp in the same place more than once!

Enjoy experimenting with different colours!

Please click on the links below to hop to the next blog! You'll see many gorgeous cards using products from the new catalogue!

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How To Make a Box of Sunshine Gift with Paper Pumpkin!

This will give you a sneak preview of the June 2020 Paper Pumpkin Kit! During this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, who couldn't use a little Box of Sunshine in their lives?

If you'd like to order this kit, you must subscribe by June 10, 2020! Here is the link to subscribe:

CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE BY JUNE 10, 2020

Flowers For Every Season Spanner Card

Once again, I'm excited to be participating in Kylie Bertucci's International Stampin' Up! Blog Highlights with demonstrators from around the world! The theme this month is Thank You. I decided to share a Spanner Card that I made with some of the brand new products from Stampin' Up!'s 2020 - 2021 Annual Catalogue!

PLEASE VOTE FOR ME HERE!

It's hard to believe that there is no stamping on this card! It is made completely with paper and diecuts!

The rose was fussy cut from the sheet of Flowers For Every Season Designer Series Paper shown below. The rose in the bottom left corner is the one I cut out for the card. I first cut around it and then glued it onto a piece of Whisper White Thick cardstock to make it more sturdy before fussy cutting it. 

The blue patterned paper is from the same set. The vellum and Whisper White leaves were cut using the new Forever Flourishing Dies. The card base is Bumblebee cardstock.

To make the Spanner design, I cut the front of the card at 1.25" from both sides, The spanner is cut from vellum and glued to each of the side pieces. I cut the diecut from Detailed Bands Dies.

The centre piece is Misty Moonlight cardstock embossed with one of the Greenery Embossing Folders.

The inside is decorated with two pieces of the yellow rose paper that the large rose was cut from.

The rose and Whisper White leaves are attached to the right side spanner piece.

The sentiment is cut from a Brass Foil Sheet using a die from the Well Written Dies. The card was finished off with some Gilded Gems.

Tasteful Touches - Kylie's Top Ten Winners!

I am thrilled to be one of the Top Ten Winners in Kylie's International Highlights! Thanks to all of you who voted for my Smile card which used the Botanical Tags & Garden Gateway Dies.

It is my honour to participate in the Top Ten Winners Blog Hop! I've decided to share a card using some brand new products coming in the 2020-2021 Annual Catalogue! You will be able to purchase these products on June 3, 2020 or get some of them sooner by joining my Sunset Stampers team now!

This card focuses on the new gorgeous In Good Taste Suite of products and some of the new 2020 - 2022 In Colors, Magenta Madness and Bumblebee!

The bundle I used is called the Tasteful Touches Bundle which includes the Tasteful Touches Stamp Set and the Tasteful Labels Dies. The card base is Crumb Cake layered with Magenta Madness and some of the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper. The background for these photographs is also from the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper! There are several that would make awesome photo backdrops!

I also added a strip of Crumb Cake which was embossed with the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder. I used a Sponge Dauber to rub a little Early Espresso Ink onto the piece. I also stamped the textures and sentiment using Early Espresso. I added a piece of the new Faux Suede Trim!

I used a Stitched Rectangle Die for the sentiment and added some of the new 2020-2022 In Color Enamel Dots in Magenta Madness to finish it off!

For the inside, I stamped the feather in Early Espresso and added a sentiment from the new Celebrate Sunflowers Stamp Set, also coming in the new catty!

Please hop along below to see the gorgeous cards made by the other winners!

West Coast Creators Blog Hop May 2020

I am so excited to participate in this brand new blog hop! We are Canadian demonstrators from the west coast to the east coast! Our focus this month is on retiring or Last Chance Products! 

I decided to use one of my new favourite techniques (the Scrappy Strip Technique) as the background for my card featuring the Mosaic Mood Specialty Designer Series Paper. I also used Soft Suede and Terracotta Tile cardstock and the Memorable Mosaic Stamp Set. The roses were fussy cut directly from the paper!

If you look closely, you can see a little of the shiny accents on this gorgeous paper in the pic below! 

Don't forget to hop to see the blogs of the talented demonstrators below! Enjoy!

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Product List

Memorable Mosaic Cling Stamp Set

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$30.00

Mosaic Mood Specialty Designer Series Paper

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$20.00

Terracotta Tile 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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$12.00

Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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$12.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[101650]

$13.25

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

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$11.25

Classic Label Punch

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$24.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

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$5.50

Paper Trimmer

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$34.00

Botanical Tags Thank You & Goodbye

I am thrilled today to be participating in Kylie Bertucci's International Stampin' Up! Blog Highlights with demonstrators from around the world! The theme this month is Thank You. I thought, what better way to say thank you than to send a Smile card?

Please vote for me at  http://bit.ly/KyliesInternationalHighlightsMay2020VoteForMeHere

This card has no stamping on it! Can you believe it? There is some Balmy Blue and Mango Melody ink sponged on the background but the rest of the card is made with diecuts! The Smile sentiment comes from the Share Sunshine Digital Download which can be purchased here:

https://covid19.stampinup.com/products/giving-back-us-ca

The dies used are Botanical Tags (retiring), Garden Gateway, Rectangle Stitched Dies and Stitched So Sweetly. The little cat has some basic rhinestones for bling!

If you like my card, please vote for me at  http://bit.ly/KyliesInternationalHighlightsMay2020VoteForMeHere

Thanks!