SSC359 Turtle-y Awesome

Hi All!  Welcome back for another Sunday Stamps challenge.

The new two-tone card stock has a white core, which is great for sanding techniques.  It reminds me of the old Core'dinations paper, so I dug some of my old stock out to play with.

Here is this week's sketch by Heather.

Stamps: Turtle-y Awesome, Oceanfront; Paper: Gumball Green Core'dinations, Cloud Cover, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Turtle-y Cute DSP; Ink: Balmy Blue, Gray Granite, Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Stampin' Blends; Accessories: Shade of Green Hexagons; White EP, Sanding Block, Turtle Textures EF, Turtle-y Awesome Dies, Die-Cutting Machine, Dimensionals.

At OnStage, we attended an after hours event using Turtle-y Awesome, and I managed one make & take with limited supplies.

Sara and Logan did a cute turtle-y stage presentation at the closing session of OnStage.  I sent this gif to my sons, who were huge TMNT fans as kids.

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SSC358 Changing Leaves Pocket Card

Hey y'all, Time for another Sunday Stamps challenge.  This week's sketch reminded me of a classic pocket card.  I combined that with an idea Stampin' Up posted recently using the newer two-tone card stock.

This was a great opportunity to use some new In Color card stock colors, plus play with retiring Changing Leaves embossing folder & dies.

The two-tone card stock has coordinating shades of either side of the paper, plus a white core.  This lends itself to some fun techniques, such as sanding that I used on my card.  See this post for more ideas.

Here is this week's sketch by Deb.

Stamps: Wonderful Thoughts; Paper: Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger, Darling Duckling, Granny Apple Green Two-Tone, Garden Green, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Vellum; Ink: Strawberry Slush, Peach Parfait, Versamark; Accessories: Earth Tones Shimmer Gems, Natural Tones Linen Thread, White Embossing Powder, Sanding Block, Scattered Sequins EF, Changing Leaves EF & Dies, Die-Cutting Machine, Dimensionals.

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SSC357/SSC352 Thankful Hydrangea

Hi All, Welcome to another Sunday Stamps challenge.  I'm still in the process of trying to hit some challenges I missed in the past, so I am doubling up today on both color and sketch challenges.

I love stamp and stencil sets, so I had to grab the new Online Exclusives Thankful Garden bundle.

Here is this week's color challenge, along with the sketch I used.

Stamps: Thankful Garden; Paper: Highland Heather, Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White, Hydrangea Hill DSP; Ink: Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, Blackberry Bliss; Accessories: Opaque Gems, Blending Brushes, Thankful Garden Decorative Masks, Thankful Garden Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Rectangle Stitched Dies, Die-Cutting Machine.

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OnStage Raleigh 2025

Hi All!  Post-OnStage, I've returned from Raleigh after a couple days of friend-visiting and hiking in Shenandoah National Park.  I didn't participate in my typical OnStage photographing of all the things, so I thought I would create a post for the memory banks of the few photos I did manage.

My downline Melissa was kind enough to model the Bogg-type event bag for us.

Here's all us roomies together enjoying the All-White Welcome Party on the first night and celebrating Pi Day later in the week.

They had a new fun thing - a t-shirt cannon, and I ended up with one!

Here's all the swag I came home with.

In the Product Playground, we got to play with some techniques using the two-tone card stock,

and here are the new 2025-27 In Colors.

It was another great Stampin' Up! event.  I really enjoyed my time with other lovely crafty ladies!!

SSC356 Beautiful Daisy Life

Hi All!  Time for another Sunday Stamps sketch challenge.  I just finished up Concord & 9th's Winter Retreat (cards are on my Facebook page, if you are interested).  A freebie we received is a Daisy Turnabout stamp & die set.  I'm new to turnabouts, so it's a great time to practice with a card.

So fun to use some retired colors and dig through retiried papers to find some coordinating items.

Here's this week's sketch by Annette.

Stamps: Daisy Turnabout by Concord&9th, Flower Patch; Paper: Soft Sky, Tranquil Tide, Basic Black, Whisper White, Inside the Lines DSP, All is Calm DSP; Ink: Soft Sky, Coastal Cabana, Lost Lagoon, Tranquil Tide, Versamark; Accessories: Flowers for Every Season Gems, White Embossing Powder, C9 Daisy Dies, Flower Fair Dies, Die-Cutting Machine, Dimensionals.

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SSC355 Seagulls & French Fries

Hello All!  Time for another Sunday Stamps sketch challenge.  As I type this, Sale-a-Bration is coming to an end.  I have yet to ink up Friendly Seagulls, so that's what I grabbed.  Fun and cute stamp set - I hope you had a chance to grab one for yourself.

This week's sketch is by Amy.

Stamps: Friendly Seagulls; Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Balmy Blue, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Country Woods DSP, Beautiful Bohek DSP, Whale of a Time DSP; Ink: Crumb Cake, Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Stampin' Blends; Accessories: Purple Adhesive-Backed Sequins, Blending Brush, White Embossing Powder, Textured Notes Dies, Stitched Shapes Dies, Die-Cutting Machine, Dimensionals.

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SSC348/SSC349 Floral Sprig

I had some time to play with some goodies on my table that haven't yet seen ink, while watching the dystopian movie Brazil (that's unrelated information - lol!).  Did you catch the Close to My Heart goodies that are on the Last Chance list?  I picked up the Floral Sprig embossing folder and stencils, because stencils are just fun.

I got a chance to play with my Silhouette & PixScan settings to get the sprig cut out.

This card uses catch-up Sunday Stamps challenges, sketch by Melissa & another color challenge.

Stamps: Label Me Bold; Paper: Shaded Spruce, Smoky Slate, Very Vanilla, Celebrate Everything DSP; Ink: Wild Wheat, Shaded Spruce, Evening Evergreen, Memento Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Flowers for Every Season Gems, Blending Brushes, Floral Sprig Embossing Folder & Stencils, Ovals Collection Dies, Die-Cutting Machine, e-cutter.

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