In Color Neighborhood

Stampin' Up has some fabulous host stamp sets, which you can earn by holding a workshop or party, either in person or an online book party.  Unless distance or time is the issue, who wouldn't want to get together and stamp?

So I have the adorable In the City host stamp set, which has 60 stamp images!  To get my feet wet with it, I grabbed a card base I had laying on my desk, which I cut back when the In Colors launched in order to get accustom to them.

A little white-on-white panel inside.

CAS(E) this Sketch #230 uses a color blocking-type layout, and I immediately thought of this card base sitting there.  Perfect to incorporate some In Colors into my neighborhood scene (stamp layout borrowed from Lydia Fiedler).

I did use the masking technique for the car and cloud images.  Masking can make me twitchy, with all the Stamp-a-Ma-Jigging and potential for one stray mark to ruin the panel. But I do love the flat, yet in-depth, result. Tip: Draw a light pencil line to help align the houses and tree.  With such an eclectic color combination, I didn't add any embellishments, which makes this a perfectly mailable card.

Stamps: In the City; Paper: Powder Pink, Berry Burst, Fresh Fig, Lemon-Lime Twist, Tranquil Tide, Whisper White; Ink: Powder Pink, Berry Burst, Fresh Fig, Lemon-Lime Twist, Tranquil Tide, Pool Party; Accessories: Bohemian Washi Tape.

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Stampin' Up Pieces & Patterns

I spent a bit of quality weekend time playing with some stamp set from the Annual Catalog.  One cute suite is the Pieces & Patterns, which has an eclectic mix of images and matching patterned paper.  I love the playful images!

It is fun to match up a couple images with the corresponding paper.  This card uses TGIF Challenge #116.

Stamps: Pieces & Patterns; Paper: Crushed Curry, Emerald Envy, Whisper White, Pick a Pattern DSP; Ink: Crushed Curry, Emerald Envy, Tranquil Tide, Basic Black; Accessories: Emerald Envy Baker's Twine, Triple Banner Punch, Aquapainter, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Big Shot, Dimensionals.

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Stampin' Up Lemon Zest

I've got a stack of stamps purchased from the launch of the annual catalog that hasn't properly seen ink.  You too?  I'm going to try over the next couple weeks to rectify that (as best I can between chauffeur duties).

I love simple and sweet.  The Lemon Zest bundle is perfect for beginner stampers, or those like myself, who like to stamp, punch, and go.

The variation of color on the lemons was achieved by inking in Daffodil Delight and sponging the edges of the stamp with Lemon-Lime Twist before stamping.  This card uses Freshly Made Sketches #296.

Stamps: Lemon Zest; Paper: Whisper White, Everyday Chic DSP, Eastern Palace DSP; Ink: Daffodil Delight, Lemon-Lime Twist, Basic Black; Accessories: Rhinestone Jewels, Sponge, Lemon Builder Punch.

And here is another Lemon Zest card, created by my downline Margie Calenda for our team shoebox swap meeting, which I really enjoyed!  I'm going to use her layout in the near future.

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The Stamp Review Crew: Seaside Shore

Welcome to another Stamp Crew Review Blog Hop!  We share our take on a selected stamp set every first and third Monday.  This week we are highlighting samples made with a returning stamp set, Seaside Shore. This set appeals to beginner stampers, as it doesn't necessarily require a Big Shot for coordination, and it brings back the art of fussy cutting. Come on, you know you love it!!  :)  If you are following the hop in order, you have just arrived from the lovely Mickey Roberts's blog.

Summer is incredibly busy driving my daughter to and fro to camps, swimming, and ice skating.  I haven't really had a moment to sit down and stamp, and I have been designing on-the-go.  So this is a triple-whammy card for Sunday Stamps, Stamp Club, and Stamp Review Crew Blog Hop.

Another confession is that I meant to use this set for Stamp Club last season, but I never was able to squeeze it in.  So using retired paper I had ear-marked (please don't beat me with a wet noodle), I used the recent Freshly Made Sketch #295 for this card.  As an alternative, you could replace the background paper with a Dapper Denim sheet from Color Theory DSP and stamp some fish for the window. 

Here is the color combination for this week's Sunday Stamps Challenge.

Stamps: Seaside Shore; Paper: Soft Sky, Dapper Denim, Very Vanilla, By the Shore DSP; Ink: Dapper Denim, Calypso Coral; Accessories: Linen Thread, Pearl Jewels, Silver Brads, 2" Circle Punch, 2-1/2" Circle Punch.

And just as I am claiming to be too busy, I finally had a day off on Saturday and got a chance to make another card.

This card does use Color Theory DSP.  The ombre sheets are good for backgrounds, as well as stamping directly onto it in order to get images with a gradient of color (used for yellow tang fish).

Want to put your fish in a bowl but don't have a stamp image?  No problem!  Make your own with some circle framelits.

Stamps: Seaside Shore, Timeless Textures; Paper: Soft Sky, Dapper Denim, Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Color Theory DSP; Ink: Crushed Curry, Soft Sky, Dapper Denim, Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake, Memento Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Linen Thread, Layering Circles Framelits, Big Shot.

Hop on over to the fabulous Ann Schach's blog to see what fun projects she has put together with this week's set.

 

Stampin' Up Coffee Cafe Twisted Card

I recently missed out in participating in the Stamp Review Crew hop of the set Coffee Cafe.  I don't like to miss out (FOMO), but we were having a relaxing time camping and biking in Jim Thorpe in the Poconos.  Can't beat that!

The good thing about missing the hop is the great ideas that come out of it.  Sue Plote made a Twisted Card, and I thought that would be a great fold for Stamp Club.  This is a perfect thank you card which holds a (coffee) gift card.

Some notes:

• I followed Kelly Gettelfinger's tutorial on Splitcoaststampers.  
• The Coffee Cups framelits comes with an outline die which will cut out images from the patterned paper (as seen on the inside of the card).  Cool bonus!
• This card will fit into a standard greeting card envelope if you rotate it to the right slightly.

Stamps: Coffee Cafe;  Paper: Soft Sky, Pear Pizzazz, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Kraft Corrugated Paper, Coffee Break DSP; Ink: Early Espresso; Accessories: Linen Thread, Decorative Ribbon Border Punch, Coffee Cups Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Big Shot, Dimensionals.

Paper Pumpkin Gurus: One in a Melon Tutorials

I love these sweet kits Stampin' Up has been designing lately.  I hope I'm not the only one!  What do you think?

I have another alternative card to share with you.  The leaves in the kit reminded me of the retired Botanical Blooms stamp set, so I paired those two together.

Stamps: Botanical Blooms; Paper: Emerald Envy, Whisper White; Accessories: June 2017 One in a Melon kit, Botanical Builder Framelits, Big Shot.

Alternative ideas and projects is a great way to get more use out of your Stampin' Up product.  As part of the exclusive Paper Pumpkin Gurus group of demonstrators, my Paper Pumpkin subscribers receive 11-13 FREE private tutorials & exclusive project ideas each month.  Each tutorial includes photos, step-by-step instructions, all measurements, and full supply lists.  Here's a sneak peek at this month's alternative projects. 

And a quick look at how this month's kit was originally designed.

Remember, Stampin' Up releases monthly videos illustrating how to create each kit's cards on their Paper Pumpkin YouTube channel.  Past kits and refills are available for subscribers in the Stampin' Up online store.

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SSC156 Fresh Eclectic Notecard

Time for another Sunday Stamps challenge, and this week the sketch is mine! I went with a fun tall skinny sketch - perfect for a quickie notecard.

Here is this week's sketch.

Sketch by Heidi

Stamps: Oh So Eclectic; Paper: Lemon-Lime Twist, Fresh Fig, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Naturally Eclectic DSP; Ink: Lemon-Lime Twist, Fresh Fig, Basic Black; Accessories: 1/8" Fresh Fig Sheer Ribbon, Bohemian Washi Tape, Aquapainter, Eclectic Layers Thinlits, Big Shot, Dimensionals.

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