SSC240 Remembering RBG

Hi Everyone, It's a somber weekend with the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg.  Such an American icon.  A quiet, depressed tone has fallen over the household.  I pray God will watch over us in the fierce political days to follow. 

I had no card ready for this week's Sunday Stamps challenge, but with RBG on my mind, this one came together easily.  The main image was printed and cut with the Silhouette Cameo.

Here's this week's sketch by Heather.

Stamps: Spec-tacular; Paper: Petal Pink, Basic Gray, Basic Black, Whisper White, Peony Garden DSP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Pearl Jewels, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, e-cutter, Dimensionals.

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PCC390 Adventure Bound

Hi All!  Welcome to another Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge.  We were not able to hold our annual Hudson Valley Shoebox Swap this spring, so I hosted a mail-in card swap.  This was my swap, using the retired High Tide suite.

Since this was a mass-production, I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the whale as well as the ship's wheel, using the SVG file from the Hello, Sailor My Digital Studio download.

Here's this week's sketch; hope you'll join us!

Stamps: Hello, Sailor, Remember This, Hello, Sailor MDS download; Paper; Cajun Craze, Pacific Point, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, High Tide DSP, By the Shore DSP; Ink: Pacific Point, Versamark; Accessories: White Embossing Powder, Banner Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Smooth Sailing Dies, Die-Cutting Machine, e-cutter, Dimensionals.

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SSC201 Sweet Cups & Blog Candy Winner

On Saturday, some of us got together for the 10th Annual Hudson Valley Shoebox Swap.  Ten years, wow!  I guess we are officially addicted to stamping together.

I used this week's Sunday Stamps color combination for my shoebox project.

Hubs was excited when he saw the ice cream cup... he thought I had the die to make one.  They come in packs of 10 from Stampin' Up! (#148573).

There are several templates out on the interwebz for cutting the patterned paper to fit the Sweet Cup, which is fine if you are making a few.  For nineteen ladies, creating a Silhouette Cameo file seemed like a better idea.  Perhaps I should spend the time converting to an SVG file to share, hmm?

Here's this week's color challenge; use a minimum of 3 colors and a neutral of your choice.

Stamps: Sweetest Thing; Paper: Highland Heather, How Sweet It Is DSP; Ink; Coastal Cabana, Gorgeous Grape; Accessories: Sweet Cups, Gorgeous Grape Mini Striped Ribbon, Sweet Pins & Tags, Layering Circles Framelits, Big Shot, Dimensionals.

For our 200th challenge blog candy winner, I used random.org to pull the winner's name.  And the winner is.... Mary Wessling.  Congratulations!

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The Stamp Review Crew: Amazing Life

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 stamping with a great celebration set from the Occasions catalog set, Amazing Life.  If you are following the blog hop order, you have just come from the very lovely and talented Sue Plote's blog.  Aren't her projects always beautiful?

With St. Patrick's Day around the corner, I wanted to focus on the four-leaf clover image.

I combined some inspiration from Cindy Schuster and Freshly Made Sketches #374.  The gingham check paper seems good for an Irish card, maybe reminiscent of an Irish kilt.

My daughter has a swimming championship the day before St. Patrick's Day.  Maybe this would be a nice card for her!

Stamps: Amazing Life; Paper: Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green, Whisper White, Gingham Gala DSP; Ink: Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green, Basic Black; Accessories: Rhinestone Jewels, Aquapainter, e-cutter, Dimensionals.

ICYMI, here's another card I made with Amazing Life.

Stamps: Amazing Life; Paper: Crushed Curry, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Country Lane DSP; Ink: Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Blackberry Bliss, Basic Black; Accessories: Silver Mini Sequin Trim, Braided Linen Trim, Aquapainter, Banner Punch, Tin Tile Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Dimensionals.

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

 

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SSC177 Dinosaur Pieces

Hi All, Time for another Sunday Stamps color challenge.  Today I am highlighting a retiring stamp set, Pieces & Patterns.  This set coordinates so well with the matching patterned paper.

I used this card as an excuse to practice cutting out the fun dinosaur shapes on the patterned paper with my Silhouette e-cutter and PixScan mat.  The difficult part was getting my scanner to work well with my computer.

And for consistency, I cut out the dinosaur stamped image with the Silhouette as well.  This card uses Freshly Made Sketches #332.  So sad that beautiful Emerald Envy and Dapper Denim are retiring as well.  {sniff}

Here are this week's colors.  Come join us!  Use a minimum of 3 colors and a neutral of your choice.

Stamps: Pieces & Patterns; Paper: Dapper Denim, Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Pick a Pattern DSP, Coffee Break DSP; Ink: Dapper Denim, Basic Black, Memento Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Dapper Denim Ruched Ribbon, Aquapainter, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Big Shot, e-cutter, Dimensionals.

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The Stamp Review Crew: Pick A Pumpkin

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 have a bonus hop, focusing on another Holiday Catalog set Pick a Pumpkin, which coordinates with the Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits.  If you are following the hop in order, you have just arrived from the lovely Ann Schach's blog.

I have a stack of leftover odd-shaped card bases from another mass-production project, which are perfect for tall, skinny cards.

I like the funky little leafy stems in this set.  And to be honest, that is what drew me to the set.

Since it's a skinny card, I can let an element or two dangle off the side, and it will still fit into an envelope.  The color combination is inspired by Global Design Project #105.

Stamps: Pick a Pumpkin, Lemon Zest; Paper: Lemon-Lime Twist, Peekaboo Peach, Tangerine Tango, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Painted Autumn DSP; Ink: Peekaboo Peach, Tangerine Tango, Early Espresso; Accessories: Delicate White Doilies, Burlap Ribbon, Lemon-Lime Twist Ombre Ribbon, Stapler, Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits, Big Shot, Dimensionals.

In case you missed it, I had paired the Wood Crate framelits with Pick a Pumpkin for a fun farmer's market card.

The wagon wheel was created with an e-cutter for a different type of embellishment.  

Stamps: Pick a Pumpkin, Wood Words, You've Got This, Hardwood BG; Paper: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Wood Textures DSP, Coffee Break DSP; Ink: Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Peekaboo Peach, Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake; Accessories: Linen Thread, 1-1/8" & 1-1/4" Circle Punches, Wood Crate Framelits, Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits, Big Shot.

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

 

Inky Friends Suite Designs Blog Hop

Welcome to Inky Friends Suite Designs Blog Hop!  We are each going to highlight a product suite from the annual catalog, which are always so lovely and yummy! If you have been following our hop in order, you have just come from Sharleen's blog featuring the Pick a Pattern suite. Weren't her projects fabulous?

For my stop on this blog hop, I am highlighting the Wood Textures Suite. This one is new to me, as I was a bit of a slow adopter.  First I'll share a card I made right out of the box to get my feet wet with this set.  Let me know if you've seen this one already...  Ok, you got me!  I did post it already, but I would have been happy to hold it back if I had known I would be signing up for the hop.  :)

This set reminds me of Americana, hence the color scheme, and I've got a little rooster at sunrise action going on.  After some hemming and hawing, I really felt I needed to get this set since we are working on buying a farm property nearby (soon, I hope!).  This card uses CAS(E) this Sketch #231.

Stamps: Wood Words; Paper: Dapper Denim, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Wood Textures DSP; Ink: Crushed Curry, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Whisper White Craft; Accessories: Very Vanilla Baker's Twine, Banner punch, 1" Circle Punch, Wood Crate Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Big Shot, Dimensionals.

Next is a preview of this week's Sunday Stamps challenge.

Although the High Tide set is not officially part of the suite, it sure pairs nicely with the Wood Textures DSP and Burlap Ribbon.

Here is the sketch by Leena.

Stamps: High Tide, Lemon Zest; Paper: Crushed Curry, Marina Mist, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Wood Textures DSP; Ink: So Saffron, Soft Sky, Marina Mist, Real Red, Crumb Cake, Memento Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Linen Thread, Burlap Ribbon, White Embossing Powder, 1/4" Circle Punch, Decorative Ribbon Border Punch, Banner Punch, Ornate Tag Topper Punch, Sunburst Thinlit, Layering Circles Framelits, Big Shot.

Finally I thought it would be fun to pair up the crate framelit shape with Pick a Pumpkin from the upcoming Holiday catalog.

I needed another type of embellishment, so I cut a wagon wheel on my e-cutter.  This bundle is fun stuff!

Stamps: Wood Words, Pick a Pumpkin, You've Got This, Hardwood BG; Paper: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Wood Textures DSP, Coffee Break DSP; Ink: Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Peekaboo Peach, Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake; Accessories: Linen Thread, 1-1/8" & 1-1/4" Circle Punches, Wood Crate Framelits, Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits, Big Shot.

Make sure you check out the next stop to see what Yapha put together with the Coffee Break suite.  She always has fun projects!

 

The Stamp Review Crew: Four Feathers

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 creating with the fun Holiday catalog carry-over set Four Feathers, which also has coordinating framelits.  You are probably arriving from our fearless leader's, Tanya Boser's, blog.  She always has such great ideas!

Now is a good time for a last hoorah with My Digital Studio.  I'm really gonna miss downloading any image or shape my heart desires to help a project out.

The feathers are a perfect accent to any project.  With MDS, I used the Circle Circus download, circle punch, and e-cutter to help make a dream catcher.

Stamps: Four Feathers, Circle Circus (MDS), Walk in the Park II (MDS); Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Vellum, Watercolor paper; Ink: Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Tip Top Taupe, Crumb Cake; Accessories: In Color Sequins (retiring), Frosted Sequins (clearance), Linen thread, Watercolor brush, Feathers framelits, Big Shot, e-cutter.

If we've tempted you to purchase the Four Feathers stamp set & die bundle, make sure to grab it by June 2.  It will not be carrying over to the new catalog.

Be sure you check out the next stop to see what Dawn at Tiddbits from Dawn put together with this set. Her projects are always amazing!

 

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