The Stamp Review Crew: Zoo Babies

Welcome to another Stamp Crew Review Blog Hop!  We share our take on a selected stamp set every first and third Monday.  This time we are hopping along with a fun animal set, designed for babies but really can be used for so much more, Zoo Babies.  If you are hopping around in a circle, you have just come from Rochelle Blok's blog.  She always has such fabulous projects!

February's Paper Pumpkin kit gave me a great idea for a card, the cascade fold.  Using two of the accordion bases, I was able to create this fun landscape-shaped card.

I stamped and fussy cut and stamped and cut some more.  Little tweaks here and there, and a little advice from hubs, I think I'm finally happy with it.

I outlined how I created this card:

• To create this card, I altered the instructions from this Splitcoaststampers technique challenge.
• Remove 2 panels from each of two scored bases (remaining base size 3-3/4 x 16-1/2").
• Cut base diagonally so one side is 1-5/8" high and the other is 3-3/4" high.
• Make a pencil mark at 13/16" on short side and 1-7/8" on long side (half way point).  Draw a faint pencil line to join these marks.
• On one base piece, cut up to median pencil line from the bottom on score lines #1 and #5.  Cut down from the top to median pencil line on score line #3.
• On the other base piece, cut down to median pencil line from the top on score lines #1 and #5.  Cut up from the bottom to median pencil line on score line #3.
• Assemble card by sloting pieces together and decorate.

Stamps: Zoo Babies, Ray of Sunshine, And Many More; Paper: Coastal Cabana, Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White, Lullaby DSP; Ink: Mossy Meadow, Hello Honey, Coastal Cabana, Baked Brown Sugar, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, Pumpkin Pie & Daffodil Delight markers, Black Stazon; Accessories: Layers of Gratitude Paper Pumpkin kit, In Color thick baker's twine, Circle punches, Cupcake Builder punch, Confetti Heart border punch, Sponges, Bitty Banners framelits, Big Shot.

Now make sure you check out the next stop to see what beauties Linda Callahan has put together for us with this week's stamp set. 

 

FM205 Bouncing Tide

Tara is bringing us this week's Friday Mashup challenge, a technique and a sketch.

For my card, I inked up one side of the brayer with Lost Lagoon and the other with Pool Party and bounced the brayer on the card stock.  I filled the white space in with inking the full brayer with Pool Party and bouncing on the card stock.

This week's Mashup! Challenge:

 

• Create a project using "the sketch".
• Create a project using the "Bouncing Brayer Technique (tutorial)". 
• or Mash it Up! and create a project using the Bouncing Brayer Technique and the Sketch".

Stamps: By the Tide, And Many More; Paper: Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, DSP cover from Occasions Catalog; Ink: Pool Party, Lost Lagoon, Cajun Craze, Always Artichoke, River Rock, Baked Brown Sugar, Black Stazon; Accessories: 1/2" Natural Trim, Itty Bitty Accents epoxy stickers, 1/2" Circle punch, Brayer, Aquapainter, Tiny Triangles EF, Circles Collection framelits, Big Shot, Sewing machine, Thread.

ATC-Sized Bicycle

I mentioned yesterday I attended the Ilion Shoebox Swap this past weekend.  I joined in the ATC swap.  I took a recently created card and transformed it into ATC size.  Do you think it is artsy-fartsy enough?

Stamps: Sheltering Tree; Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Stacked with Love DSP; Ink: Crumb Cake, Baked Brown Sugar, Basic Gray, Memento Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Basic Black baker's twine, Window sheet, Aquapainter, Sponges, e-cutter.

Sweetest Day Ever

This past weekend I attended the Ilion, NY Shoebox Swap.  It is always fun to stamp the day away with friends!

Here is the shoebox project I brought along -

This card is inspired by Mercedes Weber, who I think loves donuts as much as I do, based on the donut cards she's made through the years.

Stamps: Something Sweet (retired); Paper: Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Birthday Bash DSP, DSP cover from Occasions Catalog; Ink: Night of Navy; Accessories: Bermuda Bay sequin trim, White baker's twine, 3/4" & 2" Circle punches, Dimensionals.

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MDSM109 Best Year Yet

It's my turn to host this week's MDS Monday sketch.  I thought it would be fun to layout a mixture of photos and background papers or stamp images at a linear angle.  This is a great way to tell a pictorial story while breaking it up with patterns or solid spaces.  In the solid or pattern squares, you can add dates, details, or journaling. 

The layout was derived from a page on pinterest I just fell in love with, and I added a mish-mash of images I liked.  I think all my pages would be B&W with a textured neutral background, if I had my druthers.

Here's this week's sketch -

MDS Elements: A Year Celebrated 2014 - hello, Midnight Cheer - 2014 round, Timeless Type Junior Uppercase, Back to School DSP, Staples; Font: mixtapeMike.

FM204 Shaking Up Congratulations

Holly's challenge for this week's Friday Mashup is a congratulatory shaker card. 

I thought it was another perfect opportunity to pull out my Paper Pumpkin kits.  This time I combined March 2014's Glittered Greetings with December's All Shook Up.  Who doesn't love a shaker card?

This week's Mash Up! Challenge: 

• Create a "Shaker card".
• Create a " Congrats themed" project.
• or Mash it Up! and create a "Congrats themed project with a Shaker element".

Ink: Island Indigo; Accessories: White baker's twine, All Shook Up & Glittered Greetings Paper Pumpkin kits.

The New Catalog is Coming...

June 2 is the day for the new Annual Catalog!  It will be here before you know it.  If you don't currently have a demonstrator, I would be happy to send you a copy of the 2015-16 Annual Catalog for $5.00.  Get yourself on the list now; catalogs start shipping from Stampin' Up! on May 7.

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