Stamp Review Crew: North Pole Mischief

 

Surprise!   The Stamp Review Crew has bonus hop this month!   There are so many great holiday stamp sets that we thought would add another hop to the usual hops that are on the first and third Monday of the month.   If you click on the banner below you will be taken to the Stamp Review Crew website to see the other holiday hops. 

Our stamp set this time is a cutie.   It was the first one that caught my eye in the Mini Catalog.   (A kitty stamp is always on the top of my list!)

These little critters are so fun to color.  I made a small scene complete with an origami Christmas tree.

 I have a video and tutorial in the works for the Christmas trees and the bonus card below.  I'll add the link soon!

 

 This bonus card is made with the left over pieces from the origami tree.  (Details will be in the video.)

Thanks so much for hopping with the Stamp Review Crew.  Please click on the buttons below to see more mischievous projects!

To Jay's great project!

 

To Cindy's cute creation!

Supplies used:

Stamps: North Pole Mischief

Paper:  Design a Daydream Designer Series Paper, Basic White and Sahara Sand Cardstock

Ink:  Stampin’ Blends Alcohol Markers,  Momento Ink Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals

Stamp Review Crew: Best Witches

Hard to believe it is first week in September already and time for another Stamp Review Crew blog hop.   With fall in the air and it is time to get a jump on Halloween projects.  We have some really cute ideas for using the adorable Best Witches stamp set!

To see past hops please click on this banner!

My color combo of Mango Melody, Granny Apple Green and Orchid Oasis is a fun twist on tradition orange and black.  Love the bright colors!

For this one I added Melon Mambo to the color combo! 

Our hop is short and sweet and this time- just four quick stops!   Please click on the buttons below to continue on to see the super cute projects!

This way to Cindy's creations!

 

 

This way to Holly's blog!

 

Supplies used :

Stamps: Best Witches

Paper:    Orchid Oasis and Basic White cardstock, Brights Designer Series Paper Assortment 

Ink:  Granny Apple Green, Orchis Oasis, Mango Melody 

Accessories:  Stampin' Blends, Stampin' Dimensionals

Big Shot:   Stitched with Whimsy Dies

Stamp Review Crew: Trees For Sale

 

Hello and welcome to the latest Stamp Review Crew Blog Hop!   Our international crew highlights one Stampin' Up stamp set on each blog hop.  Hops are the first and third Mondays of the month and are a great way to get lots of ideas for using a set!   

If you click on the banner below you will be taken to the Stamp Review Crew website which has a complete list crew members and you can see all the past hops as well.

Our stamp set this time is the Trees for Sale set.  This is a very popular stamp set and I have seen so many whimsical cards using it and the coordinating dies .    I thought I would go for a subtile soft look for my cards and ended up using an unexpected item to get the effect I was looking for.  

I first stamped the trees on the lovey blue watercolor-look paper from the Rings Of Love paper pack.  (A Sale-a-bration selection)  The result was not as soft and dreamy as I was looking for.  I tried layering a piece of vellum over the top but the images did not show up enough.  Trying to think of what might be not quite so opaque I tried WAXED PAPER and... "SURPRISE" it was JUST RIGHT!   (Sound like Goldilocks and the Three Bears!)   

The photo does not show it particularly well but the waxed paper creates a dreamy look.

The second card has the Hues of Happiness DSP as the background and also is covered with waxed paper to soften the look.

 Once the image was stamped I wrapped the DSP just like I was wrapping
a present with the waxed paper.  I used scotch tape on the back to secure it. 

 

These are very quick to do!   Because the both of these papers have patterns that vary throughout the page every card will look a bit different.  You could do a whole stack and each one will be unique! 

I'm so glad you have visited today!  Please click on the buttons below to see more ideas for using the Trees For Sale stamp set.  Have fun hopping!   

 

To Cindy's creations!

To Heidi's projects!

Stamps:  Trees For Sale

Paper:   Basic White cardstock, Rings of Love Designer Series Paper,  Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper, Night of Navy and Soft Succulent Cardstock

Ink:  Mint Macaron  and Shaded Sprucel Classic Ink, VersaMark Ink

Accessories:    Fabulous Frames Dies, Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Stamp Review Crew: Summer 2022 Sale-a-bration

 

The Stamp Review Crew has a special hop this time!  The format is a little different for this hop.  Instead of each member creating with the same stamp set as we usually do this time we are all using different Sale-a-bration products.   As always though we are archiving the hop for future reference.  Please click on the banner below to see past hops and to check out the bios of the crew members.

I chose the Wonderful World stamp set and coordinating Designer Series Paper bundle  for my cards.   

I decided to try something new for the first two cards:  no-line watercoloring.  I was pleasantly surprised how well it worked.  I used a fade-out disappearing ink to stamp the images on watercolor paper.  I am not experienced in watercoloring and was not sure if I could do it well.   Because these floral images are very detailed it gave me the help I needed to watercolor in the right places.  I love how delicate the flowers look.

  

The accent fluff is made by fraying a strip of Natural Finish Ribbon.

The lattice is made with snippets cut with the Split Card Textures Die set on point.

My third card uses the rose stamp traditionally stamped with classic ink.  It is pretty nifty that this DistINKtive stamp set is designed to stamp both the dark and light areas at the same time.    

The card is one that I designed using a partial die cutting technique and is perfect for double-sided paper.   This one is sealed on the side and bottom to form a pocket for the bookmark.   I made a video for this technique which I have added below.  Details for other cards using this technique can be found in this POST.    

Perfect for a special book lover!

The angle of the card front is cut to match the angle of the pattern on the paper.

Next up on the blog hop is one of our newest Crew Members - Kristie Wilson!  Please click on the buttons below to continue on to more great Sale-a-bration ideas!!

This way to Lou's blog!

 

 

This way to Kristie's blog!

 

Supplies used for Cornflower :

Stamps: Wonderful World (SAB)

Paper:   Mossy Meadow Cardstock, Wonderful World  Designer Series Paper (SAB), Watercolor paper

Ink:  Rich Razzleberry, Mossy Meadow and Daffodil Delight Classic Ink

Accessories:  Natural Finish Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Big Shot:   Fabulous Frames Dies

Supplies used for Daffodil::

Stamps: Wonderful World (SAB)

Paper:   Mango Melody and Mossy Meadow Cardstock, Wonderful World Designer Series Paper (SAB), Watercolor paper

Ink:   Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody and Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink

Accessories:  Natural Finish Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Big Shot:  Layering Circle Dies, Split Card Textures Dies 

Supplies used for Rose::

Stamps: Wonderful World (SAB), Art Gallery for sentiment

Paper:   Basic White Cardstock, Wonderful World Designer Series Paper (SAB)

Ink:   Rich Razzleberry and Mossy Meadow Classic Ink

Accessories:  Old Olive Ribbon (retired)

Big Shot:  Layering Circle Dies, Cracker and Treat Box Dies (for the sentiment)

Slimline Partial Die Cut Video Tutorial

 My video tutorial for the Slimline Partial Diecut card has been posted on Splitcoast Stampers!   

 

As the name implies this is fun shaped card is made with a partial diecutting technique.  It is very quick and there are so many possible variations.  

This works wonderfully with double-sided designer paper.  

An added inside layer for stamping and a greeting

The angle is cut to follow the design on the paper.

I sponged soft colors of ink on the background.  
Also a little bit of the inside layer peeks out  along the edge.

Another idea is to seal the edges to form a pocket.

A pretty bookmark fits perfectly.

This card shape is one that I came up with way back in 2015.  I really liked the original card and thought I would recreate a version with current supplies.   The new one is smaller than the original.   You can see the original one is this post.   All the little pearls make it special!

For this smaller size, start with a 3" X 3" piece of cardstock. Score at 3".

Click below for the video tutorial.  The written tutorial can be found on the Splitcoast Stampers website.  

There is also place to upload your projects inspired by this idea.  It can be found HERE.   I would love to see what you create!  

Card with Belly Band: 

Stamps: Butterfly Brilliance 

Paper:  Basic White, Basic Black Cardstock,   Perfectly Penciled Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Momento Tuxedo Black Ink

Stampin' Blends:  MInt Macaroon, Pool Party, So Saffron, Pale Papaya

Card with Sponging: 

Paper:  Basic White Cardstock,   Perfectly Penciled Designer Series Paper

Ink::   Petal Pink, So Saffron,Mango Melody, Old Olive  

Card with Bookmark: 

Stamps: Wondrful World, Art Gallery

Paper:  Basic White Cardstock,   Wonderful World Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive

Stamp Review Crew: Rays of Light

 

Hello and welcome to the latest Stamp Review Crew Blog Hop!   Our international crew highlights one Stampin' Up stamp set on each blog hop.  Hops are the first and third Mondays of the month and are a great way to get lots of ideas for using a set!   Click on the banner below to see a complete list of Crew members and see all the past hops which we keep active.  

 

We are using the very cool background stamp Rays of Light for this edition.  I am looking forward to seeing what the crew members create as this stamp has oodles of possible ways it can be used.

Our daughter-in-law and I had a chance to spend an afternoon together in the craft room.  What a fun time!  As she had never heat embossed we pulled out different powders and stuff to experiment.  She came up with the very neat background for this card by using clear embossing powder, various markers and then spritzing it with water.  

It created a groovy tye-dye effect.  Since we know a special someone who has a big selection of tye-dye shirts and socks it was perfect for a hip Father's Day card.  

TIPS for creating this effect:  First heat emboss the rays with clear embossing powder on white cardstock.   Then scribble random sections with Stampin' Write Markers.  (Three colors were used here.)  When scribbling don't completely fill in the white areas.   Then spritz with water.  After the colors have bled together a bit blot with a paper towel. 

I tried to get a photo to show the clear embossing a bit better.   The stamp is created with a distressed effect for the rays really giving this a unique look.    

Thanks so much for hopping with us!  Have a lovey sunshiny day!

Please click on the buttons below for an array of ideas for this stamp set!

 

This way to Heidi's Blog!

Or this way to Cindy's creations!

Stamps: Rays of Light , Hippest Hippos

Paper:  Blackberry Bliss, Petal Pink,  Basic White Cardstock 

Ink:  BlackBerry Bliss Classic Ink, Stampin Blends, Stampin' Write Markers.  

Accessories:  Clear Embossing Powder,  Loose Flower Flourishes,  Stampin' Dimensionals, Tombo Glue

Big Shot:   Hippo Dies, Beautiful Shapes Dies