Stamp Review Crew: Sea Turtle

 

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 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 Sea Turtle.   We have a very small hop this session- it is a busy time for everyone!  The great news is that this set will carry over to the new catalog so we will see more of this set in the future.  

My daughter-in-love and I had a wonderful afternoon of crafting together and we both made cards with this pretty stamp set.  

My card is done in blue tones:

Two step stamping and stamping off create the color variations.

And my DIL's is done in greens:

Adding ink with a sponge dauber to the stamp creates the color
variation on the turtle and black embossing really makes this pop!

 

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

 

To Heidi's creations!

To Holly's blog!

 

Stamp Review Crew: Taco Fiesta

 

Hello and welcome to the latest Stamp Review Crew Blog Hop!   We have an extra bonus hop this month. There are just so many great stamp sets we wanted to squeeze in another one! 

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 very fun Taco Fiesta set.  We have several March birthdays in our family and the funny sentiments were just the ticket.   I needed to photograph these outside to get enough light and as you can see it was a snowy day.  Thankfully that snow has melted and and we have signs of spring now!

The first card has most of the images directly stamped on the white background.  A few were stamped strategetically so they would be behind the polka dot layer.  A few more images were fussy cut to layer on top.  To make the fluffy embellishment I frayed some white bakers twine and dabbed it with the tip of a Poppy Parade Stampin' Blend.  

The next card has the images stamped on the inside of the card that peek through the windows on the card front.  The second part of the sentiment is hidden until the card is opened.  

 

The tacos on the gift bag below and the bowl of guacamole and chips on the card above are done with masking.  I think masking is a great technique.  I just have to remind myself that the image in the foreground is the first thing that is stamped then it is easy peasy!    

I'm so glad you have visited today!  Please click on the buttons below to continue with the hop next.  Up next is our wonderful hop organizer Holly!

 

To Holly's blog!

To Nicci's projects!

Stamps:  Taco Fiesta

Paper:   Basic White cardstock, Brights 6 x 6  Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Tuxedo Black Momento Ink, Poppy Parade Classic Ink  

Stampin' Blends: Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Light Mango Melody, Granny Apple Green, Light Mossy Meadow, Poppy Parade

Die Cutting:  Beautiful Shapes Dies,  Picture This Dies

Accessories:    White Baker's Twine, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals