Stamp Review Crew: Blessings of Home

 

Welcome to the latest Stamp Review Blog Hop.  We are a group of Stampin' Up Demonstrators from around the globe.   Every first and third Monday of the month we host a hop featuring a different stamp set.  This is a great way to see a bunch of projects in a variety of styles.  One stamp set,,, so many ideas!

We have the past hops archived on the Stamp Review Crew website.  Please click on the banner below to see all the creative goodness!

This time we are featuring the beautiful floral stamp set Blessings of Home.   

The most relaxing part of a project for me is the coloring. In deciding what color scheme to go with for the flowers I pulled from the coordinating Heart and Home Designer Series paper.  

Cinnamon Cider is an unexpected color choice for the flowers but I really like it!

I used a 5 inch wooden embroidery hoop and wrapped the ribbon before gluing a piece of the Designer Series Paper to the back. 

The little piece of ribbon tucked in at the side has Gilded Leafing on it.  

A fun tiny bit of gold accent.

So glad you have stopped by!  To continue the hop please click on the buttons below to see more Coming Home projects!

This way to Cindy's Blog!

This way to Kristie's Blog!

  

Stamps: Blessings of  Home

Paper:   Heart and Home Designer Series Paper, Whisper White Card stock

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Markers:  Cinnamon Cider, Pale Papaya, Calypso Coral, Soft Succulent  and So Saffron Stampin' Blends Markers.

Accessories:  Soft Succulent 1/2" Satin Shimmer  Ribbon Combo, Gilded Leafing, Linen Thread, Mini Glue Dots, Tombo Glue

Big Shot:  Flowers of Home Dies

Non SU:  5 inch wooden embroidery hoop

Stamp Review Crew: Measure of Love

 

Welcome!  The Stamp Review Crew has a teeny tiny three-stop blog hop this month.  Our hops vary in size each month and this one is little in number but big on cute projects.  It will only take a few minutes to hop through the fun projects using the Measure of Love stamp set!   (Also you can click on the banner below to go to the Stamp Review Crew website to see all our posts.)

How about a sweet birthday card?  The Stamp-a-ratus was handy for the spacing of the three cupcake images.  I used the "hinge-step" technique of moving the hinge down two steps each time.  The cupcakes are colored with Stampin' Blends.  I appreciate that the Blends come as a set with a light and dark shade making it so easy to add depth to line images. 

This measures 4 inches by 8-1/2 inches and can be mailed in a business size envelope.

The bright colors of the Sunshine and Rainbows Designer Series
Paper (a Sale-a-bration item) make this a really HAPPY card! 

Next I made some 3 x 5 recipe cards.  I am planning to tuck these into some valentine cards I am making.  I covered these with clear iron-on vinyl so drips and spatters can be wiped away.   (I use iron-on vinyl in quite a few of my projects and have a video about that.)

Preserving a few favorite family recipes.

So glad you have stopped by!  To continue the hop please click on the buttons below to see more Measure of Love projects!

This way to Holly's Blog!

This way to Charlet's Blog!

  

Happy Card

Stamps: Measure of Love

Paper:  Sunshine and Rainbows Designer Series Paper, Whisper White and Misty Moonlight Card stock

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Markers:  Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo, So Saffron, Mango Melody and Ivory Stampin' Blends Markers.

Accessories:  Tombo Glue

Big Shot:   Birthday Chick Dies

Recipe Cards

Stamps: Measure of Love

Paper:  Sunshine and Rainbows Designer Series Paper, Whisper White Card stock

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Classic Stampin Spots in Pool Party, Real Red and Granny Green

Markers:  Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, Petal Pink, Dirty Flamingo, So Saffron, Mango Melody and Ivory Stampin' Blends Markers.

Accessories:  Tombo Glue

Non SU:   Iron-on Vinyl 

Stamp Review Crew: 2020 Winter Sale-a-bration

The Stamp Review Crew has a bonus hop this month!  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 Simply Marbleous Designer Series paper and the lovely Calming Camellia host stamp set for my card.   

  

The Layering Diorama die is the perfect shape for the image.

The flowers are colored using a Blender Pen and White Craft Ink.

The little details:  Brass butterflies, Mercury Acetate, Linen Thread and a pretty pearl.

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 Kristie's blog!

 

 

This way to Mike's blog!

 

Supplies used:

Stamps: Calming Camellia (SAB host)

Paper:  Gorgeous Grape and Wisteria Wonder Cardstock, Simply Marbleious Designer Series Paper (SAB), Hydrangea Hill Mercury Glass Designer Acetate

Ink:  Gorgeous Grape Classic Ink, White Craft Ink

Accessories:  Gorgeous Grape 3/8" Sheer Ribbon, Linen Thread, Pastel Pearls, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Big Shot:  Layering Diorama Dies, Hydrangea Dies, Good Fortune Dies

Tools:  Blender Pen

Stamp Review Crew: Sweet Little Stockings Edition

 

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.  So many creative things to see and enjoy!

 

We are using the Sweet Little Stockings stamp set for this edition.  Our hop is small this time around but the projects are all so sweet!

For my first project I used the Disappearing Nine Patch technique to make the background.  I think the cute little Corgi is adorable with his Santa beard!  

It is a bit hard to see from the front but the sentiment, stars and Christmas packages are popped up giving this plenty of dimension.   Those little holly leaves and berries are so tiny!  I had a bit of a mishap when making this as I dropped the itty bitty holly leaf die and it bounced into my craft room wastebasket.  Of course my wastebasket was filled to the brim with all kinds of tiny paper scraps... I was not sure I would ever find it but I did!  

My next project requires a bit of explanation.   I made a pot holder for each of our three kids for Christmas.  (Hopefully none of them will see this blog post before Christmas day!)  I picked a  fabric that I knew each would like.   I had fun pulling out scraps of fabric to go with the main fabric.  (Just like my paper scraps I save all my little scraps of fabric too!)

When it was time to wrap the potholders the Sweet Little Stockings set was just perfect!  Can you guess which potholder is in which package?  

Thanks so much for hopping with us and have a Very Merry Christmas!

Please click on the buttons below for a gallery of ideas for this stamp set!

 

This way to Cindy's Blog!

Or this way to Charlet's creations!

Stamps: Sweet Little Stockings

Paper:  Basic White, Crushed Curry, Old Oliver and Cherry Cobber Card stock, Sweet Stocking Designer Series  Paper

Ink:  Tuxedo Black Momento Ink,  Cherry Cobber and Mossy Meadow Stampin' Write Marker, Stampin Blends

Accessories:     Metallic Mesh Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Tombo Glue

Big Shot:   Stocking Dies

Clever Cats Birthday Card

 

Finally I have my computer and phone on the same page and am able to upload photos again.  Nice to be back to a bit of blogging!

Of course I could not resist adding the Clever Cats stamp set to my Kitty Stamp collection.  The artist surely must have kitties of their own as these cats have a lot of character!    We had a big fluffy cat who loved to try to sit in teeny little boxes.  Always good for a laugh and lots of picture taking.

Although the Clever Cat stamp set is primarily a Halloween themed set it is great for other occasions too.
I omitted the word Halloween from the sentiment by selectively inking with Stampin' Write Markers.  

This fluffy kitty is cut out and perched on top of the window cut with the Picture This die.

The "Birthday" is borrowed from the Well Said stamp set.  
 I used the Stamparatus to get the words positioned and the kitty exactly in the corner.

This card fits in a No 10 (business) size envelope.  The card front is 4" X 9-1/4".

Supplies used:

Stamps: Clever Cats, Well Said

Paper:    Basic White Cardstock, Sweet Stockings Designer Series Paper

Ink:   Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede Classic Ink, Night of Navy and Real Red Stampin' Write Markers

Accessories: ,  Stampin' Dimensionals

Big Shot:    Picture This Dies

Tools: Stamparatus

Splitcoaststampers Falliday Fest Tutorial

Fun things are happening on the Splitcoaststampers site!  The Falliday Fest is an annual event with tutorials, challenges and prizes.  My tutorial for the Disappearing Nine Patch technique is the featured project today!   

You can see the written tutorial HERE and can also view the gallery of projects made by other crafters using the tutorial.   You can upload your creations here so we can all enjoy them!  (To upload to the correct gallery put it under Techniques Spotlight>Holiday Blitz Gallery>Disappearing Nine Patch Card)

(I had planned to add some new projects myself but I am having issues with my computer not importing photos.  Until I get that resolved I am not able to put new things on my blog or upload to Splitcoaststampers. 😞)  

Stamp Review Crew: 2021 Fall Sale-a-bration #2

 

The Stamp Review Crew has a second bonus hop featuring Sale-a-bration goodies.  In case you missed the first one you can check it out HERE.    The format is a little different for our Sale-a-bration hops. Instead of each member creating with the same stamp set as we usually do 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 have chosen to highlight the pretty Christmas themed Peaceful Prints Designer Series Paper and also used the Sale-a-bration Host stamp set In Your Words.

The patchwork backgrounds for my projects are made using a quilting technique called the Disappearing Nine Patch that I adapted for paper-crafting.  It is a way to create an intricate background with lots of little pieces easily without cutting and glueing each little piece separately.   Start with nine squares adhered to scrap paper, cut them apart and rearrange.   There are different ways to arrange the "blocks" for variations in the backgrounds.   I filmed a video with all the details of this fun technique.  

I thought the plaid paper would be cute for paper piecing the little girl's coat and hat from the Season's of Fun host stamp set.  The sentiment is from the In Your Words Sale-a-bration host stamp set.  I selectively inked up words with Stampin' Markers and the Stamparatus helped in getting the words inside the diecut.

You can make the background different sizes for cards or decor.  The above project started with nine 2 inch squares.  The card below uses 1 inch squares.  It also uses the In Your Words Sale-a-bration host stamp set.

I have another card that I made with products from the Mini Catalog that shows another way to arrange the patchwork.  It also used 1 inch squares.   The Stamparatus made it a breeze to stamp the words on the striped DSP in just the right place.

VIDEO TUTORIAL:  

So glad you stopped in today!  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 Nikki's blog!

  

Supplies used:

You are Wonderful Easel Decor

Stamps: Season of Fun (host set), In Your Words (Sale-a-bration host)

Paper:    Basic White and Basic Black Cardstock, Peaceful Prints Designer Series Paper

Ink:   Tuxedo Black Momento Ink, Stampin' Markers, Stampin' Blends

Accessories: ,  Stampin' Dimensionals, Tombo Glue, Pastel Pearls (colored with Cherry Cobble Stampin' Blend)

Big Shot:    Stitched So Sweetly Dies

Supplies used:

There is Magic Christmas Card

Stamps: In Your Words (Sale-a-bration host), Dry Brush Background

Paper:    Basic White, Basic Black, Crumb Cake and Garden Green Cardstock, Peaceful Prints Designer Series Paper

Ink:   Garden Green Classic Ink 

Accessories: ,  Stampin' Dimensionals, Tombo Glue, Linen Thread

Big Shot:    Meadow Dies

It's Halloween Card

Stamps: Clever Cats

Paper:    Hightland Heather and Gorgeous Grape Cardstock, Cute Halloween Designer Series Paper

Ink:   Gorgeous Grape Classic Ink

Accessories: Stampin' Dimensionals, Metallic Mesh Ribbon

Punches:    Halloween Punch