Monday, March 21, 2022

Stamp Review Crew: Amazing Silhouettes




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.

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Our stamp set this time is the Amazing Silhouettes set.  I chose to use the butterfly stamp and pair it with the delicate floral and butterfly paper from the Symbols of Fortune DSP.  I covered a composition notebook with the paper and added the stamped layer.

The composition book is 7.5" X 9.75".  The DSP is cut 7" X 9.75".  Once the paper
 was adhered, I hand rounded two edges to match the corners of the cover.


The Soft Succulent Satin Ribbon is one of my favorite things from the current Mini Catalog.  It is a beautiful heavy quality and looks so elegant.  I have been wanting to do something special with it so I made a pen holder for the notebook.  If you scroll to the bottom of the post I have a few notes on how I made it.

A piece of elastic sewn to the ribbon gives a secure fit.  


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


 
To Jay's amazing project!



To Kristie's creation!

Stamps:  Amazing Silhouettes 
Paper:   Basic White cardstock, Symbols of Fortune Speciality Paper, Calypso Coral Cardstock
Ink:  Soft Succulent and Calypso Coral Classic Ink
Accessories:    Soft Succulent 1/2" Satin Ribbon 




Monday, February 28, 2022

Stamp Review Crew: 2020 Winter Sale-a-bration #2

 



The Stamp Review Crew has another bonus hop featuring Sale-a-Bration goodies!  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 and be sure to check out our last Sale-a-Bration bonus hop.   Please click on the banner below to see past hops and to check out the bios of the crew members.




I wanted to make a birthday card with the Mischievous Mice stamp set.  Looking through my Designer Series paper I discovered the PERFECT one to use - the Sale-a-Bration Sunshine and Rainbows. Not just the outside of the card-- check out the CHEESE on the inside!  How about some colby-jack for the mice!  
The balloon is paper-pieced. Stamp the balloon on the
pink DSP, cut on the lines and glue it on top of the stamped design. 



I used a So Saffron Stampin' Blend to
shade the holes and the top of the cheese.


I also had a small-sized birthday present that I needed to wrap.  I used some little odds and ends that I had cut for other projects to decorate the box and make a little gift enclosure card.  
Birthday present for my "car guy"!

So glad you hopped by!  Please click on the buttons below to continue on to more great Sale-a-bration ideas!!


This way to Debra's Blog!

 
This way to Lou's Blog!


Supplies used:
Stamps: Mischievous Mice (January- June Mini Catalog host set), Driving By (Sale-a-Bration 2022), Art Gallery
Paper:  Basic White Cardstock, Sunshine and Rainbows Designer Series Paper (Sale-a-Bration 2022)
Ink:  Bermuda Bay Classic Ink, Tuxedo Black Momento Ink
Accessories: Loose Flower Flourishes, 2020-2022 In-color Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals
Stampin' Blends:  Layering Diorama Dies, Hydrangea Dies, Good Fortune Dies, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, Petal Pink, So Saffron, Bermuda Bay, Flirty Flamingo, Soft Sky, Daffodil Delight..

Monday, February 21, 2022

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


Monday, February 7, 2022

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 



Monday, January 31, 2022

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


Monday, December 20, 2021

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

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

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