Love & Affection — Stampin’ Up! Artisan Blog Hop

Posted on June 15, 2016 by amyoneillblog

Welcome to another Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design Team Blog Hop! There are 20 of us from around the globe who will be sharing our projects with you twice each month. All you need to do to follow along is click on the link at the bottom of each post.

Our focus this month is on the Affectionately Yours suite of products. The flowers in the Love & Affection stamp set are fun and sweet, and the sentiments are wonderful. I made two different cards for this post using four of the new In Colors — Dapper Denim, Peekaboo Peach, Flirty Flamingo, and Emerald Envy.

It’s really easy to make your own custom bouquet with this stamp set!

For the first card , I started by embossing the floral bouquet on the card base’s left side. I used one of the Floral Affection Textured Impressions Embossing Folders (two different folders are included in this item).

I then stamped some of the leaves on a Whisper White panel and some of the flower images on another piece of cardstock, cutting them out with my Paper Snips. After placing the flowers over the leaves, I added some White Perfect Accents (with the white backing peeled off) to the flower centers and added some white sequins.

For my next card, I stamped some more of the flowers and leaves on a piece of Whisper White cardstock and did some more cutting with my Paper Snips.

I placed a white panel, which I embossed along one edge with my Simply Scored Scoring Tool. I sprinkled a few sequins and added the sentiment on a banner. This card is very clean and shows off the beautiful colors of the flowers.

You’re ready to hop on over to The Netherlands and visit Chantal de Kaste’s blog by clicking on the link below. You can use Google Translate for any blogs for which you need translation help. It’s so fun to hop around the world!

Enjoy your Thursday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Love & Affection
Ink: Dapper Denim, Peekaboo Peach, Emerald Envy, Flirty Flamingo Basic Black
Paper: Whisper White cardstock, Dapper Denim cardstock
Accessories: White Perfect Accents, Metallic Sequins Assortment, Floral Affection Textured Impressions Embossing Folders

Sending a Smile with Affectionately Yours Suite — Stampin’ Up! Artisan Blog Hop

Posted on June 1, 2016 by amyoneillblog

Our box for June contained products from the Affectionately Yours Suite, which features florals and copper. For this hop I chose to focus on the beautiful Affectionately Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper, the coordinating Love & Affection stamp set, and the Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder.

I started by making a pocket card using the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits and a piece of the dsp. I stamped the flowers and leaves and cut them out with my Paper Snips. The large flower was stamped with Versamark ink and embossed with the Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder.

I made an insert, which slides right into the pocket, from a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock, adding a strip of Affectionately Yours Designer Washi Tape at the bottom. I love the sweet sentiments in this stamp set.

While I had all of the supplies out on my desk, I made a couple of note cards as well. They are sized at 3-1/4″ x 5″.

These use a color scheme of Night of Navy, Watermelon Wonder, Cucumber Crush, and Daffodil Delight.

It’s fun to make custom-made bouquets with this set!

Enjoy your Thursday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Love & Affection
Ink: Watermelon Wonder, Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy, Cucumber Crush, Versamark
Paper: Affectionately Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper, Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Watermelon Wonder, Daffodil Delight
Accessories: Linen Thread, Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Mini Treat Bag Thinlits, Pearl Basic Jewels, Affectionately Yours Designer Washi Tape, 2″ Circle Punch

Dijon Delights — Monday Montage #69

Posted on May 15, 2016 by amyoneillblog

Welcome to another Monday Montage blog hop! We are a group of ten stampers who love to share what we create with you, and all you have to do to follow along is click on the links at the bottom of each post.

I still have another sneak peek from the display boards at last month’s On Stage event to share with you today. One of the new sets that will be available starting June 1st is Love & Affection. It is a pretty floral set with even prettier sentiments.

One of the colors that I was asked to focus on was Delightful Dijon. So for this card, I ran a piece of Delightful Dijon through the Big Shot with the Softly Falling embossing folder. I then cut it into two piece and inserted a piece of white card stock, on which I stamped some of the floral images from Love & Affection with Watermelon Wonder and Mint Macaron inks.

The sentiment was embossed with Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder. I added a little bit of black baker’s twine and called it a day. This would be an easy card to send through the mail.

On this last card, I watercolored some Delightful Dijon ink onto a piece of Shimmery White card stock with a paint brush. The butterfly was cut from Vellum Cardstock using one of the Butterflies Thinlits dies.

Aren’t these sentiments so sweet! I love them!

You’re ready to hop on over to Breelin Renwick’s blog. I always love seeing what she makes! If you prefer to work your way backwards, you can jump back to Wendy Weixler’s blog. Either way, be sure to work your way through all of the blogs so you don’t miss a thing!

Enjoy your Monday! Thanks for stopping by!

Every Lovely Word — Monday Montage #68

Posted on May 1, 2016 by amyoneillblog

Welcome to another Monday Montage blog hop! We are a group of ten stampers who love to share what we create with you, and all you have to do to follow along is to click on the links at the bottom of each post.

I have a sneak peek for your today. It features a stamp set that will be included in the new annual catalog, which will be released on June 1. It’s called Love & Affection.

I love the sweet flowers in this set, but I love the sentiments even more.

I used a color combo of Watermelon Wonder, Blushing Bride, Old Olive and Daffodil Delight for this card. To keep the Baker’s Twine exactly where I wanted it, I used little drops from the Fine Tip Glue Pen. I love that glue!