Playing with Petite Petals — Monday Montage #15

Posted on March 16, 2014 by amyoneillblog

We’re back with another Monday Montage Blog Hop for you this evening. There are ten of us participating, so just click on the buttons at the bottom of each post to follow along and work your way through each post.

I recently got the Petite Petals stamp set. Unfortunately, the coordinating punch is on back order, so I’m still waiting to receive it. I just did things the old fashioned way — cut out the flowers by hand. I don’t mind that though. Cutting is a little therapeutic for me. I think just about all things paper-crafting related are therapeutic for me!

I kept both of my cards for today super simple. My kids have been on Spring Break this week, so my stamping time has been very limited. I love cards with lots of layers and embellishments, but sometimes I love simple cards too.

I found that Little Leaves Sizzlits die in my supplies a couple of weeks ago, and now I can’t seem to stop using it. I’ve used it on both cards today. I LOVE this sheet of Watercolor Wonder dsp. It adds a little bit of interest to an otherwise neutral background.

On this card, I wanted the chevron background but I wanted to mute it a little bit, so I brushed on some Gesso with a paintbrush to tone it down just a little. If you could reach through your computer and touch it, you’d find that this adds a nice texture as well.

You’re ready to hop on over to Breelin Renwick’s blog by clicking the “Next” button below. She always inspires me, and I love looking at her blog. If you’d rather work your way backwards, you can go visit Wendy Weixler’s blog. Her creativity is always impressive and I always say, “Wow!” when I look at her blog.

Enjoy your Monday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used on Card 1:
Stamps: Petite Petals, Four You
Ink: So Saffron, Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral, Basic Black
Paper: Smoky Slate, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Watercolor Wonder dsp
Embellishments: Little Leaves Sizzlits Die, Sewing Machine

Supplies Used on Card 2:
Stamps: Petite Petals, Perfect Pennants, Lots of Thanks
Ink: Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana, Basic Black
Paper: So Saffron, Coastal Cabana, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Subtles DSP stack
Embellishments: Little Leaves Sizzlits Die, Gold Sequin Trim, Gesso

An Epic Day with Maggie — Monday Montage #14

Posted on March 2, 2014 by amyoneillblog

We’re back with another Monday Montage blog hop for you tonight. There are ten of us participating, and you can easily make your way through the hop by clicking on the “Next” or “Back” buttons at the bottom of each post. I have an 8″x8″ scrapbook page to share with you this time.

Some of you may remember that when I was at Convention last summer, my family adopted a dog while I was gone. I came back to find an adorable two-year old Pug named Maggie. Well, Maggie is a full-fledged member of the family now, and I have loved to see how she has bonded with each of us, especially my nine-year old daughter who paid for the adoption and feeds Maggie every day. Maggie runs upstairs and waits patiently outside Kendall’s door each morning until Kendall wakes up, and then gives Kendall an excited greeting. And Kendall always makes time to love her dog back.

Before Christmas, I was taking some shots of the kids for Christmas cards and of course, Maggie had to be included. I decided I needed to make a scrapbook page to remember our first real photo shoot with Maggie.

I went back to an old favorite, the Epic Day This and That suite of products for my layout. I also used one sheet of the Kaleidoscope dsp (the Basic Gray graph paper background sheet).

There are some really fun Epic Day This and That Designer Stickers that coordinate with the dsp, and I used several of them on this layout. It makes for a quick and easy page.

I love scrapbooking, and I really should do it more. It is what first drew me into this papercrafting hobby. And my kids love looking back through pages like this. This page will actually be going up on a bulletin board in our home office/craft room for a while.

You’re ready to hop on over to Breelin Renwick’s blog and check out her amazing creation. If you’d rather work your way backwards, you’re welcome to hop on over to Wendy Weixler’s blog and see some of her awesome-sauce work. Either way, be sure to make your way through the other nine posts.

Enjoy your Sunday evening! Thanks for stopping by!

Tilted Thanks — Monday Montage #13

Posted on February 16, 2014 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another Monday Montage blog hop! There are ten of us participating, so just click on the “Next” button to make your way through the hop.

I decided to play with the pretty flowers in the So Very Grateful set and the Sweet Sorbet dsp which is available during Sale-a-Bration. I love the colors in it.

I am seeing cards with tilted panels everywhere these days, so I decided to try one again. I’m finding that the most challenging part of these cards is photographing them. I always seem to have a hard time photographing them at the correct angle. So please try to look past that. 🙂

Here’s a closer look at the flowers and embellishments. I stamped the flowers twice and colored them with my Stampin’ Write markers. I cut out the blooms and popped them up with dimensionals.

You’re ready to hop on over to Breelin Renwick’s blog and check out her lovely creation. If you prefer to work your way backwards, you can hop over to Wendy Weixler’s blog by clicking on the “Back” button instead. Either way you choose to go, you can work your way through all ten blogs.

Enjoy your Sunday evening and Monday. Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: So Very Grateful
Ink: Staz-on Black, Crisp Cantaloupe, Summer Starfruit, Pool Party, Pistachio Pudding
Paper: Whisper White, Sweet Sorbet dsp
Embellishments: Pool Party 1/2″ Seam Binding ribbon, Gold Sequin Trim, Crisp Cantaloupe 3/8″ Ruffle Stretch Trim ribbon, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Sweet Sorbet Accessory Pack

Textured Speech Bubble Valentines — Monday Montage #12

Posted on February 2, 2014 by amyoneillblog

Welcome to another Monday Montage blog hop! Grab yourself something warm to drink, scoot up your chair, and have fun looking through all ten blogs. All you have to do is click on the “Next” button at the end of each post.

I decided to play with the super fun speech bubbles in the new Word Bubbles Framelits Dies set. There are several fun shapes in this set, and they coordinate perfectly with the cute Just Sayin’ stamp set. Rather than use the coordinating stamp set, I chose to play around with negative images in the speech bubbles — more specifically, hearts since it’s getting close to Valentine’s Day.

On this first card, I used the small heart punch and the smallest die in the Hearts Collection Framelits for the negative images. I also pulled out some Pink Pirouette Core-dinations card stock and used the Decorative Dots embossing folder, which is available only during Sale-a-Bration, and sanded it a little bit. I wish I’d remember to use this stuff more — I love it!

On this next card, I used the Arrows embossing folder on regular Pink Pirouette card stock, and I used the Yippee-Skippee stamp set for the sentiment. Once I got the Smoky Slate 3/4″ Chevron Ribbon arranged the way I liked, I used a stapler to hold it down, and then covered that with the button.

I think you’re ready to hop on over to Breelin Renwick’s blog to see what awesome creations she’s made this time. If you prefer to work backwards, you can click the “Back” button and go visit Wendy Weixler’s fabulous blog. Either way, you should be able to work your way through all of the other nine blogs.

Enjoy your Sunday evening and Monday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Yippee–Skippee
Ink: Coastal Cabana
Paper: Coastal Cabana, Pink Pirouette, Real Red, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer Paper, Silver Foil Sheets, Fresh Prints dsp
Embellishments: Hearts Collection Framelits, Word Bubbles Framelits, Small Heart punch, Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine, Expressions Thinlits dies, Decorative Dots embossing folder, Arrows Embossing folder, Basic Metal Buttons, Basic Rhinestone Jewels, Brights Candy Dots, Real Red 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon, Smoky Slate 3/4″ Chevron Ribbon

Two for One — Monday Montage #11

Posted on January 19, 2014 by amyoneillblog

We’re excited to share with you another Monday Montage blog hop today. There are ten of us participating, and you can work your way through all ten posts by clicking on the arrow links at the bottom of each post.

I find that sometimes when I have supplies out from making one card, it just makes sense to make another. I usually don’t want to make the exact same thing again, but I’ll use the same supplies to make something a little different.

So, I had some Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz, and Coastal Cabana card stock and inks out. Love this color combo, by the way. I also had the new dsp stack, Fresh Prints, out as well as some Tea Lace doilies and Calypso Coral Baker’s Twine. I pulled out my new Banners Framelits dies and coordinating Perfect Pennants stamp set and whipped up two cards.

On the above card, I also used the little star stamp that will be included in a new Sale-a-Bration set, Banner Blast, that will be out on January 28. I also include a button from the Basic Metal Buttons collection in the Spring catalog.

On this second card, I used a different image from the Perfect Pennants set and a snippet of Pear Pizzazz dsp from the Subtles DSP stack. The Banners Framelits make it so easy to cut out perfect banners.

Well, you’re ready to hop on over to Breelin Renwick’s blog and check out her fabulous creations. Just click the Next arrow below. Or, if you’d rather work your way backwards, you can go visit the talented Wendy Weixler’s blog. Either way, you can work your way through the nine other blogs.

Enjoy your Sunday evening! Thanks for stopping by!

Make a Wish — Monday Montage #10

Posted on January 5, 2014 by amyoneillblog

We’re back for the New Year! It’s time for another Monday Montage Blog Hop. You can work your way through all ten participants by clicking on the “next” button at the bottom of each post. You won’t want to miss any of them.

I have a card for you with lots of new goodies from the new Spring Occasions catalog. There’s also a little peek at a new stamp set coming out in the Sale-a-Bration catalog later this month (look for the little stars).

I am really loving this new film strip die, which is included in the On Film framelits die set. The dsp is from the Kaleidoscope pack, and the sentiment is from the Perfect Pennants stamp set.

You’re ready to hop on over to Breelin Renwick’s blog and view her awesome creativity. If you prefer to work your way backwards, you can hop on over to the fabulous Wendy Weixler’s blog and go that route.

Enjoy your Sunday evening! Thanks for stopping by!

Peachy Keen Sneak Peeks — Monday Montage #9

Posted on December 15, 2013 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another Monday Montage blog hop. There are ten of us participating in the hop, and you can make your way through all ten posts by clicking on the arrows at the bottom of each post.

I have a box of new goodies that will be coming out in the new Spring catalog and during Sale-a-Bration, and I have been itching to ink them up. I picked one set, Peachy Keen, for this post and I made two cards to share with you.

There is a coordinating set of framelits that goes with this stamp set, and I’ve used it here. Not only does the framelit cut out this cute polaroid frame, but it also embosses it at the same time. Pretty cool, huh? There are some other sneak peeks here too — notice the sequins and gold baker’s twine?

On this next card, I’ve used the same stamp set and framelits set. There are a couple of other sneak peeks — wooden embellishments and gold foil vellum paper as well. I’ve also used another new framelits set, Banners Framelits, which cuts layered banners for you.

I’ll have to admit it was nice to take a little break from making Christmas projects. However, I need to get back to that! I’m running out of time!

You’re ready to hop along to see the gorgeous treats that Breelin Renwick has prepared for you. If you prefer to work your way backwards, you can click on the back arrow and visit the super talented Wendy Weixler. Either way, you can work your way through all ten stops.

Enjoy your Sunday evening! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Peachy Keen*
Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe, Summer Starfruit, Basic Black, Versamark
Paper: Pool Party, Basic Black, Whisper White, Gold Fancy Foil Designer Vellum*
Embellishments: Gold Sequin Trim*, Gold Baker’s Twine*, On Film Framelits Dies*, Essentials Wooden Elements*, In Color Boutique Details

* (to be released Jan. 3)

Lots of Birthday Candles — Monday Montage #8

Posted on December 1, 2013 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another Monday Montage blog hop! There are ten of us that participate in this hop, so at the bottom of this post there will be a link to the next blog and you can follow the links all the way through.

I decided to make a little birthday ensemble — a card and small sack to hold a small gift or gift card. I used the Birthday Candles wheel to make all of the candles. I stamped them with Versamark ink and then used clear embossing powder with which to emboss them. My color palette includes Pink Pirouette, Strawberry Slush, Aqua Mist, and So Saffron.

I added sequins to the card and a sentiment from Four You.

I used a little plain, white paper sack for the gift and some Crushed Curry 3/4″ Chevron Ribbon (which blends in really well with the So Saffron ink on the sack). I also used the Numbers wheel along the bottom.

You can now venture on to Breelin Renwick’s beautiful creations by clicking on the “Next” button, or you can work your way backwards starting at Wendy Weixler’s blog.

Enjoy your Sunday evening! Thanks for stopping by!

All That Glitters is… Monday Montage #7

Posted on November 17, 2013 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another Monday Montage blog hop! I hope you’ll make your way through all ten stops on the hop, and that you’ll get some great ideas and inspiration along the way.

I have really been enjoying working with gold and white this holiday season. I think it looks so elegant and festive. I’ve made two cards for you with this color combination. I used fiber paste with the polka dot Build a Banner Simply Create Kit stencils on both of the cards. I just love the texture it provides!

On this first card, I used white and gold embossing powder on vellum card stock for the snowflake. I also used some of the gold Smooch Spritz, which Stampin’ Up retired, but I’m having a hard time letting go.

On this second card, I used gold embossing power on the Christmas Star stamp. The sentiment comes from the Endless Wishes photopolymer stamps.

I hope you’ll continue your way along the hop path, and go visit the very talented Breelin Renwick’s blog. If you prefer to venture backwards, you can go visit the amazing Wendy Weixler’s blog. Either way, you can make your way to all ten blogs.

Enjoy your Sunday evening! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used on Card 1:
Stamps: Festive Flurry, Joy to the World
Ink: Versamark
Paper: Whisper White, Vellum card stock, Champagne Glimmer Paper
Embellishments: fiber paste (non-SU), Chevron Border Punch, Large Pearl Basic Jewels, Festive Flurry framelits, Gold Smooch Spritz (retired), Build a Banner Simply Create Kit (stencils)

Supplies Used on Card 2:
Stamps: Christmas Star, Endless Wishes
Ink: Versamark
Paper: Whisper White
Embellishments: fiber paste (non-SU), Pearl Basic Jewels, Gold Smooch Spritz (retired), Build a Banner Simply Create Kit (stencils)

I Love Pink and Gold — Monday Montage #6

Posted on November 3, 2013 by amyoneillblog

We have another Monday Montage Blog Hop in store for you this evening! I hope you’ll follow along the blog hop trail and see what all of the designers have made.

I have made a new discovery — I love pink and gold together! I made a couple of Christmas cards using these two colors together and I threw Coastal Cabana into the mix too for a nice contrast color.

I love the look of gold embossing, and used that on both of the snowflakes. I also threw in some sequins.

Another discovery I made is that pink and gold do not photograph well together on my camera. Here’s a picture of my other card. Please forgive the terrible picture. It looks so much better in real life.

The pink that I used on both cards is Blushing Bride — I love that pink!

Well, you’re ready to hop on over to Breelin Renwick’s fantastic blog. If you’d rather work your way backwards (you, rebel!) you can do that too and hop on over to Wendy Weixler’s amazing blog. Either way, just work your way through the nine other blogs to see the treats they have in store for you.

Enjoy your Sunday evening! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used on Card 1:
Stamps: Festive Flurry, Joy to the World
Ink: Versamark
Paper: Coastal Cabana, Blushing Bride, Whisper White
Embellishments: Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Festive Flurry Framelits, Blushing Bride 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Subtles Designer Buttons, White Baker’s Twine

Supplies Used on Card 2:
Stamps: Positively Chevron, Christmas Star, Wishing You
Ink: Versamark, Coastal Cabana
Paper: Blushing Bride, Whisper White, Gold Foil Sheets
Embellishments: Blushing Bride 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Basics 3/8″ glimmer brads