Hand Delivered X 3 — Monday Montage #118

Welcome to another Monday Montage blog hop!  We are a group of nine 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.

One of my favorite stamp sets in the new catalog is a hostess set called Hand Delivered.  You can mix and match the images to create a card that is perfect for the occasion, and it’s a fun set to color.  When I sat down to use it the first time I had a hard time deciding which images to use first.  So I decided to try three of them at once.

For all three cards, I started by sponging on some ink for a background and then adding some splatters.  While this set does not have coordinating framelits, all of the images are easy to cut out with a pair of paper snips.

I colored all of these images with Stampin’ Blends markers.  A few metallic sequins were added as embellishments.  All of these cards were made with Whisper White Note cards and are sized at 3-1/2″ x 5″.

My middle child will be a Senior this year.  I thought I would get ahead of the game while I had this set out and make a card for her first day when she goes back in August.  She is in an IB program, so her Senior year will be a hard year.  I think any encouragement will be appreciated by her.

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.

 

 

 

If you should happen to get lost in the blog hop links, here is a list of all of those participating:

Amy O’Neill  —> you are here
Breelin Renwick
Cathy Casey
Dani Dzamia
Elizabeth Price
Julie Warnick — Not participating tonight
Kaitlyn Zumbach
Melissa Stout
Wendy Weixler

Enjoy your Monday!  Thanks for stopping by!

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Detailed with Love Birthday Combo — Monday Montage #117

Welcome to another Monday Montage blog hop!  We are a group of nine 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 love the pretty, feminine paper in the Garden Impressions dsp stack.  It pairs beautifully with the Detailed with Love stamp set.  I used the two products to make a little birthday ensemble — a gift box using the Clear Tiny Treat Boxes and a 3″ x 3″ card.

The card base is made from Petal Pink card stock.  This is one of the new colors, and it is such a pretty shade of pink.  It’s almost a little peachy.

I used one of the border strips in the gorgeous Delightfully Detailed Laser-Cut Specialty Paper packs, and applied it as a top and bottom border along the dsp strip.  I also cut some leaves from another sheet from this specialty dsp and colored them with a Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Write Marker.  Some Blossoms Elements were added as embellishments, as was a little bit of metallic ribbon.

For the cute little box, I used the same dsp, ribbon, and stamp set.  This was super quick and easy to whip up.

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.

 

 

 

If you should happen to get lost in the blog hop links, here is a list of all of those participating:

Amy O’Neill  —> you are here
Breelin Renwick
Cathy Casey
Dani Dzamia
Elizabeth Price
Julie Warnick — Not participating tonight
Kaitlyn Zumbach — Not participating tonight
Melissa Stout
Wendy Weixler

Enjoy your Monday!  Thanks for stopping by!

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Sneak Peeks — Monday Montage #116

Welcome to another Monday Montage blog hop!  We are a group of nine 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.

We are now less than two weeks away from the launch of the new catalog!  Yippee!  I need to start making my list ready and plan out what will go on my first order.  It’s better than making a Christmas list when I was a kid.

I have a sneak peek of a new stamp set, Swirly Frames, that will be available on June 1.  It has some fun geometric shapes that can be used to frame images or sentiments, or they can be used as the focal images on cards.

The sentiment on this card is from the Celebrate You Thinlits dies.  I think this stamp set is great for masculine cards.  Geometric shapes are always great for them.

A color combination of Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Tranquil Tide, Pool Party, and Night of Navy was used.

On this next card, I paired the square shape with a sentiment from the Detailed with Love stamp set.

 I love the color combination of Bermuda Bay, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Lemon Lime Twist, and Pool Party.

These cards are all quick and simple, and are easy to mail.

This last card also uses the Celebrate You Thinlits dies.

Lining up the rectangles is easy to do with the Stamperatus.

I’ve used a color combination of Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Lemon Lime Twist, Pool Party, Island Indigo, and Melon Mambo on this card.

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.

 

 

 

If you should happen to get lost in the blog hop links, here is a list of all of those participating:

Amy O’Neill  —> you are here
Breelin Renwick
Cathy Casey
Dani Dzamia
Elizabeth Price
Julie Warnick
Kaitlyn Zumbach — Not participating tonight
Melissa Stout
Wendy Weixler

Enjoy your Monday!  Thanks for stopping by!

More Sneak Peeks — Monday Montage #115

Welcome to another Monday Montage blog hop!  We are a group of nine 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 have a couple of sneak peeks for you today from the upcoming new Annual catalog.  These new products will be available June 1.  They all feature a new set of Thinlits dies, Springtime Impressions.

On this first card, I die-cut the pretty corner floral image from Whisper White cardstock and used a sponge dauber to add color.  This was easy and quick, as I wasn’t trying to be exact with my placement.  I was aiming for more of a watercolored effect.

The sentiment is from a new stamp set that will also be released with the new catalog, called Detailed with Love.

Another die in this set is a beautiful butterfly.

I also die-cut this from Whisper White card stock and added color with a sponge dauber and ink, concentrating on applying more ink to the center of the butterfly.

The medallion images and sentiment come from the Detailed with Love stamp set.

Here is a little box that was decorated with this butterfly.  I used some Rose Glimmer Paper that will be available in the new catalog as well.  The leaves are from the Bouquet Bunch Framelits set.

 I also used a little Petal Pink Rhinestone Gem in the center of the butterfly that will be available in the new catalog on June 1.  They come in different gem shapes and are such a pretty pink.

The new catalog is only one month away!  What do you think of these new dies?  I do love how detailed they are.

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.

 

 

 

If you should happen to get lost in the blog hop links, here is a list of all of those participating:

Amy O’Neill  —> you are here
Breelin Renwick
Cathy Casey
Dani Dzamia
Elizabeth Price
Julie Warnick — not participating tonight
Kaitlyn Zumbach
Melissa Stout
Wendy Weixler

Enjoy your Monday!  Thanks for stopping by!

A Couple of Sneak Peeks — Monday Montage #114

Welcome to another Monday Montage blog hop!  We are a group of nine 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 have a couple of sneak peeks for you today from the upcoming new Annual catalog.  These new products will be available June 1.

Both of these cards feature a stamp set called Detailed with Love and some dsp called Garden Impressions, which has beautiful floral and watercolor prints.

There are several beautiful sentiments in this set.  I love the mix of fonts and the sweet messages.  For this card, I used Berry Burst ink to stamp the sentiment and cut it out with one of the Layering Oval Framelits.  The little flowers come from this stamp set too, and were cut out with my paper snips, and Pearl Basic Jewels were placed in their centers.  I looped some Whisper White 1/8″ Sheer Ribbon under the focal image.

How about that paper?!  I love the pretty colors.  If you look closely, you can see some of the new colors (the background is Soft Sea Foam, and there are some splashes of Mango Melody and Shaded Spruce).

This next card uses the same stamp set and dsp.  I looped some Crushed Curry 3/8″ Mini Chevron Ribbon (it’s retiring, so stock up now) under the focal image.

The little flowers are from a new die set, Springtime Impressions Thinlits.  This thinlits set has some beautifully detailed dies, and this one is the smallest.  I’ll have some other cards that feature the other dies on another day.

To add a little interest to the sentiment panel, I took a sponge dauber and applied a little So Saffron ink.  The flower centers were finished with some Clear Faceted Gems.

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.

 

 

 

If you should happen to get lost in the blog hop links, here is a list of all of those participating:

Amy O’Neill  —> you are here
Breelin Renwick
Cathy Casey
Dani Dzamia
Elizabeth Price
Julie Warnick
Kaitlyn Zumbach — not participating this week
Melissa Stout
Wendy Weixler

Enjoy your Monday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Flying Homes — Monday Montage #113

Welcome to another Monday Montage blog hop!  We are a group of nine 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.

Now that we have celebrated Easter, I feel like it is time to fully embrace Spring!  So when I was pulling a stamp set off my shelf, I decided to grab Flying Home with its cute little bird houses.  It also satisfied my need to color with my Stampin’ Blends markers.

I kept this one pretty clean and simple as I really wanted the colored image to be the focus of the card.

The sentiment is from the Picture Perfect Birthday stamp set.

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.

 

 

 

If you should happen to get lost in the blog hop links, here is a list of all of those participating:

Amy O’Neill  —> you are here
Breelin Renwick
Cathy Casey
Dani Dzamia
Elizabeth Price
Julie Warnick —> not participating this week
Kaitlyn Zumbach
Melissa Stout
Wendy Weixler

Enjoy your Monday!  Thanks for stopping by!
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Flourishing Sympathy — Monday Montage #112

Welcome to another Monday Montage blog hop!  We are a group of nine 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 needed another sympathy card, and decided to use an old favorite, Flourishing Phrases.  I die-cut some of the foliage elements from Old Olive and Lemon Lime Twist.  The sentiment was embossed on a piece of Petal Garden dsp, cut with a Stitched Shapes framelits die, and embellished with some flowers from the Touches of Nature Elements.

The card base was stenciled using a Pattern Party Decorative Mask and was splattered with some ink.  A strip of burlap ribbon was added to coordinate with the wood elements.

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.

 

 

 

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Thinking of You on the Waterfront — Monday Montage #111

Welcome to another Monday Montage blog hop!  We are a group of nine 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.

Recently, my husband needed a sympathy card for a friend from his Bible study.  I wanted to make something more on the masculine side, yet still have a card that would convey caring and peace.  Having played with the Waterfront stamp set not long ago, I knew it would be perfect.

This stamp set is so fun to work with because it is so versatile.  And it is so forgiving.  By adding layers of stamped images, it doesn’t matter if you don’t place something exactly as intended.  Nothing has to line up exactly right.

The sentiment is from a Paper Pumpkin stamp set.

Since I wanted to keep it a manly card, I added some Wood Textures dsp on the card base and added a little line thread as the only embellishment.  This one was an easy one to make.

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.

 

 

 

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Bubbly Thanks — Monday Montage #110

Welcome to another Monday Montage blog hop!  We are a group of nine 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.

One of the cutest suites in the Occasions catalog has to be the Bubble Over suite.  And with the free dsp offered through the Sale-a-Bration offering, it was a must-have for me.  While it was one of the first things on my initial order, the bottles in this set had yet to see ink until this past week.  Once I finally started playing with it, I had so much fun with it.

I started by sponging on some Pool Party ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  I then stamped the bubbles, some using the stamped-off technique.  A couple of strips of dsp were added to ground the bottles.

For the bottles, I sponged on some ink directly to the stamps.  This provided a softer image.  Some Glitter Epoxy Shapes were added to resemble the perspiration on the bottles.  The star label on the Calypso Coral bottle was punched from the dsp, and the straws were die-cut from vellum cardstock and the bottle caps from a Silver Foil sheet.

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.

 

 

 

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Valentine Treats — Monday Montage #109

Welcome to another Monday Montage blog hop!  We are a group of nine 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 have been busy making Valentine treats lately.  With two girls in school, there are lots of treats to prepare as they love giving them to friends and teachers.  And I think hand-crafted treats are extra special and stand out amongst all of the other treats.

I found some Mega M&M’s that are like conversational hearts with little Valentine messages (be mine, you’re cute, etc…) at the store and thought they’d be perfect for these 1″ x 8″ cellophane bags that I had leftover from a previous catalog.

Since I knew the kids wouldn’t spend a lot of time examining the packaging, I kept them pretty simple.  Plus, I needed to make a lot of them.  I stamped the cute striped hearts from the Heart Happiness set and the sentiment from the Bloomin’ Love stamp set.  A gold Metallic Enamel Shape was added as well.

A Gold Binder clip, some ribbon and gold sequin trim were added to dress them up a little.

I put some Peanut M&M’s in some Clear Tiny Treat Boxes, and added some Glimmer Paper and ribbon to help decorate these little treats.

The heart is from the Heart Happiness set and the sentiment is from the Bloomin’ Love set.

This is a quick card I pulled together using the Narrow Note Cards & Envelopes.  I love the cute size of this.  I stamped the hearts from the Heart Happiness set and the “you” comes from a Paper Pumpkin kit.  The washi tape is from the Pick a Pattern collection.  Some gold sequins were added, as were some black rhinestones which I had leftover from the Holiday catalog.

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.

 

 

 

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