Last Days of Penned Dahlias — Monday Montage #198

Posted on September 26, 2021 by amyoneillblog

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

The final days of Sale-a-Bration are upon us, so I wanted to use some more of the products from it while I could. My favorite Sale-a-Bration item is the Delicate Dahlia stamp set. Did you get it? The previous times I used it, I stamped the outline image and then stamped the color with the other stamp. So easy, and it looks so good! But this time, I thought I’d color the image myself, and pulled out my colored pencils to do the job since I hadn’t used them in a very long time.

I cut the bloom and leaves out with my paper snips and placed them on a piece of the Beautifully Penned dsp, which is another Sale-a-Bration offering. I added a little Pool Party ink with a blending brush behind the flower. The sentiment is from the Biggest Wish stamp set and was cut out with a die from the Tasteful Labels Die collection.

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
Charlet Mallett
Cheryl Curtis
Dani Dzamia
Elizabeth Price
Julie Warnick
Melissa Stout
Wendy Weixler

Enjoy your Monday! Thanks for stopping by!

Product List

Delicate Dahlias Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[156601]

$0.00

Beautifully Penned 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[156630]

$0.00

Biggest Wish Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[155052]

$17.00

Tasteful Labels Dies

[152886]

$31.00

Gilded Gems

[152478]

$7.00

Simply Elegant Trim

[155766]

$7.50

Watercolor Pencils

[141709]

$16.00

Blender Pens

[102845]

$12.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$12.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147107]

$7.50

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147094]

$7.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock

[159229]

$8.25

Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[121045]

$8.75

Fall Dahlia Healing Thoughts– FMS502

Posted on September 8, 2021 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and this week our hostess is our favorite clean card making Canadian stamper extraordinaire, Jen Brum. Take a look at her fun sketch:

I thought the focal panel on this sketch would be big enough to showcase the Delicate Dahlias stamp set. It is one of the current Sale-a-Bration offerings, so if you don’t have it yet you’d better hurry and get it (for free!).

My mother-in-law has not been doing well the past couple of weeks, and because the hospitals here are full with so many Covid cases it has been hard for her to get into the hospital to get the care she needs. She was finally admitted yesterday and I wanted to make a card for her to hopefully brighten her day just a little bit.

I stamped the images and cut them out with my paper snips. I then arranged them on a piece of card stock that was cut with the Stitched Greenery die. A Cajun Craze scalloped edge was cut using a die from the Scalloped Contours dies. The sentiment is from the Nature’s Harvest stamp set and was embossed with white embossing powder. The dsp on the card base is from the Harvest Meadow collection.

We hope you’ll join us and create your own card using the sketch! We love to see what you make as we browse the gallery each week. Meanwhile, be sure to stop by the Freshly Made Sketches site to see what the design team has created for your inspiration.

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

Product List

Delicate Dahlias Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[156601]

$0.00

Stitched Greenery Die

[155451]

$32.00

Scalloped Contours Dies

[155560]

$35.00

Nature’s Harvest Cling Stamp Set (English)

[156495]

$21.00

Harvest Meadow 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[156494]

$11.50

Bumblebee Classic Stampin’ Pad

[153116]

$7.50

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147085]

$7.50

Soft Succulent Classic Stampin’ Pad

[155778]

$7.50

Cajun Craze 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[119684]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

A Penguin Playmate — FMS501

Posted on September 1, 2021 by amyoneillblog

Oh, we had a fun time celebrating our 500th sketch at Freshly Made Sketches last week — a fabulous gallery, prizes and so many supportive comments! Thank you to everyone who participated in one way or another! With that milestone achieved, it’s time to work on another. This week’s hostess, our favorite Coloradoan, Kim Singdahlsen, has a great sketch to get us started. Take a look:

There are some really cute products in the current Sale-a-Bration offering. One of the first ones on my list was the Penguin Playmates 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper. It is designed to coordinate with the Penguin Place bundle in the holiday mini catalog.

I started this card using a blending brush to apply some Misty Moonlight ink onto a white piece of card stock. Some splatters were added ( I think I got more of the white acrylic paint in my hair than on the paper ) and I cut it out with a die from the Nature’s Thoughts Dies collection.

The sweet bear was cut out of the dsp with my paper snips and popped up with dimensionals. I stamped the balloon and sentiments with stamps from the Penguin Place stamp set. The striped dsp is also from the Penguin Playmates dsp collection.

While this suite is perfectly suited for holiday cards, it’s also cute for other occasions!

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

Product List

Penguin Playmates 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[158420]

$0.00

Penguin Place Bundle (English)

[156789]

$31.50

Nature’s Thoughts Dies

[153586]

$29.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$12.00

Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin’ Pad

[153118]

$7.50

Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin’ Pad

[155611]

$7.50

Misty Moonlight 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[153081]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

A Sheep Celebration — Monday Montage #196

Posted on August 29, 2021 by amyoneillblog

One of the fun Sale-a-Bration offerings going on right now is the cute Counting Sheep stamps. Additionally, for another Sale-a-Bration credit you can get the coordinating Sheep Dies. So in other words, with a $100 purchase, you can get the stamps and dies for free! I love Sale-a-Bration!!

I started this fun card by using a blender brush to apply some Pool Party and Granny Apple Green inks to a piece of white card stock. I then stamped some of the grass using a stamp in the Counting Sheep stamp set. I stamped the sheep and hat and colored them with my alcohol markers, and cut them out with the Sheep Dies. The fence was also cut using the dies from a piece of Gray Granite card stock. I love the texture this die provides on the fence!

Some strips of Poppy Parade and Coastal Cabana card stock and a piece of dsp from the Pattern Party collection were added to the card base. A Square Vellum Doily was added underneath the focal image, and some balloons and a sun, which were also cut using dies from the Sheep Dies set, were added to make the card more festive.

Because I love this paper so much and I do like to decorate the envelopes a little bit too, I used some of the dsp on the envelope flap. I just cut a strip of paper big enough to cover it and then used my paper snips to trim around the edges. It’s a 2 minute step that adds a lot of fun to the mail.

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
Charlet Mallett
Cheryl Curtis
Dani Dzamia
Elizabeth Price
Julie Warnick
Melissa Stout
Wendy Weixler

Enjoy your Monday! Thanks for stopping by!

Product List

Counting Sheep Cling Stamp Set (English)

[156591]

$0.00

Sheep Dies

[156600]

$0.00

Pattern Party 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Host Designer Series Paper

[155426]

$18.00

Stitched Rectangles Dies

[151820]

$35.00

Square Vellum Doilies

[152484]

$5.00

Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack

[155475]

$11.00

Petal Pink 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[146985]

$8.75

Gray Granite 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[146983]

$8.75

Poppy Parade 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[119793]

$8.75

Coastal Cabana 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[131297]

$8.75

So Saffron 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[105118]

$8.75

Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[105117]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Pad

[147095]

$7.50

Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147107]

$7.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$12.00

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.00

Red Dahlia –FMS497

Posted on August 4, 2021 by amyoneillblog

Hello, August! I can’t believe I’m saying that already! School starts next week here, and my older two kids will be moving into new digs over the next couple of weeks. That means a couple of trips to Atlanta and Ann Arbor are coming up fast for me. Busy days! But it’s all good! Speaking of good, our hostess at Freshly Made Sketches is the amazing Jacquie Southas, who I believe has also been helping her daughter resettle to a new home far away. Take a look at her fun sketch:

There’s a new catalog and Sale-a-Bration offering on the block this week! When I saw the sketch, I knew this big new flower in the Delicate Dahlias stamp set would be perfect to fill up some of the white space. It’s a Sale-a-Bration set, so that means it’s free with a qualifying order.

I started this card by running the Stitched Greenery die through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. It’s a cool die plate that is like an embossing folder, but instead cuts stitched leaves onto your cardstock.

I then added some strips of black and white paper from the Pattern Party collection. The flower and leaves were stamped with Memento black ink and then stamped with Poppy Parade and Old Olive inks. I love that you can choose to color in the flowers on your own or you can use the stamps to do it. I went the easy route this time and used the stamps. I then cut them out with my paper snips.

The sentiment is also from the stamp set and was cut out using a die from the Harvest dies, which is a collection in the new mini catalog.

We hope you’ll join us and create your own card using the sketch! We love to see what you make as we browse the gallery each week! Meanwhile, be sure to stop by the Freshly Made Sketches site to see what the design team has made for your inspiration.

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

Product List

Delicate Dahlias Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[156601]

$0.00

Pattern Party 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Host Designer Series Paper

[155426]

$18.00

Stitched Greenery Die

[155451]

$32.00

Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack

[155475]

$11.00

Harvest Dies

[156504]

$38.00

Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147050]

$7.50

Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147090]

$7.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Thank You Berry Much — FMS477

Posted on March 17, 2021 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and this week our hostess is the butterfly-stamping queen and lover of square cards, Jen Mitchell. Of course, Jen makes beautiful cards with whatever stamp set and shape she uses, but I think she makes especially gorgeous cards with butterflies and square cards. Take a look at the fun sketch she has for us:

When I first saw this sketch, I knew I wanted to use some fun dsp for the background behind the focal square. This paper is from the Sale-a-Bration pack called Berry Delightful. I still had some in my stash, so I thought I’d use it with the Sweet Strawberry stamp set which is still available in the mini catalog.

I cut it into two triangles and placed it on a Basic White card base. I then cut out some of the strawberries and flowers with my paper snips from the pattern on the other side of the dsp and arranged them on a Stitched with Whimsy cut out. Some Misty Moonlight enamel dots were thrown in there as well.

The sentiment is from the Sweet Strawberry stamp set and was also cut out with paper snips.

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

Product List

Sweet Strawberry Bundle

[156214]

$32.25

2020–2022 In Color Enamel Dots

[152480]

$8.00

Stitched With Whimsy Dies

[155314]

$29.00

Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock

[159229]

$8.25

Misty Moonlight 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[153081]

$8.75

Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin’ Pad

[153118]

$7.50

Paper Snips

[103579]

$10.00

A Touch of Ink Hummingbird — FMS474

Posted on February 24, 2021 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! Our hostess this week is the talented and lovely Judy Rozema. Take a look at this fun sketch:

This is the last week of Sale-a-Bration! Since I hadn’t gotten the A Touch of Ink stamp set inky yet, I decided I’d better hurry up and use it. I love hummingbirds and I’m drawn to hummingbird stamps. But when it comes to coloring them, I feel like a failure — a frustrated failure. I think it’s because they are so gorgeous and colorful in real life and it’s hard to capture that with ink and paper.

I stamped and colored this bird several times using different techniques and then just went with watercoloring because it’s the most forgiving. I sponged on a little Rococo Rose ink onto the card base because I have a fear of too much white space. I probably wouldn’t do that again, but after spending so much time coloring different hummingbirds I was out of time and needed to finish up so I didn’t redo that panel. Sometimes, you just have to call it a day and let it go. 🙂

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

Product List

A Touch Of Ink Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[155233]

$0.00

Flowers For Every Season 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[152486]

$11.50

Stitched With Whimsy Dies

[155314]

$29.00

Matte Black Dots

[154284]

$7.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150080]

$7.50

Just Jade Classic Stampin’ Pad

[153115]

$7.50

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147051]

$7.50

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147116]

$7.50

Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147090]

$7.50

Water Painters

[151298]

$12.00

Pierced Positive Thoughts — Monday Montage #184

Posted on February 21, 2021 by amyoneillblog

Now that we have thawed out and the snow is almost all gone, I’m starting to think about Spring. This past week was beyond crazy here in Texas! I thought the longest week ever occurred last month when my husband had Covid and our dog got suddenly sick and I had to put her to sleep. But then last week we experienced rolling blackouts and water shortages during the most frigid spell here I have ever experienced. We were in a cycle of having power for about 30 minutes and then the power would go out for about an hour. Then repeat… And repeat… For 3 long days. The temperature in our house hovered in the low 50s. We have a gas fireplace, and we moved some of our furniture directly in front of it so we could keep warm. When the power would come on we’d run to cook something quickly and charge our devices. We were very fortunate in that none of our pipes burst, and we never lost our water supply nor had to boil our water. My heart goes out to the many families that will be dealing with the clean-up from this disaster for a long time.

While all of this was going on here, my mother-in-law was in the hospital awaiting surgery about an hour and a half away. We couldn’t go visit her because of Covid restrictions and with all of the ice and snow on the roads, we wouldn’t have been able to anyway. I wanted to make her a sunny card to let her know we’ve been thinking of her. I pulled out the Pierced Blooms dies and got to work with my Big Shot.

A piece of dsp from the Paper Blooms collection was adhered to the side of the card base. The sentiment is from the Positive Thoughts stamp set.

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
Charlet Mallett
Cheryl Curtis
Dani Dzamia
Elizabeth Price
Julie Warnick
Melissa Stout
Wendy Weixler

Enjoy your Monday! Thanks for stopping by!

Product List

Pierced Blooms Dies

[154312]

$37.00

Paper Blooms 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[155222]

$0.00

Positive Thoughts Cling Stamp Set

[151490]

$21.00

Playing With Patterns Resin Dots

[152467]

$8.00

Calypso Coral 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[122925]

$8.75

Petal Pink 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[146985]

$8.75

So Saffron 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[105118]

$8.75

Old Olive 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[100702]

$8.75

Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[131201]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock

[159229]

$8.25

Simple Sympathy — FMS472

Posted on February 10, 2021 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week it comes all the way from Australia. Our hostess, the creator of incredible cards, Narelle Farrugia, has a fun one for us. Take a look:

I needed to make some sympathy cards, which have unfortunately been necessary more than usual so far this year. I thought Narelle’s sketch was perfect to make some quick and easy cards for the occasion.

I thought this sketch was perfect for some pretty designer series paper to shine. I pulled out some from the Flower & Field collection, which is a free Sale-a-Bration offering right now. I love the gorgeous patterns in this paper.

I added a sentiment from Itty Bitty Greetings, a little ribbon, and a scrap made with an old punch. To tie it all together, I cut out a flower using the Perennial Petals Dies and added a white twine bow.

Easy peasy! It’s the writing of the message inside that is always the hard part for me.

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

Product List

Flower & Field 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[155223]

$0.00

Itty Bitty Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[146667]

$36.00

Dies Perennial Petals

[154321]

$32.00

Just Jade 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[153079]

$8.75

Just Jade Classic Stampin’ Pad

[153115]

$7.50

Just Jade 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) 2020–2022 In Color Ribbon

[153621]

$6.00

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[119685]

$8.75

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[119683]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Sweet Strawberries — FMS471

Posted on February 3, 2021 by amyoneillblog

We have another new sketch for you at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week our hostess is our crazy talented friend from New Zealand, Karren Johnson. Take a look at this fun sketch:

Have you earned all of the Sale-a-Bration offerings you like yet? Time is running out as Sale-a-Bration ends at the end of the month. One of the fun Sale-a-Bration offerings is the Berry Blessings stamp set and coordinating Berry Delightful DSP, which also coordinates with the Sweet Strawberry bundle in the mini catalog. I love how they all mix and match!

For this card I used the Berry Delightful dsp with the Sweet Strawberry Bundle. I started by sponging a circle of Daffodil Delight ink and stamped the sentiment over it. I then used different images from the dsp to decorate the edge of the circle. Another piece of dsp was added to the card base. I love this pretty blue plaid!