Birthday Positive Thoughts — FMS435

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It’s time for another new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week our hostess is our favorite Coloradan, Kim Singdahlsen.  She has a good sketch for us.  Take a look:

This one threw me for a loop with those stripes.  I decided to use some ribbon for some of them and card stock for others.  I’m not entirely sure you can see the sketch with my card, but it really was my starting point.  🙂

I wanted to use the Positive Thoughts stamp set and coordinating dies for my card, and I needed to make a birthday card for a sweet friend, so I started by stamping several flowers and leaves.  I die-cut some of the stems from vellum card stock as well.  Once I had all of that done, I splattered some Petal Pink ink on the card base, and arranged the Metallic-Edge Ribbon and a die-cut piece of trim to represent the sketch’s stripes.  I then arranged the flowers and greenery.

The sentiment was stamped and embossed with gold embossing powder.  I added some champagne rhinestones as embellishments.

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

Positive Thoughts Cling Stamp Set

$21.00

Nature's Thoughts Dies

$29.00

Petal Pink 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Metallic-Edge Ribbon

$7.00

Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels

$6.00

Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$10.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.75

Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75

Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Versamark Pad

$9.50

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

$6.00

Farewell Accented Blooms — Monday Montage #164

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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.

It’s that time of year where we have to say good-bye to some stamps sets that we will miss to make room for new stamp sets to love.  As I was pulling the retiring sets off my shelf, I knew I wanted to use the Accented Blooms set at least one more time.  It is so easy to make a pretty card with very few embellishments with this stamp set.

I started by stamping this image with Memento ink and then coloring it in with my alcohol markers.  I then stamped the sentiment and cut it out with my paper snips and adhered it with dimensionals.  I added a few sequins and some baker’s twine, and then mounted it on the card base of Balmy Blue card stock.

This is such a fun set for coloring therapy.  The flowers are easy to color and I love the pretty script sentiments.  If you don’t have it and think you might want it, you’d better hurry because it is retiring in just three short weeks!

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 — not participating this week
Melissa Stout
Wendy Weixler

Enjoy your Monday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Product List

Accented Blooms Cling-Mount Stamp Set

$20.00

Whisper White Solid Baker's Twine

$3.50

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

$8.25

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$6.00

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

A Bird for Mom — FMS434

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It’s time for another new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week our hostess is the talented and very witty New Yorker, Linda Callahan.  She has a good one for us!  Take a look:

I finished my last card for mother’s day with this one.  My mother-in-law loves birds, so I knew exactly what I wanted to use for this card — the beautiful Free as a Bird Bundle.  I think this dsp is some of the prettiest ever that Stampin’ Up has made.

I started by using my paper snips to cut out this pretty bird and the flowering branch.  I placed it on a labels die-cut and stamped the sentiment which is from an old Paper Pumpkin stamp set.

I stamped some of the little flowers from the coordinating stamp set on a piece of Crumb Cake card stock and placed the dsp pieces and focal piece on top.  A little bow made from linen thread and some Champagne Rhinestone jewels were added as embellishments.

We hope you’ll join us and create your own card using the sketch.  We love to see what you create 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

Free As A Bird Bundle

$51.25

Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper

$11.50

Linen Thread

$5.00

Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels

$6.00

Versamark Pad

$9.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$6.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.75

Stars for the Graduate — FMS433

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We have another new sketch for you over at Freshly Made Sketches and this week our hostess, the very talented Jen Mitchell, has a good one for us.  Take a look:

My son is graduating from the University of Alabama this weekend so I needed to make him a graduation card.  There will not be a graduation ceremony as planned, which is disappointing, but he is going back in the Fall to complete his master’s degree.  So God willing, we should be able to see him walk across the stage next year.  I thought this sketch would be perfect for a masculine card, so I decided to make him a graduation card with it.

I pulled out some retiring products for this card.  The Artisan Textures stamp set was used for the Smoky Slate background.  I cut the flourishing stars die from Real Red card stock and adhered some little silver stars as well.  The sentiment is from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set.

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.  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

Stitched Stars Dies

$38.00

Artisan Textures Cling-Mount Stamp Set

$17.00

Itty Bitty Greetings Cling-Mount Stamp Set

$36.00

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.75

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$6.00

Seriously Hello Friend — Monday Montage #163

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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.

It’s that time of year where we have to say goodbye to some stamp sets that we love and will miss to make room for some new friends.  One of the sets that will be retiring in just one short month is the Seriously the Best stamp set.  I feel like I barely got to play with this one.  Since it has a sentiment that I think is perfect for these days, I decided to ink it up.  And I used one of the in-colors, Lovely Lipstick, that will also be retiring.

I started by stamping the sentiment with Lovely Lipstick ink and cutting it out with a die from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies.  I then cut out the smaller sentiment, stamped with Pear Pizzazz ink, with my paper snips and glued it on the focal panel.  Before adhering the focal panel with dimensionals, I stamped some leaves and little flowers using the same ink colors and added some splatters.

I liked the fresh, clean look so I decided not to add any embellishments other than the white baker’s twine bow, which required a lot of restraint.

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

Seriously The Best Cling Stamp Set

$19.00

Stitched So Sweetly Dies

$32.00

Stitched Rectangle Dies

$35.00

Whisper White Solid Baker's Twine

$3.50

Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Lovely Lipstick 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.75

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00

A Heart to Heart Wreath — FMS432

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We’re back with another new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week, and our hostess, the lovely Jennifer Timko, has a fun one for us.  Take a look:

When I first saw the sketch, I immediately knew I wanted to make a wreath with Spring flowers.  And since I hadn’t used the Heart to Heart stamp set in a while, I thought I would go with that set.

I started by stamping the flowers on a piece of white card stock with Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, and Blushing Bride inks.  I stamped the leaves with Pear Pizzazz ink and then cut all of them out with my paper snips.  I die cut a circle from Crumb Cake card stock and then cut out another smaller circle inside it to make the wreath base.

Using a stamp from the A Big Thank You stamp set, I stamped the horizontal line using Pool Party ink.  The sentiment is from Itty Bitty Greetings.  Some sequins were added as finishing touches.

We hope you’ll join us and create your own card using the sketch!  We love to see what your 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

Heart To Heart Photopolymer Stamp Set

$17.00

A Big Thank You Photopolymer Stamp Set

$17.00

Itty Bitty Greetings Cling-Mount Stamp Set

$36.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.75

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$6.00

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Layering Circles Dies

$35.00

Iridescent Sequin Assortment

$5.00

Stitched Rectangle Dies

$35.00

A Wild Rose Two Ways — FMS431

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It’s Wednesday again (in case you’re keeping track) and that means it’s time for another new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.  This week our hostess is Lee Ann Barrett, who does amazing things with all types of coloring mediums.  Take a look at the fun sketch she has for us:

I pulled out a set I hadn’t used in a while, To a Wild Rose, and stamped the flower several times, some on card stock and some on watercolor paper.  I also hadn’t watercolored in a long time and I’ve seen some really pretty watercolored cards recently, so I wanted to give it a go too.  Coloring is always a stress reliever for me, so it sounded like a good idea for these days.

Here is the watercolored card.

I am not a Purple person, but this Spring I have been drawn to it.  The card base is the new In-Color, Purple Posy.  I used a mix of Purple Posy, Highland Heather, and Gorgeous Grape inks to watercolor the purple flower.  The yellow flower has Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry and Mango Melody inks.  The leaves have Granny Apple Green and Old Olive inks.

While I was waiting for these flowers to dry, I used the stamps to color in the flowers on this other card.  The stamp set includes three stamps for the flower — one is an outline, which I stamped first with black ink.  The next stamp adds a base layer of color for the flower, and the third stamps adds a top layer of color.

Here is the stamped-only card.

I started out by stamping off the base layer stamp once to obtain a more muted color, and then stamped the top layer of color with full strength ink.  I used Purple Posy and Daffodil Delight inks for these flowers, and Pear Pizzazz ink for the leaves.

So which one do you like better — the one with watercolored flowers or the stamped flowers?  I think if I was better at watercoloring, I’d like the first card best.  The colors are more vibrant.  However, I kinda like the softer look of the second card.  Hmmm…..

We’d love for you to join us and create your own card using the sketch!  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

To A Wild Rose Bundle

$54.00

Seriously The Best Cling Stamp Set

$19.00

2019-2021 In Color Faceted Dots

$6.50

Purple Posy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.75

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

$9.00

Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$6.00

Versamark Pad

$9.50

Black Stampin' Emboss Powder

$5.00

Aqua Painters

$17.00

A Tropical Color Challenge — Monday Montage #162

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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.

My upline has been giving us some weekly challenges to keep us entertained during this quarantine period.  This week’s involved using three colors, and since I love all of these colors, I knew it would be a fun challenge.

 

I wanted to make a big, bold flower with the Pumpkin Pie color and chose the Timeless Tropical stamp set.

I started by coloring the focal image with markers and cutting it out.  I placed the flower and leaves on a pretty label die that is included in the Wild Rose dies collection.  I placed that on a Stitched Shapes square cut from Night of Navy card stock.  All of this was placed on a stitched rectangle that was stamped with some Night of Navy dots from the Label Me Bold stamp set.  In all of those layers, there is a piece of dsp from the coordinating Tropical Oasis dsp pack and some linen thread.  Lots of layers on this one!

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

Timeless Tropical Bundle (English)

$52.00

Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper

$11.50

Wild Rose Dies

$34.00

Stitched Shapes Dies

$30.00

Stitched Rectangle Dies

$35.00

Label Me Bold Cling Stamp Set (English)

$17.00

Linen Thread

$5.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

$8.25

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$6.00

Cherry Blossoms for Mom — FMS430

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Staying at home has caused me to lose all sense of what day it is anymore.  I definitely couldn’t tell you the date, and I probably would have a hard time determining what day of the week it currently is as well.  But I do know it’s time for another new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.  And this week our hostess, the very talented Jacquie Southas, has a fun one for us.  Take a look:

I hadn’t used the Forever Blossoms stamp set yet, and I think it is so pretty.  Now that Spring is officially here, I thought it was high time to break it out and get it inky.

I started by cutting out a Pool Party card base and adhering a piece of Parisian Blossoms dsp to it.  I then cut out a piece of white card stock using one of the Stitched Nested Labels dies.

The flowers were stamped and colored with markers and then die-cut using the Cherry Blossoms dies.  I love how these dies cut out the little bits for you.

I added some Flirty Flamingo splatters before adhering the blooms with dimensionals and a little white baker’s twine bow.  The sentiment is from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set.

This is a great time to be creative and make a pretty card!  We hope you’ll use the sketch and create your own card and post it to the Freshly Made Sketches gallery.  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

Forever Blossoms Bundle (English)

$53.00

Itty Bitty Greetings Cling-Mount Stamp Set

$36.00

Stitched Nested Labels Dies

$35.00

Parisian Blossoms Specialty Designer Series Paper

$14.50

Whisper White Solid Baker's Twine

$3.50

Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

$8.25

From My Heart Faceted Gems

$6.00

Pumpkin Rainboots — FMS429

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It’s time for a new sketch for you over at Freshly Made Sketches.  This week our hostess is the very talented Judy Rozema, and she has a fun sketch for us.  Take a look:

I hadn’t made a square card in a while, so this was a fun one for me.  I had the newest Paper Pumpkin kit on my desk and it is one of my all-time favorites.  I love the beautiful elements in this kit, and the card bases are little watercolored works of art (I didn’t use the card bases on this card since they aren’t square).

I started out by die-cutting three stitched circles.  I layered those on the card base, which includes a piece of Pleased as Punch dsp.  The flowers and cute boots came with the kit, so all I had to do was punch them out and adhere them with dimensionals.

The sentiment is from one of the stamp sets that came with the kit, and was stamped with Basic Gray ink.

We hope you’ll join us and create your own card using the sketch!  Meanwhile, be sure to stop by the Freshly Made Sketches site to see what the design team created for your inspiration.

Enjoy your Wednesday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Product List

1-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

$21.00

3-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

$63.00

6-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription

$114.00

Stitched Shapes Dies

$30.00

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.75

So Saffron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75

Pleased As Punch Designer Series Paper

$11.50

Whisper White Solid Baker's Twine

$3.50

Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00