Pretty Pens for a Fabulous Teacher — FMS340

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It’s Wednesday, and it’s time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.  This week our friend from half-way around the world in New Zealand, Karren Johnson, is our hostess.  Take a look at this fun sketch:

It is the last day of school for my girls, and one of our favorite teachers will be moving to a different school next year.  We are really sad and will miss her.  I wanted to make a card for her to write her a little note, and thought the pens in the Crafting Forever stamp set would be perfect.

I started with a card base made with Gray Granite card stock.  The pens were stamped with Memento black ink and colored with Stampin’ Blends markers.  I then cut them out with my paper snips and adhered them with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The sentiment is from an old Paper Pumpkin stamp set.

We hop you’ll join us and create your own card using the sketch.  We love to see what you create!  Meanwhile, be sure to drop 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

Crafting Forever Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$28.00

Crafting Forever Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$20.00

Gray Granite 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50

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

$8.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$6.00

Old Olive Light Stampin' Blends Marker

$4.50

Bermuda Bay Light Stampin' Blends Marker

$4.50

Daffodil Delight Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

$4.50

Pool Party Light Stampin' Blends Marker

$4.50

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$9.00

In Color 2018–2020 Stampin' Write Markers

$15.00

Detailed with Love Birthday Combo — Monday Montage #117

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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!

Product List

Detailed With Love Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$20.00

Detailed With Love Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$28.00

Garden Impressions 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$11.00

Delightfully Detailed Laser-Cut Specialty Paper

$14.00

Clear Tiny Treat Boxes

$7.50

Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack

$9.00

Blossoms Elements

$8.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

$30.00

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

$35.00

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

$8.50

Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50

50th Anniversary Card

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Today is my parents’ 50th anniversary.  Wow!  That is a long time.  And it is surely worthy of a special card.

When I sat down to make them something, I was drawn to the Number of Years stamp set and coordinating framelits.  I knew the card had to have a 50 on it, and my mother loves flowers, so this seemed like a perfect match.

I stamped the flowers using a color combination of Powder Pink, Blackberry Bliss, Pool Party, Mossy Meadow and Pear Pizzazz.  The numbers were die-cut from a gold foil sheet.  A bit of gold metallic thread and some gold enamel dots finished off the embellishments.

This stamp set and coordinating dies are retiring after today.  However, this is one set I will hold on to.  I love using it for birthdays, anniversaries and graduations.

I have been very blessed with the loving parents I have.  And I wish them many more happy years together.  I love you, Mom & Dad!

Enjoy your Thursday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Product List

Number Of Years Photopolymer Stamp Set

$27.00

Large Numbers Framelits Dies

$31.00

Layering Squares Framelits Dies

$35.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

$30.00

Gold Glimmer Paper

$5.00

Gold Foil Sheets

$4.00

Gold Metallic Thread

$3.00

Metallic Enamel Shapes

$7.00

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Powder Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Celebration Pennants — FMS339

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We’ve got a new sketch for you over at the Freshly Made Sketches site, and this week our hostess is our fabulously talented Canadian friend, Jen Brum.  Take a look at this fun sketch:

While I adore this sketch, I have to admit it gave me fits.  I had an idea right away, but couldn’t make it work after trying for a while.  Same issue with my second idea.  My third idea just looked too boring and plain.  Then I finally had a decent idea.  But it wasn’t easy.  I had almost finished the card when I somehow smudged some ink on the white space.  Grrr…  Started over and then the sentiment didn’t stamp well (which of course, was my last step) and since I hadn’t used the Stamperatus, it couldn’t be easily fixed.  Grrr…  So I stamped it on scratch paper, cut it out, and placed it over the original sentiment.  Two hours later, I’ve finished this card.  Man, some days are just like this.  But even the worst stamping days are still pretty good.

Some masking and sponging were involved with the base layer on this card.  I used Smoky Slate and Mint Macaron ink.  I then cut out the banners from the new Pick a Pennant stamp set, which will be available in the new catalog (only two more days until it’s released).  It has a coordinating framelits set, but I don’t have that yet so I cut them out by hand.

The pennants were stamped with Daffodil Delight and Grapefruit Grove ink.  I then stamped the patterns with Crushed Curry and Calypso Coral ink.

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

 

Triple Topiaries — FMS338

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It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s time for a new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches.  And this week, our favorite Colorado resident, Kim Singdahlsen, is our hostess.  Take a look at her fun sketch:

I dusted off a stamp set, Vertical Greetings, that has been on my shelf for a while for this sketch.  Fortunately, this set will not be retiring this month and is sticking around for another year in the new annual catalog.  I haven’t used it enough, so I am glad to see it stay.

I have also used a new stamp set, Artisan Textures, on this card.  I stamped one of the images four different times, slightly overlapping the images to fit the space I wanted.  This created a background for the topiaries and provided a little color.

While playing around with different color combinations, I decided to compare some of the different greens.  On my card, I used Granny Apple Green (new color) for the topiary on the left, Lemon Lime Twist (returning In-Color) for the topiary in the center, and Old Olive (returning color) for the one on the right.

I have to say that the Granny Apple Green is really pretty.  I think these three greens will be my go-to greens.

Another new color, Mango Melody, was used for the pots on this card.  I have been waiting forever for Stampin’ Up! to add a pretty and fun yellow-orange to its color palette.  And this one will fit the bill.  I think Mango Melody and I will be very good friends.  You will probably see me using a lot of this color, as I love how it pairs with many other colors, and it’s just a beautiful, happy color on its own.

The blue on this card is Soft Sky.  I’m sad to say I’m down to my last sheet of card stock of this color.  I will miss it.  Sigh…

The sentiment is from a new Paper Pumpkin stamp set and was stamped with Early Espresso ink.

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

Vertical Greetings Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$27.00

Vertical Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$19.00

Glitter Enamel Dots

$7.00

Linen Thread

$4.50

Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Soft Sky 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.00

Mango Melody 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50

Sneak Peeks — Monday Montage #116

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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!

Animal Welcome — FMS337

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We have a new sketch for you over at Freshly Made Sketches.  This week our hostess, Linda Callahan, who loves a good pun even more than I do, has a great sketch for us.  Take a look:

I needed a baby card this week, and was disappointed to see that my stash was totally depleted.  So I pulled a new set off my shelf which will be available with the new catalog next month, Animal Outing, and used it.  It was the only set I have left that is appropriate for a baby card after pulling all of my retiring sets off the shelf.  Fortunately, there are some really cute ones in the new catalog, and I will have to get a couple.

I colored the sweet pair with my watercolor pencils and a blender pen.  When I got this set, I didn’t notice that the kangaroo had a koala bear in its pouch.  When I went to color it, I was taken by surprise — wait, that’s not a baby kangaroo.  I guess this would also be a great card for an adoption.

I did use some retiring products on this one — the dsp, washi tape, and doily (tears are sliding down my face right now for this one).

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

A Remarkable Farewell — FMS336

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We’re back with another new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week our Boston-area friend, Jen Mitchell, is our hostess.  She has a super versatile sketch that was so easy with which to work.  Take a look:

I wanted to use a favorite retiring stamp set, Remarkable You, and make a Mother’s Day card, and this sketch worked perfectly for both requirements.

I colored the image with my Stampin’ Blends markers and used a piece of Petal Garden dsp.  The sentiment is from an old Paper Pumpkin stamp set.  Not only is the dsp and stamp set retiring, but so is Soft Sky.  I was sad to see it on the retiring list, and wanted to use it once more before it is gone.

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

Remarkable You Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$45.00

Remarkable You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$33.00

Petal Garden Designer Series Paper Stack

$10.00

Soft Sky 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.00

Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$9.00

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$9.00

Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad

$6.50

Aqua Painters

$17.00

Thankful Bouquet — FMS335

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Ready or not, it’s time for another new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week our crafty pilot friend, Jennifer Timko, is our hostess.  She has a simple, classic sketch for us and it is one that is super versatile.  Take a look:

Since Stampin’ Up! has made some of the new products from the upcoming annual catalog available a month early, I thought I should feature this suite today.  There is some gorgeous dsp and a new stamp set, Love What You Do, that you can order now.

I started with a Mint Macaron (I’ve missed this color — It’s so good to have it back) card base and stamped the clusters of small flowers with Mint Macaron ink.  The sentiment was stamped with Tranquil Tide ink.

The flowers were all cut out with paper snips (lots of fussy cutting) from a sheet of Share What You Love Specialty DSP.  They were arranged and a bit of Fresh Fig ribbon (this is retiring) was added, as were some new Share What You Love Artisan Pearls.

Stampin’ Up! is offering three different bundles, which all include free products, when you purchase products in this new suite.

 

 

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 has created for your inspiration!

Enjoy your Wednesday!  Thanks for stopping by!

More Sneak Peeks — Monday Montage #115

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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!