A Baby Shower Made with Love — Stampin’ Up! Artisan Blog Hop

Posted on April 20, 2016 by amyoneillblog

Welcome to another Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design Team Blog Hop! There are 20 of us from around the globe who will be sharing our projects with you twice each month. All you need to do to follow along is click on the link at the bottom of each post.

For this month we were asked to focus our projects on packaging, and we were given the Gift Box Punch Board and the Bow Builder Punch. I paired my tools with the Made with Love stamp set and the Shine On Specialty Designer Series Paper, and created some favor boxes, a gift box, and a gift card for a baby shower.

I made several boxes for party favors and one box to hold a small baby gift. The gift box is sized at 3-1/4″ square and the favor boxes are sized at 1-3/4″ square. They were so quick and easy to make! With the small boxes, I was able to make four boxes from one sheet of dsp.

I made the little tags out of Watercolor Paper and colored the sweet images from Made with Love with an Aquapainter. I cut them out using the Tags and Labels Framelits Dies. A little Metallic Foil Doilie was placed on top of the box and topped with a Watermelon Wonder bow made with the Bow Builder Punch.

The gift box was made the same way as the favor boxes, but was topped with a bow using the Watermelon Wonder 1″ Stitched Satin Ribbon.

Going along with the same theme and colors, I made a little 3″ x 3″ note card to enclose with the gift. The cute little onesie was paper pieced from some Cherry on Top dsp.

You’re ready to hop on over to The Netherlands and visit Chantal de Kaste’s blog by clicking on the link below. You can use Google Translate for any blogs for which you need translation help. It’s so fun to hop around the world!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Made with Love
Ink: Basic Black, Soft Suede, Smoky Slate, Blushing Bride, Soft Sky, Crushed Curry, Watermelon Wonder
Paper: Shine On Specialty DSP, Watercolor Paper, Kraft cardstock, Whisper White, Watermelon Wonder, Cherry on Top DSP stack
Accessories: Bow Builder Punch, Gift Box Punch Board, Watermelon Wonder 1″ Stitched Satin Ribbon, Metallic Foil Doilies, White Baker’s Twine, Tags and Labels Framelits Dies, Aquapainter

Retiring Star — FMS233

Posted on April 20, 2016 by amyoneillblog

It’s my week to be the hostess over at Freshly Made Sketches, and I can’t wait to see what you do with the sketch. Here it is:

Stampin’ Up! will soon be retiring lots of products to make room for new stuff in the upcoming annual catalog. I’ve seen the new catalog, and I love so many things in it! It makes the pain of losing some old favorites a little easier. So before they retire, I am going to try to use as many of my favorites as I can.

I started by pulling Pictogram Punches off my shelf. I love this set and will be sad to see it go. I paired it with some other retiring products — Color Me Irresistible dsp, the Eclectic paper-piercing pack, a Brights Designer Button (still crying over the loss of buttons), the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, and the It’s My Party dsp stack.

I used a color combo of Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, and Smoky Slate. The little stars on the main panel are from the Be the Star stamp set — also retiring.

I hope you’ll make your own card using the sketch! I always love to see how you interpret the sketch. Meanwhile, you can jump over to the Freshly Made Sketches site for some inspiration from the design team. They did a fantastic job with it!

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

Grateful for Watermelon (Wonder) — Monday Montage #67

Posted on April 17, 2016 by amyoneillblog

Welcome to another Monday Montage blog hop! We are a group of ten stampers who love to share what we create with you, and all you have to do to follow along is to click on the links at the bottom of each post.

I recently made a few projects featuring the In-Color, Watermelon Wonder for OnStage. Out of the 2015-2017 group of In-Colors, this color is my favorite. It’s just so happy and pretty. It’s not too pink and not too red. And it coordinates well with so many other colors.

I started by stamping the leaves with black ink and the flowers with Daffodil Delight ink. The Blossom Bunch Punch easily punches the flowers out, so it’s quick and painless to pop these flowers up with a Stampin’ Dimensional.

I embossed the little lace trim with a stamp from this set. I love the detail on this stamp, and it embosses beautifully.

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!

Enjoy your Monday! Thanks for stopping by!

Artistic Friend — FMS232

Posted on April 13, 2016 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week our favorite Australian, Narelle Farrugia, is our hostess. Narelle is our personal queen of beautiful layers, so I was surprised at her sketch for the week. But I shouldn’t be surprised — she can do all styles beautifully!

I love this sketch! You can do so many things with it. I ended up pulling out my Awesomely Artistic stamp set for this one. I love this set, and it makes such quick and easy cards.I started with a white card base and smooshed on some Mint Macaron ink. Once that dried, I stamped the floral arrangement with black ink (stamped off once) and added some black splatters and a few embellishments. Easy-peasy, I tell you.

I am off to Salt Lake City today to attend OnStage (Stampin’ Up’s convention). I’m excited to see old friends and the new catalog, and not have to cook dinner for a few nights. 🙂 It’s always a fun time!

We’d love for you to play along and join us with this week’s challenge. Make your own card using the sketch and add it to the gallery. You should hop on over to the Freshly Made Sketches site to see what the design team made for a big dose of inspiration!

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

Birthday Blooms Blessing — FMS231

Posted on April 6, 2016 by amyoneillblog

Another Wednesday…another sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! And this week our fabulously talented friend from New Zealand, Karren Johnson, is our hostess. Look at this fun sketch that she has for us:

One of my favorite stamp sets in the Occasions Catalog is Birthday Blooms. I love the sentiments and the flower stamps are absolutely gorgeous. And I just haven’t used it enough. So I pulled it off my shelf and had some fun watercoloring.

I stamped the image on Shimmery White cardstock and watercolored with Blushing bride, Watermelon Wonder, Mossy Meadow, and Old Olive ink using an aquapainter. I applied some Gold Wink of Stella Glitter on the flower center.

A strip of Birthday Bouquet dsp is angled to the side, and the sentiment is from the Rose Wonder stamp set. I embossed it on Basic Black cardstock with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder.

I think I am going to save this one and stamp Happy Mother’s Day on the inside of the card for my mom.

We hope you’ll join us and play along with the challenge. We love seeing what you create in the gallery! Meanwhile, be sure to hop on over to the Freshly Made Sketches site for a big dose of creative inspiration from the design team.

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

Hello Collage — Monday Montage #66

Posted on April 3, 2016 by amyoneillblog

Now that the sun is out in force again here and everything is turning green, I am getting Spring Fever. I think that is carrying over into my stamping life too, as I keep pulling out Spring colors and floral sets when I set down to create.

I had some of the little flowers from the Circle of Spring set colored and cut out on my desk that were leftover from another project, and they were just waiting to be used. So as I looked around, I kept pulling out different products that I thought might pair well with them. Before I knew it, I had used all sorts of things to make a collage with these happy flowers.

I started by misting a mixture of Pool Party ink and rubbing alcohol onto a piece of Color Me Irresistible dsp. That added just a little bit of soft color for the background. The yellow circles were made with Daffodil Delight ink and a stamp from the Memories in the Making stamp set. I cut out some Pear Pizzazz leaves with a die from the Rose Garden Thinlits collection and used a few strands from the White 1-1/4″ Jute Ribbon.

I added a Calypso Coral butterfly from Butterfly Basics and a sentiment from the Greetings Thinlits Dies. And now I have a mess of things to put away on my desk! 🙂

Enjoy your Monday! Thanks for stopping by!

A Mother’s Day Gift Set — Stampin’ Up! Artisan Blog Hop

Posted on March 30, 2016 by amyoneillblog

I don’t know about you, but I find the last two months of the school year to be the busiest. With three kids there is always something going on, but during April and May it seems like our calendar gets even more crowded with events and things to do. If I can get some things done ahead of time, I know I’ll appreciate it later. So please bear with me as I show you a Mother’s Day project now even though that occasion isn’t for a few more weeks. Don’t panic — you still have plenty of time to make your own Mother’s Day gifts!

I prepared a little gift box using one of the Takeout Boxes and decorating it for the occasion. A little 3-1/2″ square note card will be perfect to tuck in with it. Both items feature the Circle of Spring stamp set and coordinating Wonderful Wreath Framelits Dies, as well as the Bow Builder punch.

The Takeout Boxes are so easy to fold up and decorate. I made a belly band to wrap around the gift, which is easy to slide on and off without messing anything up. I started with a strip of Everyday Chic Designer Series Paper and wrapped some of the beautiful Watermelon Wonder 1″ Stitched Satin Ribbon and Basic Black Baker’s Twine around it. A Tea Lace Paper Doily was placed on top with the wreath and bow.

I used a color scheme of Watermelon Wonder, Daffodil Delight, and Old Olive inks, which were applied with a Blender Pen. The bow, made with the Bow Builder Punch, dresses it all up a little bit.

The notecard is a copy of the wreath on the box, all the way down to the bow. I made the card base with the Kraft Cardstock — love this stuff! It matches the box really well. Some little Pearl Basic Jewels are added around the wreath.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Circle of Love
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Watermelon Wonder, Old Olive, Tangerine Tango, and Basic Black
Paper: Kraft Cardstock, Everyday Chic Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, and Watermelon Wonder
Embellishments: Takeout Boxes, 1″ Watermelon Wonder Stitched Satin Ribbon, Basic Black Baker’s Twine, Tea Lace Paper Doilies, Bow Builder Punch, Wonderful Wreath Framelits Dies, Pearl Basic Jewels, Blender Pen, 1″ Circle Punch

Donuts Just for You — FMS230

Posted on March 30, 2016 by amyoneillblog

Are you ready for another sketch challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches? Well, it’s Wednesday, so that means that it’s time for one. And this week, our talented Canadian friend, Jen Brum is our hostess. Here is the great sketch she has for us:

I pulled out a stamp set that hasn’t seen ink in a while — You’re So Sweet. I paired it with some Cherry on Top dsp. I love this paper!

I thought this card would be cute to tuck in with a birthday present that one of my girls can give to a friend. It’s always good to have those on hand. I keep a basket of cards from which they can choose on my desk, and they’ll look through them and pick one that they think their friend will like whenever they need one.

We hope you’ll play along with us this week! Meanwhile, you should hop on over to the Freshly Made Sketches site for a dose of creative inspiration from the design team. They always inspire me!

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

A Bunch of Awesome Blossoms — FMS229

Posted on March 23, 2016 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches, and this week our sweet friend in Florida, Cindy Hall, has a fun sketch for us.

This sketch had me stumped for a while, but as I was looking through my stamps for something that would fit on three small squares I came across a stamp set and coordinating punch that I hadn’t used before, Grateful Bunch and the Blossom Bunch Punch. This set just didn’t appeal to me much when I saw it in the catalog, but once I stamped with it, I loved it and I thought that the flowers could be substituted for the squares in the sketch. Yes — I’m probably stretching that last part a little, but I was truly inspired by the sketch.

I used a color scheme of Calypso Coral, Cucumber Crush, and Basic Black. Because I love the pretty stitching on the leaves, I chose to keep the card really clean and simple, and let the flowers be the only other pops of color.

We hope you’ll join us and play along this week! Meanwhile, you can jump on over to the Freshly Made Sketches site to see what the rest of the team made for a big dose of inspiration.

Enjoy your Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

A Bicycle for Two — Monday Montage #65

Posted on March 20, 2016 by amyoneillblog

Sale-a-Bration is winding down to a close soon so if you haven’t gotten all of the sets you want yet , you’d better do so quickly as there is less than two weeks left. One of the sets I love is Pedal Pusher. It has such cute accessories for the sweet bicycle.

I stamped the bicycle onto some Whisper White Thick Cardstock and colored it with a blender pen and Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Smoky Slate, Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay, Old Olive, and Soft Sky inks.

I stamped the splatters from Timeless Textures with Basic Black ink, and then added part of a Tea Lace Paper Doilie and some Bermuda Bay 1-1/4″ Striped Grosgrain Ribbon onto the card base.

A Silver Basic Metal Button, Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim and some Black Baker’s Twine finish it off. The coloring took a little time, but it was fun. All in all a pretty quick and easy card.

Enjoy your Monday! Thanks for stopping by!