Color Fusers--August Blog Hop!

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Hello friends! Welcome to another Color Fusers Blog Hop! Each month a bunch of us crafty friends from around the globe each create unique projects using a fun color combo! I hope these color combos inspire you to try some new options!

This month we are creating with Mint Macaron, Pacific Point, Highland Heather and Mossy Meadow. This combo was a little tricky for me so I decided to lean into our amazing Perfectly Pencilled DSP to be the star of my project!

Do you ever find that you get hooked on using certain products? For me right now I am hooked on the Diorama Dies! I have used two of them here to create this elevated background for my DSP flower showcase! I thought it was a subtle way to give this card some texture. The top diorama shape I also flicked with my Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blend as well and surrounding the flowers I added some of the Iridescent Pearls, one of my fav new embellishments in the Annual Catalogue.

The sentiment is from the Charming Phrases bundle—it is stamped in Versamark, then Mint Macaron ink and topped with Clear Embossing Powder and heat set! This is the easy way to turn any of our inks into sticky inks for grabbing embossing powder!

I decided to apply my fav technique, "Lazy Watercoloring” to the flower image from the DSP. I love this DSP as it is all black and white designs which means unlimited potential for coloring! After I colored the flowers using all four of our challenge colors I hand trimmed the flowers and added them to the diorama shape, only applying adhesive to the very middle. I wanted to flowers to feel fluid.

‘Lazy Watercoloring’ is so easy! I simply smash my ink pad colors on one of our large blocks and add a pool of water with a Water Painter. I then dip my brush into the water to add color to my image! You can easily layer on the color to create depth and dimension and this method is SO FAST!

I can’t wait to see what everyone else on the team creates this month! I hope you are having an awesome summer and make sure to go follow me over on Instagram @stampwithbrenda as I share alot more on that platform.

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Next up on hop is Bonnie

If you want to go in reverse, I mean hey—why not? Just make sure to visit us all the way around, you can go check out what the fantastic Tami has created!

Color Fusers--July Blog Hop!

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Hello friends! Where did the month of June go? I know I am asking myself that as my son graduated high school and my other two kids wrapped up grades 6 and 8. It was a busy month at our house! And here we are at summer holidays and I am kicking it off my sharing a CHRISTMAS CARD! I mean, it is Christmas in July right?

The Color Fusers Blog Hop this month is featuring Petal Pink, Poppy Parade and Smoky Slate and I think they make a pretty awesome color combo!

Stampin’ Up!’s Holiday catalogue also began on July 1st and there are so many amazing options for all of your holiday crafting. I didn’t even need to look too hard to find Designer Series Paper that had Poppy Parade and Petal Pink! I used a strip form the Santa Express DSP as my starting point for my card design!

I actually used a whole mash up of products on this card including Linen Paper and Snowy White Velvet Sheets for some of the snowflakes and the cute little heart!

The heart, tag and snowflakes all come from the Celebrations Tags Dies which is an awesome set. There is a coordinating stamp set of course but I pulled my sentiment from the Snowman Magic stamp set. I stamped it first in VERSAMARK, then Petal Pink ink and sprinkled some Clear Embossing Powder on top! I have discovered my love of heat embossing again lately. Now the dies cut a tag that is designed to open, so I just cut off the other side to use it in a more traditional sense.

The ribbon through top of the tag is the new Iridescent Trim with some retired Petal Pink Ribbon tied in a bow. I added the velvet heart and a couple Iridescent Pearls to the tag as well!

Is it really easy to add texture to a background by die cutting shapes in the same color but using different textures such as Linen Paper and Snowy White Velvet Sheets.

I love how the scallop die from the Hand Penned Flowers Dies coordinated with the bottom of my tag! I added in a spray of the colors using the Christmas Banners stamp set and coordinating Christmas Banner Die set. I think it worked really well to add in a different shape to the card design.

I am really curious to see what the other members of the Hop created this month…did they go Christmasy too or not? Make sure to follow all through Hop and visit demonstrators from around the globe! You can click on the button below to visit Bonnie O’Neill or you can click on Previous to see what Tami Hewlett has created this month!

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A Card a Day in May--Day #17

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You might be noticing that I have used the Simply Fabulous stamp set alot this month and you would be right as I have an In Color Retreat taking place at the end of this month! And everything I create needs to serve two purposes right now!

The card I am sharing today uses a fun starburst technique with the Tea Boutique DSP 6x6 Stack. I love how SU gave us another stack of DSP in our 5 NEW In Colors! Crafting and coordination are a dream right now!

To create a starburst simply cut strips of DSP to 1 1/2 x 6 and then cut these in half at a diagonal. You then get a variety of strips to use for your starburst pattern. The possibilities are endless really as you can adjust the initial width and length of your DSP as desired.

I stamped the sentiment on Basic White using Parakeet Party and then die cut it with the Stylish Shapes Dies. I then stamped the sentiment again in Tahitian Tide so I could trim out just the word ‘fabulous’ and add it over top with a couple Glue Dots.

I stamped the two larger flowers from the stamp set in Sweet Sorbet, Starry Sky and Orchid Oasis. The greenery is in Parakeet Party.

I added a few Matte Decorative Dots and voila!

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A Card a Day in May--Day 16!

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Its official, I am over the hump on this challenge! Yay! I hope you are enjoying things so far!

This is one of the three card projects included in my Class to Go Kit for May!

This card features the new Hues of Happiness Suite which is just so beautiful. I love everything about it and if I could be a DSP, it would be the Hues of Happiness DSP! What DSP would you be?

This card is on a Fresh Freesia base with a coordinating first layer that is die cut using one of the options in the Blossoming Happiness Die set. It looks really great raised up on some Dimensionals.

 

On the Basic White panel I stamped the sentiment in Starry Sky and ran the chisel tip of my Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blend over top of the word ‘Happiness’ to highlight it. I really love to do this simple trick to bring attention to a word.

The flowers are hand trimmed from the DSP and added to the panel to accentuate the sentiment. You can trim off the excess to fit your panel.

I added an accent strip in Starry Sky card stock using one of the other dies from the collection and popped this whole panel up on Dimensionals as well.

This card is actually one of the 3 designs included in my May Class to Go Kit. Kits are available to anyone in Canada and there are 3 options available—stamp only, bundle (and best value) and the card kit. All the pricing details are on my blog under the Stamp with Brenda tab and then Class to Go Kits. A video tutorial is included with any of the 3 options! I would to share these amazing cards with you!

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A Card a Day in May--Day 15!!

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Well it is typically around this time when I ask myself WHY I thought this challenge was a good idea, hahaha! Seriously though, it coincides with my goal to SEND a card a day so I might as well make one too right?

I am currently making ALL THE THINGS with the Simply Fabulous stamp set as I am featuring it all my In Color Retreat at the end of the month.

My 15th card share for this month features the awesome stamp set Simply Fabulous and the color palette came from the pile of stuff on my desk. I have a bunch of things in the works and these ink pads were handy!

The sentiment is stamped in Soft Suede and it looks SO GOOD with some Pale Papaya, Flirty Flamingo and Sweet Sorbet accent flowers! Sweet Sorbet and Flirty Flamingo are definitely “color buddies” as I discovered making this card! I cut the sentiment using the Stylish Shapes Die!

The base of this card is Flirty Flamingo and I ran the Basic White layer through the Stripes embossing folder. But only half way through—I love it! The sentiment panel is added over top with Dimensionals and then I hand trimmed the little flowers and leaves to add as accents.

A little bow out of Linen Thread and some Matte Decorative Dots along with Classic Matte Dots added the perfect embellishment touches. I is literally impossible to make a card without embellishemnts!

I would love to open up my mailbox and find this card inside! Wouldn’t you?

 

I also decided to stamp the inside of this card as I think it adds an adorable touch to the project! And if the goal is to use ALL THE STAMPS then I am inching closer by adding “You Are Simply Fabulous” to the inside!

I hope this project inspires you to stamp something today and if you need any of these supplies and live in Canada, please consider shopping with me! I would love your support so I can keep loving what I do! Make sure to go follow me on Instagram @stampwithbrenda too!

I hope this project inspires you to stamp something today and if you need any of these supplies and live in Canada, please consider shopping with me! I would love your support so I can keep loving what I do! Make sure to go follow me on Instagram @stampwithbrenda too!

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