Create with Connie and Mary--Kids Cards!

Are you loving all of the fun whimsical images in our new January to June catalogue? I know I am, especially this adorable crocodile! So when I heard this weeks theme was Kids Cards I knew I wanted to play with this awesome set!

The stamp set I am referring to is called Oh Snap! and its really just too much fun! I love the big bold crocodile and the 11 different phrases included in the set.

I wanted to include the Oh So Ombre Designer Series paper into this project as we are in the final weeks of Sale-a-bration! It makes for a great background and it was fun to stamp direct to the DSP, something that I don’t do that often.

The little fish as so cute and I colored them with the Mango Melody Stampin’ Blends. The little pool of water is stamped on Basic White with Balmy Blue ink and hand trimmed.

I wanted my crocodile to have a bit of a different look so I created this watercolor background on Shimmery White card stock.

I used Soft Seafoam, Pear Pizzazz and Granny Apple green.

And easy way to create a water color background is to cut a piece of Window Sheet to the same size of your card base.

Smash the lightest color of ink on the window sheet and then spritz with water. Make sure you move the water around to eliminate any harsh edges. You can then take your card base and lightly tap it against the window sheet to create a fun watercolor look.

Clean it with a tissue and move on to the next color, tapping your card base in different spots onto the ink. I let the ink move around on my paper and heat each layer with my heat tool.

You then get this really unique background! I thought it was fun to stamp my crocodile on top so he got lots of color and dimension to you know, maybe minim his scales? Either way, he looks fun and different.

You will need to hand trim this sucker out so make sure you have the time and patience to do it!

Once I cut out my croc I popped him up on Mini Dimensionals to give him a little extra lift off the page. I decided to add in a strip of Balmy Blue card stock and a scallop edge in Mango Melody to help tie all of the colors together

I also added in a few of the Frosted & Clear Epoxy Droplets found in our main catalogue!

I had a lot of fun playing with this set, I hope you do too! If you would like to order from me and live in Canada you can do so any time by clicking the hostess link on the side!

I can’t wait to see what the rest of the design team came up with! You can go BACK to see Melissa’s project or NEXT to see what Connie has created! Make sure to hop the whole way through and leave a comment!

Create with Connie and Mary--Favorite Designer Series Paper!

My favorite Suite in the catalogue also includes my favorite Designer Series paper and that is what our hop is all about this week! We have quite a few fantastic papers in the January to June Catalogue but this one is my favorite because of the soft colors and the feelings the papers involk in me.

I wanted to make a scrapbook page to show how I can accentuate my pages with the Sand & Sea Designer Series paper and how you can even stamp on the paper because it has a nice soft feel to it. I loved this paper immediately because I felt it was quite different than papers we have had. I love the beach imagery and how some of the designs look like water flowing and beachy sand.

I chose this pattern to stamp my sentiment. I just love all the texture in this particular pattern the amazing hues of blue that get. I stamped the sentiment with Versamark and Silver Embossing powder. The sentiment is from the Friends are Like Seashells stamp set which is a part of the Sand & Sea Suite.

I love adding in Designer Paper to a layout can help add interest and dimension to things. It is also a great way to add in different colors and patterns into your design.

I can’t wait to see what Melissa (BACK) and Connie (NEXT) have selected as their favorite DSP in this new catty!

Around the World on Wednesday--You've Got Mail!

Hello friends! Welcome to another Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop! This month our theme is You’ve Got Mail so I made a card with a design on the outside, inside and a coordinating envelope! I am currently living in a polar vortex in Edmonton, Alberta. Today’s temperature as I write this is -48 with the wind chill. So gross. Luckily my card is bright and cheery and makes me think of warmer weather!

The Snail Mail Suite was the perfect choice for this theme. I have had so much fun creating with it lately as I find coloring very therapeutic! I love that it has dies and a coordinating punch (Rectangular Postage Stamp), plus some amazing Resin Heart embellishments and twine! So thankful Twine is back in our line up!

Isn’t the back of this envelope so cute and fun? I added a bit of Tombow glue to the bottom and let it air dry. This allows the glue to become tacky so you can use it to close something but it can also be lifted up! Its a fun tip if you have never used the glue in that way before!

My card is also a bit of a fun fold card too! The dimensions are 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 and you score the base at 3 1/4 and 7 1/4. It makes the fun little flap on the front that you can embellish with Designer Series Paper. I used the Snail Mail paper on my card with a Coastal Cabana card base.

The flap is going to want to hang open so you need to find a creative way for it to stay closed until you want to open your card.

I used a 2 1/4 DSP circle and added a 2 inch Basic White circle on top that I stamped the fun mushroom image from the Snailed It stamp set. I used my Stampin’ Blends to color him in with some Wink of Stella on the main mushroom.

The inside panel is Basic White cut to 3 3/4 x 5 1/4. I stamped my cute snail and created a mask so that I could use my Blending Brush around him to create a Coastal Cabana halo. I then stamped Hello across the background. The snail is also colored with Stampin’ Blends. I created a little polka dot pattern on his present and added in a red Resin Heart! LOVE!

Remember our theme? Well I knew I needed to dress up the envelope a bit so I pulled out a very very old retired die that cuts an envelope liner and I added it to the inside of our Basic White envelope. You could always trace one of our envelopes on your Designer Series paper to achieve the same idea.

I had alot of fun with this theme and was so happy with what I was able to create! If you haven’t played with the Snail Mail Suite I hope you will give it a try, it is alot of fun!

I can’t wait to see what the other design team members have created this month. I am sure you will be truly inspired as you travel around the world with us! You can click on Next Blog to see what Tricia Butts from the United States has created!

Create with Connie and Mary-Valentine's Favors!

I am super excited for Valentine’s Day this year and I plan on spoiling some of my favorite Galentine’s with a super cute project! Valentine’s favors happen to be the theme for this week’s Create with Connie and Mary challenge!

I was super excited about the Hearts & Kisses stamp set in the January to June catty as I loved the sentiments “Happy Galentine’s Day” and “You go, Girl!. I knew right away I wanted to make a special gift with this set.

I honestly think the stand out feature of this card is the True Love Designer Series Paper—don’t these hand trimmed flowers look AMAZING when paired agains the blended Flirty Flamingo background? This paper has unlimited potential as you can feature black & white imagery on literally anything or color this paper with thet variety of color tools we have at our disposal.

For the background, sentiment tag, and heart border (cut with the Floral Heart Dies) I used Flirty Flamingo ink with our new fabulous Blending Brushes.

I tied Blushing Bride twine around the front panel with a Heart Charm attached (LOVE!) and added some Matte Black Dots. This entire product suite is phenomenal!

My coordinating Love You Always Treat Box is my favorite of this duo. I am going to fill this box with some of my Reese’s Valentines Surprise Cookies that I shared on my blog last Valentine’s Day! You can click this link to go to my recipe or click on my Lifestyle Tab and then Favorite Recipes and you will find it there! Your welcome in advance, these cookies are AMAZING!

I wrapped the box with another pattern from the DSP and added some more of the flowers that I hand trimmed from the paper. This time I also used my Blending Brush to add a pop of color with the Flirty Flamingo ink.

I added some Blushing Bride Metallic Ribbon and some sliver metallic thread to the back of my label. The sentiment is from the Always in my Heart stamp set and the tiny heart is cut using the Kangaroo dies.

I love this project combo and cannot wait to deliver these to some of my special Galentine’s this year!

To see what Melissa has created you can click BACK and to see what Connie designed this week you can go NEXT. I hope you hop the whole way through so you don’t miss anything!

Butterfly Bouquet

Hello crafty friends! I am so excited about this brand NEW Butterfly Bouquet bundle that is just being released by Stampin’ Up! This is a limited time promotion available to Demonstrators today (another awesome reason to join my Glitter Girls Team—early access!) and customers on March 2, 2021.

As a member of the Artisan Design Team (dream come true) we were able to work with these fantastic products early so we can surprise and delight you with some fantastic samples!

I knew as soon as I saw this product offering that I wanted to create a scrapbook page. Its so easy too when your subject matter is so adorable—this photo is of my son and dog, often referred to as my Number One and my Number Two favorites…can you guess which is which? This is a hilarious inside family joke as I actually have two other kids! hahaha!

This new product offering includes the Butterfly Brilliance Cling stamp set, the Brilliant Wings Dies, the Butterfly Bijou 6x6 Designer Series Paper stack and the Natural Touch Specialty Paper—you can order everything individually, as a bundle and as a collection. My understanding is that the two papers are also limited edition, meaning they will not be available like the stamp set and dies in the upcoming Annual Catalogue!

What I love about this new DSP is that the dies will cut out the butterflies from the paper! I used this tip on my page and embellished the butterflies by adding Fine Tip Glue on select areas of their wings. It is hard to capture in a photo but the glue dries shiny so it gives the wings a bit more depth and interest.

I wanted to use a little bit of everything that was available in this collection. I stamped the butterflies in Whisper White Craft Ink on the background and embossed them with white embossing powder. I used the dies as I mentioned above to cut the butterflies from the DSP and I used the dies to cut out some white butterflies. I really wanted the colorful DSP butterflies to be the showcase of my page.

I just love the coordination of the dies cutting out the butterflies, I think this is fantastic selling featuring!

The colors in the Butterfly Bijou paper are Bermuda Bay, Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, Just Jade, Magenta Madness, Mango Melody, Mint Macaron, Misty Moonlight, Poppy Parade and So Saffron! Isn’t that quite the list?

I layered a strip of the Natural Touch Specialty paper (it feels like a very thin wood veneer) onto my page followed by a Just Jade card stock photo mat, and two other pieces of DSP from the collection, offsetting them at different angles.

The stamp set itself does not have any sentiments, so I borrowed You are Amazing from the stamp set of the same name and You Mean so Much to Me from the In Bloom stamp set, both in the current January to June catalogue!

I hope this page has inspired you to consider this new product release. If you are not a current Demonstrator I would love to have your join my team if you live in Canada! You can do it with an easy click below or send me a message, I would love to chat with you about the opportunity!