Stampin Addicts New Catalog Blog Hop

Welcome to the Stampin Addicts Blog Hop featuring products from the New Catalog! Woo Hoo! 

The Hop officially begins at Noon so all of the links may not be working yet. Be sure to check back!

If you arrived here from Kim Bolzenthal's blog, you are at the right place. If you just joined the hop - no problem - the hop goes full circle so just follow the links!

I LOVE the stamp set that I am featuring! It is called Creative Elements and can be used for so many things, and in so many ways. Here are just a few:

1. Vintage/Shabby Chic Card

New products used:

• Creative Elements stamp set
• Calypso Coral In Color - ink and cardstock
• Designer Frame textured impressions embossing folder

Other supplies: Vanilla craft ink and cardstock, Crumb Cake ink and cardstock, First Edition dsp, oval punch, corner rounder punch, itty bitty shapes punch, dotted scallop ribbon border punch, button, basic pearls, color spritzer tool, Big Shot, dimensionals, sponge

2. Traditional card - reminds me of a garden fence!

New products used:

• Creative Elements stamp set
• Wisteria Wonder In Color ink
• So Saffron Taffeta Ribbon
• Stripes textured impressions embossing folder

Other supplies: Fabulous Phrases stamp set, So Saffron and Whisper White cardstock, Scallop Edge Punch, Big Shot, sponge

3. Book/Box - made with an actual book!

Close up of the top of the book/box.

Book/box opened to reveal Matchbox compartments!

New products used:

• Creative Elements stamp set
• Mocha Morning Specialty dsp - the paper on the top of the box is flocked - gorgeous paper!!
• Designer Frames textured impressions embossing folder

Other Supplies: Crumb Cake ink and cardstock, Black Stazon ink, Antique Brads, Vintage Trinkets, Scallop Oval Punch, Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon, Twine, Basic Pearls, sponge, dimensionals, Big Shot, Matchbox bigz die, various items in the compartments

I took an old book (I work in a library where discarded books abound!) and removed the cover, keeping it intact. Then I painted the cover front and back with Black acrylic paint. I let it dry thoroughly and added the designer paper inside and outside. Next I adhered 4 matchboxes to each other and wrapped them with more Mocha Morning Specialty paper.

Now it is onto the next stop which happens to be Betty Traciak's Blog. Enjoy!!

I really appreciate you stopping by and I hope you enjoyed my projects! If you have time, please leave a comment - I would love to hear from you. And come back again if you are so inclined!

Doily Birthday

Reminder: Stampin Addicts New Catalog Blog Hop is coming!

                   Friday, July 29 - Sunday, July 31st

                        18 stops featuring 

New Catalog stamps - cards and 3-D items!

In case you haven't noticed, doilies have become very popular in the paper crafting world. Pick up any paper crafting magazine and there they are! 

Here is a card that I made - fairly clean and simple - with Stampin' Up!'s new Delicate Doilies stamp set. I combined the images with some punched, and not punched cardstock. A few embellishments and a butterfly were added for interest and balance.

Stamps: Delicate Doilies and Petite pairs

Cardstock: Whisper White, Melon Mambo and Calypso Coral (new In Color)

Ink: Melon Mambo, Calypso Coral (new In Color)

Accessories: Big Shot, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, buttons, 1 3/4" circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, Designer Printed Brad (new product)

Have a wonderful day!

Poppies on a Red Checked Table

I am trying to stock up on "Thinking of You" type cards because they can be used for so many different reasons and I never seem to have any on hand when I need one!

Today's card is one such card and uses the lovely jar of flowers from the Summer Mini set, On The Grow. That jar of flowers is so versatile and I love to watercolor it! I chose Poppy Parade and Pacific Point as my main  colors. The designer paper is retired (sorry). Normally I wouldn't use retired products but I LOVE this Poppy Parade(red) gingham paper from Pawsitively Prints 2. It is so country, so summery and so perfect for a jar of poppy colored flowers!

The layout is a simple one that I have used before. Sometimes I like to layer the same colors/paper/cardstock together just for something different. Two buttons balance the  sides and a little bit of Color Spritzing are my only additions.

Notice the little touch of green in the jar. That is not a mistake. I did it on purpose to tie the bold color of the jar with the bold colors of the flowers. 

All supplies are Stampin' Up! Click here if you would like to order.

Stamps:    On The Grow (Summer Mini)

Cardstock: Crumb Cake

Paper:     Pawsitively Prints 2 (retired)

           Water color Paper

Ink:       Black Stazon, Crumb Cake, SU Markers

Other:     Neutral buttons, dimensionals, sponge, linen thread, Blender pen, color spritzer tool

Thanks for stopping in and have a blessed day!

Pink Dots

The other day I was just messin' around with the new Distressed Dots Background stamp and the Perfect Pennants Bigz die since they are both new products. Of course all I used from the Perfect Pennants die was the doily/scallopy circle which I love. Maybe this weekend I will be able to create something with the pennant part of the die.

The stamped focal point is from Clearly for You and Four Frames. It is hard to tell from the photo, but the frame has teeny tiny polka dots which balance the dots in the background.

All supplies are Stampin' Up!

Stamps:    Distressed Dots Background

                  Clearly For You

                  Four Frames

Paper:      Crumb Cake cardstock

                  Pink Pirouette cardstock

                  Whisper White cardstock

Ink:           Crumb Cake

                  Pink Pirouette

Other:       Big Shot and Perfect Pennants Bigz Die

                  Medium Oval punch

                  Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon

                  White Baker's Twine

                  Decorative Label punch

                  Sticky Strip

                  Eyelet Border Punch

                  Basic Pearl

Stay cool! It sure is hot here in Western Massachusetts!

Kindness Matters

The stamp set that I used for the focal image on today's card is one of my favorites in the new catalog. Its name is Kindness Matters and it has several different elements including 2 sentiments. The best part is - it's affordable! 

Another new stamp set that I used is the background stamp, Distressed Dots. I am not sure how I feel about it as a background for Kindness Matters so I added a the background stamp, EnFrancais. 

New Color alert! One of the new In Colors this year is Island Indigo. It is lighter than Taken With Teal was but darker than Tempting Turquoise. I love it paired up with Crumb Cake. And notice the new ribbon! It has a little bit of a ruffle and is so easy to work with!

Stampin' Supplies:

Stamps:     Kindness Matters 

                 Distressed Dots Background    

                 EnFrancais Background  

Cardstock: Crumb Cake  

                 Island Indigo  

                 Naturals Ivory  

Other:         Hemp Twine

                 Island Indigo Ruffled Ribbon

                 Mini Library Clip

                 Neutral Button

                 Sponge  

Have a wonderful day!

Anyone want some ice cream?

I do - want ice cream that is! And in the summer I want it way too often. lol. Today's card was inspired by several different cards in several different magazines. I mixed them up and made it my own!

I seem to know alot of people with July birthdays. This one was made for one of my online friends over at Stampin Addicts. Hi Deb! Happy birthday, yet again! 

New product alert! Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder was used along the bottom strip of cardstock. LOVE this new embossing folder!!

All supplies are Stampin' UP! If you would like to order anything, 

Stamps: On Your Birthday

Paper: Crumb Cake, Blush Blossom, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Peach Parfait cardstock

           Just Add Cake designer paper

Ink: Peach Parfait, Crumb Cake, Blush Blossom, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Basic Rhinestones, Big Shot, Stripes tief, sponges, dimensionals, Word Window Punch, Oval punches, Corner Rounder Punch, Petite Pennants Builder punch, Cupcake Builder Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch (the round one)

Thanks for stopping!

Pennant Birthday for my niece

Another birthday card using the pennant punch - I made it for my niece who turned 1 year old this week. Not only did I use the new Petite Pennants Builder Punch, I also used the new Ronald McDonald House Charity (RMHC) stamp set called Turtle & Co. It is my favorite RMHC stamp set yet!

I kept the embellishments to a minimum because this card had to go through the mail and our post office is a pain stickler when it comes to mailing cards with bumps!

Stamps: Turtle & Co., Curly Cute

Paper: Blushing Bride, So Saffron, Whisper White cardstock, Watercolor paper, Just Add Cake dsp

Ink: Black Stazon, Stampin' UP! markers

Accessories: Blender Pen, Mini Glue Dots, Glitter Brads, Baker's Twine, Corner Rounder Punch, Petite Pennants Builder Punch

On another note, Gideon, our new kitten, is thriving and giving us much joy. He loves to "help" me stamp. Haha!

Have a blessed day!

Field Flowers, a new stamp set

This is totally inspired from a card I saw in a magazine. I loved the idea of using gray, pink, and vanilla, or in this case Basic Gray, Blushing Bride, and Very Vanilla. The other thing I loved was the idea of stamping the flowers directly over the script. I would have never thought of this on my own! That is why I enjoy looking at card/scrapbook publications - finding little details and inspiration here and there. Otherwise I get in a rut! 

The stamp set is Field Flowers, one of my favorite new stamps in the new catalog.  I combined it with another new product, the Lace Ribbon Border Punch!

Stamps: Field Flowers, En Francais Background

Paper: Blushing Bride, Basic Gray, Very Vanilla

Ink: Blushing Bride, Basic Gray

Accessories: Lace Ribbon Border Punch, Basic Gray Button, White Baker's Twine (dyed)

Happy Stamping!

Some new products

I made this card for my monthly swap over at Stampin' Addicts. It uses the new stamp set, My Friend, new Chocolate Chip Scallop Dots Ribbon and a new color, namely Pool Party. I love the combination of Pool Party with Chocolate Chip!

The ink is darker that what appears here. That is because I used an overlay of Vellum which really softens the color of the ink. The sentiment is stamped directly on the vellum.

Vellum is one of those things I rarely use but love when I do! You know what I mean?

All supplies are Stampin' Up!

Stamps: My Friend

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Pool Party, Vellum

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pool Party

Other: Corner Rounder Punch, Basic Rhinestones, Chocolate Chip Scallop Dots Ribbon, Big Shot, Flower Garden textured impressions embossing folder

Thanks for looking!

What I have been up to... and a card

Well I have not been stamping much because I have been very preoccupied! It began last week when my 3 daughters (and 1 boyfriend) came home for the long 4th of July weekend. It was heaven having them all home at once! They live 800 miles away from us. :(

This is a picture I took in the backyard. They are sitting on the hammock in case you were wondering. lol. 

While the girls were here they insisted we take a trip to Dakin Pioneer Valley Humane Society in Springfield. They didn't have to twist our arm too hard because David and I have been wanting a kitten for a few months now. It has been over a year since our other cat died and we have been anxious to get another one! Making it a family affair was just the ticket we needed.

Once we got to the animal shelter, we found that all kittens - and there were alot of them - were half price. Not that price mattered - we would have gladly paid full price - but that was a nice bonus. Because there were so many kittens to consider we narrowed them down to shorthair and certain colors. As far as male or female, we decided it didn't matter. Our family has always had female animals until one of my daughters adopted a male cat and we all love him alot. He is way more mellow than any female cat any of us had, or has! 

We looked, we held, we played with all of the kittens, one at a time. And after LOTS of deliberation over which kitten we should choose, we adopted this little guy!

The girls flew home a week ago and I, of course, was very sad to see them go. But having a kitten in the house has been/is wonderful! He fills the empty spaces and David and I love him!

Just in case you are interested: He was 10 weeks old when we adopted him. His name is Gideon which means mighty warrior (he thinks he is). He has a gentle, easy going personality and loves human contact.

Before daughters and kitten arrived on the scene, I made this birthday card.

I used the new Petite Pennants Builder Punch to make the banner and punched the letters from the new Just Add Cake designer paper.

All supplies are Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Create a Cupcake

Paper: Just Add Cake dsp, Baja Breeze, Whisper White cardstock

Ink: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Real Red

Accessories: Dazzling Diamond Glitter, corner rounder punch, White Satin Ribbon, 1/2" Circle Punch, Cupcake Builder Punch

Have a wonderful day!