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Artisan Wednesday Wow - 5/15/2013

 

 

 

 

Welcome to another Artisan Wednesday Wow Blog Hop from the Stampin' Up! Design Team! We're glad you're visiting and you should have arrived here from Amy Bollman's blog. If not, be sure to hop all the way around to see her fab project! 

I"ve been working on my Artisan Contest entries which have to be mailed -- tomorrow! I've been creating a ton, but I do miss posting more often. That will end soon, I promise!

When I'm really stuck on what to create, I go back to my faves and start with what I like best. One of the things I like best are flowers, which are so much fun to create using the Coffee Filter Paper from the Spring Catalog. I began by dying the paper red--a favorite color of mine. 

I made two cards to show you that tissue flowers can be either fancy or fun. 

I love it that GOLD is back, so this card features gold accents, satin ribbon and a vintage button. 

I know that Mother's Day is past but I often like sending my mother a card to say I'm thinking of her throughout the year. Here's the second card which is fun and fast to make.

The supplies are listed below. What do you think? I'd love to know which one you like best! 

Are you ready to move along to the next blog? Pop in to see Erica Cerwin and wave hello for me! 

Artisan Wednesday Wow - 5/8/2013

 

Hi and happy hop, happy Wednesday!

I hope you've come from Amy Bollman's blog because she is such a talented stamper And I know she has something special planned for our hop.

This month our box contained a sort of his and hers combination of mother's day and father's day sets, and two color combos. 

I decided to tackle the hardest first, and wanted to do something a bit different. 

I made an unusual size card: 3.5" x 5.5" , added a window and an acrylic peek through. 

I hope by now you're curious to see it!

The panel with DAD and the bow tie are on top of the acrylic window sheet.

The same die cut is lined up behind the one on the front and is inside the card, as you see in the inside view. 

I really liked the idea of interchanging friend for the inside.

I know you'll like what super-amazing  Erica Cerwin has in store for you today.

 

 

 

 

All supplies by Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Beyond Plaid, Dapper Dad, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit, Basci Gray, Island Indigo, Whisper White

Ink: MIdnight Muse, Gumball Green

Accessories:  Apothecary Accents Framelit Dies, Window Sheet, Naturals Designer Buttons

Artisan Wednesday Wow - 5/1/13

 

Hi friends, and happy Wednesday Wow!

The hop is on! We're sharing our Facebook projects from the Stampin' Up! home page with you this week.

Amy Bollman made the CUTEST card to share, using the Pop-Up Posies Designer Kit. If you've just come from her blog, you're in the right place. 

The Pop Up Posies Designer Kit came with everything I needed for my project. (Well... almost!)

 I thought it would be very fun to string the die cut flowers along the Natural Trim Ribbon cut at different lengths. The muffin-cup-shaped-flowers and the brads included with the kit anchor the strands at the bottom.

The kit comes with the darling tags, which I added letters to -

then tied them with string to a tree branch from my yard. Now you have the finished project!

This sure makes me smile!!! I took it outside for the photo but it looks best perched in the corner of my kitchen between two windows. I love bringing a touch of nature inside.

This was so easy to make! Here are the supplies:

Stamps
131395: Pop-Up Posies Designer Kit

Ink
126991: Summer Starfruit Classic Stampin' Pad

Paper
132182: Sent With Love Designer Series Paper

Accessories and Tools
129287: Natural 7/16" Trim Ribbon
113439: Big Shot
127553: Typeset Alphabet Bigz Dies
101610: Stamping Sponges

Thanks for visiting my blog today. You'll want to be sure not to miss Erica Cerwin's post detailing the wonderful page she has made. You will love it! 

 

 

 

 

 

All supplies by Stampin' Up!

I'm a big fan of pistachio!

ETA: somehow I thought I'd set this to post on Friday. OOOPS! 

 I'm a big fan of pistachio anything - I munch away on the nuts, but Pistachio Crunch Cookies are my favorite!! Pistachio Pudding is yummy, but it's especially delicious with Crisp Cantalope. You might wonder if I'm hungry for a mouth-watering treat.

My treat is lovely, but it's for my eyes as the NEW Stampin' Up! Catalog was delivered to my home today. And with NEW stuff in the house, I got to play! For me, the new catalog is all.about.color. I love the color refresh and all the luscious new color combos we can create with. Inspiration plus!

My card today is for Fab Friday today, where we had this layout for our challenge.

I have to confess that I made a card yesterday with the sketch, but it was just TOO tempting not to make it over in the new In Colors. Here's the debut of Pistachio Pudding and Crisp Cantaloupe!

I just know this soft cool green will be one of my favorite new colors. Especially paired with the blues! 

I created two different monochromatic backgrounds. The small panel is easiest to see where I ran the card stock through the new Modern Mosiac Embossing Folder and then inked the raised part with VersaMark ink for added depth. 

The larger panel was stamped (only in some areas) with Craft Ink on the Netting Background stamp. Next, it was embossed with clear powder, and I still smudged a bit of VersaMark here and there. I wanted a clean card that was just a tiny bit "messy", you know?

 Hope you'll play along with us!

Be sure to visit the Design Team and see their inspiring projects!

Mindy Backes
Justin Krieger
Amanda Mertz
Brenda Myers
Amy O'Neill
Marla Reed
Pam Steckman
Janine Tinklenberg
Wendy Weixler

 

 

 

 

 

All supplies by Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Trust God, Netting

Paper: Pistachio Party, Cantaloupe, Whisper White, Crumb Cake

Ink: Midnight Muse, Versamark, Craft White

Accessories:  Designer Frames and Modern Mosiac Embossing Folders, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Taffeta Ribbon, Crystal Clear Embossing Powder, Basic Rhinestones.

Artisan Wednesday Wow - 4/24/13

 

Welcome to the Wednesday Wow Artisan Design Team Blog Hop! 

I can't believe how quickly the weeks and months have flown by! For those of us on this Artisan 2012-2013 adventure, each month makes us apreciate the exciting opportunities we have had this year with Stampin' Up! 

Have you just come from Amy Bollman's blog? I can't wait to see what she has in store for us this week!

Well, I'm still excited about the Sunshine and Sprinkles Designer Series Paper that came in the box for April. 

Since I've already used it for three posts this month, I thought I'd use it one more time. It was a fun challenge: this time I decorated a shower gift bag. 

This gift bag is 8" x 10" so it's size is just right for some goodies for the bride-to-be. I stitched together the patterned papers and added the outside or excess strip form the Tasteful Trim Bigz Die scallop. Enlarge the photo to see the stitching details and the sentiment, " Thoughts of you...rain or shine."

The label is embossed with the Cloudy Day Folder. I LOVE those puffy clouds and the cute umbrellas in the Rain or Shine stamp set.

Thanks so much for taking a peek at my project. Supplies are listed below. 

I know you'll love what Erica Cerwin has in store for you, she's the next stop on your hop!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All supplies by Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Rain or Shine

Paper: Sunshine & Sprinkles Designer Series Paper

Ink: Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist, Basic Gray

Accessories: Cloudy Day Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 3/8" Striped Organdy Ribbon, Label Collection  and Bitty Banners Framelits Dies, Tasteful Trim and Typeset Alphabet Bigz Dies, Big Shot

Beautiful Butterflies

I'm a day late in welcoming a new week and greeting you, my readers. Let's just say the weekend was fabulous as I got to spend a day and a half at the beach with ladies I love from our church. Even though it was raining, we were warm in spirit, inspired and pumped up on chocolate! 

We even got to do some stamping at the retreat. One of the biggest groups I've ever had but it was a joy sharing what I love and seeing the fun they had making the cards. 

Know what else I love? Butterflies!! Here's a card my club ladies made last week using those beautiful butterfly punches!

The inside sentiment continues, "that's where you always go!" A great way to say thank you.

This large pattern from the Tea Time Designer Series Paper is one of my favorites, and I tried out a tip I learned from Kristina Werner's Pattern Play class. She suggests for large patterns, dividing the design by cutting it into strips on the card. Each of my strips is cut at 3/4" x 4".

One hint in working with a repeating pattern like this one: make sure you line the strips out in order as you cut them! It's much easier than trying to put them back together like a puzzle if they get mixed up. Ask me how I know. 

If you are interested in stamping locally with me and my friends, contact me today to join one of my groups or attend stamping classes. We'd love to have you join the fun. Have a wonderful day!

 

 

 

 

All supplies by Stampin' Up!

Artisan Wednesday Wow - 4/17/13

Hi friends. It's time to welcome you once again to the Artisan Wednesday Wow blog hop! Amazing how quickly those Wednesdays roll around. You should have just come from Amy Bollman's blog and I'm glad you're here.

I had so much fun with the Oh Whale! stamp set and Sunshine and Sprinkles Designer Series Paper this month that I've got one more project to share with it. Last week I had two cards, how about a get well gift bag this week? 

The bag is made with the Fancy Favor Bigz Die which is our easiest and most versatile box ever. For the topper, I used the Oval Accent Bigz Die and cut the sides down to the width of the bag. Love the whale paper clip to match for a cute embellishment! A little gift that's easy, quick and fun to make. I hope that you'll be inspired to try one! 

Move on now to Erica Cerwin's blog and enjoy the rest of the hop. I can't wait to see everyone's fabulous projects!

 

 

 

 

All supplies by Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Oh Whale!

Paper: Sunshine and Sprinkles Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Pacific Point

Ink: Pacific Point

Accessories:  Oval Accent Bigz Clear DIe, Fancy Favor Box Bigz DIe, Big Shot, Cute Clips Elements, 3/8" Striped Organdy Ribbon, 1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, Uni-ball Signo White Gel Pen

Right Direction!

 

These days with our navigation systems we always travel in the right direction, do you think? Not so for me, I can manage to get lost even with having one!! (Tell me I'm not the only one...) I really need the challenge in the sentiment of today's card. Besides being true, I think it's a perfect match for a masculine birthday card. 

 I often give myself a challenge to make me try something new.I had two challenges in mind when I made this card. I wanted to combine three patterns of paper - one large scale, one medium and one very small - but they had to be from THREE different paper packs. This made me really search my papers for colors to complement and for a theme. Only then did I choose the stamp sets. This is thinking backwards for me, but it also made me come up with something different. I like that. In order to blend the papers at the edges I added a thin shading with a gray marker.

The second challenge was to use anything in my stamping stash - in a different way than it's intended purpose. So I added brads to a silver button to make a wheel for the bicycle. What do you think?

I'm happy to have a card ready for the next time I need a guy birthday card! 

Speaking of using things as they are not intended - did you ever do anything this silly? I once had my kids doubled over in laughter as they were watching me get ready (OK - they were very young then!)  I added the last touches to my "do" waved the can around my head and sprayed - foaming bathroom cleaner on my hair!!! 

OK, so maybe I should not keep adding little cartoons and dumb stories to my posts....I'm just hoping something prompts you to leave me a note today. I need to know you're there once in awhile. Maybe even chuckling a little....(Big smile)). Have a great day!

 

 

 

 

 

All supplies by Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Wishes Your Way

Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla; Fan Fair, World Spectacular, and Orchard Harvest Designer Series Papers

Ink: Night of Navy, Cajun Craze

Accessories:  Bitty Banners Framelit Dies, Linen Thread, Silver Button, Silver Brads, Stampin' Write Marker (Basic Gray)

Fab Colors for Fab Friday

It's time for a colorful challenge at Fab Friday and I'm glad you're here to visit. Surely hope you'll be inspired and play along with this month's fab colors. I really like this combo for spring. 

And my spring theme, of course is - flowers.

I wish I could get them right in my edits - the colors, I mean. I can't find the right balance between too washed out or too dark. You'll just have to picture them luscious, cool and bright. 

 Hope you'll play along with us!

Be sure to visit the Design Team and see their inspiring projects

Mindy Backes
Justin Krieger
Amanda Mertz
Brenda Myers
Amy O'Neill
Marla Reed
Pam Steckman
Janine Tinklenberg
Wendy Weixler

 

 

 

 

 

All supplies by Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Secret Garden

Paper: Patio Party and Comfort Cafe DSP

Ink: 

Accessories:  Bitty Banners and Secret Garden Framelit Dies, 2-1/2" Circle punch

Burst of Spring

Hello, spring, I'm glad you're here to stay!! 

My front yard is in bloom and the yearly dusting of dry-mustard-colored-pollen is everywhere. So I pulled out my zingiest spring papers and made today's card. 

It's a plain and simple layout designed to let the patterned paper shine! I loved highlighting with one tiny punched flower with a jewel tucked in the center. Hope you like it.

Flowers in spring bring back memories of my Mom's beautiful garden. I think that's where I first learned my love of bright yellow as she loved daisies and black-eyed susans. She has a knack for growning any green thing, even the jungle of 6 ft tall Castor Bean plants surrounding our tiny back porch one year.

Enough stories for now. I'm off to enjoy the delicious goodness of a new day....

 

 

 

 

All supplies by Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Oh, Hello!

Paper: Floral DIstrict Designer Series Paper, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White

Ink: Lucky Limeade

Accessories:  Apothecary Accents Framelit Dies, Circle and Itty Bitty Shapes Punches, Tasteful Trim Bigz Die, Big Shot, Striped Grosgrain Ribbon