The Spot Challenge #102 - Good Luck

Hi There!  I hope your week is off to a fantastic start!  Let me tell you that this week's Challenge #102 at The Spot gave me quite the challenge.  I honestly didn't think I owned one current Stamp Set that had "luck" anywhere in it.  Well luckily, I was wrong.. that goodness!

I literally flipped through the entire 2019 - 2020 Annual Stampin' Up! Catalog, page by page until I finally found it.. Love what you do!  I was sooo happy!  I paired it with the super fun Special Someone stamp set for this little cutie.... 

The ink blended background was sponged with Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo and Gorgeous Grape Ink onto Whisper White Cardstock. Once I had it blended, I spritzed it with just a little bit of water and dabbed a paper towel over it.  I dried it with my heat tool and then used the Stitched Rectangle Dies to cut out a panel.  I cut a larger panel of Basic Black to matt the ink blended top layer.  I already had the idea of using 4 of the little heart shaped ballon images to look like a four leaf clover so why not use the other images in a Special Someone as well.  The balloons were stamped on Whisper White Cardstock with, of course, Call Me Clover since this was a Good Luck challenge.  I stamped my racoon in Smoky Slate with Memento Tuxedo Black ink for the top layer, the Squirrel was stamped in Crumb Cake and Smoky Slate and the Mouse was stamped in Sahara Sand and Gray Granite.  The sentiment and two little butterflies were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black.  The ink blended background was sponged with Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo and Gorgeous Grape Ink onto Whisper White Cardstock.  The grass was cut in a scrap of Call me Clover Cardstock and the flowers were cut with a scrap of Purple Posy Cardstock.  I used a light Blackberry Bliss Blend to dot in the center of the flowers.  Once I had my scene all built and matted on black, I added it to a card base of Call Me Clover Cardstock.  I was honestly really happy with how this one turned out.  I hope you like it as well!   If you are interested in any of the products used, they will all be listed below.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

Product List

151643

153587

146969

100730

121045

147139

132708

147108

147052

147099

150881

147117

147116

147113

147118

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148551

SIP #159 - Polkadots!

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  Do you love Polkadots?  If you do then this week's Stamp, Ink, Paper Challenge #159 is right up your alley!  Personally I love them!

I went soooo easy with this one that I'm a tad bit embarassed but not really!  LOL

This was such an easy card!  I layered some whisper white on an A2 Lovely Lipstick Card Base that had a piece of the 2018-2020 In Color 6x6 DSP Stack in Lovely Lipstick polka dots adhered to the front.  I ran a small piece of Whisper White ribbon (retired) around the front layered panels before glueing it down.  I added a Pearlized Doily over it with  Multipurpose liquid glue in the middle section.  I layered on a stitched Lovely Lipstick Circle and adhered to the doily with dimensionals.  On a scrap of Whisper White cardstock I stamped some of the flowers from the Love What You Do Stamp Set in Powder Pink on the background.  I stamped the sentiment from the same set over the flowers with Lovely Lipstick Ink and then cut out a smaller circle with the Circles Collection Framelits Dies and adhered it over the Lovely Lipstick Circle.  I finished it off with three Pearlized White Sequins.   I love when the patterned paper does most of the work for you!  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

Product List

• Love What You Do Photopolymer Stamp Set [148042]
• In Color 2018–2020 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [146963]
• Lovely Lipstick 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146970]
• Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]
• Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad [147140]
• Powder Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147147]
• Pearlized Doilies [146936]
• Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]
• Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]
• Circles Collection Framelits Die [130911]

OSAT Blog Hop On The Red Carpet

Hello!  It's that time again.....time for another One Stamp At A Time Blog Hop!  Can you believe it?  It's already the second Thursday in May!  Wow this year is flying by!   This month's theme "On The Red Carpet" can be interpreted different ways as you may have already noticed if you've already been hopping!  If you are starting with me, I hope you'll take the time to hop along and check out all of the cool inspiration!  For me On The Red Carpet means the Stars of the Show are coming out and I really believe the new Stampin' Up! Share What You Love Suite is one of the Stars of the Show!  So..... that being said, that is the suite I'm sharing with you today!

My cards and project today were made for my Mother-In-Law for Mother's Day.  She loves my cards and mentioned a few weeks ago that she needed some thank you cards so I thought this adorable little clutch and card set would really be appreciated.  I added velvet ribbon handles to my clutch but my inspiration came from a Pinterest post by Jan Farring at Jan's Stamping Creations.  For her awesome tutorial click here!  She has detailed instructions and pictures for making the clutch.

I have two cards and two envelopes on each of the two inside pockets of the purse.  If I hadn't used so much dimension and had fewer layers I'm sure I could have fit three or even four on each side!

I love when you have Designer Series Paper that really is the star of your card!  You really don't have to add too much stamping!  Here's a look of each of the four cards, all made with the same sheet of two-sided DSP.  It is such gorgeous paper!

I used the Share What You Love Cardstock Pack and chose Mint Macaron and Rich Razzleberry colors since they matched the DSP so beautifully!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Up next is my good friend and partner in crime Andrea Tracy-Tucker!  Just click her name on the Blog Roll and you'll be there!

Blog Roll...

Product List

• Love What You Do Photopolymer Stamp Set [148042]
• Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper [146926]
• Share What You Love 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock Pack [146345]
• Rich Razzleberry 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Velvet Ribbon [147016]
• Tailored Tag Punch [145667]
• Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705]
• Pearlized Doilies [146936]
• Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]
• Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106]
• Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad [126950]
• Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108]
• True Gentleman Buttons [145596]
• 1/8" Circle Handheld Punch [134365]
• Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]
• SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332]
• Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

PCC288 Paper Craft Crew Inspiration Challenge Rustic Floral with Stampin Up! Love What You Do

Hello and Happy Hump Day!  I am still not feeling well.. I really wish these medications would kick in.  You'd think after 2 shots and 3 prescriptions that I would have some relief.  Why is it that any kind of sickness seems worse on me the older I get.  This is a sinus infection and I've had them so many times over the years.  I can't remember ever feeling this bad with just a sinus infection.  Last year I had strep throat and I swear I felt like I had the flu.  I was literally in bed for 3 or 4 days.  Are the germs getting worse or is this me getting old??  Crazy!  

Well back to business, right?  It's time for another Paper Craft Crew Challenge.  This week we have an Inspiration Challenge for a Rustic Floral Arrangment.

I went really simple.. since I'm not really feeling well anyway.  And... I just received today my Stampin' Up! Preorder which included the Love What You Do Stamp Set.  

I love the watercolor look background stamp in the set.... it has so much texture on it.  I used Powder Pink on it for a soft background.  I stamped the sentiment over it with Lovely Lipstick.  After the fact I felt like I should have stamped it in Black.  Oh well... again don't feel good so I'm not starting over. lol  The flowers were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and quickly colored with copics. I then used a rectangle stitched die to cut out the panel.   I added some clear Wink of Stella over the flowers once finished for some shimmer.  I adhered some Stampin' Up! sequins with Glitter Glue to finish it off.  The front panel was added to the Gray Woodgrain Cardbase with Tombow Multipurpse Glue. I really love how easy it is to make a quick card with this set!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina