Stampin' Addicts Blog Hop--2015-2017 In Color

Welcome to the next stop on the Stampin' Addicts In Color Blog Hop.  If you have been following the hop from the beginning you just came from Krystal's Cards .  If you started here, don't worry it will loop all the way around so you will get to see all the blogs on the hop.  

I probably say this every year, but I am IN LOVE with the New In Colors!  I simply adore them all.  I chose Tip Top Taupe to feature on this hop.  I love the diverse uses this shade can have.  It can be a neutral to help balance the other colors.  It is perfect for masculine or sympathy cards.  It also just has a classy look when used on its own.  Well, you came here to see the projects, so here they are.

To really show off this color, I went with monochromatic cards.  First, I have a gift set for you.  These are simple to make, but have just the right amount of WOW to make someone truly smile when they receive them.  I used my diagonal score plate to create the criss cross design on both.  The bag was made with the New Gift Bag Punch Board.  TIP: Score the lines on the bag after you cut the shape and before you assemble the box.  The flower is done in two layers.  I stamped onto Vellum Cardstock, punched it out and layered it on the same flower in Whisper White.  I used lots of Pearl Accent Jewels to dress up this gift set.  And what about that Lace Trim?  I challenge you to pick just one to order.  Yeah, that's what I thought.  I got them all too.  

My last project for you is a subtle card for our hard working soldiers.  The FA in my blog address is for the Army Field Artillery.  To help tone the brightness down on the Whisper White I sponged the areas with a little Tip Top Taupe.  My favorite part of this card is the Linen Thread to simulate the barb wire found on most fences surrounding military training areas.  I am so glad this stamp set has been carried over for another year.  

Enjoy the rest of the Blog Hop.  Next is Watermelon Wonder with Twila.

       

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Cherry on Top Pinwheel Card

Can you tell how much I love the Cherry on Top color scheme by now?  They are so bright and perfect for all things birthday/celebration.

I showed you a Pinwheel card a couple weeks ago.  It was made using an 8 x 8 piece of paper.  I was curious what it would look like if I made them with the 6 x 6 pieces from the Designer Series Paper STACKS.  Of course I used a piece from the Cherry on Top DSP Stack.  I scored it with my Diagonal Scoring plate on all four sides at 2-1/4".  The mat in the middle is 3" square.  I might have been able to go a little bit larger, but had a 3" piece sitting on my work space already.  ;)
The outside and inside uses the Build a Birthday Stamp Set again.  I also used the 5th roll of Cherry on Top Designer Washi Tape (#138384).  The Watermelon Wonder bow is done with the Bow Builder Punch (#137414)

Be sure to stop by tomorrow for the Stampin' Addicts In Color Blog Hop!  I can't wait for you to see what we have all done with these fabulous additions to the Stampin' Up! Colors!

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Birthday Wishes Candles

Today I have another take on a birthday card using items from the Build a Birthday Stamp Set (#138646) and Cherry on Top Collection.

The layers of the cake can easily be turned on their side and used as candles.  You can also cut pieces from Designer Series Paper.  I chose to use the Cherry on Top Designer Washi Tape (#138384).  The great thing about the washi tape is the natural look it gives when you tear off a piece.  This works great for candles.  I also used washi tape from this set for the dots below the sentiment.  I stamped th sentiment and cut out the flames from the Build a Birthday set.  The background is embossed with the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder (#133520).

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Build a Birthday Sneak Peek

We are officially one week away from the premier of the 2015-2016 Stampin' Up! Catalog.  I can't wait for you to see all of the wonderful things it contains.  As a demonstrator, I was able to pre-order several stamp sets.  The Build a Birthday Stamp Set (#138646) jumped straight at me.  It is a two-step stamping set with images to build pictures.  The most common thing to build is a cake.

I got the color combination for my card from the new Cherry on Top Designer Series Paper Stack (#138443).  The Cherry on Top DSP Stack contains several of the new 2015-1017 In Colors.  I used Watermelon Wonder, Cucumber Crush and Bermuda Bay on the Tip Top Taupe pedastal. There are 3 paper stacks this year, sized at 6 x 6.  This makes them perfect to cut down for card fronts or smaller projects.  Don't worry Stampin' Up! still has 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper.  In fact they have 9 NEW packs in the catalog starting June 2nd.

Stamping each of the cake layers from the stamp set onto the pedestal stamp image is easy with the Photopolymer stamps.  There are several images you can put on top of the cake.  I chose the 3 flags image.  The little flowers are from the Tree Builder Punch (#138295).  I added Rhinestone Jewels (#119246) to give it a little sparkle.

TIP:  Do NOT over saturate your stamp pads when reinking them.  It may cause the ink to puddle on your stamps and fill in little details when you stamp.  (See bottom cake layer above)

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Celebrate Baby!

I pulled out the Celebrate Today Stamp Set (#137138) from the occasions catalog.  This stamp set is wonderful for birthday cards and other reasons to celebrate.  The stamp set contains words useful for wedding, graduation, and baby also.  I decided to go with a baby card today.

I stamped the solid balloon image in So Saffron and stamped the "baby" banners in Calypso Coral on top.  The set also comes with the accessories to put a bow, string, tail or basket on the balloon.  There is a coordinating set of framelits (#137362) to help cut out many of the shapes.  You can save 15% by purchasing the stamp set and framelits as a bundle (#138869).  I created the stars side with the Confetti Stars Boarder Punch (#135861) and put a piece of Gold Foil Sheet (#132622) behind to show through instead of the Pear Pizzazz card base.

While I made this card in a gender neutral color scheme, it could very easily be done with pinks, blues, or nursery colors.  All of the products I used are available today and will carry over into the new catalog starting June 2nd.

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Last Day of School--Project Life

How much simpler has Memory Keeping with Project Life made my life?  Incredibly.  Yesterday was the last day of school.  I am sure you can guess I am one of "those" parents who takes a photo with the teacher each school year.  Normally I might post it online or just load it into my computer.  On some future day I would go through photos and look at all the times past of my children growing up.

NOW, with Project Life I am enjoying those photos sooner and more often.  I printed them out and immediately put them into a Project Life Photo Pocket Page (#135294).  I grabbed a few cards from the (retiring June 2nd) Playground Card Collection (#135300), wrote a few words down with my Journaling Pen (#135304), slid them into the pockets and DONE!  I added a few of the pieces from the Playground Accessory Pack.  With three kids I put a piece of washi tape from the pack to show which cards went with which photos.  I can slip my page into my Leather Album (#135292) and I have the rest of my day to enjoy LIFE and make more MEMORIES!

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May Paper Pumpkin Kit

I hear the cutest thing each month.  "Mom, your Paper Pumpkin box is here!"  My son loves to get the mail and he will come running in with my surprise box each month.  He knows me so well.  I LOVE my son and I love my little orange box.

This month's kit was perfectly timed.  Our last day of school is here and I had not decided how to gift wrap the end of the year teacher gifts.  Wouldn't you know it there were 4 gift bags and 6 cards in this months kit.  A fabulous deal for my $19.95 and it came straight to my door.  While the initial thought it to use these gift bags for Birthdays, I think all teachers like to CELEBRATE the end of the school year and all the wonderful things their students accomplished the past year.

It took me just a few minutes to stamp and assemble three gift bags for the teachers, then I stamped one of the cards just to have a birthday card on hand.  (Who couldn't use a last minute birthday card in their stash?)

A little bit later I sat down and made a few alternate projects with the kit.  I made 5 different cards with the contents of the kit and a few scraps of materials I had laying around.

Here is one of the cards.  To see the other 4 cards you will need to do one of two things......
1) Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin.  Once I see you have started your subscription, I will send you the invite to join my Facebook Paper Pumpkin Patch.  There you will get to see the alternate projects I have made with each monthly kit.  I will also share links to videos and other things Paper Pumpkin.
2) Come to a Paper Pumpkin Workshop at my Stamp Studio.  Each month I gather with my local subscribers to assemble kits together.  You can check out my display boards and even stamp a project for yourself

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS PROMOTION---
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New Subscribers get 50% off their first two months of Paper Pumpkin when they use the Promo Code SAVE50.  Go to PAPER PUMPKIN before June 10th to start your subscription and take advantage of this excellent promotion.

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