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Stampin’ Addicts Blog Hop!
It’s here! The Stampin’ Addicts Bon Voyage Blog Hop. If you arrived from Michelle’s #5 Blog Stop…welcome…my name is Connie Babbert and I’m stop #6! Over 34 Stampin’ Up! demonstrators are participating in this tour, featuring the Last Chance stamp sets retiring at the end of June. The Blogs will feature 3-4 projects, each using a different retiring set. You should come away with LOTS of inspiration and help selecting those final sets before they retire! Don”t worry if you missed the first stop, you will make a continuous loop around to all 34 stops. But remember, the links to each Tour Stop go away after midnight, Tuesday, June 16. And hey…leave me a comment…it’s my BIRTHDAY!
My featured retiring set is Bella Blossoms. This set in my arsenal didn’t get much ink until lately! I always wanted to do a Stamp Camp using it, but just never made time. Of course, now it is one of my favorites because it is so easy to work with. I want to show you three different ways to use it.
My first card I used the large blossom cut away from the stem. I stamped the blossom twice with Riding Hood Red on Glossy White cardstock (I think Glossy works best with these solid type stamps) and cut out one complete blossom and one with just the center of the blossom. I layered the center one over the full one with dimensionals and placed it with dimensionals on a square of Whisper White. I added the pierced design in the upper right corner. The base card is Pink Pirouette and I layered the Red print from Bella Rose DSP on the left side. I also added some of the Kiwi Kiss Polka Dot print from that same DSP under the Whisper White square. And I added some Riding Hood Red striped ribbon. Finally I cut two "leaves" from Build A Flower Die with the Big Shot, sponged around the edges with Kiwi Kiss ink and placed them under the Bella Blossom flower. I added the "Thank You" from this set in the upper right corner with Riding Hood Red ink.
My next card is one that my Technique Class did last week using the Faux Shaving Cream technique. I stamped the small flower Bella Blossom three times on Glossy White cardstock using this technique and then stamped it three more times in solid Riding Hood Red ink. I punched the Faux Shaving Cream ones with the 1 3/8 circle punch and hand cut the centers of the blossoms from the other three solid ones, layering it in the centers of the Faux Shaving Cream ones (wow…hope you followed that!). Each of the three flower units was layered onto a punched Riding Hood Red Scallop Circle. The base card again is Pink Pirouette (that wasn’t planned!) and I used the Scallop Edge Punch on two strips of Whisper White cardstock. These were layered under the check pattern from Bella Rose DSP. I added the Red Taffeta Ribbon (I am going to MISS this ribbon…I stocked up!) The flowers were adhered over the check DSP with dimensionals.
And, my final project is a mini gift ensemble. The Bag is made from two sheets of Walk in the Park Designer Paper in the Occasions Mini which also ends June 30th. We learned how to make the bag at Convention last year (or maybe the year before?) I added two lengths of Baja Breeze Striped Ribbon for the handle. I cut Glossy White cardstock with my Top Note die in the Big Shot. The large blossom I inked up carefully with Baja Breeze ink for the flower and Kiwi Kiss for the stem and leaves. I stamped on the Glossy White Top Note. I inked up the center of the Blossom again and stamped it on a scrap piece of Glossy White, then cut it out and layered it over the large blossom. Thank You was stamped in Black on the Top Note tag and added to the bag with Kiwi Kiss Striped Ribbon.
The square Note Pad was covered with Baja Breeze cardstock and layered on top with Walk in the Park DSP. I stamped the Blossom exactly the same as I did the bag tag and layered it on Kiwi Kiss Cardstock. I punched the Slot Punch in the lower right corner and added some Kiwi Kiss striped ribbon.
I hope you enjoyed my projects made with the retiring Bella Blossom stamp set.
Bella Blossoms
#111596
$23.95
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Make sure to check out your next #7 blog stop, Kat from Kat’s Card’s Blog. She is featuring Happy Heart Day!
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Bloggers’ Challenge 103 – Sketch
OK…I’m writing this for the SECOND time since my post just decided to DISAPPEAR on me! Grrrrrr…
Today’s Bloggers’ Challenge was to use this sketch to create a card. When I first saw it, I thought Lisa was really trying to stump us! But, after I used it…I found I really liked it! I’ll use it again!
I started with a base of Kraft cardstock and layered on a strip of floral pattern in Parisian Breeze Specialty Designer Paper. It is Specialty because the DSP is cardstock weight and wonderful to work with! I added a strip of Not Quite Navy to the Kraft base, too. Then I used the checked pattern in Parisian Breeze DSP for the horizontal piece and wrapped some Kraft Taffeta Ribbon around it before adhering it to the base card.
For the focal point, I stamped the puff flower from Heartfelt Thanks in Baja Breeze ink several times on Naturals White cardstock that I spritz with water first. It gave it a very watercolor look. I stamped the stems in Kiwi Kiss. Let it dry and then I stamped the outline puff flower stamp in Not Quite Navy over top. I can’t tell you how long it has been since I used Heartfelt Thanks…at least 4 years! I did a big stamp camp with it, so my set has seen lots of love, but for some reason it got pushed to the back of my sets! Now that it is retiring, I want to use it some more!
I need an anniversary card for my Brother and his wife, so I stamped Cheers to You (from Cheers to You stamp set) in Not Quite Navy on Naturals White cardstock, and punched with the 1 1/4 circle punch. I layered it on a 1 3/8 Kraft circle, then I layered it onto a Scallop Circle punched in Not Quite Navy. But wait! That doesn’t look like a scallop circle!!! That is because I put the scallop circle back into the punch, turned it slightly so I could punch again and get the spiked scallops. Love it! I placed it with dimensionals in the lower left corner.
Last, I added some Dew Drops that I had sitting on my shelf to the Not Quite Navy strip. You could also use mini brads, but I had already adhered that strip and didn’t want to pull it up. I like how that added a little something extra.
Don’t forget! Tomorrow is the Stampin’ Addicts Bon Voyage Blog Hop! Stop by any time between 12:00 N tomorrow and Tuesday at midnight and take the Blog Tour featuring 34 different retiring stamp sets…a different set on each stop. You will be sure to get lots of great ideas on using those stamps. Make sure you come back here and place your order for those Last Chance stamp sets and accessories!
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