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Stampin’ Up! Blended Bloom!

Stampin’ Up! Blended Bloom!

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Today's Brenda Keenan inspiration uses the Blended Bloom single stamp, which was designed with Blendability alcohol markers in mind. When it took longer than anticipated for Blendabilities to become available, we had to find alternate techniques to use with this stamp. The Blendabilities ARE available to order now, but I love this technique using Sponge Daubers:

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I heat-embossed with white powder on Shimmery White cardstock first. Using a sponge dauber, Daffodil Delight ink is applied with a soft, circular motion to the bloom's center first, then Coastal Cabana is applied around the Daffodil Delight, allowing the inks to overlap a bit. Finish with Island Indigo around the outer edges, overlapping the Coastal Cabana. Cut out with Paper Snips before mounting on the Large Polka Dot-embossed layer. Flower Frenzy Bigz L leaves tuck behind the blooms. Greeting is from A Dozen Thoughts.

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Inside the same inks plus Old Olive stamp images from Sassy Salutations and Garden Party.

That's all for now. Come back tomorrow for another color combo with this set!

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All images ©Stampin' Up!™1990-2014

Stampin’ Up! Stamper’s Dozen Blog Hop:Hoppity Hop Hop!

Stampin’ Up! Stamper’s Dozen Blog Hop:Hoppity Hop Hop!

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NOTE: Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom of this post to download the tutorial for today's projects!!!!1

Hey there! Welcome to the Stamper's Dozen Blog Hop March Edition: Hoppity Hop Hop! If you are already on the hop you just arrived from Stella MacKay's blog, StellarStamps where you saw Stella's gorgeous Easter Bunny Basket Card! Love it!

My creation for you today is a little "suite" of two coordinating 3-D items that I absolutely love:

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My suite consists of a Coastal Cabana Easter Basket and a sponge-daubered Mini Muslin treat bag with a double-gift tag!

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The basket is super-easy to make with just a 4" x 5" piece of Coastal Cabana Cardstock and one more 1/2" x 4" itty-bitty strip for the handle. I inked just the "hello" from the "hello baby" stamp in Teeny Tiny Wishes, then punched it out with one of the Little Labels Punch Pack labels. I tied a bit of Linen Thread in a bow, then glue-dotted it to the basket.

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I used acrylic paint and Sponge Daubers to stamp the polka-dots on the Mini Muslin Bag for a spring-y, easter-y look! I had just a few colors of acrylic paint in my stash, and no pink, so I added a drop of Primrose Petals to white and stirred it with a toothpick before stamping on the bag. The yellow paint was also a little bit too dark, so I added a bit of white paint to it to tone it down.

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I used the bunny from the "Baby, We've Grown" stamp set, stamped on a scrap of Watercolor Paper, watercolored with an Aquapainter and inkpad lid ink, and cut out with the smallest Oval Collection Framelit Die. I mounted it on a Scalloped Tag Topper Punched piece of Afternoon Tea Designer Paper.

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I stamped a Very Vanilla Scalloped Tag Topper Tag with the string of hearts from the Make Note This and That Rotary Stamp and Coastal Cabana ink. The greeting is from Delightful Dozen. I added a strip of Coastal Cabana cut with the Fringe Scissors. The "eggs" hiding in the grass are actually punched with another of the Little Labels Punch Pack punches and then cut in half.

You can download a tutorial to make these two projects by clicking on this link:

Download Hoppity Hop Hop Projects March 2014

Then click on THIS LINK to purchase the supplies you need from my Online Store!

That's all for now! To continue on to the next blog in the hop, click on the link below to see what Judy Garza has created for you. You're gonna love it!

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If you want to go back to Stella, click on this link:

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Stamping Alert!!!!! The April "Happiest Day" class will be held on Thursday, April 3rd and Friday, April 4th, both from 1-9 p.m. All three projects for this class will be chosen from my favorites from this month's blog hop (hard to decide, I know, as they are all fantabulous!!!!) just in time for Easter!!!!

Fee for this class is always a low $15 for all three projects or free with a $30 order placed at class.

BRING A BUDDY BONUS!!!! Bring a buddy to this class, (adults only please) and you and the buddy will receive your choice of one of my projects from today's post, completed and FREE!!!!

Send me a $30 order, or place one in my Online Store by Friday, April 4th to receive all three class projects completed by mail!

Please RSVP for this class as soon as you can!

 Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2014

Stampin’ Up! Stamper’s Dozen Blog Hop:Hoppity Hop Hop!

Stampin’ Up! Stamper’s Dozen Blog Hop:Hoppity Hop Hop!

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NOTE: Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom of this post to download the tutorial for today's projects!!!!1

Hey there! Welcome to the Stamper's Dozen Blog Hop March Edition: Hoppity Hop Hop! If you are already on the hop you just arrived from Stella MacKay's blog, StellarStamps where you saw Stella's gorgeous Easter Bunny Basket Card! Love it!

My creation for you today is a little "suite" of two coordinating 3-D items that I absolutely love:

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My suite consists of a Coastal Cabana Easter Basket and a sponge-daubered Mini Muslin treat bag with a double-gift tag!

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The basket is super-easy to make with just a 4" x 5" piece of Coastal Cabana Cardstock and one more 1/2" x 4" itty-bitty strip for the handle. I inked just the "hello" from the "hello baby" stamp in Teeny Tiny Wishes, then punched it out with one of the Little Labels Punch Pack labels. I tied a bit of Linen Thread in a bow, then glue-dotted it to the basket.

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I used acrylic paint and Sponge Daubers to stamp the polka-dots on the Mini Muslin Bag for a spring-y, easter-y look! I had just a few colors of acrylic paint in my stash, and no pink, so I added a drop of Primrose Petals to white and stirred it with a toothpick before stamping on the bag. The yellow paint was also a little bit too dark, so I added a bit of white paint to it to tone it down.

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I used the bunny from the "Baby, We've Grown" stamp set, stamped on a scrap of Watercolor Paper, watercolored with an Aquapainter and inkpad lid ink, and cut out with the smallest Oval Collection Framelit Die. I mounted it on a Scalloped Tag Topper Punched piece of Afternoon Tea Designer Paper.

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I stamped a Very Vanilla Scalloped Tag Topper Tag with the string of hearts from the Make Note This and That Rotary Stamp and Coastal Cabana ink. The greeting is from Delightful Dozen. I added a strip of Coastal Cabana cut with the Fringe Scissors. The "eggs" hiding in the grass are actually punched with another of the Little Labels Punch Pack punches and then cut in half.

You can download a tutorial to make these two projects by clicking on this link:

Download Hoppity Hop Hop Projects March 2014

Then click on THIS LINK to purchase the supplies you need from my Online Store!

That's all for now! To continue on to the next blog in the hop, click on the link below to see what Judy Garza has created for you. You're gonna love it!

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If you want to go back to Stella, click on this link:

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Stamping Alert!!!!! The April "Happiest Day" class will be held on Thursday, April 3rd and Friday, April 4th, both from 1-9 p.m. All three projects for this class will be chosen from my favorites from this month's blog hop (hard to decide, I know, as they are all fantabulous!!!!) just in time for Easter!!!!

Fee for this class is always a low $15 for all three projects or free with a $30 order placed at class.

BRING A BUDDY BONUS!!!! Bring a buddy to this class, (adults only please) and you and the buddy will receive your choice of one of my projects from today's post, completed and FREE!!!!

Send me a $30 order, or place one in my Online Store by Friday, April 4th to receive all three class projects completed by mail!

Please RSVP for this class as soon as you can!

 Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2014

Stampin’Up! Gently Falling Sponged Watercolor!

Stampin’Up! Gently Falling Sponged Watercolor!

Another project from yesterday's Punch/Technique Class, a CASE of a Founder's Circle swap from Tami White I call "Sponged Watercolor"!

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Inside:

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The technique is incredibly simple:

  • Stamp image first in lightest color of ink (maple leaf was first stamped on a More Mustard stamp pad
  • Ink up a Sponge Dauber in darker color of ink (Cajun Craze ink was sponged around the edges of maple leaf, re-inking the dauber and continuing to add color until I had an intense application all around the edges of the leaf)
  • Spritz inked surface with plain water. (I held my stamp away from me as I sprayed at but not directly onto the stamp. This way the ink was wet, but not pushed around on the stamp by the force of the spray)
  • Stamp onto cardstock, holding the stamp on the paper (on this sample Naturals White) for a few extra seconds longer than normal to allow the ink to saturate the paper a bit more)
  • Allow the ink & paper to dry. The paper may bump up a bit at first from the extra moisture, but will flatten as it dries.

Here's sample showing the same leafed inked the same way but the leaf on the left has been spritzed with water and the one on the right has not:

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Amazing the difference a little bit of added moisture can make, eh?

The particulars for this card:

  • Gently Falling Stamp set (leaves)
  •                                                   #123802 $39.95 Wood-mount
  •                                                   #123804 $28.95 Clear-mount
  • Blooming with Kindness Stamp set (greeting & inside words)
  •                                                   #126420 $22.95 Wood-mount
  •                                                   #126422 $16.95 Clear-mount
  • Cardstocks:
  •                  Not Quite Navy  8 1/2 x 11 #101722 $6.95 (24 sheets)
  •                  Naturals White  8 1/2 x 11 #102316 $7.50 (40 sheets)
  • Inks:
  •        More Mustard Classic #126964 $5.95
  •        Cajun Craze Classic     #126965 $5.95
  •        Pool Party Classic        #122924 $5.95
  •        Island Indigo              #126986 $5.95
  • Accessories:
  •         Sponge Daubers          #102892 $10.95
  •         Silver 1/8" Mini Brads #122941 $5.50 (200 in package)

See you tomorrow! Have a Stampingrox! Day!

Stampin’Up! Gently Falling Sponged Watercolor!

Stampin’Up! Gently Falling Sponged Watercolor!

Another project from yesterday's Punch/Technique Class, a CASE of a Founder's Circle swap from Tami White I call "Sponged Watercolor"!

Gently falling 1
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

Inside:

Gently falling 2
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

The technique is incredibly simple:

  • Stamp image first in lightest color of ink (maple leaf was first stamped on a More Mustard stamp pad
  • Ink up a Sponge Dauber in darker color of ink (Cajun Craze ink was sponged around the edges of maple leaf, re-inking the dauber and continuing to add color until I had an intense application all around the edges of the leaf)
  • Spritz inked surface with plain water. (I held my stamp away from me as I sprayed at but not directly onto the stamp. This way the ink was wet, but not pushed around on the stamp by the force of the spray)
  • Stamp onto cardstock, holding the stamp on the paper (on this sample Naturals White) for a few extra seconds longer than normal to allow the ink to saturate the paper a bit more)
  • Allow the ink & paper to dry. The paper may bump up a bit at first from the extra moisture, but will flatten as it dries.

Here's sample showing the same leafed inked the same way but the leaf on the left has been spritzed with water and the one on the right has not:

Gently falling 3
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

Amazing the difference a little bit of added moisture can make, eh?

The particulars for this card:

  • Gently Falling Stamp set (leaves)
  •                                                   #123802 $39.95 Wood-mount
  •                                                   #123804 $28.95 Clear-mount
  • Blooming with Kindness Stamp set (greeting & inside words)
  •                                                   #126420 $22.95 Wood-mount
  •                                                   #126422 $16.95 Clear-mount
  • Cardstocks:
  •                  Not Quite Navy  8 1/2 x 11 #101722 $6.95 (24 sheets)
  •                  Naturals White  8 1/2 x 11 #102316 $7.50 (40 sheets)
  • Inks:
  •        More Mustard Classic #126964 $5.95
  •        Cajun Craze Classic     #126965 $5.95
  •        Pool Party Classic        #122924 $5.95
  •        Island Indigo              #126986 $5.95
  • Accessories:
  •         Sponge Daubers          #102892 $10.95
  •         Silver 1/8" Mini Brads #122941 $5.50 (200 in package)

See you tomorrow! Have a Stampingrox! Day!

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