Metallic Goodness

Last week, I didn't get the opportunity to blog as much as I had hoped.  It was my first week back to full-time at my "daytime" job.  I'm still adjusting to longer days and getting up at the crack of dawn more often.  I moved to a part-time role 13 years ago when my first son was born and with some changes occurring at my company this fall decided it was the right time to increase my hours.  I'm a bit exhausted but am hoping to get to feeling normal in the next few weeks.  Thanks for your patience as I adjust!

Today's card was a card we made at Stamp Club last week with the Tin Tile Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, my featured product of the week.  For this card, we used the Galvanized Metal Sheets which creates an awesome metal tile look to the card.  It reminds me of pieces of antique furniture I would come across when I used to go antiquing at Brimfield every year.  It goes so well with the Country Lane Suite in our Holiday Catalog.  Love it!

I will be showing how to use it with regular card stock on Wednesday, September 26 on my Facebook LIVE at 2.  Visit me at https://www.facebook.com/stampandscrapwithamy/ to see how to use it.  Here is what we used to make this card:

Country Home Photopolymer Stamp Set Tin Tile Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Galvanized Metallic Paper Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock Rich Razzleberry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack Pool Party Light Stampin' Blends Marker

Dashing Along

Hey all!  I'm a little late posting today.  I had planned to get today's card finished up yesterday, but I was absolutely exhausted from a weekend of camping with the Cubbies.  I passed out on the couch right after dinner!  I probably got the most sleep ever on a camping trip, but guess it was still not enough.

Now, let's move on to the card!  This week, I'm focusing on the Dashing Along DSP.  This DSP is available only to hostesses as a freebie when their order totals $250.  Gather a group of friends and do an in-home workshop, catalog workshop or FB workshop this month and this paper can be yours.

The Dashing Deer Bundle coordinates perfectly with this paper!  Not only can you make Christmas cards, but you can also use it for thank you cards after the holidays.  Here is what was used in this card:

Dashing Deer Bundle

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Dashing Along DSP

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

A Little More Frost

Here is another card featuring our First Frost Bundle.  This is the perfect set to get if you are not ready to jump into the holidays.  I used the same color scheme from Monday's card.  I love being able to just pull out some coordinating supplies and create multiple card designs!  I was having a hard time initially finding color combos including Lovely Lipstick that didn't scream Christmas, but I think I found one I like: Lovely Lipstick, Gray Granite, Tranquil Tide and Whisper White.

Here are the ingredients for today's card:

Frosted Floral Clear Mount Bundle (also available in wood)

Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Tranquil Tide 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

In Color 2018–2020 6" X 6" Designer Series Paper

Lovely Lipstick 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Grosgrain Ribbon

Bundle of the Week: First Frost

With all the great new products in the new Holiday catalog, I've decided to focus my posts for this week on one of the new bundles, First Frost.  This set is not limited to the holidays.  It can be used year round.  It is part of the Frosted Floral Suite of products featured in the 2018 Holiday Catalog.    This set is one of our most versatile sets in this catalog.

Today's card can be used for wedding or other well wishing event.  I toned the floral images down using a sponge dauber to ink the stamp.  This gives a soft subtle look to these multidimensional stamps.

Here are the ingredients in this card:

Frosted Floral Clear Mount Bundle (also available in wood)

Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

Sponge Daubers

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

Metallic Pearls

Something for the Birthday Boy

I decided to take a break from blogging on Labor Day and spend some time on my craft room instead.  For those of you who know me well, you know the craft room is the thorn in my side.  It seems to be the two car garage size walk in closet for my house where everyone dumps things and toys my kids have grown out of are laid to rest.  Every year, I set my sites on cleaning it and then get all consumed by volunteering all my free time.  This school year, I am setting limits.  With my handing over the reigns of Cubmaster in 2019, I'm working on making our Pack less dependent on me.  I'm also limiting the amount of volunteering I do in the kids' schools.  So this needs to be the school year that the craft room gets cleaned.  Baby steps!

Well, on to today's card!  Tonight, my youngest has a birthday party for one of his friends who also happens to be one of the scouts in our Pack, so I wanted to make him a special card.  I have to say this card is somewhat CASEd from an insert in on one of my Paper Pumkins this year.  I changed the colors and +/- some stamping.  I absolutely love how it came out and love the color scheme I chose.  I know a lot of people struggle with boy/masculine cards, but sometimes it is just a color adjustment that is needed.

Here are the ingredients for this card:

Broadway Birthday Photopolymer Bundle

  

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

 

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Lemon Lime Twist 8 1/2x11" Cardstock

In Color 2018–2020 6" X 6" Designer Series Paper

Pick A Pattern Washi Tape

Sneaky Peeky

It's almost time for the release of the 2018 Holiday Catalog and I thought I'd give you a little sneak peak into one of the great bundles available in the Holiday Catalog.  I have to say from the minute I saw this bundle, I knew I had to have it!!  There are so many reindeer to choose from!

For this card, I chose a non-traditional color scheme for this elegant card.  I even snuck a little Halloween ribbon in, but it truly came out perfect!

Here are the ingredients for today's card:

Stamps: Dashing Deer
Paper: Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Gold Foil
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
Accessories: Detailed Deer Thinlits, Black 3/8" Glittered Organdy Ribbon

Many of the items in this card will be available to order September 5.  To place an order, visit my online store.

Sweet and Simple

Hello friends!  I took a little hiatus from blogging last week to take my boys for one last trip up to the Cape before school starts and I increase my hours at work.  It was a nice relaxing trip despite getting splattered with a little fish guts at the fish pier!  Got in a little beach time and was able to visit with my sister and canine niece.  I took my Paper Pumpkin kit from July with me to add a little stamping time to my trip.  I'm trying to decide whether to use it for a little something to give the teachers to start off the school year or save it for Teacher Appreciation time.

With our busy lives, it is often a challenge to fit in time for "Me Time".  Stamping is definitely a "Me Time" activity for me.  Paper Pumpkin is one excellent way to fit in the time with everything all prepped for you.  Another great way is making simple cards.  Today's simple card fits the bill while also applying a few techniques as well.  We made this card at my stamp club this month since I promised simple cards after a lot of die cutting the month before!

The subtle background is created using a splattering technique with a paint brush and ink.  I am hoping to start up some FB LIVE posts on my FB page.  This will definitely be a technique I show since it is so simple!  The other technique used was just embossing the sentiment on vellum cardstock.  It gives the card a nice elegant lift.  Attaching vellum to your card is always a challenge since it is translucent.  I used Stampin' Dimensionals just behind the lettering so they are not visible. You can always cut your dimensionals to fit nicely.

Here is the entire supply list for today's card:
Stamps: Rooted in Nature
Paper: Whisper White, Vellum
Ink: Versamark, Lemon Lime Twist, Night of Navy
Accessories: Gold Embossing Powder, Nature's Roots Framelits, 2-1/4" Circle Punch, Metallic Pearls (Gold)

To order any of these items, visit my online store!

A Pop of Gorgeous Grape

Tonight, I meet with my 10 lovely stamp club ladies.  I promised them to keep things moderately simple this month since last month I had them doing some complicated folding and endless die cutting.  While keeping things simple, I don't want to get too simple since many of these ladies have been stamping a long time.  I thought this card featuring our "Color Your Season" products would do the trick.  Who can't resist a little soothing coloring?  I know I can't!

This product line, only available this month, has truly captured my fancy!  I am loving playing with it!  I will admit a few epic fails in the coloring of the flowers (ie accidently not cleaning my blender pen that was used to mix the yellow and dragging it through the purple-not pretty!), but failure has allowed me to perfect my technique.  It had been a while since I had pulled out my blender pens to use with water color pencils.  You really want to avoid going over the same area too much or you will get pilling of your paper (probably something you remember doing as a kid with markers-I know I do!).  I find nice circular motions blend colors the best.  I lightly color the flowers in gorgeous grape and make nice dark lines in the "veins" of the flower for variation of color.  My best advice is to play with your pencils and find what works best for you!

Here are the ingredients for this card:
Stamps: Blended Seasons
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Gorgeous Grape
Ink: Stazon Jet Black
Accessories: Water Color Pencil Assortment II

Just Keep Swimming

Last week, I had the pleasure of sharing my love for stamping with one of my friends and some of her pals.  She is a big scrapbooker, so we opted to have one of the Make-N-Takes be a scrapbook page.  We made a 8x6 page which could be mounted on a larger page (12x12 pictured here) or could even be framed.  This page suits a rather small picture so I was so happy to find this pic from Disney in front of the "Finding Nemo" characters when we took my oldest son on his first trip.  It was appropriate to pull out this picture as we are preparing for his fifth trip!

This page is very versatile and works for beach pictures, aquarium pictures or even Disney.  I love how you can mask out the word "Have" in the sentiment stamp to create a great page title!  At first, I wasn't going to get this stamp set, but am so happy I did!  I've been able to use the entire Tranquil Textures suite to make so many cute summery projects.

Here are the ingredients:
Stamps: Seas of Texture
Paper: Whisper White, Mint Macaron, Tranquil Tide, Soft Sea Foam, Very Vanilla, Tranquil Textures DSP
Ink: Fresh Fig, Mint Macaron, Soft Sea Foam
Accessories: Under the Sea Framelits

A Little Fusion!

I am so excited to have found a new challenge blog!  Several of the ones I used to play fizzled out, so I am happy to see some new ones becoming popular.  The one I found for today's card is called Fusion.  You are given a sketch and a picture for inspiration.  You have the option of using one or a "fusion" of both.  I opted for the Fusion.  I'm loving how it came out!  Here is the Fusion-Rustic Flowers challenge that I used for today's post:

Here are the ingredients for today's card:

Stamp Set: Varied Vases

Paper: Sahara Sand, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Grapefruit Grove, Garden Impressions DSP, Wood Textures DSP

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Calypso Coral, Petal Pink

Accessories: Vases Builder Punch, Nature's Twine, Stampin' Dimensionals