Stamp Time Somewhere: January 2014

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January 2014

January 30, 2014

Stampin' Up! Leadership Display Boards - You're Lovely

Hi there!!!!

Did you figure out what was "odd" about my card I posted yesterday? LOL I am NOT a fan of butterflies - at ALL.... but I LOVE that little tiny one, especially when it's Silver Glimmer Paper! Go figure.

This is another card that I used one of the simple stamps from You're Lovely to create a background. I used the colors from the Designer Series Paper as my color inspiration. Speaking of which - do y'all like the new color combo swatches I've been adding to the bottom of the photos?

TIPS - See that cute little flat Summer Starfruit flower accessory? I wanted a flat one so that I could put a rhinestone on it, so I SANDED the Summer Starfruit Dahlia enough that it was flat enough to use a Glue Dot on, and then the normal back of the Dahlia is what you see on the card.

The whole team is posting their samples over the next few weeks. We will be adding to them as we go and you can check them all out here -

Cathy Caines - In The Cat Cave
Connie Collins - Constantly Stamping
Erica Cerwin - Pink Buckaroos
Jane Lee - Jane Lee's Cards
Jeanna Bohanon - Stamp Time Somewhere (you are HERE)
Cindy Schuster - Nutmeg Creations
Jennifer Timko - Stampin' on the Fly
Alanna Wharf - Sleepless Stamper
Becky Cowley- Scrap Junkie
Mercedes Weber - Paper Creations by Mercedes

Hope you have a great day!!!

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January 29, 2014

Stampin' Up! Leadership Display Boards - You're Lovely Banner card

Hi there!!!!

I know I've been talking sooo much about the STAMP SETS you can get for free during Sale A Bration, but the Designer Series Paper is DIVINE!!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the pop of black with the soft colors. Ok, so there is something about this card that long time readers might find "odd" DO you know what it is?

TIPS - *To get the main image to pop, I embossed it in black embossing powder, then colored it in

*Perfect card layout for using up your scraps

The whole team is posting their samples over the next few weeks. We will be adding to them as we go and you can check them all out here -

Hope you have a great day!!!

SHOP ANYTIME 24/7

JOIN MY GROWING TEAM

LOOKING FOR RETIRED STAMPIN' UP! Check out my newly updates "Loved Items for Sale" page

CHECK OUT MY LATEST TUTORIAL

SHARING THE GRATITUDE

Posted at 07:00 PM in 2014 Leadership, Sale A Brate, Stampin Up cards | Permalink | Comments (0)

January 28, 2014

Artisan Wednesday Wow - A Little MDS for ya!

Oh it felt so good to be playing with My Digital Studio again! I love my cardstock and stamps, but MDS has a special hold on me. I love using it to create hybrid projects, but this month I just wanted to focus on this amazing software and downloads. The Beautiful Today Kit is AWESOME (I might be addicted), but when I first looked at it, I saw soft colors. I decided to stretch a bit and see if I could get a completely different look with it, and make it work for this photo of my cute little guy. I LOVE it. I am loving this awesome watercolor trend that seems to be EVERYWHERE, and this font stamp brush set that is included in this great class is to die for!!!!

TIPS - *To get the varigated look in the red, I just copied and pasted the stamp on top of itself, decreasing the size a little each time

*Baked Brown Sugar will usually fill in for gold pretty well.

DID YOU SEE the downloads that were added yesterday??? You should go check them out if you haven't.

Hope you enjoy all of the AMAZING projects that the rest of the team has for you today. These are some special projects, so please let the team know what you think! Now go head on over to see the FABULOUS Jennifer Timko

Hope you have a great day!!!

ORDER YOUR SUPPLIES FOR THIS AND ALL OF YOUR OTHER PROJECTS HERE

JOIN MY GROWING TEAM

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SHARING THE GRATITUDE

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January 27, 2014

Stampin' Up! Leadership Display Boards - A Completly Different Look for Petal Parade

Hi there!!!!

Are you ready for a NON-FLOWERY, NON GIRLY card with Petal Parade? I was when I was creating them! I think that the color combo came from one of my boys' shirts as inspiration. Although I think the over-all look is kind of "Jane Lee-ish"

TIPS - *I didn't use a stamp a ma jig to line this up - I LOVE having clear blocks. I love that it isn't "perfect"

*The circles help soften the graphic lines of the stamp without making it "girly"

The whole team is posting their samples over the next few weeks. We will be adding to them as we go and you can check them all out here -

Hope you have a great day!!!

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JOIN MY GROWING TEAM

LOOKING FOR RETIRED STAMPIN' UP! Check out my newly updates "Loved Items for Sale" page

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SHARING THE GRATITUDE

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January 26, 2014

Stampin' Up! Leadership Display Boards - Petal Parade Gift Bag

Hi there!!!!

I hope youa re getting as excited for Sale A Brate as I am!!! It's only a few days away and I still have so much to share with you!

I created this little muslin bag to go with the card from the other day.

TIPS - *To string the Sale A Bration twine throught the bag, I knotted the three strands together and stuck a safety pin through the knot, this let me easily "restring" the bag.

* Place a small scrap of cardstock inside your bag when you are stamping, just incase any ink bleeds through

The whole team is posting their samples over the next few weeks. We will be adding to them as we go and you can check them all out here -

Hope you have a great day!!!

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JOIN MY GROWING TEAM

LOOKING FOR RETIRED STAMPIN' UP! Check out my newly updates "Loved Items for Sale" page

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SHARING THE GRATITUDE

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January 23, 2014

Stampin' Up! Leadership Display Boards - Petal Parade- Smile

Hi there!!!!

Are you enjoying seeing the Display Samples??? I hope so! I am enjoying sharing them with you. This was one of my "ok" Petal Parade cards. I wanted something that would be a great card to make in a "workshop" or "class" setting, and while it is a simple card, I think this would be a great card for a class. Not all stampers have a ton of product to work with, and I think this card does a great job of showing that you can create a really pretty card and you don't have to have everything in the catalog!

TIPS - *Try embossing images on your Deisgner Series Paper and not just cardstock for a completely different look

*When using a simple layout like the one above, add interest with Dimensionals

The whole team is posting their samples over the next few weeks. We will be adding to them as we go and you can check them all out here -

Hope you have a great day!!!

SHOP ANYTIME 24/7

JOIN MY GROWING TEAM

LOOKING FOR RETIRED STAMPIN' UP! Check out my newly updates "Loved Items for Sale" page

CHECK OUT MY LATEST TUTORIAL

SHARING THE GRATITUDE

Posted at 07:00 PM in 2014 Leadership, Leadership, Sale A Brate, Stampin Up cards | Permalink | Comments (0)

MDS Blog Hop - What I'm working on - January - A New Look

Hi - Welcome back!

Are you enjoying the blog hop so far? This is a great way to start 2014! I LOVE being able to hop with this talented group of ladies, they constantly inspire me and push me to create my best.

I am so lucky to be following my fabulous friend - with the most amazing smile - the talented, Holly Van Dyne. If you haven't seen her project yet, go check it out or make sure you hop all the way around.

So on our second hop of each moth we share with you what we are working on - so you'll see a big mix of everything! I decided it was finally time for a new look here on my blog, so I am working on getting things switched over! I created a new header and siggy, and will be working on new buttons and some other re-organizing features!

COLOR COMBO

What do you think? Remember how I mentioned last time that I am LOVING the watercolor look? Well, this just seems to be very "ME" ***edited to add*** I have been asked A LOT - and the download is Beautiful Today Kit and Class

I love how easy it is to create new looks with MDS, whether it's a blog, or Facebook cover photo or ANYTHING - MDS always comes to the rescue!

Well, as if I wasn't lucky enough to follow one great friend, I get to go before one of the best-bestest-bestiest BFFs EVER - my outrageously talented and sweet friend Julie Davidse!!! Go check her out and tell her I said "Hi!" :)

Hope you have a great day!!!

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SHARING THE GRATITUDE

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January 21, 2014

Artisan Wednesday Wow - A MUST HAVE SET

Welcome back friends!!!! Hope y'all are having a good week. We spent Monday at Zion National Park in Utah and it was GORGEOUS!!! Did you do anything fun? Here is a pic of me with my boys...

they LOVED it!

Who wouldn't? It was GORGEOUS

Ok, on to today's project, which is nowhere near as stunning...

Ok, so once again proving that I have a slightly possibly unhealthy addiction to Gold Embossing Powder, these cards are half covered in it!

I LOVE Perfect Pennants! It even comes in a BUNDLE with coordinating Banners Framelits Dies!!!! YAY

There is like a million different ways you could use this versatile set, Birthday, Thinking of You, Love and more. I just needed some simple but wow cards, so I thought I'd share a QUICK and EASY go to sketch.... and show you how to use it in either direction!

TIPS - *Seriously, Embossing Powder can dress up just about ANY card! Take a look at all of the ones that Stampin' Up! has to offer

DID YOU SEE the downloads that were added yesterday??? You should go check them out if you haven't.

Hope you enjoy all of the AMAZING projects that the rest of the team has for you today. These are some special projects, so please let the team know what you think! Now go head on over to Jen's.....

Hope you have a great day!!!

ORDER YOUR SUPPLIES FOR THIS AND ALL OF YOUR OTHER PROJECTS HERE

JOIN MY GROWING TEAM

LOOKING FOR RETIRED STAMPIN' UP! Check out my newly updates "Loved Items for Sale" page

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January 20, 2014

Stampin' Up! Leadership Display Boards - Petal Parade- Gee, Thanks, A Clean and Simple Card

Hi there!!!!

Are you enjoying seeing the Display Samples??? I hope so! I am enjoying sharing them with you. Okee Dokee - so I am NOT usually a flower stamp set kinda girl. Well, that makes it a little hard when I HAVE to create with a flower set... I tried, I really did. I like some projects I created more than others, that's for sure! I actually kind of really like this one. It is a pretty simple card.

TIPS - *When you are stuck - look for a card sketch! I found this one on Pinterest somewhere.

*Sometimes less can be more

The whole team is posting their samples over the next few weeks. We will be adding to them as we go and you can check them all out here -

Hope you have a great day!!!

SHOP ANYTIME 24/7

JOIN MY GROWING TEAM

LOOKING FOR RETIRED STAMPIN' UP! Check out my newly updates "Loved Items for Sale" page

CHECK OUT MY LATEST TUTORIAL

SHARING THE GRATITUDE

Posted at 07:00 PM in 2014 Leadership, Leadership, Sale A Brate, Stampin Up cards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Stampin' Up! Leadership Display Boards - Birthday Card Box - See Ya Later Alligator

Hi there!!!!

Hey! Hey! How was your weekend? Hope it was GREAT! We had such beautiful weather here!

Ok, so this is my last project to share with you featuring See Ya Later Alligator (well, maybe not THE last, but the last for right now) I did one other card, but I'm sending that one to all y'all who get my newsletter first!!!

EEEEEK! Ok, so I was super excited when this all came together. I'm not really sure where the idea came from, but I am so glad it CAME!

See? The card lays flat on top of the box or can be propped up like a little easel card!

TIPS - *Markers are great for getting detail color on a stamp.

*make up lots of gift boxes and store them flat so you can have them on hand when you need them

GUESS WHAT?!?! The whole team is posting their samples over the next few weeks. We will be adding to them as we go and you can check them all out here -