Stamping With Friends - Favorite Jan-Jun Catalog - Queen Bee

How can you choose a favorite?  There are so many wonderful stamp sets, dies, papers, embelishment.....I love them all!!  Welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop.

This is one of the first stamp sets and dies I had to get my hands on.  I love that the die set provides so many extras and accent the main images in the stamps set.  The branches, little bees, flower and honey comb are perfect pairings.

The Designer Series Paper Dainty Blossoms - is perfect to highlight my queen bee, with a few layers, ribbon and gold butterflies.  For some reason the phot doesn't show the saturated colors like seeing it up close in person.  I embossed the Bee and colored it with our marvelous markers I love how it turned out (is that ok to say???)

Stamps - Queen Bee, Beautifully Happy

Ink - Black,

Paper - Dainty Flowers, White, Polished Pink

Accessories - Many Marvelous Markers, Oval Punch, Oval layering dies (retired) Gold embossing powder, clear embossing powder, In-color metalic ribbon (Parakeet Party), brushed gold butterflies.

You won't want to miss the next stop - Click next!

Monday Montage 230 - Country Bouquet

Where do the weekends go??? Brunch with Friends on Saturday morning, Sourdough bread making, and a Lord of the Rings Marathon.  Church on Sunday,  bake the bread, make cards, and then the weekend is gone.  There may have been a few chores interspersed like laundry and dishes that always need doing.

I purchased the Country Bouquet stamp set and punch after it was demo'd at Stampin UP Onstage.  Couldn't wait to play with it.  I finally sat down to play with it and all I could think of is "why did I buy that?"  It looks like a stamp set to make cute country decor from the 80"s.  What I do like about it is that it is a set that can be used year round, not just for Valentines Day. Also all the stamps and sentiments don't have to be used all together.

The mini slimline card lent itself to the offset stacking hearts.  I love all the brightly colored hearts and the distinctive look of the hearts.  

I wanted to make a cute little treat box to accompany the card and fill with these yummy peach gummy hearts sold by a cute little kitchen supply store here. I left the box opening uncovered (the back of the box) and decorated the other side.  Make it cute and the candy still accessible (great idea Bree)

Stamp - Country Bouquet

Ink - Sweet Sorbet, Pale Papaya, Fresh Freesia, Parakeet Party, Cool Caribbean, Black

Paper - Basic White

Accessories - Milky Dots, Country Bouquet Punch, Stylish Shapes Dies, Stripes and Splatters embossing folder, envelope boxes, Basic Twine, Real Red Ribbon, small circle punch.

Next on the Hop is Dani - you won't want to miss out!

Blog Roll

1. Breelin Renwick
2. Cathy Casey
3. Charlet Mallett 
4. Cheryl Curtis  – You Are Here!
5. Dani Dziama-
6. Elizabeth Price
7. Emily Miller Kimmey  
8. Julie Warnick  
9. Wendy Weixler

We Create - Sale A Bration - Thanks A Bunch

Oh my goodness, I made it through January.  I didn't float away, I have a little bit of sanity left and I am not completely frozen solid. February holds lots of fun things ahead.  I look forward to them.

What do you do with a bunch of carrots and why would you put them on a card.  I got them as a bonus for ordering $50 worth of product.  I have seen so many fun things done with them that I actually wanted to pull the stamp set out and attempt to play.

Kind of fun - the two step stamp makes it so easy to create the shading on the carrots.  I used two different greens on the leaves and I actually really like how it turned out.

• 
• Stamps - Thanks a Bunch - Sale A Bration
• Ink - Mango Melody, Pumpkin Pie, Granny Apple Green, Garden Green,
• Paper - basic White
• Accessories - Linen Thread, Framed Florets, Tailor Made Tags, Thank you embossing folder (retired)

Your next stop is Libby  - click next to see her creations

We Create Blog Hop February 2023 Blog Roll
Kimberley Morris 
Tanya Harvey
Tricia Butts
Cheryl Curtis You are here
Libby Fens

Monday Montage 229 - Sweet Citrus - Alphabet A La Mode

I feel like life is finally coming back together - into a life routine.  I like not having to rush to the next activity/project.  I love taking time to cuddle with my dog on the couch and actually pick up a book instead of listening to audible while I race to another obligation.

Tis the season for Citrus and these limes are Sub-Lime  (LOL)  I saw a cute card created like this from Lawn Fawn, I knew I had to see if I could re-create (CASE) it with the products I love from Stampin UP.  The combo of letters and fruit makes for a fun card anyone would like to get in the mail.

I cut the letters twice, once in white and once in granny apple green and layered them to give them a pop off of the seafoam green cardstock.  I did computer generate the "hope your day is" because I couldn't find  a stamp that would work - Thank goodness for technology.  The leaves were dotted with a white gel pen to tied in the the dots on the limes.

• Stamps - Sweet Citrus
• Ink - Granny Apple Green, Parakeet Party, Garden Green, Daffodil Delight
• Paper - Soft Seafoam, Granny Apple Green, White, Dandy Design DSP
• Accessories - Alphabet A La Mode, Sweet Citrus Hybrid Embossing Folder, Wink of Stella, Stitched Greenery die, White gel pen

Next up on the Hop is Elizabeth - You won't want to miss her creations

Blog Roll

1. Breelin Renwick
2. Cathy Casey
3. Charlet Mallett 
4. Cheryl Curtis  – You Are Here!
5. Dani Dziama- Not participating
6. Elizabeth Price
7. Emily Miller Kimmey  
8. Julie Warnick  
9. Wendy Weixler

Monday Montage 228 - Playing in the Rain - Alphabet A La Mode

I was dealt some pretty big blows this last week and have been trying to wrap my head around how best to mentally process them.  I guess it makes it even harder as these things were completely out of my control. The crush has been a great moral support but the pain and confusion don't go away.  It ultimately has to be trust in God's plan and somehow turning the issue over to Him.  Thank goodness I have a hobby that provides an escape and therapy.

I had a great morning brunch with some amazing friends on Saturday, a spiritual uplift on Sunday, and a little nap also really helped.  These little friends in Playing in the Rain stamp set can't help but put a smile on someone's face.  Even mine!

I die cut the word friend from Alphabet A La Mode and went searching for a sentiment to go with it.  I was looking more for a Thinking of you, but when I saw the Rainy days are better with you, I knew I had found the right one.  I masked off the "you" and embossed the sentiment on black with white embossing powder.  The DSP that coordinates with the stamps and dies made it super easy to add on the little creatures to the card.  I also really like the effect of the rainy background paper.  

 

• Stamps - Playing In the Rain
• Ink - White 
• Paper - Mango Melody, Basic Black, White, Rain or Shine DSP
• Accessories - Alphabet A La Mode Dies, Double Oval Punch, Stitched Rectangle dies, Playing in the Rain Dies, Loose Daisy Embellishments

You won't want to miss the next stop on the blog hop. Check out super talented Elizabeth's creations.

Blog Roll

1. Breelin Renwick
2. Cathy Casey
3. Charlet Mallett 
4. Cheryl Curtis  – You Are Here!
5. Dani Dziama- Not participating
6. Elizabeth Price
7. Emily Miller Kimmey  
8. Julie Warnick  
9. Wendy Weixler

Stamping With Friends - Emboss Resist - Sweet Citrus

 When life sends you lemons -  you give them a Squeeze!!!  I love lemons as decor, and especially in my cooking, desserts, salads, dressing, marinades etc....  Something so refreshing about lemons.

I thought the lemons would make a great background with the emboss resist technique and it did not disappoint.  I stamped the image in Versamark  and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  I went over it with Daffodil delight and varied the intensity. - the embossed image resists the ink making an image pop!

The stamp Bundle comes with Stamps, dies and an embossing folder that gives great texture to the citrus as well as throws in some leaves for fill in.  It so fun to play with and makes great cards.

• 
• Stamps - Sweet Citrus
• Ink - Daffodil Delight, Black, Versamark
• Paper, Daffodil delight, basic black, white
• Accessories - Scalloped contour Dies, Sweet Citrus Hybrid embossing folder

This is such a fun technique - stay with us by clicking "next blog" and see what Mickey has created. 

We Create - Celebrate with Tags - Last Chance

Happy New Year!  As the calendar year rolls around again it always gives me pause to think about all the things that happened in 2022 and things I want to do better in the coming year.  I don't usually write down resolutions, but try to map out things I want to accomplish in the month.  Sometimes big lists and aspirations becoming overwhelming.  How about you?

This blog hop is to hopefully inspire you to grab those last minute stamps and dies that will be retiring from the June - Dec 22 catalog.

I am always a sucker for tag sets.  This catalog did not disappoint.

Even though I used a tag set, I set about to create a card that could be used for Valentines, or any other day.  Although it was showcased as Christmas, there are birthday and other sentiments/dies that can be used outside of the Christmas Season

The DSP paper is also retiring.  It is all black, white and gray. Perfect for any occasion, can be accented and colored if you want.  Can never go wrong with polka dots!

• Stamps - Celebrate with Tags
• Ink - Black
• Paper - Black and White Designs DSP, White, Black, Real Red
• Accessories - Basic Twine Pack, Celebrations Tags Dies, Real Red Ribbon, Festive Pearls, Scalloped Contour Dies

Don't miss out on our little hop - Click next for Libby's creations

Kimberly Morris

Tricia Butts

Cheryl Curtis

Libby Fens