Thursday, March 14, 2024

Coast to Coast Creators Blog Hop - Stampin' Up!'s Markers

Fourteen of the month so you know what that means! It's team blog and Insta hop day! This month we are highlighting either Stampin' Write Markers or Stampin' Blends Markers.

I chose to do an oldie but good technique with my Stampin' Write Markers and to also feature some of the NEW products available released March 5th in the Online Exclusives.



The trick here with the markers is to colour with them on one of your acrylic blocks, use your spritzer to get it wet and then "stamp" with the block on watercolour paper. 

Once "stamped", you usually have to gently blot off a bit of the extra water and then I usually use my heat tool to dry the area.

After that, you can stamp all over it as you like!



For this design, I focused on the 2022-2024 In-Colours which are soon to retire. 

Once dried, I die cut using my Deckled Rectangle Dies (cut twice with a wide die to get a narrow shape). 

I then stamped in Versamark and used clear Embossing Powder to add a bit of shiny message to the strip.



I worked with the NEW bundle Happy Little Things as well as the NEW Fun Patterns embossing folders.  These are folders meant to fit in the mini cut and emboss machine but what I found, at least with the folder I used, you can overlap the pattern perfectly in order to emboss a larger piece of cardstock (and you don't even get a line down your page!)




To finish off the design, I stamped the outline stamp for the words in Starry Sky and then did the fill in versamark and white embossing powder. 

I used one of the 2 dies included in the bundle to create the little banners which I think adds a super fun feel to the card. 

And last but not least, the In Colour Pearls!






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Product List

Happy Little Things Bundle (English)
Deckled Rectangles Dies
Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper
Stampin' Spritzer
2022–2024 In Color Stampin' Write Markers
2022–2024 In Color™ 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock
2022–2024 In Color Pearls
Starry Sky Classic Stampin' Pad
Versamark Pad
Basics Embossing Powders
Tahitian Tide 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock





Sunday, March 10, 2024

Stampin' Up!®'s NEW A Little Latte Suite

Have you grabbed these NEW online exclusive products yet?!  The embellishments in the suite are currently unavailable but you can still grab the other items!



This is a CASE from one of the Stampin' UP! samples.  Check out all the details in the video!


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Monday, March 4, 2024

Stampin' Up!®'s NEW A Little Latte Suite of Products

Stampin' Up!® is releasing SO many NEW products to their online store tomorrow as part of their Online Exclusives collection! This suite is one of them and I love it!  



This was my first go at creating with it and I decided to stick to a simple design focusing primarily on the stamps and dies vs the DSP (which is amazing!). I did add in both the ribbon and the embellishments and I really love how it turned out even with all the white space (which I normally can't handle, lol).

I stamped, and coloured, my mug to look like the DSP but I promise you it is not.  Check out the video to see all the details!

Can't wait to cut into that DSP and create so many more amazing cards!

 

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Coast to Coast Creators Blog Hop - Jan to Apr Mini Catty

 Fourteen of the month so you know what that means! It's team blog and Insta hop day! This month we are highlighting some of our favourite items from the January - April mini catty. 

I couldn't really decide which products to use but I wanted to try an idea I'd seen with the paintbrush so Trusty Tools it was! And I added another favourite with the Hooray for Surprises Bundle.

 

The idea of the flowers on the paintbrush was inspired by this card in the Sweet Thoughts Memories and More card pack. I haven't captured it quite the same so I will definitely be making another version that is truer to the image on the card.  My design shifted slightly after seeing a card video by Frenchie Stamps with this concept of three brushes and their paint trails.


This design starts with the stamping of the three brushes which I then coloured using my Stampin' Blends. Next, I stamped the smudge of paint on each brush and then used my Blending Brushes to add the coordinating swoosh of paint on the paper. I worked with Fresh Freesia, Coastal Cabana and Pretty Peacock. Once that was done, I ran the piece through the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder to add to the feel of the painted concept.




Then it was time to stamp and die cut the flowers. All three flowers are from the Hooray for Surprises Bundle. Two being stamps & dies and the third is a die cut only. I added it a pop of yellow here with Daffodil Delight. For the flower centres, I added embellishments from both the Tinsel Gem 3 and 4 pack.







This is also a bit of a fun fold Z card where the front panel is scored halfway and folded back on itself. You can't tell when it's closed, but it creates some fun visual interest when it is open.  I was inspired to also stamp on the inside as Frenchie demonstrated in her video. 


I can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with. Be sure to hop around and check them all out!

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Product List

Trusty Tools Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
Hooray For Surprises Bundle (English)
Tinsel Gems Four Pack
Tinsel Gems Three Pack
Painted Texture 3 D Embossing Folder
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad
Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad
Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack