Stamp Review Crew: Love What You Do

Here we are, at the end of the year. What a good time to reflect. And a great time to use the Love What You Do stamp set!

What is the Stamp Review Crew, you ask? We are an international group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators that gets together to do a blog hop on the first and third (and sometimes on a fifth) Monday of each month. For each hop we chose a single stamp set for us all to use, and then we let our creativity loose! We have a blog with all of the hops archived, so you can hop through any of the hops any time. Click here to go to the blog to see all of the hops! To go to the specific post for this hop, click here, or on the banner above.

If you are following along in order, I am the first stop. If you started somewhere in the middle, you arrived from Kelly Kent's blog. She is so amazing! 😁

Here is another Mini Treat Bag project. They were still available on the clearance rack until recently. So sorry. But this translates to a card very easily.

The paper is from the Garden Impressions DSP stack, and I think the florals from the set coordinate well with the patterns in the paper.

I also used some new product, namely the Rectangle Stitched framelits! The Tin Tile embossing folder is perfect in the background.

The flowers are white heat embossed on watercolor paper, colored with an aquapainter and ink from the lids of Lovely Lipstick and Shaded Spruce ink pads, then fussy cut.

The insert is stamped too, and with the large background image, it was easy to create the watercolor wash look.

Next up is Holly Krautkremer with her masterful layering!

Stamp Review Crew: Barn Door

Well, hello SRC blog weekend! Boy, these sure sneak up on me quick lately. I had just finished working 6 out of 7 days, and making a trip out of town to take my stepfather to an appointment, when I got a text warning me that my oldest son and family were coming for the weekend and would probably beat me home! Then on Saturday, one of my sons asked if I had any blogging deadlines this weekend. THAT is when I realized I did indeed have a deadline, and that I was not even sure which set I was supposed to use. I tell you. But, I managed to pull together a project to share using the Barn Door stamp set and coordinating dies.

These are available in the Annual Catalog, so if you need to wait for the new year for you stamping budget to return, you can!

If you are following along in order, you just arrived from the talented Heidi Baks' blog. 

I love a blue door. LOVE. And I would have one, if it looked good on my house. I will have to settle for a blue door card.

The door is watercolor panel with a Pacific Point wash in layers, and the door stamped in the same color, then clear heat embossed. The handle is silver heat embossed.

There is a die that cuts the door out for you too. 😁

The square wreath was a scrap of watercolor paper sponged with Call Me Clover ink, then spritzed with water. And die cut 3 times before layering them together for some dimension. 

The sentiment is from the Peaceful Noel stamp set, and is silver heat embossed also.

I don't think you can see it in the photos, but the background panel is embossed with the Subtle embossing folder.

There are still red rhinestones available, but I did not purchase any. So I used a Cherry Cobbler Blends marker to color some of the rhinestones that I do have.

The sentiment is again from the Peaceful Noel stamp set. I would love to play with that set some more, but I don't think I will get to it before the new year. That's OK. I tend to make more Christmas cards in January, February, and July than any other time of year. 😆

Are you ready for the next "door" to open?! Off you go to check out the fabulous Cindy Elam!

Stamp Review Crew: Alpine Adventure

Ahh, winter is here! What better time to play with the gorgeous Alpine Adventure stamp set. It is perfect for Christmas and all things snowy. There is an awesome coordinating die set too.

What is the Stamp Review Crew, you ask? We are an international group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators that gets together to do a blog hop on the first and third (and sometimes on a fifth) Monday of each month. For each hop we chose a single stamp set for us all to use, and then we let our creativity loose! We have a blog with all of the hops archived, so you can hop through any of the hops any time. Click here to go to the blog to see all of the hops! To go to the specific post for this hop, click here, or on the banner above.

If you are following along in order, I am the first stop! But if you started somewhere in the middle, you just arrived from Sue Plote's blog. She took a break for a while, and this is her first hop back. Be sure to give her a warm welcome back!

I just had to combine this set with the Snowfall thinlits, which are sadly no longer for sale. However, if you have them, you can certainly use them!

This is an ornament, so it had to be sturdy. Each element is actually 3 layers of diecut paper glued together.

And the snowflake was painted with watered down Frost White shimmer paint.

The greeting is Copper heat embossed on a Stitched Details diecut.

The little wooden snowflake? That is from last year's Holiday Mini, and is the first time I have used them! Do you have some in your stash?

This is the first of 2 sleds I made. There is no layer between the Galvanized Tin paper and the Wood Textures DSP layer. It looks great! But I like more. And isn't that wreath sweet?!

This sled has 2 layers of white cardstock under the Wood Textures DSP layer. LOVE.

And the snowflake is Frost White shimmer painted also.

I actually took several quarter sheets of paper and painted them with some shimmer paint mixed with a little water, then did the die cutting. Much easier, and so beautiful!

Did you know you can stamp over the shimmer paint too?

This is a cocoa packet made with the Mini Treat Bag die, which is still on the clearance rack. I am telling you, this is a workhorse die in my stash. I use it all the time. At the time of the writing of this post, it was still available on the clearance rack for $24 USD.

And the embellishment on the front is also an ornament! This time I used the white glitter paper. I can't remember what we are calling it now, but it used to be the Dazzling Diamonds glitter paper.

Here you can see the insert card, which is stamped with the skis. 

Look at that dazzling snowflake! And the gorgeous Nordic details on the snowshoes. 

I made a bunch of all of these ornaments and brought them with me when we went to the hospital for the latest grandbaby's delivery. We gave them to the medical staff taking care of our daughter and granddaughter. 

 This is the sweet Eva (A-va) Jane! She was born on Nov. 25th at 8:26pm. She really is a sweet baby, only cries a few squeaks before she calms right down. We are so excited to add this baby to the family! 

OK, enough grandma gushing, time to head to the next stop!

Next up is Stesha Bloodhart, who recently achieved the honor of being chosen for Artisan Design Team for 2019! Congratulations Stesha, you are a true Artisan!

Stamp Review Crew: Farmhouse Christmas

Welcome November!! Are you yearning to create some holiday season goodies? Well, the Stamp Review Crew is featuring the Farmhouse Christmas set this time, and it has loads of potential for both holiday and everyday occasions. There is an entire suite featuring this set, so hold on to your hat!

I don't know what I was most excited about, the stamps or the stitched shape dies!

What is the Stamp Review Crew, you ask? We are an international group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators that gets together to do a blog hop on the first and third (and sometimes on a fifth) Monday of each month. For each hop we chose a single stamp set for us all to use, and then we let our creativity loose! We have a blog with all of the hops archived, so you can hop through any of the hops any time. Click here to go to the blog to see all of the hops! To go to the specific post for this hop, click here, or on the banner above.

If you are following along in order, then you have just arrived from Dawn Tidd's blog. So lovely, right?!

I did manage to make 2 projects this time, which is a miracle if you knew what my life has been like lately 😂 I wanted to play with my alcohol markers, and this set is perfect to scratch that itch.

Look at all of that dimension! I love these scene building, stand up cards!

The fence is diecut from the Wood Textures DSP stack and glued behind one of the scene layers.

The sentiments are Silver heat embossed.

 The best thing about this style of card? If folds flat for mailing!

ETA: for those interested in the construction of this card, I will be making a video showing how it is done in the next month or so. But in the meantime, there are written directions in this post: Stamp Review Crew: High Tide

Me second project is this sweet little tag. I confess, I used a tag die from my stash as I wanted something about 2½" wide.

The stripes are created with the Diagonal Stripes background stamp and Cherry Cobbler ink. And oops! I just realized that it is retired. Sorry, friends!

That is it for me! I am frantically preparing for our trip to Stampin' Up! convention in Orlando this week. My hubby and I are going to go on a cruise after convention, so this is a huge trip for us! I am sure many of you are going to be there also, and I can't wait to see you all!

Next up is Debra Burgin, a real master at the country charm!

Stamp Review Crew: Little Twinkle

It's bonus hop time!! And it is not Halloween themed 😉 It is actually my daughter's birthday on Monday, and she is pregnant with her first child. Like, really pregnant, going to deliver in the next month or less! And when I saw the Little Twinkle stamp set, I immediately thought of the baby she was cooking up. So, what better time to feature this set than on my girl's birthday!

What is the Stamp Review Crew, you ask? We are an international group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators that gets together to do a blog hop on the first and third (and sometimes on a fifth) Monday of each month. For each hop we chose a single stamp set for us all to use, and then we let our creativity loose! We have a blog with all of the hops archived, so you can hop through any of the hops any time. Click here to go to the blog to see all of the hops! To go to the specific post for this hop, click here, or on the banner above.

Here is the stamp set we are featuring:

If you are following along in order, then you have just arrived from Mary Haugen's blog. Wow, right?!

We think my newest grandbaby will be a girl, so I went with some pinks and purples for this card. Believe it or not, this is Powder Pink, Highland Heather, and Rich Razzleberry with Copper embossing.

I love all the details on the Stitched Details diecut here. This card came to together super quick!

That is all I had time to create this time. Life has been quite challenging for several months, and I have not had the time to dedicate to my crafts as much as I would like. I won't go into to it here, because it is a long and rambling story with many side-stories, but I am very much looking forward to hanging with my stamping friends in Orlando for convention in just about a week!!

Next up is the fabulous Charlet Mallett!

Toil and Trouble Blog Hop

I have been invited to be a guest designer on my dear friend, Kelly Kent's, team blog hop! What an honor! Thank you, Kelly!

The theme is Toil and Trouble and Halloween. While I don't have the Toil and Trouble stamp set, I do have one of the other cute stamp sets: Trick or Tweet.

I created a bridge card, which is so easy, and so adaptable to what ever size you want it to be! Buffalo Check and Seasonal Tags framelits came out to play with this card also.

The critters are colored with Stampin' Blends and fussy cut. The leaves, spider webs, and bats are cut with the Seasonal Tags framelits.

That elephant just had to be sitting in a pile of leaves, don't you think? I also love the way the Gray Granite ink looks sponges and spattered with water on the bridge piece.

The fact that this card will stand up so easily makes it a perfect card to display all season long. I think I will bring it to work to sit on the registration desk!

Oh, and the black glimmer paper is retired. Sorry! It is in my stash, and was begging to be used!

Bonus with this card design, it folds flat for mailing!

All right, time to hop on over to the next blogger, Siobhan Fitzsimmons!

Stamp Review Crew: Dashing Deer

What is the Stamp Review Crew, you ask? We are an international group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators that gets together to do a blog hop on the first and third (and sometimes on a fifth) Monday of each month. For each hop we chose a single stamp set for us all to use, and then we let our creativity loose! We have a blog with all of the hops archived, so you can hop through any of the hops any time. Click here to go to the blog to see all of the hops! To go to the specific post for this hop, click here, or on the banner above.

If you are following along in order, then you have just arrived from Mary Haugen's blog. Wow, right?! This lady has style!

I was in a winter starry night mood, and I just got the Bokeh Dots set, so here is what I came up with!

I love the delicate dies included in this bundle. Those swirls of leaves and flowers add the perfect icy touch.

The Softly Falling embossing folder is a classic, and works perfectly with the feel of this card.

That vellum banner was created using a die from Bunch of Banners.

Next, I really wanted to play with a sweater themed card. I love sweaters. I am always on the look out for quality Nordic style sweaters. Someday I will own more than one! Since I live in northern Minnesota, sweater weather lasts for more than half of the year, lol!

My Stamparatus made creating this panel a breeze!

I used the Cable Knit embossing folder to enhance the sweater vibe.

A watercolor brush with a nice pointed tip was very useful to apply the Vegas Gold shimmer paint to the flower centers.

And those skinny sentiment strips? I used the straw die from Coffee Cups to cut those out. Slick, I tell you!

Last up, that garland was begging to be featured all by itself! With the help of the Stamparatus, this pattern was stamped in Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, and Pear Pizzazz.

Then the white cardstock was ink blended with Soft Sea Foam and Old Olive.

And another piece of white cardstock was inked with Poppy Parade and got a white heat embossed sentiment. A die from the Farmhouse framelits made a lovely banner.

OK, that's all I have for you this round! Next up is Heidi Baks, and she is sure to have something amazing too!