Stamp Review Crew: Timeless Textures Edition

Welcome to another Stamp Review Crew blog hop! We are well into the month of September, which is a very transitional month everywhere, I think. I love the autumn weather, finally getting to wear flannel shirts and sweaters again. I love flannels and sweaters! And I think this stamp set, Timeless Textures, is going to be like a comfy sweater that you want to keep in your stamping closet for regular use!

For those who are new to the Stamp Review Crew, here is a little background. We are an international group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators that gets together on the first and third Mondays of every month to do a blog hop. Each hop features a single stamp set to give you loads of inspiration for that set! The hops are archived at the Stamp Review Crew blog, and you will be able to click through each hop at any time, going directly to the posts for that hop whenever you want! And you can click on the banner of this post to go to the master blog roll for this hop also.

If you are following along in order, then you have just arrived from the amazing Heidi Bak's blog!

I was playing around with the flourish-y plant-like image in this set and ended up making a stamped, then sponged Ombre background with a bit of a Damask look to it. I never have enough sympathy cards, so that is where I went with this, and the strip of vellum allows some of the background to show through.

Inside got a lighter hand with the sponging and stamping, all just in the lower right corner.
This would make a great card for just about any occasion, and in several colors.

The next stop is Nikki Spencer, and I am sure that she will delight you with her project!

If you have seen something you need for your crafting life, just click the image in the supply list below and it will take you to my store! If you order less than $150, please use this month's Host Code, which can be found at the top of the sidebar on the right.

And be sure to check the box allowing me to contact you when you check out. I can't send you a thank you card if I don't know your address! And I promise to only send you happy mail, no junk mail :)


Product List

Timeless Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[140517]

$20.00

Timeless Textures Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[140514]

$28.00

Suite Seasons Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[142209]

$20.00

Suite Seasons Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[142206]

$28.00

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

[140272]

$7.00

Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[101856]

$8.00

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

[131180]

$6.50

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$8.50

Embossing Buddy

[103083]

$6.00

Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder

[141636]

$5.00

Heat Tool

[129053]

$30.00

Copper Metallic Thread

[141696]

$3.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Precision Base Plate

[139684]

$25.00

Big Shot Die Brush

[140603]

$11.00

Botanical Builder Framelits Dies

[140625]

$33.00

Fine-Tip Glue Pen

[138309]

$7.00

Stamping Sponges

[101610]

$3.50

Stamp Review Crew: Foxy Friends Edition

Welcome to September! In the US, this is Labor Day weekend, kind of the last hoorah of summer, with everybody trying to cram one more visit to the lake or camping and fishing. Well, the Stamp Review Crew is going back to the woods too! We are featuring the adorable set, Foxy Friends.

For those who are new to the Stamp Review Crew, here is a little background. We are an international group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators that gets together on the first and third Mondays of every month to do a blog hop. Each hop features a single stamp set to give you loads of inspiration for that set! The hops are archived at the Stamp Review Crew blog, and you will be able to click through each hop at any time, going directly to the posts for that hop whenever you want! And you can click on the banner of this post to go to the master blog roll for this hop also.

If you are following along in order, you just arrived from the super sweet and talented Kelly Kent's blog!

I have just one card to share this time, as I am such a procrastinator when it comes to my crafting! And I hope that some of you enjoy it. I kind of like it, but feel there is not much special about it.
I was really wishing for a little acorn to put in this fella's hands! I see squirrel when I look at this, and I hope you do too :)
I used some simple masking, sponging, and spatters of water to create this watercolor panel. The squirrel is stamped repeatedly in Archival Basic Gray. No, I do not have a MISTI, and I did not use a Stamp-a-ma-jig, but the photopolymer stamps are so easy to see through, this was very easy to just eyeball!

I did pop this up on coasters again, and I have not done anything on this inside of it yet.

That is all I have, so now it is time to hop on over to Nikki Spencer's blog, I can't wait to see what she has created this time!

 

If you have seen something you need for your crafting life, just click the image in the supply list below and it will take you to my store! If you order less than $150, please use this month's Host Code, which can be found at the top of the sidebar on the right.

And be sure to check the box allowing me to contact you when you check out. I can't send you a thank you card if I don't know your address! And I promise to only send you happy mail, no junk mail :)  



Product List

Foxy Friends Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141549]

$27.00

Thoughtful Banners Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141614]

$21.00

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

$5.00

Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[121043]

$8.00

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad

[141396]

$6.50

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[126974]

$6.50

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[126978]

$6.50

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

[126965]

$6.50

Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140932]

$7.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$7.00

Stamping Sponges

[101610]

$3.50

Aqua Painters

[103954]

$17.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Creative Crew: Rainbow Spotlight

We all need some encouragement in our lives sometimes. And rainbows. Lots and lots of rainbows!! This card is the result of the Creative Crew Catalog Focus challenge this month. Take a tutorial from Splitcoaststampers.com and use your favorite new SU product.

Well, I am loving the new In-Colors!! I can't get enough of them! And I used a couple of them on this card with the Spotlighting technique. I don't have a MISTI, so I had to improvise a bit and plan for some wiggle room :) Here is how I did it:

1. Cut a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock to 4¼"x11", score in half at 5½". This is the card base.
2. Cut a piece of Crumb Cake to 4"x5¼". Cut a piece of watercolor paper to about 1½"x4½". 
3. Stamp Rainbow on the watercolor piece with part of it off the bottom, use Archival Black ink. Color each letter a different color in rainbow order with an Aqua-painter: Real Red, Peekaboo Peach, Daffodil Delight, Cucumber Crush, Dapper Denim, Bermuda Bay, and Rich Razzleberry. 
4. Lay the watercolor panel down on the Crumb Cake panel where you want it to be. Ink up your image with Crumb Cake ink, then slide the watercolor panel up until you can stamp the image where the watercolor panel with overlay it, but you can still use the panel as a reference. 
5. Repeatedly stamp the rainbow image all over the Crumb Cake panel and alone the bottom edge of the inside of the card base.
6. Lay the watercolored panel over the image you intend to spotlight and trim down to the right size, starting with the ends, and trimming the top down to just above the image. By leaving extra paper to begin with, it gives you wiggle room to adjust the angle and the centering of the image.
7. Stamp the other pieces of the sentiment in Archival Black ink above and below the panel.
8. Outline the Crumb Cake panel with a white gel pen or chalk pencil.
9. Apply dimensionals to the back of the water color panel and adhere to the Crumb Cake panel. Then apply dimensionals to the back go the completed panel and adhere to the cardfront. (I am still using coasters for all of this). All done!

 Here is a side view which shows all of the dimension, and a peek at the stamping inside. I made this a top-fold card, just because I felt like it!

Have you tried the spotlight technique? I think it has a lovely and dramatic feel!

If you have seen something you need for your crafting life, just click the image in the supply list below and it will take you to my store! If you order less than $150, please use this month's Host Code, which can be found at the top of the sidebar on the right.

And be sure to check the box allowing me to contact you when you check out. I can't send you a thank you card if I don't know your address! And I promise to only send you happy mail, no junk mail :)

Product List

Over The Rainbow Photopolymer Stamp Set

[138770]

$21.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[120953]

$8.00

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

$5.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$7.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[126949]

$6.50

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad

[141398]

$6.50

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[126944]

$6.50

Cucumber Crush Classic Stampin' Pad

[138324]

$6.50

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad

[141394]

$6.50

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

[131171]

$6.50

Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin' Pad

[126950]

$6.50

Aqua Painters

[103954]

$17.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Stamp-A-Ma-Jig

[101049]

$12.00