Yummy!! Who doesn't love a good frozen treat?! The Stamp Review Crew is featuring the delicious stamp set, Cool Treats, this time! And I can't wait to share the fun projects I made for you 😄
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 arrived from the fabulous Bronwyn Eastley's blog! Love her stuff!!
This card uses the Shimmering Water/Fairy Lights technique that I used on a project recently. I adore this technique! It is a watercolor technique, so of course I do, right?! 😁 The colors I used in this background are Peekaboo Peach, Flirty Flamingo, and Watermelon Wonder. Each of the ice cream scoops is one of those colors too, and the cherry is Watermelon Wonder. I am really going to miss Watermelon Wonder... 😞
Here is the video I made showing the technique. I hope you enjoy it!
And look at the shimmer on the ice cream! Thank you Wink of Stella 😊 My sentiment did not stamp as well as I had hoped, it was the very first time I inked the stamp and I did not test it first... sometimes a stamp needs an inking or 2 before it works perfectly. Lesson re-learned!
These scoops are each stamped off once so they are more subtle, but still add some pizzazz to the inside of the card.
Now how about a shaker card? I got the Sprinkles embellishments ages ago, and I had not really used them. They make fantastic shaker fillers! The coordinating dies for this set do not leave any white edges, which is rather sweet, don't you think?
I embossed the Sahara Sand panel with Clear embossing powder and the Diagonal Stripes background stamp. I purposely rubbed some of the powder off before heating it so it would have a distressed look. The stamp is crisp diagonal stripes.
I used the ink colors that coordinate with the Sprinkles embellishments to stamps some sprinkles inside. Don't you just love that sentiment?! Perfect for a shaker card 😇
And last but not least! This may be my favorite of the three. I am using paper from the Scenic Scenery DSP stack as the background. Then I stamped each of the new In Colors on Whisper White, then used Versamark and the accent stamps to Clear heat emboss some details. Die cut the popsicles, and lookie there! Adorable-ness! I love the pop of color against that DSP! (which I have been hoarding cuz I love it...)
Look at that embossing!! And I popped them up too.
I kept the inside pretty simple. So what do you think of the new colors? Love at first sight? (It was for me!) Or are you going to have to play with them for a while first?
And who is excited that this stamp set is not retiring? Me, me, me!! Pick Me! Summer will be here soon and this will make lots of Cool Cards 😜
And now it is time to check out the talented Charlet Mallett's blog, she is sure to WOW you!
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Oooo, what is Day 4 going to bring us? I hope there is room in your brain for the inspiration coming your way 😊
I am back with more of with Message in a Bottle! This mermaid is soooo adorable, you may see it a few times here 😉
I started with a piece of watercolor paper, sponged on Powder Pink, Tranquil Tide, and Fresh Fig. Then spritzed it with water, and dried with the heat tool. I added a swish of Clear Wink of Stella to the center. This was then die cut with the largest square Stitched Shapes framelit.
Then the mermaid was stamped in Archival Black ink on a scrap of watercolor paper. Then colored with and Aqua-painter and Soft Suede, Powder Pink, Fresh Fig, and Tranquil Tide. A little more Clear Wink of Stella adds some shimmer. It is much more shimmery in real life....then I fussy cut the mermaid and adhered her to the square with a dimensional.
A 4"x5¼" panel of Thick Whisper White was embossed with the Seaside embossing folder.
The sentiments were stamped on the edge of a Whisper White scrap, then trimmed off with paper trimmer, then dovetailed.
Then square was adhered with dimensionals to the embossed panel, then the sentiment strips were adhered with Fast Fuse. Then stitched around the whole thing. This was then adhered to a Thick Whisper White card base.
I created a video for this technique! Check it out :)
Check out that shimmer!! I love this card. I may have to pet it for a while before I send it to anyone...
Now, if you started at the beginning, I am the last stop. If not, keep going! There are lots more ideas waiting for you 😀
And in case you missed there, here are Days One, Two, and Three!
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Message in a Bottle stamp set
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Day 3 is here! Are you finding tons of inspiration yet? I know I am, and I was at Onstage, lol! I bet you can't wait to get all of the stuff we have shown you, right?! 😁
Here is a sweet little set of projects using the fabulous and vibrant Lemon Lime Twist! There is a new Specialty Designer Series Paper pack with metallic foils that is sooo fun to play with too. I think there will be a lot of beautiful gift packaging done with it as it is on Kraft paper.
Look at that shiny Lemon Lime Twist foil!! This was just a simple Curvy Keepsakes box with a tag from the same die set. I stamped sweet little birthday cake and the party sentiment, and voila! It was done! Pink and green go together so well, don't you think?
So let's take it a step further and do a watercolor wash background with Powder Pink and Lemon Lime Twist. I tried the wash with a heat tool, the spattered the panel with water, let it sit for a few seconds, then dabbed it off.
And did you notice the impression in the paper and wonder where that is from? It is one of the dies from the Eastern Palace suite. I ran it through the Big shot with the embossing sandwich and used a silicone embossing mat. I have had it for ages, and you probably have one in your stash. If not, you can use a sheet of fun foam. You just need something that will squish a bit without allowing the die to cut through the paper. It took me longer to explain how I did it than to do it, of course 😄
I made a video of the making of this card.
Do you like the die cut Happy Birthday? It is such a great font and such a great size! It is all one piece, but I cut it apart for this card. It is cut out of Lemon Lime Twist cardstock, then I covered it with Clear Wink of Stella. So shimmery in real life. The cake outline is stamped in Fresh Fig. The new In-Colors are fantastic!!
OK, that is it for me today and I am the last stop on this hop. If you started somewhere in the middle, be sure to keep hopping. You don't want to miss any of the fun 😉
And in case you missed there, here are Days One and Two!
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 :)
Products not yet available:
Tabs for Everything stamp set
Powder Pink Classic inkpad
Lemon Lime Twist Classic inkpad
Fresh Fig Classic inkpad
Lemon Lime Twist cardstock
Foil Frenzy Specialty Designer Series Paper
Happy Birthday thinlit
Eastern Medallions Thinlits
