Hello everybody! I hope your are enjoying your holiday festivities, as December is certainly a month full of them. But let's not forget all the people who have birthdays in December! They kind of get the short end of the stick... frequently their birthdays are completely forgotten in the holiday rush. And if they are remembered, they might get a Christmas gift that is a "birthday" gift too.
Well, my friend Natalie Lapakko decided to honor those December birthdays by hosting a blog hop, and asked me to play!
I have been trying to improve my skills with the Blends, so I challenged myself to using them on a few projects.
Birthday Blooms is one of my favorite stamp sets. That gorgeous bouquet of luscious flowers is so fun to color with any medium.
This does have a December flavor to it, with the reds and the greens, but it certainly plays well with any time of year.
I used the Layered Leaves embossing folder on the background for a subtle addition of texture. And those Black Mini Sequins pack quite a glamorous punch! Clear Wink of Stella was applied to all of the blooms too.
The bloom for the inside was colored, then cut out and adhered to the inside of the card. This gets around the whole markers bleeding through the paper issue.
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Welcome back, friends! We are featuring the one stamp set in the Annual Catalog that I knew had to come to my home immediately: Wood Words! I adore the country rustic feel of this set. And the coordinating dies only make it better. 😍
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 Michelle Roberts' blog. I am certain that she has come up with a bunch of goodies for us!
I have a few projects to share today. And I created all of them Sunday! Yes, Last-Minute-Lucy should be my name 😉
But first, a little story!
We
had 2 trees fall down over our driveway this week. One was a very large
spruce tree. Well, perfect timing, I say! We cut off the top 15 feet or
so and we have a fresh Christmas tree. Then, we cut up the rest for firewood. We have a wood stove as our heat source. Yeah for warmth! Part of cutting the tree up for firewood was limbing the tree. Which left me with loads of material to make evergreen wreaths! SO, I learned a new skill. And I gave wreaths to several family members! I still have limbs left, and after I finish this post, I will be making more wreaths 😎 The picture above is of the wreath I made for my mom. I took her to the Dollar Tree to pick out decorations for the wreath, then I hung it up outside her front door! (The pine cones are from my yard).
So, with all those wreaths on the brain, I had to make a wreath for the hop! This uses a bunch of dies. I know, not everyone has all of these! But I do, and dang it, I am going to use them when inspiration strikes! 😏
Swirly Scribbles, Pretty Pines, and Wood Crate die sets were used to create that little wreath. Pine Planks embossing folder was thrown in there, and I used the Scallop Tag Topper and Triple Banner punches to create the tag.
Next up, a completely different feel! This one has an aquatic and masculine tone. The stitching around the circle adds to the feeling of a porthole.
Inside, just a few stamped-off stars in the same colors used to sponge the front: Dapper Denim, Bermuda Bay, and Pool Party.
Last up, these sweet treat packs! They start as a 6" square! So easy, and so fun! They will hold a large cookie, or 2+ other wrapped goodies.
Check out the video for the complete how-to on this project. Don't forget to subscribe to my Youtube channel! I am halfway to the 1000 subscribers mark 😊
And now, Holly Krautkremer! I can't wait to see what layering genius move she has come up with this time 😊
If you have seen something you need for your crafting
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And be sure to check the box allowing me to contact you when you
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