Good morning and welcome to the
monthly Stylin’ Stampin’ Squad Blog Hop.
June is an exciting time, not only is it the unofficial start of summer
but it’s also the release of the new Stampin’ Up Annual catalog so for this
month’s hop we’re all sharing projects using our favorite new catalog
items. As you hop along, please be sure to comment and show some love on every blog! We are always excited to hear from our followers! You should have just left stop number 2 on the Stylin' Stampin' Squad Blog Hop - Cynthia R. of Ink-A-Doodle Creations, I just love Cynthia's projects. If so, you are in the right spot. If a link doesn't work or you get off track, you will find the full blog hop lineup below.
I have to admit, I’m over the
moon with this catalog (even more so than usual) and my Wish List is longer
than my arm but one of the first stamp sets that made it to my “must have” list
was Boys will be Boys. As a mom to a son I’ve long believed we
needed more stamp sets to make “little dude” cards and this set is perfect
(hello, Legos, army men, blocks, etc.) and even though Aidan is 9 I know this
set will definitely get a lot of action in my studio. I decided to make two projects using the same
stamp set and color combination so they match, in this case Brights since these
colors scream classic Legos to me.
First, I’m showing the birthday
card I made. I started with a cardbase
of Pacific Point and then added a layer of Whisper White Cardstock that was
matted with Basic Black. I stamped the
greeting in Pacific Point. For the
decorative panel, I decided to stamp color on color with Real Red to kind of
create my one DSP. This piece was matted
with Daffodil Delight cardstock and I wrapped a piece of Basic Black Chevron Ribbon around the entire panel. For a fun decorative element I took a piece
of Whisper White Baker’s Twine and
tied a knot around the Chevron Ribbon.
To cover up the know I stamped a little star from the Something to Say stamp set and punched
it out with the Itty Bitty Accents Punch
Pack (I love stars!)
For the main stamped piece I
stamped the Lego image on Whisper White Cardstock with Basic Black ink before
coloring in the blocks with Stampin’
Write Markers. I used the Big Shot and Circle Collection Framelits to cut out the stamped image and then
used the new 2” Circle Punch (you
know we’ve been waiting for a 2” Circle Punch for years and was so excited to
see it in the new catalog) to make the mat with Pacific Point and attached this
piece to the cardfront with dimensionals.
For my second project I decided to
make a coordinating treat holder using the new Hamburger Box Bigz XL Die and Big
Shot. This box was super simple since
the die cuts and scores all at once. The
box is in Real Red and before I assembled the box I stamped around the edge
with the Chalk Lines stamp set in Real Red ink (I love that this stamp set is
photopolymer, it makes it so easy to stamp and have no question where your
image will be. I did use Tombo Adhesive to assemble the box (the
next time I make it I’ll probably use Sticky
Strip, instant attachment). I
embossed the piece of Daffodil Delight cardstock with the Big
Shot and the Tiny Triangles Embossing Folder.
For the tag I made it exactly the same way as the card above. A piece of Linen Thread was wrapped around the box a couple of times to attach
the tag to the box. For a final element
I stamped the greeting and punched it out with the Word Window Punch and used the Modern
Label Punch and Basic Gray for the mat (once again dimensionals were used to attach the greeting so it pops up).
These boxes when they’re assembled
will hold quite a bit which I really like, endless possibilities. I hope you enjoyed these projects and it's help you fall in love with some of the great products in the new catalog. Now it's time to head off to the next stop on the hop, you won't want to miss what Tonya's sharing so make sure to click the "next" button below.
Below is a list of all the blog hop participants so you can easily stop by every designers page.
Blog Hop Participant List:
- Darcy J. of DJ's Stampin' Place
- Cynthia R. of Ink-A-Doodle Creations
- Diana E. of Stampin' Fun with Diana
- Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya
- Donna S. of Organized Chaos
- Kim R. of Stamping with Kim
- Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun
- Bree R. of Craft-Somnia
- Rose C. of Stampin' with Rose
- Heidi B. of Stuck on Stampin'
Below is a list of all the products used on these projects with easy ordering links so you can shop anytime!
Enjoy and happy stamping!
Diana
Good morning! What a crazy weekend, that weather really impacted our weekend activities, from Boy Scout Trout-a-ree to the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler the weather and particularly the wind really was a force to be reckoned with. It's time for another color challenge over on the SSINKspiration blog and I decided to focus on some products from the Annual catalog that may be overlooked at times.
I started with Marina Mist cardstock for the cardbase and then layered a piece of Pear Pizzaz cardstock behind a Whisper White cardfront. On the cardfront I started by stamping the swirl design from the Chalk Lines stamp set in Pear Pizzaz ink and then took the Clear Wink of Stella glitter pen to outline the swirls for a little sparkle (see the close up picture). Next I took the splatter stamp from the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set and stamped in both Marina Mist and Pear Pizzaz ink. I used some Fast Fuse adhesive to attach a strip of Marina Mist 1/4" Cotton Ribbon across the center of the cardfront.
I had lots of fun with this card and was really feeling this message this weekend, which we all need. Make sure to check out the other cards the design team is sharing for inspiration and then play along with use, would to see what you come up with. 
