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 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).
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!
