7/31/2018

Gorgeous Grape Dragonfly!

As I typed that Title for the post I wondered....WHY did I wait so long to try this NEW color??? We ALL know I LOVE purple. LOVE this color!! Look...


Click to enlarge !! :)  I'm now on a mission to try out MORE New Colors!! If only I didn't have to work. And keep up with my garden. and Yard. Oh, and that garage sale I promised... 

This card was fairly quick and easy. Card base of Gorgeous Grape. Accent layer of Basic Black behind a background of Shimmery White. I stamped the Dragonfly on a separate piece of Shimmery White a cut with the coordinating Thinlit. I tried stamping with the "2 step" stamp, but thought the Grape was too dark, so I reached for my Marker and a Blender Pen. I did very little with the marker, mostly used the Blender Pen and the ink pad (squeeze the pad to get ink on the lid). Once done I went over it all with the Wink of Stella pen. Again it's very light because my pen is almost empty. I attached the dragonfly with some Mini Dimensionals. The saying was stamped at the bottom with Gorgeous Grape. Check out that new ribbon - more LOVE!!! And those Glitter Dots!!

Hope you like it as much as I do!! Product details and shopping links below! Thanks all for stopping by today. Back soon, I hope!


7/29/2018

Beautiful Poppy!

Hey all! Hope your weekend has been a good one! Pretty low key here! Some work done, some resting done :)  I was very productive today so made a point to get to the stamp room tonight!! Here is one of the cards I came out with. 


After hanging out with some stamping friends last week and talking about the new colors of Stampin' Blends, I decided to play with at least one of them. I also had the new Brights 6x6 DSP. The combo of those led me to Poppy Parade! I'm not a huge fan of red anymore, but I did like Poppy Parade when it was an In Color. And I really like how this came out! I started with Thick Whisper White cardstock and stamped the flower from Beautiful Day with Memento Tuxedo Black. I then colored with the Poppy Parade, Pineapple Punch and Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends. Generally for shading, I color the image all in light, then come back in and edge the dark. Grab the light again and blend where they meet. LOVE!! The saying is from Dragonfly Dreams and was stamped in Poppy Parade on a banner of Thick Whisper White. The banner was cut using the Lakeside Framelits. I layered a second banner under of Basic Black.

The card base is Poppy Parade with an accent layer of Basic Black behind the striped DSP Poppy Parade background. After coloring the flower with the Stampin' Blends I went over it all with my Stella Wink of Glitter pen. It is almost empty so it is a little light. The flower was cut out and attached with Stampin' Dimensionals. A Basic Black 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon is knotted around between the flower and the banner.

Thanks for stopping by! Product details and shopping links below. As always, please contact me if you have any questions!!

7/26/2018

End of Month Update!

Hello all! Not quite sure how it got to be the end of July, but here we are! Some news and updates following. It is long, but you will want to read all the way through!! 

First, I am leaving the Hostess Code for July until Monday, the 30th at Noon. Usually I close/take down on the 25th. That gives you the weekend to shop!!


Second, a reminder of the Designer Series Paper sale. On Select packages, Buy 3, Get 1 Free!! Click to enlarge the photo below to see the list of available papers!


Third, also a reminder of the Recruit Special. Join Stampin' Up! during July and get a FAMILY of ink pads FREE!  Family = 10 ink pads!!


Click my Link HERE for more info and to join the Stampin' Up! Family!! Make sure my name is showing!! Contact me if any questions! The starter kit is always a GREAT deal at $99 (for $125 of product!) but this makes it an AWESOME deal!!

Fourth, a reminder of the Paper Pumpkin special for NEW subscribers. Join before August 10 and get 50% off your first kit!


Click my link HERE to start the process. Make sure to use the code BLOOM0818. Note this offer is not available for the prepaid Paper Pumpkin, just the monthly subscription. Again, make sure my name is showing as the Demonstrator!

Fifth, hard to believe but we are coming up on the Holiday Catalog! I've seen some product previews and they are GREAT! Watch your mailbox in August, or let me know if you NEED one! :) Sales period will start September 1!

Sixth, a product special is coming for August featuring a limited edition stamp set and coordinating Framelit set AND a NEW Watercolor Pencil set with NEW COLORS!! Below is a Sneak Peek of the products. I will post the full details before August 1. **Note: this special will be While Supplies Last so if you like it and NEED to add it to your collection DO IT EARLY in August!! The pencils are likely to be available later, but the stamp and framelit sets are limited time only!!


Lastly! Whew, we made it!! Bonus Days are back for August! For each $50 you spend on products, you will be emailed a $5 coupon to use in September! Must have an email!! I will also post more on this before August 1!

Thank you all!!

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7/22/2018

Springtime Garden

Hello all! Happy weekend :) Hope yours is going well! Pretty nice weather around here, but I haven't yet felt the need to spend much time outside. That may change yet, we'll see! I did make it to the stamp room last night, and hope to get there again today as well. Should be working on pricing and sorting for garage sale, but did this instead!


I always go to challenges when debating what to try, but this time none of those really jumped out at me. Actually, I was debating one color challenge when I picked up the Garden Impressions DSP stack and flipped through it. This background popped out at me so away I went. I love this new butterfly too, and I've also seen really neat things done with the flowers. Those are both in the Springtime Impressions Thinlits set.

So we have Melon Mambo card base with an accent layer of Whisper White behind the DSP. Colors in that are Melon Mambo, Mango Melody, So Saffron, Calypso Coral, Soft Sea Foam and Petal Pink. The flowers are cut from Whisper White and attached over the background. The butterfly is Mango Melody and I brushed it with my Glitter Brush. I attached pieces of dimensionals under the body to attach it over the flowers. The saying and flower stamp are from Abstract Impressions.  I punched the Pretty Label from Mango Melody, added the saying in Melon Mambo and the flower in Mango Melody and brushed lightly with the Glitter Brush. Attached with dimensionals.

That's it! Wish me luck getting back up there, and feeling the need to be productive!! :) Product details and shopping links below!!