Friday, July 29, 2011

Welcome to the New Catalog Mega Hop!

Greetings - I'm so glad you could join us today! This is Day 1 of the Stampin' Addicts New Catalog Blog Hop. It will last all weekend, and each stop along the way will feature an item from the newly released Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog. For the complete list of blogs, click HERE. If you've been following the links in order, you just arrived from Jennifer's blog, Stampin' on the Fly. Weren't those balloons just adorable?! At the bottom of this post are the buttons leading you on to the next stop.

I am featuring the stamp set called Pennant Parade, and the matching Petite Pennants Builder Punch. You might think you'd be limited as to what you could do with this set, but you'd be wrong! We were allowed to do up to four projects for the hop, to keep things moving smoothly, but I could have done twice that easily!

First up is a card to welcome a sweet baby girl. This card is an A6 size (4½" x 6¼") to accommodate the 5th pennant. The background is lightly embossed, and there are multiple layers of ribbon. See that pink scallop ribbon? That's the new ½" Scallop Dots Ribbon, folded in half with the dots inside!
(As always, you can click on the images to see more detail, along with all the mistakes, lol.)
Stamps: Pennant Parade, Short & Sweet
Cardstock: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Just Add Cake and Pretty in Pink Designer Series Paper
Classic Ink: Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette, Early Espresso
Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Details Texturz Plate, Pitite Pennants Builder Punch, ½" Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Circle Punch, White Baker's Twine, Silver Mini Brads, Pretty in Pink 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Whisper White 5/8" Organza Ribbon, Pretty in Pink ½" Scallop Dots Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

Up next is a fun card for the golf enthusiast....and there are several in my family! It's hard to tell from the photo, but the hole is really a hole punched in the "green". The sky was sponged on over the masked clouds. Looks like this golfer better finish the next nine holes before the rain comes!
Stamps: Pennant Parade, On Your Birthday
Cardstock: Shimmery White, Whisper White, Marina Mist, Garden Green, Wild Wasabi, Island Indigo, Basic Black, Early Espresso, Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper
Classic Ink: So Saffron, Bashful Blue, Garden Green, Soft Suede, Island Indigo
Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka_dots Embossing Folder, Large Oval Punch, 1¼" Circle Punch, Petite Pennants Builder Punch, Stampin' Sponge, bamboo skewer, Stampin' Dimensionals

Next on the agenda is a card perfect for a friend or family member that loves to quilt. The stamped pennants were punched out and fastened to a cardstock base with the Big Shot Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets (that stuff is so cool)!  Then they were embossed to give the look of a washed quilt. Little knots of Baker's Twine were added for the tied-quilt look. So, how did I choose the coordinating colors?  I used the Color Coach and looked up Pool Party.
Stamps: Pennant Parade, On Your Birthday
Cardstock: Pool Party, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White
Ink: Pool Party, So Saffron, and Wild Wasabi Classic, Basic Black Craft
Accessories: Big Shot, Big Shot Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Pool Party 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon, White Baker's Twine, Black Stampin' Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, ¼" Circle Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

And finally, even though it's the middle of a sweltering summer, I just had to make a contemporary style Christmas card. This card looks soooo much better in real life! The Mocha Morning Designer Series Paper was my inspiration for the non-traditional colors. And guess what I discovered? You can (carefully) heat emboss the Satin Ribbon! The starburst stamp was inked with VersaMark and stamped down the ribbon (use the Embossing Buddy first!), then the gold embossing powder was added.
Stamps: Pennant Parade, Heard From the Heart
Cardstock: Basic Black, Brushed Gold, Mocha Morning Specialty Designer Series Paper
Ink: Basic Black Craft, VersaMark
Accessories: Iridescent Ice, Black, and Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Basic Black 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

Well, I hope you enjoyed your visit here, and leave with lots of inspiration! Your next stop is Sarah Wills' blog, Sarah's Ink Spot. She's featuring Jack of All Trades!
 








When you've completed all the stops on the hop, I hope you'll hop over to Stampin' Addicts and join in the fun there. It's free, it's fun, and it's open to all Stampin' Up! enthusiasts, whether they be seasoned demonstrators, or newbies just starting stamping. The folks there are the nicest people, ready to help answer any questions. Be sure to check out the gallery for inspiration!

27 comments:

  1. Very cool stuff, Cindy! Your golf card is just too cute!

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  2. Your cards are beautiful. I love the quilt card - such soft colors, great.

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  3. Wow Cindy, thanks for the great ideas! Love all the projects and The quilt card is GORGEOUS! TFS

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  4. again, beautiful work. The quilt one-oh la la. The golf one--too fun! I love them all.

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  5. Thanks for showing so many different ways to use pennants. Your baby girl card is so pretty, the golf card so fun, the quilt card so creative, and the Christmas card just perfect.

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  6. I think that golf card is brilliant! Fabulous cards Cindy!

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  7. Wonderful creations Cindy!!!

    LOVE the modern Christmas and well everything! Great showcasing of this stamp set!

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  8. I had to do my birthday month order before hopping since there was a weird thing and I had to call it in today. I am soooooooo glad I had the good sense to order this set and the punch, and soooooo glad you did these amazing things to show me what to do with it when it arrives!! lol I am really blown away by these. The golf card is way too cute, and those trees are fantastic. the irri ice really looks amazing in that photo! Love the quilt card! And love love love that stamp on the satin ribbon! I had heat embossed a sentiment on the wide pomegranate satin ribbon we had long time ago and loved the look. Grrr now I gotta buy some satin ribbon lol

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  9. I do like this set and can't wait to see if we get it and your projects are amazing and show just how versatile this set is

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  10. Wow, wow, wow and, uh, WOW! Love the glam Christmas trees, the quilt, the golf card. . . well heck, I love it all, Cindy!

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  11. Debbie G

    Love all the cards !!!! I especially love the golf card.
    debbieanng at yahoo dot com

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  12. Wanted you to know I posted a link to your blog today.

    Nancy Ward
    PaperFriendly
    http://www.nancywardcrafts.com

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  13. What a wonderful variety! I love, love,love the Christmas card!

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  14. Fantastic job. I love all of the cards. The Christmas one is my favorite although each is equally great. Thanks for the inspiration.

    Carey Rogers
    aka Roscoe's mommy
    pedstamper at sbcglobal dot net

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  15. Wow! The Christmas card is fabulous!

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  16. These are all fabulous! I love, love, love that golf card! I need to CASE it for my in-laws! The quilt card is spectacular, too!

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  17. Oh I love these!! All the ribbons, the GREAT golf card, the thread on the quilt card (oh my!) and the embossing on the last card (I would love to see that in person!)

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  18. Seriously?!These are great. I love them all, but especially the birthday one.

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  19. Beautiful! Love the patchwork pennets! Just darling...

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  20. wow - great variety, every card is a different style and they're all amazing! the quilt card really got my attention; I've seen may examples of this technique, but this is the first I've seen with that punch! I know what you mean about Mocha Morning paper, it's so gorgeous that the photographs don't really do it justice. I'll definitely be trying out embossing on satin ribbon - thanks!

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  21. Wow, Cindy! These projects are just too cool! I particularly like the Christmas card with the embossed ribbon. Stunning!

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  22. WOW Cindy - GORGEOUS - I especially love those last two cards...just stunning :-)

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  23. These are incredible projects, Cindy! I love them all - but my favorite is that quilt card! It's awesome!

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  24. Awesome! Just awesome! That golf card is too stinkin' cute!

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  25. OMG!!! Cindy you are so amazing! That quilt card, delish! And the Christmas card is totally yummy! Hmmm, do you think I might be hungry ? ;)

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  26. Lovely!! Each of them! Great way to showcase this set!

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  27. Your quilt card absolutely inspired me to try my own version -- love it!

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