Sunday, June 30, 2019

Stamp Review Crew - Free As A Bird

https://stampreviewcrew.blogspot.com/2019/07/FAB.html

Welcome to the first Monday of the month... and another Stamp Review Crew hop! (How can it already be JULY?!) The "Crew" is made up of a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from around the world who pick a stamp set or bundle to highlight on the first and third Mondays of each month, with a bonus hop if there is a fifth Monday. Today we are featuring Free As A Bird, which was right at the top of my "must have" list! If you just came from Dawn Tidd's blog, Tiddbits From Dawn, you can continue on by clicking the "Next" button below. If you want to go back and admire Dawn's projects again, just click "Previous"!

Heart's Delight Cards, Free As A Bird, Bird Ballad, Stitched Nested Labels Dies,  Stampin' Up!, 2019-2020 Annual Catalog,

Free As a Bird is part of the Bird Ballad Suite found on page 91 of the 2019 Stampin' Up! annual catalog. It's a 12 piece red rubber cling stamp set, and can be bundled with the Stitched Nested Labels Dies for a 10% discount. The whole suite is simply lovely, from the trinket embellishments to the lace trim, to the absolutely beautiful Bird Ballad DSP, which is what I used on both cards!

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This first card was made for a local stamping buddy of mine and her husband. I stamped the word "happy" from A Wish for Everything in Versamark ink on a Crumb Cake card base, then added a strip of Pretty Peacock DSP (Woven Threads).

Heart's Delight Cards, Free As A Bird, Bird Ballad, SRC - Free As A Bird, Stamp Review Crew, Stitched Nested Labels Dies, Anniversary, Stampin' Up!, 2019-2020 Annual Catalog

The frame was made using the Heirloom Frames Dies & 3D Embossing Folders. After cutting the frame, I held it over various parts of the DSP to find the "picture" I wanted. So many sweet bird images, so hard to choose!

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After gluing it to the back of the frame, it was adhered to the card with dimensionals. The greeting (also from A Wish for Everything) was stamped and then cut with Classic Label Punch. A bit of linen thread, colored with Pretty Peacock Light Stampin' Blend, for a bow and a few pearls completed the card.

Heart's Delight Cards, Free As A Bird, Bird Ballad, SRC - Free As A Bird, Stamp Review Crew, Stitched Nested Labels Dies, Anniversary, Stampin' Up!, 2019-2020 Annual Catalog

The next card was also made for a local stamping buddy! I was so blessed to find new friends after we moved to Tennessee, who have the same addiction passion for all things stampy - we enable each other a lot, LOL!

A piece of Bird Ballad DSP was adhered to a Soft Suede mat, and then to a Whisper White mat before attaching it to the Petal Pink card base.

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The bird was stamped in Memento ink and colored with Stampin' Blends, then cut with one of the Stitched Nested Labels Dies. A scrap of Soft Suede was cut with a smaller die and adhered to the back. After trimming off the left side of the image panel, some Mossy Meadow Linen Thread (Magnolia Lane Ribbon Combo Pack) was wrapped around, a double bow was added, and it was adhered to the card.

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That's all from me today; I hope you found a little inspiration here. Up next is the fabulous Kelly Kent, over at My Papercraft Journey. I'm positive you will find inspiration there!

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https://mypapercraftjourney.com/2019/07/01/stamp-review-crew-free-as-a-bird/










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Sunday, June 16, 2019

The Stamp Review Crew - Piece of Cake Edition

https://stampreviewcrew.blogspot.com/2019/04/poc.html

Welcome to the third Monday of the month and another Stamp Review Crew hop! The "Crew" is made up of a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from around the world who pick a stamp set or bundle to highlight on the first and third Mondays of each month, with a bonus hop if there is a fifth Monday. Today we are featuring Piece of Cake, a fun 21 piece photopolymer set that has a coordinating Cake Builder punch. You may have landed here from the fabulous Kelly Kent's blog, My Papercraft Journey. She was number four on the hop, and I am fifth of eight participants. You can jump forward or backward by following the links below.


I have used this set for many birthday cards, so I thought it would be fun to do a wedding themed card this time. And, since I love shiny stuff, I just had to make it using some of the Noble Peacock Specialty DSP and Foil Sheets which I hadn't played with yet!


Sticking with a monochrome look, the cake and cake stand were stamped in Pretty Peacock ink and colored with Pretty Peacock Stampin' Blends, then punched out. The flower arrangement had to be fussy-cut, but it was quick work. After everything was adhered, I added Noble Peacock Rhinestones to the cake (MORE bling!) and stamped the greeting underneath the cake stand.


The oval foil frame was cut and embossed with the Heirloom Frames Dies and 3D Embossing Folders. Helpful hint: If you are using a Big Shot and have the magnetic platform, the 3D Embossing folder can be used without needing a shim! The "sandwich" is magnetic platform, 3D folder with cardstock inside, and ONE clear cutting pad on top. That's it! Just like the old Dynamic folders with a standard platform.


The inside of the card is dressed up as well, with a strip of Pretty Peacock foil and the flower arrangement stamped end to end so it looks like lace.


Up next is the awesome Jay Soriano, at Mitosu Crafts. I can't wait to see what he's done with this set!

https://www.mitosucrafts.com/?p=10645
https://mypapercraftjourney.com/2019/06/17/stamp-review-crew-piece-of-cake/









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Friday, June 14, 2019

My Inky Friends Creativity is Calling


It's a new month, and a new catalog, so My Inky Friends are featuring new products! If you landed here from Sara's blog, Lily's Ink Pad, then you saw her playing with the Rustic Retreat stamp set. It's it awesome? If you are starting here, just follow the links below to hop forward or backward to see what we have for you today!

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I chose the Free as a Bird stamp set and Bird Ballad Suite. Gosh, I just love those birds!!! We have so many colorful song birds here that it was a no brainer for me!

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This was one of those cards where I started out with one idea and it went in a whole different direction. Originally I was going to use the single bird image and color it, but I really loved the coloring on this bird that's in the DSP, so I fussy-cut it and use it instead. The feathers were fussy-cut from the DSP, as well.

Heart's Delight Cards, Free As A Bird, MIF Creativity is Calling, 2019-2020 Annual Catalog, Stampin' Up!

So, the only stamp that was used was the greeting, LOL. The Stitched Nested Labels Dies were used to cut the greeting, and it's part of the Free As a Bird Bundle. That's all from me today. Now hop on over to Rhonda, The Stampin' Bunny, where she's featuring To A Wild Rose!

https://thestampinbunny.blogspot.com/2019/06/to-wild-rose-creativity-is-calling-inky.html?fbclid=IwAR1uwi6g_7eThj677lrotZYJmwtYN6pibtJ1t6dRqgq-wS7Kf33GpNTAdmo

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