CCM Saturday Blog Hop - Go Green

Today's Create With Connie & Mary Saturday Blog Hop theme is Go Green, and I suppose Connie and Mary were thinking of St. Patrick's Day (or maybe recycling?). Unfortunately, I waited too long to order the Lucky Clover bundle and the punch sold out very quickly. There's a lesson in there - don't wait if you want something! So instead of St. Paddy's Day, today I'm going green with green apples. 😊

The Apple Harvest stamp set carried over from the July-Dec mini and is available online. The Apple Blossoms Dies did not and are on clearance for $14.00! These die cut apples are popped up on a Basic White Stylish Shapes circle, which is adhered to a Granny Apple Green stamped Rays of Light (also die cut) circle.

I find that a vellum layer darkens the color under it, so I put Parakeet Party behind the embossed vellum to closely match the Granny Apple Green mat behind it. They both measure 3 3/4" x 5", and the G.A.G. mat measures 3 15/16" x 5 3/16".

That's all for today - see you next Saturday! Up next is Libby Fens at Libby Stamps. Or click the "back" button to go back to Lori at Loritamarie Crafts. Now, if you don't mind, I'm off to find a nice crisp Granny Smith apple to munch!

Stampin' Up! products used:

• Stamps: Apple Harvest, Rays of Light 
  
• Paper: Basic White, Garden Green, Granny Apple Green, Parakeet Party, Vellum Cardstock
  
• Ink: Memento, Basic Gray, Granny Apple Green, plus Stampin Blends Combos Granny Apple Green, Soft Sea Foam, Natural Tones (MD2 & D2), Daffodil Delight, Polished Pink, Petal Pink 
  
• Accessories: Apple Blossoms Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Basics 3D Folders (Online Exclusive), 2022-2024 In Color Matte Decorative Dots

Stamp Review Crew - Potted Geraniums

Welcome to the Stamp Review Crew's POTTED GERANIUMS edition! The "Crew" is 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. If you landed here from Deb's blog, Heartfelt Inkspiration, welcome! There are four of us today, so the tour won't take too long.

Potted Geraniums is a 17 piece photopolymer stamp set with a coordinating 12 piece die set that you can bundle and save 10%. Nine of the stamps are sentiments, including the adorably tiny ones that fit on the plant label! I have three cards to share today, thanks to my awesome friend (and team member) Sherry, who let me borrow her bundle.

I found the combination of Garden Green and Granny Apple Green pleasing for the leaves, so that's what I used on all the cards, but this first one has Sweet Sorbet blossoms. (I looked up images of geraniums to get an idea of colors, and holy cow - I never knew there was such a variety!)

It was paired with the Country Gingham DSP and I added some die cut clouds from the Waves Dies.

It's hard to see in the photo, but there is a light Balmy Blue sky. I think I could have added a little more color, but I figured that out after the butterflies were adhered. (Oops.)

The next card has the same green leaves, but this time Fresh Freesia blossoms. Yes, there are even purple geraniums...who knew?!

The purple geraniums needed purple pots, so Gorgeous Grape to the rescue! I embossed some vellum with one of the new Basics 3D folders (an Online Exclusive), and matted it on white so it would stand out. A G.G. panel was added behind before adhering it all on a Fresh Freesia card base.

I forgot I had the Glossy Dots Assortment until I was pawing through my embellishments looking for something suitable. You never buy something and put it away, only to promptly forget about it, do you? No? I guess that's MY super power, LOL.

The last card only has the sentiments stamped. Everything else is die cut with the Geraniums Dies. Again, Garden Green and Granny Apple Green leaves, with Flirty Flamingo and Sweet Sorbet blossoms. The pot is a two piece die cut (Cajun Craze) and the DSP behind is another Online Exclusive, Hello Irresistable 6" x 6" DSP.

Oh! And the embossing is one of the Basics 3D folders, too!

That's all I have to share for today, so click "Next" to see what Holly created, or "Previous" to visit Deb again. Thanks for stopping by!

CCM Saturday Blog Hop - OMBRE!

Today's Create With Connie & Mary Saturday Blog Hop theme is to use ink, DSP or other mediums to create an ombre card. I used a Blending Brush with Orchid Oasis ink on Shimmery White cardstock to create my ombre. Shimmery White really helps the ink blend nicely!

As I'm writing this we are having fierce winds and the power keeps going out, so I'm going to keep this short. I made this card for my neighbor's daughter who is an early grad. She completed everything and graduated a semester early!

The "Congratulations" is in the Charming Sentiments bundle and the numerals are from the Alphabest bundle. I colored and fussy cut some flowers in the Perfectly Penciled DSP, and used one of the Basics 3D embossing folders for the background.

That's all for today - see you next Saturday! Up next is Libby Fens at Libby Stamps. Or click the "back" button to go back to Lori at Loritamarie Crafts.

 

Stampin' Up! products used:

• Stamps: Charming Sentiments bundle and Alphabest bundle
  
• Paper: Basic White and Shimmery White cardstock, 2022-2024 In Color Glimmer Paper, Perfectly Penciled DSP
  
• Ink: Orchid Oasis, plus Granny Apple Green and Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends Combos
  
• Accessories: Layering Diorama Dies, Basics 3D Embossing Folders (Online Exclusive!), 2022-2024 In Color Matte Decorative Dots