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Happy Thursday.  Welcome to my blog.  Today is another Home Sweet Home challenge with the DOstamper STARS. 

 

 

I was inspired by the color palette and some of the images in this fabulous photo.  I used the Hardwood background stamp on the Garden Green layer to create my base. 

 

 

I liked the way the drop cloth had spots of color and that is what inspired my stamping.  I used the smallest images from the Mixed Bunch stamp set and stamped them in Real Red, Pacific Point and Daffodil Delight.  The greeting is from the Geometrical stamp set.

 

Tomorrow is Independence Day in the United States.  Hope you have a safe and happy holiday.  Thanks for stopping by.

 

Check out my fellow STARS for more inspiration

Dawn's Pictogram Punch Card

Miriam's Starburst Sayings Card

Sharon's Groovy Kind of Love Card 

Connie's Flower Patch Card

 

All items Stampin' Up unless noted.

 

Stamps: Geometrical, Mixed Bunch, Hardwood

Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Garden Green, Brights Background DSP Stack

Ink:  Jet Black Stazon Ink, Real Red, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight

Other:  None

Color My World Happy

Greetings.  Welcome to this week's DOstamper STARS challenge.  This week we are playing with color.  These colors seemed so bright and cheerful, I thought a happy card was in order.

 

I used strips of paper from the Polka Dot Parade DSP collection to create my banners.  This DSP is now retired, but the Brights Background DSP Stack would be a good alternative. 

 

The flower is from the Mixed Bunch stamp set.  I stamped the image with Jet Black Stazon on Whisper White cardstock and then punched it out using the Blossom Punch.  I added a Daffodil Delight candy dot to the center.

 

 

Hopefully this card brought a smile to your face.  Visit my fellow STARS for more inspiration.

 

Sharon Bennett

Miriam Bollinger

Robyn Rasset

Connie Plaumann 

Dawn Olchefske

 

All items Stampin' Up unless noted.

 

Stamps: Mixed Bunch, Geometrical

Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Real Red, Polka Dot Parade DSP (Retired)

Ink:  Jet Black Stazon Ink

Other:  Brights Candy Dots, Blossom Punch

DOstamper STARS Challenge #068

Hooray - it is Thursday, time for another DOstamper STARS Challenge.  This week cannot go fast enough for me.  I am so glad it is Thursday!  This week is a photo inspiration challenge called Home Sweet Home.

I really like this photo.  I like the colors and the floral images.  For my card, I used the Five Way Flower stamp with Tangerine Tango, Melon Mambo and Daffodil Delight ink.  I can't take any credit for the card layout.  I saw this layout done by Brandy Cox on You Tube last year.

I stamped the flower three times in each color on Whisper White cardstock.  This stamp is designed to work with the Stampin' Up Scallop Circle punches.  I punched one flower in each color using the 2 3/8" Scallop Circle, the 1 3/4" Scallop Circle and the 1 1/4" Scallop Circle.  I then layered each flower using one of each color.  I topped them off with a Basic Black Candy Dot.

 Here are links to my fellow STARS' cards:

Dawn Olchefske

Connie Plaumann

Jan Carlson

Robyn Rasset

Miriam Bollinger

Thanks for stopping by.

All items Stampin' Up unless noted.

Stamps: Five Way Flower, Four You, Mixed Bunch

Paper:  Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight

Ink:  Jet Black Stazon, Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight

Other:  2 1/2" Circle Punch, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Scallop Circle Punch, Neutrals Candy Dots

Getting Ready for the Holidays

I am starting a new series of posts today featuring Stampin' Up product that you can use to get ready for the holidays.

The first post features some holiday ornaments created with the Gift Bow Bigz L Dies.

The ornament may look familiar to you.  It is the actually the same construction as the small pumpkin from a couple weeks ago.  See the Truly Grateful Pumpkins post.  I have replaced the stem with a Candy Dots Brad Base blinged out with a large Basic Jewel Rhinestone and Silver 1/8" ribbon as a hanger.

The angel is very sweet and easy to construct.   I cut 2 Small bow loops and 2 bow tails from Pool Party.  I then stamped the pieces using the Mixed Bunch stamp set with Island Indigo ink.  The halo is punched from Silver Foil Sheet using the 1 3/4" and the 1 1/4" circle punches.  The face is punched from Pink Pirouette using the 1 1/4" circle.  The center piece is Island Indigo cardstock punched with the 7/8" scallop circle and layered with a Frosted Finishes embellishment.

My upline, Dawn Olchefske has a video on her website featuring this project.  Check it out:  Stampin' Up Gift Bow Die Angel

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you enjoy these projects.

Stamp: Mixed Bunch
Paper: Ornament - Island Indigo, Winter Frost Specialty DSP.  Angel - Pool Party, Island Indigo, Silver Foil, Pink Pirouette.

Ink: Ornament - Versamark.  Angel - Island Indigo.
Other: Gift Bow Bigz L Die.  Ornament - Candy Dots Brad Base, Basic Jewel Rhinestone, Silver 1/8" Ribbon, Silver Embossing Powder.  Angel - Silver 1/8" Ribbon, Frosted Finishes Embellishments.

Circle Punches - Ornament - 1" Circle, 7/8" Scallop Circle.  Angel - 1 3/4" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 7/8" Scallop Circle



Elegant Thank You

When I saw the photo challenge at Stampin' Royalty, I was so inspired.  The colors are so crisp, clean and modern.  Of course, I needed to find a fitting sketch to go along with the color.  The sketch was featured this week on Mojo Monday.

 

I had a lot of fun putting this card together.  I used one of the small stamps from the Mixed Bunch stamp set to add texture to the Smoky Slate vertical element.  The flower was stamped from the same stamp set in Daffodil Delight which coordinates with the ribbon.  The white was embossed with the Modern Wallpaper embossing folder from Provo Craft.

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

 

All items Stampin' Up unless noted

Stamp: Mixed Bunch, Four You
Paper:  Daffodil Delight, Smoky Slate, Whisper White

Ink:  Daffodil Delight, Smoky Slate
Other:  Blossom Punch, Daffodil Delight 1/4" Stitched Ribbon, Cuttlebug Modern Wallpaper Embossing Folder

Pool Party Smiles

Here it is - the middle of the week already.  I can’t believe it is Wednesday.  I can remember when I was younger my grandmother told me that time goes faster as you get older.  I thought that seemed crazy, but I completely understand now.

When I saw the colors in this week’s challenge at the Paper Players I was intrigued.  There is no way I would have matched Pool Party with Rich Razzleberry.  It took a big of experimenting, but I found something that I thought looked nice.  Then I switched the Razzleberry and Pool Party around.  Not sure which one I like better.  Leave me a comment and let me know.  The layout is based on the sketch at MojoMonday.

 

Here are my cards.  Rich Razzleberry Base Layer:

 

Pool Party Base Layer:

 

All items Stampin' Up unless noted

Stamp:  Mixed Bunch, Polka Dot Pieces (Sentiment)
Paper:  Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink:  Rich Razzleberry, Pool Party, Versamark
Other:  Black Embossing Powder, Rich Razzleberry ¼” Stitched Ribbon, Mixed Bunch Punch