Saying Goodbye to Lovely As A Tree!

It's been a while... but I'm back with the Stamping Symphony Blog Hop today! We're saying farewell to some of the retiring items. I'm sharing a card I featured in one of my Weekly on Wednesdays Facebook live video a couple of weeks ago. Check it out:

So many fun elements and layers to this card - a stamped background, some Designer Series Paper, faux stitching, ribbon & twine and hints of gold everywhere.

You can probably get a better peek at what I'm talking about in the picture above. Isn't it fun?! I used some Shimmer Paint and a Dauber to added the gold right to my stamps! For the little leaves, I daubed the gold to the stamp and stamped. For the tree, I first stamped in Tranquil Tide Ink (retiring June 3, 2019!) and then added hints of gold to the stamp before stamping. Just know that your dauber will also pick up the ink from the stamp.

Of course I can never forget the inside of the card! I added the same elements as the front. It adds a nice touch, I think!

I couldn't link directly to the video a couple of weeks ago on my Facebook Page, but I've now also uploaded it to my YouTube Channel, so you can find it there... along with all my other videos! ;)

Thanks for hopping by and don't forget to pop by my other Stamping Symphony friends to see what they're biding farewell to. If you'd like to recreate this card, I've included all the materials below and you can simply click the links to my Stampin' Up! storefront (but only if you don't already have a Canadian Demonstrator). If you'd like to buy this card, you can now find it in my ONLINE SHOP! So excited to be back selling online again.

1. A La Cards (Leena)

2. Lolly & Sand (Sandy)

3. justBstamping (Barb)

4. Stamping with Jen (Jen)

5. Hofkissed (Steph) << You Are Here

Until next time, stay crafty!

Steph

P.S. Last I checked, the Shimmer Paint is on the Clearance Rack for a stinkin' good deal!!

Product List

Lovely As A Tree Clear-Mount Stamp Set [127793] $27.00	Hardwood Wood-Mount Stamp Set [133032] $27.00	Tranquil Tide 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144246] $11.50	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $13.25
Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack [144177] $15.00	Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [147146] $10.25	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $10.25	Vegas Gold Shimmer Paint [146886] $11.00
5/8" (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon [141487] $9.50	Very Vanilla Solid Baker's Twine [144224] $4.00	Big Shot [143263] $150.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $41.00
Happy Birthday Thinlits Die [143700] $27.00	Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets [144106] $13.50	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $5.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50
Sponge Daubers [133773] $7.00	Clear Block A [118487] $5.25	Clear Block C [118486] $9.00	Clear Block D [118485] $11.25

Happy New Year... Almost!

It's time for our monthly Blog Hop! I can't believe how fast the time is going by... the holidays are almost here and 2019 is just around the corner! To celebrate, I created a card for this month's Stamping Symphony Blog Hop. Check it out:

It's a fairly simple card & uses mostly paper... lots & lots of beautiful glimmer & shimmer on this card! I die cut several pennants from various papers using the Playful Pennants Thinlits Dies & my Big Shot. I opted not to use the coordinating stamp set (Pick A Pennant) on this card.

Here's a better look at all that shimmer. It was difficult to get it all to show up at the same time. I didn't have a "Happy New Year" stamp (and again, I could've stamped that with the coordinating Pick A Pennant Stamp Set), but I chose to use a sentiment from Itty Bitty Greetings instead. I think it works AND I definitely recommend that stamp set in your stash.

Did you notice those numbers on the card? I cut those out from the Broadway Bound Speciality Designer Series Paper.

On the inside, I left plenty of room for a message and added a couple more pennants to the top. Clean & simple!

Here's one last look at some of the elements. To make that "celebrate" pop a little, I die cut one from black & one from white & offset them slightly. It makes it look a little 3D, but without all that bulk!

So, that's it from me today. Thanks for stopping by & make sure you hop along to all the other awesome people below. ;)

1. A La Cards (Leena)
2. Lolly & Sand (Sandy)

3. justBstamping (Barb)

4. Stamping with Jen (Jen)

5. Hofkissed (Steph) << You Are Here

Until next time, stay crafty!

Steph

Product List

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $13.25	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $11.50	Broadway Bound Speciality Designer Series Paper [146277] $19.00	Gold Glimmer Paper [146958] $6.75
Copper Foil Sheets [142020] $5.50	Itty Bitty Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146667] $49.00	Clear Block G [118489] $6.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25
Big Shot [143263] $150.00	Celebrate You Thinlit Dies [146840] $31.00	Playful Pennants Framelits Dies [146352] $35.00	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $13.50
Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $5.50

Rose Wonder for the Win!

Hello! I'm currently writing this post during an ice storm here in Ontario. Apparently the worst is yet to come, so hopefully we still have power by the time you're reading this. ;) It's messy out there, so it's a good excuse to stay in my comfies and create!

This month we're chatting retiring products. I focused on the Rose Wonder stamp set & coordinating dies. It's a set I didn't use nearly enough, but it's fabulous! I love sets that have both images & sentiments and if you follow me on Instagram, you'll notice I've been doing a lot with it lately!

It's a fairly simple card, really, but has a few layers to it. I love how the layers are poking through the vellum flower. I heat embossed the outline by stamping in black ink and then quickly dumping Clear Embossing Powder over top and heating. DID YOU KNOW: You can get just about any colour of embossing with coloured ink and clear powder?! BUT... I'm happy to announce that Stampin' Up! is bringing back Black Embossing Powder in the 2018/2019 Annual Catalogue... going live on June 1st!

After heat embossing, I cut the floral image out and then coloured with my Blends. If you're bummed about them not being orderable right now, don't fret. They will return late May or early June and there are also plenty more being released in the new Annual. I'm over-the-moon excited about that!!

To add some extra pizzazz to the card, I added hints of gold with a metallic doily and the specialty paper from the Eastern Palace pack. I always tend to hoard paper, but since this awesome stuff is retiring also, I didn't hold back when adding two layers to my card front. I really love the way that looks.

To finish things off, you can't forget the inside! I did a little bit of stamping and added a 3/4" strip of paper over top to bring in that gold again. There's still plenty of room for writing, but if you didn't want as much space, fill up more of it with stamping. ;)

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out the other bloggers:

1. A La Cards (Leena)
2. Lolly & Sand (Sandy)

3. justBstamping (Barb)

4. Stamping with Jen (Jen)

5. Hofkissed (Steph) << You Are Here

Until next time, stay crafty!
Steph 

To check out the products in more detail, click on the links below. Don't forget, many of these items are retiring and are only available "while supplies last", or until May 31, 2018.

Product List

Rose Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set [140697] $33.00	Rose Garden Thinlits Dies [140619] $41.00	Emerald Envy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141415] $10.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25
Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101856] $10.00	Eastern Palace Specialty Designer Series Paper [144147] $17.00	Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad [141396] $8.50	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $9.25
Heat Tool [129053] $40.00	Embossing Buddy [103083] $8.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $11.25	Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder [109130] $6.75
Metallic Foil Doilies [138392] $5.25	Old Olive Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144574] $6.00	Rich Razzleberry Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144583] $6.00	Big Shot [143263] $136.00
Clear Block F [118483] $22.50	Clear Block B [117147] $8.00	1-3/8" Circle Punch [119860] $21.50