Blog Hop: Promotion Playtime!

Its March 1 and that means its time for a fun, new blog hop!!

This month we thought we'd focus on some of the promotions you might not be as familiar with- things that aren't in the catalog, but things that are just as fun to create with! That should mean you'll see really different things at each blog- that makes it even more exciting, doesn't it?

 

I chose to focus on the photopolymer stamp sets!! They are 100% clear stamps and they stick very well to any of our blocks- including my wonky block that nothing will stick to! They can be curved if you want and they are much better quality than other totally clear stamps I have tried. These aren't in the catalog, but there was a new set released most months in 2013, and I own two of them! I've created two cards for you to enjoy today, each card focusing on the stamp set and how versatile it is. Yeay for getting plenty of mileage out of your stamp purchases!!!

 

First up, I have this happy card. I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch for the layout. I love this stamp set!! I bought it for scrapbooking but mostly I've used it for cards, which makes me laugh. I don't care for air travel but the tiny airplane and the heart jet stream is my very favorite part of the set!   

Supplies:

Stamps: Wanderlust (photopolymer)

Ink: Coastal Cabana, Tangerine Tango

Paper: Very Vanilla & Baked Brown Sugar card stocks, Retro Fresh DP

Accessories: Dimensionals

Next up is a pretty card using the latest sketch from the Freshly Made Sketches blog. The greeting, the arrows and the banners all come from this fun stamp set! And the pretty DP is from the Sale-A-Bration brochure and only available with a $50 purchase until March 31!!

Supplies:

Stamps: Show & Tell 1 (photopolymer)

Ink: Coastal Cabana, Calypso Coral, Early Espresso

Paper: Sahara Sand & Whisper White card stocks, Sweet Sorbet DP (SAB14)

Accessories: 1 3/8 inch circle punch

 

What do you think? Do you want to give the photopolymer stamps a shot? Well, while you think about that, go check out what Cheryl has made to share! Then be sure to stop by all the other blogs and see what promotions you might be missing out on!! 

(and leave us some comments- its an easy way to brighten everyone's day!)

 

Double Retro

I got to stamp! I had written out the sketches I typically use, and then while my son was using the computer for his science project (and Dad was helping), I managed to put two cards together! They use the same sketch (Retro Sketch #102) but I had a lot of ideas for it, so here are two!

First I used a fun DP print for the largest area.

Supplies:

Stamps: Wanderlust, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Basic Gray, Soft Sky, Gumball Green

Paper: Very Vanilla card stock, Epic Day DP

 

Then I thought I'd stamp the card front and leave the greeting area plain.

Supplies:

Stamps: Yippee-Skippee, Wonderfall, Gorgeous Grunge

Ink: Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Early Espresso

Paper: Crumb Cake & Old Olive card stocks

Orangey Birthday Cards!!!

Its a new week, and that means a new card class coming up! But first we'll wrap up last week's class for you. I know this was advertised as an All Occasion card class, but personally, I did a lot of birthday and thank you cards because that's what I use the most.

This first card would work for just about anyone's birthday, with the happy bright colors.

Supplies:
Stamps: Banner Greetings, Wanderlust
Ink: Tempting Turquoise
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White card stocks, I Am Me DP
Accessories: Brights Candy Dots

And this second one, while using softer colors, the greeting cracks me up! *grin

Supplies:
Stamps: Make A Cake, Yippee Skippee
Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe, Chocolate Chip markers, Tangerine Tango
Paper: Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Chocolate Chip card stocks
Accessories: White Bakers Twine, Dimensionals

Blog Hop: CASE that Pin!

Its the first of the month, so that means its time for another fabulous blog hop!

This month's theme was chosen by Julie, and she'd like us to focus on using our pinned projects on Pinterest! Smart girl! How many of us find our Pinterest boards are full of ideas that we never, ever get around to trying? Not to mention how handy it is to CASE (Copy And Share Everything) your projects - you simply find a project you love and you make it! No thinking required! *grin Hopefully you'll stick with the whole blog hop and be inspired to use your own Pinterest boards in your papercrafting!

First up, I have this quick and cute sample...which is linked right HERE. I love stamping on DP! The sample card uses retired DP but I'll show you how to use supplies you can order right away to make your own! And to make it my own, I went with a standard A2 size card, instead of a square note card. I find I don't use those very often...

Supplies:
Stamps: Summer Silhouettes, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Midnight Muse, Wild Wasabi, Basic Gray
Paper: Midnight Muse card stock, I Am Me DP
Accessories: Corner Rounder Punch, Rhinestones

And then this pretty one, found HERE, took a few more stamp sets, hee hee....

Supplies:
Stamps: Wonderfall, Wanderlust, Simply Sketched
Ink: Baked Brown Sugar, Pistachio Pudding
Paper: Pistachio Pudding, Baked Brown Sugar & Whisper White card stocks
Accessories: Hexagon Punch, Rhinestones, Linen Thread, Neutral Buttons, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals

Well, I hope that inspires you, just like it did me! Its so easy to swap out the supplies you have and create a card you already love! Hop through to each stop and maybe you'll even find more to pin! Next up: Julie!

Adventures

Happy Monday evening to you! Despite a crazy-busy {exhausting!} weekend, I still managed to get some cards stamped today! Whoo hoo! Mostly I was working on my plan for my upcoming class. This is definitely going to be one of those cards.

I like the bright colors and I think it would work for an all-occasion/thinking of you or even a birthday card, especially for a boy. I made a point to use a current sketch (from the Clean & Simple blog) for today's post, so that you can play along too!

Supplies:
Stamps: Wanderlust
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise & Whisper White card stocks
Accessories: Brights Candy Dots

haha, see, I knew it was good for a boy- my son was watching me write this blog post up and said "I love that card!! Now that's a creation!"

Happy Retro!

Happy Friday to you! Got any fun plans for the weekend? We're waiting to see if the sickies are out of the house or not...that will definitely affect plans...!
No, I did not need all of the sympathy cards I've been sharing, just the one, but I figured it was a good time to make a few extras for next time...!

For that change of pace I promised, here's a bright, happy card. I used the latest Retro Sketch, and I love the rounded top corner. I thought the Wanderlust stamp set could make a fun collage kind of stamping, and it did. I think it works nicely for an all-occasion card. I used all the ink colors that you find in the fun I Am Me DP.

Supplies:
Stamps: Wanderlust
Ink: Calypso Coral, Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight, Coastal Cabana, Real Red
Paper: Daffodil Delight, Whisper White card stocks, I Am Me DP
Accessories: Daffodil stitched grosgrain ribbon, Brights Candy Dots, Corner Rounder Punch

Blog Hop: Summer Celebration!

Welcome to our July Blog Hop!

Anna has picked the theme of Summer Celebration and I can't think of anything more fun! I hope you're as excited as I am to see all the fun ideas everyone has, and that you'll hop all the way through with us! I got a box of new goodies just as I finally had a chance to work on these projects so you'll see a lot of new stuff shown off here today! *grin I didn't realize til I went to post that I use the same DP pack on all three projects, haha!

This particular summer itself is quite a celebration for my family, haha...my long time readers will know that most of my summers are usually spent away from home running a scout camp with my husband- but he had the opportunity to change jobs in the past year and we are spending this summer home, as a whole family! Whoohoo for that! We've got to do some fun things as a family, and we're only a month into our summer!

So first up is a random day Summer Celebration kind of scrapbook page! Seems like playing in the water is always a celebration, especially for kids, so here's a trip to a really fun splash pad!

Supplies:

Stamps: Swallowtail

Ink: Basic Gray

Paper: I Am Me DP, So Saffron card stock

July in my house includes a birthday, and every birthday must be Celebrated! Thanks Anna for encouraging me to get this card done in plenty of time! I wanted to use THIS Retro Sketch, and after I made it I had a better idea for it, so here are two very similar cards, haha...

Supplies:
Stamps: Make a Cake, Itty Bitty Banners
Ink: Pool Party, Gumball Green Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight
Paper: I Am Me DP, Calypso Coral & Whisper White card stocks
Accessories: Brights Candy Dots, Epic Day Washi Tape, White Bakers Twine

Independence Day is another fun Summer Celebration all across the country, so I had to include this layout as well, with pictures from two years ago. The other exciting thing about this page is the stamps I used are from the newest photopolymer stamp set!! Check it out HERE. I love that the postcard made for a perfect journaling spot!

Supplies:
Stamps: Wanderlust
Ink: Real Red
Paper: I Am Me DP, Pool Party, Real Red & Whisper White card stocks
Accessories: Brights Candy Dots

Now go see everyone else's ideas for a Summer Celebration and let us know what you think! *grin