All That's New

Thank you for joining us for the June Pals Blog Hop and our kickoff to the new catalog! Are you ready to see wonderful creations featuring new products from the 2013-14 Stampin' Up! catalog? Get ready to update your wish list!

You should have just left stop number 18, Brian King at Stamp with Brian,  www.stampwithbrian.com  on the Pals Hop.   If so, you are in the right spot. If you get off track, the full blog lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

I decided to use all the five new In Colors from the New Catalog.  Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding and Strawberry Slush.   I used the new Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder, Mosaic Madness stamp set and the matching Mosaic Punch.  Check out page 123 of the new catalog to save 15% when you bundle the stamp set and punch.  The sentiments are from Loving Thoughts.

The next stop is Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit, www.craftybandit.com, stop number 20 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting – and I hope to see you next month!

1. Penny Nichols at Sierra Stampin!
2. Linda Callahan at Stampin' Seasons
3. Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works
4. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
5. Lynn Hoyt at cattaildesigns
6. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin'
7. Kerry Willard Bray at Stampgoodness
8. Angie Blake at Angie's Musings
9. Shannon Jaramillo at ezpeasycards.com
10. Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb...
11. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
12. Amy L. Lazzell at Just a Thought...Cards by Amy
13. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
14. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stampin
15. Patti Macleith at Papercrafts by Patti
16. Nicole Picadura at Scraps & Stamps
17. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
18. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
19. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter   YOU ARE HERE
20. Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit
21. Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts
22. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
23. Barb Furlong at The Love of Stamping
24. Peggy Noe at Prettypapercards.com
25. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space

PPA160 A Color Challenge

This week's challenge is a Color Challenge
http://www.palspaperarts.com/2013/06/ppa160-a-color-challenge.html

My card uses the Triple Stamping Technique.  You stamp your design on 3 pieces of neutral card stock and then mat each piece with another piece of matching card stock.  You may remember I made one in earth tones with leaves (SU Gently Falling) last fall for the Pals September Blog Hop.  http://scoreatfourandaquarter.blogspot.com/2012/09/pals-fall-flair-blog-hop.html


This time around I used Stampin' Up!'s Stippled Blossoms and Flowering Flourishes stamp sets.  I did a lot of "Stamping Off " on this card.  "Stamping Off" is the technique of inking up the stamp, stamping the image once on a scrap piece of paper and then stamping it again on the project (without re-inking). I stamped off when stamping the Gumball Green background with the Flowering Flourishes so that the background would be subtle.

Stippled Blossoms is a 2 Step Stamping Set and is usually used with two colors close in color.  I had only Primrose Petals to work with so I stamped the lighter color image by stamping off the Primrose Petals once for step 1 of the image and then inked and stamped  Primrose Petals for part 2.

The sentiment on the front of the card is SU Petite Pairs and the inside sentiment is from SU Best of Birthdays.  I also used Primrose Petals Dahlias.

Post Script:  After I posted my card I went to Ann Schach's blog and learned that that I should have stamped off 3 times on the Stippled Blossoms.  That is why I love to participate in these challenges; there is so much opportunity for learning.  Thanks PPA!

Stamping Space

Here is a video of my Stamping Space.

Happy Father's Day

For the Paper Players Challenge
http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/2013/05/challenge-147-leannes-sketch.html

The Card stock is Stampin' Up!'s Midnight Muse and Crumb Cake.  The DSP is from SU Print Poetry and the Neutrals Paper Stack.  The sentiment is from SU Teeny Tiny Wishes.  Other Stampin' Up! products are the Modern Label Punch and Linen Thread.

Gingham Garden

Here is a super quick project:  Cover a Composition Notebook with some Designer Series Paper (DSP) to make yourself a special notebook.  I will use this one at work for meeting notes.  Stampin' Up!'s new DSP Gingham Garden will brighten up my office for spring.


Just cut the DSP the size of your notebook cover and glue to the front and back.  Before you place the binding on the side of the notebook add some ribbon for a bookmark.  I used Stampin' Up! Island Indigo.

I used some of SU's Gingham Garden Washi Tape to decorate the Binding.  There you have it-quick and simple!

CAS Masculine

This is my submission for the Paper Players Clean and Simple (CAS) Masculine challenge.
http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/2013/05/challenge-146-anns-clean-and-simple.html

I used Stampin' Up!'s Epic Day This and That  DSP and the coordinating Epic Day stickers. The "ticket" is cut out of Epic Day DSP.  The cardstock is SU Gumball Green.  The sentiment is from SU Teeny Tiny Wishes stamped in Basic Gray.

Love the New Strawberry Slush

Stampin' Up! has a new catalog!  If you would like a copy of the new catalog, email me (droberts1252@cox.net) and I will be sure that you get one.  One of the new "In Colors" is Strawberry Slush.   This is the featured color in my card today for the PPA Sketch Challenge.

Here is the sketch:

and here is my card:

I cropped a portion of Stampin' Up!'s Pleasant Poppies stamp and used SU Perfectly Penned set for the sentiment.
The DSP and the Washi Tape are both SU Gingham Garden.  The ink and the cardstock is Strawberry Slush.  I am loving this new in color.

More with Strawberry Slush:

This card uses the Wildflower Meadow stamp set and embossing folder.  Look for the bundle in the new catalog and save 15%.

And here's another variation.  As I always say, if you are making one card, why not make a few variations \to have on hand for those cards you need in a hurry.

Happy Stamping!

May Blog Hop

Thank you for joining us for the May Pals Blog Hop and our annual retirement party! It's time to say goodbye to stamps and accessories that will not be available in the new 2013-14 Stampin' Up! catalog. Although it's always sad to see wonderful products retire, it is exciting to think about all of the new products that will soon be available. So enjoy the farewell tour for our favorite retiring products - and remember you have until June 3rd to order from the retiring product lists.

You should have just left stop number 18 on the Pals Hop

Debbie Mageed at Scrappin' and Stampin'

 If so, you are in the right spot. If you get off track, the full blog lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

I am going to miss my favorite DSP collection, Comfort Cafe.
The two stamp sets I used are also retiring, Kindness Matters and Curly Cute.

I used Curly Cute on the inside of the card.

I have used the Curly Cute sentiments on almost All of my Thank You and Birthday Cards.  (If you want some good advice, I suggest purchasing a Curly Cute set while they are still available.  You won't be sorry; it is a very versatile sentiment set to own)

    The next stop is

Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards

stop number 20 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting – and I hope to see you next month!

1. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
2. Kerry Willard Bray at Stampgoodness
3. Amy Williams at Stampin' on the Range
4. Kathleen Law at Craft With Kathleen
5. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin'
6. Kari Linder at Stampin' Essentials
7. nicole watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
8. Linda Callahan at Stampin' Seasons
9. Debra Simonis at Deb's Stampin' Grounds
10. Lynn Hoyt at Cattail Designs
11. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
12. Nicole Picadura at Scraps & Stamps
13. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
14. Amy Lazzell at Just a Thought...Cards by Amy
15. Leslie Davis at Life's Moments
16. Kim Czenszak at LiveLoveStamp
17. Maxine Conrad at Stamp to the MAX!
18. Debbie Mageed at Scrappin' and Stampin'
19. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter   YOU ARE HERE
20. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
21. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
22. Penny Nichols at Sierra Stampin!
23. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
24. Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts
25. Peggy Noe at prettypapercards.com
26. Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works
27. Julie Trevett-Smith at The Stampin' Affair
28. Shirley Sumption at look at my cute stuff
29. Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb...
30. Barbara Furlong at The Love of Stamping
31. Elaine Fleming at Studio Elaine

Hello Doily

This is for the PPA Color Challenge:

Hello Doily is one of my favorite stamps and I don't use it enough.  This color combination was a struggle for me, but this is what I finally

put together.

We can always use a Thank you card.

Stamps are Hello Doily and Teeny Tiny Wishes

Summer Starfruit Ribbon and Summer Starfruit ink stamped on Summer Starfruit card stock.

Word Window and Modern Label Punches

Pool Party Button

Epic Day

This design is for the Paper Players Challenge. 

Stampin' Up!'s Epic Day This and That designer series paper is a great collection of colors and designs.

All products Stampin' Up!

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Pool Party  DSP:  Epic Day This and That

Big Shot paper Doiley Sizzllits L, Delicate Doilies Sizzlits L

Delicate Doilies Lace Tape

Stamp:  Teeny Tiny Wishes