ICS BLOG HOP-ITS A GUY THING!

 

Happy June! As we are heading into the warmer days, we are also heading towards Father's Day! So this month this amazing group of independent Stampin' Up! demonstrators are bringing you "guy" ideas!  This is always a tough one for me! lol But let's see how we do!

Here's my card:

So for the guys I always say "less is more".   As a cardmaker, I love to add all the fun frilly stuffs to my creations! Well for the guys, that's a no-no! lol My theory is you can do it with either color or content (ie., stamp set, pictures, etc.)-just keep it simple!

This card has so little stamping on it! In fact, I had to dig through my stash to find sets with just a "happy" & "day" that were not to fancy! lol Found them on Something Fancy (there's irony there! lol) and Cheerful Daisies!

The DSP is the real star of the show here. It's the brand new                        Country Woods 12x12 DSP! I do love the "natural" look, and this DSP is all that!

The letters were formed with the Alphabet A La Mode Dies. Just popped up the panel & it give the "shadow" letters!

Embellishments are the '23-'25 In-Color Jute Trim Pack & the                   Metallic Enamel Effects Basics-silver! No fancy bling! Altho I do use the     Enamel Effects on many many cards!!!!

So I hope this gave you a good masculine idea! I know I'll be hopping through this hop for inspiration!  I always need ideas, and right now there's nothing in my stash to pull from in a birthday "emergency"! lol

Now hop over to Hawaii to Cheryl's blog to see what she has to share! I know you'll love it! Simply click on her name here or the icon below! Then keep going for some great "guy-spiration"!

Happy Stampin'!

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ICS BLOG HOP-FAREWELL TO 2022-2024 IN COLORS

 Well it's that dreaded time of year-saying goodbye to our 2022-2024 In-Colors! And yes, we will welcome some really pretty new ones, but it's always sad to see some go. This month on our Inspire, Create, Share Blog Hop we are featuring some beautiful creations in homage to these colors that have been with us for 2 years!!!! Join us in their farewell!!!

Here's my card:

This card uses ALL retiring products! We are losing so many products this year! So many new & exciting ones coming though!

This card uses all 5 of the retiring In-Colors. My fave has always been the      Starry Sky. It's such a pretty, deep tone.  The stamp set has been with us for 2 catalogs & has been used quite a bit! I hate that the Scallop Contour Dies are going!!! I've used them so much! Such great backgrounds! Alas alack!

The image was embossed with the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder. Also retiring. I liked how this one just gives that little bit of texture to the card. 

Lastly, the embellishments. The Metallic Woven Ribbon has been my fave ribbons for a long time! They are nice & thin-good for mailing! And so easy to tie! Hoping for some great new ones just like them! It's finished off with the dragonsflies from the Dragonflies & Birds Adhesives. I am literally shocked these are not returning!!!! They sold out so fast & I waited literally months for them to come back into stock!!! I would've thought they would still be around! Well don't be surprised if ya see one "flying" around on a future project!!! lol Love em!!

So time to say goodbye. I'll miss these and so many more retiring products. But look forward to welcoming some great new ones!!!

Now hop over to Janey's blog to see her goodbye! Simply click on her name here or on the icon below! Then keep going! I know you won't be sorry! Get some ideas to use up the retirees-to make room for the new ones of course!!!! lol

Happy Stampin'!!!

If you are not working with a Stampin' Up! demonstrator already I'd love to share all our amazingness with you!! You can contact me HERE!  

You can find all the items above at my online store HERE! 

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ICS BLOG HOP-EASTER LILIES

 

Happy spring! Well-almost! Here on the Inspire, Create, Share Blog Hop we are going "springy" this month-Hopping into spring! I thought that would be a perfect time to create an Easter card!  What is more springy than Easter?!

Here's my card:

This is a "fun fold" of sorts.  I wanted to be able to add some interest to the oh so beautiful Easter Lilies stamp set & dies!!!! This one give a bit of interest with the front panel.  You can just sort of see it here. Hard to photograph it!!!

I simply cut out the center of the front of the card then used it as the top matte.  Stamped & embossed it using the Fern Embossing folder! I thought it went with the ferns that are stamped! 

Simply added a few Brushed Brass Butterflies embellishments to give it that special attention! The sentiment panel is cut from the Countryside Corners Dies.

Of course I had to finish off the inside! Had to make sure the image is in the middle as it's covered by the mat in the front! 

This is a super easy stamp/die set, and it looks soooooo pretty!!!! I think it makes a very special Easter card!

Hope it gave you a "springy feeling"!!! If you want more spring, hop over to     Terri's blog!!!! And keep going! I know I sure need a dose of spring!!!! Simply click on her name here or on the icon below! It'll take you on a "spring fling"!!!!

Happy Stampin'!

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You can find all the items above at my online store HERE! 

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INSPIRE, CREATE, SHARE BLOG HOP-ADORNING HEARTS

Hello "lovelies"!! Welcome to this month's Inspire, Create, Share Blog Hop! We are featuring "love" for ya! All kinds of love-Valentines, anniversary, wedding-whatever! Hope you are feeling "loved" after hopping through our Stampin' Up! independent demonstrators!!!! (heehee)

Here's my card:

So I went with a card that could be used for just about any of the occasions listed above-and then some! This Adorning Hearts bundle is so much fun!!! I have had a blast creating crazy Valentine's cards for my grandkids, but I wanted to take a break from the red & do something that would be good for an "older kid"! lol 

I pulled out the Poetic Expressions DSP and used the colors as my inspiration! Now the golds are not really the same, but I don't think it distracts.  

The lovely gold leaf heart and the sentiment are stamped using the            Adorning Hearts stamp set and then embossed with Gold Embossing powder! The little pink heart is die cut using the Adorning Hearts Dies! 

The lovely background shape is cut using the Thoughtful Expressions Dies! I love how they have the really cool stitching along the edges! The                     Distressed Gold 12x12 Specialty DSP really adds to the elegance of the card. 

It is finished off with a few Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels. 

I love how this came out! I do have a wedding we will be attending in a couple of months, so I think this will have a home!

Tricia is up next!!! Now hop over to her blog by clicking on her name here or the icon below! Then keep hopping! You're sure to feel the "love"!!!                      Happy Valentine's Day 💕 btw!!!

Happy Stampin'!!! 

If you are not working with a Stampin' Up! demonstrator already I'd love to share all our amazingness with you!! You can contact me HERE!  

You can find all the items above at my online store HERE! 

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ICS BLOG HOP-JUNGLE PALS

 

Happy New Year!!! And welcome to a full year of fun at our                         Inspire, Create, Share Blog Hop!! 

First, I apologize for my absence in December. We've had a very crazy year with moving, grandkids, etc., etc., etc! I decided to take the month off and just relax & enjoy the beauty of the season. And I did! Tons of family, friends & fun! But now I'm back at it in full swing!

So this month begins not only our new January-April Mini Catalog but also   Sale-a-Bration!!! So much fun all around!!!! We are featuring some of the best of the best Sale-a-Bration items!!! Remember, FREE with your qualifying purchase! And no they have so many great products that coordinate with the                Annual and Mini catalogs!!!

Here's my card:

Now first I must say I HAD to get the sloth-one of my beautiful granddaughters is obsessed with sloths!!! lol And here it was-Jungle Pals-for FREE! and it actually has the matching dies to match-for FREE!!!! lol

The background is the from the MOST beautiful DSP Pack ever-the Perennial Lavender DSP Pack! They really outdid themselves with this beautiful paper!!!!

I had to look up the sloth coloring! lol Not sure these are perfect, but they're ok.  The Stamping' Blends sure help make it easy!!!

The sentiment is from the fun Submarine Life! I find the new Mini Catalog has a lot of great kids' stuff!!! Which is great because I was sorely lacking!!! lol

The fishing touch are the pretty Rainbow Adhesive Backed Dots-also from the   J-A Mini Catalog! So much fun!!!

Deb's blog is up next!!! Hop over to see what fun she has to share! And remember, these featured products are all FREE with your qualified purchase!!!!!!!

Happy New Year and Happy Stampin'!!!!

If you are not working with a Stampin' Up! demonstrator already I'd love to share all our amazingness with you!! You can contact me HERE!  

You can find all the items above at my online store HERE! 

You can find Paper Pumpkin HERE!

ICS BLOG HOP-NIGHT DIVINE

It's Inspire, Create, Share Blog Hop time again!!! This month this group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators are ringing in the holiday season with Christmas creations! It's never too early for Christmas!

Here's my card:

So this was a card that kind of came from scraps! I have been working non stop with this beautiful O Holy Night DSP! Wow is it pretty! I don't want to throw away any of it! So I decided to use the scraps from another project for this Z-fold card! 

The only stamping is the beautiful sentiment from the Night Divine stamp set! This is a great set with several large sentiments. I thought this would be perfect as the focal point of the card! I think it says it all!

I even added a strip of the DSP inside. These Z-folds are nice because they can stand on their own. Christmas cards make wonderful decorations on their own, and these really make a nice visual!

The only other item used other than the standard inks & cardstocks are the Adhesive-Backed Star Trinkets! Love these little stars!!!!!

Next up is Janey. Hope on over to her blog & check out her Christmas creation! Simply click on her name or the icon below! Then keep going!!! Hope this hop puts you in the spirit! It's coming!!!

Happy Stampin'!

If you are not working with a Stampin' Up! demonstrator already I'd love to share all our amazingness with you!! You can contact me HERE!  

You can find all the items above at my online store HERE! 

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INSPIRE, CREATE, SHARE BLOG HOP-ALL ABOUT AUTUMN

Welcome to this month's Inspire, Create, Share Blog Hop! This month we are all "fall-ed" up! That's right-Autumn is here, & we are featuring some fun fall creations!!! 

Here's my card:

Now I'm totally loving this All About Autumn 6x6 Specialty DSP! Wow! Beautiful designs with gold on one side and amazing fall photos on the other!!! This card uses both! A metallic side AND the photo side. I had fun playing with the             Autumn Leaves Dies! Lotsa leaves! Gonna look like my yard soon! lol

And of course we can't leave the inside naked!!! lol

Other items used in this card are the Simply Elegant Trim,                       Brushed Metallic Dots, and the So Sincere stamp set (for the sentiment).  Not too many supplies! and a fun card!

Now hop over to the beautiful Hawaiian Islands to Cheryl's blog! She's up next! Simply click on her name her or the icon below!  Leave her a quick comment! Then keep going for some amazing fall inspiration! Lots of good stuff here!!!

Happy Stampin'!

If you are not working with a Stampin' Up! demonstrator already I'd love to share all our amazingness with you!! You can contact me HERE!  

You can find all the items above at my online store HERE! 

You can find Paper Pumpkin HERE!

 

INSPIRE, CREATE, SHARE BLOG HOP-NEW CORE COLORS

 Happy Summer! And welcome back to our ICS Blog Hop! This month we are featuring all the beautiful new Core Colors! As you may or may not know,      Stampin' Up! does a color refresh every few years! Well this year we have some great new colors in our "regular" repertoire!!! So pretty! Check them out!

Here are my cards:

I really needed some basic birthday cards-ya know, the ones you can grab off the rack in a pinch.  These can be for any age, boy or girl, etc!  They are all basically the same just different core colors. 

The first is Lemon Lime Twist!

This one is landscape! The others are portrait orientation!

The second is Bubble Bath.

And the third is Azure Afternoon

Each has a little strip of color on the inside-just for a pop!

They were all made with the Alphabet A-La-Mode Dies, Artistically Inked stamp set, Blending Brushes, Stampin' Blends, Painted Texture Embossing Folder & Rhinestone Basic Jewels! The Blends were used to color the Jewels!

Overall very easy, basic cards, but I think they are so pretty & a super nice, bright presentation!!!!

Next up is our fearless leader Deb. Check out which Core Colors she chose to highlight! They are all so pretty! Simply click on her name here or the icon below! Then keep going!!! There will be lots of goodness to see!!!

Happy Stampin'!

If you are not working with a Stampin' Up! demonstrator already I'd love to share all our amazingness with you!! You can contact me HERE!  

You can find all the items above at my online store HERE! 

You can find Paper Pumpkin HERE!

ICS BLOG HOP-PETAL PARK BUILDER PUNCH

Hi there! And here we are already in June! Our Inspire, Create, Share Blog Hop features our amazing punches this month! We have so many to choose from! Some coordinate with stamp sets. Some are shapes for sentiments. But whatever you choose I'm sure you'll have lots of fun creating! Join us as we share our creations using our fabulous punches!!!

Here's my card:

Now this card is fairly simple, but I am working hard at "bonding" with Wild Wheat-one of our new In-Colors! It's not a bad color per se. I just am never sure what to put with it! So I decided to try pinks-specifically Berry Burst, Flirty Flamingo & Petal Pink. ! And believe it or not,  I think it works! 

The punch I chose to share is the Petal Park Builder punch. It bundles beautifully with the Petal Park Stamp set! And purchased together you save 10%! I only used the stamp set for the top flower tho.  Just the punch!

I also threw in another punch just for giggles! The sentiment uses the            Double Oval punch! It's perfect for smaller sentiments! I love to "dimensionalize" it! lol 

Other materials used are the '23-'25 In-Color 6x6 DSP pack,                          '23-'25 In-Color Dots, and the Seasonal Branches stamp set (sentiment).

I hope you enjoyed my simple little card! I do believe in many cases less is more! I do like the Wild Wheat as a background for colors! I'll have to try another palette next time!

 Darla is up next in our hop! Just click her name here or the icon below & you will travel to here amazingness! Enjoy as you hop al the way through! See you next month!

Happy Stampin'!

If you are not working with a Stampin' Up! demonstrator already I'd love to share all our amazingness with you!! You can contact me HERE!  

You can find all the items above at my online store HERE! 

You can find Paper Pumpkin HERE!

ICS BLOG HOP-INTRODUCING THE 2023-2025 IN-COLORS

 

Well hello new Annual Catalog!!! And with it new In-Colors! Stampin' Up! also did a color refresh so there are some pretty cool new & returning colors!!! But for this hop we are introducing the '23-'25 In-Colors-Copper Clay, Wild Wheat, Boho Blue, Moody Mauve, & Pebbled Path!  It's a nice assortment of sort of muted colors! They go so well with all the other colors in the SU palette!! I think you'll love them!!! I sure do!

Here's my card:

So I was sooooo excited to see this stamp set-Little Monkey! My grandson is my "monkey" so this is a special set for me! Plus they're so cute!!! The little monkeys were colored with the Copper Clay Stampin' Blends, and the Wild Wheat Blends were used for their little faces! 

Now the banners in the background really represent the other colors nicely with both cardstock & the In-Color 6x6 DSP Assortment.As always Stampin' Up! has provided all kinds of accessories in the new colors!

One of the best things about this stamp set is the matching                              Little Monkey Builder Punch! Yup! You can punch out your own barrel full of monkeys!!! I simply fussy cut the other 2!

Only other addition is the Crumb Cake Bakers Twine from the                    Baker's Twine Essentials Pack!!! Easy peasy!!!

Hope you enjoyed "swinging" by here today! (See what I did there? lol)  Cheryl is up next in our hop! So simply click on her name or the icon below & go visit! Then keep going! So much fun to see our new colors in action!!!!

Happy Stampin'!

If you are not working with a Stampin' Up! demonstrator already I'd love to share all our amazingness with you!! You can contact me HERE!  

You can find all the items above at my online store HERE! 

You can find Paper Pumpkin HERE!

ICS BLOG HOP-SEA TURTLE BIRTHDAY!

 Welcome to our Inspire, Create, Share Blog Hop & our birthday celebration!! This month this amazing group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators is celebrating birthday creations! We are using some amazing product from all our catalogs to give you some birthday inspiration!! Hop along with us!!

Here's my birthday card:

So I've used the stamp set Sea Turtle from our 2023 January-May Mini Catalog! I absolutely LOVE sea turtles-or honu as they are called in Hawaii!!! I thought this could be a great card for anyone! Works as a masculine card as well!!!!

Just love that there's a little guy to put on the inside and the envelope as well!

One of the reasons I really love this stamp set is it appears to be 3D! This looks like's popping off the page as in a die cut, but it isn't! Just a simple stamp!!! Cool right??!!!

I've aired it with the gorgeous Down by the Bay DSP! Hard to tell but there's some shine going on! So pretty!

Other items used in this card are Artistically Inked stamp set for sentiment,  Night of Navy Bordered Ribbon and Adhesive Backed Milky Dots!

So I hope you've found some birthday inspiration! Next up is Tricia.  Hop over there to see what's going on. Simply click on here name here or the icon below-then keep going!!! Enjoy!

Happy Stampin'!!!

If you are not working with a Stampin' Up! demonstrator already I'd love to share all our amazingness with you!! You can contact me HERE!  

You can find all the items above at my online store HERE! 

You can find Paper Pumpkin HERE!

ICS BLOG HOP-SAB-DAINTY FLOWERS

 

Happy February! And welcome to our Inspire, Create, Share Blog Hop! This month we are once again featuring our amazing Sale-A-Bration products-FREE to you with a qualifying purchase! So much fun to choose from!!! So join us as this amazing group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators share some great ideas!!!

Here's my card:

Card front

Inside

The Dainty Flowers 12x12 DSP is designed to coordinate with the               Dainty Delight bundle from the January-April 2023 Mini Catalog, but I don't have that bundle! This DSP works perfectly with everything!!! It stands on its own! This is a very simple but oh so pretty card! One of the pages in the pack has 6 of these pretty flowery ovals. Simply cut & paste! 

The sentiment is from the Something Fancy stamp set cut out using the coordinating Something Fancy Dies-all from the January-April 2023 Mini Catalog! These can be purchased in a bundle to save 10%!                                 So nice to think "spring"!

Card it finished off with the In-Color Metallic Woven Ribbon. It's the perfect ribbon for that little extra touch!

Be sure to get your Sale-A-Bration items while they last!

Next up on our blog hop is Sandra!  To see her creation simply click her name here or the icon below! Then keep hopping! You will want to stamp away after checking out these amazing creations!

Happy Stampin'!!!

If you are not working with a Stampin' Up! demonstrator already I'd love to share all our amazingness with you!! You can contact me HERE!  

You can find all the items above at my online store HERE! 

You can find Paper Pumpkin HERE!

INSPIRE, CREATE, SHARE BLOG HOP-SAB-BEAUTIFULLY HAPPY

 

Happy New Year! And welcome to our first Inspire, Create, Share Blog Hop of 2023! We are a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators who have a fun year of ideas & inspiration ahead for you! Hopefully you'll join us each month for some great fun!

To start our new year we are featuring items from Sale-A-Bration!!! Yes it's that time again!!!! A brand new January-June 2023 Catalog & Sale-A-Bration-which means FREE!!!!!! 

Here's my card this month:

Inside!

Beautifully Happy is a gorgeous stamp set that is FREE with your $100+ purchase!!! It's a 2-step stamp set with some pretty floral designs!

And they also are offering the lovely Dainty Flowers 12x12 DSP absolutely FREE with your purchase!!! It coordinates well with this stamp set! Isn't it nice to see spring? It surely is not here yet in the Northeast but with the holidays over it's time to think towards the warmer weather! At least for me it is! lol

Other items used are the Deckled Rectangle Dies and the new                    Three-Twine Combo Pack! Colors here are mostly Rich Razzleberry, Fresh Freesia & Petal Pink!

I hope you are ready to start the new year with us! Next up is Cheryl! Hop over to her blog where it's always warm & sunny and see which SAB item she has chosen to feature!!! Simply click on her name or the icon below.  

Then keep going!!!!

Happy New Year & Happy Stampin'!!!!!

If you are not working with a Stampin' Up! demonstrator already I'd love to share all our amazingness with you!! You can contact me HERE!  

You can find all the items above at my online store HERE! 

You can find Paper Pumpkin HERE!