Spring Has Sprung – Pals March Blog Hop!
Welcome to the Pals’ March Blog Hop. We’re so glad you’re here because ”Spring Has Sprung” – at least on our blog hop if not outside! Our Design Team created beautiful projects to inspire you. You may be starting the hop here or coming from a previous Pal’s blog. Either way, you’ve come to the right place. You’ll find the full line-up below to help you move, or “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
The last few days have finally started to feel like spring might be coming soon, or at least to Kansas. I’ve never been a huge fan of winter, but it’s hopefully coming to an end. Now don’t get me wrong, snow and ice are absolutely gorgeous. I love seeing the world clean, fresh, and frozen but I simply hate going out in it. Which is why when I heard birds chirping Sunday morning after the time change I knew spring was here – or almost here.
I was so excited to hear that this months Pals Blog Hop was all about Spring, I am SO ready for it to arrive!
For my creation today I used the gorgeous Country Floral Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder to create this spring inspired background. When I saw this folder I had to snatch it up. Luckily there is still time to earn this folder for free! That’s right, the Country Floral Dynamic TIEF is one of the lovely Sale-A-Bration rewards offered as part of our second release.
I first inked up my Country Floral Dynamic TIEF with a sponge dauber and a bit of Petal Pink Classic Stampin’ Pad and added touches of color throughout the background. I spritzed my Whisper White cardstock and ran it through with my Big Shot, ensuring I used the correct layers with my Big Shot Platform. I was left with a soft tone and the raised florals.
Then I used my sponge daubers again, only this time directly on my paper starting with my lightest color – Granny Apple Green on the leaves. I made sure to only keep a bit of each color on my sponge daubers so that I could add the layers and layers I wanted to get the tones to vary. Then I continually added light layers of Highland Heather to all the flowers until the paper was saturated.
This card needed just a bit of more dimension. With both Calypso Coral and Petal Pink cardstock and the Well Written Framelit Dies a sentiment was formed. I used one layer of each cardstock stacked with the word ‘Welcome‘ – hopefully to invite Spring. Lastly, I tied a fun bow using the Calypso Coral 3/8″ Satin Ribbon. This ribbon is absolutely luxurious and I think the finishing touch this card needed!
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today. I hope my creation got you in the springy mood!
More inspiration awaits! Use the Blog Hop Line-up below to visit the rest of this month’s Design Team. My fellow Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Don’t forget to show us some love by commenting on our creations. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 10, 2019 when our Hoppin’ Pals share their “Families First” projects. Don’t miss the fun!
Pals Blog Hop
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
- Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
- Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
- Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
- Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
- Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
- Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
- Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
- Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
- Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
- Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
- Linda Suarez at All Night Stamping
- Terri George at Stamp Me Crafty
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
- Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
- Jill Killeen at Killeen House Studio
- Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
- Roseanne Mulhern at Heartfelt Stamping
- Leah O’Brien at Stamping by the Bay
- Jackie Diediker at Stampin’ Jackie
- Denise Hoepfner at The Mountain Magpie
- Jeanie Stark at Just Stampin’
- Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
Fall 2018 Holiday Catalog is Live!
Today is the day! September 5th, 2018 we kick off the amazing new Holiday Catalog! There are so many fun and fabulous new products to share!
If your like me, you need to check out every sheet multiple times before you decide where to even begin. I always have a horrible time deciding which products to snatch up first.
With the holidays and season changing quickly I try to prioritize which holidays or events come first and focus there first, especially with the holiday catalog. That would be my suggestion for you, especially if you get a bit overwhelmed by so many amazing new items at once!
Holiday Catalog Product Share Details!
Designer Series Paper Share:
(6) All is Bright DSP
(6) Festive Farmhouse DSP
(6) Santa’s Workshop Specialty DSP
(6) Joyous Noel Specialty DSP
(6) Frosted Floral Specialty DSP
(6) Country Lane DSP
(6) Toil & Trouble DSP
6″x6″ Share – $15.00
6″x12″ Share – $30.00
Ribbon and Trim Share: $15.50
(2 yds) Real Red 3/8″ Mixed Satin Ribbon
(2 yds) 5/8″ Striped Burlap Trim
(2 yds per color) Festive Farmhouse Trims – 3 colors
(2 yds) Poppy Parade 1/2″ texture Waleave Ribbon
(5 yds) Garden Green Baker’s Twine
(2 yds) Merry Merlot Copper 5/8″ Reversible Ribbon
(2 yds) Tranquil Tide 1/4″ Velvet Ribbon
(2 yds) 3/16″ Braided Linen Thread
(2 yds) Black 3/8″ Glittered Organdy Ribbon
Embellishments Share: $17.50
(2) All is Bright Paper Clips
(8) Festive Farmhouse Elements
(4) Galvanized Buttons
(20) Santa’s Workshop Enamel Shapes
(2) Santa’s Bag
(2) Snowflakes & Stars Wire Elements
(2) Iridescent Boxwood Wreaths
(8 per color) Frosted and Clear Epoxy Droplets
(4) Galvanized Clips
(1 sheet) Chicken Wire Elements
(2) Spider Trinklets
I Want It All Share: $47.00 (includes a 6″x6″ share)
I Want It All Share: $62.00 (includes a 6″x12″ share)
All Product Shares listed above also include if your live outside of the Kansas Metro area and will be an additional $6.50 for the I Want It All shores, and $5.00 for either the Embelliahments or Ribbon and Trim Shares.
If you would like to sign up for my Holiday Catalog Shares, please contact me at jackie.diediker@gmail.com.
Have a wonderful day!
It’s a Pattern Party!
Welcome to the Pals July, 2018 Blog Hop. We’re having a Pattern Party. This month our creations will feature our favorite Designer Series Papers and coordinating embellishments from the new annual catalog from Stampin’ Up!
You may be starting the hop here or coming from a previous Pal’s blog. Either way, you’ve come to the right place. You’ll find the the full line-up below to help you move, or “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
I had so much fun with my card to today’s Blog hop! I have been having a good time with this amazing bundle, as you have probably noticed. Yes, this is probably the 5th or 6th card I’ve made using the Varied Vases Bundle.
I used a piece of the Call Me Clover cardstock for my card base. Then my main layer for my stamped images is a piece of Whisper White cardstock. I started off by stamping the stems in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then inked up the flower infills with Flirty Flamingo ink.
I used the Vases Builder Punch to cut out some different patterns from the beautiful In Color 2018-2020 Designer Series Paper. I cut three different vases, one solid Call Me Clover vase and three from the pretty DSP.
Turning these cut out pieces in different directions give you a completely different look and feel. I selected two of the stripe pieces and one of the small dot patterns which felt like it matched the scale of the rest of the card.
The finishing touches on the for this card is the little scalloped shelf using the longer strip stamp in Flirty Flamingo ink. Then adding this sweet sentiment, ‘You are simply the best!‘, in Memento Tuxedo Black.
Now it’s time to use the Blog Hop Line-up below to see what the rest of my Pals have chosen as their “favorite”. Don’t forget to show us some love by commenting on our creations.
Mark your calendars for August 8, 2018 when we Cut it Out! Participants will showcase projects featuring “cuts” from punches, Framelits, Edgelits, or Thinlits. Don’t miss the fun!
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
- Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
- Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
- Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
- Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
- Terri George at Stamp Me Crafty
- Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
- Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
- Leah O’Brien at Stamping By The Bay
- Nina King at InkPaperSequins
- Jackie Diediker at Stampin’ Jackie
- Rachael at Bluebonnet Stampin
- Lisa Milligan at Stamp Create Share
- Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
- Susan Itell at Simple Stampin’
- Denise Hoepfner at The Mountain Magpie