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Welcome back to another challenge at S unday Stamps!  This week we are working with a color challenge.  I decided to ink up my new Hostess stamp set called Thankful Life from the Occasions catalog. I found that you should stamp the flower images first and then add the vase last.  I also found that it was the easiest to stamp the flowers in this order: 1) stamp the flower image (as shown above) in Early  Espresso; 2) stamp the flower image in Calypso Coral, and 3) stamp the cute little flowers as shown in Peekaboo Peach ink.  Since this is a photopolymer stamp set, it was very easy to line them up.  The results? A beautiful vase of flowers! :) The colors in this weeks challenge made me think of field flowers.  Therefore, I thought the Hardwood background stamp set would be a great addition.  Here's this weeks challenge at Sunday Stamps! The colors I chose to work with this weeks challenge are: Early Espresso, Smoky Slate, Peek...

Hello, stampers.  Today I am sharing yet another Dragonfly Dreams creation.  I have made so many cards with this set!  Stampin' UP! has created some beautiful framelits in the Dragonfly Dreams Bundle. Take a look at my latest creation with this "must have" bundle: I just finished my January Make and Take class yesterday, and I will be busy all weekend assembling cards, but at class I demonstrated how to use the Sponge Brayers.  This is what I used to create the background for this card.  January Host Code Customers will be receiving a card using this technique.  It's not too late for you to get your hands on my January Make and Take projects.  Details are HERE . Golden Dragonfly card supplies: STAMPS: Dragonfly Dreams Bundle (144728) INK: Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Versamark PAPER:  Daffodil Delight, Very Vanilla, Vellum, and Gold Glimmer Paper  ACCESSORIES: Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies Bundle (144728), Hexago...

Welcome back to another new challenge at Sunday Stamps!  This week we are working with a sketch and I decided to try out my new Nailed It Bundle. How fun its this?  I just love this sentiment! This card will be a perfect Valentine for my husband. And who doesn't need more masculine stamp sets?  The Nailed It Bundle is a welcomed addition. I used the Urban Underground Specialty DSP which is part of the Urban Underground Suite found on pages 46-48 of the Occasions catalog for the front panel of the card and also for the handles of the three saws. Nailed It Card Supplies: stamps : Nailed It (144735) ink: Basic Black, Smokey Slate and Versamark card stock: Thick Whisper White, Watermelon Wonder and Flirty Flamingo accessories: Urban Underground Specialty DSP, Build It Framelits, Silver Embossing powder, Aqua Painter and Owl Builder punch. Here's this weeks sketch challenge at Sunday Stamps! : You have until Friday, Janaury 27, 2107,...

Today, I am sharing a fun or should I say funny card made using the Hey, Chick Sale-a-bration stamp set (SAB).   I wanted to challenge myself, so I found 2 fun challenges to play along with and created this: Here's the challenges I followed: ________________________________________________________________________________________                              _______________________________________________________________________________________ Here are the supplies I used to create my " Hey Chick card": stamps:  Hey Chick SAB (143328), Delicate Details SAB (143314), Sunburst Sayings 140725); ink:  Island Indigo, Delightful Dijon, Basic Black and White Craft ink. card stock:  Island Indigo, Delightful Dijon, and Whisper White accessories:  Petal Burst embossing folder, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Layering Circles Framelits, Aqua Painter, Gold Metallic Thread and rh...

Hello, crafty friends. Happy Friday!  It is bitter cold here in MN, but I have a bitter sweet card to share with you showcasing another card I made using the Dragonfly Dreams Bundle . To create this card: I cut a piece of Affectionately Yours Specialty DSP down to: 3 1/2" by 4 3/4" and then die cut the dragonfly image from the Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits  in the center.  This was then layered onto a piece of Whisper White card stock followed by a piece of Crumb Cake card stock.  Next, I die cut a second dragonfly image onto a piece of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer paper and adhered it to the top of the DSP die cut area.  The card base is Watermelon Wonder. And to make things really efficient (and beautiful),  I used the dragonfly image I had orginaly die cut out of the Affectionately Yours Specialty DSP in the inside of the card- so there is no waste and everything matches perfectly.  :) Dragonfly Dreams Bundle: January Host C...

Hello, crafty friends. Today, I am sharing a very fun card I made using the Dragonfly Dreams Bundle from the 2017 Occasions catalog. This is a SNEAK PEAK of one of the many cards I have been making with this set for my upcoming classes. There are so many different ways to stamp and die cut the dragonfly images in this set.  For this card, I stamped the dragonfly in Archival Basic Black ink onto Whisper White card stock and then colored it using various ink colors with my Blender Pen.  After it was die cut, I added a vellum layer using the Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies  but I snipped off the body area so that I was left with just the wings. Are you inspired?  Why not attend my January Make and Take Class on Saturday, January 21, 2017 .   We will be making 3 beautiful projects using new products from the Occasions and Sale-a-bration catalogs.   Can't make it or live out of town?  You can purchase the completed projects for just $1...

Hello, crafty friends! Happy New Year!  Can you believe 2016 has come and gone! ?  Where did it go and so fast?? Today, I am excited to share a SNEAK PEAK of an awesome NEW- must have bundle from the Occasions catalog called Lift Me Up .  The design follows the new color challenge at Sunday Stamps! The Lift Me Up stamp set and Up & Away Thinlits Dies bundle is so versatile!  It has awesome sentiments for these adorable balloons.  Birthdays, Graduation, Thinking of You and Thank You are just a few of the cards I see making with this set.   Add the Falling Petals Textured Impressions Embossing Folder as I have here, and you have a perfect Valentine card!   Here's the new color challenge at Sunday Stamps!   You have until Friday, January 13, 2017, to join us! To play along with this weeks challenge, choose a minimum of 3 colors that are similar to the color swatch provided in the picture above.  The colors I chose t...