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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

New At SU April Blog Hop CASE A Team Member

Welcome to the New At SU April Blog Hop and this month we have been challenged to CASE a project created by one of our fellow team members. I will be CASEing Nina McMillan and as she is a new member to our blog hop, I have chosen a card she created before she joined us. I am excited to share what I have created and how Nina's card became my inspiration.

As you can see from Nina's card design, she has showcased designer series paper to create a fun design with strips spaced across her card front. The sentiment is her focal point for this design and she has added some twine and embellishments to create a beautiful clean and simple design. Just the kind of layout that I love.

So for my design, I chose to step up her layout by adding an additional layer and I chose to use the retiring Earthen Elegance Designer Series Paper to create my strip pattern. For my sentiment, I used the retiring Next Destination stamp set and heat embossed the sentiment to step it up. While Nina's design is more feminine, I chose to go masculine and I love that this layout works perfectly for both situations.

Products Used:

Next Destination stamp set (item #161427) - Retiring

Something Fancy Dies (item #160424)

Earthen Elegance Designer Series Paper (item #161503) - Retiring

Night of Navy Cardstock (item #100867)

Pretty Peacock Cardstock (item #150880)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555) - Retiring

Linen Thread (item #104199)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Night of Navy Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Large Label die cut with the Something Fancy Dies

Pretty Peacock Cardstock

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Sentiment Label die cut with the Something Fancy Dies

Earthen Elegance Designer Series Paper

9 Strips - 1/2" x 4" (Variety of Patterns)

This card design was so much fun to create and it's a great way to use up your designer series paper scraps. I cut 9 strips measuring 1/2" x 4" and arranged them onto my Pretty Peacock cardstock in a pattern that I was happy with, before adhering them to the cardstock. I wrapped a piece of Linen Thread around the card front twice and then tied a bow on the left side. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image with Gold embossing powder onto the Pretty Peacock label and then layered it onto a Night of Navy label to help make it pop. I attached the sentiment label to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals, placing it over the Linen Thread with the bow just to the left of the sentiment label. I then added the card front to the Night of Navy card base using Stampin' Dimensionals to pop it up. To complete the card design, I added several Gold sequins to coordinate with the heat embossing. I just love how this card design turned out and I had so much fun CASEing Nina's beautiful card design.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will encourage you to CASE projects that you see to help spark your creativity. There are so many wonderful options to explore to help you create fun card designs.

Please take the time to see all the wonderful projects created this month by clicking on the links in the Roll Call List to visit our Design Team member's blogs. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.

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Tricia Butts
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Saturday, April 13, 2024

Stamping Inkspirations April Blog Hop Fun Fold Time

Welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations April Blog Hop and this month we have been challenged to create a fun fold but the twist is that it has to be one we have not tried before. It's a great way to have us step outside our comfort zone and share with you some fun projects to help inspire you.

My inspiration for my fun fold design today came from fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Brenda Quintana, with a version of a Bridge card design that I had not tried before. You can see here video here for more details. I tweaked the placement of the "bridge" layer on my card to fit with the design I had in mind. I chose to use the Lighter Than Air 6"x6" Designer Series Paper for my design and used the coordinating Hot Air Balloon to create the focal images and accents. I wanted to create a fun, cheerful birthday card that would help brighten someone's day. With these pretty pastel colors, I think I managed to achieve that. What do you think?

Products Used:

Hot Air Balloon Bundle (item #162755)

Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder (item #154317)

Lighter Than Air 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #162747)

Thick Basic White Cardstock (item #159229)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Azure Afternoon Cardstock (item #161719)

Fresh Freesia Cardstock (item #155613)

Gorgeous Grape Cardstock (item #146987)

Gorgeous Grape Classic Ink Pad (item #147099)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Thick Basic White Cardstock

Card Base - 4 1/4" x 11" Scored at 5 1/2"

- cut at 9 1/2" & 7" (Thin section is for the end panel, larger section for the middle panel)

Azure Afternoon Cardstock

Card Front - 4" x 2 1/4" embossed with the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder

Basic White Cardstock

Inside Panel - 4 1/4" x 2 3/8"

5 Clouds die cut with the Hot Air Balloon Dies

Fresh Freesia Cardstock

1 Small Banner die cut with the Hot Air Balloon Dies

1 Large Banner die cut with the Hot Air Balloon Dies

Basket die cut with the Hot Air Balloon Dies

Gorgeous Grape Cardstock

Detailed Banner die cut with the Hot Air Balloon Dies

Detailed Basket framework die cut with the Hot Air Balloon Dies

Lighter Than Air Designer Series Paper

2 Side Panels - 1 1/4" x 4" (Striped)

Inside Panel - 5 1/4" x 4" (Blue Background)

Balloon die cut with the Hot Air Balloon Dies (Fresh Freesia Design)

I love creating clean and simple card designs and this applies to fun fold cards as well. As soon as I saw this layout, I knew I had to try it. I love that all the main pieces for the card come from one 4 1/4" x 11" card base and with just 2 cuts and a score line, you have the basics for your fun fold. The fun part is decorating and I felt like the Hot Air Balloon Bundle would be perfect with the coordinating Lighter Than Air 6"x6" Designer Series Paper for creating my card. I chose to place my bridge layer closer to the bottom of the card front to allow room for the balloon die cut to fit in and also to add some clouds in the background. I used the Hot Air Balloon Dies to cut out all the different pieces, including the sentiment banners. I love the contrast between the striped pattern for the side panels and the Azure Afternoon background design. It made me think of rainbows and a blue sky and I thought it was perfect for the idea of a hot air balloon floating through by. For the focal layer, I embossed the Azure Afternoon cardstock with the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder to add some texture to the card. I love the contrast with all the pretty colors and the Basic White card base helps make them pop. I used Gorgeous Grape Classic ink to stamp the sentiments for both the front and inside panels. This was such a fun card to create and I can see myself making more of these Bridge Fun Fold cards in the future.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my fun fold card will help inspire you to explore creating your own beautiful cards and step outside your comfort zone. There are so many options to explore to help spark your creativity.

Now it's time to visit Leonie's blog and see what fun fold she has to share with us. Just click on the Next button to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List to find your way. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.

Roll Call List

Aurélie Fabre ● Tricia Butts

Leonie Stuart ● Danielle Kassing ● Kim Fee

Marga Bultena ● Karen Henderson ● Rebecca-Jo Unwin

Mo Rootes ● Jan Musselman ● Judith Patterson

Until Next Time

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Tricia Butts
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Friday, April 12, 2024

Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Color Challenge Week 15 - Misty Moonlight

It's that time of the week again for the Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Challenge. Can you believe we are already at Week 15? It's crazy how fast this year is going by. This week's color is Misty Moonlight, one of my favorite blues and I am excited to share the card I created to showcase this beautiful color.

For my card design, I chose to use the Fractured Card technique to create a fun masculine card design. I am also giving some of my favorite retiring products a final send off and for this design I chose to use the He's All That stamp set and coordinating All That Dies along with the Earthen Elegance Designer Series Paper. I love the texture in the Misty Moonlight designs from this paper pack and it was perfect for this card. Instead of using Basic White as my neutral, I chose to use Gray Granite to coordinate with one of the designer series paper patterns. I think it helps give the design a bit of a grunge look. What do you think?

Products Used:

He's All That stamp set (item #159071) - Retiring

All That Dies (item #159078) - Retiring

Stylish Shapes Dies (item #159183)

Earthen Elegance Designer Series Paper (item #161503) - Retiring

Misty Moonlight Cardstock (item #153081)

Gray Granite Cardstock (item #146983)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Misty Moonlight Classic Ink Pad (item #153118)

Misty Moonlight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #153108)

Classic Matte Dots (item #158146) - Retiring

Sponge Daubers (item #133773)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Misty Moonlight Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Medium Square die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

Gray Granite Cardstock

Layer 1 - 5 1/4" x 4"

4 Strips - 1/4" x 4 3/4"

Scalloped Circle die cut with the All That Dies

Basic White Cardstock

Card Front Base Layer - 5" x 3 3/4"

Earthen Elegance Designer Series Paper

Scraps from 2 different designs

To create this fun card design, I chose two of the Misty Moonlight patterns from the Earthen Elegance Designer Series Paper to create the look of the fractured card. I used a piece of Basic White cardstock for the base layer and added a Misty Moonlight square to the center of the card front as the focal point for the design. I then added the Gray Granite strips around the outside edges of the square to create the fractured look. Using scraps of the designer series papers, I alternated the different designs and adhered them to the open spaces, flush with the Gray Granite strips and then trimmed the excess to have the card front be the finished size of 5" x 3 3/4". For the focal image, I stamped the image using Misty Moonlight Classic ink onto Gray Granite cardstock and then die cut it out using the scalloped circle from the All That Dies. I adhered it to the center of the square using Stampin' Dimensionals to pop it up. I attached the card front layer to the Gray Granite cardstock layer and then to the Misty Moonlight card base. To finish off the design, I colored several of the White Classic Matte Dots using the Dark Misty Moonlight Stampin' Blends Marker and added them to the top and bottom strips. I love how this card turned out and I think it's the perfect masculine card design.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will inspire you to explore all the amazing possibilities available with Misty Moonlight. This beautiful color is a great option for masculine cards and for all occasions.

Don't forget to check out the Monochromatic Insta Hop this week to see all the incredible projects showcasing Misty Moonlight. Just click here to get started. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects.

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Tricia Butts
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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

ICS April Blog Hop Farewell 2022-2024 In Colors

It's time to say farewell to the retiring 2022-2024 In Colors as our theme for the ICS April Blog Hop. Our Design Team members will be showcasing projects created with at least one of these beautiful colors - Parakeet Party, Sweet Sorbet, Orchid Oasis, Starry Sky and Tahitian Tide. I must admit, these have been some of my favorite colors to use over the past 2 years and I will miss them when the retire at the end of April.

For my card design today, I just had to use my favorite color, Orchid Oasis and I paired it with Starry Sky to create this beautiful monochromatic birthday card. To help step up the design, I chose to use the Orchid Oasis Textured Specialty Paper to add a soft shimmer to the design and I die cut the card front with one of the Two Tone Flora Dies to create this wonderful, detailed design. This card design features some of my favorite retiring products, including the Go To Greetings stamp set and the Tailor Made Tags Dies. They are perfect for creating cards for a variety of occasions and a greet staple in your stamping tool kit.

Products Used:

Go To Greetings stamp set (item #158763) - Retiring

Two Tone Flora Dies (item #159181) - Retiring

Tailor Made Tags Dies (item #155563) - Retiring

2022-2024 In Color Textured Specialty Paper (item #161747)

- Retiring

Starry Sky Cardstock (item #159263)

Tahitian Tide Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #159221)

- Retiring

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555) - Retiring

Orchid Oasis 1/8" Metallic Woven Ribbon (item #159199) - Retiring

Iridescent Pearls Basic Jewels (item #158987)

Mini Glue Dots (item #103683)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Starry Sky Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Sentiment Tag die cut with the Tailor Made Tags Dies

Orchid Oasis Textured Specialty Paper

Card Front - 5 3/8" x 4 1/8" die cut with the Two Tone Flora Dies

This pretty birthday card is all about the beautifully detailed card front created using one of the Two Tone Flora Dies. By layering the Orchid Oasis card front onto the Starry Sky card base, it brings out all the wonderful detail of the floral images to create an elegant card design. I love the soft shimmer the Orchid Textured Specialty Paper adds to the card to help make it extra special. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the birthday sentiment from the Go To Greetings stamp set, using Silver embossing powder onto the Starry Sky tag. To step up the card design, I added a simple bow created with the Orchid Oasis Metallic Woven Ribbon to the sentiment tag and several Iridescent Pearls that I colored with the Dark Tahitian Tide Stampin' Blends Marker. I love how this card design turned out and I think it's the perfect way to say goodbye to one of my favorite colors.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help you to see just how beautiful these retiring In Colors are and encourage you to snap up these amazing products before they disappear. Also, don't forget to check out the Last Chance Retiring Products Sale to take advantage of discounts up to 60% on select products.

Now it's time to visit Joni's blog and see what she has created with the retiring In Colors. Just click on the Next button to visit her blog. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what liked about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.

Until Next Time

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Tricia Butts
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Around The World On Wednesday April Blog Hop This Or That

Welcome to the Around The World On Wednesday April Blog Hop and this month we are having some fun with a This or That challenge. We have been challenged to create two projects that share some similarities but are different, to see which you prefer - This or That. Our talented Design Team is excited to share their projects to see which one you prefer.

For my two cards, I chose the same layout using the Notes of Nature stamp set, Perennial Postage Dies and Stylish Shapes Dies. Both are clean and simple card designs but one is black and white while the other is a pink monochromatic design. This challenge was so much fun and I loved playing with the different designer series paper and making little changes that helped make one card different from the other. I hope you like them.

Products Used:

This Card

Zoo Crew Designer Series Paper (item #161304) - Retiring

Notes of Nature stamp set (item #162630) - Retiring

Perennial Postage Dies (item #163607)

Stylish Shapes Dies (item #159183)

Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder (item #156505)

Thick Basic White Cardstock (item #159229)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Basic Black Cardstock (item #121045)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Festive Pearls (item #159963) - Retiring

Stampin' Dimensionals

That Card

Bright & Beautiful 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper (item #151449)

- Retiring

Notes of Nature stamp set (item #162630) - Retiring

Perennial Postage Dies (item #163607)

Stylish Shapes Dies (item #159183)

Berry Burst Cardstock (item #144243)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555) - Retiring

Sheer Ribbon Combo Pack (item #161635) - Retiring

Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins (item #160387) - Retiring

Stampin' Dimensionals

Measurements:

This Card

Thick Basic White Cardstock

Card Base - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Basic Black Cardstock

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4" Embossed with the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder

Basic White Cardstock

Sentiment Label die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

Zoo Crew Designer Series Paper

3 Medium Rectangles die cut with the Perennial Postage Dies

That Card

Berry Burst Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Sentiment Label die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

3 Medium Rectangles die cut with the Perennial Postage Dies

Both of these cards are basically the same layout using different designer series papers to create unique designs. For the "This" card, I chose to emboss the Basic Black cardstock card front with the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder to add some wonderful texture. I chose black and white patterns from the Zoo Crew Designer Series Paper pack to create the focal rectangles and stamped the sentiment from the Notes of Nature stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. For embellishments, I used the Silver Pearls from the Festive Pearls, to add a touch of bling.

For the "That" Card, I chose patterns from the Bright & Beautiful 6"x6" Designer Series Paper pack to create an ombre look to the design. I chose one of the Bubble Bath ombre designs for the card front and then three different shades ranging from Bubble Bath to Berry Burst for the three rectangles. For this card, I chose to heat emboss the sentiment with Gold embossing powder onto the Berry Burst sentiment label to make it pop and I added Gold Sequins for a touch of bling. I also added a piece of Bubble Bath Sheer Ribbon underneath the sentiment label to help step up the design.

So, I am curious. Which do you prefer? The Black & White This card or the Pink Monochromatic That Card? Let me know in the comments.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card designs will help inspire you to create your own projects that share common elements or products to help you come up with your own unique ideas. There are so many wonderful options to explore. Don't forget to check out the Last Chance Product Sale and save up to 60% off select retiring products from the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog and January-April 2024 Mini Catalog. All retiring products are available while supplies last or until April 30th. Make sure to place your order soon to avoid missing out on your favorite retiring products.

Now it's time to visit Theresa's blog and see what she has created to share with us. Just click on the Next button to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List to find your way. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. Which do you prefer? This or That?