Tricia's Stamping Creations: August 2022

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Paper Pumpkin Possibilities August Blog Hop Sweet Sunflowers

Welcome to the Paper Pumpkin Possibilities August Blog Hop as we showcase alternative projects created with the beautiful Sweet Sunflowers Kit. Our talented Design Team members will be sharing their projects and ideas to help you think outside of the box to create your own wonderful projects.

This beautiful kit is hands down, one of my favorites and if you were lucky enough to get one of these kits, I am sure you would agree. For my alternative card design, I chose to use the exclusive stamp set to show how can continue to create beautiful projects, long after you have used up the other supplies in your kit. For the color combination, I chose to use the Crushed Curry and Soft Suede ink spots that were included in the kit and added Mossy Meadow and Old Olive Classic ink pads for the leaves to complete the design. This beautiful card is a wonderful way to transition from Summer to Fall and would work well for a variety of occasions.

Products Used:

Paper Pumpkin September 2022 Sweet Sunflowers Kit

Tailor Made Tags Dies (item #155563)

Mossy Meadow Cardstock (item #133676)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Mossy Meadow Classic Ink Pad (item #147111)

Old Olive Classic Ink Pad (item #147090)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Simply Elegant Trim (item #155766)

Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels (item #158130)

Measurements:

Mossy Meadow Cardstock

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

Sentiment Label die cut with the Tailor Made Tags Dies

Basic White Cardstock

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

This clean and simple card design is all about the beautiful stamp images. I was able to get the detail from the line images and I used the reverse side of the sunflower and the leaf to create the color of the background. I stamped both of the sunflowers with Crushed Curry Classic ink, in opposite corners, by first stamping once and the reinking and stamping again by rotating the stamp image approx 90 degrees. I then stamped the center of the sunflower using Soft Suede ink in the centers of the flowers. Next, I cleaned and flipped the sunflower stamp so that the back side was facing up. I inked it up with Crushed Curry Classic ink and stamped off once on a scrap piece of paper before lining it up and stamping over the sunflower stamped images. This creates that beautiful soft yellow background that gives the petals their wonderful color. For the leaves, I stamped the leaf image with Mossy Meadow Classic ink and then cleaned the stamp and flipped it over. I inked the back side of the stamp with Old Olive Classic ink and once again stamped off once on a scrap piece of paper before stamping over the leaves on the card front. I added the foliage image with Mossy Meadow Classic ink and the bees with Soft Suede Classic ink to complete the background design.

For the sentiment label, I heat embossed the image with Gold embossing powder. I wrapped a piece of the Gold Elegant Trim around the center of the card front twice and tied a simple bow towards the left side. I added Stampin' Dimensionals (from the kit) to the back of the sentiment label and then fed the bow and the ends of the trim through the hole on the tag so that they appear on the front. I attached the tag to the front of the card over the trim. To complete the design, I added several Iridescent Rhinestone Jewels for a touch of bling.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to create your own beautiful alternative projects with this kit. There are so many wonderful possibilities to explore.

Now it's time to visit Elizabeth's blog and see what she has created with this wonderful kit. Just click the Next button below to visit her blog. 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.

If you live in the U.S. and do not have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you with your creative projects. You may also visit my Online Store to place your order and have it shipped to you. Remember to subscribe by September 10th to receive the amazing Spooky Treats Paper Pumpkin Kit. Click the link below to sign up.

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Tricia Butts
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Saturday, August 20, 2022

Stamping With Friends August Blog Hop July-December 2022 Mini Catalog

Welcome to the Stamping With Friends August Blog Hop as we showcase our favorite Suites and stamp sets in the July-December 2022 Mini Catalog. Our wonderful Design Team members will be sharing their projects and ideas to help inspire you to get ready for the holidays and the change in the seasons. There is so much to look forward to in the next few months and a perfect time to get creative.

Picking my favorite products from the new July-December 2022 Mini Catalog was not an easy task, as there are so many great suites, bundles and stamp sets in this catalog. However, I must admit, that the Storybook Gnomes Suite was an instant hit with me the moment I saw it. So for today's card design, I decided to use products from this suite to create my Winter themed card. I love that this suite can be used for so much more than Christmas, with possibilities for projects for any season.

Products Used:

Storybook Gnomes Suite (item #159630)

- Kindest Gnomes Bundle (item #159626)

- Storybook Designer Series Paper (item #159615)

Layering Diorama Dies (item #155565)

Tailor Made Tags Dies (item #155563)

Wintry 3D Embossing Folders (item #155433)

Balmy Blue Cardstock (item #146982)

Night of Navy Cardstock (item #100867)

Pacific Point Classic Ink Pad (item #147098)

Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (item #141897)

Basic Rhinestone Jewels (item #144220)

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack (item #155475)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Balmy Blue Cardstock

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

Sentiment Tag die cut with the Tailor Made Tags Dies

Night of Navy Cardstock

Card Front 5 1/4" x 4" embossed with the Wintry 3D Embossing Folders. Center opening die cut with the Layering Diorama Dies

Storybook Gnomes Designer Series Paper

Background Layer - 5" x 3 3/4"

Blue Gnome die cut with the Gnomes Dies

This sweet gnome card is so much fun and so easy to create. I love that the pretty designer series paper does the bulk of the work in creating this design. I used one of the snowflake background designs for the background of the opening for the card design and I die cut one of the cute gnomes from another sheet using the coordinating Gnomes Dies, to create the focal image. The embossed snowflakes add wonderful texture to the card front and I love how the Clear Wink of Stella adds a subtle sparkle to the card. The sentiment tag was die cut using the Tailor Made Tag Dies and I added some White Baker's Twine to finish it off. The Basic Rhinestone Jewels add just the right amount of bling to the background to finish off this fun card design. You could use this card for a variety of occasions and this layout would work well for other seasons just by changing the colors and background for the opening. As you can see, this suite is great for so much more than Christmas.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to get creative for the upcoming months with products from the July-December 2022 Mini Catalog. There are so many wonderful possibilities to explore.

Now it's time to hop along with my fellow Design Team members and check out their amazing projects. Just click on the Roll Call List below to follow along. Please leave us a comment and let us know how our projects inspired you. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.

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Tricia Butts
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022

New At SU August Blog Hop Fun Folds For Fall

Welcome to the New At SU August Blog Hop as we showcase Fun Folds for Fall. Our wonderful Design Team members will be sharing their ideas and projects to help you get ready for the new season with amazing fun folds.

For my fun fold, I chose to create the Split Panel Fun Fold (also called the Open Panel Fun Fold) using the moose image from the All Bundled Up stamp set. There was just something about this adorable guy that made me think of Fall walks in the mountains and he was so much fun to color with Stampin' Blends Markers. For the background panels, I used one of the designs from the Rings of Love Designer Series Paper, which you can earn free with a qualifying order during Sale-a-bration. This card design would work well for a variety of occasions and I think would also be a fun masculine card design.

Products Used:

All Bundled Up stamp set (item #159824)

Rings of Love Designer Series Paper (item #159939) Sale-a-bration Reward

Stylish Shapes Dies (item #159183)

Timber 3D Embossing Folder (item #156406)

Soft Suede Cardstock (item #115318)

Crumb Cake Cardstock (item #120953)

Early Espresso Cardstock (item #119686)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Crumb Cake Classic Ink Pad (item #147116)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154882)

Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154906)

Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154897)

Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154879)

Bronze/Ivory Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154922)

Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots (item #156506)

Snowfall Accents Puff Paint (item #150691)

Sponge Daubers (item #133773)

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (item #144108)

Measurements:

Soft Suede Cardstock

Card Base - 4 1/4" x 7 1/2" (Scored at 5 1/2")

Bottom Panel - 4 1/4" x 2"

Center Panel - 4 1/4" x 2 1/2"

Rings Of Love Designer Series Paper

2 Panels - 4" x 1 3/4"

Crumb Cake Cardstock

Center Background Panel - 2 1/4" x 4" Embossed with the Timber 3D Embossing Folder

Basic White Cardstock

Inside Layer - 5 1/4" x 4"

Piece for stamped image of Moose, fussy cut

Early Espresso Cardstock

Sentiment Label die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

To create this fun fold design, I added the designer series paper panels to the top section of the Soft Suede card base and the bottom panel. Before assembling, I added the Basic White cardstock layer to the inside of the card to make it easier to line up the bottom panel for the front of the card. I lined up the bottom panel level with the bottom of the card base and attached the center Soft Suede panel to the top of the card base and the bottom card panel. This creates the open or split panel for the card base. To complete the card, I added the embossed layer of Crumb Cake cardstock (that I sponged with Crumb Cake to bring out the embossed details) to the center panel. The colored and fussy cut moose is then attached to this panel with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals and I added Snowfall Accents Puff Paint to the top of the hat and heat set it with my Heat Tool to puff up the paint to create a fun pom-pom. For the sentiment label, I heat embossed the image onto the Early Espresso label with Gold Embossing Powder and added two of the Gold Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots to finish off the design. I just love how this card turned out and how this simple fun fold steps up the design.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to create your own fun folds to celebrate Fall. Stampin' Up! has so many wonderful products to help spark your creativity.

Please take the time visit with our wonderful Design Team members by using the Roll Call List below. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. I hope you enjoy our blog hop.

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Tricia Butts
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Saturday, August 13, 2022

Colour Combo August Blog Hop

It's time to hop with the Colour Combo August Blog Hop and this month we have been challenged to create a project using Gorgeous Grape, Fresh Freesia and Crumb Cake. You will have the chance to visit with talented Stampin' Up! Demonstrators as they share their ideas and projects to help inspire you to get creative with these wonderful colors.

This pretty Thank you card features products from the Tea Boutique in the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog. I love that this suite has everything I need to create this wonderful card. The Cup of Tea Bundle has a wonderful stamp images and coordinating dies to help make creating the focal image and sentiment so much simpler. I also used the Stylish Shapes Dies to create the circles to frame the tea cup and sentiment and I just love the stitched detail. The pretty background is from the Tea Boutique 6"x6" Designer Series Paper and I also used it to create the tea cup by stamping the image on top with Gorgeous Grape Classic ink. This Thank you card showcases how well this color combination works together to create fun projects.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to create your own projects using this color combination. Stampin' Up! has so many wonderful coordinating products to help make creating your projects so much simpler.

Now it's time to visit Sonja's blog and see what she has created with this month's color combination. Just click the Next button below to visit her blog. We would love 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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Stamping Inkspirations August Blog Hop Blending Technique Challenge

Welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations August Blog Hop and this month we are showcasing Blending Techniques. Our wonderful Design Team members will be sharing their projects and ideas to help inspire you to explore these wonderful techniques to create your own unique projects.

For my blending technique, I thought I would share a fun and simple way to use your Stampin' Blends Markers to create an ombre style background. Using Pool Party and Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Markers, I started with the light Pool Party at the top of the Basic White cardstock layer and colored to the center of the cardstock. I then colored the second half of the Basic White cardstock with Light Fresh Freesia down towards the bottom of the layer. To create the ombre look, I added some Dark Pool Party Stampin' Blends to the bottom half of the Light Pool Party and the Dark Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends to the top half of the Fresh Freesia. To blend the colors and remove any harsh lines, I used Light Pool Party to gently color over the join for the light and dark Pool Party and the same with the Light Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Marker to blend the line between the light and dark Fresh Freesia. This technique can be used with any color combination and is a wonderful way to create a pretty background quickly.

Products Used:

Splendid Thoughts Bundle (item #159677)

Splendid Day Specialty Designer Series Paper (item #159666)

Stylish Shapes Dies (item #159183)

Soft Sea Foam Cardstock (item #146988)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Pool Party Classic Ink Pad (item #147107)

Fresh Freesia Classic Ink Pad (item #155611)

Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154894)

Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #155518)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Soft Sea Foam 3/8" Seam Binding Ribbon (item #159680)

Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels (item #158130)

Mini Glue Dots (item #103683)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Soft Sea Foam Cardstock

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

Splendid Day Specialty Designer Series Paper (Fresh Freesia)

Layer 1 - 3 1/4" x 4 3/4"

(die cut two detailed leaves die cuts from center of layer)

Basic White Cardstock

Focal Layer - 3" x 4 1/2"

Sentiment Label die cut with Stylish Shapes Dies

This pretty card design is a CASE of a card I created at a recent Stampin' Up! event and I thought I would change up a few elements to give it a fresh new look. I die cut two of the detailed leaves from the center of the Fresh Freesia Foil designer series paper using the Splendid Stems Dies. This is a great way to conserve your pretty paper. I layered the designer series paper panel onto the Soft Sea Foam card base at an angle. For the ombre background layer, I stamped the leaves image with Pool Party Classic ink over the Pool Party section and then stamped the same image with Fresh Freesia Classic ink over the Fresh Freesia section, to create a beautiful tone on tone design. I heat embossed the sentiment with Silver embossing powder onto the banner label and attached a piece of the Soft Sea Foam Ribbon, folder in half, to the back of the label and attached the detailed Fresh Freesia Foil Die Cuts with Mini Glue Dots to the back of the label. I then added the sentiment label to the focal layer with Stampin' Dimensionals over the join between the Fresh Freesia and Pool Party colored sections. I then added the focal layer to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals so that it was centered over the Fresh Freesia Foil layer. To complete the card design, I added several Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels for a touch of bling. This soft and pretty card design would work well for a variety of occasions throughout the year.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to try this blending technique to create your own wonderful projects. There are so many amazing possibilities to explore.

Now it's time to visit Karen's wonderful blog and see what blending technique she is sharing with us. Just click the Next button below 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.