ICS April Blog Hop Spring Is Sprung

It's time to hop along with the ICS April Blog Hop and this month we are celebrating Spring with the theme, "Spring Is Sprung". Our talented Design Team members will be sharing their projects and ideas to help you get creative. 

When I think of Spring and flowers, it reminds me that Mother's Day is less than a month away. I decided to show some love to some of my retiring products to create this beautiful card design that requires minimal stamping and no coloring. The Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper has so many stunning floral designs that are perfect for creating lovely Spring projects. By mixing and matching products, it's amazing what you can create. 

Products Used:

Celebrating You stamp set (item #158028) Retiring

Blossoming Happiness Dies (item #158823) Retiring 

Split Card Textures Dies (item #159162) Retiring 

Fabulous Frames Dies (item #159163) Retiring 

Double Oval Punch (item #154242)

Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper (item #158822) Retiring

Pool Party Cardstock (item #122924)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Brushed Metallic Cardstock (item #153524) Retiring

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Brushed Brass Butterflies (item #158136)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Pool Party Cardstock

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

Brushed Gold Metallic Cardstock

Large Frame die cut with the Fabulous Frames Dies

Basic White Cardstock

Background Layer - 4 7/8" x 3 5/8" Die cut with the Split Card Textures Dies

Sentiment Label punched out with the Double Oval Punch

Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper

Flowers & Leaves die cut using the Blossoming Happiness Dies

This beautiful Mother's Day card is a wonderful combination of die cutting and designer series paper. The flowers and leaves have been die cut from one of the sheets of designer series paper that coordinates with the Blossoming Happiness Dies. The detailed background was created using the Split Card Textures Dies and I framed it with the large frame die from the Fabulous Frames Dies, using the Brushed Gold Metallic cardstock to step up the design. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image from the Celebrating You stamp set with Gold embossing powder to coordinate with the frame. To complete the card design, I added several Brushed Brass Butterflies for a subtle touch of bling. This card is perfect for creating beautiful cards quickly and without the fuss of coloring images. So many of the products I used are retiring, so if you would like to order them, I recommend doing it soon to avoid missing out. 

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 Spring projects. Make sure you take the time to check the Last Chance Products Sale List, with some products discounted up to 60%. These products are available only while supplies last. 

Now it's time to visit Terri's blog and see what she has created this month. 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. 

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.

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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Stamping With Friends Masking Technique Blog Hop

Welcome to the Stamping With Friends Masking Technique Blog Hop as our Design Team members showcase projects using a variety of masking techniques. Masking is a wonderful way to help take your projects to the next level. 

For my card design today, I chose to create a vintage style Anniversary card using the Wonderful World stamp set from the Wonderful World Bundle, which is an exclusive Sale-a-bration product you can earn free with a qualifying order. I love the images in this stamp set and I thought they would be perfect for the design for my masking technique. I also chose to use the new Masking Paper that Stampin' Up! released in the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog and I love how the repositionable adhesive on the back of the paper, makes it simple to place the mask in place and not have to worry about it moving while applying ink with the blending brushes or when stamping the images. This soft and pretty card design would also work well as a special birthday card or even a sympathy card. 

Products Used:

Wonderful World Bundle (item #159918) Sale-a-bration Reward

Celebrating You stamp set (item #158028)

Stitched Rectangles Dies (item #151820)

Crumb Cake Cardstock (item #120953)

Very Vanilla Cardstock (item #101650)

Gold & Rose Gold 6"x6" Metallic Specialty Paper

Stampin' Up! Masking Paper 5" x7" (item #155480)

Crumb Cake Classic Ink Pad (item #147116)

Blushing Bride Classic Ink Pad (item #147100)

Polished Pink Classic Ink Pad (item #155712)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Blending Brushes (item #153611)

Brushed Brass Butterflies (item #158136)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #10443

Measurements:

Crumb Cake Cardstock

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

Sentiment Label die cut with the Stitched Rectangles Dies

Very Vanilla Cardstock 

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Inside Layer - 5 1/4" x 4"

Masking Paper

5 1/4" x 4" - Torn into 2 long narrow pieces

Gold Metallic Specialty Paper

2 Strips - 1/4" x 4"

2 Strips - 3/8" x 4"

This vintage card design has a wonderful old world feel to it and I love that the masked area looks like aged vintage wallpaper. To create the look, I torn the piece of Masking Paper into two pieces (down the middle of the 4" side) and placed the torn edges towards the center of the Very Vanilla cardstock, leaving a large panel in the center. I then added color to the exposed panel with Blending Brushes, starting with Blushing Bride, then adding a small amount of Polished Pink around the edges and finally using Crumb Cake ink to tone down the brightness of the pinks and add an antique feel to the design. I then stamped the rose image from the Wonderful World stamp set randomly over the panel using Crumb Cake ink, making sure to overlap the torn edge of the Masking Paper. I then added the small leaves in some of the spaces around the edge to finish off the design. Next, I gently peeled the Masking Paper off of the Very Vanilla cardstock to create the finished design. To embellish the card front, I added two 3/8" x 4" strips of Gold Metallic Specialty Paper to the top and bottom edge of the card front and then added the two strips of 1/4" x 4" Gold Metallic Specialty Paper, approx. 1/4" from the 3/8" strips. I love how these strips frame the focal design and add to the vintage feel of the card design. 

For the inside of the card, I repeated the process on the Very Vanilla cardstock layer, but this time I placed the Masking Paper diagonally across from the corners so that the straight edges overlapped in the center. I repeated the same color combination for the blending and stamped the same images with Crumb Cake Classic ink to recreate the same look as the card front. I decided not to add a sentiment to the inside of the card and adhered it to the inside of the card base. For the sentiment label, I die cut a stitched rectangle with the Stitched Rectangles Dies from Crumb Cake cardstock and heat embossed the sentiment from the Celebrating You stamp with Gold embossing powder. I aged the label by blending Crumb Cake ink around the stitched edges with a Blending Brush before adhering it to the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals. To finish off the design, I added several small and large Brass Brushed Butterflies to the card front 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 try using masking in your own creative projects. There are so many wonderful possibilities to explore to create your own beautiful projects. 

Please take the time to visit with my fellow Design Team members by using the Roll Call List below. We would love it if you would visit our blogs and leave us a comment letting us know what you enjoyed about our projects.

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. 

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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Stamping With Friends Strip Card Challenge Blog Hop

Welcome to the Stamping With Friends Strip Card Challenge Blog Hop as we share our projects and ideas to help inspire you to use up the left-over strips you have in your stash. Or Design Team members will be sharing some fun techniques and tricks to help spark your creativity to create your own fun card designs. 

Today I decided to create a fun birthday card using the new Hippest Hippos stamp set, which you can earn Free with a qualifying $50 order during Sale-a-bration. In addition, I also used the coordinating Hippo Dies, which are also a free Sale-a-bration product you can earn free with a qualifying $50 order. I love how they provide so many wonderful options for creating fun designs. For my strip background, I used Starry Sky and Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper from the 2022-2024 In Color 6"x6" Designer Series Paper Pack and stamped the white strips with the stars image from the Best Witches stamp set, which can found in the new July-December 2022 Mini Catalog. This color combination is perfect for the 4th of July holiday and has a wonderful Summer feel to it. 

Products Used:

Celebrating You stamp set (item #158028)

Best Witches stamp set (item #159860) New

Hippest Hippos stamp set (item #159921) Sale-a-bration Reward

Hippo Dies (item #159928) Sale-a-bration Reward

Stitched Rectangles Dies (item #151820)

2022-2024 In Color 6"x 6" Designer Series Paper Pack

Starry Sky Cardstock (item #159263)

Sweet Sorbet Cardstock (item #159268)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Basics Embossing Powders (item #155554)

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154904)

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154893)

Basic Rhinestone Jewels (item #144220)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Starry Sky Cardstock

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

Sentiment Label die cut with Stitched Rectangles Dies

Sweet Sorbet Cardstock

Layer 1- 5 1/4" x 4"

Party Hat and sunglasses die cut with the Hippo Dies

Basic White Cardstock

Layer 2 - 5" x 3 3/4" (trimmed down to size after adhering strips)

Two strips - 3/4" x 3 1/2"

Stamped hippo image die cut with Hippo Dies

2022-2024 In Colors Designer Series Paper

Starry Sky 2 strips - 3/4" x 3 1/2"

Sweet Sorbet 2 strips - 3/4" x 3 1/2"

This bright, cheerful birthday card was so much fun to create. The combination of Starry Sky, Sweet Sorbet and Basic White works well for a patriotic themed card and works well for people of all ages. To liven up the Basic White strips, I stamped them with the stars image from the Best Witches stamp set in both Starry Sky and Sweet Sorbet Classic inks to tie in with the celebration theme. The cute hippo image has been colored with Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers and I used the Light Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Marker to color the toenails and mouth. I die cut the party hat and sunglasses from Sweet Sorbet cardstock and I heat embossed the sentiment from the Celebrating You stamp set with White embossing powder to coordinate with the color theme. To add a touch of bling, I added several Basic Rhinestone Jewels to the sentiment label for a little sparkle. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to look at strips in a whole new way to help you create your own wonderful designs. There are so many great options to explore. 

Now it's time to visit with my fellow Design Team members to see what they have created to inspire you. Please use the Roll Call List below to travel along our blog hop. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our designs. 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. 

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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Inspire. Create. Share. June Blog Hop Meet The New 2022-2024 In Colors

Welcome to the ICS June Blog Hop as we showcase the amazing new 2022-2024 In Colors. Our Design Team members will be sharing their projects and ideas to help inspire you to explore these beautiful new colors when creating your own wonderful projects. 

The new In Colors work so well together, so I decided to create a card design that featured all five of them and showcase some of the coordinating products. This clean and simple birthday card features the 2022-2024 In Color 6"x6" Designer Series Paper, Baker's Twine and Decorative Dots to create a bright and cheerful design. 

Products Used:

Celebrating You stamp set (item #158028)

Beautiful Shapes Dies (item #158046)

Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder (item #154317)

2022-2024 In Color 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #159253)

2022-2024 In Color Baker's Twine (item #159195)

2022-2024 In Color Matte Decorative Dots (item #159186)

Parakeet Party Cardstock (item #159259)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Parakeet Party Cardstock

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

Basic White Cardstock 

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4" Embossed with the Painted Texture Embossing Folder 

Sentiment Label die cut with the Beautiful Shapes Dies

2022-2024 In Colors Designer Series Paper

5 Strips (1 of each color, varying the patterns) - 1" x 3"

This fun card design is simple to create and works well for all ages. The strips of designer series paper really pop against the Basic White card front and I embossed the card front to add some texture to the design. I adhered each strip to the card base, beginning with the Starry Sky piece in the center, and added the other strips to create an uneven zigzag across the card front. I love how the different patterns add texture and variety to the card design. I wrapped a piece of Parakeet Party Baker's Twine twice around the center of the card front and tied a knot on the left side. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image with Silver embossing powder onto the Basic White label and added three of the small Parakeet Party Matte Decorative Dots for a touch of bling. I added the sentiment label to the center of the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals, over the Parakeet Party Baker's Twine. This fun card is a great design to mass produce and have on hand in your card stash. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to experiment with these wonderful new colors and help you to step outside your comfort zone to create your own beautiful projects.

Now it's time to visit Debbi's wonderful blog and see what she has created with these beautiful new In Colors. 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. 

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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Stamping Inkspirations June Blog Hop Shades of Blue Color Challenge

Welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations June Blog Hop and this month we have a Color Challenge using Shades of Blue. Blue is my favorite color, so I am so excited about this month's theme and the chance to share some of Stampin' Up!'s beautiful colors with you all. Our talented Design Team will be sharing their own amazing projects and ideas to help inspire you to explore the many beautiful blues that Stampin' Up! has to offer. 

I was so happy when the new 2022-2024 In Colors came out last month, as there are three beautiful new blues included that make my heart happy. I chose to use these colors - Tahitian Tide, Orchid Oasis and Starry Sky for my clean and simple card design and I love how these pretty colors work together. I chose the Hydrangea Haven stamp set to create my background design and the Celebrating You stamp set for the sentiment. 

Products Used:

Hydrangea Haven stamp set (item #158210)

Celebrating You stamp set (item #158028)

Stylish Shapes Dies (item #159183)

Starry Sky Cardstock (item #159263)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Starry Sky Classic Ink Pad (item #159212)

Orchid Oasis Classic Ink Pad (item #159214)

Tahitian Tide Classic Ink Pad (item #159210)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Basics Embossing Powders (item #155554)

Basic Pearl Jewels (item #144219)

Blender Pen (item #102845)

Measurements:

Starry Sky Cardstock 

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

Sentiment Label die cut with Stylish Shapes Dies

Basic White Cardstock

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Hydrangeas are one of my favorite flowers and I thought they would be perfect for this Shades of Blue card design. I stamped the outline images with Starry Sky Classic ink onto Basic White cardstock. I used Tahitian Tide Classic ink to stamp the background solid image for the large floral clusters and I used Orchid Oasis Classic ink, stamped off once, to stamp the solid smaller floral background images. For the leaves, I used a Blender Pen to gently blend the ink from the stamped Starry Sky outline images, to create a soft look to the leaves. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image from the Celebrating You stamp set with White embossing powder and die cut the label with the Stylish Shapes Dies. I trimmed off the left side of the banner label and adhered it to the right side of the card front. To finish off the card design, I added small Basic Pearls to the centers of the single flowers to step up the card 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 wonderful projects with the beautiful blues that Stampin' Up! has to offer. There are so many wonderful coordinating products to choose from to help make your crafting experience enjoyable and stress-free. 

Now it's time to visit Teri's wonderful blog and see what she has to share with us. Just click the Next button to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List below 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

Angie McKenzie  ●  Aurélie Fabre  ●  Gez Carpenter

Jo Blackman  ●  Mo Rootes

Tricia Butts  ●  Teri West   ●  Susan Simpson

Danielle Kassing  ●  Terry Hamilton  ●  Leonie Stuart

Susan Webster  ●  Judith Patterson  ●  Karen Henderson

Vickie Littlewood  ●  Linda Moore  ●  Robbie Susan Chandler

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. 

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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