Around The World On Wednesday April Blog Hop At The Market

Welcome to the Around The World On Wednesday April Blog Hop and this month our theme is "At the Market".  We have been challenged to find a photo of a market and use it as inspiration for our project. You will be visiting with our talented team members as they share their ideas and projects to help inspire you.

For my card design, I chose this photo taken at a marketplace in Instanbul, Turkey (shown above), as my inspiration. The focal image shows a coat with clean and simple lines with a wonderful pattern in blue and white. I was immediately reminded of one of the designs in the Heart & Home Designer Series Paper, and it became the basis for my card design. Instead of the bright yellow of the scarf, I chose to use Gold Foil and Gold embossing to embellish my card design.

Products Used:

Blessings of Home Bundle (item #157939)

Tasteful Labels Dies (item #152886) Retiring

Heart & Home Designer Series Paper (item #157928)

Misty Moonlight Cardstock (item #153081) Retiring

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Gold Foil Sheets (item #132622)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Gilded Gems (#152478)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Misty Moonlight Cardstock 

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

Scalloped Circle die cut with the Tasteful Labels Dies

Heart & Home Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Basic White Cardstock

Sentiment Label die cut with Tasteful Labels Dies

Gold Foil Sheets

Detailed foliage die cut with the Flowers of Home Dies

I love how the designer series paper creates a similar flow with the curved detail of the design. While the Misty Moonlight I chose isn't the same blue as the coat design, I liked the way it created a similar feeling. The Gold Foil die cuts reminded me of the floral elements in the coat and along with the Gold embossing, provides a pop of color similar to the yellow scarf. I kept the details to a minimum to mimic the clean and simple lines of the coat. This card design would also work well as a masculine card design for a variety of occasions. I love how this card turned out and how it was inspired by finding a connection between a design on a coat and a pattern of a piece of designer series paper. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to look at the world around you for inspiration to help you create your own beautiful projects. 

Now it's time to visit Teri's wonderful blog and see what she has created for us. Just click 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

Jan Clothier - NZ

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Aurélie Fabre - FR

Mikaela Titheridge - UK

Annette Ball - CA

Angie McKenzie - US

Wendy Lee - US

Tricia Butts - US

Teri West - US

Cheryl Hamilton - US

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Tricia Butts

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Colour Combo April Blog Hop

Welcome to the Colour Combo April Blog Hop as we get ready for a new color challenge. This month we have been challenged to use Shaded Spruce, Garden Green and Sahara Sand to create our projects to share with you. I hope our projects and ideas will help inspire you to explore this wonderful color combination to create your own beautiful projects.

For my card design, I decided to CASE a card I created last year using strips of designer series paper here. I chose to use the same pattern for each of the colors from both the Neutrals & Regals 6"x6" Designer Series Paper. At first, I wasn't sure how these colors would work together, but I must say that I love how this card design turned out. This color combination works well as a masculine card design and would work for a variety of occasions.

Products Used:

Celebrating You stamp set (item #158028)

Tasteful Labels Dies (item #152886) Retiring

Animal Print Embossing Folder (item #155429) Retiring

Neutrals 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #155226) Retiring

Regals 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #155227)

Garden Green Cardstock (item #102584) 

Shaded Spruce Cardstock (item #146981)

Sahara Sand Cardstock (item #121043)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

White 3/4" Frayed Ribbon (item #158138)

Brushed Metallic Adhesive Dots (item #156506)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Mini Glue Dots (item #103683)

Measurements:

Garden Green Cardstock

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

Sahara Sand Cardstock

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4" Embossed with the Animal Prints Embossing Folder

Shaded Spruce Cardstock

Layer 3 - 5" x 3 3/4" (Trimmed to 5" x 3 5/8" after strips are attached)

Sentiment Label die cut with the Tasteful Labels Dies

Regals Designer Series Paper

2 strips Garden Green - 3/4" x 3 1/2"

2 strips Shaded Spruce - 3/4" x 3 1/2"

Neutrals Designer Series Paper 

2 strips Sahara Sand - 3/4" x 3 1/2"

White Frayed Ribbon 

Approx. 4 1/2" long, frayed at both ends

This card design is all about layering the colors to create bold, geometric design. I layered the strips of designer series paper onto the Shaded Spruce cardstock layer, using the same pattern for each strip. I trimmed the background cardstock to 5" x 3 5/8" to create an even border around the strips. For the card front layer, I embossed the Sahara Sand cardstock with the Animal Prints Embossing Folder to add some extra texture to the card design. I attached it to the Garden Green card back with adhesive and then attached the focal layer to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image from the Celebrating You stamp set with Copper embossing powder and added four of the small Copper Brushed Metallic Ahesive Dots to the corners to coordinate with the embossing. To provide a little contrast, I added a piece of the White Frayed Ribbon to the center of the focal layer, fraying both ends to add texture to the design. I attached the sentiment label over the center of the ribbon with Stampin' Dimensionals to complete the card design. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to give this color combination a try to create your own wonderful projects. Stampin' Up! has so many amazing coordinating products to help take the stress out of designing and creating. 

Now it's time to visit Sonja's blog and see what beautiful projects she has to share with us. 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 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 April Blog Hop Fun Folds

It's time to hop along with the Stamping Inkspirations April Blog Hop as we showcase beautiful fun fold card designs to help inspire you. Our wonderful Design Team Members will be sharing their amazing projects and ideas to help you step outside your comfort zone and take your cards to the next level. 

With Easter coming up soon, I thought I would create a simple fun fold to celebrate the occasion. For this card design I chose the Easter Friends stamp set with its wonderful images and sentiments and paired it with the pretty Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper. Isn't the bunny in this stamp set simply adorable? This simple fun fold is easy to create and is a wonderful way to step up a standard card base.

Products Used:

Easter Friends stamp set (item #157737)

Pansy Dies 155680)

Tasteful Labels Dies (item #152886) Retiring

Stitched So Sweetly Dies (item #151690) Retiring

Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper (item #155807) Retiring

Fresh Freesia Cardstock (item #155613)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Cinnamon Cider Classic Ink Pad (item #153114) Retiring

Soft Sea Foam Classic Ink Pad (item #147102)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Brushed Brass Butterflies (item #158136)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Blender Pens (item #102845)

Measurements:

Fresh Freesia Cardstock

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

Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 3" x 5 1/4" Side Strip - 1" x 5 1/4"

Two pansies die cut with the Pansy Dies

Basic White Cardstock

Focal Label die cut with the Stitched So Sweetly Dies

Sentiment Label die cut with the Tasteful Labels Dies

This cute fun fold is simple to create using a standard size card base (5 1/2" x 8 1/2") by simply cutting off 1" from the card front so that the base measures 7 1/2" x 5 1/2". You will still score the card base at 4 1/4" to create your fun fold. For the card front, I cut a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of the Pansy Petal Designer Series Paper and then cut a 1" strip off of one side to create two pieces measuring 3" x 5 1/4" and 1" x 51/4". I attached the larger piece to the card front and flipped the strip over so that the reverse side faces up. I attached the strip to the inside Basic White layer along the right side and then attached this layer to the inside of the card base. This way when the card is closed, you have that wonderful contrast between the two designs. For the bunny, I stamped it with Cinnamon Cider Classic ink onto the scalloped rectangle layer and used a Blender Pen to soften and lightly color the image. The Blender Pen helps to reactivate the ink to add that soft color to the image. For the grass, I used Soft Sea Foam Classic ink along the bottom to help ground the image and once again softened it with the Blender Pen. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image with Gold embossing powder onto the sentiment label. To assemble the card front, I attached both the focal image and the sentiment label with Stampin' Dimensionals. I attached the two die cut pansies (from the designer series paper) to decorate the panels. To finish off the card design, I added several Brushed Brass Butterflies for a touch of bling. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my fun fold card design will help inspire you to create your own beautiful cards and explore the variety of fun fold designs available. There are so many wonderful options to try. 

Now it's time to visit Aurélie's wonderful blog to see what she has created for 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.

Roll Call List

Angie McKenzie  ●  Tricia Butts  ●  Aurélie Fabre

Karen Egan  ●  Teri West  ●  Gez Carpenter

Susan Webster  ●  Rochelle Laird-Smith   ●  Sue Allen

Jill Chapman  ●  Leonie Stuart  ●  Karen Henderson

Mo Rootes  ●  Rebecca-Jo Unwin  ●  Danielle Kassing

Vickie Littlewood  ●  Marieke Bart  ●  Robbie Susan Chandler

Terry Hamilton  ● Jan Musselman  ●  Kimberley Morris

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Stamping With Friends Retiring 2020-2022 In Colors Blog Hop

It's time to say goodbye to the 2020-2022 In Colors with the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop. Our wonderful Design Team members will be showcasing their favorite retiring In Colors as they share their wonderful projects to help inspire you. These beautiful colors are available only while supplies last or until May 2nd, so make sure you stock up on your favorites before they disappear. 

My favorite 2020-2022 In Color is Misty Moonlight so I just had to create my card design with this beautiful blue. I wanted to create a masculine birthday card, so I chose to use the Handsomely Suited stamp set with the Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper. The designs in this paper pack are perfect for masculine cards. 

Products Used:

Handsomely Suited stamp set (item #154444) Retiring - Save 50%

Tasteful Labels Dies (item #152886) Retiring - Save 20%

Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper (item #155841)

Misty Moonlight Cardstock (item #153081) Retiring - Save 20%

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

2020-2022 In Color Square Gems (item #155572) Retiring 

Cotton Ribbon Combo Pack (item #158140) 

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (item #144108)

Measurements:

Misty Moonlight Cardstock

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

Sentiment Label die cut with the Tasteful Labels Dies

Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Misty Moonlight Cotton Ribbon

2 pieces approx. 5" long

The focal point of this card is the beautiful designer series paper. I love the monochromatic design with the nature theme and the Misty Moonlight cardstock card base creates a wonderful frame for this design. I cut two pieces of the Misty Moonlight Cotton Ribbon at approx. 5" each and attached them to the card front approx. 1/4" apart. Using Silver embossing powder, I heat embossed the sentiment from the Handsomely Suited stamp set onto the sentiment label I die cut with the Tasteful Labels Dies. I attached the sentiment label over the two pieces of ribbon using Mini Stampin' Dimensionals. To finish off the card design, I added four of the small Misty Moonlight Square Gems to the corners of the sentiment label. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to explore these beautiful In Colors. There are so many wonderful coordinating products to choose from to help make creating your projects a stress free experience. 

Now it's time to visit Betty's blog and see what retiring In Colors she has chosen to showcase. Just click on the Next button below to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List to find your way. 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. 

Roll Call
Tricia Butts
Betty Bickford
Mo Rootes (UK)
Mickey Moore
Linda Moore
Karen Egan
Diane Evans
Melva Peters
Kimberley Morris (procrastistamper)
Deborah Schultz
Caron Bailey
Helen Jennings
Vickie Littlewood
Libby Fens from libbystamps
Candi Suriano
Kelly Taranto

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Tricia Butts
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