Two for Tuesday - Embossing Paste Highlight

Happy Tuesday!  I have 2 fun cards today that I made with the same background.  I actually made this last week but I have had some camera issues and had to buy a new card reader.

Long story short, yay for Amazon Prime!  Shopping in Texas heat with 3 kiddos and pregnant with a 4th is just so not worth it sometimes.

The two cards I made feature the new Embossing Paste.  Now, embossing paste has been around the crafting industry for awhile, but I am so excited that Stampin' Up! is now carrying it!  I've made a few cards so far with the paste using the Pattern Party Decorative Masks and Palette Knives and I've barely scratched the surface of the amount of paste you get.  

These two cards I made using the "brick" pattern.  The first one is a birthday card I made for one of my nieces.  I have two nieces who have birthdays back to back next week - just haven't decided who will get this card.

The color combo I chose for this card is from the current color challenge at Fab Friday Challenges.  It's a lot of bold colors so it was certainly a challenge to get all of them on one card.

I colored the fairy and berry branch with my Stampin' Write Markers.  You could easily use Aqua Painters or Blender Pens with your ink pads too.

I added all of the colors using various diecuts, ribbon and enamel dots.  I love the Stampin' Up! has perfectly coordinating products.  It really makes your cards look complete!

The Embossing Paste dries within a few minutes (like 2?) - very quick!  It doesn't get hard and crumbly either - you can easily bend the cardstock... It's almost like a soft clay - but it does harden enough that it doesn't rub off.  I hope that makes sense!  I also love the fact that you get a different look each time unless of course you fully fill in each brick. 

The second card I made features some of the beautiful Whole Lot of Lovely DSP.  I really like the floral print and hated to cut it up, but I'm really happy with how this card came out.  Kylie Bertucci says if you "love it, chop it" - so don't be like me and hoard all that paper - USE IT!

I fussy cut 3 flowers from a 4x6 sheet.  I then framed them around the sentiment from Window Shopping.

I added Stampin' Dimensionals to 2 of the flowers and middle portion of the sentiment.  I really like the pop it gives!

So glad you stopped by today!  What do you think about the embossing paste?  Have you tried it?  I've read that some people are just not seeing the big deal about it, but it really is fun product completely different than embossing powder.  You can add color by using Reinkers and even some shimmer with Stampin' Glitter.  I love the texture it gives to cards!  If you're on the fence about it, I encourage you to give it a try!

Have a wonderful Tuesday!

Blessings,
Holly

Product List

Fairy Celebration Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141554]

$19.00

Window Shopping Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143265]

$18.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

[144085]

$6.50

Brights Stampin' Write Markers

[131259]

$29.00

2017-2019 In Color Stampin' Write Markers

[144033]

$15.00

Whole Lot Of Lovely Designer Series Paper

[144110]

$11.00

Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[144245]

$8.00

Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[122925]

$8.00

Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[115318]

$8.00

Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[122924]

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Bermuda Bay 3/8" Mini Chevron Ribbon

[144198]

$7.00

Old Olive 3/8" Mini Chevron Ribbon

[144196]

$7.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$30.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

$35.00

Eclectic Layers Thinlits Dies

[143774]

$30.00

Embossing Paste

[141979]

$8.00

Pattern Party Decorative Masks

[144103]

$6.00

Palette Knives

[142808]

$5.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.00

Display Stamper Scrapbook Page - Wood Textures Sneak Peek

Earlier this month I was honored to be a Display Stamper for Stampin' Up!'s OnStage event in Minneapolis.  I've been wanting to share my samples with you, but time gets the best of me sometimes.

It's not always easy keeping a house, 3 kids in order and being 22 weeks pregnant.

So please be patient. :)

The scrapbook page that I made for my display board features 3 new items that will be available in the new catalog.  The Wood Textures DSP, the Lovely Laurel Thinlits and some wooden Touches of Nature Elements.  The DSP comes in 6x6 pieces, 4 of each print - so I actually just took 4 of the same pieces and adhered them to a 12x12" piece of cardstock.  You can barely tell it isn't one big sheet!

The Lovely Laurel Thinlits make the cutest banner.  

You can kind of see that the texture/scoring on the "flags".

I decided to use some of the wood accents to frame the circle that I made with the Stitched Shapes Framelits.  I think they add a nice touch to the page.

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,

Holly

Giving Something Sweet - Dragonfly Dreams Corporate Highlight

One of my favorite things to do (other than stamping, of course) is baking and sharing the goodies with my family and friends.  Stampin’ Up! makes the “giving” part even more enjoyable by providing various food safe products and so many sweet sentiments to go along with some baked goods.  For these treats I focused on two main products - the Dragonfly Dreams Bundle and the Succulent Garden Designer Series Paper.

Of course, I usually make a card to go along with the treat.  Here I created a simple card using the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set stamped with Mint Macaron and Tip Top Taupe.  The square was made with the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies.  For the sentiment banner, I took Sweet Sugarplum, added the dotted background and finished with the sentiment stamped in Rich Razzleberry.  The background is from the Succulent Garden Designer Series Paper finished off with Mint Macaron 3/8" Sheer Linen Ribbon.

For one of the banana breads that I made, I wanted to use one of the 6"x17" Gusseted Cellophane Bags.  These bags are amazing and have come in handy for many homemade breads and treats over the last few months.  The Tip Top Taupe tag was made with the Window Box Thinlits Dies.  I added a little extra hand-cut tag with the "thanks" sentiment tied with Whisper White Solid Baker's Twine.  I added some Sweet Sugarplum ribbon from the Succulent Garden 3/8" Ribbon Combo Pack to finish it off.

For the other loaf of banana bread, I wrapped the bread in the Sending Love Glassine Sheet and the same paper from the Succulent Garden DSP pack.  

The decorative tag was made with the same Mint Macaron ribbon and the reversible Lace Doilies.  I added a Sweet Sugarplum circle cut with the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies and stamped with Sweet Sugarplum.  The dragonfly is stamped with Soft Suede Ink and Sweet Sugarplum.  I cut an additional dragonfly out of Vellum Cardstock with the Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies.  I also added Clear Wink of Stella to the base dragonfly.

Lastly, I stamped the sentiment with the Versamark Pad and heat embossed the sentiment with White Stampin' Emboss Powder.

I hope that this post inspires you to bake something yummy for your friend and make your packaging look extra special!  

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Blessings,

Holly

**You can view this post on Stampin' Up!'s homepage too!**

High Tide Highlight

Hello there!  I'm so glad I get to post this morning a card that isn't for a blog hop or challenge - just me sharing a card I made this weekend!  It was nice to get some time to just stamp for fun. :)

This card was fairly quick to make.  The watercolor background was very simple and it was my first time trying it this way.  I saw a video on a demo-only site or I would link it here for you to see.  The lady was from outside of the US and I'm not sure the video was in English either, but it was easy to watch.  I've looked for her video too to no avail - so - THANK YOU for sharing this - whoever you are <3

Okay, so all you need is a ziplock bag, some markers, watercolor paper and an aqua painter.

Take the ziplock bag and lay it flat on your work area.  Using your Stampin' Write Markers, color and area on the bag large enough to cover a card layer (a little shy of 4' x 5.25").  Set that aside.  Now using your Aqua Painter, get your Watercolor Paper fairly wet - I did squeeze the AP as I "colored" the paper.  Once that's wet, flip it over and press it onto the ziplock bag.  Carefully pull it off and dry the paper with your Heat Tool.  I added a little more of the Pool Party and Mint Macaron ink on the bag and repeated the process.  I hope that makes sense.  (I really want to start taking videos soon so you can see me walk you through these kinds of techniques!)

I used Memento Black Ink for the lighthouse, birds and sentiment.  The sentiment is on circles made with the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies and the Layering Circles Framelits Dies.

A little Linen Thread and the card is complete.

If you have any questions about the technique, please don't hesitate to ask.

Have a wonderful Monday!

-Holly

A Succulent Pop & Twist Birthday for TGIFC96

Happy Friday everyone!  It's a beautiful, sunny (and COLD) day here in Minnesota.  I hope you're ready to play along with a new challenge at TGIF Challenges.  We had over 20 entries last week and they were all great to see!  This week we are honoring the lovely Bibi Cameron - she has recently left her job as a SU! demonstrator, but she is still worthy of admiration - she truly is gifted!

Bibi is one of the BEST at watercoloring flowers - or making floral cards in general.  Make sure to check out her website for inspiration!

Yesterday we celebrated my beautiful mother-in-law Linda.  She turned 60 so I knew I wanted to make a very special card.  I decided to (finally) try a Pop & Twist card.  I've seen so maybe over the past year but have yet to try one.  Linda likes fun folds and techniques so I needed to make it for her.

 

I focused mainly on the Oh So Succulent Photopolymer Bundle except for the front of the card's sentiment which is from the Milestone Moments.  The "sixtieth" fits perfectly in the banner framelit from the Large Number Framelits Dies.

The Succulent Garden DSP and Succulent Garden 3/8" Ribbon Combo Pack finish off the front.

If you are not familiar with the Pop & Twist card, here is the video I watched.  It was a lot less complicated than it looks!

I altered the sentiment a little since the front of the card had "happy birthday" on the front too.

Thank you so much for stopping by!  Please take a moment to play along this week at TGIF Challenges!

Blessings,

Holly