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Thursday, November 2, 2017

Seasonal Lantern with Stampin' Blends

Hello! Can you believe we are already to November? If you've been waiting for November 1st and the release of the new Stampin' Blends markers, we have a treat for you today with the Artisan Design Team Blog Hop! We are showcasing these amazing, artist quality alcohol markers today for you to enjoy!.

Stampin’ Up!’s premier alcohol markers, Stampin’ Blends are high-quality, dual-tip markers that come in 12 of Stampin’ Up!’s exclusive colors, each with a light and dark shade. Maybe you don’t think of yourself as an artist, but you don’t need to be because these markers make it super easy to blend colors and create gorgeous works of art! I have really enjoyed using these markers over the last few days and know you will love them too!

For today's card, I have used the Seasonal Lantern Bundle with 5 of the new Blends duos. I found coloring in the order of the light first, then a little dark, and then blend again with light gave me the best result of blending.

For the lantern I used both the dark and light of the Pumpkin Pie Blends. The leaves were with Old Olive, the gourd with Daffodil Delight (and a little Pumpkin Pie), pine cones with the Crumb Cake Blends and the candle was made with the Pool Party Blends.

I also added a little Pumpkin Pie Dark Stampin' Blends to the Rhinestones Basic Jewels for a coordinating colored rhinestone. Isn't that awesome?? And the ink doesn't rub off!

I added some Window Sheet and gave the lantern some dimension.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope that you enjoyed what I made using these new markers! Please make your way around the hop. I know you will not be disappointed.

As always, below you can find the full list of design team member's blogs and a list of product used.

Next up is the lovely Jennifer Sootkoos!

Have a wonderful day!

-Holly

Allison Okamitsu
Aurelie Fabre
Cathy Caines
Dani Dziama
Holly Stene *you are here*
Jennifer Sootkoos
Jessica Winter
Katy Harrison
Kimberly Van Diepen
Louise Sharp
Maike Ulbrich
Martha Inchley
Mercedes Weber
Mindy Bingamon
Miriam van Eyden
Paula Dobson
Rochelle Blok
Shannon Lane
Sylwia Schreck
Tanya Boser

Product List

Seasonal Lantern Photopolymer Bundle

[146073]

$54.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Old Olive Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

[144573]

$4.50

Old Olive Light Stampin' Blends Marker

[144574]

$4.50

Daffodil Delight Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

[144585]

$4.50

Daffodil Delight Light Stampin' Blends Marker

[144586]

$4.50

Pumpkin Pie Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

[144577]

$4.50

Pumpkin Pie Light Stampin' Blends Marker

[144578]

$4.50

Pool Party Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

[144594]

$4.50

Pool Party Light Stampin' Blends Marker

[144595]

$4.50

Crumb Cake Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

[144581]

$4.50

Crumb Cake Light Stampin' Blends Marker

[144582]

$4.50

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

[100730]

$9.00

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

[115318]

$8.00

Coffee Break Designer Series Paper

[144155]

$11.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[126978]

$6.50

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

[126945]

$6.50

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

$5.00

Pool Party 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon

[144152]

$7.00

Delicate White Doilies

[141701]

$3.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Window Sheets

[142314]

$5.00

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Two for Tuesday with Blends! - Color Me Happy Sneak Peek

Happy Tuesday! I'm so excited to share these two cards with you today. I made these cards with my mother last week and planned to keep them for a blog post later on, but I just couldn't wait any longer. I hope you like them as much as I do!

If you have not heard, Stampin' Up! will be releasing new artist-quality alcohol markers on November 1st!!

The new "Blends" are very easy to use (and I have never picked up a Copic in my life!) - I think they blend easily together within the same color duo, color family or even as shown below with mixtures of multiple colors. The stamp set I used is called Color Me Happy and will be available as supplies last.

For this card, I masked the lanterns on top of each other and colored each one with multiple Blends. I used the Daffodil Delight Blends on each one so the lanterns have the glowing look to them.

The "so happy for you" sentiment is also from the Color Me Happy stamp set. I finished the card by adding some Gold Metallic Thread and coloring each lantern with Wink of Stella.

The second card actually came about because I got ink on the bottom right of the card front. Of course this happened after I colored all of the lanterns. I decided to look through my stamp collection and find a different sentiment to go with the lanterns. The Watts of Occasions stamp set was perfect!

I added more Gold Metallic Thread and Wink of Stella - so pretty :)

If you know me, you know I don't make many simple cards. These are some of my favorites I've made all year!! I hope you enjoy them too!

Have a wonderful Tuesday!

Holly

Want a chance to win the Merry Patterns stamp set? Now through the end of the month, every $50 spent through my Stampin' Up! store earns you a chance to win! Use the hostess code below to enter! :)

Remember, stock up on DSP now through the end of the month! Select designs are buy 3 get 1 free!

Videos, facebook live tutorials and more coming soon!

Thursday, October 19, 2017

Crates of Gourd Goodness

Happy Fall Ya'll!

Are you enjoying the weather where you are? It isn't quite "fall" here in Texas compared to Minnesota where we lived last year, but the pumpkins, mums and fall decor help!

If you're joining our hop for the first time, welcome! You probably came from the blog of my talented friend Dani - so thank you for continuing on to me! We are a group of demonstrators from across the globe that represent Stampin' Up! and their amazing products! Be sure to use google translate so you don't miss any detail!

Today we are featuring some beautiful Autumn stamp sets - Gourd Goodness and Count My Blessings. I really like the sentiments in Count My Blessings, but I like the 2-step stamping of the other so I chose to highlight the Gourd Goodness stamp set. The pumpkins and gourds come as two-step stamps which help to give these images some nice depth and dimension by using two different ink colors.

For the background of each card, I used the Burlap background stamp with tone on tone Crumb Cake color. I then added some Vellum and Coffee Cafe Designer Series Paper (DSP) as a base for my crate.

The crate was cut using the Wood Crate Framelits and the Wood Textures DSP. I added some Pool Party Solid Baker's Twine, 5/8" Burlap Ribbon and a heart from the Corrugated Elements pack.

The crate, pumpkins and gourds were adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals.

The second card was made similarly except this time I used the side of the Wood Crate Framelits to make a smaller crate.

The Classic Label Punch is a favorite of mine! Do you own this punch? *You should!*

For the little tag, I used the backside of one of the Corrugated Elements and used my Soft Suede Stampin' Write Marker to make a custom tag.

I hope that you like my cards! It's been so nice sharing my creations with you all over the past year. Only a few hops left before the new team takes over! I would love to hear from you - leave a comment and pin your favorites but be sure to make your way around the hop!

Next up is the lovely Jennifer Sootkoos!

Thanks again for stopping by!

-Holly

Be sure to follow along the hop with the "next" button above or by using the full list of team members below!

Holly Stene (that's me!)

Tanya Boser

The latest from Stampin' Up!

DSP Share will continue through the end of the month! Two of the papers used today are on sale!

I hope to be sharing stamping videos soon!

Stampin' Blends will be available to customers NOVEMBER 1st!! Woohoo!!

Want to earn a Merry Patterns stamp set but can't afford a $300 party or order at the moment? Now through the end of the month, for every $50 order you place with me using the hostess code below, you will earn an entry for a drawing. Winner will be given the Merry Patterns stamp set!