Eastern Beauty with The Stamp Review Crew

Hello and welcome to another hop with the Stamp Review Crew! I'm glad you're here!  I'm sad to say though, this will be my last hop with the SRC.  It's been an absolute honor to hop alongside these amazing ladies and gents over the last year, but I need to step back from the design teams for now and spend more time with my kids!   No... this doesn't mean I'm done blogging - not at all - just need to breathe a little more and not have pressure of so many deadlines.

So now that that's out of the way... Let's look at what I've made for you with the Eastern Beauty stamp set and Eastern Medallions Thinlits!  I wanted to create something to show off the medallions so I decided to make an ornament.

If you look closely, you can see the top of the ornament was made with one of the small stamps from the set.  I also added another small stamped image to the script of the sentiment.

I carried the same two stamps over to the inside of the card as well to add a little more of the "eastern beauty".  These small stamps make beautiful borders for sure.

Thanks so much for joining me!  It's been a fun journey and I hope that you'll continue to follow me on Instagram and on my blog!  You are welcome to go back to my dear friend Kelly Kent, or head on over to the next blog where you will find a lovely creation from Dawn Tidd :)

Until next time...

Blessings,

Holly

Perfect Packaging with the Creation Station

Happy Sunday!  I hope if you're in the USA you enjoyed your extra hour of sleep!

Today we have a fun theme for today's hop - perfect packaging.  I had a few ideas in mind to make but decided to make this cute little cupcake holder.  I had leftover cupcakes from our halloween party and decided to try something fun with them.

I was inspired by one I found on Pinterest but she did not have any tutorial or instructions.  I will try to draw up a pattern for this soon and put it on my Facebook page.  

I used the Foil Frenzy Specialty Designer Series Paper to create this fun little cupcake holder.

I cut two holes using the 1 3/8" Circle Punch so the icing wouldn't get smashed. 

I cut two circles - one with the sentiment on it - and adhered them together only at the very top.  This allowed me to just slide the circles over the box top.  The sentiment is from the Labels of Love stamp set from the holiday catalog.  I added some Gold Mini Sequin Trim and a (retired) tassel from the Occasions catalog - I thought the white ones were current and they are not - SORRY!  You can still get tassels in annual catalog or make a DIY one. 

This would make a cute little gift for a coworker, teacher, bus driver, etc.

I hope you enjoyed my creation.  Make your way around our hop and be inspired by the many other talented stampers.  You can head back to my talented friend Andrea Tracy Tucker, or hop on ahead to the lovely Elizabeth Price!  Thanks again!

  

Blessings,

Holly

Neutral Cowboy - TGIFC132

Happy Friday Ya'll!  I hope you had a wonderful week and maybe even a little fun trick-or-treating or passing out candy.  We hosted a small gathering at our house for our neighbors on our street before we all ventured out with the kiddos.  Our boys were Alvin, Theodore and Simon =)

Anyway, it is Friday which means we have another new challenge over at TGIF Challenges!  This week was a little challenging.  Brown is actually my second favorite color but to make a card with JUST browns was a little difficult.  I really wanted to add some pop of color!  (White snuck in there, but that's it.)

I kept things simple for two reasons - I wanted the boots to be the fun focal point, and well I completely forgot to make a card until 9:30 last night!

Sometimes though, simple is best.  I colored the boots with the Crumb Cake Light and Dark Blends.  The new Stampin' Blends are really really nice and user friendly.  I find them very easy to use.

The background is embossed with the Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  I love this look!  The boots are from the Country Life stamp set and the sentiment is from Feather Together.

I hope you take a moment to play along this week! As always we love to see your creations!

Have a blessed weekend!

-Holly

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

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!