My hostess for tonight’s stamp club requested cards using the Build a Blossom stamp set.  The flower on this card uses the smallest petal and leaf in the set.

Supplies used:

Stamps – Bring on the Cake, Build a Blossom, Friendly Words wheel

Ink & Paper – Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery

Accessories – Big Shot & Elegant Lines embossing folder, 1/8″taffeta ribbon, Blossom Petals punch, retired button, bakers twine

TTFN!

Natasha

I created these 3 samples using the Creative Elements stamp set for my stamp club held this passed weekend.  I enjoyed creating them SO much – what an easy set to work with!

Supplies used:

Stamps – Creative Elements, Thank You Kindly

Ink & Paper – Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, Very Vanilla, First Edition DSP

Accessories – piercing tools, pearl accents, neutral glimmer brad, Word Window punch

Supplies used:

Stamps – Creative Elements, Word Play

Ink & Paper – Very Vanilla, Regal Rose, Soft Suede

Accessories – AquaPainter, dimensional

I think this one is my favorite out of the three.  The flower image is a DREAM to stamp with!

Supplies used;

Stamps – Creative Elements, Thank You Kindly

Ink & Paper – Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Baja Breeze

Accessories – Big Shot & Designer Frame embossing folder, large oval punch, 1/8″taffeta ribbon, pearl accent, dimensional

TTFN!

Natasha

Supplies used:

Stamps – Bring on the Cake

Ink & Paper – Whisper White, Pacific Point, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi, Beyond the Garden DSP

Accessories – Big Shot, Flower Garden embossing folder, label framelits, Beautiful Wings embosslit, dimensionals, rhinestone gems

TTFN!

Natasha

This is the third card for stamp club yesterday using the Medallion background stamp.  It is a repeat of a favorite wedding card from a couple of years ago.  Stamp the medallion on Whisper White using Versamark; heat emboss with white or clear powder.  Sponge ink color of your choice over image – DONE!

Supplies used:

Stamps – Medallion, Loving Thoughts

Ink & Paper – Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Versamark

Accessories – heat tool, white embossing powder, sponge, 1 3/4″ circle punch, dimensionals, jumbo pearl, organza ribbon

TTFN!

Natasha

This card for my stamp club tonight was heavily inspired by this card by Mary Fish. 

Supplies used:

Stamps – Up, Up and Away

Ink & Paper – Whisper White, Peach Parfait, Not Quite Navy, Pear Pizzazz

Accessories – Big Shot & Tasteful Trim die, Scallop Circle die, Circle die, Heart of Hearts punch, dimensional

Looking forward to stamp club tonight!

TTFN!

Natasha

Card #2 for stamp club tomorrow using the Up, Up and Away stamp set.  Try this layout with any designer series paper pack!

Supplies used:

Stamps – Up, Up and Away

Ink and Paper – Baja Breeze, Poppy Parade, Whisper White, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi, Blushing Bride, Early Espresso, Bring on the Cake DSP

Accessories – Big Shot & Scallop Circle die, 3″ circle die, 1 3/8″& 1 1/4″ circle punches, 1/8″ hole punch, dimensional

TTFN!

Natasha

My April stamp clubs start meeting this week and one of my hostesses has chosen the Up, Up and Away stamp set – I’m so happy!  I LOVE creating with this set. 

This first card of three, is a fun card for a birthday boy.  I coupled Tempting Turquoise with Pumpkin Pie and surrounded them with Old Olive.  Have you noticed these days that everwhere you look, these colors are displayed together? 

Supplies used:

Stamps – Up, Up and Away

Ink & Paper – Whisper White, Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso

Accessories – Big Shot & Dots embossing folder, dimensionals

TTFN!

Natasha

LOVE this!!  And it’s so easy to recreate!

Supplies used:

Stamps – Mixed Bunch, With All My Heart, Medallion

Ink & Paper – Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, First Edition DSP

Accessories – Blossom punch, Big Shot & Little Leaves sizzlit, Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, pearl accents, antique brad, sponge

I was influenced by the layout I found at Me, My Stamps and I, here.  I used different colors and stamps to come up with this!

Supplies used:

Stamps – Mixed Bunch, Happiest Birthday Wishes

Ink & Paper – Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, Concord Crush

Accessories – Big Shot &  Square Lattice embossing folder, Blossom punch, Boho Blossoms punch, pearl accents, stitched-poly ribbon

I found a card on Pinterest that I loved, so didn’t change much – the sentiment, added some white cardstock and different buttons.  I really loved the background that was created with white images outlined with a marker – so clever!!  You can see the original project I found here.

Supplies used:

Stamps – Mixed Bunch, Happiest Birthday Wishes

Ink & Paper – Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso ink

Accessories – Build a Blossom builder punch, Blossom punch, 1″ circle punch, Brights button pack, baker’s twine

TTFN!

Natasha

The hostess for stamp club tonight didn’t really have an opinion on which stamp set she wanted to work with, but she sure had a color in mind!

I was asked to create fun girly projects using the color PURPLE!

Do you realize how many shades of purple Stampin’Up! offers???  It was a fun challenge to use them all!  Lets take a closer look at all this purple:

I teamed the new In Color, Wisteria Wonder with an older In Color, Concord Crush

Supplies used:

Stamps – Oval All

Ink & Paper – Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Wisteria Wonder, Concord Crush, Vellum cardstock

Accessories – a whole lotta Big Shot!  & stripes embossing folder, Flower Garden folder, Beautiful Wings embosslit, large & scallop oval punches, dimensionals, organza ribbon

My favorite card of the night and another purple combo – Perfect Plum & Elegant Eggplant

Supplies used:

Stamps – Bordering on Romance, Petit Pairs

Ink & Paper – Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum, Pear Pizzazz, Very Vanilla, Subtles DSP pack

Accessories – Big Shot & Adorning Accents Edgelits, Dots embossing folder, circle and scallop circle punches, dimensionals, pearl accents, blender pens

This card is a replica of one I received from my Leadership roommate Connie Collins at Constantly Stamping.  I love looking at the one she made in Island Indigo, but decided to try a Rich Razzleberry finish just for my hostess- pretty cute!

Supplies used:

Stamps – Fresh Vintage, Apothecary Art

Ink & Paper – Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Brights DSP pack (Daffodil Delight)

Accessories – Big Shot & Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, Blossoms punch, Scallop circle punch, Build A Blossom punch, Boho Blossoms punch, jumbo pearls, dimensionals

TTFN!

Natasha

This project uses Circle Circus images to create a tone-on-tone background – with a few circles highlighted for dimension. 

Supplies used:

Stamps – Circle Circus, Bring on the Cake

Ink & Paper – Marina Mist, Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Versamark ink, Chocolate Chip ink

Accessories – Big Shot & Scallop circle #2 die, 1″, 1 1/4″ & 2 1/2″ circle punch, 1 1/4″ square punch, clear embossing powder, heat tool, piercing tools, dimensionals, pearl accents

Well, those are my cards for the week using Circle Circus.  My goal was to use this older stamp set with some updated features – hope I accomplished that!

TTFN!

Natasha