Global Stamping Friends – Home Decor

Hi everyone!

It’s time for the Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop, and it really is global!! This hops around every month on the first Friday. There are folks all around the world joining this, so please take a look at all the fun stuff people have to share. Each month is a different theme, and this month it’s Home Decor!

I needed to step out of my card comfort zone for this one, but I’m glad I did! I decided to make a wall hanging picture. Actually, it could be on a table, or the wall. This first picture is the table version.

I’ve used something brand new in this, too! Stampin’ Up has a special Limited Time only bundle available for Demonstrators this month, and it will be available for customers next month. (Contact me if you want to know how to get this!)
The stamp set is Blended Seasons, and the bundle includes the Stitched Seasons Framelits. Also available will be a new set of Watercolor pencils, which I used to color the images in my frame.
Here are some of the fun new colors all blended together on the flowers and leaves:

I used the framelits to cut the background piece from vellum. I layered lots and lots of leaves and stems also from the framelits, in Garden Green and Granny Apple Green. For some extra shine, I used the Copper Foil paper, some Copper metallic thread, as well as some of the metallic sequins.
After I put it all together, I thought it could use just a bit more artsy-shine, so I added an additional border and layered it on top of the frame itself! I thought it looked pretty cool. Now it has to go on the wall, since I extended the frame at the bottom, heh.

If you take a closer look, you will notice the awesome wooden background is actually Designer Series Paper! I took some pieces of the Wood Textures 6×6 DSP and sliced them up into planks. I made varying widths and lengths, then put them together like flooring. I’m trying to figure out if I’m more exited about the pretty flowers or the wood floor! <squeee!> And, this pack of DSP is part of the Buy 3 Get 1 Free Promotion this month!

Once I calmed down a bit, I realized Wink of Stella would work wonders on the flowers to finish it off. Super sparkles going on in this work of art.

I hope you like this project, I really did. I can’t wait to see what all the others came up with this month.

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Don’t forget to RSVP to my Card Making classes, the next two are up on my calendar (one is this coming Saturday)!  You can also check out my online store for the specials this month, such as the Buy 3 Get 1 Free DSP sale, and the Free set of ink pads when you join my team! 🙂

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Please take some time to continue on with the rest of the hop, you will be heading over to Kimberley’s blog next, and don’t forget to leave some nice comments to let us know what you think!
Happy Stamping!
Mak

1. Lisa Ann Bernard
2. Tricia Butts
3. Narelle Fasulo
4. Amber Thompson
5. Karie Beglau
6. Anja Reuss
7. Anastasia Radloff
8. Amanda Bates
9. Susan Simpson
10. Angelique Stempelkeuken
11. Libby Dyson
12. Marieke Bart
13. Mary Ann Kay Rossiter —> You are Here <—
14. Kimberley Anne Morris
15. Rebecca Urban
16.Jenn Curtis Charles
17. Sarah McDermott

Blogging Friends Blog Hop – Masculine Cards

Welcome to this month’s “Blogging Friends Blog Hop!”

 

Who are the ‘Blogging Friends’? We are Stampin’ Up! demonstrators all across the U.S. and Canada. Most of us haven’t met in person, but love Stampin’ Up and want to share with you! Please join us on the 1st of every month to see what wonderful things we have created!  Each month we’ll have a different theme! This month it’s Masculine!

Today is a fun day because it’s the start of the NEW Annual Catalog!!  So, I’ve chosen a set from the new products for not one, but two cards. 🙂

The set is Rooted in Nature, and it has some coordinating Designer Series Paper (DSP) and a set of Thinlits to go with it. I used one basic layout, and changed it slightly on each with the embellishments to get two very different cards. Here is the first one:

I love this tree stamp. I used some of the new colors, Soft Sea Foam and Shaded Spruce (stamped off once) to stamp the trees in the background. I used the Shaded Spruce full strength for the single tree, which is cut out with the coordinating Thinlit set, Nature’s Roots.

I layered the trees on Soft Sea Foam cardstock, just to give it a subtle border against the Shaded Spruce base, which is embossed with the Layered Leaves embossing folder. To tie in the rustic forest look, I finished it with some Burlap ribbon.

The second one was a bit more neutral using Soft Suede as the base, and has some visual texture (is that a thing? it is now) with a piece of the Nature’s Poem DSP.

The giant single tree stamp is so striking, I really like it by itself! I added a little banner that I cut for the sentiment, with some wrapped up Copper Metallic Thread.

Both of these are so simple and clean, and I’m sure either one would be perfect for any occasion that calls for a masculine card!

I really hope you’ve enjoyed these, and even though time has gotten away from me recently, with the start of the new catalog I hope to have much more to show you with the new products. As soon as the date is finalized for my New Catalog Open House Card Class, I’ll get that posted up here, too!
Happy Stamping!
Mak

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In case you’ve never ‘done’ a blog hop before, it’s really easy!
Click on the “Next” image below, and you’ll be taken directly to Tammy’s post, the next blog in the hop. Keep clicking on that image at the bottom of each blog post, and you’ll hop through all of the participating blogs, back to where you started!  If you’d prefer to hop about at your leisure, you can click on the individual links for each blog. Happy Hopping!

Participating Blogging Friends, in order of appearance:
Crystal Komara
Libby Fens
Michelle Clark
Mary Ann Rossiter (StampinMak) – You are here!
Tammy Gill
Nikki Daigneau
Janey Backer

Global Stamping Friends Hop – Love

Hi everyone!

It’s time for the Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop, and it really is global!! This hops around every month on the first Friday. There are folks all around the world joining this, so please take a look at all the fun stuff people have to share. Each month is a different theme, and this month it’s Love!!

When I think of this theme, I think of lots and lots hearts, and of course the color red… With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, that’s pretty easy to do. So I thought, why not challenge myself a little and work outside of the box to create something a little different! I still stayed within that theme, and completely fell in love with the card I came up with, funny, huh?

Here’s my creation for this one:

Super fun and playful, and subtle enough that it shouldn’t scare anyone away. 🙂
I used the Bird Banter set, which is in the Occasions Catalog. I didn’t even realize it has the cutest little heart in there! That’s what I used to make sure it stayed with the Love theme. I stamped them in Cherry Cobbler, then filled them in with Wink of Stella. It pulled a bit of color in to make it a little pink. I really like how it turned out.

Here’s a close up of the Wink of Stella, which is on the parrot, too!

The parrot is colored with a whole bunch of Blends! I just started on one end of the color spectrum, and kept going! They are so fun to work with. I fussy cut him out so he stood out from the leaves behind him. The Lemon Lime Twist branch is from the Petals & More Thinlits, which I can’t seem to get away from, I am so happy with that suite of products, and keep using them!

The Layered Leaves embossing folder is used twice to give the background some texture. The circles use the Stitched Shapes and Layering Circles framelits.

Such a fun card and I can’t wait to make a few more birds to color!  I hope you liked this one and I hope you enjoy hopping through the rest of today’s Blog Hop!  Click the “Next” arrow to continue on, or click on any of the names below if you get lost or want to hop around.
Mak

1. Libby Dyson 
2. Anastasia Radloff 
3. Erica Jones  
4. Tricia Butts
5. Cheryl Algie 
6. Jan Musselman 
7. Amanda Farlinger 
8. Jenn Curtis Charles 
9. Karie Beglau 
10. Rachel Macleod 
11. Amber Thompson 
12. Courtenay Heuston 
13. Rebecca Urban 
14. Amanda Bates 
15. Claudia Perry 
16. Kimberley Anne Morris 
17. Marieke Bart 
18. Mary Ann Kay Rossiter  <– you are here!
19. Georgia missy Aubrey-Gaydos 
20. Christina Walker 
21. Lisa Henderson 

Blogging Friends Blog Hop – Fall

Welcome to this month’s “Blogging Friends Blog Hop!”

Happy November folks!  It’s the first of the month, and time for the Fall version of the Blogging Friends Blog Hop!

Who are the ‘Blogging Friends’? We are Stampin’ Up! demonstrators all across the U.S. and Canada. Most of us haven’t met in person, but love Stampin’ Up and want to share with you! Please join us on the 1st of every month to see what wonderful things we have created!  Each month we’ll have a different theme!

With the Fall and Thanksgiving theme, I picked a card design that covers both Fall and Thanks! When I think of Fall, I think of leaves and pumpkins, and the colors orange and yellow. Nobody said pumpkins have to only be for Halloween! Here’s what I came up with:

I love the rustic look with the burlap ribbon on this. It’s got two stamp sets, some Designer Series Paper, ribbon, framelits, and… I used the new Blends!

Featured Items used:  Burlap & At Home With You stamp sets; Coffee Break DSP; Gold Foil; Seasonal Layers & Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits; Stampin Blends

The leaves have some Wink of Stella on them, and so do the pumpkins. They all shimmer in the light.

These new alcohol markers, called Stampin’ Blends, are available starting today! Make sure to check out my online store to see them, and I’ll have more samples coming up soon.
Check out the awesome shading you can do with them here:

So many wonderful things you can do with these.  I can’t wait to see all the other Fall and Thanksgiving projects everyone else came up with!

Thanks for stopping by this time and I hope you enjoy the rest of the hop!
Mak

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Please take the time to hop on through the rest of the Blog Hop today, you will be heading over to Tammy, and I hope you have fun looking through everyone’s projects!

In case you’ve never ‘done’ a blog hop before, it’s really easy!
Click on the image below, and you’ll be taken directly to Tammy’s post, the next blog in the hop. Keep clicking on that image at the bottom of each blog post, and you’ll hop through all of the participating blogs, back to where you started!  If you’d prefer to hop about at your leisure, you can click on the individual links for each blog. Happy Hopping!

Participating Blogging Friends, in order of appearance:

Crystal Komara
Anna Conetta Masciovecchio
Libby Fens
Mary Blocher
Jessica Mink
Leanne Johnson
Michelle Clark
Mary Ann Rossiter (StampinMak) – You are here!
Tammy Gill
Rick Adkins
Lisa Harvey Reber
Nikki Debbie Daigneau

Product List

At Home With You Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143681]

Burlap Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143982]

Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies

[143751]

Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits Dies

[144670]

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

[141706]

5/8″ (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon

[141487]

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

Coffee Break Designer Series Paper

[144155]

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[105117]

Old Olive 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[100702]

Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[121045]

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[100730]

Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144599]

Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144603]

Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144597]

Pool Party Light Stampin’ Blends Marker

[144595]

Bronze Stampin’ Blends Marker

[144607]

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126975]

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126965]

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126945]

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126944]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals

[144108]

Sponge Daubers

[133773]

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com

Celebrate You with the Eclipse Technique

I know the solar eclipse has come and gone, but this technique is still making it’s way around. This is a fun way to showcase a word in a subtle way.
It uses the Large Letters Framelits and some Dimensionals.

I have the Vintage Leaves stamped in Old Olive with a bit of Garden Green on some edges. The ‘Celebrate’ comes from the Beautiful You stamp set using the Fresh Fig ink.
Once it was all stamped, I used the Large Letter Framelits to cut out the Y-O-U.
I layered the background on some Fresh Fig cardstock, so the darker color would show under the letters. I then used a few Dimensionals to pop up the letters back where they came from.

It gives it just enough lift to see color below it, and still see the letters that were cut out.  There are so many options with this technique! You can use any combination of letters, or even some of the Numbers Framelits for a birthday celebration!

Let me know what combination you come up with,
Happy Stamping!
Mak

Product List

Vintage Leaves

[138802]

Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143637]

Large Letters Framelits Dies

[141712]

Fresh Fig 1/8″ Sheer Ribbon

[144174]

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals

[144108]

Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126953]

Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126973]

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144082]

Fresh Fig 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[144242]

Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[101650]

Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com