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Pals Blog Hop July 2017 – Pattern Party

Michelle July 12, 2017 July 12, 201719

Welcome to the July 2017 Pals Blog Hop. Thank you so much for joining us today. This month we’re having a Pattern Party! Hoppers will feature projects using their favorite Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper and coordinating embellishments. After all, color coordination is a Stampin’ Up! Strength.

Whether you’re just starting the hop, or have come from a previous Pal’s blog, you’ll find the line-up toward the end of my post to help you move along.

I went square this month with a 4 1/2″ Kraft square card base. Then I added three strips of Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper, each strip is 1 1/8″ x 4 1/2″ and mounted onto a piece of Very Vanilla card stock measuring 1 1/4″ x 4 1/2″.

I stamped two daisies in Peekaboo Peach (stamped off once) onto So Saffron card stock. This created very subtle veining in the flower. With my Sponge Dauber I lightly added some Calypso Coral ink on the tips of the daisy petals. Then I punched out the flowers with the coordinating Daisy Punch. The petals were curled with my bone folder, then offset and stacked one on top of the other with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The daisy as mounted to the card with dimensionals as well.

The sentiment is from Confetti Celebration and was heat embossed with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder onto Very Vanilla card stock. A few snips with my paper snips and I had flag ends.

I hope you were inspired to cut into your DSP and create today.

Please take a minute to mark your calendar for our next hop on August 9, 2017 when our projects will feature “cuts” from punches, dies, framelits, edgelits, or thinlits. Now hop along using the Blog Hop Line-up below. Thank you so much for hopping with the Stampin’ Pretty Pals today. See you on August 9^th!

Thanks for hopping by!

Michelle

Blog Hop Line-up:

Remarkable InkBig Blog Hop – Sparkle!

Michelle July 9, 2017 July 9, 201714

Welcome to the Blog Hop for July 2017. This month our theme is “Sparkle”. You may just be starting the blog hop here at my blog – StampinMojo or may have come from the person previous to me in the list. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all the projects.

There are a lot of layers on this card yet it has such a clean look to it. The “Sparkle” comes from the gorgeous Foil Frenzy Designer Series Paper (DSP), gleam from Clear heat embossing the flower outline stamped in Basic Black Archival Ink and the Silver Faceted Gem. That is a lot of sparkle! You can see it more in this photo.

If you are like me you want to know the dimensions, so here they are:

Base: 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″
Layer One: Soft Sky 1 7/8″ x 5 1/4″, Foil Frenzy 1 3/4″ x 5 1/8″
Layer Two: Soft Sky 2 1/4″ x 4 1/4″, Kraft 2 1/8″ x 4 1/8″, Bundle of Love DSP 2″ x 4″
Sentiment Layer: Soft Sky 2 3/4″ x 3 1/4″, Kraft 2 5/8″ x 3 1/8″, Very Vanilla 2 1/2″ x 3″

I also decorated the inside of the card to carry on the “Sparkle” theme. The sentiments on the front and the inside of the card are from Special Celebrations. The flower on the front of the card is from Garden in Bloom.

Thanks for taking part in our blog hop, there are so many amazing ideas and inspiration you don’t want to miss. Remember that currently you are at my blog – StampinMojo, so check the blog hop line up list to see who is next in the list.

Thanks for stopping by!

Michelle

Summer Thank You for TTTC#5

Michelle July 8, 2017 July 8, 20174

I adore the flowers in the Jar of Love stamp set. I think they look gorgeous in Peekaboo Peach and Lemon Lime Twist. I am crazy in love with this new In-Color.

Today I am playing this week’s Tic Tac Toe Challenge #TTC005 hosted by the uber talented Rosanne Mulheron. This is a fun challenge and I encourage you to play along. Here is this week’s board:

I chose to play the top line across Circle – Summer – Ribbon. My card base is Kraft card stock cut to a standard 4 1/4″ x 5 1/5″. The background is a piece of Wood Textures Designer Series Paper (DSP) cut a 1/4″ smaller and then I rounded two opposite corners to jazz it up.

I stamped a combination of large and small flowers from the Jar of Love stamp set in Peekaboo Peach. The larger flowers I stamped off once for the background layer then stamped full strength for the detail layer. The leaves were stamped with Lemon Lime Twist onto Lemon Lime Twist card stock.

The sentiment is from One Big Meaning and was stamped in Basic Black Archival Ink and cut out with a Layering Circle Framelit. Then I cut a frame in Kraft card stock using the Stitched Shapes Framelits. The sentiment layer was glued to the stitched circle. ♥ the stitched detailing.

To put it all together I have a piece of 5/8″ Burlap Ribbon that was flagged using my Paper Snips and adhered to the DSP with Fast Fuse. The sentiment was mounted over the ribbon with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The leaf sprigs were glued down and then the flowers were arranged and mounted with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The rustic background allow the peach and green to just pop!

I hope you will play along with the Tic Tac Toe Challenge #ttc005 too. Thanks for stopping by!

Michelle

Birthday Wishes with Sparkle

Michelle July 1, 2017 July 1, 20171

Today I am playing the Global Design Project Challenge #093. It is a color challenge with some very bright colors, check it out.

The focal point of the card is Concord & 9th’s Floral Fill-in Patterned Paper. The paper is unique as it has openings in the print that coordinate with a set of stencils. One stencil provides the outline and a second stencil provides the details. I used the outline stencil to blend Berry Burst for the background/base of the flower. Then I used the detailed stencil to add more Berry Burst ink.

Next I went back to the outline stencil and smooshed (a very crafty word) Versamark over the flowers followed by Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder. After heat setting the embossing powder I blended the Pool Party and Lemon Lime Twist ink over the rest of the patterned paper.

Then using the detailed stencil I added Stampin’ Embossing Paste and sprinkled it with fine glitter. In the photo above you can see the shine from the heat embossed flower bases and a little bit of the glitter.

The sentiment is from the Stampin’ Up! Lemon Zest stamp set and it was embossed in White Embossing Powder on Basic Black card stock.

The focal point was mounted on Thick Whisper White card stock to give it more weight then mounted with Stampin’ Dimensionals on a standard 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ Pool Party card stock base.

A few drops of Key Lime Nuvo Jewel Drops were added over the dots on the patterned paper to add even more shine.

I feel I showcased the color palette fully!