Something New for the Pals June Blog Hop

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Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for June.  This month we are excited to show off new Stampin' Up! products from the just released 2015 – 2016 annual catalog.  We hope you find great inspiration from the projects.  Get your wish list ready!

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose, number 23 on the Pals Hop.  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.

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With Father's Day around the corner I created a little something for my dad using the new Gift Bag Punch Board. This punch board is amazing as it even punches holes through the top of the bag for you to thread your ribbon through. I have already seen variations created with a fold over flap to close the bag. Super cute no matter how you finish off the bag.

Using stencils

 

I used Very Vanilla card stock and my Dots & Stripes Decorative Masks. Using a Sponge Dauber and the NEW In-Color Delightful Dijon, I quickly and easily created my own unique DSP for my gift bag. 

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Then I created my tag using Night of Navy and Very Vanilla card stock and my Circle Framelits. The sentiment was stamped in Cajun Craze using stamps from the May Paper Pumpkin kit. (If you haven't yet jumped on the Paper Pumpkin train you are missing out!) Then it was tied on with the Metallic Baker's twine and hung from the new 1" Dotted Lace Trim Ribbon in Delightful Dijon threaded through the top of the gift bag.

The coordinating gift card is 4" square and embossed with the Large Polka Dot Textured Impressions embossing folder. A 2 3/4" square of Bohemian DSP layered with a square of Night of Navy and Very Vanilla card stock finish the card. The sentiment stamped in Cajun Craze is from the recently retired stamp set Hooray It's Your Day. 

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I am sure my dad will enjoy receiving this. 

The next stop is the very talented Amy Whelan at Amy's Inklings, number 25 on the Pals Blog Hop!  Thanks for visiting; I hope to see you on next month’s Pals Hop!

 Michelle

The full Pals Blog Hop Line Up: 

  1. Peggy Noe at prettypapercards.com
  2. Shawn de Oliveira at ShawnStamps
  3. Lisa Pretto at InkBig Academy Stamps
  4. Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
  5. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
  6. Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
  7. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin'
  8. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
  9. Jennifer Michalski at stampingserenity.blogspot.com
  10. Becky Volpp at InkBlossomwithBecky
  11. Natalie Bradley at Soirée by Natalie Bradley
  12. Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit
  13. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
  14. Deb Cozzone at Deb Cozzone's Stamping Zone
  15. Jane Knudsen at see jane stamp
  16. Maggie Mata at Maggie Mase Cards
  17. Denise Hoepfner at The Mountain Magpie
  18. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
  19. Debra Simonis at Deb's Stampin' Grounds
  20. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
  21. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
  22. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
  23. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
  24. Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo          YOU ARE HERE
  25. Amy Whelan at Amy's Inklings
  26. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
  27. Jessica Wilson at My Prapercraft Universe
  28. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs 
  29. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
  30. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
  31. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
  32. Kalyn Shubnell at The Stamping Chronicles
  33. Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works by Shannon

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A Fresh Way to Say Thank you

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Sneak Peek TGIF

On my first page through the annual catalog I ignored this stamp set. I thought, when would I use that? However, the more I paged through the catty the more I realized I smiled every time I saw the set. Needless to say it was on my first order. 

Gleeson TGIF entry

The card was created to participate in the TGIF Challenge #6, a Watercolor Challenge. I used the new Watercolor Wash background stamp. And then I used my Aqua Painter to color the grapes and the banner. I love how the leaves and the banner turned out. I need to work on coloring with darker colors.  I used Old Olive, Blackberry Bliss and Soft Suede inks for my watercoloring.

It is a lot of fun to watercolor. I would recommend using the Whisper White Shimmery Paper for watercoloring.

TGIF close up

I used the new Farmers Market DSP to frame the oval of grapes as well as line the envelope. 

I hope you were inspired to watercolor or perhaps take a second look at the Fresh Market Stamp set. Truly a fun set to have in your stash.

Thanks for stopping by!

Michelle

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NEW Garden in Bloom

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Watercoloring is all the rage right now. Soft brush strokes, blending colors and no need to be perfect in your painting lead to a fun creative process.

Garden in Bloom

I fell in love with the stamp set as soon as I saw it in the new catalog. It is called Garden in Bloom. It is a two-step photopolymer stamp set. I used only the outline stamps to create my focal point and then used my Aqua Painter and Night of Navy ink pad to color my flowers.

I used the NEW Thick Whisper White card stock as my card base. (I love that Stamping' Up! listens to their demonstrators and we have been asking for thicker card stock for our card bases.) The DSP is from the new English Garden DSP. Each design of this DSP is more beautiful than the next, I was Ooh'ing and Ah'ing  as I opened the package and looked at each sheet. I am so proud of myself for actually using it! Then I matted the flowers with Delightful Dijon and Night of Navy card stock.

The sentiment is also from the Garden in Bloom stamp set.

Inside Garden in Bloom

I used two sentiment stamps on the inside. The top stamp is from Garden in Bloom. The second stamp is from the Me=Grateful stamp set. There are great fonts in this stamp set.

I hope I inspired you to try watercoloring. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

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Butterfly Birthday

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  Gleeson PPA254

I tried taking this photo about 50 times only to get a garden variety of results. I have to say the card is stunning in person.

Here is color palette for the Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge this week: 

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Before we get to the details of the card you might say Michelle your card does not have Strawberry Slush in it. Yep, you are right. Because Strawberry Slush has retired we decided to allow the Design Team and all Pals Paper Arts participants to use any color they want to substitute for Strawberry Slush.  So I picked Calypso Coral. This is one of my favorite colors but I can clearly see that Watermelon Wonder is going to give it a run for its money! Onto the card…

The base of the card is Very Vanilla. Then I stamped two of the images from Gorgeous Grunge on the in Soft Suede to create the background. Then I added the butterfly from the Butterfly Thinlits Die and Butterfly Basics stamp set. I added the pearls down the center of the butter. Calypso Coral was brought in with flowers punched out by one of the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack. And they were adorned with pearls to coordinate with the butterfly.

Inside of PPA254

And this is the inside of the card. I used a butterfly from the Papillon Potpourri stamp set. Added a design element to the inside of the card provides a finishing touch for me.

Thanks for stopping by. Don't forget to visit the Pals Paper Arts Challenge site to see the fabulous designs of all the design team members. I hope I have inspired YOU to play along with us.

Michelle

 

Gleeson II PPA254

This image provides a better representation of the Soft Suede and Calypso Coral on the card. However the butterfly as well as the envelope liner are still too soft. Hopefully you get a sense of the card.

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