A Star Studded Congratulations

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This week we have a sketch challenge for the Pals Paper Arts. This card came together very quickly for me this week.

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The card base is Very Vanilla. Then I added a layer of Basic Black card stock followed by one of the patterns in the NEW Bohemian DSP available on June 2nd. The pattern is Delightful Dijon and Very Vanilla, a classic combination.

The stars were cut using one of the star framelits. The sentiment came from the Bravo! stamp set which is carrying over with the new catty.  I love the fonts and sentiments in this set.

I added a bit of pizzazz to the envelope using a star from the Be the Star stamp set. 

A quick and easy masculine congratulations card that will be heading to my brother-in-law. After 29 years with the same company he is leaving for a new position. I think that is something to celebrate.

And here's the sketch

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I hope you will consider playing along this week.  It is a fun sketch to get your creative mojo going.

Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

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Build Your Own Stamp with Photopolymer Stamps

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While I think if myself as creative I am certainly not artistic. My art abilities are limited to stick people. So the idea of making my own stamp sends panic through me. Then I started using Photopolymer stamps. What I love about these stamps is that they are easily positionable to adapted to what you need to do. And I think we all love that you can see through them when you are stamping.

So this week as I was struggling with the colors in this week's Pals Paper Arts Challenge I tried something different. I created a watercolor background and made my own stamp! Let's check it out.

Make your own stamp

And now let's see how I built my own stamp.

Stamp image

How fun is that? Imagine the possibilities. 

Now I can't take credit for coming up with this on my own. I was inspired by an image in the new catalog. The Stamping' Up! designers are amazing.

While using watercolor paper is best for watercoloring, it is not the best for stamping images. The texture of the paper keeps the image from being as crisp as I like it. I did go over some of the letters with my black marker.

These colors are still a bit sugary for me, I do like how it turned out. What do think?

Michelle

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Today's project is sugary sweet to me. While I like each of these colors I struggled putting them together for this week's Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge.

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The Whisper White base helps offset the explosion of color. Don't get me wrong I love color, this combination was just tough for me this week.

Check out the color palette.

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I did try these same colors in another card with an entirely look. Stop back tomorrow to see if I was able to do any better with these colors.

Thanks for stopping by. 

Michelle

Stampin' Up! products used for this project, click on any item and go to the StampinMojo online store to purchase. The Starburst Framelits are retiring so grab those fast before they are no longer available. Happy Shopping.

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Out With the Old Blog Hop

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  Blog Hop BAdge 

Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for May where we are preparing for the retirement of some Stampin' Up! products.  Though it may be goodbye to some very loved supplies, it will make room for the much anticipated new catalog products.  We hope you enjoy the Pals' creative projects.

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn, 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.

May Hop

I combined a few retiring elements to create my card. First the Beautifully Baroque Textured Embossing folder gives the base of the card a beautiful backdrop. Then I used the Chalk Talk stamp set and coordinating framelits on Night of Navy card stock. I stamped the image with Versamark and used White Stamping' Emboss Powder. Oh, how I love White Embossing on Navy or Black card stock. Then I took one of the stamps from the Lovely Romance stamp set and stamped and embossed it on Navy card stock. I punched it out with the 1" Circle Punch. I then layered this on Whisper White circle using the 1 1/4" Circle Punch. A small pearl was placed on the center of the image. The Night of Navy Seam Binding Ribbon was the finishing touch.

Inside the hop

Another stamp from Lovely Romance provides a stunning border inside the card.

Along the side

The next stop is Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine, number 25 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting; I hope to see you on next month’s Pals Hop!

Michelle 

 Here is the complete Blog Hop line up:

  1. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
  2. Becky Volpp at Inkblossomwithbecky
  3. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
  4. Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
  5. Lisa Pretto at InkBig Academy Stamps!
  6. Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit
  7. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
  8. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
  9. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
  10. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
  11. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts By Patti
  12. Natalie Bradley at Soirée by Natalie Bradley
  13. Karen Hallam at Karen's Stampin' Habit!
  14. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin'
  15. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
  16. Peggy Noe at prettypapercards
  17. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
  18. Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
  19. Amy Hoptay at Inking of You
  20. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
  21. Debra Simonis at Deb's Stampin' Grounds 
  22. Jane Knudsen at see jane stamp
  23. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
  24. Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo   YOU ARE HERE
  25. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
  26. Angela Curry at Kindred Stampers
  27. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
  28. Denise Hoepfner at The Mountain Magpie
  29. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
  30. Kalyn Shubnell at The Stamping Chronicles
  31. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
  32. Lynn Kolcun at Stamping With Avery's Owlery

While some of these items are retiring there is still time to order and add them to your stamping collection. Here are the products used for today's card, click on any item to begin shopping!

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