January Control Freaks Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the Control Freaks monthly blog tour! This month's theme is Sale-a-Bration & Occasions 2017.  There are so many amazing products to showcase that we are continuing our theme from last month.  If you started at the beginning of the tour, you just visited the very talented, Connie Babbert.  She is the bomb!

 

Have you seen the Vertical Garden Project Kit in the Occasions Catalog?  Jaw-dropping, isn't it?  Obviously, succulents are very hot in home decor and gardening right now.  With this kit you can create a colorful block of flowers for your door, wall, or table.  You'll need a few additional supplies to complete the project, including the Vertical Garden stamp set shown below.

After you complete your project kit, you don't have to feel "stuck" with the stamp set.  It can be used for so many different things!  I received this set to create display samples for the On Stage event back in November, so I had the opportunity to play with it before I even knew there was a succulent-making kit.  Today, I'm sharing 4 of my samples and you can look forward to seeing the rest over the next week.

 

Why not welcome new neighbors with a cute little gift made with the Petite Cafe Gift Bag?

 

Who wouldn't love to receive a bright & cheery Hello card in their mailbox?

 

Pair it with cute papers & die-cuts to create the perfect scrapbook layout

 

This final card was my favorite.  I love the simple, but elegant color combo.

You can click on any of the photos to get a complete supply list for each card.

Thanks so much for stopping by my little corner of the web!  Don't forget to visit Kelly Acheson to continue on the blog tour. 

 

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October Control Freaks Blog Hop ~ Gratitude

 

Welcome to the Control Freaks monthly blog tour! This month's theme is Gratitude.  If you started at the beginning of the tour, you just visited the very talented, Kelly Acheson. She always has amazing ideas and I find her so inspiring!

 

Me & My "Baby"

 

I'm on vacation in Florida this week and boy, am I grateful for that!  A much-needed visit with my Navy son, sunshine, and some R & R does a mommy good.

 

 

I've been so busy cranking out the Christmas cards, so I needed a break from that, too.  I brought a minimal amount of supplies with me to create a few cards at my leisure.  My "stamping pack" included a package of Thick Whisper White card stock, the Basket of Wishes stamp set, paper trimmer, a few ink pads and markers, an aquapainter, and some adhesives.  This is considerably less than my stash at home, but I wanted to limit myself to supplies that a beginning stamper might have.

 

I used this week's sketch from Freshly Made Sketches for the layout.  Without any patterned paper, I had to watercolor strips of paper and splatter ink onto my background to add depth and dimension.  I didn't bring an orange ink with me, so I had to mix Real Red, Crushed Curry, and Cajun Craze to create the various shades of orange on the pumpkins and squash.

 

The basket bows out a bit to make it look rounded and full.  I added a double stack of dimensionals to the middle of the stamped image, then placed Tombow adhesive along the outer edges to secure the basket.  You can see this a bit better in the image below. (I'm also sharing a little bit of Florida from my balcony with you)

 

 

You'll find a complete list of supplies at the end of this post.

Thanks so much for stopping by my little corner of the web!  I hope you've enjoyed my minimal supplies card.  Don't forget to visit Wendy Weixler to continue on the blog tour. 

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Basket Of Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set [142200] $17.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.00	Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00
Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [131173] $6.50	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953] $6.50	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949] $6.50	Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad [126986] $6.50
Regals Stampin' Write Markers [131262] $29.00	Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [131261] $23.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

 

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Control Freaks August Tour: Holiday Catalog

 

Welcome to the Control Freaks monthly blog tour! This month's theme is Holiday catalog products.  Oh, my!  There is so much goodness in this new catalog, that I can't wait to see what my fellow freaks have created!  If you started at the beginning of the tour, you just visited the very talented, Amy Koenders. She always has amazing ideas and I find her so inspiring!

 

My favorite stamp set from the Holiday catalog is Cookie Cutter Christmas.  I just can't get enough of that little gingerbread man!  Even better, this set has a a coordinating punch so no fussy cutting is necessary.  I paired the stamp set with the Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper to create this Christmas Advent calendar.  I've seen many wooden versions of this type of calendar and could not wait to try and make one with Stampin' UP! products exclusively.

 

The numbered cubes were made with White Gift boxes that will be available in the Holiday catalog on September 1st.  These measure 3" x 3" x 3" and are food safe.  Can't you just imagine filling them with cookies for a fun gift?  I cut 2-3/4" squares of the Designer Series Paper and adhered them to each side of the boxes.  The numbers were die cut with the Big Shot and Large Numbers framelits from Early Espresso card stock.

 

 

To embellish the stand, I stamped "days til Christmas" with the Labeler alphabet onto Whisper White cardstock with Early Espresso ink.  The gingerbread man was stamped in Crumb Cake ink onto Whisper White card stock and embellished with Real Red Enamel Shapes.

 

I'll be sharing another version of this calendar, as well as the template in a future blog post.  You won't believe how easy these are to make!

 Edited:  CLICK HERE FOR PROJECT TUTORIAL

 Thanks so much for stopping by my little corner of the web!  Don't forget to visit LeeAnn Greff to continue on the blog tour. 

 

 

 

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Cookie Cutter Christmas Photopolymer Bundle [143493] $35.00	Labeler Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set [141936] $17.00	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974] $6.50	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $6.50
Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686] $8.00	Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper [141981] $11.00
White Gift Boxes [142000] $8.00	Large Numbers Framelits Dies [140622] $31.00	Big Shot [143263] $110.00	Brights Enamel Shapes [141680] $9.00

Control Freaks April Tour: Ladies & Gentlemen

 

Welcome to the Control Freaks monthly blog tour!  I am so excited to be joining these ladies again this month. Our theme this month is Ladies & Gentlemen.  If you started at the beginning of the tour, you just visited the very talented, Connie Babbert.

 

I know some people really struggle with creating masculine cards, but I'm going to show you an easy formula that I find very helpful.  I like to use a sketch as my starting point for the design. On today's cards, I'm using this week's Mojo Monday sketch.  Then, I select my papers and stamps:  Suite Sayings stamp set and It's My Party Designer Series Paper.

 

By simply changing the colors of the cards, I can easily have a masculine or feminine card.  You'll notice that all the other elements are exactly the same.

 

Paper Measurements

Whisper White card base:  5-1/2" x 8-1/2", scored at 4-1/4"

Basic Black card stock:  4" x 5-1/4"

Whisper White card stock:  3-7/8" x 5-1/8"

Black DSP layers (3):  1-1/2" x 3-1/2"

DSP banners:  1/2" thick

 

I embellished both cards with the It's My Party enamel dots and punched stars from Silver Glimmer Paper.

 

The sentiment is from the Suite Sayings stamp set.  The 2" circle punch fits it perfectly.

Try this next time you're struggling with a masculine card.  Find a layout/design that you like and simply switch out the colors and patterns for a more masculine look. Here is one more example using the Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper and Greatest Greetings stamp set.

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by my little corner of the web!  Don't forget to visit Wendy Weixler to continue on the blog tour. 

 

 

 

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Control Freaks Spring & Easter Blog Tour

 

Welcome to the Control Freaks monthly blog tour!  I am so excited to be joining these ladies again this month. Our theme this month is Spring and Easter.  If you started at the beginning of the tour, you just visited the very talented, Cindy Elam.

 

To create this egg-shaped card, I cut several layers of Have a Cuppa Designer Series Paper and layered them on an oval-shaped card base.  The greeting is perfect and is from the Suite Sayings stamp set.  The little flowers were punched with the flower from the Itty Bitty Accents punch pack.  I added several layers of Designer Series Paper that I had cut with fringed scissors to the bottom of the card to resemble grass.

But this card also has a little surprise inside.....

I really can't pass up any opportunity to use the little chick image from the Honeycomb Happiness stamp set.  Once open, this double-easel card stands on its own and becomes a ca--ute decor piece.

 

In case you are wondering, this type of card is not difficult to make.  I slightly modified my double-easel heart tutorial which you should be able to find easily on my YouTube channel.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by my little corner of the web!  Don't forget to visit Mary Brown to continue on the blog tour. 

 

 

 

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Control Freaks February Blog Hop

 

It's official:  I'm a FREAK! 

After years of cyber-stalking the Control Freaks, they asked me to join them. I'm so very excited and this is my first official Tour de Freaks!  Our theme this month is Sale-a-Bration.  If you started at the beginning of the tour, you just visited the very talented, Heidi Baks.  I'm always so inspired by her! 

 

This weekend, I'll be hosting a Birthday Bash class with my local customers.  I've created some treats for them with the Party Pants stamp set and the It's My Birthday Designer Series Paper.  Party Pants is probably my favorite Sale-a-Bration product, if for no other reason than I love the saying "put your party pants on".  Hilarious!

 

In the class, my customers will be creating 8 cards.  I decided to package up the Whisper White envelopes and It's My Party Enamel Dots inside the Sketched Dots Tag a Bag Gift Bags.  I added a few strips of It's My Party Designer Series Paper that had been punched with the Triple Banner punch, along with a clothspin, doily, sequins, and baker's twine to dress it all up nicely. 

 

The balloon was stamped in Melon Mambo ink onto Whisper White card stock, then punched out with the Balloon Bouquet punch. Don't you just love how these Sale-a-Bration products coordinate with items from the Occasions catalog?

 

I'm sure my customers will work up quite a thirst and appetite during class, so I'm providing them with a little caffeine boost and chocolate.  I used the Pyramid Pals thinlits die for the chocolate box.  This set of dies even has a die to create that cute fringe border!  The bottle tag is so quick & easy to make.  I'll be posting a tutorial on how to make it soon.

Thanks so much for stopping by my little corner of the web!  Don't forget to visit Dawn Olchefske to continue on the blog tour.  She's always got some great ideas!

 

 

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