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December Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop Featuring my Favorite Stampin' Up! Product

Hello Stampin' friends. Welcome to the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop. If you arrived here via the hop, you are currently visiting Susan Edwards from the southeastern United States. The theme of this month's blog hop is Favorite Stampin' Up! product.

You might think that selecting a favorite Stampin' Up! product would be easy-peasy, right? Well not so much. I love so many Stampin' Up! products that I was forced to select my seasonal favorite. Otherwise, this might have become the longest blog post in history (Guinness World Records, anyone?).

Without a doubt my favorite product this fall is the Merriest Moments Bundle. This bundle is so pretty, so versatile, and so fun to use. In the card above I used the embossed foliage folder, the detailed die, the poinsettia and holly leaves stamps and dies, as well as other greenery stamps and dies.

This is one of the eight cards the attendees of my One Day Christmas Stamp Retreat created. They loved the details and the elegance of this card. I love the white with traditional Christmas colors.

Not all of my creations with this bundle were traditional. I had so much for with this product bundle.

One final word on the Merriest Moments Bundle, this bundle is retiring at the end of the current July-December Catalog. That means you only have until January 3 to add this fabulous bundle to your Stampin' Stash! Use the link below to visit my online store and view the products I used to create today's post.

Thank you for hopping by today. I hope that you enjoy the Blog Hop and that you are inspired to use your favorite Stampin' Up! products!

Product List

Merriest Moments Bundle (English)

[156783]

$54.00

Tasteful Textile 3 D Embossing Folder

[152718]

$9.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

$7.50

Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad

[155576]

$7.50

Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad

[155778]

$7.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[159229]

$8.25

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$120.00

Pearl Basic Jewels

[144219]

$5.00

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October Ink and Inspiration Blog Hop

Blog Hop · IIBH · Stampin' Up!

First, I LOVE this box. It was designed by Krista Frattin from The Crafty Carrot Co. and shared during "free August".

To create the basic box, you will need two sheets of Stampin' Up! card stock, the paper trimmer, and the score board.

For the box inside you will need a piece of 11 X 7 inch. Score all four sides at 1-inch and again at 2-inches. Trim corners as illustrated below.

Fold the scored pieces inward, gluing the tabs between the layers of the 1-inch sides. You will have a tray-like structure.

For the outside of the box, you will need a 9 1/4-inch x 7 inch piece of card stock. Score the long side at 1-inch, 2-inches, 5 1/8-inches, and 6 1/8-inches. Fold on each of the score lines.

Glue the tray piece in place between the 2" score and the 5-1/8 inch score. The outer box wraps around the interior "tray", with 1-inch and the second 3 1/8-inch sections creating the "lid". The inside will hold a Cadbury size chocolate bar (larger than a Hershey bar).

I used the Gingerbread and Peppermint bundle to decorate my box. I chose the snowflake cookie dies. In addition to the thin dies used, I also use the Stampin' Cut and Emboss machine, another great Stampin' Up! tool!

I finished my card with a tag made with Stampin' Up!'s Tailored Tags and I added the word Chocolate from the "Nothing's Better Than" bundle.

I have crafted a dozen of these boxes for my upcoming Christmas Craft Show. I found the Cadbury bars for a good price each at Target!

Thank you for hopping by today. I hope that you have enjoyed the Blog Hop and that you are inspired to use your Stampin' Up! tools to create your own masterpieces!

Product List

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102482]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Kraft 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Paper Pack

[156325]

$6.00

Gingerbread & Peppermint 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[156313]

$11.50

Gingerbread Dies

[156320]

$33.00

Tailor Made Tags Dies

[155563]

$22.00

Nothing's Better Than Bundle

[154061]

$46.75

Real Red 3/8" (1 Cm) Sheer Ribbon

[153535]

$7.00

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August Ink & Inspiration Design Team Blog Hop

Blossoms in Bloom · IIBH · Stampin' Up!

Hello Stampin' Friends. Welcome to the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop. If you arrived here via the hop, you are currently visiting Susan Edwards from the southeastern United States. Today I will be sharing a simple card made with the Blossoms In Bloom Stamp and Die bundle. The theme of today's blog hop is "Clean and Simple". I have a confession. I struggle with making simple cards. I try but I seem unable to help myself from adding extras to the card.

My card is almost monochromatic. I chose this beautiful color of Stampin' Up! cardstock to feature, Pool Party, and just a smidge of designer series paper from the Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper set. Links to all products are provided below.

I have loved the Blossoms In Bloom stamp and die set ever since it released last year. I have found it to be so versatile, and so pretty. I have used it with cards, 3D projects, and scrapbook pages. It is stunning in a sweet and simple mode as well as in layers or when brightened with fun ink colors. If you would like to see some of my other projects with this set, click here.

I began with 4.25" x 11" card base, scored at 5.5".

I cut a 4" x 5.25" rectangle for the "popped up" front of the card.

I cut a second 4" x 5.25" rectangle and used that to die cut the pretty floral layer.

I used a scrap of white cardstock to die cut the white scalloped embellishment.

I also used a scrap of the Hand-Penned DSP as part of my embellishment.

I stamped "Thanks" from the Color and Contour Stamp set onto a scrap of Pool Party cardstock.

I found matching ribbon and sequins in my stash.

After gathering and cutting the card elements, I did a bit of hand trimming on the die cut floral piece. I wanted for the bouquet to be a bit smaller than normal so I used my snips to remove a few of the flowers. I like the additional free space on the background of the card.

Thank you for hopping by today. I hope that my almost clean and simple card inspires you to use products in a new way, and to combine your stamp and die sets.

Product List

Blossoms In Bloom Bundle (English)

[154123]

$60.25

Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[122924]

$8.75

Hand Penned 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[155499]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Scalloped Contours Dies

[155560]

$35.00

Pool Party 3/8" (1 Cm) Sheer Ribbon

[152462]

$6.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

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July Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop with a Sneak Peek

Angels Of Peace · IIBH · Stampin' Up!

Welcome to the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop. If you arrived here via the hop, you are currently visiting Susan Edwards from the southeastern United States. I hope you enjoy my Sneak Peak of the *new* Angels of Peace stamp set (available August 3 from my online store).

As I stated above, I am using a new stamp set, Angels of Peace, for today's project. Since the theme of this month's IIBH is SPARKLE, I took a slightly different approach to today's card. I started with VersaMark Ink and applied Stampin' Up! Gold Embossing powder to the stamped image. After heat embossing, I used a water painter brush and ink to watercolor my stamped image.

When I finished water coloring the image, I added Wink of Stella to the angel's wings and dress, and a touch or two to her hair. I cut the stamped image out with layered dies that until this very moment I did not realized were no longer available! How embarrassing! I usually do a much better job of tracking my out-of-date products.

I used designer series paper from two different paper sets, the gold stripe is from Expressions in Ink while the plaid is from Peaceful Prints, a *new* set of paper available with our SECOND SALE-A-BRATION catalog, also available August 3rd. I also used some strips of gold foil specialty paper.