Sneak Peek Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to our first Tri-City Stampers Blog Hop!  We're so excited to have you join us for our sneak peeks of brand new Stampin' Up! products.

Yesterday was Mother's Day, and I was thinking about my mom.  I know she would have loved this simple and pretty card.

Here is the first of two projects I have to show you.

I used Whisper White for the card base and added a layer of gorgeous Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper.

I stamped two daisies in Night of Navy ink onto Whisper White cardstock, used my Daisy punch, then offset the flowers, adhering them with a Glue Dot.  To complete the daisy, I added a Silver Faceted Gem - so sparkly!  For a pop of colour, I used Double-Stitched Ribbon in Daffodil Delight.

I first die cut the circle in Whisper White cardstock using a Stitched Framelit.  

The  'Thinking of You' sentiment is from the Colourful Seasons stamp set.

Are you loving this set as much as me?

 

A few daisies for the inside of the card.

I was having so much fun, that after stamping the inside of the card, I layered another daisy.  

I hope you can you see it in the pic.

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For my second project, I made an adorable little gift tag. 

The Scalloped Tag Topper punch I used is perfect for making gift tags. 

I used Daffodil Delight on the daisy and  Old Olive for the greenery, which is from Daisy Delight.

Brand new Glitter Enamel Dots to add dimension and sparkle.  Aren't they pretty!

Super quick and easy!  I seriously can't get enough of the Delightful Daisy Suite. 

The new products I used for my projects (shown below), and everything from the rest of the 2017-2018 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue will be available as of June 1, 2017. 

You can shop with me here.

I hope you enjoyed my post today. Please feel free to comment - I love hearing from you!

Be sure to visit these wonderful blogs for more sneak peeks!  Just click on the name.

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Colourful Seasons Sneak Peek

Are you looking forward to cottage, camping, beach time, or relaxing by the pool? I sure am! This card reminds me of summer, sitting in a beach chair, listening to the waves. If I wasn't dog sitting this weekend, I think I would have gone on a road trip to the beach.

I was fortunate to attend a Stampin' Up! On Stage event, where I was able to view cards featuring products from the new the 2017-2018 Annual Catalogue, which I also received - love it! Everyone in attendance got to play with some new products, and place a pre-order.   fell in love with the Colourful Seasons bundle. I'm thankful to Stampin' Up! for creating a set that can be used year-round.  You'll be able to purchase the bundle on June 1.

As a mixed media artist, I look for ways of creating something unique, whether it's for a card, painting or display - one of a kind works for me! I absolutely love the way this card looks - the die cut Muskoka chair, 'just breathe' sentiment and the background. Details on how I achieved the background are below.

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To make the background on the Whisper White layer, I picked up colour from the ink pad using my clear block.  To avoid getting an edge image, I swirled the Clear Block on my Grid Paper.  To  get the colour onto the paper, I very lightly touched the paper with the inked block, using a circular motion. I repeated that step until I was happy with the look. Remember - you can always add more colour, but you can't remove it, so go lightly.  

 Pool Party ink pad, Clear Block 'E' and my Grid Paper.

Check out this bundle with it's gorgeous images and sentiments, and all those dies, available June 1.  I'm booking now for class and workshop using this bundle.  Contact me now to set up a date.

I hope you'll stop by again - I'll be featuring more cards using this bundle.

Happy Crafting!