Feb 1, 2016 | 2016, Blog Hops, Sale-A-Bration, Valentines |
Welcome to our February issue of Di’s Country INKers blog hop! Did you enjoy what Diana had to show you?
It’s Sale-a-Bration time and I’ve been playing with some of my new FREE stamps! As soon as I saw the heart-shaped vapor trail in the Sky is the Limit stamp set, I knew what the first card I made with it would be – a Valentine! Take a look:
I started with a base of Basic Grey and layered it with Real Red and a Basic Grey striped panel from the Neutrals DSP stack. On the 5″ x 3″ main panel, I stamped the airplane and greeting in Basic Grey, and the vapor trail was stamped in Smoky Slate. I used a blender pen and Real Red classic ink to color in the body of the airplane. The ‘Valentine’ stamp is from a retired set called Something to Celebrate. I stamped it in Real Red on a banner of Whisper White, and layered that over a slightly larger Real Red banner. I shaped it with my bone folder and wrapped a little silver cording around the left edge. I like how it looks as if it’s fluttering in the wind! The final touch was to add a little Wink of Stella glimmer to the heart in the vapor trail. Here’s a closer look at the pretty shimmer:
As if there aren’t already some wonderful items in the Sale-a-Bration catalog that you can get for free, on February 15th there will be a few new items added! With every $50 in product ordered (before tax/shipping) you get to choose one award – doesn’t get much better than free!
Ok, now off you go to see what Kathya has in store for you. Something delightful, I’m certain!! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and I hope you enjoy the rest of the hop.
Just in case you get off track, here are the stops on this month’s hop:
Di http://www.stampingwithdi.com
Barb http://www.beelinestamping.com (You’re here)
Kathya http://www.stampwithkathya.com
Crystal http://www.stampinonroodfarm.blogspot.com
Mary http://www.doggandponyshow.blogspot.com
Jan 5, 2016 | 2016, Blog Hops, Creative Circle |
It’s the 5th of the month and that means another Creative Circle Blog Hop! Wasn’t Sandy’s project the bomb?! (can you tell I’m a big fan of her work?)
This month, we are featuring a really cool 3D Mailbox that Liz designed! I really had a lot of fun putting this one together – might just be my favorite of all that we’ve worked with! Here’s my version along with some coordinating cards:
Might be my granddaughter’s newfound love of all things Mickey/Minnie Mouse that influenced me, but I started working with Melon Mambo cardstock, and the black/white polka dots from the Neutrals DSP stack just seemed like a natural match! I used accents from Love Blossoms Embellishment Kit and stamps from the Bloomin’ Love set. Here’s a closer look at the Mail Box:
The lacy heart on the front is actually one of the foil heart doilies in the Love Blossoms kit that I turned over to the white side. I stamped the heart from Bloomin’ Love in Rose Red, then sponged Melon Mambo over all – I really like the way it turned out!
This box actually has a secret compartment! Not only does it open at the top like this…
…The front flap opens as well giving you LOTS of room for card sets. The back compartment holds three A2 sized cards and envelopes, the front (accessed by either the top or the front flap is great for smaller 3 x 3 cards/envelopes.
Cool box, eh? Would you like a chance to win the pattern and pre-cut material? Leave me a comment to enter into the drawing! On January 19th, one lucky person will be chosen at random to be the winner. What’s that? You don’t want to wait that long? No problem! The pattern can be yours today for $6.99 – head over to Liz’ online store to get your copy…
Time to send you off to see what Liz did with her project. Thanks so much for stopping by today! Don’t forget, both the Occasions Mini and Sale-a-Bration catalogs go live today!! If you haven’t gotten your catalogs yet, please let me know and I’ll get some out to you right away…
In case you get lost, here’s this months line-up:
1. Sandra Mott – http://thescrapnstampshop.blogspot.com/
2, Barb Stencel – https://beelinestamping.com/ (You’re here)
3. Liz Holloway – http://lizhollowaydesign.blogspot.ca
4. Fran Cassidy Sabad – http://fransabad.com/
Dec 5, 2015 | 2015, Blog Hops, Christmas, Creative Circle |
Welcome to the Creative Circle December Blog Hop – I’m so glad you are here! So tell me, are you completely in love with Sandy’s project? I know I always am!!!
This month we are working with a very unique box that Liz has created. It’s both a box and a gift card holder – great timing with the Holidays upon us! Traditionally, we make three cards to be enclosed in the boxes we work with. This month, however, I decided to turn my box into a hostess gift with an accompanying card. Here’s my project:
A little background on my choice of color schemes. Last week we had a doozy of a snow storm blow through. We got about a foot of heavy, wet snow that piled high on everything that wasn’t shoveled. That night, the temps dropped and hard froze everything. As severe as mother nature sometimes is with us, she also shows us some pretty beautiful stuff, and the next morning the sky was impossibly blue and all the hard frozen snow was glistening in the sunlight. White sparkle with blue sky is one of my favorite things about winter, and served as the inspiration of my project. My box is made from Pool Party cardstock and has a layer of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper, another layer of Pool Party cardstock, and a top layer of the snowflake motif from the Holidays Fancy Foil Designer Vellum. It’s accented with Whisper White 5/8″ Satin Ribbon, Silver Cording Trim, a Tea Lace Paper Doily, and a white-embossed Snowflake Element.
Here’s a closer look at the box:
And then when you open it – not only does it have a place for a gift card, mine also contains some sweet treats!! Perfect to bring with to one of the many holiday parties I will be attending this month. The greeting on the inside is from the Versatile Christmas stamp set and the stamped snowflakes are from the Project Life Hello December 2015 set. The corners were done with the Curvy Corner Trio Punch with some Rhinestones for bling.
The pattern for this box is available in Liz’ online store, and the video tutorial for assembly can be found here. The cut files are just $3.99 and you can use them with your e-cutter, or you can get them in a .pdf format to use as a template for manual cutting. Why not make some lovely gifts for your hostesses!
Oh! One last bit of eye candy… Liz gifted each of us with a cut file for some miniature boxes, and I built my own Advent Calendar with them. Of course, the Blue Snowflake theme was carried through this project. The DSP I used is, unfortunately, retired, but I thought it went well with today’s post!
I didn’t give you much of a look at the matching card for today’s project, but if you’ll stop back next week, I’ll have more details for you! Now, off you go to see what awaits you at Fran’s blog. I hope you have a great weekend, and don’t forget to take some time off from all the holiday preparations to create something. You’d be surprised at how much more productive you can be when you have a little mental vacation!!
In case you get off track, here is the order of this month’s hop:
Sandy http://www.thescrapnstampshop.blogspot.com
Barb http://www.beelinestamping.com (you are here)
Fran http://www.fransabad.com
Liz http://www.lizhollowaydesign.blogspot.ca
Dec 1, 2015 | 2015, Blog Hops, Christmas |
It’s the first of the month and that means another blog hop with Di’s Country INKers! This month we are featuring Christmas and Holiday projects. How about that project that Di had for you? Did you like it or what…
From the moment the Holiday catalog was released, I just fell in love with both the Cozy Christmas stamp set and the Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper pack. It only seemed fitting that I should work with them for this month’s project! I just can’t seem to get enough of this DSP – each time I look at it, it makes me think of Christmas celebrations at my Grandparent’s house when I was little. My Grandma had a little sitting room at the front of the house that was decorated in shades of deep olive greens with gold accents, much like the mistletoe pattern I used here.
For this card, I began with a base of Mossy Meadow which was layered with Very Vanilla and an additional piece of Mossy Meadow. A strip of Gold Glitter ribbon was adhered with Fast Fuse. Next, I created a 2 1/4 x 4 1/4 panel of Mossy Meadow which was topped with a 2 x 4 panel of the mistletoe DSP. The top layer started with a piece of Mossy Meadow cut with the Circle Framelits and the greeting was stamped in Mossy Meadow ink onto Very Vanilla and punched with the 2 1/2″ circle punch. The greeting was accented with a bow made from 1/8″ Gold Ribbon and a bit of Gold Glitz Dazzling Details.
I hate to stamp and run, but I’ve got a wish list to make for the upcoming spring mini catalog! It goes live on January 5th, but one of the best perks of being a demonstrator is being able to see the new catalogs AND order from it as early as December 3rd! Wanna see it now and get your hands on some gorgeous product ahead of everyone else? Get in touch and lets talk about signing you up!
It’s time to send you off to see what Crystal has to show you. Thank you so much for stopping by today! Remember to take some time away from holiday preparations and stamp a little – its therapeutic!
In case you get lost, here are this month’s hoppers:
Di
Barb (you are here)
Crystal
Connie
Susan/
Ashley
Nov 4, 2015 | 2015, Blog Hops, Creative Circle, Fall |
Welcome to the November edition of the Creative Circle Blog Hop! You may have arrived from seeing Fran’s lovely ensemble or you may be just joining us – either way, we have some great stuff to show you!
This month we are working with Liz’ Simple Box pattern, and I chose a Fall/Thanksgiving theme for my project. I’m really finding it difficult to put the Lighthearted Leaves stamp set down, and it pairs so well with the Into the Woods Designer Series Paper! The first card in my set picks up the Rich Razzleberry and Mossy Meadow colors in the DSP. The leaf was stamped in Mossy Meadow on Whisper White, die cut with the Leaflets Framelits and then Mossy Meadow ink was sponged overall. The “Thankful” sentiment from Six Sayings Hostess Set was stamped in Rich Razzleberry ink onto Whisper White, then the corners were punched with the Curvy Corner Trio Punch – love it! The second card echoes the cover of my box and uses the lovely floral pattern from the Into the Woods DSP as it’s focal point. My third card went a bit rogue – I wondered if I could heat emboss the gold foil paper – turns out you can, but it’s a little tricky. It takes a steady hand to stamp onto the foil. The surface is so smooth and shiny that the inked stamp wants to slide around a bit, but I think the result is worth the extra effort. Black embossing over the Gold Foil is simply elegant!
The box to hold all these cards in is super simple to cut and assemble. It’s not your ordinary box, however – the front half of the box lid flips open so you can access your cards without having to remove the lid. Would you like to make one (or several) of your own? Liz is offering this pattern as a freebie! All you need to do is head over here
and download it! How cool is that?
I do hope you have time to hop along with us – Liz is next on our hop, and I’m sure her set is wonderful, as always!! Thanks for stopping by today. With the Holiday season nearing, please remember to take some time out for yourself and create – it’s a wonderful stress reliever!
Just in case you get off track, here is the order of our hop this month:
Sandy
Fran
Barb (you are here)
Liz
Nov 1, 2015 | 2015, Blog Hops, Fall, Holiday Catalog |
Wow! November 1st already – can you believe that?! Hope everyone had a happy and safe Halloween. Being that it was on a Saturday this year, we really thought we’d have lots more trick-or-treaters. Not so however. The weather in our neck of the woods was positively dreadful. Mid 40’s and rain from the moment we woke up. It stopped long enough for us to take my Granddaughter for her very first trick-or-treating. That lasted for all of a total of 7 houses and about 20 minutes. It’s ok, though – she really didn’t get the hang of it. As we are prone to saying in Chicagoland – “Wait ’til next year!”
There’s no waiting for a Di’s Country INKers blog hop though! This month we’ve chosen to celebrate all things Fall and Thanksgiving, and you’ve most likely arrived from seeing what Di had for you. 
The card I have to show was ‘actually’ a birthday card I made for my dear friend Laurie. She loves anything to do with trees and leaves, so when I saw the Lighthearted Leaves stamp set and the Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, I knew I would be using them for her birthday. I began with a base of Very Vanilla and added layers of Soft Suede, and Gold Foil. Another layer of Very Vanilla was embossed with the Woodland TIF and I used a Soft Suede marker to add the detail to the tree trunks. The two smaller leaves were stamped in Versamark and heat embossed in black. I then used reinkers to watercolor them and cut them out with the coordinating Leaflets Framelits. The large leaf was heat embossed in gold and also watercolored and cut with the framelits. The quote by Emily Bronte was heat embossed in gold on vellum cardstock and cut with the Deco Labels Framelits. The large leaf was accented with a sweet little bow made from Gold Cording Trim. I am in love with this stamp set! The color combinations you can use on it are endless!!
I hope you enjoyed seeing my project today – now it’s time to send you off to see what Crystal has in store for you. With all the hustle and bustle of the coming Holiday season, I do hope you take a little bit of time out for yourself to sit down and create – it’s a wonderful stress reliever!
If you find you get lost along the way, here’s a list of our hoppers:
Di http://www.stampingwithdi.com
Barb http://www.beelinestamping.com (you are here)
Crystal http://www.stampinonroodfarm.blogspot.com
Connie http://www.texasschoolmarm.com
Mary http://www.doggandponyshow.blogspot.com
Welcome to our February issue of Di’s Country INKers blog hop! Did you enjoy what Diana had to show you?
I started with a base of Basic Grey and layered it with Real Red and a Basic Grey striped panel from the Neutrals DSP stack. On the 5″ x 3″ main panel, I stamped the airplane and greeting in Basic Grey, and the vapor trail was stamped in Smoky Slate. I used a blender pen and Real Red classic ink to color in the body of the airplane. The ‘Valentine’ stamp is from a retired set called Something to Celebrate. I stamped it in Real Red on a banner of Whisper White, and layered that over a slightly larger Real Red banner. I shaped it with my bone folder and wrapped a little silver cording around the left edge. I like how it looks as if it’s fluttering in the wind! The final touch was to add a little Wink of Stella glimmer to the heart in the vapor trail. Here’s a closer look at the pretty shimmer:
As if there aren’t already some wonderful items in the Sale-a-Bration catalog that you can get for free, on February 15th there will be a few new items added! With every $50 in product ordered (before tax/shipping) you get to choose one award – doesn’t get much better than free!
