Mar 5, 2016 | 2016, Blog Hops, Creative Circle, Live Event, Occasions Catalog, Sale-A-Bration |
Welcome to the Creative Circle March Blog Hop. This month we are giving you a preview of The Garden – one of Liz’ most recent projects. If you’ve just come from her blog, you got a chance to see her lovely interpretation of the design. Because it’s so easy to resize cut files on my Silhouette, I decided to miniaturize it a bit and make a card-in-a-box! 
My garden was primarily constructed with cardstock with a few bits of Botanical Gardens DSP used on the outside of the box (visible with flaps up) and the trellis. All the flowers were cut using the Botanical Builder Framelits Dies and cardstock (Basic Black, Hello Honey, Whisper White, Old Olive, and Mossy Meadow) the Happy Birthday greeting on the front was done with Teeny Tiny Wishes and the Word Window punch.
I made a couple of companion cards to go with the set – take a look:
Again, I relied heavily on cardstock for my basic color scheme and accented with die cut flowers and bits of Botanical Gardens DSP. The greetings used were from Birthday Blooms and Botanicals For You – a Sale-a-Bration set designed to coordinate with the Botanicals suite!
If you will be in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, April 13th, consider joining us for our live event at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center. You’ll get a pre-cut kit for The Garden 3D cardholder as well as 3 coordinating cards. You’ll also receive a download code for all the cut files, a video tutorial on it’s assembly, as well as unwatermarked, unrestricted, written tutorials for the cards we make at the event as well as 9 additional coordinating cards. To further entice you, here are a few teaser photos:
Thanks for hopping along with us – next up is Fran! Hope we get a chance to meet you in April…
The stops on the hop are:
Liz http://www.lizhollowaydesign.blogspot.com
Barb http://www.beelinestamping.com (you are here)
Fran http://www.fransabad.com
Sandy http://www.thescrapnstampshop.blogspot.com
Mar 1, 2016 | 2016, Blog Hops, Occasions Catalog |
Thanks for hopping over from Di’s blog – this month we are ‘CASEing’ the Catty. CASE is an acronym for Copy And Share Everything, and I chose the Number of Years sample at the bottom of page 10 of the Occasions Mini catalog as my inspiration.
Actually, we worked with this set in my monthly Technique class this past week when we were studying dry-embossed ribbon. Here’s my favorite card from the class:
We started with an 11 x 4 1/4″ card base of Whisper White thick cardstock and layered it with the pink striped DSP from the Birthday Bouquet pack. The top layer is regular Whisper White that measures 3 5/8 x 4″. Using the Number of Years Photopolymer set, we stamped the leaves twice in Old Olive and accented them with Blushing Bride, Rose Red, So Saffron and Pool Party flowers from the same set. The ‘Happy’, ‘th’, and {again} were all stamped in Pool Party, and the 29 was stamped in Crumb Cake on Whisper White cardstock. The banners and numbers were die cut using the coordinating Large Numbers Framelits die set. The numbers and banners were popped up with Dimensionals, and the card was accented with some (retired) Old Olive satin ribbon, Blushing Bride flowers punched with the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, a bit of a Paper Doily, and some Pearls.
I love that the Number of Years set is so versatile and can be used for birthdays, anniversaries, milestones in school years to name a few. I’m also crazy about the font used in the set – so sweet! The stamp set and coordinating Large Numbers Framelit dies come as a bundle as well and will bring you to within 75 cents of a Sale-A-Bration award! Doesn’t get much better than that…
Thank you so much for stopping by today – now it’s time to send you off to see what Kathya has worked with.
Our hoppers this month are:
Di http://www.stampingwithdi.com
Barb http://www.beelinestamping.com (You are here)
Kathya http://www.stampwithkathya.com
Crystal http://www.stampinonroodfarm.blogspot.com
Mary http://www.doggandponyshow.blogspot.com
Connie http://www.texasschoolmarm.com
Feb 5, 2016 | 2016, Blog Hops, Occasions Catalog, Valentines |
Welcome to the Creative Circle Valentine’s Day blog hop! Did you see what Sandy had to show you – great stuff, eh?
I love making girly girl cards, and the Bloomin’ Love stamp set with matching Bloomin’ Heart Thinlits dies let me frill out to my heart’s content, and they are available as a discounted bundle! Here’s one of the cards we made in a recent class:
The Crumb Cake base was layered with a sheet from the Love Blossoms Designer Series Paper Stack. A Whisper White heart die cut was inlaid into the negative space of the top Blushing Bride layer. The greeting was stamped in Blushing Bride classic ink, punched out with the 2″ circle punch, and popped up with dimensionals. The flowers were cut with the thinlit set out of Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper and accented with pearls. The final accents at the bottom are a strip of the Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper and a ribbon/bow of Whisper White seam binding. Hearts and florals work together so well to make a lovely Valentine!
Wouldn’t this make a great card to add to the Mailbox from last month’s hop? Here’s the one I made:
The pattern is available from Liz Holloway’s online store – you can get it here!
Thanks so much for stopping by today – next up is Liz and I know you’re going to love her project! If at any time you get lost, just click on one of these links to pick up where you left off.
1. Sandy 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/
Jan 1, 2016 | 2016, Occasions Catalog, Sale-A-Bration |
Welcome and Happy New Year to you!! In keeping with the ‘New’ theme, our first blog hop showcases products from the about-to-be-released Occasions and Sale-a-Bration catalogs. Hope you enjoyed what Di had for you – here’s my project:
My card starts out with a base of the Whisper White Thick cardstock and is layered with a sheet from one of the new Designer Series Paper packs called Wildflower Fields that you can get for FREE starting January 5th when the Sale-a-Bration catalog goes live! I created a layered tag using Blushing Bride and Whisper White cardstock and the Triple Banner and Ornate Tag Topper punches. The cute little chick and balloon is from a set called Honeycomb Happiness – also available as a FREE Sale-a-Bration award! I stamped the chick and balloon once on the tag, then stamped the chick again on a scrap piece of Whisper White. He was watercolored with Daffodil Delight ink and shaped to give him a puffy tummy. I used dimensionals to not only adhere the shaped piece to the card, but to keep his tummy from flattening out. You could also use a tiny bit of cotton ball to maintain the shape as well. I think my favorite part of this card, however, is the balloon, and it’s done with one of the Honeycomb Embellishments from the new Occasions Catalogs. These little accent pieces come in White, Blushing Bride, and Mint Macaron – so cute!! After I watercolored the bow on the balloon, I gave it a bit of shimmer using the Wink of Stella Glitter Brush pen – another new item from the Occasions catalog! Here it is close-up:
It’s a little hard to capture the lovely shimmer this pen leaves (not so hard to see my coloring oops! Ha!) but this pen is by far becoming one of my favorite items in the catalog. It comes in Gold too! My card was finished off with a Blushing Bride Cotton bow and a piece of a Tea Lace Paper Doily.
You should have received your new Catalogs by now – if you didn’t, please get in touch with me and I’ll get a set sent out to you. You’ll especially want to see the Sale-a-Bration catalog as soon as possible. For every $50 in merchandise, you get to select a Free item, and this year, there are three Limited-Time products that are only available through February 15!
Your next stop on the Hop is Crystal, so off you go to see what lovely project she has in store for you! Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope 2016 brings you Health, Happiness and Prosperity…
Di http://www.stampingwithdi.com
Barb http://www.beelinestamping.com (you are here)
Crystal http://www.stampinonroodfarm.blogspot.com
Mary http://www.doggandponyshow.blogspot.com
Kathya http://www.stampwithkathya.com
May 1, 2015 | 2015, Blog Hops, Occasions Catalog |
Welcome to another edition of Di’s Country INKers blog hop! Hope you enjoyed Diana’s project – she always has something fun…
The card I chose to show you today was inspired by one that Kay Kalthoff from Stamping to Share did as a swap for last year’s Convention. I’ve had it tucked away for quite some time in my ‘inspiration’ file and recently ran across it again. Loved it then and love it still! The only thing I needed to change was the sentiment and voila! I had an absolutely adorable Mother’s Day card…
This one begins with a tent fold card base of Whisper White to which I added a 3/4″ strip of Back to Black Designer Series Paper on either side. a 3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ layer of Whisper White was punched with the 2 1/2″ circle punch and stamped with a greeting from the Mother’s Love stamp set which can be found in the Occasions Mini catalog. I used the Lovely Lace Embossing Folder to complete the layer. The center flower is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink with a stamp from the Flower Patch set. The die-cut flower was done with Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper and a die from the Flower Fair framelits. It was finished off with a black Candy Dot. Super quick, super easy, and super cute!
Ok, off you go to see what Kathya has in store for you. Thank you so much for hopping along with us. I, myself am off to browse the soon-to-be-released 2015-2016 Annual Catalog! One of the best perks of being a demonstrator is getting an advance look at what’s in store for us for the coming year and getting my hands on brand-new product weeks ahead of the official release date! Would you like to take a peek? Join my team and starting May 5th, you can load your starter kit with pre-order items! Tempting, eh? Give me a call and let’s talk about it…
In case you get lost, here is a list of this month’s hoppers. We always hope we can delight you with our projects, if we did, please let us know!
Diana http://www.stampingwithdi.com
Barb http://www.beelinestamping.com (you are here)
Kathya http://www.stampwithkathya.com
Crystal http://www.stampinonroodfarm.blogspot.com
Connie http://www.texasschoolmarm.com
Mary http://www.doggandponyshow.blogspot.com
Apr 18, 2015 | 2015, Butterfly Thinlits, Occasions Catalog |
We received word from Stampin’ Up! that the Butterfly Thinlits are back in inventory and are available to order. Here’s the announcement:
After a (very) long migration, the Butterflies Thinlits Dies have landed in our warehouse and are now available for purchase!
Remember, you can take advantage of two special offers through April 30:
- Get the Butterflies Thinlits at a 15 percent discount–just $21.20!
- Buy any of the Butterflies Thinlits Bundles at a 15 percent discount and choose one of three FREE Sale-A-Bration items (only available while supplies last)!
To get your hands on your own set, call me, send me an e-mail or visit my online store!
My garden was primarily constructed with cardstock with a few bits of Botanical Gardens DSP used on the outside of the box (visible with flaps up) and the trellis. All the flowers were cut using the Botanical Builder Framelits Dies and cardstock (Basic Black, Hello Honey, Whisper White, Old Olive, and Mossy Meadow) the Happy Birthday greeting on the front was done with Teeny Tiny Wishes and the Word Window punch.
