Housewarming Party Blog Hop

Welcome to the Housewarming Party Blog Hop for Catherine Pooler's website makeover.   

My friend, and founder of StampNation, Catherine Pooler, had a "big girl" makeover on her blog recently and this week she is celebrating.  In the video below you will see how Catherine me while making this card for her blog hop.

Instead of getting gifts though, she is giving them away.  What?!  Yes, that's right.   Even better she is letting me give you a party favor or two!

Click on the link above and you can try out StampNation yourself for only $1 and see why I love it so much!  You can even jump right in and participate in the challenge going live today.  Here's a peek of what the design team did with this challenge.  If you saw my blog post yesterday you already know which one is mine.

That's not all.  One lucky person who leaves a comment on this blog post will win a FREE ONE MONTH SUBSCRIPTION TO STAMPNATION.

As if that wasn't enough, you have a chance to win some door prizes too!  Click on the picture below to go to Catherine's blog where the blog hop begins.  Then comment and link up for your chance to win one of the over $300 worth of prizes including...

• One FREE year membership to StampNation
• Some Odd Girl ~ $20 Gift Card
• Ellen Hutson ~ $50 Gift Card
• CASual Fridays ~ $25 Gift Card
• Winnie & Walter ~ Home Themed Stamp Set
• Penny Black ~ Shades Creative Die
• Pretty Pink Posh ~ $50 Gift Card
• Clearly Besotted ~ £30 Gift Certificate
• Hero Arts ~ $30 Gift Certificate

I know, right?  Completely awesome.  So, make a Home card to celebrate Catherine's new home on the web, visit her site to see all the wonderful changes and enter for your chance to win.  Be sure to leave a comment here before you go to be entered to win a free 1 month subscription to StampNation.

Hop on over there now and don't forget to take advantage of the $1 trial for StampNation.  Clicky

Stamping Supplies:
Stamps: Kinda Eclectic (Stampin' UP!)

Inks: Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi, Blackberry Bliss
Paper: Whisper White, Melon Mambo,  Stripe (Tattered Angels)

Accessories: Sparkling Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Embellished Tag (Mama Elephant), Happy Die (Simon Says Stamp), What's Up Punch (Stampin' UP!)

Hello Darling + Video

It was so much fun to be on the OWH blog yesterday.  Thank you to all the new visitors who have stopped by my blog or left me a comment.  You made my day.  Here is the video I promised showing you how I created that card.

***Note- If you are reading this post in an email or viewer, you may need to go to my blog to view the video above.  

 Even though I am entering this card in Sandy's scarf challenge I had already planned to do this exact background for my card.  It's great when life works out that way.  I've been working on my Design Team submissions for the upcoming StampNation Beach Vacation and I had summer sunset on the beach on my mind.  I've been experimenting with different ways to create the backgrounds I want for my images.

If you would like to see more of my beach cards be sure to pop in on Sunday when the entire StampNation Dream Team and Guest Designers will be doing a blog hop.  Better yet, sign up for StampNation and take the vacation with us.  :)

Click Here to see yesterday's post.
Click Here to visit my guest spot on the OWH midweek throwdown.
Click Here to see the card I showed in the video.

Supplies:
Stamps: Hello Darling (Stampin' UP!), Kinda Eclectic (SU)

Stampin' UP! Ink: Calypso Coral, Crisp Canteloupe, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi
Misc: Clear Embossing Powder (Stampin' UP!), Embellished Tag (Mama Elephant), Stitched Rectangles (Lil' Inker Designs)

Hello Darling

Summer Thanks

It's sketch time at Stampin' Celebration, and we have another great one for you this month.

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This card was so much fun to make!  Perhaps it is the colors.  Lately I can't get enough of the bright teal, orange, pink and yellow combo.  

The tag was actually from a practice scrap that didn't make it into the final cut for THIS CARD.  The leaves were stamped too far apart, but I didn't throw it away because I knew I would be able to use it in a future card.  Love it when I can use scraps from other projects, don't you?

Be sure to head on over to the Stampin' Celebration blog and see the fabulous projects the rest of the design team has created.  Then show us what you can do with this fun sketch.

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps: Kinda Eclectic (SU)
SU Ink: Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi
Paper: Basic Black, Soft Shades Double Dots Pack (Bo Bunny), Whisper White
Dies: Embellished Tag (Mama Elephant), Stitched Rectangles (LID), Script Thanks (Memory Box)

Kinda Eclectic

Stampin' Celebration Fireworks

It's July 1st.  Happy Canada Day to all my Canadian friends!

The 4th of July is only a few days away and the skies in SouthWest Washington will be filling with awesome displays of fireworks.  In Thurston County, where I live, it also means that you need to bring your own bag to the store or pay a premium for those cheap plastic bags that used to be free.   In stamping land it means that it is time for a new challenge at Stampin' Celebration.  That's what you are here for, right?

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With it only be a few days away from our nation's Independence Day celebrations, I just had to use the fireworks photo as my inspiration.  Of course that picture of the smores has me wanting to roast some marshmallows in our firepit soon.  Here is the card I came up with using the sun from Kinda Eclectic as my firework.

Each burst was embossed with a different color embossing powder, then I took one of the stamps from Gorgeous Grunge and embossed it with Iridescent Ice embossing powder to give it a little sparkle.   

Which photo will you choose as your inspiration?   Don't forget to check out what the rest of the design team came up with, then make your own project to enter.  

Supplies (All Stampin' UP! unless otherwise noted)

Stamps: Amazing Birthday, Gorgeous Grunge, Honeycomb Hello, Kinda Eclectic

Ink: Real Red, Island Indigo, Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party, Versamark

Misc:  Banners Framelits, Cherry Cobbler Embossing Powder, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Pool Party EP, Wild Wasabi EP, Washi Tape

Amazing Birthday

Honeycomb Hello

Kinda Eclectic

Kinda Eclectic

This morning I had about 30 minutes between dropping my son off for cross country practice and leaving again to go pick him up.  I decided to pull out one of my brand new stamp sets and play.  :)

It's not my typical style of cards, but I love the way it turned out.  Sometimes it is fun to just be a kid and play.  :)   Did you notice this card only used one stamp set?  It truly is an eclectic mix.

eta: I'm adding this to a new to me challenge, AAA Cards, that I found thanks to my friend, Kristie.

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Supplies:
Stamps: Kinda Ecclectic (SU)
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Tangelo Twist, Wild Wasabi.
Accessories: Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Butterfly Punches (SU)

Small Butterfly Punch

Kinda Eclectic

Elegant Butterfly Punch