Scrapin' with Sea Street

This is like a double sneak peek.  It's not only a sneak peek for the Sea Street stamp set from the 2014-2015 Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalog but it's also a sneak peek for my June scrapbook class. As soon as I started playing with this stamp set I had a vision of an under the sea, beach scene scrapbook layout.  This is just one little bit of fun that this class has in store!

The fun of this page really lies in the cool vellum overlay. Schools of multi colored little fishies, a hill of starfish and a sunken anchor are all tempered by the frosted glow of the vellum. (Do you like that...frosted glow?) The matching page has an "Under The Sea" title that's super cute and made from the MyDigitalStudio Timeless Type alphabet and my e-cutter.  You'll see that page eventually but for now, you're going to have to be patient...or sign up for my class!

Two options for this class...live or virtual! On Monday, June 16 we will complete three two-page layouts with Sea Street being the focal point.  We will integrate basic stamping, punch art, and a variety of simple techniques to create six fun pages. To learn more about taking this awesome class, email me or visit my Meetup page to register!

Blendabilities Girlfriends

Meet my new girlfriends.  I haven't named them yet but I can already tell we're going to be seeing a lot of each other.  They like the same things I do...martinis, shopping and martinis. They love to stamp. They totally "get me." And don't they look great in their Blendabilities dresses?

Continuing my love of Stampin' Blendabilities.  I really can't get enough of these markers. I think I deserve some props for branching out from "the flower" as my family is now calling it. I wanted to do something fun with the girls and I thought these cards fit the bill. In This Together is the name of this new Stampin' Up! set scheduled to launch on June 2 with the 2014-2015 catalog. They are great images to practice using your Blendabilities.

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Until next time, Happy Stamping!

Noodle Head Cometh

"It's better than a Stamp-A-Stack," says my sister.  I wanted to take a quick shot of the card I mocked up for her last night and realized the pile I put together for her to take home was a whole lot like a S-A-S on steroids.  Good thing I didn't have anything else to work on :)

It's all good, tho.  My little Noodle Head is going to make her appearance into the world in a week.  She'll be the first girl in our family and (very very VERY likely) the last grandchild for my parents.  Clear this up quickly, it's my sister who's having the baby, not me!  LOL  My 19 year old would stroke :-)  Brandi is getting a little ahead of the game and making her thank you notes now.  For some reason she things she's going to be too busy to make them AFTER the baby.  I can't imagine why??

As soon as I saw the Something For Baby set at the catalog premier, I said to my friend Patty, "My sister is going to LOVE this set". Like any good sister would, I added the stamp set and matching framelits to my pre-order. Sure enough, she loved it and we have thank you cards.  Her color for this baby is Wisteria Wonder.  Long time followers will remember our obsession with Brocade Blue for my nephew.  I had a lot of fun working on this layout.  I'm not a girly pink kinda girl so my favorite color being used for my favorite person's new person made me super duper happy!!

And now I have to clean up!

P.S. I would have totally made these for her over the weekend but she wanted to take everything home to make them herself. A last stamping hurrah for a while??  I can't wait to meet my new Noodle Head!

Happy Mom and Endless Birthday Wishes Class

Did we really think I was going to stay away from Stampin' Blendabilities for long??  Come on now.  I'm obsessed. I really am enjoying this Blended Bloom stamp set, too. I will move on eventually but for now, I'm having the time of my life learning to really enjoy my markers using this stamp set!

This is the card I made for my mama for Mothers Day.  Her favorite color is red so that's why the Cherry Cobbler flower got center stage.  By using a simple masking technique I was able to get some really lovely dimension with the flowers. Masking is something I often forget about.  It was literally the very first technique I learned when I attended my first SU! party many many years ago.

Ok, so one other thing I want to mention is the release of a brand new photopolymer stamp set called Endless Birthday Wishes.  When a similar set was released at Christmas time it SOLD OUT FAST!  I've already ordered mine.  Click here to get yours! OR Join my birthday card class featuring this stellar set! For just $18 you'll receive:

* Endless Birthday Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set
*5 projects featuring this awesome stamp set

Registration for this class is on my Meetup page. Click here to register today!

Happy Stamping!!

Greetings from Sea Street

Confession...when I went to take this photo I had to use my sleeve to move the dust off of my table. I've never been accused of being a decent housekeeper. My skills lie in other areas. At least that's the story I'm going with.

I wanted to play a little bit with some of the other new pre-order products I received aside from the Blendabilities. Don't get me wrong, I love the new markers but my new stamps aren't getting any love. So for your stamping pleasure, meet Sea Street. Totally outside my normal collection of images, I think this little octopus and his friends have some potential. I always have trouble with birthday cards for guys. I think this one works quite well. I want to do more with that adorable little lobster and his crabby friend (you haven't met him yet.) I have a scrapbook layout working in my head for this set, too. If I can figure out how to make really cool sand I think I'm in business.

The greeting comes from Sassy Salutations. The Designer Series Paper is also from the sneak peek but darned if I can remember the name. It coordinates with Sea Street so it won't be hard to spot in the catalog :) Colors used are Real Red, Coastal Cabana, Night of Navy and a little Pumpkin Pie for the goldfish accents.

Shake 'n Sniff Cards

I've loved shaker cards since I was a kid.  It's so much fun to see that little something extra floating around in your card.  Stampin' Up! has made it SOOOO easy for us to make beautiful shaker cards by giving us Shaker Frames.  In today's video tutorial (the first one I've done in a VERY long time) I am going to show you how to make a very cool Shake 'n Sniff card using my favorite Pink Zebra Sprinkles and our awesome Shaker Frames.

Super cool and easy, right??  Let me know what you think in the comments.  If you make some of your own, I'd love to see them!  Want some but don't want to make them yourself? Visit my Etsy shop and I'll gladly make them for you.

Happy Stamping!

Mixing up the color

Yes, this is a little more Rainbow Bright than anything I would call "usable" but it serves a purpose. I had a dream about my Stampin' Blendabilities last night and I just had to try it first thing this morning. In my post last week about the Blendabilities I showed samples of how the light, medium, and dark markers of each color set worked together to create beautiful gradation and blended color. What happens when you start to mix the colors?? Well, if you're me at 7 am you get this crazy rainbow of flavor :)

Clearly, I was in a little bit of a hurry but what I learned is that the possibilities with Stampin' Blendabilities are endless! My favorite combinations (so far) are Cherry Cobbler with Pumpkin Pie (top center) and Costal Cabana with Elegant Eggplant (right center).  I probably won't be attempting to blend Rich Razzelberry with Old Olive again anytime soon (you find it!)

Can't wait to play some more. Will be excited to mix and blend something I can put on a card :)