So August 10 was the 23rd Anniversary of when I married my best friend!! In celebration of that I made him a card using the Silhouette Scenes stamp set and matching dies (Sweet Silhouette Dies) from the 2019-2020 Stampin Up Annual Catalogue.  This set and the matching dies are a MUST have.  I am actually centering this months card class around this set. I LOVE it!!!


The card is very easy to make.  The base is the new 2019-2021 Pretty Peacock in Color, which by the way is an amazing color for Christmas :).  I sponged the background on shimmer white cardstock using daubers and Balmy Blue, So Saffron and Night of Navy.  For the couple, I stamped it using Memento and the stamparatus...a must have for this card.  I would suggest if you don't have a stamparatus (which allows you to keep stamping until you get the darkness you desire) that you try black heat embossing, just so you aren't disappointed.


Hope you enjoy and keep on stamping!

tams# 36278

Product List

Silhouette Scenes Bundle [151058]	Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150880]	Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101910]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105]
So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109]	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Pretty Peacock 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Scalloped Linen Ribbon [149751]	Stitched Nested Labels Dies [149638]
Scripty 3D Embossing Folder [149634]	Stamparatus [146276]	Sponge Daubers [133773]

August Stamping Symphony Blog Hop Fall is Almost Here

Ok, where has the summer gone? Last time I looked we were still running to the school bus, now summer is almost over? I am afraid I have been missing in action from my stamping. Between holidays, weekends away and an absolutely insane work schedule, July has disappeared and August is going just as fast. When we decided to do a Fall theme for this months blog hop, the reality that my favorite season of the year is wrapping up hit me hard.  Don't get me wrong, I love the autumn, but I do not like what follows it ....snow and cold. But I digress. So, even though I am still playing with all my goodies from the Annual catalogue, my pre-order (demonstrators get to order ahead of customers...one of the perks of being a demonstrator) has arrived and now I am full steam ahead planning for the holiday season.  But one of my favourite new sets from the Annual catalogue is the Silhouette Scenes Bundle. It is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. So I decided to use this to bundle to play for this months blog. Please let me know what you think.

I used shimmer paper and sponged the background using Mango Melody and Melon Mambo. I just love the Mango Melody, one of my new favorite colors.  The tree is cut from the dies and the stamparatus was a must for me on this one to get the black memento dark enough for me to be happy with.  I used a few different stamp sets here (for the grass, sentiment and leaves...see below for a list).  For the leaves, I used the new pigment sprinkles from stamping up (Mango Melody and Melon Mambo).  These are amazing and can make such beautiful backgrounds. After spritzing and getting the colors that I was happy with, I let dry and then stamped the little leave from the Magnolia Blooms set (this is a complimentary set to the Good Morning Magnolia that is available in the starter brochure). The leaves were then fussy cut out and used as embellishments.  Here is a closer look.

The sponging of the background with the daubers is very forgiving and really creates a cool effect.  If you don't have a stamparatus that will allow you to ink up and keep stamping until you get the darkness you want, you may want to use black embossing powder to get a dark image.  Really is stunning against the sponged background.

For the inside I just kept it really simple and blank so that I have lots of room to write a note to whomever I send this to :)

For a complete list of supplies, see below.  Make sure you check out the other talented ladies on this blog hop, all with Fall themed cards for you to enjoy. Until next time...happy summer :)

1. La Cards (Leena)
2. Lolly and Sand (Sandy)
3. justBstamping (Barb)
4. Stamping With Jen (you are here)
5. Hofkissed (Steph)

tams# 36062

Product List

Silhouette Scenes Bundle [151058]	Enjoy Life Photopolymer Stamp Set [148190]	So Many Stars Photopolymer Stamp Set (En) [150496]	Magnolia Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set [152729]	Beautiful Boughs Dies [150661]
Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101910]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045]	Pigment Sprinkles [149663]	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051]	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093]
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Stamparatus [146276]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	Sponge Daubers [133773]	Big Shot [113439]
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]

June Blog Hop - The New Annual Catalogue!

Welcome to the Stamping Symphony blog hop.  This month we are show casing the new 2019-2020 Annual Catalogue from Stampin Up! There is so much in this catalogue, it is so difficult to decide what to get.  The first set I played with was the Good Morning Magnolia Bundle. The stamps, dies and DSP are just beautiful.  I decided to try a new fold that I saw on donemarkpapercrafts.com called the Peek a Boo Tent.  I am IN LOVE with this fold and it is so easy.  Check out her site or google Peek a Boo Tent and you will find some u-tube videos as well.

 I've been spending alot of time at the doctors office recently and it shocked me to hear the abuse that my doctor's receptionist endured each time I was there.  She is always cheerful, always trying to help and people were just down right miserable and rude to her. I thought I would make her this card to let her know that some of us really appreciate all she does.  What do you think?

The supply items for this card are posted below.  Here are a few more using the same fold...which one is your favorite?

The first one is the sailing home bundle and the second one is the Free as A Bird Bundle using Good Morning Magnolia DSP.  The last one is for my hubby for father's day.  He is an avid fisherman, so I couldn't resist making one for him using this fold too LOL (can you tell I am addicted). You have space on the underside (see the white peeking out) to write a note :)

Make sure you check out the blogs from the other Stamping Symphony blog hoppers! Leave me a message letting me know which one you like the best :)

1. La Cards (Leena)
2. Lolly and Sand (Sandy)
3. justBstamping (Barb)
4. Stamping With Jen (you are here)
5. Hofkissed (Steph)

Supplies for the first card are shown below. If you want to know what I used for the other cards, leave me a message and I am happy to share.

tams# 34280

Product List

Good Morning Magnolia Bundle [151087]	Stitched Nested Labels Dies [149638]	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705]	Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper [149484]	Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146985]
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147272]	Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [148547]	Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147273]
Petal Pink 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Organdy Striped Ribbon [149441]	Falling In Love Embellishments [142791]