Watercolor Trio - Birthday Wishes

I absolutely love the Summer Mini stamp set "Watercolor Trio" (#120084 - $16.95 for clear mount and #117050 - $22.95 for wood mount).

This set includes three beautiful flower images, a butterfly silhouette and three wonderful greetings. The greetings layer beautifully on the 1-3/4" x 7/8" Oval and the Scallop Oval punches and coordinate with many other stamp sets.

This beautiful stamp set is only available until August 31, 2010. I will be using this stamp set for a card at my August 8th Stamp Camp.

Masuline Birthday Card

This beautiful Dragonfly Card was created for my July Stamp Camp. It features the stamp set "Nature's Nest" (#113826 - $26.95) on page 114 of the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog. This stamp set is ideal for using on Masculine themed birthday or thank you cards.

The Dragonfly image was stamped in Jet Black StazOn on Whisper White cardstock. I watercolored the stamped image with Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron and Olive Classic Ink Pads and a Blender Pen. The Happy Birthday image is from the "Teeny Tiny Wishes" stamp set. The textured background was embossed on Tempting Turquoise cardstock with Stampin' Up!'s exclusive "Square Lattice" textured impression embossing folders and the Big Shot. The patterned design under the Dragonfly is from the "Tropical Oasis" Designer Series Paper that is available in the Summer Mini Catalog through August 31st.

Stampin' Up! Convention 2010 - Swaps

One of the many fun things to do at any Stampin' Up! event is the swapping of card fronts. For the 2010 Stampin' Up! Convention I made approximately 230 card fronts to swap with other Stampin' Up! demonstrators from the United States and Canada. I used the new Bear Hugs stamp set and the vintage Artistic Etchings stamp set for these cards. They were fun to create and put together with a little help from some of my stamping friends (Tina, Paula and Linda). I will also be posting these cards individually with the product recipes. In return for swapping these cards I received over 200 fabulous card fronts that I will show on my display board at upcoming stamp camps and workshops. I look forward to sharing these great ideas with you!

Happy Stamping!

Sarah

Stampin' Up! Convention 2010 - Swaps

These are the first two cards that I made for swapping at the 2010 Stampin' Up! Convention. They feature the new Build a Bear Workshop - Bear Hugs Stamp Set (#116966 - $13.95). This stamp set is perfect for water-coloring. I stamped the bear image in Jet Black StazOn on Confetti White cardstock and colored the bears in Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette for the Girl bear and Baja Breeze for the Boy bear with Classic Ink Refills and an Aqua Painter. I used the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder for the background layer of the card. I punched out the bear with 1-3/4" Circle punch and then layered it on the new 1-3/4" Scallop Circle. The ribbon accent was created with the new Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch and I then stamped the "Hello there, baby bear!" greeting in Soft Suede Classic Ink and layered on various oval pieces.

Stampin' Up! Convention 2010 - Swaps

This is the second card that I made for swapping at the 2010 Stampin' Up! Convention. This card features the Artistic Etchings stamp set (#120573 - $14.95 in clear mount) and the En Francais Background stamp (#109521 - $17.95).

I love the vintage look that can be created by using this stamp set. After stamping the background with the En Francais stamp set I then lightly sponged the edges with Basic Black Classic Ink. For a crisp image I stamped both the Eiffel Tower and Amour in Jet Black StazOn ink. I also added dimension to this card with the Heart of Hearts Embosslit and the Full Heart punch.

I love the new Love Letter Designers Series Paper which adds to the vintage look of this card. This paper showcases Riding Hood Red, Basic Black and Very Vanilla.

Stampin' Up! Convention 2010 - Swaps

This is the final swap card that I made for the 2010 Stampin' Up! Convention. It features the Artistic Etchings stamp set (#120573 - $14.95 in clear mount) and the En Francais Background Stamp (#109521 - $17.95). The Eiffel Tower is stamped in Chocolate Chip Classic Ink. This color resembles the true look of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. I also used Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Baja Breeze Classic Ink Pads. I then used the new Elegant Soiree Designer Series Paper (#117163 - $9.95) and coordinating cardstock colors for the base and background of this card.

Tropical Party!

This beautiful card was created for my July Stamp Camp. It features the Tropical Party Stamp Set (#120081 - $13.95 clear mount or #118515 - $17.95 wood mount) and Island Oasis Designer Series Paper (#117173 - $9.95).

I absolutely love the colors featured in this designer series paper. For this card I used Pumpkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron and Rose Red cardstock, Chocolate Chip and Rose Red Classic Ink Pads and So Saffron, Tempting Turquoise and Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write Markers. The beautiful textured background on the Tempting Turquoise layer was created with the Square Lattice Textured Impression Embossing Folder (#119976 - $7.95) and the Big Shot. I used the Scallop Trim Border (#118402 - $15.95) to create a canopy effect under the Umbrellas Pattern from the DSP. I added the cute "let's celebrate" phrase with the It's Your Birthday stamp set and placed it behind a 1" circle cut from the textured background. This is the perfect Birthday card for anyone celebrating a summer birthday!

This Stamp Set and Designer Series Paper is only available until August 31, 2010.

Stampin' Up!'s New Color Renovation Kits

The new 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalog is now available and one of the most exciting features of this Idea Book is the beautiful new color collections. These colors are so refreshing and are going to add that extra special touch to any project you create. Since this Catalog year is the introduction period for these new color collections, Stampin' UP! is offering some fabulous Color Renovation Kits to make the ordering of these new items easier.

Contact me today to get your copy of the new 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog and book a your own Stampin' Up! workshop to earn some of these beautiful new products free!