The Friday Mashup #207

What a great challenge this time over at The Friday Mashup!  I loved the sketch along with using one of my favorite Retired/Retiring/Forgotten Stamps.  I chose the Bloom with Hope Hostess stamp set as it has been a year long favorite and I'm going to be sad to see it go.  I also used two of the 2013-2015 In Colors that are retiring this year as well.  I'm going to miss the Baked Brown Sugar and the Coastal Cabana card stock.  But I'm also looking forward to working with the new 2015-2017 In Colors.  I'll be sharing some sneak peek projects using the new colors with you later in the week.

Stamp Set:  Bloom with Hope (retiring Hostess); Inks:  Jet Black Archival Ink (Ranger), Tuxedo Black Memento; Stampin' Write Markers:  Gumball Green, Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit (all retired); Card Stock:  Baked Brown Sugar and Coastal Cabana (retiring), Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Ticket Corner Punch (retired), Mini Clothespin (retired), Coastal Cabana Thick Baker's Twine (retiring), 2013-2015 In Color Sequin Assortment (retiring), Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive, Multipurpose Liquid Glue

The sketch I used is from the current Friday Mashup Challenge.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Happy Birthday, Heather!

My friend and stamping buddy, Heather, has a birthday today.  The card is on its way and should arrive just in time to let her know I'm thinking of her on her special day.  It's been such a busy summer for her, that we've not had a lot of time to spend crafting together.  She loves pink, so I added as much pink as I could to her card but not so much it looked like Pepto-Bismol.  :-)  Because I love blues, I don't have a lot of pink paper on hand but I really like the way this came together.  The sketch made all the difference.

Stamp Set:  Bloom with Hope; Ink:  Mossy Meadow; Card Stock:  Pistachio Pudding, Great White (Darice), Baby Girl Paper Pad (DCWV); Accessories & Tools:  Scalloped Circle Punch, 2013-2015 In Color Sequins, Pistachio Pudding Thick Baker's Twine, Dimensionals

All Stampin' Up!® Product unless otherwise noted. 

The sketch can be found, HERE, over at RetroSketches.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Bloom with Hope

Two challenges, one card.  It's all good.  I love combining a sketch challenge and a color challenge.  For me, it's creating made easy.  Fab Friday's color challenge uses colors I would not necessarily put together.  Coastal Cabana and Daffodil Delight, yes, but Strawberry Slush... now that one with the others I wasn't so sure about.  Can I just say, I've changed my mind?  I did stamp off the sentiment to give it a softer look.  I was afraid the fully inked stamp would be too much.  And, I loved the sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch.  It was perfect for showcasing the flower.  So, here is the finished project.

Stamp Sets:  Bloom with Hope, Kinda Eclectic; Inks:  Coastal Cabana Blendabilities, Daffodil Delight, Strawberry Slush, Copic Sketch Markers Y13, Y19, Paris Dusk Memento (Tsukineko); Card Stock:  Whisper White, Strawberry Slush; Accessories & Tools:  Dimensionals

All Stampin' Up!® Product unless otherwise noted.

The Fab Friday color challenge can be found HERE.

The CAS(E) this Sketch challenge can be found HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

It's a Perfect Match!

Oh my gosh!  I love the Mojo Monday sketch this week and I love the Pals Paper Arts colors and that is what I a perfect match!  The colors immediately had me thinking of my best friend, Sue, who lost her battle with cancer three years ago.  She loved blues and yellows together.

Again, pardon the shadowy photo.  I need to get a replacement bulb for my lamp.  Right now I'm working with only one.  My major, once-a-month shopping spree happens next week so only a few more days to get through with shady photos.

Stamp Sets:  Bloom With Hope; Ink:  Night of Navy; Card Stock:  Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy, Whisper White, All Abloom Designer Series Paper Stack; Accessories & Tools:  Scallop Edge Border Punch, Rhinestone Basic Jewels

All Stampin' Up!® Product, unless otherwise noted.

The Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge can be found HERE.

HERE is where you can find the Mojo Monday Card Sketch Challenge.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Coastal Cabana Blossom

Just a quick post today to share the card I made for the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge and for The Paper Players Challenge.  For my Tic-Tac-Toe, I chose the three center blocks which are any shade of blue, patterned paper and pearls or rhinestones.

Stamp Sets:  Bloom with Hope, Kinda Eclectic; Inks:  Night of Navy, Tuxedo Black; Blendabilities:  Coastal Cabana; Card Stock:  Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, All Abloom Designer Series Paper Stack, Vellum; Accessories & Tools:  2013-2015 In Color Sequins, Pearl Basic Jewels, Dimensionals, Y17 (Copic Marker)

All Stampin' Up!® product, unless otherwise noted.

You can find Freshly Made Sketches HERE.

You can find The Paper Players Challenge HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

With Sympathy

With the storms that rolled through earlier, I decided it was probably a good idea to shut down the computer.  We had some very wicked lightning strikes and our power usually goes out.  It didn't so I used the time offline to work on my card for the Freshly Made Sketches.  I decided to do a bit of paper piecing.

The image from Bloom with Hope was stamped on Whisper White card stock using Mossy Meadow ink.  Then, I stamped the image onto a piece of paper from the All Abloom Designer Series Paper Stack.  I fussy cut around the blossoms and attached them over the image stamped on the white card stock.  It's an easy way to give a different look to your design.

Stamp Set:  Bloom with Hope; Inks:  Blackberry Bliss, Mossy Meadow; Card Stock:  Blackberry Bliss, All Abloom Designer Series Paper Stack, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Scallop Oval Punch, 2013-2015 In Color Sequin Assortment, Pearl Basic Jewels, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals
All Stampin' Up!® product, unless otherwise noted.

You can find the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Crisp Cantaloupe Flowers

The other day, while making up some new cards for my Card Buffet, my friend, Heather, came over to spend some time crafting with me.  She made a beautiful card for a recent ColourQ Challenge using Stampin' Up! colors and the Flower Shop stamp set.  You can see her card HERE.  It's really beautiful.

Once she was done she asked if she could help me get cards ready so this is one that she stamped.  Clean and simple and I love the combination of Wisteria Wonder and Crisp Cantaloupe.

Stamp Sets:  Bloom with Hope, Simply Sketched - retired (Stampin' Up!); Inks:  Crisp Cantaloupe, Smoky Slate (Stampin' Up!); Card Stock:  Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!); Accessories & Tools:  Large Pearl Basic Jewels - retired (Stampin' Up!)

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Happy Birthday Flowers

Today's card is a remake of one that I made quite some time ago.  I thought it would be a good addition to the Card Buffet as it is such an easy but pretty card to make.  I used the flourish from Everything Eleanor and added flowers punched from the retired 2012-2014 In Colors using the new Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack flower.  It is the cutest little flower!  The sentiment is from the new Bloom with Hope Hostess Stamp Set.  So, old design, new version.

Stamp Sets:  Bloom with Hope, Everything Eleanor (Stampin' Up!); Inks:  Gumball Green - retired, Midnight Muse - retired (Stampin' Up!), Card Stock:  Whisper White, Midnight Muse - retired, Primrose Petals - retired, Raspberry Ripple - retired, Summer Starfruit - retired (Stampin' Up!); Accessories & Tools:  Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack Flower, Scalloped Oval Punch, Oval Punch, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Mini Glue Dots (Stampin' Up!), Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

The Wacky Watercooler June Blog Hop

Hi and hello, everyone!  It's time for another inspirational hop.  We are featuring product from the brand new 2014-2015 Annual Catalog.  So, sit back and enjoy!

Stampin' Up!'s new 2014-2016 In Colors are gorgeous!  They are such rich colors and they all play well together.  Some of my fellow Stampin' Up!® Demonstrators have started a new challenge called Watercooler Challenges.  Their first challenge is to use the new In Colors.  It gave me the chance to use each of them on one card.  I love these colors!

Stamp Set:  Work of Art (Stampin' Up!); Inks:  Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, Tangelo Twist (Stampin' Up!); Card Stock:  Lost Lagoon, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!); Accessories & Tools:  Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack Heart, Rhinestone Basic Jewels (Stampin' Up!), Dimensionals

To play along with the Watercooler Challenges, click HERE.

My next card is a CASE of a card I saw by Gill Prescott.  I changed it up a bit with different colors.  I love how the Blackberry Bliss and Lost Lagoon compliment each other.

Stamp Set:  Bloom with Hope; Inks:  Blackberry Bliss, Lost Lagoon; Card Stock:  Blackberry bliss, Lost Lagoon, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Now it's time to head on over to see Heidi Weaver's fantastic projects.  Just click on the image below.

To go back to see Terri Antoniw's wonderful projects, click the image below.

If you'd like to go back to the Wacky Watercooler Stamping blog, click the image below.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

The Squares Have It

Today I'm mashing it up with The Friday Mashup.  The challenge is to make a project using the sketch provided or an assortment of different patterned paper or both to mash it up.  As always, I've mashed it up!  It gave me a chance to use some of the Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack.  I'm loving all of those new In Colors.

Stamp Set:  Bloom with Hope (Stampin' Up! Hostess); Ink:  Blackberry Bliss (Stampin' Up!); Card Stock:  Sahara Sand, Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White, Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack (Stampin' Up!); Accessories & Tools:  Postage Stamp Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Coastal Cabana Thick Baker's Twine, Rhinestone Basic Jewels (Stampin' Up!)

You can find The Friday Mashup Challenge HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha