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Posted by Jennifer Spiller on Jun 28, 2018 in June 2018, Petal Palette, The Creative Way | 0 comments

Thank You Creative Souls

Life is strange how we want to save our favorite creations for special moments or just the right time. I have been holding on to this card for a few weeks waiting for just the right moment to share it! Why, because I wanted you to love it as much as I do. Because, I was proud of the card and the moment had to be just right. Truth be told, there is no better time than now!!! Each creation deserves to be shared with the world. Weather it is a masterpiece painting, a beautiful piece of music, or a wonderful paper creation. Art is ment to be shared. We create because it lives and breathes within us! We share our creations to bring joy to others. Creating can be very personal even in paper crafting, those creations that mean the most to us are sometimes the hardest to share. They contain a piece of our soul. And it is hard share that with others… I often hold on to my favorite creations, like they are security. Well, today is the day I say no more!!! I’m sharing it all! Every card gets mailed or given away or sold so someone besides me can find a little happiness in the world!! Let’s all make this world better by being givers of art! Share our passion to make cards with those around us! It is The Creative Way after all –

Set back stamping is the perfect way to highlight a stamped image. Especially, one you colored
Sometimes it nice to keep the coloring quite simple! The Stampin’ Blends are just the right tool for easy coloring. Not all coloring has to be over the top to be beautiful!!! That’s a good thing! Most of us don’t have time for a lot of over the top “detail” coloring!! Life is busy, Right???
Simple coloring pairs well with bold images like this one from Petal Palette

Set back stamping is easy to create! To learn more about the process click here. I love wood mount stamps. And this card was created using the wood mounted version of Petal Palette. The process was 1. I stamped the image where I wanted it on Whisper White. 2. Lay the Mint Macaroon layer over the stamped image. 3. Later my die cut in place over the two layers, using micropore tape to hold it in place. 4. The final step was to die cut the Mint Macaroon layer.

The black and Petal Pink were added to the card after everything else was in place!

Each of your comments makes me smile! Please, comment HERE.

I just want to take a moment and say Thank You to all the creative souls out their that have shared there talents with me! Each one of you have blessed my life more than you will ever know!

The All New Catalog is available and ready for you to shop from. You can shop online here

The Creative Way – A Product Highlight, Stampin’ Blends

If you would like to see more about the Stampin’ Up! Blends click here

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I have really enjoyed sharing the Stampin’ Blends with you guys this month! I’m still trying to decide exactly what will be the next Product Feature in The Creative Way Series! Go live creatively my friends!! The other and I are catering a group tonight at “the real job”. So, I’m going to make myself squeeze a few paper crafting moments into my day!!

Peace-

Jennifer

Posted by Jennifer Spiller on Jun 4, 2018 in Birds and Blooms, Hand written, Happy Birthday, Heat Embossing, Heat Embossing, June 2018, Layering Ovals, Petal Palette, Petals and More, Silver Embossing Powder, Stampin' Blends | 2 comments

Stampin’ Blends

I love craft supplies! I really enjoy trying different coloring methods. That being said I also have a little sickness called “full set syndrome” So, when I discover a new coloring medium I dive straight in having to have them all. When Stampin’ Up! introduced their new alcohol markers back during the winter, I was all in! I loved the alcohol markers I owned (Prismacolor). And now I could have a similar marker with Stampin’ Up! exclusive colors!!! Um, Yes! PLEASE! When I got these markers in my hand I was even more head over heals!!! The Stampin’ Blends are beyond amazing!

The Creative Way – A Product Feature, Stampin’ Blends

These amazing markers come in 13 amazing colors currently! A light and dark of 11 Stampin’ Up! colors, ivory, and bronze. There is also a color lifer. The colors available now are, light and dark of each: Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie, Bermuda Bay, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate, Pool Party, and Calypso Coral. Very soon, there will be even more colors added! (Hopefully Mid June)

Why do I love these markers so much? Because as the name suggests they have a amazing ability to blend together creating a smooth or compleat colored image with out harsh lines. This is because of the alcohol in the markers.

When working with Stampin’ Blends you want to use an ink that will not bless when the alcohol touches it! Stampin’ Up! has a great in that is perfect for the Stampin’ Blends. This ink is Memento Tuxedo Black. There are other choices on the market. But, Memento Tuxedo Black is a wonderful ink that you will enjoy using.

The paper you choose to work on will greatly determine the results of the project. Whisper White is a wonderful choice! The clay finish on the paper makes it wonderful to color on. Shimmery White is also another choice. The ink moves really well on Shimmery White Paper. So, you have to be really careful when coloring close to the edges of images. Cause the color will bleed on this paper. But, this is easy enough to fix with the color lifter. Another great choice is Glossy White. The blends become very bold on glossy white paper! The blending effect is less and it is really easy to get dynamic colors.

Today I am show you two cards that have the same background. One is on shimmery white paper The second is one is on Glossy White. Hopefully you will be able to see the difference in the two papers. Both backgrounds were made by scribbling color in kinda rainbow order… The first color was the New Pineapple Punch (available Mid June), then Daffodil Delight light and dark, Calypso Coral light and dark, Cherry Cobbler light and dark, Lovely Lipstick (available Mid June), and Rich Razzleberry light and dark. Each time a new color was added It was overlapped with the previous color. And if needed more of either overlapping color was added. This created the desired gradient look. After the coloring was finished the background was spritzed with alcohol leaving water like spots. Also I Flicked ink from several of the markers over the background

The background is shimmery white paper with a Stampin’ Blend gradient color pattern
The second step was to add the text from the new Handwritten Background stamp with white embossing powder
The next step was to heat emboss the edges of the paper
Then I picked two contrasting colors (to the background), Bermuda Bay and Granny Apple Green. For the bird and leaves

The stamp set used is Petal Palette along with the Birds and Blooms Thinlit Dies and Petals & More Thinlets Dies

This background is Stampin’ Blends on Glossy White Paper
The Happy Birthday was die cut in both Bermuda Bay and Granny Apple Green then sniped so that the Granny Apple Green Birthday could be glued on top of the happy Bi in Bermuda Bay
The silver oval is two layers of silver embossing powder. This give the oval a metal look

Hers a look at the two cards side by side! In this picture you can see the difference in the two backgrounds. Remember the only difference in the process of making the backgrounds was the paper

I really enjoyed making these easy backgrounds! I hope you will give this fun technique a try!

Each of your comments makes me smile! Please, comment HERE.

you can see day one of June’s The Creative Way here

The All New Catalog is available and ready for you to shop from. You can shop online here

We had a good weekend in Birmingham celebrating with my cousin Cody and his Bride Karley! We are so happy for them!! I’m leaving you with a picture from that day!

Have a great Monday! Go and live creatively my friends!

Peace-

Jennifer

Posted by Jennifer Spiller on May 17, 2018 in Love What You Do, May Flowers Die, Occasions Catalog 2018, Petal Palette, Share What You Love, Tranquil Tide | 0 comments

CAS(E)This Sketch 271 take two…

Saturday I shared a card with you that was designed from this weeks CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge. I promised you a second look at my card design with a stepped up version. Todays is the day!!! I love how this sketch lends itself to a card that has a very clean look. Yet, at the same time you can use it as a base for a more textured layered card!

Check out Saturday’s card here

Petal Palette and Share What You Love meet for CAS(E) This Sketch

I think my absolute favorite bundle from the Occasions Catalog is the Petal Palette Bundle! I adore the stamp set! And the coordinating dies are amazing!!

Petal Palette Bundle

This bundle is going away at the end of May which saves you 10%. But, both the stamp set and dies will be available in the Annual Catalog, just not as a Bundle. So, If you want this awesome set get it now!

The Share What You Love got to have it all Bundle (only available in May) has the most beautiful paper in it! It is the Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper. I love how well the paper works with the Petal Palette Bundle!

Share What You Love Designer Series Paper

Is it not gorgeous!!! I can not tell you how beautiful this paper is in real life!!! I also really like the fact that you get 4 each of 6 double-sided designs. That’s 24 sheets of Specialty Paper! This makes it the perfect choice for any large projects!!

The basic card design is still the same.
Adding texture to the card brings a little added interest to the focal point of the sentiment and bird
The final touch was adding the pearls

The bird is stamped with Tranquil Tide on Petal Pink (A new Subtles Color).
The doilie is colored with a Mint Macaroon (my current favorite color) Stampin’ Wright Marker
The vellum leaf is from the May Flowers Framelits Dies.

Of course if I am stepping the card up, then I must have a pretty envelope! For the envelope I used the Love What You Do Stamp Set! It is included in the Share What You Love Bundle.

Love What You Do Stamp Set

I used the small flowers, the little leaf, and the small dot to mimic the flowers from the Share What You Love paper.

The flowers were stamped in Basic Black. Then with a blender pen color was haphazardly added to the flowers using Old Olive. I will be honest with you, I’m not real good with a blender pen. But, it worked perfectly for this!!!
Then in Tranquil Tide the leaves were added.
The dots are stamped in Mint Macaroon
And as a last-minute thought I added more leaves in Tranquil Tide. Only this time stamping off twice before stamping on the envelope. This did two things. It filled in some blank spaces. And it gave some depth to the Stamping

I know this post was kinda long! Thanks for sticking all the way through it with me!

Each of your comments makes me smile! Please, comment HERE.

The Share What You Love bundle is jammed packed of stamping wonderfulness for every card maker or paper craftier out there!!! This bundle is only available for a limited time

Bundles are exclusive to the suite early release and will no longer be available after May 31, 2018. Individual items from the Share What You Love suite will be available when the 2018–2019 annual catalog is released on June 1, 2018.

If you would like to see Cards with this bundle click here and here

To learn more about the different bundles check out this video!

Lots of awesome products are retiring from the Occasions and Annual Catalogs .You defiantly don’t want to miss out on these fabulous items!!

Enjoy your Day! I will be back tomorrow with another instalment of The Creative Way!!! Stay cool and live creatively!

Peace-

Jennifer

Posted by Jennifer Spiller on May 12, 2018 in Petal Palette, Share What You Love, Tranquil Tide | 3 comments

CAS(E) This Sketch 271

CAS(E) This Sketch

CAS(E) This Sketch has a great card design for this week. I love the simplicity of the sketch! It has a wonderful graphic fell that lends itself quite beautifully to a clean and beautiful style of card making!

Share What You Love

The Share What You Love Designer Series Paper (146388) is beautiful. I love the perlized look of the paper. Also, it is Specialty paper so it is thicker! Witch makes it perfect for all your paper crafting needs!

Share What You Love Designer Series Paper

This paper will be available in the upcoming Annual Catalog! But, you can get your hands on it now in the Got To Have It All Bundle which is part of a special early release of the Share What You Love Suite!

When I first saw the sketch and was thinking about what to do, I knew the Share What You Love paper was perfect! This paper is so beautiful that I really did not want to cover it up much. Also, Brian King’s card (from the design team) was a great source of inspiration for me. You can see Brian’s card and the rest of the design team’s cards at CAS(E) This Sketch. I loved how he used a tree for his vertical line in the sketch! I wanted to do something similar. So, I thought about flowers and leaves. This is what made me reach for the Petals and More Thinlit Dies (145655)!

That’s when I decided to use the thin delicate die in this set.. These dies coordinate with the Petal Palette Stamp Set (145785) . Even better they are avavailable a bundle (145973) through May! This saves you 10%!!! I promise you will be reaching for them all the time!!! And they coordinate with so much more than just each other!

The details die cut is from Petals and More Thinlits Died. They were easily stacked using the Adhesives Sheets on the back of the Mint Macaroon. This made it quick to stack on top of the Tranquil Tide
The Label is from the same sets of dies
The card base is the new Petal Pink! It is the most wonderful peachy pink.

Next week, I will be sharing a stepped up version of this card! So, be on the lookout for that!

Each of your comments makes me smile! Please, comment HERE.

The Share What You Love bundle is jammed packed of stamping wonderfulness for every card maker or paper craftier out there!!! This bundle is only available for a limited time

Bundles are exclusive to the suite early release and will no longer be available after May 31, 2018. Individual items from the Share What You Love suite will be available when the 2018–2019 annual catalog is released on June 1, 2018.

If you would like to see Cards with this bundle click here and here

To learn more about the different bundles check out this video!

Lots of awesome products are retiring from the Occasions and Annual Catalogs .You defiantly don’t want to miss out on these fabulous items!!

I know you want to go over to CAS(E) This Sketch to see all the wonderful cards by the Design Team! Happy Saturday!! I know you all have lots of fun planned. Have a great day! Go and live creatively my friends

Peace-

Jennifer

Posted by Jennifer Spiller on Mar 27, 2018 in Color Me Happy Stamp Set, Copic style coloring, Envelope Love, Hello Cards, InColors 2017, Occasions Catalog 2018, Petal Palette, Petal Passion, powder Pink, Stampin' Blends, Tranquil Tide | 4 comments

It’s a colorful day

Some times you just have to create your own color! The days have been cool and gray here in Alabama. So today, I decided it was time to create my own Spring!! I love the colors of spring! Bright yellows, pinks, corals, and shades of green . It is just a happy time of year. To recreate my Spring day, I chose the Petal Passion Designer Series Paper . This paper is so fun to color!

Petal Passion Designer Series Paper

I truly love this paper! The patterns are modern and classy!! The most perfect combination for Designer Series Paper!!! If you choose to color the paper it completely changes the look of the paper . My favorite way to color this paper is with Stampin’ Blends. The Stampin’ Blends are Stampin’ Up! version of Alcohol Markers. They will be available soon! Due to popularity they are currently sold out! But, they will be back soon! Stay tune for more!!

The card base is Powder Pink cut at 4 1/4 inches and scored at 5 1/2 inches. I call this the Brian way, cause he always makes his cards this way! And Brian was the first person I noticed to do this years ago.
The layer is Tranquil Tide
After coloring the Petal Passion Designer Series Paper, I had a 6×4 piece, it was cut down to fit the card.
The final step was to pop up the sentiment from the Color Me Happy Stamp Set

You guys know I love to decorate my envelopes . I did something a little different for this envelope!

I made a square using a t-ruler and a pencil .
The second step was to add the stamped images from Petal Palette stamp set
Then, I added the square with a fine line pen. After adding the ink lines, I erased the pencil lines
You can see some pencil lines within the square . That is for the address. They will help me right straight . After I address the envelope, I will erase the pencil lines