ICS Blog Hop Butterflies Are Free

This month we are celebrating butterflies!  Who doesn't love butterflies?  This is a card I created for a swap I'm doing at the Stampin' Up! convention, I really cannot wait to be inspired even more at convention.  

Stamp Set:  Watercolor Wings

Ink:  Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, Watermelon Wonder, Memento Black

Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories:  Tea Lace Paper Doilies, Butterflies Thinlits, Dimensionals, Large Polka Dot TIEF.

The Watercolor Wings stamp set on page 75 of the 2015-2016 catalog is a fun set.  It is actually a simple 3 step stamp for the 2 different size butterflies.

Please hop on over and see the magic that Eva Bussom has created.

ICS Blog Hop Introducing the 2015-2017 In Colors

Hooray!!!!  The new 2015-2016 Idea Book and Catalog is out and I am in love as well as going to be broke, lol!  Our hop this month is featuring the new 2015-2017 In Colors: Cucumber Crush, Delightful Dijon, Mint Macaron, Tip Tip Taupe, Watermelon Wonder.

I used Watermelon Wonder and Cucumber Crush, and my inspiration for this card came from Cindee Wilkinson.

Stamps:  Thoughts and Prayers, Butterfly Basics

Inks:  Watermelon Wonder, Cucumber Crush

Paper:  Watermelon Wonder, Cucumber Crush, Whisper White

Accessories:  Basic Pearls, Butterflies Thinlits Dies, dimensionals.

ICS May Blog Hop Celebrate Dad

This months hop we are celebrating DAD'S!  The layout idea for my card came from frenchiestamps.com from a stamper named Lisa F.

I chose to use the stamp sets Wetlands, Work of Art and April's My Paper Pumpkin stamp "DAD".

Inks:  Crumb Cake, Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist, Memento Black

Paper:  Crumb Cake, Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist, Whisper White, Early Espresso

Accessories:  Woodgrain TIEF, Stamp-a-ma-jig, dimensionals.

I like how the woodgrain tief turned out, it kinda looks like a pond with ripples.

Next hop on over to Deb Naylor's blog who ALWAYS has amazing projects to share.

ICS Blog Hop Happy Mothers Day

This month our hop is celebrating "Mothers".  The card I chose to make is a representation of how I feel every single day.  I lost my mother January of 2014 and not a day goes by that I don't think of her.  She was also a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and loved to make cards.  I make this card in honor of her.

The design was inspired by Michelle Long at stampin365.com.

Stamps:  Sheltering Tree, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink:  Pink Pirouette, Rich Razzleberry, Pear Pizzazz, Baked Brown Sugar

Paper:  Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar, Rich Razzleberry

Accessories:  dimensionals, owl punch

The small square white piece is 2 1/2 x 2 1/2.

Hop on over to Joni Metras' blog.

ICS Blog Hop Spring is in the Air

ICS Blog Hop - Spring is in the Air

 Yes, spring is in the air.  Love the cherry blossom trees blooming this time of year.  Our hop for this month is "Spring is in the Air".  I have chosen a stamp set out of the 2015 Occasions Catalog.  If you get this stamp set you will definitely want the Painted Blooms Designer series paper to go with it or to use by itself.

Stamps:  Painted Petals

Ink:  Blackberry Bliss, Pear Pizzazz

Paper:  Whisper White, Blackberry Bliss

Accessories:  Top Note bigshot die, Spring Flowers TIEF, dimensionals, Blackberry Bliss 3/8" stitched satin ribbon, sponge daubers.

After I ran the white through the Spring Flowers TIEF, I sponged some Blackberry Bliss and Pear Pizzazz on the embossed image.

I saw a similar card made as a 6x6 from Debbie at cariadcards.co.

Hop on over the Terri's blog and see the beautiful project she made.

ICS Blog Hop Let's Sale-A-Brate

Yeah it's my favorite day of the month blog hop day! This month we're showcasing those awesome Sale-A-Brations products! If your not familiar with the Sale-A-Brations promotion here is the scoop: Place a $50 order with your demonstrator and choose one of the special Sale-A-Brations items for FREE! The promotion runs to 3/31/2015 so you've got time to place a few orders and get some FREE products. We stamper's love our FREE product RIGHT? To see the Sale-A-Brations catalog CLICK HERE. Contact your demonstrator to place the order or me if you don't have a current demonstrator!

Stamps:  Lotus Blossom

Paper:  Rich Razzleberry, Lost Lagoon, Whisper White

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Lost Lagoon, Old Olive

Accessories:  Lost Lagoon ribbon, Paper Doilies, Dimensionals, Spring Flower TIEF.

Thank you for checking out my post hop on over to Terri to see her Sale-A-Bration creation.

ICS Blog Hop Be Mine

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!  This is going to be a great year with Stampin' Up!  We have the Occasions Catalog and the Sale-a-Bration Catalog out now and are they fabulous!!!  

This month our hop is "Be Mine" and when I saw the heart textured impressions embossing folder I knew I had to have it.  Along with the Spring Flowers textured impressions embossing folder.

My card uses Real Red, Black and Crushed Curry.

Stamp Set:  Just Sayin'

Paper:  Real Red, Black, and Crushed Curry

Ink: White Craft ink

Accessories:  Just Sayin' thinlits, Hearts Framelits, Owl Punch (for little hearts), dimensionals, glue dots.

The heart framelits used were the smallest and 3rd smallest ones.

Check out what Joni has created for the hop.