Jan 20, 2021 | Blog Hop, Cards, Gallery, Holiday, Love |
Welcome to the January 2021 IRBH! During this year’s blog hops, we will be having fun with our stamping favorites – our favorite themes for seasonal cards and projects. This month’s projects feature hearts, so prepare yourself for lots and lots of love. We are excited to share our creations with you today! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post.
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Here’s what I made:
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Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my paper trimmer:
- Rococo Rose card stock (CS) cut to 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, then scored in half at 4-1/4″
- Basic White CS cut to 5-1/4″ x 4″ for the inside of the card base
Stamped with the Hearts & Kisses stamp set:
- sentiment in Versamark ink onto a scrap of Vellum, then heat embossed it in white
Cut using the Many Hearts Dies:
Cut using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies:
- a piece of Paper Blooms Designer Series Paper (DSP)
Embossed using the Scripty 3D Embossing Folder:
Assembled the card:
- burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
- DSP layer glued onto the front of the card base
- sentiment heart glued onto the DSP layer
- white twine run scallop on the left side of the vellum heart, then wrapped around the front of the card base
- 2 Heart charms strung onto the twine
- twine run through a scallop on the right side of the vellum heart, then tied in a bow
- a Mini Glue Dot rolled into a tiny “log” an placed under the bow using my Take Your Pick tool
- Basic White CS glued onto the inside of the card base (I took the photos before I did this step.)
If you want , you can use a Mini Glue Dot to secure the Heart Charms, but I found the twine holds them in place nicely:
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Here’s the January 2021 IRBH:
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie. There’s a lot of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it! Thank you for hopping along with us. If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:
Thank you for hopping along with us. If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Sheryl Sharp at Sharp Notes by Sheryl
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Ann Murray at Murray Stamps Ink
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy <— YOU ARE HERE!
- Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
- Joanne Brown at The Inky Dragon
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Sheryl Abernathy at Elegant Sentiments
- Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
- Shawn de Oliveira at Shawn Stamps
- Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
- Linda Krueger at The Stamp Coach
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Here are today’s colors:
You can click on each one to see all the products that come in that color!
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Here’s what I used:
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Supply List. Click for a clickable and printable list of the products!
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Basic White is here!
The facility that manufactures Whisper White paper is closing due to COVID-19. But don’t fret. The new Basic White products are here!
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Here are some helpful links:
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Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Jan 11, 2021 | Birthday, Blog Hop, Cards, Gallery, Sale-A-Bration |
Welcome to the January 2021 Candy Hearts Blog Hop! This month we’re featuring products from the new Sale-a-bration Brochure. During Sale-a-bration you can get free products with your order: one Level 1 item for each $50 and one Level 2 item for each $100. I used the Berry Blessings Bundle (Berry Blessings stamp set and Berry Delightful Designer Series Paper) and Approaching Perfection stamp set to make a belated birthday card. I also used the Curvy Dies and Double Oval Punch.
Be sure to hop around to all the stops, because you don’t want to miss any of the projects created for you today by this talented group.
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Here’s what I made:
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Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my paper trimmer:
- Granny Apple Green card stock (CS) cut to 4-1/4″ x 11″, then scored in half at 5-1/2″
- Berry Delightful Designer Series Paper (DSP) layer cut to 4″ x 4″ (top pattern)
- DSP layer cut to 4″ x 2-1/2″ (bottom pattern)
- Basic White CS cut to 4″ x 4″
- Granny Apple Green CS strip cut to 2-1/2″ x 7/8″
- Basic White CS strip cut to 2-1/4″ x 3/4″
Stamped with the Berry Blessings stamp set:
- front sentiment in Night of Navy ink onto the strip of Basic White CS
- inside sentiment in Pacific Point ink onto the 4″ x 4″ Basic White CS
Cut using the Double Oval Punch:
- a scrap of Granny Apple Green CS
Cut using the Curvy Dies:
- bottom of 4″ x 4″ DSP layer, 4″ x 4″ Basic White CS, and front of the card base
- top of the 4″ x 2-1/2″ DSP layer
Assembled the card:
- burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
- top DSP layer glued onto the front of the card base, lining up the die cut at the bottom
- Basic White CS glued onto the inside of the card base, lining up the die cut at the bottom with the front of the card
- bottom DSP layer glued onto the inside of the card base, lining up the top curve with the bottom of the Basic White CS
- Granny Apple Green CS oval glued onto the Granny Apple Green CD strip
- front sentiment glued onto the Granny Apple Green CS pieces
- Granny Apple Green CS pieces adhered onto the top DSP layer using Stampin’ Dimensionals
- 3 Night of Navy rhinestones applied onto the card front using my Take Your Pick Tool
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Here’s the January 2021 Candy Hearts Blog Hop:
Thank you for hopping with the Hearts today! Be sure to hop around to all the stops. You do not want to miss any of the creativity in this talented group of stampers! If you get lost, use the list below.
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Here are today’s main colors:
You can click on each one to see all the products that come in that color!
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Here’s what I used:
Click on these images for more details and to purchase. If you are reading this post in email, the product images may not show up. Pleaseclick here to see the post on my blog.
Supply List. <— Click for a clickable and printable list of the products!
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Basic White is here!
The facility that manufactures Whisper White paper is closing due to COVID-19. But don’t fret. The new Basic White products are here!
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Here’s the new catalog:
Click the image below to request your January-June 2021 Mini Catalog AND Sale-a-bration Brochure:
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Here are some helpful links:
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Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Dec 31, 2020 | Blog Hop, Cards, Gallery, Paper Pumpkin |
Welcome to the December 2020 APPT Blog Hop! This month’s kit is called Beary Comforting and it makes 9 cards in 3 different designs. I used pieces from the kit an a few other things to create today’s projects: a get well card and a decorated Acetate Card Box.
Be sure to hop around to all the stops. You’ll want to see all the alternate projects this group has created for you today. Scroll down to see the hop list, just below the instructions for my projects.
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Here’s what I made:
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Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my paper trimmer:
- Cinnamon Cider card stock (CS) layer cut to 4″ x 5″
- white CS cut to 10-3/4″ x 8-1/8″, then scored as follows
- scored along the longer side at 4-1/2″, 5-1/8″, 9-5/8″, and 10-1/4″
- scored along the shorter side at 1/2″, 1-1/8″, 7″, and 7-5/8″
- Click on the diagram to see the full size image
Stamped with the Beary Comforting stamp set:
- sentiments in Cinnamon Cider ink onto two labels from the kit: a round one and a smaller rectangular one
Cut using the Label Me Lovely Punch:
- a scrap of Cinnamon Cider CS
Assembled the card:
- burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
- gold wreath glued onto the front of the card base
- punched piece of Cinnamon Cider CS glued in the center of the gold wreath
- rectangular sentiment adhered onto a larger rectangular label using Stampin’ Dimensionals, putting the stem of a gold leaf sprig between them
- sentiment stack glued over the center of the wreath
- 3 Cinnamon Cider enamel dots applied on and around the sentiment using my Take Your Pick tool
Assembled the box:
- burnished all the folds in the insert with a Bone Folder, and used Paper Snips to trim away the green areas in the diagram
- long flap glued onto the inside of the opposite side to form the basic box shape
- insert slipped into an Acetate Card Box – it’s very snug but will fit – and closed up the ends
- Cinnamon Cider CS layer adhered onto the front of the box using Stampin’ Seal
- layer from the kit glued onto the Cinnamon Cider CS layer
- Stampin’ Dimensionals applied onto the back of the round sentiment
- 4 gold leaf sprigs stuck onto the Dimensionals on the back of the sentiment
- sentiment, with sprigs, adhered onto the center of the top layer
- 3 Cinnamon Cider enamel dots applied and around the sentiment using my Take Your Pick tool
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Here’s the December 2020 APPT Blog Hop:
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Order your Swatch Books & Product Shares by January 4. That’s Monday!
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Here are today’s colors:
You can click on each one to see all the products that come in that color!
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Here’s what I used, other than what came in the kit:
Click on these images for more details and to purchase. If you are reading this post in email, the product images may not show up. Please click here to see the post on my blog.
Supply List. <— Click for a clickable and printable list of the products!
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Whisper White is going away
The facility that manufactures Whisper White paper is closing due to COVID-19. But don’t fret. The new Basic White products are in the works! No other colors are affected. The following items are now available while supplies last with an order limit of 2 per item per order.
- Cardstock, Whisper White 12″ x 12″ (124302)
- Cards & Envelopes, Assorted Memories & More (149710)
- Cards & Envelopes, Whisper White Note (131527)
- Envelopes, Whisper White 3″ x 3″ (145829)
- Cardstock, Whisper White 8-1/2″ x 11″ (100730)
- Cardstock, Whisper White 8-1/2″ x 11″ Thick (140272)
- Envelopes, Whisper White Medium (107301)
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The Year-End Closeout Ends Monday!
All retiring items will be available through 4 January 2021, or while supplies last. Click on the image to shop now!
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Here’s the Curvy Celebrations offering:
Click the image to see it in my online store. The Curvy Christmas stamp set and Classic Christmas Designer Series Paper are available only through January 4, or while supplies last!
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Here’s the new catalog:
Click the image below to request your January-June 2021 Mini Catalog AND Sale-a-bration Brochure:
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Here are some helpful links:
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Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Dec 16, 2020 | Blog Hop, Cards, Gallery, New Year |
Welcome to the 12-2020 IRBH! This month’s theme is Happy New Year. Today also happens to be the birthday of our fearless leader, Brian King. He’s the King of InKing Royalty. My card today is one to wish him a happy birthday and a happy new year. I used the Joseph’s Coat technique for the background.
Be sure to hop around to all the stops, because you don’t want to miss any of the great projects from this talented team of stampers.
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Here’s what I made:
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Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my paper trimmer:
- Gorgeous Grape card stock (CS) cut to 4-1/4″ x 11″, then scored in half at 5-1/2″
- Whisper White CS layer cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″
- Balmy Blue CS layer cut to 3-3/4″ x 1-3/8″
- Whisper White CS cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″ for the inside of the card base
Colored using Sponge Daubers:
- the Whisper White CS layer in Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Balmy Blue, and Highland Heather inks
Stamped using the Pattern Play stamp set:
- tiny bursts in Versamark ink all over the inked up layer, then heat embossed in clear
Covered the stamped layer:
- used a Tuxedo Black Memento ink to apply ink to the whole layer, then removed ink from the embossed bits by rubbing with a paper towel
Cut using the Playful Alphabet Dies:
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY & from a scrap of Granny Apple Green CS
- BRIAN! from a scrap of Gorgeous Grape CS
Cut using the Word Wishes Dies:
- New Years from a scrap of Granny Apple Green CS, then snipped the s from the end using Paper Snips
Assembled the card:
- burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
- embossed layer glued onto the front of the card base
- Balmy Blue CS layer glued onto the bottom of the embossed layer
- Granny Apple Green die cut letters and words glued onto the embossed layer
- Gorgeous Grape die cut letters glued onto the Balmy Blue CS layer
- Whisper White CS glued onto the inside of the card base
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Here’s the 12-2020 IRBH:
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, the amazingly talented Brian King of Stamp with Brian. There’s a lot of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it! If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:hank you for hopping along with us. If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Linda Krueger at The Stamp Coach
- Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
- Shawn de Oliveira at Shawn Stamps
- Rachel Brumley at Artistic Designs by Rachel
- Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
- Ann Murray at Murray Stamps Ink
- Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Sheryl Sharp at Sharp Notes by Sheryl
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy <—– YOU ARE HERE!
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Here are today’s colors:
You can click on each one to see all the products that come in that color!
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Here’s what I used:
Click on these images for more details and to purchase. If you are reading this post in email, the product images may not show up. Please click here to see the post on my blog.
Supply List. <— Click for a clickable and printable list of the products!
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Here’s the Year-End Closeout:
Click on the image to see the closeout items. Retiring products are available through January 4, or while supplies last.
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Here’s the Curvy Celebrations offering:
Click the image to see it in my online store. The Curvy Christmas stamp set and Classic Christmas Designer Series Paper are available only through January 4, or while supplies last!
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Request a new catalog:
I will be mailing them out in early December. Click the image below to request yours:
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Here are some helpful links:
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Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Dec 14, 2020 | Blog Hop, Cards, Gallery, New Year |
Welcome to the December 2020 Candy Hearts Blog Hop! This month we are sharing projects with a New Year’s theme. Be sure to hop around to all the stops. You don’t want to miss any of the projects the Hearts have created for you!
What better way to celebrate a new year than with new paper crafting products? My card today features the Circle Celebration stamp set, Gilded Leafing, and Heat & Stick Powder, which are all from the upcoming January-June 2021 Mini Catalog. My card also features the Playful Alphabet Dies.
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Here’s what I made:
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Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my paper trimmer:
- Night of Navt card stock (CS) cut to 4-1/4″ x 11″, then scored in half at 5-1/2″
- Gold Foil Sheet layer cut to 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″
- Night of Navy CS layer cut to 3-3/4″ x 5″
- Very Vanilla CS cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″ for the inside of the card base
Cut using the Playful Alphabet Dies:
- HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021 from the Night of Navy CS layer
Stamped with the Circle Celebration stamp set:
- “bursts” in Versamark ink randomly all over the die cut layer
Applied the Gilded Leafing:
- stamped bursts covered Heat & Stick Powder, then the excess tapped off
- Heat & Stick powder melted with a Heat Tool
- leafing pressed onto the sticky melted powder and rubbed with my finger to remove excess
Assembled the card:
- burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
- die cut layer adhered onto the gold foil layer using Black Stampin’ Dimensionals
- gold foil layer glued onto the front of the card base
- Very Vanilla CS glued onto the inside of the card base
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Here’s the December 2020 Candy Hearts Blog Hop:
Thank you for hopping with the Hearts today! Be sure to hop around to all the stops. You do not want to miss any of the creativity in this talented group of stampers!
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Here are today’s colors:
You can click on each one to see all the products that come in that color!
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Here’s what I used:
These items will be available to order 5 January 2021:
- Circle Celebration photopolymer stamp set, Item 154440, $17
- Gilded Leafing Embellishment, Item 154560, $9
- Heat & Stick Powder, Item 156110, $6
Click on these images for more details and to purchase. If you are reading this post in email, the product images may not show up. Please click here to see the post on my blog.
Supply List. <— Click for a clickable and printable list of the products!
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Here’s some news: Whisper White is going away
The facility that manufactures Whisper White paper is closing due to COVID-19. But don’t fret. The new Basic White products are in the works! No other colors are affected. The following items are now available while supplies last with an order limit of 2 per item per order.
- Cardstock, Whisper White 12″ x 12″ (124302)
- Cards & Envelopes, Assorted Memories & More (149710)
- Cards & Envelopes, Whisper White Note (131527)
- Envelopes, Whisper White 3″ x 3″ (145829)
- Cardstock, Whisper White 8-1/2″ x 11″ (100730)
- Cardstock, Whisper White 8-1/2″ x 11″ Thick (140272)
- Envelopes, Whisper White Medium (107301)
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Here’s the Year-End Closeout
All retiring items will be available through 4 January 2021, or while supplies last. Click on the image to shop now!
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Here’s the Curvy Celebrations offering:
Click the image to see it in my online store. The Curvy Christmas stamp set and Classic Christmas Designer Series Paper are available only through January 4, or while supplies last!
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Here’s the new catalog:
Click the image below to request your January-June 2021 Mini Catalog AND Sale-a-bration Brochure:
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Here are some helpful links:
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Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Nov 18, 2020 | Blog Hop, Cards, Christmas, Gallery, Holiday |
It’s time for the November 2020 IRBH! This month’s theme is Christmas. What could be more fun than playing in the snow with friends during the holidays? I used the Freezin’ Fun Bundle (Freezin’ Fun stamp set and Freezin’ Friends Dies) to create a fun scene on today’s Slimline card.
Be sure to hop around to all the stops. There’s a whole lot of talent in this group, and you don’t want to miss any of the great projects they’ve created for you today!
If you are reading this in email, some photos may appear blurry, or may not appear at all. Please click here to see the post on my blog.
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Here’s what I made:
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Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my paper trimmer:
- Pool Party card stock (CS) cut to 8-1/2″ x 7″, then scored in half at 3-1/2″
- Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper (DSP) layer cut to 8-1/2″ x 3-1/2″
- Whisper White CS layer cut to 8-1/4″ x 3-1/4″ (3 pieces)
- DSP strip cut to 8-1/4″ x 3/4″
Stamped with the Freezin’ Fun stamp set:
- large tree, small tree, rabbit, raccoon, penguin, and snowboard in Tuxedo Black Memento ink onto a scrap of Whisper White Thick CS
- sentiment in Pool Party ink onto the Whisper White CS at the bottom of the front of the card (after it’s die cut)
- “swooshes” in Pool Party ink behind the raccoon and penguin, to indicate motion
- snowflakes in Pool Party ink onto the Whisper White CS for the inside
Cut using the Freezin’ Friends Dies:
- the 6 stamped images for the card front
- one of the Whisper White CS layers cut in half diagonally using the long, curved stitched die – it took two passes to cut the full length
Colored using Stampin’ Blends Markers:
- trees in Pretty Peacock (I covered the white parts of the trees in Clear Wink of Stella.)
- raccoon in Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Bronze, Real Red, Night of Navy, Smoky Slate, and Basic Black
- rabbit in Seaside Spray, Flirty Flamingo, and Crumb Cake
- penguin in Basic Black, Highland Heather, and Pumpkin Pie
- drew a line along the top of the two “hills” in Pool Party, after gluing them down
Assembled the card:
- burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
- DSP layer glued onto the front of the card base
- a Whisper White CS layer glued onto the DSP layer
- the two die cut Whisper White CS pieces (hills) layered and glued onto the Whisper White CS layer (flipped one of the pieces over backwards, to have the higher ends of each piece at each end of the card (this is when I drew the Pool Party lines along the tops)
- large tree, raccoon, and rabbit adhered onto the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals
- snowboard, penguin, and small tree glued onto the card front
- Adhesive Snowflakes applied onto the “sky” area using a Take Your Pick tool
- DSP strip glued along the bottom of the Whisper White CS for the inside
- Whisper White CS glued onto the inside of the card base
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Here’s the November 2020 IRBH:
Thank you for hopping along with us. If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Ann Murray at Murray Stamps Ink
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy ——-> YOU ARE HERE!
- Sheryl Sharp at Sharp Notes by Sheryl
- Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
- Rachel Brumley at Artistic Designs by Rachel
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Joanne Brown at The Inky Dragon
- Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
- Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
- Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
- Linda Krueger at The Stamp Coach
- Shawn de Oliveira at Shawn Stamps
- Robin Myren at Songbird Designs by Robin
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Here are today’s colors:
You can click on each one to see all the products that come in that color!
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Here’s what I used:
Click on these images for more details and to purchase. If you are reading this post in email, the product images may not show up. Please click here to see the post on my blog.
Supply List. <— Click for a clickable and printable list of the products!
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Here’s the new Curvy Celebrations offering:
Click the image to see it in my online store. The Curvy Christmas stamp set and Classic Christmas Designer Series Paper are available only through January 4, or while supplies last.
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Here are some helpful links:
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Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
