Coffee Café stamp set and Tree Rings Stamp set from Stampin' Up! Project by Charlet Mallett

Coffee Café - Stamp Review Crew

July 2, 2017

Posting while on vacation is always risky. Sorry I was a wee bit late the my Stamp Review Crew content. I appreciate you stopping back by if I missed you the first go around.

This edition of the Stamp Review Crew features Coffee Café. This is an awesome stamp set (seriously loving it) and a really AWESOME suite of products. Even though the color combo in the suite is amazing, I decided to mix the colors up a bit with pops of pink. I have two projects to share. My first project also features the new Tree Rings background stamp, a must have!

Coffee Café stamp set and Coffee Break Designer Series Papers from Stampin' Up! Project by Charlet Mallett

My next card features more PINK and three cute small coffee cups from the Coffee Break Designer Series paper. The background was created by stamping the 'Happiness' phrase repeatedly in Versamark Ink, heat embossing with white powder, and painting a Powder Pink watercolor wash over the top. My white embossing powder looks a little more like vanilla here ... looks like I might need a replacement!

I can't wait to see what the crew has created with this set, next up is Linda Callahan. Hope you enjoy this hop and thanks for stopping by! Happy July 4th if you are in the USA.

The Stamp Review Crew is a a group of International Stampin' Up! demonstrators who want to show you how much you can do with one stamp set. Fun idea, heh? Each unique blog hop will feature one stamp set. Each stop along the hop will show you a different idea, or ideas using that set!

Product List

Coffee Café Photopolymer Bundle

[145331]

$45.75

Coffee Break Designer Series Paper

[144155]

$11.00

Tree Rings Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[143961]

$20.00

Corrugated Elements

[144158]

$3.50

Powder Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

[144084]

$6.50

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[126982]

$6.50

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[126978]

$6.50

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[126975]

$6.50

Aqua Painters

[103954]

$17.00

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

$5.00

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

$5.00

Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[115320]

$8.00

Powder Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[144244]

$8.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[120953]

$8.00

Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[122924]

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Decorative Ribbon Border Punch

[143721]

$16.00

Powder Pink 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon

[144134]

$7.00

Brights Enamel Shapes

[141680]

$9.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$30.00

Lovely Inside & Out - GDP093 Charlet Mallett - Stampin' Up!

Lovely Inside & Out - GDP093 Color Challenge

June 30, 2017

This is the fastest post alive. I made this card before we left for vacation in order to participate in this weeks Global Design Project challenge. Forgot to post it, oops. So here's to quick and easy posting. This week is a color challenge over at GDP and these are my favorite. Now onto vacation!

Product List

Lovely Inside & Out Clear-Mount Bundle

[145324]

$42.25

Sweetheart Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143705]

$8.50

Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[122924]

$8.00

Berry Burst 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon

[144133]

$7.00

Lemon Lime Twist 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon

[144135]

$7.00

Mini Tassels Assortment

[144154]

$7.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

[144086]

$6.50

One in a Melon Paper Pumpkin project alternate - Charlet Mallett, Stampin' Up!

One in a Melon - paper Pumpkin Alternate

June 27, 2017

This month's Paper Pumpkin kit is seriously the CUTEST EVER! I didn't have much time to play with it but I did make one alternate sample to share. Enjoy!

Check out the Paper Pumpkin site for more information on monthly card kits delivered right to your door step!

Lovely Inside & Out - TGIF Challenges Technique Time - Bokeh

June 23, 2017

Welcome to another TGIF Challenge! This week is a Technique challenge. We were charged with mimicking the look of Bokeh style photography. Taken from the TGIF blog "Bokeh is a Japanese term for the subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of a photographic image, Bokeh (pronounced "boo-kay" or "bow-kay) has been a fun stamping technique that has been floating around for a while."

I'm sharing two cards this week that approach this look in two very different ways.

This first card features the Lovely Inside & Out Stamp set. For the background I approached creating the Bokeh technique in layers.

1. First layer is simple piece of designer series paper.

2. Second layer is random circles daubed in Craft Whisper White Ink. To create those circles I first punched out a varity of handmade stencils using circle punches. Next I randomly layered and inked in those circles with Craft Whisper White Ink and a sponge dauber.

3. On the third layer I stamped a few circle starburst images in Whisper White. I was trying to add a little more visual interest. These are a little hard to see.

4. Lastly, I used the circle stencils and fill them in with a bit of embossing paste. I like how the embossing paste adds a little more depth.

Product List

Lovely Inside & Out Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[144011]

$20.00

Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper

[144185]

$11.00

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad

[101731]

$8.00

3/4" Circle Punch

[119873]

$13.00

1" Circle Punch

[119868]

$13.00

1-1/2" Circle Punch

[138299]

$16.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[126970]

$6.50

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad

[126976]

$6.50

Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[121043]

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Embossing Paste

[141979]

$8.00

Palette Knives

[142808]

$5.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

$35.00

5/8" (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon

[141487]

$7.00

This second card uses the Stamp set Happy Celebrations to create the look of Bokeh. The circle image in the stamp set makes it super simple to achieve the Bokeh look. Stamp the circle and overlap in different ink colors & tones.

Check out what the design team created over at the TGIF Challenge blog. Play along with us and share how you interpret Bokeh.