RemARKable Winter Holidays

Posted on October 9, 2014 by mauistamper

Welcome to the October RemARKable Pinworth Blog Tour. Our theme this month is Winter Holidays – and as the holidays draw closer, I’m thinking about non-traditional colors:

I’m pretty sure that Daffodil Delight and Bermuda Bay are non-traditional colors!! This nutcracker from the Santa Stache stamp set is perfectly suited for coloring with Blendabilities.

I’m not an expert by any means, but I’ve spent a while playing with facial tones, working with lines and shadows. My faces come out differently each time, but in a good way.

Experimenting with Blendabilities color collections has allowed me to find new combinations. The Night of Navy collection works very well with Pacific Point card stock.

I wouldn’t normally mix Rich Razzleberry with Pumpkin Pie and Night of Navy, but somehow when you’re coloring uniforms, the rules get a little blurry.

Stampin’ Up! Blendabilities come in set with a light, medium and dark shade so that you can play with light and shadow. I just wanted to color, so for the most part I stayed with a single tone.

I hope you’ve enjoyed my “outside the box” holiday journey, and I hope you’ll continue on the RemARKable tour to see what everyone else has created. Thanks for stopping by!

Your next stop is with Audra Monk – click on her name or on the badge below. The full tour is listed at the bottom of this post. Happy hopping!

Nancy Amato – http://stampinallnight.blogspot.com/2014/10/remarkable-pinworthy-blog-tour-winter.html

Missy Bolinger – http://creativeblessingsbymissy.blogspot.com/2014/10/remarkable-pinworthy-tour-winter.html
Tamra Davis – http://www.theCardLadies.com/pinworthy-blog-tour-winter-holiday-decor-team-fun/
Connie Diebler – http://www.conniestamps.com/2014/10/remarkable-pinworthy-blog-tour-winter-holidays.htm
Anne Matasci – http://wp.me/pCcBw-1Ks YOU ARE HERE!!
Audra Monk – http://thecraftyyogi.blogspot.com/2014/10/winter-holidays-remarkable-blog-tour.html
Maria Pane – http://stampinandscrappinwithriri.blogspot.com/2014/10/get-ready-for-holiday-fun-remarkable.html
Andi Potler -http://www.absolutekreations.com/2014/10/09/remarkable-pinworthy-blog-tour-winter-holidays
Michele Reynolds – http://inspirationink.typepad.com/inspiration-ink/2014/10/winter-holidays-pinworthy-blog-tour.html
Pam Staples – http://wp.me/p3p2VA-Nm
Janet Wakeland – http://wp.me/pHIQD-6Re

RemARKable Pinworthy New Beginnings

Posted on August 14, 2014 by mauistamper

It’s the second Thursday and that means another RemARKable Pinworthy tour! We’re celebrating new beginnings this month and I found the PERFECT stamp set: Hello Love!

How is it possible to resist these cheeky little birds?? This set covers so many card occasions. Haven’t noticed it? It’s in the back of the catalog with the Host sets – more on that later.

Those little pearls are colored with Blendabilities, a card maker’s best friend. I used Versamark and my Baked Brown Sugar FFIP to emboss that little birdie.

On the inside is the companion bird – this little chub cracks me up!! I chose to use the Aquapainter to give him a softer, watercolored look.

These soft, Lullaby DSP colors are just as suited to a wedding or bridal shower – I inked the bird on the arrow but left off the ends this time.

The messages fit perfectly into the word bubble, and the Word Bubble framelits eliminate the need for fussy cutting.

The tattle-tale message is on the inside of the card this time!

This set has such versatile images – when I saw the sun I knew I had to make an all yellow – well, an all Hello Honey – card!

Lullaby DSP and the Decorative Dots TIEF add texture to this simple layout.

I used markers again to hand-color the stamped message inside the card. It takes just a minute, and it’s a big WOW punch.

The mix of patterns in the Lullaby DSP is really versatile – although it’s called Lullaby, the name really reflects the colors more than the patterns. And although many of the images in the Hello Love set are small, they work well with creative card layouts.

Doesn’t this bird look like it has a baby bump? SERIOUSLY???

The way the images in Hello Love all work together makes me really happy. Oh Happy Day!

Hello Love wood mount #133925 $18.00 HOST purchase only
Hello Love clear mount #133928 $13.00 HOST purchase only
Lullaby Designer Series paper #133695 $10.95

All the cards feature the Hello Love stamp set and the Lullaby Designer Series paper.

I used what you might consider the “Boy” palette from Lullaby – Pistachio Pudding, Hello Honey, Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana and Whisper White – sounds like dessert!

Hello Love is a Host set, meaning it can only be purchased with Host Dollars earned by (wait for it…) being a Stampin’ Up! Host! Contact your demonstrator – or me if you don’t have a demonstrator – to learn more about the many ways you can host an event.

Whew! Hope you’re in love with Hello Love! Head on over to Audra’s Crafty Yogi to visit the next stop on the Pinworthy tour. Thanks for stopping by!

RemARKable Summer Fun

Posted on July 10, 2014 by mauistamper

It’s PINWORTHY Blog Tour time and this month we’re celebrating Summer Fun!

Here in Sunny South Maui, Summer Fun usually means something cool and refreshing to drink – but when you’re outside, sometimes there are unwelcome guests. No, not THOSE guests – I’m talkin’ about BUGS. And let me tell you, in Hawaii, we know about bugs.

Here’s a festive way to keep bugs from sharing your drink – or taking a swim! Tea Lace Paper Doilies fit perfectly over small canning jars, and a little bit of Baker’s Twine keeps them in place. Add a little embellishment to the top and a label on the side and you’re ready to party!

Or maybe it’s just for you…to sit outside and enjoy the sunshine. Just be careful with glass by the pool!

Your next stop on the tour is Audra Monk’s Crafty Yogi blog – enjoy!

Here’s the final lineup if you’d like to visit to your own drummer:

Nancy Amato – http://stampinallnight.blogspot.com/2014/07/summer-fun.html

Missy Bolinger – http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/missybolinger/blog

Tamra Davis – http://www.thecardladies.com/pinworthy-blog-tour-my-kind-of-summer-fun

Connie Deibler – http://www.conniestamps.com/2014/07/summer-fun.html

Sherrie Eddleblute – http://goo.gl/JzEm0f

Anne Matasci – http://wp.me/pCcBw-1Gl

Audra Monk -http://thecraftyyogi.blogspot.com/2014/07/summer-fun-remarkables-blog-hop.html

Maria Pane -http://stampinandscrappinwithriri.blogspot.com/2014/07/summer-fun-remarkable-pinworthy-blog.html

Andi Potler – http://www.absolutekreations.com/2014/07/10/remarkable-pinworthy-blog-tour-summer-fun

Michele Reynolds – http://inspirationink.typepad.com/inspiration-ink/2014/07/summer-fun-pinworthy-blog-tour.html

Pam Staples – http://wp.me/p3p2VA-LD

Janet Wakeland – http://wp.me/pHIQD-6FB

I would gladly pay you Tuesday…

Posted on June 12, 2014 by mauistamper

for a RemARKable HAMBURGER BOX today! Ah yes, Welcome to the RemARKable Pinworthy Blog Tour, where anything can happen!

Is this the cutest thing EVER? (Sorry, I know I’m shouting.) I am enchanted, delighted, smitten with the Hamburger Box! My initial thought was to create a 3-D birthday cake on the top of the box, but that idea refused to leave the confines of my head. So I cheerfully stacked up a heap of 1 1/4″ circles, put a shredded ribbon across the top and topped it with what else – a flower:

Stamps: Four You, Chevron and Oh Goodie (Holiday Carryover list)
Color Palette: Island Indigo, Hello Honey, Wild Wasabi and Whisper White
Accessories: Hamburger Box Bigz XL, 1 3/4″ Scallop circle punch, 1 1/4″ circle punch, Petite Petals punch, Regals Designer Buttons, Crushed Curry Bakers Twine, 5/8″ Satin Ribbon, Perfect Dots TIEF

When the outside is this cute, you’ve got to step it up inside, don’t you think?

You were wondering where that Oh Goodie part came in, weren’t you? When a little goodie goes into this box, it’s going to be wrapped in cello so those banners don’t get all gooey.

Hope you’ve enjoyed – be sure to continue the tour to see what the other RemARKables are sharing with you for the first tour of the new catalog!

Your next stop is The Crafty Yogi, and I’m sure Audra will inspire you!

Woo Hoo! Its Two!

Posted on February 13, 2014 by mauistamper

Welcome to this month’s tour. The big news in these parts is that one of my favorite people in the whole wide world is expecting…TWINS! She’s RemARKable in so many ways – as a matter of fact, if you are following this Pin-Worthy tour in sequence, you’ve just come from her blog. I’m ruining the surprise factor, but today I’m going to share a bit of the decor for her baby shower.

A party begins with invitations and I’ve made TWO. These are designed to have the details on the back. Crystal has chosen bright colors for her nursery, and I chose Bermuda Bay and Calypso Coral tones for these projects.

The li’l Giraffes are stamped in Pool Party and Crisp Cantaloupe, and are corralled in our new On Film (LOVE!) framelits. There are so many awesome new framelits available in the Occasions catalog that it’s tough to choose – thank goodness for Sale-a-bration 🙂

Love this Retro Fresh DSP – it coordinates with EVERYTHING. These little birds – from the For the Birds stamp set – are seriously under-appreciated. To keep these really versatile, I didn’t use a “Shower” sentiment, so these cards could just as easily be announcements or thank you notes.

I quickly colored the wings and tails with markers, then used the Aqua Painter for a light wash over their little birdie bodies. Check these out – I’m telling you, For the Birds is a sleeper.

The second Party Sneak Peak is the banner. Gotta love those new banner framelits too!! Yes, you can hand cut your own banners. Yes, it’s not that hard. But cranking them out with the framelits gave me 13 IDENTICAL banners and you know that’s not easy to do by hand! So worth it…

The message is loud and clear, don’t you think? And I had such fun embellishing each banner. I used a lot of Retro Fresh DSP, plus embossing folders, buttons, ribbon – if I could reach it I used it!

I used the Natural Trim to string my banner, both for the color and the fact that the texture helps hold things firmly in place. And if you know me, you’ll know those buttons are actually sewed on with Linen Thread. It had to be done.

Each letter from the Timeless Type Sizzlets is mounted on an embellished circle from the Pennants Bigz die. I kept them uniform and relatively uncluttered to tie the message together since each banner was unique.

I’m telling you, it was a lot of fun to embellish all of these! Definitely Stand-Up-Stamping. (Do you stand up? I think we need a club.)

The new Bigz Spiral Flower die is getting a lot of action in my craft room. You can adjust the tightness of the spiral to give you an entirely different look each time, or even (as I’ve done here) add a big ol’ pearl to the middle.

If you’ve held off on making a banner because you thought it would be too hard, hold off no longer! The letters don’t have to match – mix-and-match is a great look. It’s a great way to use up scraps and bits, and although it might turn into a treasured memento, I view it more as an in-the-moment kind of project. Enjoy it for today, or this week, or even a month, and then replace it with something new!

Hope you’ve enjoyed this stop on the RemARKable PinWorthy tour. Time to head over to see what Audra has created this month. Thanks for checking in!

The Maui Stamper

papercrafts, my stories, and the occasional insight

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RemARKable Winter Holidays

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I would gladly pay you Tuesday…

Woo Hoo! Its Two!

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