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VINTAGE DAISIES

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If you’ve been around Stampin’ Up! a verrrrry long time you might remember this gem – it’s called Upsy Daisy:

  • Stamps: Upsy Daisy and Very Versaille (both retired and vintage), Notes of Nature (retired), Under the Moon
  • Color Palette: Basic White, Pebble Path, Pool Party, Lemon Lolly, Lemon Lime Twist
  • Accessories: Stamp Cut and Emboss Machine, Tailor Made Tags (retired), Blending Brushes, , Pebble Path Jute Trim, Stampin’ Dimensionals

I used a lot of texture behind the daisies since they’re so bold. Pebble Path felt like the right retro/vintage color, not quite brown and not quite grey. I used the Blending Brushes for the background, and to be honest, I did it after I’d stamped the daisies. Since they’re such a saturated color, I could go right over them. (This is a recurring theme in my crafting: I start something, decide it needs something BEHIND it, and try to retrofit. You might call it poor planning, I call it inspiration.)

I am still mourning the retirement of Tailor Made Tags. I used them quite regularly, and since this card has retired images at the foundation, I don’t feel the least bit guilty for including them here.

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Soft Daisies

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Here’s another shot at Poppin’ Pastels.  I had a great time with my first attempt and was anxious to try it again.  I had a lot of fun with this:

Upsy Daisy Poppin Pastels ColourQ Challenge

  • Upsy Daisy and Thank You Kindly Stamp sets
  • Linen background stamp (retired) and Very Vintage jumbo wheel
  • Versamark ink and Lavender Lace and Certainly Celery Classic ink pads
  • Whisper White, Lavender Lace, Lovely Lilac, Bermuda Bay and Certainly Celery card stock
  • Stampin’ Pastels, Piercing tool and mat and White taffeta ribbon
  • Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware
  • Embossing Buddy, Clear Embossing Powder and Heat Tool

The colors came from Arielle’s ColourQ 26 challenge, and though I was skeptical at first, by the time I finished the card I was sold on this combination.  I love how the Upsy Daisy images look sort of Impressionistic.  Heaven only knows I could never do that with paint and a brush!  That’s why I love to stamp – I can’t draw worth beans.  Stamping does the drawing and I just get to be the creative genius that puts it all together 🙂

Once again I find myself apologizing for teasing you all with a retired stamp.  The Linen background stamp is one of my all time favorites, and though I’ve tried to avoid using it sometimes I just cannot resist.  It gives card stock that little extra something that causes it to stand out, and I just can’t make myself give it up.  Sorry!

Blast from the Past Page Two

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This was the first paper I found in my foray through the scrap bin.  I loved this paper the first time I laid eyes on it, and it took me a while to cut into it – I kept thinking there was something I needed to save it for!  Upsy Daisy is so appealing.

Always Upsy Daisy

  • Always Stamp set
  • Baja Breeze, Brushed Silver and Gloss White card stock; Retired Designer Series Paper
  • Baja Breeze Classic ink pad
  • 1 3/4″ circle punch; Embossing Buddy, Clear Detail Embossing Powder and heat tool
  • White taffeta ribbon and Stampin’ Dimensionals
  • Paper Snips

I think I’ve rhapsodized about the Stampin’ Up! Paper Snips before, but if you weren’t listening, well, here I go again!  They are so sharp and precise and they making cutting details so easy.  Did you notice I even cut out the space between the bird’s two skinny bird legs?  I made an X with a craft knife then used the snips to finish the job.

Speaking of craft knives, I have the one that belonged to my grandfather.  I remember finding it in his desk drawer when my sister and I went through the house before it was sold, and at the time I just wanted it because it was his.  Now I keep it on my craft table and and I get so much pleasure from using it.  Such a small thing, but it reminds me of him.

Never enough birthday cards

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Have you checked out the Stampin’ Addicts web site?  It’s a wonderful FREE resource for anyone who likes stamping, especially Stampin’ Up! stamping!  There are discussion forums, inspiration galleries, all sorts of weekly challenges, and a very positive attitude that will lift your spirits every time you log in.  Check it out!  They’re celebrating their first birthday.

It’s a good thing to need birthday cards – it means there are wonderful people in your life that you want to acknowledge.  I just wish I could get my act together sufficiently to send birthday cards on time.  Ah well.  As Popeye says, “I yam what I yam.”  And I “yam” sure there will always be room for improvement.

  • Upsy Daisy and Vintage Labels (SAB) stamp sets
  • Chocolate Chip and Bermuda Bay Classic ink pads
  • Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron and Bermuda Bay card stock
  • Scallop Circle and 1″ Circle Punch
  • Champagne Mist shimmer paint, piercing tool, needle and Linen Thread

You don’t see the shimmer paint in the photo, but it’s there on the image panel, trust me.  Love that stuff.  It’s done wonders for my marriage, too — now, don’t go getting ideas — my husband HATES glitter.  Shimmer paint is the Anti-Glitter that keeps us both happy!  No more glitter in the furniture finish, correspondence or laundry!

They’re called challenges for a reason

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I spend some time this weekend playing with some challenges.  The latest Splitcoast Color Challenge was really a stretch for me!  I saw it when it posted on Wednesday and thought I would pass, but after returning to it a couple of times and looking at the gallery samples I decided to give it a shot.  Wouldn’t you think twice about Dusty Durango, Barely Banana and Basic Gray?

  • Upsy Daisy and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets
  • Whisper White, Barely Banana, Basic Gray cardstock; Dusty Durango Designer Series Paper (Hostess level I)
  • Dusty Durango and Barely Banana Classic ink pad; Basic Gray Stampin’ Write marker
  • Latte buttons, paper piercing template and tool
  • Gray taffeta ribbon, linen twine, Dusty Durango classic ink refill

Do you like the twine?  I colored it with the ink refill and waiting for it to dry was the hardest part for me!  The floral image was stamped with Barely Banana ink and I removed the color from the stems before applying the Basic Gray marker.  It’s a very easy technique – just remember to “huff” on your stamp to moisten the ink before impressing the image.

This layout is also a Splitcoast challenge layout.  If you check back tomorrow you’ll see the same concept with a completely different stamp set.  Til then!

A wonderful, generous, talented woman

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Do you like the Maui Stamper’s new look?  Isn’t it absolutely GORGEOUS????

Many, many thanks to an amazing woman living, working and designing in the not-very-tropical state of Wisconsin.  Debbi Rippentrop of Debbi’s Design made this gorgeous new design for me using My Digital Studio.  She customized the colors using my absolute favorite Baja Breeze and Kiwi Kiss and added buttons and ribbons as well.  She personally stepped me through installing it (because I am NOT a web design wizard, not by a very very long shot) and invested hours of her time in learning the ins and outs of WordPress in order to guide me.

She’s a gem, a generous and giving soul.  Please stop over at Debbi’s Design and tell her how wonderful she is!

When brilliant minds collaborate

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Yesterday you saw my challenge card – today you get to see Cheryl’s.  Hers is similar to mine in many ways, but with just a few changes it has an entirely different feeling.

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  • Upsy Daisy stamp set; Linen background stamp (retired)
  • Basic Black and Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Ink; Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write marker
  • Basic Black, Kraft, Melon Mambo and Whisper White cardstock; Thoroughly Modern Designer Series Paper
  • Black gingham ribbon

We decided it really didn’t need the sentiment, although it would be easy enough to add at the last minute if you needed it.  I love the softness of the stems – I would have probably done them in black and it would have been too strong a contrast.  I love this Upsy Daisy stamp and I love what Cheryl did with it.  We’ll have to be mosquitoes again!

Gratitude

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How easily the words “Thank you” roll off our lips.  We say thanks so easily for so many small things…a kind gesture, a small gift, a thoughtful compliment.

Gratitude implies something more.  It implies we’ve thought about what was given or done for us, turned it over in our minds and acknowledged that extra effort was put into the gift.  It feels more Thankful, not just thanks.

This card was inspired by a couple of challenges at Splitcoast.  One of them was to use the color red, and after a couple of false starts, everything fell into place.   I’m grateful.

Gratitude

Gratitude

  • Naturals White, Real Red, Chocolate Chip and Sahara Sand card stock
  • Real Red and Chocolate Chip Classic Ink
  • Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker, Paper piercing mat (used with marker)
  • Versamark ink, Clear Detail Embossing Powder, Heat Tool
  • Button Latte assortment, Red Hemp twine (retired, sadly)
  • Petals a Plenty Embossing Folder, Big Shot