SF 2021 August - All About the Paper Blog Hop

 

Be sure to hop through all the blogs on the list near the bottom for tons of wonderful inspiration as we celebrate "All About the Paper!!"

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If you've come from Jo's post - she's a tough act to follow :)  All of Stampin' Ups! DSP's are stars - but when it comes to one that really shines for me it has to be the Expressions in Ink.  No wonder they could not keep up with the demand for so long.  This DSP can stand on it's own.  I made this beautiful card using a piece cut from 12x12" - and could get six nice cards of this type from one sheet.  The pattern that looks like alcohol ink is already there on the DSP.

Of course I needed to use the coordinating stamp set - Artistically Inked to add the beautiful rose and leaf as well as sentiment.  And some leaf pieces of the coordinating Expressions in Ink Ephemera pack to add some gold accents.

Finishing with a rose inside the card and on the envelope.

Next I created this adorable little adhesive tote to coordinate with the card - for this my three different sections were made with Just Jade Cardstock and pieces of the DSP for accents.  It holds my Tombow, glue dots, extra stick tape and my Seal - everything right at my finger tips!

Here is a blurry side view - sorry about that - but you can see how it goes together.  I found this from another demonstrator and changed it up a little bit - and  hope to do a FB live tutorial soon.  Will post the link here when I get it done.

Even the back looks nice!

Here it is all packaged up for gift-giving to go with that Happy Birthday card - I even included a brand new Tombow for the lucky recipient.

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Once again, thank you for stopping by my blog.   Maybe you got some inspiration for creating something wonderful of your own.  I would love it if you would leave me a comment below and stop back soon.  Don't forget to click through on each name below to see even more amazing Posts; starting with Katja's.  

See you soon with more ideas!  

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August 2021 SF Hoppers - check them all out by clicking on their links for some more great ideas - and please leave comments if you can, to show appreciation for their work :)

1. Jo Blackman (UK)
2. Maureen Rauchfuss (USA) - YOU ARE HERE!
3. Katja Ettig (GER)
4. Jean Beaulieu (USA)
5. Teri Pocock (UK)
6. Steph Jandrow (US)
7. Tiziana Milano (US)
8. Melissa Thomas (USA)

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To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store -www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code below to get full benefits from me - YSTUSYUM*

*NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits.   

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator, and would like a catalog or to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

Stop back soon for some more creative fun and inspiration.     ~Maureen

One Set - Three Ways!! Hand-penned Flowers

 So last Monday I posted my next challenge -

It's different than past challenges - I decided this time to pick a set and make 3 different cards using it. Take a picture of the 3 cards together and post your cards in the comments on my FB business page under the logo above by Sunday, August 29th for a chance to win a prize! Let's get creative and have some fun with this!! You can go to the page HERE then scroll down till you find the link with the logo!

So for my Friday Facebook Live video, I decided to show my take on this challenge - 

All three cards used the Hand-Penned Flowers set card 1 upper left used the flowers with no outlines to create a beautiful floral background; card 2 upper right used the outline only to create the background and focal point in Black and Vanilla to create an elegant look; and card 3 bottom used the out line, but out and colored with the floral stamp images in a more traditional way.  These were really fun to create.

If you'd like to see more about how they were created - you can watch the Facebook Live Video HERE!

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Once again, thank you for stopping by my blog.   Maybe you got some inspiration for creating something wonderful of your own.  I would love it if you would leave me a comment below and stop back soon. 

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To order any of Stampin' Up's products you can go directly to my online store -www.stampingwithmaureen.stampinup.net and click on SHOP NOW.  Please use the Hostess Code below to get full benefits from me - YSTUSYUM*

*NOTE: If your personal order is not part of a current party and you are ordering over $150 in merchandise - please do not use this code; as your order without the code will qualify you to earn a minimum of 10% in hostess benefits.   

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If you don't currently have a demonstrator, and would like a catalog or to learn more about Stampin' Up! and our products, please email me at crazystampinglady@gmail.com

Stop back soon for some more creative fun and inspiration.     ~Maureen