Paper Crafting Blog Hop - DSP Theme / Fall - October

 

Welcome to our Paper Crafting Blog Hop featuring talented Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators. Fellow demonstrators from all over the globe including the USA, United Kingdom and Australia are participating. We have a wide array of fun projects and design styles to share with you this month - all spotlighting Fall and Designer Series Paper!

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I told you last month how much I love Fall - the weather has  now turned really crisp - Fall with a hint of winter in the air at night.  But that is fine with me.  Stampin' Up! is having a sale and select group of the Designer Series papers are on sale.  So DSP is our focus along with Fall this month.  I chose to use one of the papers that is not on sale - but worth every penny - the Gilded Autumn DSP. 

I made a cute little tote using two pieces of 6x6" DSP along with a card to match - perfect to tuck in a little hostess gift for your Fall festivities.

Here is the inside of the card - I used the Love of Leaves stamp set and dies to create the leaves on this card - stamping first in Mango Melody and then sponging with Cajun Craze ink around the edges on the stamp; using a sponge or dauber, before actually putting the stamp to paper.  You get this lovely two-toned affect.

As I mentioned - I used the sheets of DSP to make this quick little tote - perfect for gift-giving; or even to fill with goodies and use as a place setting at a special Fall dinner.  I love the colors on this paper - as well as the hints of copper and gold.  You can watch the video on how I created this - HERE!

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I hope you enjoyed my post and would love it if you'd leave me a comment. Now click on through to the rest of those hopping this month to see all of their wonderful creations! ~Maureen

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Shirley Merker
Carol Payne
Tracy Held
Sue Boerner
Terri Stewart
Krissi Hannahs
Amber Meulenbelt
Sandra Roberts
Sue McDonald
Sandy Ward
Maureen Rauchfuss - you are HERE

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 -  

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  *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

SF 2020-March All About Flowers and Moms Blog Hop

Be sure to hop through all the blogs on the list near the bottom for tons of wonderful inspiration!

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It's that time of year - Spring, Flowers, and before you know it Mother's Day!  So our group this month is helping you get ahead of the game with some wonderful cards and 3D items you can do now for Mom - or any special woman in your life.  I decided to work with the Timeless Tulips set from the current SU mini catalog.

 So, I'll be the first to admit I struggled with this set initially.  I LOVE tulips and thought what a great set - but my first several tries were less than awesome lol!  So a couple tips - 1) make sure your stamp pads are not too juicy, if they are you lose all that beautiful detail.  2)  Get the 2-tone look I did above by adding some darker ink with a sponge to your stamp after you have inked with the lighter color - I think these tips made all the difference on my projects today, and I love them!

Above are the light and dark colors I used for the leaves and the flowers, plus the great punch that comes in this bundle.

So for my card I just wanted to make a beautiful Mother's Day bouquet - so I stamped and punched and fussy cut a bunch of flowers and leaves.  After stamping the stems, I added the flowers and leaves to the card with glue dots at the bottom of each - this allowed the flowers to pop out a bit at the top and give the bouquet some great dimension.  You can see that more closely below.

 I added a bow made with the new ribbon combo from SU's Ornate Garden suite.  Then added some colored gems - I always keep a bunch of colored gems on hand - both the ones from SU; but also some clear ones that I have colored with blends like these.

This card is a bit of a fun fold with the front layers overlapping the inside of the card a bit, but not a completely full front.  Here's the inside sentiment and the coordinating envelope. 

 My 3D item is a cute little decorated Dollar store candle.  I just wrapped it with a couple layers of coordinating cardstock.  Then added a mini bouquet and gems to the front - as well as the Happy Mother's Day sentiment.

Here's another angle where you can see the sentiment better -

This is just a fun little card and candle gift that you would change up for most any occasions.  But I especially love it for Mother's Day.

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Once again, thank you for stopping by my blog.   I hope you enjoyed these projects and 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 with a "flowers and Mom" theme.  See you soon with more ideas!  ~Maureen

 

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April 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. Stephanie Jandrow
2. Jo Blackman
3. Jean Bolen Beaulieu
4. Teri Pocock
5. Tiziana Milano
6. Kim Quade
7. Heidi Collins
8. Katja Ettig  
9. Rachael Rife USA-

10. Maureen Rauchfuss USA - YOU ARE HERE

11. Kim Lamos

12. Barbara Welch

13. Anne Marie Hile

14. Melissa Thomas

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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.  And remember - it's Sale-a-bration - so a $50 purchase will earn you a free product from the SAB brochure.  Thank you! ~Maureen

Product List

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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$9.75

Whisper White Medium Envelopes

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$7.50

Mini Glue Dots

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$5.25

Snail Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

[147090]

$7.50

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[147089]

$7.50

Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin' Pad

[147142]

$7.50

Terracotta Tile Classic Stampin’ Pad

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$7.50

Grapefruit Grove 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146972]

$8.75

Terracotta Tile 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[150884]

$8.75

Timeless Tulips Bundle (English)

[153793]

$32.25

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

$4.00

Clear Faceted Gems

[144142]

$5.00

Cajun Craze Dark Stampin' Blends

[147908]

$4.50

Ornate Garden Ribbon Combo Pack

[152479]

$7.00

Sea of Textures FUN!

So during this time of year everything seems to be focused on our Occasions catalog and our Sale-a-bration catalog.  But today I'm headed back to a favorite set in our Annual catalog - Sea of Textures.  I love this set - in fact the entire suite of products that goes with it is beautiful.

So I've made several of these cards for friends who have been entering the retirement stage of life.  Believe me - retirement is a WONDERFUL adventure! 

This card is sponged with some Tranquil Tide - the I stamped the sea weed in varying heights in both Tranquil Tide and Fresh Fig.  I also stamped a few in Fresh Fig and fussy cut them to layer onto the front to give the card some dimension.  The octopus is also stamped and I cut him out with the coordinating framelits and popped him up too.

You can see that dimension in the view above.  And the little gems I added for bubbles :)  Hope you liked this card - see you soon!  ~Maureen
Remember it's currently Sale-a-bration where you can earn FREE merchandise with every $50 purchase.  Just click HERE for full details; and then click on SHOP NOW to see the catalogs.  Or if you'd like a hard copy of our Annual catalog, Occasions catalog and Sale-a-bration catalogs mailed to you, just let me know.  If ordering online please use my current hostess code -

Click on any image below to go directly to my online store -

Under The Sea Framelits Dies

$30.00

Sea Of Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$20.00

Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes

$6.50

Fresh Fig 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

$5.00

Stamping Sponges

$3.50

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00

Snail Adhesive

$7.00

Technique Club - Background Sponging

Hope your week is off to a great start.  I was able to get stamping time and family time into my weekend - so I am ready to go!

Every time I teach a technique - I realize there are so many ways to do things.  I've done backgrounds with brayers, and daubers, and sponges.  But for this one we're going to concentrate on using SU sponges.  The sponge rounds are great - and can be cut down to 6 and even 8 wedges.

We used a very simple sponging technique - just picking up the color we wanted and pouncing it onto the cardstock.  You can see by doing this rather than pushing on the sponging and spreading the color you get a more stippled affect for your background.  We used a circle mask made out of a post-it to mask the area sponged.  Then they could stamp their image after removing the mask for this out of the box (circle :) look -

Or stamp it while the mask was still on to contain the image.

Either way - it turned out lovely.  These birds from the Wetland Set (I think they are sandpipers) are perfect on this image - looks like they are walking along the seashore - just as the bright son is starting to descend in the western sky.  Such peaceful scene. 

And here's a little tip to help keep your fingers clean while sponging - and also keep the right sponge with the right ink pad:  TIP - Punch out a piece of cardstock the color you are using with a larger longer punch - fold in half and staple onto the sponge.  Hope you can see what I mean in the example above.  I just keep these in a basket and reuse them over and over.  

Thanks for stopping by!  ~Maureen

Products used to complete project shown.--

Wetlands Clear Stamp Set

$16.95

Stamping Sponges

$3.50

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Baked Brown Sugar Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95