A Fabulous Blog Hop and an Anniversary

Happy Friday! I hope you've had a good week. I don't know about you, but I am ready for the weekend!! Today is an extra-special Friday because not only is it time for our monthly Stamping Symphony Blog Hop, but I am also celebrating my 8th Stamp-iversary! Eight years ago I joined Stampin' Up! to save a little money on my crafting hobby...little did I know where this adventure would take me! I am so thankful for the people I have met through Stampin' Up! and for the opportunities I have had to grow and stretch myself beyond anything I ever imagined. Onward and upward to bigger goals, greater accomplishments and new friends.

Speaking of friends, some of the most amazing people I know are part of my Stamping Symphony team and each month some of us participate in a blog hop to share what we love most. This month we are all about NEW products, so I pulled out a ton of new goodies to put my card together.

Can you spot all of the new products on this card? I started by embossing my Powder Pink card stock background with the new Tufted Dynamic TIEF. It is UH-mazing! To make it even MORE amazing, I added a touch of Wink of Stella to each tuft...it sparkles juuuust enough. I used some Garden Impressions DSP to create my drapery fold, scoring the DSP alternating at 1" and 1/2" intervals. I love this look and it is a great way to showcase all that pretty paper in the catalogue.
I accented the pretty folded paper with a Melon Mambo card stock strip that I also embossed, this time with the Subtle TIEF...love the hint of texture it adds! I added the white laser-cut edging from the Delightfully Detailed Specialty DSP pack. It reminds me a bit of a string of pearls.

The label is die-cut from Whisper White card stock using the new Stitched Labels Framelits. I stamped the sentiment from the Stitched All Around stamp set in Melon Mambo ink and added a Petal Pink Rhinestone Gem for a touch of glam. LOVE it!

On the inside I stamped another sentiment from the Stitched All Around set in Melon Mambo and the vine image from the same set in Powder Pink.  I think the thing I love most about this card is that it would work for just about any occasion. Gotta love having a few all-occasion cards in your stash!

Now, be sure to check out the other FABULOUS projects by my talented team!

1. Leena (You are here)
2. Sandy
3. Barb
4. Jennifer
5. Steph

Have a FABULOUS weekend!

Product List

Stitched All Around Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146632] $26.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $13.25	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $10.50	Powder Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144244] $11.50
Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115320] $11.50	Garden Impressions 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [146289] $15.00	Delightfully Detailed Laser-Cut Specialty Paper [146907] $19.00	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $10.25
Powder Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147147] $10.25	Big Shot [143263] $150.00	Tufted Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [146335] $12.25	Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143706] $14.00
Stitched Labels Framelits Dies [146828] $45.00	Petal Pink Rhinestone Gems [146914] $8.25

12 Days of Christmas in July Day 9

Happy Friday!! Wahoo...the long weekend is here! Before I get to today's project, just a little PSA:

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Ok...now on to some stamping. Today's project is one I designed as one of the Make-n-takes for my last team meeting...

I love the way this double-pleated drapery fold showcases the beauty of the This Christmas Specialty DSP. The lighter weight of the paper makes doing all of those folds a breeze. I layered the folded DSP on a piece of Very Vanilla card stock which I embossed using the Holly TIEF. I added some 5/8" Gold Satin ribbon and adhered it to a Cherry Cobbler card stock base.

The sentiment, from the new Peace This Christmas stamp set, is heat embossed in gold and die-cut using the Layering Ovals framelits. I layered that on a scalloped oval cut from Cherry Cobbler card stock and then adhered it to a gold metallic doily before adhering it to the card.

On the inside I added a Very Vanilla panel on which I stamped the sentiment, from the Peace this Christmas set, in Cherry Cobbler ink and some pine branches in Garden Green.

Despite all the scoring and folding, this is a reallly quick and easy card to make. So much so that I made 30 of them for a swap I recently participated in!

Have a fabulous weekend!


Product List

Peace This Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141570] $24.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $11.25	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119685] $10.00	This Christmas Designer Series Specialty Paper [141628] $17.00
Metallic Foil Doilies [138392] $5.25	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966] $8.50	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [126973] $8.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $11.25
Embossing Buddy [103083] $8.00	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] $6.75	Heat Tool [129053] $40.00	Simply Scored [122334] $40.00
Big Shot [143263] $136.00	Holly Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [141634] $10.00	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] $46.00	Gold 5/8" Satin Ribbon [134547] $9.25