Celebrating Rocker Girls

Happy Monday! Today truly is a happy Monday, as I am enjoying my first day of March Break. It is sooo nice to be home and working away in my studio. I have LOTS to do to prepare for my upcoming retreat next weekend, not to mention planning for upcoming classes and team events.

Today, I wanted to send a gentle reminder that Sale-a-bration is ending soon! There's not much time left to earn all of those fabulous freebies! Check out this cute project I made using the Epic Celebrations and Amazing You stamp sets...

I really wanted to create a card for a tween/teen girl. As a girl who plays the guitar, I got tired of seeing so many masculine cards using this set and decided it was high time for a fun girlie card. I went with lots of bling and pops of pink. I used some Petal Passion DSP for the background and then added a bit of Myths and Magic Washi tape. I punched the Melon Mambo card stock strip with the Triple Banner punch and then stamped the sentiment from the Epic Celebrations set in Basic Black, aslo adding some texture with the spatter image in Melon Mambo ink.

I stamped the guitar in Basic Black ink, stamped off once for a pale gray shade. The Celebrate image is from the Amazing You stamp set (which is also a soon-to-disappear-forever SAB freebie) and is stamped in Melon Mambo ink. I die-cut the work YOU using the Celebrate You Thinlits (another SAB freebie!) from Basic Black card stock and brushed it with Wink of Stella for gorgeous shimmer. I layered the stamped circle on Basic Black and silver glimmer circles, all cut with the Layering Circles Framelits.

On the inside I added a Whisper White card stock layer on which I stamped the guitar in stamped-off Basic Black as well as the spatter in stamped-off Melon Mambo. The sentiment, also from the Epic Celebrations set, is in full-strength Basic Black ink.

I have to say that the Epic Celebrations and Amazing You stamp sets are likely my most-used SAB sets this year...they are just awesome! If you haven't gotten your hand on them yet, what are you waiting for?!? Time is running out!

Product List

Epic Celebrations Clear-Mount Stamp Set [147236] $0.00	Amazing You Clear-Mount Stamp Set [147215] $0.00	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [126948] $8.50	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $9.25
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25	Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115320] $10.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $10.00	Silver Glimmer Paper [135314] $6.75
Petal Passion Designer Series Paper [145589] $14.50	Myths & Magic Specialty Washi Tape [145602] $8.00	Big Shot [143263] $136.00	Celebrate You Thinlit Dies [146840] $0.00
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $40.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $46.00	Banner Triple Punch [138292] $30.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $10.75
Black Mini Sequin Trim [144259] $8.00

Awesome Brusho and a Blog Hop

Happy Day-after-Valentine's Day! I hope you were feeling the love yesterday. It's time for another Stamping Symphony team blog hop!

This month we are all about the Brusho. All of us are having so much fun playing with this fabulous new medium that we couldn't resist featuring it in one of monthly blog hops.

This is actually one of the projects we'll be making as part of my Brush up on Brusho class next week. It is the perfect, grungy birthday card for a teen or tween boy. I created my background using embossing paste and the Pattern Party decorative masks. Once the white paste was dry, I brushed it with my Versamark pad and then heat embossed in gold. Here is a closer look:

To create the focal image background I used water colour paper and spritzed it lightly with water. Then I sprinkled on Brusho in blue and gamboge, allowing the crystals to activate wherever they contacted the water. Once it was dry I added the guitar image from the Epic Celebrations Sale-a-bration set and some flourishes from the Timeless Textures set and heat embossed them in gold. I used my Big Shot and Layering Circle dies to die cut a partial circle. I love the of shape of that layer.

The sentiment, also from the Epic Celebrations set, is heat embossed in gold and then I added another flourish in Basic Black, stamped off once. I used the Pretty Label punch to punch the sentiment and layered it on a gold foil startburst. The only embellishments on this card are a few gold sequins.

On the inside I added a Whisper White panel on which I stamped the sentiment from Epic Celebrations and more flourishes, all in Basic Black ink.

Now, how would you like to see more Brusho inspiration? Hop on over to Sandy's blog to see what she came up with!

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

Product List

Timeless Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140517] $25.00	Epic Celebrations Clear-Mount Stamp Set [147236] $0.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $10.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25
Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $5.25	Watercolor Paper [122959] $6.75	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $9.25	Brusho Crystal Colour [144101] $40.00
Stampin' Spritzer [126185] $4.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $11.25	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] $6.75	Heat Tool [129053] $40.00
Embossing Paste [141979] $10.75	Pattern Party Decorative Masks [144103] $8.00	Palette Knives [142808] $6.50	Big Shot [143263] $136.00
Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $46.00	Pretty Label Punch [143715] $23.50	Starburst Punch [143717] $23.50	Metallics Sequin Assortment [144214] $6.75

Celebrate You and a Blog Hop!

Happy Monday! I hope you've had a good weekend. Mine was very productive and I got a ton of samples designed and some major class prep done...whew!

Today marks a brand new Tri-City Stampers Blog Hop. We took a break for a bit over the holidays, but now we\re back and bigger than ever. Today I have a fun project we'll be making at my Sale-a-bration Bingo event this Friday evening. It features a few of my favourite Sale-a-bration items...

Can you spot all of the Sale-a-bration products I used on this card? There are FOUR! I'll start with the obvious...the Epic Celebrations stamp set. I was sooo excited to see this fun set as one of the Sale-a-bration offerings this year. I was in desperate need of images suitable for a teen/tween and this one fits the bill perfectly (right down to the BEATS headphones!). Here, I stamped the images on Calypso Coral and Lemon Lime Twist card stock in the coordinating ink of the same shades. I also stamped the guitar image behind the sentiment.

Speaking of the sentiment, I actually used two coordinating products to create it! The Amazing You stamp set and coordinating Celebrate You Thinlits are FABULOUS! Here, I stamped the word celebrate in Bermuda Bay ink and die-cut the "YOU" from Basic Black card stock. I also brushed it with my Wink of Stella so it shimmers and sparkles. I used the Stitched Shapes framelits to die-cut the circle and the Layering Circles Framelits for the mat behind it.

So, did you spot the fourth Sale-a-bration item? It is the DSP! Those stars are found in the Bubbles and Fizz DSP pack. That paper is so versatile and although it coordinates beautifully with the Bubble Over bundle, it is perfect for SOOO many more projects!

On the inside of my card I added a Whisper White card stock panel on which I stamped one of the sentiments from the Epic Celebrations stamp set in Basic Black ink and the guitar image in Lemon Lime Twist.

Now, I know you're dying to see more fun project ideas, so be sure to hop on over to Sandy's blog for more inspiration.

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

Product List

Epic Celebrations Clear-Mount Stamp Set [147236] $0.00	Amazing You Clear-Mount Stamp Set [147215] $0.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $10.00
Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144245] $10.00	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122925] $10.00	Myths & Magic Glimmer Paper 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) [145601] $20.50	Bubbles & Fizz Designer Series Paper [147244] $0.00
Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $9.25	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [131171] $8.50	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [144086] $8.50	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [126983] $8.50
Big Shot [143263] $136.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $40.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $46.00	Celebrate You Thinlit Dies [146840] $0.00
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $10.75