Eastern Thanks for Sunday Stamps

Happy Sunday...and if you're in Canada, happy LONG WEEKEND!! This marks the unofficial start of summer for Canucks and though the weather isn't exactly perfect (it's raining as I type this!) there is a promise of warm summer days to come.
Today marks the start of a new colour challenge over at Sunday Stamps. Check it out:

This challenge is the PERFECT  way to showcase two of the new In-Colours from the upcoming 2017/18 Annual Catalogue, which is what I did on my project:

Isn't that bold citrus just fabulous? It is called Lemon Lime Twist and is my new favourite colour. It pairs perfectly with just about anything for a fun pop of sassy colour. Here I used it with Bermuda Bay and Tranquil Tide (another new In-Colour!).  I really wanted to showcase the colours so I added bold strips of card stock to my project. I embossed the strips using the new Oh My Stars TIEF, which will also be available on June 1st in the upcoming catalogue.

I used the Eastern Beauty stamp set to create a bold stamped pattern to fill in the remaining white space on my card front. I created the focal image by die-cutting a medallion from gold foil card stock using the Eastern Medallions Thinlits. I added the stamped sentiment, which I die-cut using the Layering Circles Framelits, as well as a Lemon Lime Twist card stock mat behind it.

I glammed up my project with some gold 1/8" metallic ribbon and a gold tassel.

On the inside I stamped more of the same images I used on the front using Lemon Lime Twist, Bermuda Bay and Tranquil Tide inks. LOVE this fresh colour combo!

Why not give this combo a try on a project of your own? When you do be sure to share it with us at Sunday Stamps. In the meantime, have a super Sunday!


Product List

Eastern Palace Premier Bundle [147207] $134.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $9.25	Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144245] $10.00
Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131197] $10.00	Tranquil Tide 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144246] $10.00	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $5.25	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [144086] $8.50
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [131171] $8.50	Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [144085] $8.50	Big Shot [143263] $136.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $46.00
Oh My Stars Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143710] $10.00	Gold 1/8" Ribbon [134583] $6.75

Eastern Note for Sunday Stamps

Happy Sunday! I hope you are enjoying the weekend. It has been SO cold and rainy here...five straight days of steady rain and near freezing temperatures...wondering what happened to spring! I hope it is nicer where you are!!

Today marks the start of a new sketch challenge over at Sunday Stamps...

Since I have been obsessed with the Eastern Palace Bundle lately, I naturally used it for my project:

I began with a piece of Whisper White card stock which I embossed using the Softly Falling TIEF. I purposely cut it a bit narrower than I needed so as to leave room for a pretty gold scallop border sticker, which I adhered directly to the thick Whisper White card base. I used some Fabulous Foil Designer Acetate for the rectangular element and then die-cut a medallion from Whisper White card stock using the Eastern Medallions Thinlits. I backed the die-cut medallion with a gold foil circle to make it pop against the white background.

I heat embossed the sentiment, which is from the Eastern Beauty stamp set, in gold and added another piece of border sticker along the bottom. I added a gold tassel and some retired gold cord, which works perfectly with the tassel and is still available on the Clearance Rack in my webstore.

I love how quick and easy it is to create elegant projects with this suite of products. The stickers and tassels add so much to the finished project and the medallion dies...well they are beyond fabulous! If you have not taken advantage of the pre-release of these amazing products yet, you don't know what you're missing!

This is a super-versatile sketch...be sure to check out the rest of the Design Team's projects and then give the sketch a try...and be sure to share your work with us so we can marvel at your creativity!

Have a super Sunday!


Product List

Eastern Palace Premier Bundle [147207] $134.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $9.25	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $5.25
Fabulous Foil Designer Acetate [141653] $16.00	Baker's Twine Trio Pack [141999] $12.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $11.25	Embossing Buddy [103083] $8.00
Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] $6.75	Heat Tool [129053] $40.00	Big Shot [143263] $136.00	Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [139672] $11.25

An Eastern Opulence Christmas

I am sooo excited! The new catalogue pre-order has begun for demonstrators and mine has already shipped! It should be here early next week, so prepare for LOTS of sneak peeks and project ideas in the next few weeks.
Are you dying to get your hands on the new catalogue products as much as I am? Did you know that new demonstrators who join during the month of May can choose pre-order items for their starter kit? How awesome would it be to not only get $165 worth of product for just $135 (tax and shipping free) but also to get a 20% discount on EVERYTHING you want from the new catty?? Pretty awesome, huh? Click HERE to learn more.

Ok, so I mentioned earlier this week that I had some ideas for Christmas cards using the new Eastern Beauty stamp set, which is part of the current Eastern Palace Bundle promotion. I couldn't get it out of my head so I just had to sit down and bring my idea to life. Check it out...

Doesn't that image make a beautiful snowflake? And the die cuts it so that the inner parts pop up, giving it dimension.  To start I stamped the snowflake outline image using Pool Party ink and then die-cut it using the Eastern Medallions Thinlits. Then I stamped the flourish detail, taking care to stay within the die-cut lines. I also added a touch of Wink of Stella, though it doesn't show up in the photos. Sooo pretty and sparkly!

The speckled background behind the die-cut is heat embossed in silver. To ensure I placed the image correctly I die-cut another snowflake to use as a mask while stamping the speckles...it worked like a charm.  I stamped a couple more snowflakes on the background panel and matted it with silver foil card stock. The sentiment is from the Christmas Pines stamp set and is also heat embossed in silver. I used the Softly Falling TIEF to emboss the Smoky Slate background panel.

On the inside I added a piece of Whisper White card stock on which I stamped more snowflakes in Pool Party ink and another sentiment from the Christmas Pines set in Smoky Slate. It sure feels good to have this idea out of my head and on paper...except now I have several more that came from playing with these fabulous products. So many ideas, so little time!

Product List

Eastern Palace Premier Bundle [147207] $134.75	Christmas Pines Photopolymer Stamp Set [142049] $43.00	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [126982] $8.50	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [131179] $8.50
Versamark Pad [102283] $11.25	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25	Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131202] $10.00	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $5.25
Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246] $6.75	Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131] $6.75	Heat Tool [129053] $40.00	Big Shot [143263] $136.00
Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [139672] $11.25