Countdown to Sale-a-bration Day 6 - Feels Like Home

 Happy Sunday...and happy August! I can't believe the summer is half over already...why do vacation days go SO much faster than work days?? I'm continuing my countdown to Sale-a-bration today with the Feels Like Home stamp set. Check out these cards I made using this set...

Check out the video below for details on how I made the card above...

Treasured Medallion

 Happy Tuesday...and happy April! I hope you had a blessed Easter. Here is was another quiet one, as we just entered our third lockdown of the pandemic. I will be SO thankful when all of this is behind us! 

Today is my one and only son's 14th birthday! I don't know how that happened, but he is starting high school in the fall, so I guess it must be true! The poor kid has had his birthday plans ruined for the second year in a row...we are hoping to be able to throw an epic graduation party in June instead...fingers crossed!

This week I am all about the Treasured Medallion bundle from the January-June Mini Catalogue. This bundle is one I have been meaning to pull out, but only inked up for the first time this weekend. Let me say, once I got started, I couldn't stop! There are so many fun technique possibilities with this one...and don't even get me started about the colouring! So awesome!

Check out this take on the spotlighting technique...

I am already mourning the loss of Purple Posy...and it hasn't even left yet...so I'm using it A TON these days. I actually went for an ombre look, with Purple Posy, Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape, set against a neutral background of Smokey Slate. I stamped the full medallion image three times on the Smokey Slate background panel using ink of the same shade. Then I heat embossed the medallion in white on each of the shades of purple. I used the Layering Circle dies to die-cut them out, along with a white scalloped circle to mat each one. I popped up each of the matted circles to highlight the centre of each stamped medallion.

The sentiment is heat embossed in white on a piece of Basic Grey card stock. I punched one end of the sentiment strip using the Treasured Tags punch and then punched a second, wider strip in Basic White to mat behind it. I spattered the entire background panel with a little Frost White Shimmer Paint...man, am I going to miss THAT stuff! The only embellishment on this one is a few frosted epoxy droplets...another one I'm sad to say goodbye to.

On the inside of the Purple Posy card base I added a Basic White panel on which I stamped another medallion in Smokey Slate ink. 

I'll be demonstrating this card and two others using the Treasured Medallion bundle in this week's Live @ Five video over on my Facebook business page. Because today is my son's big day and I am planning a special dinner for him, my live will be held TOMORROW (Wednesday) at 5 pm ET instead. I hope you'll join me live, but if you miss this episode, you can catch the replay shortly afterwards on my YouTube channel. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today...have a great week!

Product List

Treasured Medallion Bundle [156237] $52.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $13.25	Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131202] $12.00	Purple Posy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150881] $12.00
Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146986] $12.00	Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146987] $12.00	Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121044] $12.00	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] $10.25
Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $8.25	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $41.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $48.00
Frost White Shimmer Paint [147046] $11.00	Frosted & Clear Epoxy Droplets [147801] $12.25

Tropical Dreaming and a Blog Hop

Happy Wednesday! Are you surprised to see me today? A quick check of the calendar and you'll see that it is already the 15th of the month, which means it is time for our monthly Stamping Symphony blog hop!

This month we are highlighting products from the new January - June Mini Catalogue. Since I am all about the Tropical Oasis suite this week, I thought I'd share another project I demonstrated in this week's Live @ Five video...

This is a take on the good ol' spotlighting technique. I began by stamping the images from the Timeless Tropical stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink to create my background. Then, on a separate piece of scrap Whisper White card stock, I stamped the hibiscus image and two leaves, colouring them with my Stampin' Blends. I used Dark So Saffron and Dark Real Red for the flower and Light and Dark Old Olive and Light Pretty Peacock for the leaves. I die-cut them out and then adhered them to the background panel using dimensionals.

The greeting is also die-cut using the In the Tropics dies from Basic Black card stock. The only embellishments here are some glitter organdy ribbon and a few rhinestones. Sometimes simple is stunning!

Be sure to check out the video below for the full how-to on this project and two others as well as all of the details for my newest online class that just happens to also feature this bundle!

Speaking of my online class, here are the details...

Because we all need a little sun, sand and surf in January, I am offering my new Tropical Oasis Online Class.

FREE with a minimum $60 order in my online store using Host Code USSFJQHD

This class includes all materials needed to create five cards (including two fun-folds), as well as a step-by-step video tutorial and PDF measurement guide.

To complete this class you will need the following supplies:
Tropical Oasis Bundle (stamp set and dies)
Stampin' Pads: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Pretty Peacock, Lovely Lipstick, So Saffron, Pool Party (or similar)
Stampin' WriteMarkers: Soft Suede and Old Olive (optional)
Adhesives: Liquid Glue, SNAIL, glue dots, Stampin' Dimensionals (or similar)

Order NOW or before January 28th, 2020 in my online store. 

Now, it's time to hop on over to the next blog to see what awesomeness Sandy has designed...

1. Leena (You are here)

2. Sandy

3. Barb

4. Jennifer

Thanks for stopping by...have a great week!

Product List

Timeless Tropical Bundle (English) [153811] $71.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $13.25	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $11.25
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $12.00	So Saffron Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker [149556] $6.00	Real Red Dark Stampin' Blends [147934] $6.00	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597] $12.00
Pretty Peacock Light Stampin’ Blends Marker [149538] $6.00	Smoky Slate Light Stampin' Blends Marker [145054] $6.00	Black 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon [147897] $11.50	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $6.75