Third Thursday Fond Farewell Blog Hop

Well, have you survived the week?! I am barely there! I am no joke on my way out the door to Taryn's spring party! Easter Treats in tow! The kids do not have school tomorrow so I am sure no one will want to sleep in!

On this months Third Thursdays blog hop we are hopping with the theme "A Fond Farewell". With the retiring list coming out this past Monday, I found out the sad news that the Follow Your Dreams Bundle will NOT be carrying over! Gasp, cry... Do what you got to do... The creations I am showing you today were created for a fun After Party Brynn Thornburgh hosted in Salt Lake City! I was asked to design two make and takes... Here is what I made!

The Follow Your Dreams bundle is sadly retiring... Although it will not leave my craft room! I have paired it with Mint Macaron and Petal Pink with touches of the Wood Textures DSP and Champagne Foil. To keep my projects cohesive, for the pizza box I have used the Wood Textures DSP again with Blushing Bride, Sahara Sand and Pear Pizzazz. 

Thank You so much for stopping by! I can't wait for you to see what Kimberly has made for you, you can get to her blog by clicking the next button below!

Kimberley Morris

TGIF Challenges 167 Follow Your Dreams

TGIF! Or maybe you have taken a long weekend after celebrating the 4th, that is IF you are in the USA. We had a great 4th of July, with a BBQ, homemade 25 foot slip and slide and of course ended the night with some fireworks and smores! I am not sure that it could have been any better!

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Today I am designing with the TGIF Challenges design team! We have a bright and fun summer color combination for you all to play along with! I recently used this combo with the Lemon Zest stamp set. It was really hard to NOT use it again! I mean with hot summer days a nice glass of limeade or lemonade sure hits the spot! When my wheels began to turn I went in a WHOLE other direction!! Are you ready? Here is my card...

My card has fresh base of Grapefruit Grove with a nice bright matte of Lemon Lime Twist Card Stock. I started to create my background with Water Color Paper and my Aqua Painters. I had all 3 ink pads on my work area and began with the Grapefruit Grove swoosh. After than I carried on with the other two colors Pineapple Punch and Lemon Lime Twist. While I liked my background it still needed some umph!  I added the Gold Stampin' Emboss splatters by using my Aqua Painter (you will want to use one you don't mind ruining) and watered down Liquid Multipurpose Glue. I kind of flicked it a few times and then added the powder. Of course my Heat Tool did the cool stuff! I also used Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder on the center of the Dream Catcher from the Follow Your Dreams Bundle. I had die cut this twice and adhered them together using the Fine Tip Glue Pen before I had heat embossed it twice with the gold. This was set aside while I created a Feather stencil using our Window Sheets, the feather die from the bundle and the Shimmery White Embossing Paste! It was just the right touch of sparkle for this added texture. I stamped the Grapefruit Grove Dream Catcher, Lemon Lime Twist and Pineapple Punch Feathers to die cut them on my Big Shot using the Magnetic Platform. I scattered these about the card using Mini Stampin' Dimensionals and of course had to adhere the Dream Catcher with Stampin' Dimensionals as well. To give this card one last Pop, I have added some Basic Adhesive Back sequins and Stampin' Emboss Gold heat embossed sentiment!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I can't wait to see what you create with this weeks challenge! I have provided a full list of products used below! Have a great weekend!

Product List

Follow Your Dreams Clear-Mount Bundle

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Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin' Pad

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Pineapple Punch Classic Stampin' Pad

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Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

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

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Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Watercolor Paper

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Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Aqua Painters

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Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

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Heat Tool

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Shimmery White Embossing Paste

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Palette Knives

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Window Sheets

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Big Shot

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Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins

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Precision Base Plate

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Big Shot Magnetic Platform

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Liquid Multipurpose Glue

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Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

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Stampin' Dimensionals

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Fine-Tip Glue Pen

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Stampin' Trimmer

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Home Decor SU Style June Blog Hop

Welcome!! I know I am posting a little later than the normal, but I am so excited about this NEW, AMAZING Stampin' Up! Focused Home Décor Hop! Sara Levin is the brains behind this beast and I can't wait to show you what myself, and 19 of my Global Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Friends have created!

I know that many of us when we hear "Stampin' Up!" we are thinking, Cards, Scrapbooking and Stamping, but there is one avenue that I am sure that our customers don't think about. Home Décor! Sometimes it is giant cardstock flowers, themed samplers or beautiful framed pieces to compliment a rooms décor... Enough about that, let me show you what I have created for you today!

I warned you guys, this bundle has saturated my creative brain since April! I am loving all the creations I am seeing done with this. My color scheme for this amazing décor piece is Crumb Cake, Mint Macaron, Petal Pink. My large stitched circle from the Petal Promenade DSP is layered with a Crumb Card Stock Die Cut from the Follow Your Dreams Bundle. I have a nice Mint Macaron and Crumb Cake Water colored Feather with a bit of Clear Wink of Stella before adhering my Mint Macaron and Champagne Foil Dream Catcher. I have also Water Colored the die cut Dream that is also in the same bundle using Mint Macaron and my Aqua Painters. This too is layered onto an additional Dream die cut in Champagne Foil. To achieve a nice balance I added two more Water Colored Feathers in Petal Pink and Crumb Cake with a sparkly coat of Clear Wink of Stella. A perfect trio of Basic Adhesive Back sequins and my piece of décor in my shabby chic white frame was complete! 

I hope that you have enjoyed my Home Décor piece today! I can't wait for you to tour the WHOLE hop! Have a beautiful day!!!

Remarkably Created All Thats New Blog Hop

Happy Sunday evening! Did you all survive the weekend without melting? We just got home from the pool and it honestly wasn't nearly as crowded as I would have thought. It was nice treat for the kids after I had spent all morning cleaning my stamp room!

I am hopping tonight with the Remarkably Creative Blog Tour and we have created with All That's New! It isn't very often that I can open up the Annual Catalog and know (other than preorder) EXACTLY what my first order is going to include. This catalog really caters to many of my whims, especially the cowgirl in me!

So I have been chomping at the bit for the Follow Your Dreams Bundle! This great bundle has amazing dies to that can make beautiful dream catchers with flowers, feathers and beautifully detailed centers. What better than to pair this with the Gallery Grunge? Let me show you my card!

Gray Granite is amazing and if you were a lover of Tip Top Taupe to me this is just a lighter version of it. I have paired it up with Mint Macaron. My Thick Whisper White cardstock is stamped using Gray Granite ink with the Chevron like wood pattern in the Gallery Grunge stamp set. My dream catcher is also stamped in this ink as well as having the detailed thinlit die cut from Gray Granite. I have accented my dream catcher with Mint Macaron and Blushing Bride inked feathers as well as having the larger feathers in Mint Macaron, Blushing Bride and Gray Granite. I added a few Share What You Love Artisan Pearls as a soft accent. My Dream die cut is from this bundle as well! I used  three of the die cuts and adhered them with Liquid Multipurpose Glue. Once this was done, I inked them up with Versamark and used the Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder. If you do this twice it gives a great faux metal like look! I can't wait to play with this set more! 

Thank You so Much for Stopping By! Make sure you tour the whole hop, as we were all creating with new goodies! Have a good evening