The Spot Not Yo Mommas Card Challenge

Happy Tuesday! I am enjoying a hot cup of coffee in silence while typing up my post this morning... sometimes I wake up early just so I can drink my coffee in silence. It is for everyones safety! The kids and I will be working on seed tapes today of carrots and radishes for the garden. I am hoping to plant some of the flowers I got from the nursery on Friday. For those of you who garden, do you follow the Farmer's Almanac? In Colorado there is also the theory of not planting things before Mother's Day... I tend to be a bit of a rule breaker anyway.

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This week The Spot Design Team is creating cards that are not so average. We are calling it the Not Yo' Momma's Card. You may see some fun folds or Unisex type cards and cards that are NOT for mom!!  I chose to make a fun fold. That isn't necessarily for mom but maybe for an amazing friend. Now I can't take credit for this amazing fold design. I tend to treasure or hoard cards from swaps... I usually keep my very favorites. I received a swap card from my demo friend in California Amy Combs at OnStage in Vegas, I hadn't pulled it out of the clear envelope until a couple of weeks ago, so she gets the credit for the design of this fold. Let me show you what I have created!

Adorable, right?! This card has a rich base of Early Espresso with a mat and accents of Mossy Meadow. I have used the Stampin' Blends Petal Pink, Mossy Meadow and Ivory to color the Magnolia. This was nicely accented with the Magnolia Lane DSP stripe and the Bird Ballad DSP. I even added a bit of the Pressed Petals DSP wood. The Stitched So Sweetly Dies are a go to and a favorite. To create my label I stamped the smaller magnolia in Petal Pink and sentiment from the To A Wild Rose in Early Espresso before die cutting. My label is accented with a bit of Striped Petal Pink and Lace Trim. A few Gold Glitter Enamel dots were an amazing touch. 

I will be making this fold live on Thursday... Stay Tuned for a time!

I can't wait to see what you make for this challenge! 

Creation Station Full Monty Blog Hop

Sunday, Sunday... a day that is a blessing and a curse. Especially with tomorrow being a Monday! Have you seen the story out there about the teen that is trying to get the Super Bowl moved to Saturday and the statistics about how many people that DO NOT show up to work the Monday following Super Bowl Sunday? This kid is onto something!



I am back with the Creation Station Design Team for a what we are calling a "Full Monty" blog hop! The idea was for us to hop with product suites from the catalog with an emphasis on our Mini... Well, I decided to showcase a suite that could be getting a bit neglected with all of the amazing Poppies, Purses and Parisian Suites in our Mini. Good Morning Magnolia is hands down one of my most favorite suites EVER. So when I was trying to whip something last night (after refereeing children, the horse shoer showing up and needing to run to the store when Troy got home from work FINALLY, my day was shot), I stumbled on this partially colored Memories & More card and had my AHA!! moment.

 So, the card started with a Memories & More card from the Magnolia Lane pack. This was colored with Petal Pink, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive and Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Packs. I knew that I wanted to layer this onto the coordinating Memories & More Large Specialty Cards. A nice piece of the Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper was a nice touch, I could have put a bit of mat behind it for more of a pop. I have stamped the sentiment using Early Espresso ink with the decorative border stamped in Petal Pink. The die cut is NOT in the suite... I know I am a rebel, but it worked out well with what I was creating, it is from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. The small magnolia colored to coordinate with the background was the perfect touch. This is all adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals over a piece of the Striped Organza Petal Pink Ribbon.

Thank You so much for stopping by today! I can't wait for you to see what my dearest friend Jeanna has created. You can get to her by clicking the next button below!

 

Jeanna Bohanon

TGIF Challenges 212 Paper Flowers Challenge

TGIF!!!!! I really mean it! Summer showed its face this week with temps in the 90's and a few rumbles of afternoon Thunderstorms! I am a huge storm cloud junkie... I am often outside as storms are rolling in to get pictures, it is the safest idea but the clouds are amazing! Last night while watching the 10 PM news and weather they even shared one of my photos... That makes me famous, right?! It really wasn't the first time though and with severe season on top of us... it probably is not the last.

This week our TGIF Challenge is Paper Flowers!  If you are needing some inspiration our design team has put together some amazing samples and you can get to them by clicking below, but first let me show you what I have made!

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I must say that the upcoming NEW Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog is ABSOLUTELY one of the best catalogs I have seen in a long time. I am sure that at this point you have seen the Magnolia Lane Suite, It will be my focus for my August class! I just can't get enough of the earthy colors and soft pinks! It is my favorite! Well at least, for now! I went a bit picture happy with my creation and let me give you a quick disclaimer... I will be live on my Facebook business page with this tote tutorial on Wednesday!

This is great purse like Box is made of two sheets of 12 x 12 DSP. Who would have though?! I have accented this great tote with Petal Pink Card stock with a coordinating stripe that is in the Magnolia Lane DSP.  The handle of Crumb Cake card stock and small print magnolias coordinates with my Detailed Tag Topper purse closure. I created the beautiful Magnolia Memory Dies and the Balloon Bouquet Punch. I sponged Petal Pink on the edges and used my bone folder to give the petals some shape. I again accented the flower with the Petal Pink Striped Organdy Ribbon and Champagne Foil Leaves! 

I can't wait to see how you play along with our Paper Flowers Challenge!

I have provided a full list of products below that I used to create this amazing bag!

Have a fabulous weekend!!!

Product List

Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper $11.50	Petal Pink 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Organdy Striped Ribbon $8.00	Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock $8.50	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock $9.75
Champagne Foil Sheets $4.00	Magnolia Memory Dies $35.00	Delightful Tag Topper Punch $23.00	Balloon Bouquet Punch $18.00	Simply Scored $30.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive $7.00	Paper Snips Scissors $10.00

Paper Craft Crew 335 Sketch Challenge

Happy Wednesday!!! Are we all happy that we are over the hump???? If we are friends on Facebook you will know that in my house we are at that time of year where the kids no longer want to wake up to get ready for school and while I think we all are impatiently waiting for summer break, I am not sure that I am ready for the bickering... 9, 11 and 13 year old's are not for the faint of heart!

I am working on getting back into my regular groove again! Today I am back at it with the Paper Craft Crew Design Team! We have a fabulous sketch that you will see below that of course is left to interpretation!

The launch of the new Annual Catalog is right around the corner and I feel like sometimes we can't always purge EVERYTHING that is going away. For example the Wood Textures DSP will be saying a fond farewell, but on today's card I am going to show you how you can use some of that Wood Textures DSP with the upcoming Magnolia Lane DSP!

The Magnolia Lane suite will be one of the hottest new items in the upcoming catalog! The DSP is amazing with fabulous florals as well as stripes and small prints! Today's card started with a rich base of Early Espresso Card Stock. The mat of Petal Pink is distressed on the edges using an older pair of snips. I have used one of the stripe patterns in the Magnolia Lane DSP to layer onto the Petal Pink. I am so sad that the Wood Textures DSP will not be returning in the upcoming catalog. It makes an excellent partner with the Magnolia Lane DSP.  A nice strip of the White Flax ribbon was perfect for this earthy card. Let's get to the star of the show, the magnolia. I have stamped this image with Early Espresso ink on Thick Whisper White. The image was then colored with Stampin' Blends. First the leaves were colored with the Old Olive Combo. I usually start with the dark then blend with the light. The flower itself will probably surprise you! Once the center of the flower was colored with the Soft Suede Combo, I started shading with the Ivory Stampin' Blend first... It gave me just enough of a shadow when I started to blend with the Light Petal Pink Stampin' Blend. After I was all done coloring, I used a the Stampin' Blend Lifter on some of the petals. A nice Early Espresso sentiment on the Classic Label punch, a few Gold Foil Leaves and some Epoxy Droplets and this puppy was done!

I am so glad you came by today! I can't wait to see what you create for this sketch! 

Want to snag the supplies that are retiring??? I have provided a full product list below! Use the hostess code below if your order is under $150 and I will send you a fun prize pack!

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Product List

Good Morning Magnolia Cling Stamp Set $36.00	Magnolia Memory Dies $35.00	Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper $11.50	Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack $11.00
Gold Foil Sheets $4.00	Frosted & Clear Epoxy Droplets $9.00	Whisper White 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Flax Ribbon $7.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock $7.75
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad $7.50	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock $8.50	Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock $8.50	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack $9.00
Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack $9.00	Light Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Marker $4.50	Ivory Stampin' Blends Marker $4.50	Stampin' Blends Color Lifter $4.50
Classic Label Punch $18.00