August 31, 2019
Are You Ready for Some Christmas Stamping?
It will soon be time for Christmas stamping! The Holiday Catalog goes live on September 4th and, of course, it has a great variety of wonderful holiday stamps. I know we have Halloween and Fall to get to first, but if you make your own cards its not too early to start thinking about what you’ll do for your Christmas stamping.
Today’s card is the one I made for our recent group meeting swap.
It features the new Toile Tidings suite of products. (more…)
Posted in Creativity | By Paula Cannon
August 16, 2019
Find Inspiration: Casing the Catalog
Where do you find inspiration for your stamping and crafting? A great resource for ideas and color combinations is any Stampin’ Up! catalog. When I’m feeling creatively challenged, I will often skim through a catalog. I look for design ideas, project ideas, or color combinations.
Today’s card is one I cased from the 2019-2020 Annual Catalog.
I love the new stamp set Inspiring Iris. Besides the iris images, there is a fun carnation and a sweet rose. I wanted to try the carnations but I kept drawing a blank. (more…)
Posted in Creativity | By Paula Cannon
August 9, 2019
The 2019 In Colors: Purple Posy
Purple Posy is the fifth of the five 2019-2021 In Colors. It’s a very light, soft color. If you are a fan of purples, this is the perfect addition to your color palette because it works so well with darker purples.
Once again I’ve gone to the Woven Threads designer series paper, not only for the color but for the design inspiration. Purple Posy is mixed in to several of the patterns on this paper package, but on this sheet it takes center stage. The square pattern is in Pretty Peacock, which at first glance may seem an odd pair, but it works.
Posted in Creativity | By Paula Cannon
August 2, 2019
The 2019 In Colors: Pretty Peacock
Today’s card features Pretty Peacock, a nice warm blue-green color. We’ve had colors in this range before and I think they play well with others, which makes it a good versatile color to have. I’ve used a paper from the Woven Threads designer series papers that’s all Pretty Peacock for the background. The pattern gives it a nice texture that’s not too busy.
This is a masculine birthday card, featuring one of the sail boats from the Sailing Home stamp set. I stamped it in Memento black ink and colored it with three Stampin’ Markers: Pretty Peacock, Crushed Curry and Gray Granite. I also used the Pretty Peacock marker to color one bird from the three seagulls stamp.
I wanted to keep the card fairly simple, (more…)
Posted in Creativity | By Paula Cannon
July 26, 2019
The 2019 In Colors: Terracotta Tile
I knew the Terracotta Tile In Color would be one of my favorites as soon as I saw it! Warm tones are my favorites, as are the colors of fall. One of the first few cards I made with these new In Colors was this one, using the Terracotta Tile designer series paper and ribbon.
Posted in Creativity | By Paula Cannon
Meet Paula
I love to stamp. It’s a great creative outlet for me. I have dabbled in crafts all my life, but when I found rubber stamping – that was it. I can’t explain it but there’s just something about putting stamp to ink to paper that appeals to me. Plus, even though I can’t draw, I can be artistic with the images the stamps make. Join me as I play and search for vintage style and fresh designs!
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