Welcome to the Pals April  2018 Blog Hop. Join us while we put “Families First” in our hop this month. The Stampin’ Pretty Pals will inspire you with family-related projects like Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Graduation or Family Vacations. You may be just starting or hopped over from another Pal. In either case, you’ll find the line-up toward the end of my post to help you move along.

I have a special graduation card to share with you today! My daughter Abby is graduating from a North Dakota State University this early May, with a major in Biology with an emphasis in Pre-Health.  She’s thinking about becoming a Physician’s Assistant.  We’re so excited to see what her next adventure might be!  This card was designed for her graduation.

The school colors (Go, Bison!) are Green and Gold, so I used the Stampin’ Blends in Old Olive and Daffodil Delight to color a floral background on a beautiful panel of black and white Petal Passion Designer Series Paper.  The large flower reminds me of a college ‘mum!’  Yes??  I mounted this 3 7/8″ by 5 1/8″ floral panel to a piece of Basic Black cardstock measuring 4″ by 5 1/4″.  Finally, I adhered these to an Old Olive card base measuring 8 1/2″ by 5 1/2,” scored at 4 1/4.”

I created the sentiment using the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies with Whisper White and Basic Black cardstock.  Then I made a party noisemaker by embossing gold stripes on Basic Black cardstock using the Picture Perfect stamp and fussing cutting it.  The ‘head’ part of the noisemaker was made with gold embossing powder on white.  I tied a small gold Mini Tinsel Trim around it and shredded the ends to add a little dimension.  Finally, I added some Gold Glitter Flakes across the card, because my girl likes her sparkles, just like her mama!  It looks beautiful when the sun catches it!

The Picture Perfect Birthday stamp set is so great for many of life’s celebrations.  Just look at all those beautiful sentiments in those awesome fonts!  You can get yours now by clicking on the supply photos below, or clicking on the Link above to Go Shopping!

Thank you so much for hopping with the Stampin’ Pretty Pals today. Please take a minute to mark your calendar for our next hop on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, when we all “Step It Up with Textures or Techniques.”  Now hop along using the Blog Hop Line-up below. Don’t forget to leave us a comment. We really like that.

Blog Hop  Line-up:  

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
3. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
4. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
5. Sara Hicks Stuart at Sentiments by Sara
6. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
7. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
8. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stampin’ Habit!
9. Nina King at Ink Paper Sequins
10. Denise Hoepfner at The Mountain Magpie
11. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
12. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
13. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
14. Rachael Shedeed at Bluebonnet Stampin
15. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
16. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
17. Linda Suarez at All Night Stamping

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As the Stampin’ Pals attend OnStage without me, (yes, I’m pouting just a little, even though I did get to attend last year), I took part in the “Green with Envy” Pals Card Swap recently.  Card Swaps are such a fun way to get wonderful creations from other crafters while sharing your won creation with them!  I chose to create a card using the Sweet Soiree Designer Series Papers.

Honestly, what is NOT to love about these beautiful papers teeming with silver foil accents?

They’re GORGEOUS in person, really.  I used two of the paper designs and mounted on a card base of Old Olive card stock.  Before adhering, I wrapped a length of the Berry Burst 3/8′ Metallic Edge Ribbon around the middle of the card.  I stamped a sentiment from the Petal Palette Stamp Set onto Whisper White cardstock and punched it out with the Tailored Tag Punch.  I popped that onto the card with Dimensionals, and decorated with some Basic Rhinestones — you can’t have enough bling!  I adhered a silver foil butterfly I cut out using the Butterflies Thinlits Dies, and that was it!

So even though I was “Green with Envy,” I DID get the opportunity to swap cards with many talented papercrafters!  Thanks, Pals!
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Petal Palette Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145788] $35.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.00	Old Olive 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100702] $8.00	Tailored Tag Punch [145667] $18.00	Berry Burst Classic Stampin’ Pad [144083] $6.50
Butterflies Thinlits Dies [137360] $27.00	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00	Berry Burst 3/8″ (1 Cm) Metallic-Edge Ribbon [145489] $7.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $5.00	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive Refill [104331] $4.50
Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $4.00

Looking for a quick and festive card idea?  Look no further than our new Sweet Soiree Embellishment Kit from the Occasions Catalog.  Check out these cards made using this kit!

The cards are made from the Sweet Soiree Designer Series Papers — beautiful spring colors with silver foil accents:

Once I built my card base, I made a bouquet on an oval die cut with the Sweet Soiree Embellishment Kit.  All the paper embellishments punch out — easy peasy!  Look at all the fun accents you get with this kit:

Click on the products below to start shopping, or just click on the link at the top of the page, and let the Sweet Soiree Embellishments do the work for you!

Check out my video on the Sweet Soiree Embellishment Kit!

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I carried over my color scheme and basic layout from yesterday’s card to create a happy and whimsical card from the stamp set “Happiest of Days.”

Don’t you love the bright colors?  The card base is made from Bermuda Bay card stock covered with a 5 1/2″ by 4 1/4″ panel of “Bubbles and Fizz” Designer Series Paper.  The yellow layer is a panel from the Tutti-Frutti Cards and Envelopes, a free offering from the Sale-A-Bration brochure when you spend over $50 in SU! product.

I stamped the presents and sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and proceeded to have some fun coloring with my new Stampin’ Blends markers.  I added some Wink of Stella to put a sparkling touch on the fun little gifts!  Which one do you like the best?

The 3/8″ chevron ribbon in Bermuda Bay and a couple of Tutti Frutti Adhesive Backed Sequins finished off my card.  So fun, and these colors — yummy!  Shop with me by clicking on the products below or by selecting the “Let’s Shop” button above!

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Happiest Of Days Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143796] $18.00	Bubbles & Fizz Designer Series Paper [147244] $0.00	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [131197] $8.00	Tutti-Frutti Cards & Envelopes [147242] $0.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $30.00
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad [131171] $6.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $8.00	Tutti-Frutti Adhesive-Backed Sequins [145609] $7.00	Bermuda Bay 3/8″ Mini Chevron Ribbon [144198] $7.00
Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [144045] $9.00	Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [144603] $9.00	Pool Party Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [144605] $9.00	Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [144599] $9.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Glue Dots [103683] $5.25

I had fun with a CASE’d card by Amy Koenders that features the fun ‘sherbet’ colors!  This is a feel-good card that brings me right out of this dreary winter weather to the beach.  Which little cabana are YOU in?  I think I’m in the Peek-A-Boo Peach one!

Hard to believe that this card is created from the very same stamp set that created this one:

Both the beautiful watercolored mountain scenes and the beach scenes are made from the Water Front stamp set, found in the 2018 Occasions catalog:

The stamping was so fun — I built the beach scene using the stamps above on a piece of scalloped Whisper White card stock, actually ‘contraband’ left over from the January Paper Pumpkins.  Any white panel will do, or a circle shape works great, too!  I mounted the scene on a panel of card stock from the Sale-A-Bration Tutti Frutti cards and envelopes, and then onto the card base made from the Bubbles and Fizz Designer Series Papers.  Cute!

I embellished the card with some Pool Party baker’s twins and a couple of the Tutti Frutti Adhesive-Backed Sequins — boy, do I love those!  So bright and sparkly, and they STICK on their own!

And there you have it —  a fun beachy scene on a cold and snowy winter night!  I hope you had a great holiday weekend!

Mary

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What happens when you take a beautiful piece of black and white paper, add Stampin’ Blends, and your imagination?  A WHOLE LOT OF FUN, that’s what!

I LOVED working with the new Stampin’ Blends in four different colors to color in a part of this beautiful floral design.  And yes, I left some black and white on purpose — is it bothering anyone?  haha These papers are gorgeous works of art:

I know what you mean! The Blends are new alcohol-based markers that come in two shades — a light and a dark — of 12 different Stampin’ Up! markers.  The shades blend beautifully, and make coloring fun again!

I mounted the Designer Series Paper panel on a card base of Rich Razzleberry, and added some ribbon (a little stripe left over from the Holiday Catalog).  The sentiment is from the new Stamp Set  and a bow made from the 3/8″ Basic Black Shimmer ribbon — beautiful.  I finished the project with a Petal Passion Embellishment.

Think of all the ways this paper could be colored with those beautiful Stampin’ Blends!  Is it time for you to try them?  Why not?  Let’ s Go Shopping by clicking on the Button above!

And don’t forget about the Sale-A-Bration items available to you through March.  We’ve just added some new items.  Every time you spend $50, you earn FREE product.  Click on the button above to see the full brochure!

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A Good Day Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145873] $19.00	Petal Passion Designer Series Paper [145589] $11.00	Rich Razzleberry 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [115316] $8.00	Petal Passion Embellishments [145591] $8.00	Rich Razzleberry Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [144602] $9.00
Pink Pirouette Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [144604] $9.00	Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [144603] $9.00	Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597] $9.00	Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [121045] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $9.00
Basic Black 3/8″ Shimmer Ribbon [144129] $7.00	Starburst Punch [143717] $18.00	1-3/8″ (3.5 Cm) Scallop Circle Punch [146139] $16.00	White Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109132] $5.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $8.50
Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

Hands down, the Petal Palette Bundle in the Occasions Catalog is an absolute GEM — a keeper in my book!  My craft room will never be without these beautiful stamps and dies.

This card comes together so easily!  Stamp the large flower image in Black Memento ink on Whisper White Thick Cardstock.  I used the sponge dauber and some ink from each ink pad to ‘sponge’ the colors onto the floral bouquet.  It’s so easy, and so pretty!

Stamp the sentiment on white cardstock as well, and use the Big Shot to cut out the oval shape around the sentiment.  Mount a 4″ by 5 1/4″ piece of Petal Passion DSP onto a Berry Burst card base, and then build the card from there up.  I absolutely adore working with these beautiful images!

Are you ready to shop?  Just click on the link at the top of the page!  Don’t forget about Sale-A-Bration.  A $50 purchase gets you one of many free beautiful free products!

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Petal Palette Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145788] $35.00	Petal Passion Designer Series Paper [145589] $11.00	Berry Burst 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [144243] $8.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad [126953] $6.50	Berry Burst Classic Stampin’ Pad [144083] $6.50
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $30.00	Berry Burst 5/8″ Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [144191] $8.00	Black Rhinestone Jewels [144639] $5.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $5.00
SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00	Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

What could possibly be in a box this beautiful?  How about 16 coordinating birthday cards and beautiful file dividers — one for each month?  I am offering two upcoming classes for you to create this beautiful kit!

Do you ever get that panicky feeling when you realize someone’s birthday is here, and you forgot to get a card in the mail?  The Perennial Birthday Kit is a great way for you to get organized!

This gorgeous lined box has twelve file cards, one for each month.  How easy to put the names of those loved ones for whom you need to send a card, right on the correct day!

You will make sixteen cards, four of four different designs.  Here they are:

Aren’t they beautiful?  And they’re even nicer in person, with lots of shiny gold accents that make the cards so rich-looking!  And of course, you receive 16 envelopes! The dates for the classes are Thursday, January 18 at 6:30 pm, and February 24 at 1:00 pm.   The cost is $37 for 16 cards and the decorator box, which includes the use of my stamp set, inks, adhesives, and other supplies.  Just let me know if you want to sign up! Make a date with a friend!