Tranquility in Tulips

Good morning friends!

Do you ever see a stamp set and not fall in love with it until someone else posts something awesome with it?

Not me. Never.

As a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, we are fortunate to be able to order select items early when a new catalog is about to be released. I LOVED a lot on the pre-order, but not enough to initially buy, ya know? That Tranquil Tulip set stood out to me, but I held off. Then I saw a video using the tulip set and a Label Me Pretty set, which I wasn't a fan of at all.

I. Fell. In. LOVE.

LOVE.

Fast forward to today when both packages are now here and I am in happy stamping bliss land.

Here's what I came up with:

For Mother's Day there were some beautiful purple tulips in my bouquet- which unfortunately made their way to the trash today. I memorialized them with this card. I also wish the Wood Textures DSP would be all in this one pattern, I just LOVE it. Its gorgeous and reminds me of one of our old barns growing up, which had tulips growing along side of it. 

Trying to show off the Wink of Stella 

I hope you fall in love with these sets. Tranquil Tulips is a hostess set in the 2017-18 catalog and let me tell you our host sets are going to knock your socks off. Gorgeous! You'll want to host ALL THE PARTIES! Sidetone: Host a party in June and get an extra $35 in Stampin' Rewards once its a qualified party! WOOT WOOT!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a stamptastic day and a relaxing Memorial Day weekend.


Product List

Tranquil Tulips Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143767]

$16.00

Label Me Pretty Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143861]

$17.00

Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin' Pad

[126950]

$6.50

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

[126953]

$6.50

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$7.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$8.00

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack

[144177]

$10.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[120953]

$8.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

$4.50

1-1/4" Circle Punch

[119861]

$16.00

Stampin' Trimmer

[126889]

$30.00

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Clear Block Bundle

[118491]

$71.50

RemARKably Created February Blog Hop!

Good afternoon, friends!

I'm so excited to take part in another RemARKable Blog hop with the Sale-a-Bration demonstrators group!

While you are all hopping and having a great time, I'm at our Middle School State Wrestling tournament! Any wrestling moms out there? It's a crazy sport that a few years ago I was a strong no to any of my kids participating in.

Insert mental High School wrestling images here. I grew up in Wisconsin and its huge there. I remember farm boys bulking up all summer for football then IMMEDIATELY trying to drop some serious weight to make their weight classes. It was gross. But- my husband assured me that it's not supposed to be that way, and we've had a good experience for the last 3-4 years now.

Annnnnnyway- let's hope my 7th grader does a kick-butt job! He placed 8th last year at 70 pounds, and is now wrestling 77lbs this tournament, so we're excited to see how he does!

Rambling overload! Gah! Lets get to the pretties!

Today we will be highlighting our "must haves" from the Occasions Catalog and the Sale-a-bration catalog! You mean we have to choose?! Haha, its like picking your favorite child! 

My favorites have surprised even myself. You know when you first flip through the catalog, certain sets just appeal to you. But then, after the 100th browse and as more demonstrators got their pre-orders and started creating, the sets that I over-looked or didn't pay much attention to really stood out to me! 

Crazy how peer pressure works right? At least this is a "healthy" habit? 

We won't ask the husband his thoughts. 

Anyway, my original must have was the Party Animal suite and Tasty Trucks, ya know.. They are darling and have posted about it a few times. My new must have that is just soaking up all of my ink (like what I did there--haha) is the Avant Garden SAB stamp set!

Surprise right? I'm now a flowery girl and at first the set looked a little hokey to me. But then you all came around with your beautiful creations and that's all she wrote. I've been pinning them like cray-zay! 

Speaking of Avant Garden, I'm missing a stamp and I've all but died inside. Sigghhhhh. But- after I stamped this baby! Hopefully it'll come back to me soon. 

Have you ever done a "One Sheet Wonder" before? I haven't and it's tons of fun! I'm loving all the neat designs of this one!  

I hope you have enjoyed the the rest of the hop! Next up is Janet Wakeland, bringing you back to the start!!

Have a stamptastic day!! 

Product List

Avant Garden Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143272]

$0.00

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad

[131172]

$6.50

Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad

[141395]

$6.50

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

[126948]

$6.50

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$7.00

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad

[138326]

$6.50

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

[101910]

$8.00

Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[115320]

$8.00

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[121045]

$8.00

Watercolor Wishes Card Kit

[140406]

$35.00

Badges & Banners Clear-Mount Bundle

[142334]

$33.25

Duet Banner Punch

[141483]

$18.00

Gold Metallic Thread

[138401]

$3.00

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Stampin' Trimmer

[126889]

$30.00

Clear Block Bundle

[118491]

$71.50

6" X 6" (15.2 Cm X 15.2 Cm) Glimmer Paper Assortment Pack

[143831]

$7.50

Butterflies Thinlits Dies

[137360]

$25.00

Petal Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[141493]

$7.50

Watercolor Wings Photopolymer Stamp Set

[139424]

$26.00

Retro Watercooler Mashup!

Hey friends!

Today I decided to mashup a few challenges and see what would happen. I chose the Retro Rubber and Watercooler Wednesday challenges!

So, here's what I came up with...

This card is a little out of character for me, but wanted to try a technique and gosh darn it- it was going to work. 

Or turn into a finished project that maybe someone else would love. 

I kid. It really looks pretty in person. 

The technique was to sponge the embossing folder than press it onto the card. While the embossing folder looked awesome, not too much transferred onto the paper. I tried to recreate what the folder looks like and came up with this. It's not my particular style, I know someone (maybe you!) love it! The sentiment is from Occasional Quotes (2011?)

It was fun to just play without guidelines. 

Sometimes our brains just need to sponge outside of the lines to be happy. 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a stamptastic day!

Product List

Flower Garden Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die

[123113]

$7.95

Occasional Quotes [clear-mount] FRA ESP

[120142]

hostess

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

[100730]

$8.50

2014-2016 In Color 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock And Classic Ink Pads Kit

[133673]

$32.50

Stampin' Trimmer

[126889]

$30.00

Scallop Oval Punch

[119856]

$18.00

Clear Block Bundle

[118491]

$67.00

Gold Metallic Thread

[138401]

$3.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Stamping Sponges

[101610]

$3.50