procrastistamper: March 2020

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Third Thursdays Blog Hop - Spring has Sprung!

Welcome once again to our Third Thursdays Blog Hop! This month our theme for the hop is Spring Has Sprung! Our posts will feature projects with a Spring theme.
{you'll find Product Purchase Links for current items I've used, below the Blog Roll}

My project is once again a card I completed at a shoe box swap with some fellow demonstrators. The Painted Poppies stamp set and coordinating Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper. And even though the ink and coordinating color for the patterned paper is Blackberry Bliss, I threw in a little bit of our Purple Posy Cardstock to lighten up the design.

It's a pretty straightforward card, but if you are recreating it, you'll want to ink up that splash stamp that goes behind the flowers with the Blackberry Bliss Ink Pad, and stamp it off onto scratch paper once or even twice, before stamping the image down on the card. That will give you a much lighter shade that won't drown out your poppies.

The sentiment is from the Heartfelt stamp set, and it's punched out with the Pretty Label Punch. To give it a little more dimension, I sponged around the edges of the label using a Stampin' Sponge that was dabbed into the Blackberry Bliss Ink Pad - and then patted the inked sponge on scratch paper until it was pretty light. You can always add more color, but you can't take it away, so remember to start with just a light application of ink at first. The label is also decorated with a couple of small Basic Pearls, to keep things light and delicate.

Here's one last closer look at the whole card. Don't forget your Medium Whisper White Envelopes for mailing your Spring cards! Getting back to Snail Mail is a great way to beat the beat the feelings of isolation you may be feeling right now.

Stampin' Supplies: Painted Poppies stamp set, Heartfelt stamp set, Whisper White Cardstock, Purple Posy Cardstock, Gray Granite Cardstock & Ink Pad, Blackberry Bliss Ink Pad, Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper, Stampin' Sponges, Gray Granite 1/2" Textured Weave Ribbon, Pretty Label Punch, Tear & Tape Adhesive (to adhere the ribbon), Basic Pearls, SNAIL Adhesive, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Grid Paper, Stampin' Trimmer, Simply Shammy (to clean photopolymer stamps), Stampin' Mist & Stampin' Scrub (to clean red rubber stamps).

NEXT UP: Head on over to Jan's post to her delightful Spring creations...

MARCH 2020 Third Thursdays Blog Roll:

Kimberley Anne Morris YOU ARE HERE!
Jan Musselman
Susan Reitmeyer Legits
Angie McKenzie
Anne Marie Hile

Stampin' Supplies Product Purchase Links:

Painted Poppies Cling Stamp Set	Heartfelt Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Purple Posy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Gray Granite 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad	Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad	Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper
Stamping Sponges	Gray Granite 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Textured Weave Ribbon	Pretty Label Punch	Pearl Basic Jewels
Tear & Tape Adhesive	Snail Adhesive	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals	Paper Snips
Grid Paper	Paper Trimmer	Simply Shammy	Stampin' Mist
Stampin' Scrub	Whisper White Medium Envelopes

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Sunday, March 8, 2020

Color Combo Blog Hop - March 2020

Products listed in bold are available in My Online Store, please see the bottom of the post for a complete list of Product Purchase Links under the Blog Roll. This month's Color Combo: Blushing Bride, Melon Mambo, and Crushed Curry.
DISCLAIMER: this is an International blog hop...I am in the United States, and I can only do business with those in my country, or those who have an APO/FPO address for shipping. So sorry for any inconvenience!

For my project this month, I've created a card you could use for a wedding or commitment ceremony. I used some images from the Dressed to Impress stamp set, and the saying comes from the Peaceful Moments stamp set. I really didn't like the Crushed Curry Cardstock layer, so I used a Sponge Dauber to add some Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint around the edges and it made it look like GOLD! I also colored some Basic Rhinestones with a Light Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Marker, to keep the gold theme going.

This greeting fit so nicely in one of the Stitched So Sweetly Dies, and the scalloped rectangle comes from that same set of dies, so that was super convenient! The greeting is stamped with the Melon Mambo Ink Pad, and if you look closely, you'll see some watercolor-y swashes over the greeting. The swash comes from the Dressed to Impress stamp set, and I stamped it twice (to cover the whole saying) with the Blushing Bride Ink Pad.

The flowers are stamped on the top layer of Blusing Bride Cardstock, using the Blushing Bride Ink Pad for the ones on the background, and the Melon Mambo Ink Pad for the ones on top of that. Then I decided to stamp one of the Melon Mambo flowers on a scrap piece of Blushing Bride Cardstock, and trim it out using my Paper Snips. The All Dressed Up Dies will cut out those flowers for you, but I was just being lazy...didn't want to get up to go across the room!

I grabbed a Crushed Curry Stampin' Write Marker to dot in the centers of the Melon Mambo stamped flowers, and then I used a dry Aqua Painter to get a little bit of that Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint on it to dab over the top of those little dots. You'll wanna grab a roll of that really pretty Petal Pink 1/4" Metallic Edge Ribbon to finish off this card. I know it's not technically "Blushing Bride", but look at it - I think it coordinates beautifully.

Stampin' Supplies: Dressed to Impress Clear-Mount Stamp Set, Peaceful Moments Cling-Mount Stamp Set, Blushing Bride Cardstock and Ink Pad, Melon Mambo Cardstock and Ink Pad, Crushed Curry Cardstock and Stampin' Write Marker (in Regals Stampin' Write Marker Asst.), Very Vanilla Cardstock, Light Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Marker, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, All Dressed Up Dies (if you don't want to fussy cut the flower), Petal Pink 1/4" Metallic Edge Ribbon, Sponge Daubers, Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint, Basic Rhinestones, SNAIL Adhesive, Mini Glue Dots, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper Snips (to cut out flower), Paper Trimmer (to cut and score card stock), Stampin' Scrub & Mist (to clean red rubber stamps), Simply Shammy (to clean photopolymer stamps), Grid Paper. {and don't forget your Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes for mailing your cards!}

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Color Combo Blog Hop March 2020 BLOG ROLL:
Elisabeth Pirolt - Little Lizzy’s Crafts (AT)
Sue McDonald - Frankiesue Stampin’ (UK)
Angélique Nederpel - de Stempelkeuken (NL)
Jenn Petersen (CAN)
Angela Köber / Stempelfamilie (GER)
Rene Guenther / Stempeln-mit-Rene.de (DE)
Rochelle Laird-Smith (Australia)
Sharon Dalton (Aus)
Jo Blackman (UK)
Gez Carpenter (UK)
Melinda Whittington (Australia)
Tricia Butts (U.S.A.)
Sue Allen - Australia
Jill Chapman (UK)
Caroline Peck (US)
Kristie Wilson (US)
Rebecca-Jo Unwin (AU)
Cheryl Taylor (UK)
Anastasia Radloff (US)
Kimberley Morris - procrastistamper (US) YOU ARE HERE!

Stampin' Supplies Product Purchase Links:

Dressed To Impress Bundle (English)	Dressed To Impress Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)	Peaceful Moments Cling Stamp Set (English)	Stitched So Sweetly Dies
Blushing Bride 8-1/2" x 11"" Card Stock"	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad	Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad
Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Regals Stampin' Write Markers	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Mango Melody Light Stampin' Blends
Petal Pink 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Metallic-Edge Ribbon	Sponge Daubers	Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint	Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Snail Adhesive	Mini Glue Dots	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals	Paper Snips
All Dressed Up Dies	Stampin' Scrub	Stampin' Mist	Paper Trimmer
Grid Paper	Simply Shammy	Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes

MARCH Monthly Perks Code: F9W6BFF76
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