Stamping Sunday Blog Hop - Last Chance

 Hello and welcome,

It's Stamping 2nd Sunday latest blog hop for April, hosted by Sara Levin and for this month the design team will be showcasing the theme 'Last Chance products' in our projects. The list of participants will be at the end of this blog.

It's that time of the year where we say goodbye to retiring Stampin' Up! products from the 2021 to 2022 Annual Catalogue. I will certainly miss Misty Moonlight one of the five In Colors for 2020 to 2022, it's such a pretty blue and I've used it with Basic White in my projects.

For my first card I've created a slimline card using Misty Moonlight Cardstock for the card base and followed with a slimline dry embossed panel using the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder. I added Misty Moonlight Ink with the Blending Brush for more depth of colour on the cardstock.

I've CASED the slimline card from Kaitlyn's stunning card, she created for Stamping Through the Catalog over on their Instagram page awhile ago they did a live and I wanted to try out the layout. 

I stamped the images in Misty Moonlight Ink using the Love of Leaves Stamp Set onto Basic White Cardstock and die-cut out using the Stitched Leaves Dies. I love the leaves in different shades of blue.

I ripped one side of the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper and layered over the leaves. To finish off the card I used the sentiment from the Sweet Ice Cream Stamp Set and stamped it in Misty Moonlight Ink. I also added a few of the circle Clear Epoxy Essentials around the sentiment.

For my second card I've created a Mother's Day card using Misty Moonlight and Basic White. Starting with Misty Moonlight Cardstock for the card base and followed with a dry embossed panel using the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder. I added Misty Moonlight Ink to the embossed panel with the Blending Brush.

The flowers are from the Pierced Blooms Dies they've been die-cut out using Basic White and Misty Moonlight Cardstock. To add interest and depth to the flowers either use the Sponge Dauber for more control or the Blending Brush. I like to layer them using different shades of blues for the flowers, plus Basic White too.

I used the large die from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies for the base of the flowers and adding Misty Moonlight Ink to the die-cut piece with the Blending Brush.

As Mother's Day is coming up in May for Australia, I thought this card was perfect for this occasion,so I used the sentiment from the Dressed to Impress Stamp Set and stamped in Misty Moonlight Ink. The label die is from the Pierced Blooms Dies.

To finish off the card I added the Misty Moonlight Silver Baker's Twine which is from the Flowers of Every Season Ribbon combo pack. The Balmy Blue and Night of Navy Gems add the finishing touch to the card.

Thank you for visiting my blog today, I would so love hear your thoughts on my project by leaving a comment below.

To see all of the amazing projects by the Stamping Sunday Design Team please click on their names below.

1.	Sara Levin
2.	Su Mohr-Aromas And Art
3.	Mikaela Titheridge
4.	Vicki Boucher
5.	Anne Marie Hile
6.	Jay Soriano

If you would like a copy of the new Stampin' Up! Mini January to June 2022 Catalogue and Annual Catalogue 2022 - 2023 please contact me here. 

If you live in Australia and don't have a demonstrator, you can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my online store here.

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

Stamping Sunday Blog Hop - Last Dance

 

 Hello and welcome,

It's Stamping 2nd Sunday latest blog hop for April and the theme is Last Dance for the Design Team. Our hop is a little bit different for this month instead of the list of names you can hop around by either going forwards or going backwards. To see Jay Soriano who is before me please click on his name and for Tami Hewlett who is after me. Please click on her name at the end of my blog.

Today you'll be seeing products that will be retiring as of the 3rd of May 2021 or unless SOLD OUT beforehand. Some of the products I've used have already finished like the Purple Posy Stampin' Blends and Cardstock they always seem first to go. You can visit my online store at the end of my blog to purchase any of the products that are available.

The In Colors for 2019 - 2021 are retiring and in particular Purple Posy is one of my favourite In Colors and I'm so sad to see it go. In fact all of them are so beautiful, I will miss them.

I've used the Bloom & Grow Stamp Set 149229 and Budding Blooms Dies 149548 for the main focus for my handmade thank you card and 3D project. I've always loved this stamp set as there are different flower images to colour in with I've chosen to colour them in with Purple Posy 154896 and Mango Melody 154888 Stampin' Blends. I'm really loving shades of yellows and mauves together they just brighten up my day! 

Using Purple Posy Cardstock 150887 a half sheet folded in half as my card base, adding a panel of In Color 6" x 6" DSP 153071 in Purple Posy measures at 10.5cm by 12cm. Layering the stamp images of the flowers around the Stitched Nested Labels Dies 149638 in medium size 9.5cm x 5cm in Shimmery White Cardstock and lightly sponging So Saffron Ink onto the piece of Cardstock.

To match with the Gold Mini Pizza Box I've added a couple of the delicate gold pieces from the Forever Gold Laser-cut Specialty Paper 152493 to the card. 

Another set retiring is the Beauty Abounds Stamp Set 148726 and the coordinating Butterfly Beauty Dies 151819. The smaller butterfly is in So Saffron and Gold foil for the die cut butterfly image. 

The sentiment is from the Bloom & Grow Stamp Set, it's stamped in Versamark Ink onto Basic Black Cardstock with White Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool. I've fussy cut out the Thank You. 

The Gold Mini Pizza Box 152068 coordinates with the card by using the same colours throughout the project. I've rapped around the box using the Vanilla Ribbon from the Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack 152475 and tied it in a bow. 

Using a square piece of DSP in Daffodil Delight which is from the Brights 6" x 6" DSP 152487 to form the base for the added layers. 

The gold pieces from the Forever Gold Laser-cut Specialty Paper, Bloom & Grow Stamp Set and the Stitched Nested Labels Dies using a smaller die cut for the sentiment. I added a So Saffron Butterfly to finish off the box.

Thank you for visiting my blog today. To see all of the amazing projects at Stamping Sunday Design Team please now click on Tami Hewitt to see her stunning creations.

To purchase any of the above mentioned Stampin' Up! products, please visit my online store here.

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher