Royal Blog Tour - Party Hearty

 Welcome to Tewksbury, Massachusetts and my stop on the Royal Blog Tour!!


I am featuring the stamp set Party Hearty.  I love this stamp set.  The set has so many great birthday images which makes it very versatile.  It can be used for so many great projects.  Just mix and match this set with some designer paper and matching inks you have a totally different card.

The first card is made with Razzleberry Lemonade Designer series paper.  I used Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry from the in color markers with the Tempting Turquoise marker to color in the party hats.

The Celebrate You Emblem is stamped on Whisper White cardstock with Crushed Curry ink.  I punched out the emblem with the scallop circle punch.  I stamped the image again in Tempting Turquoise and punched the center out with the 3/4" circle punch.  I stamped the image a third time in Rich Razzleberry and punched this out with the 1" circle punch.  I layered each of these together onto a scallop circle punched from Tempting Turquoise and used dimensionals to attach this to the card to make it pop!

The second card is made with Tempting Turquoise paper and the Kaliedescope designer paper.  For this card I pulled Pixie Pink, Tempting Turquoise and So Saffron colors from the paper and used the coordinating markers to stamp the hats.  I used the 3/4" circle punch to punch the circle behind the hat.  I used the Bermuda Bay Polka-Dot Grosgrain ribbon around the center of the card.  To cut a slit for the ribbon - lay the card flat open on a cutting mat.  I used an exacto knife to make a small slit to feed the ribbon through the crease of the card.

This card is part of my Party Hearty Card kit.  If you are interested in the Card Kit - then bookmark my blog and check it out on my sidebar!

 

The third card is made with the Sweet Pea designer paper that was in the Occasions mini catalog.  I colored the cupcake with the In-color markers and layered the image on tempting Turquoise.  The Designer paper is layered onto Tempting Turquoise and then onto a Sahara Sand card background.

This last sample is a card and favor box made with this set.  I used the Bashful Blue Designer Paper with Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue and Ballet Blue cardstocks.  The cupcake is stamped in close to cocoa twice.  The second image is cut out and added to the card with dimensionals to give it depth.  The celebrate you seal is stamped with white ink and embossed with while embossing powder on Brilliant blue paper. It is cut out with the scallop circle punch.  This is a special card as I made it for my Son's 19th birthday! 

The matching box is made using the Big Shot die Box #2.  I stamped the cardstock with the hats from the Party Hearty stamp set in bold colors.  What a great set this would be for a birthday party.

I hope you have enjoyed my ideas with the Party Hearty stamp set!

The next stop on the tour is Deanna.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Marilyn SanClemente

Royal Blog Tour - Medallion

Welcome to Massachusetts. I hope that you are enjoying your travels around cyberspace and our beautiful Stampin' Up! catalog with the LateNightSamper's Royal Blog Tour!!

Today I am featuring the background stamp Medallion. As soon as I saw the new cover of our new catalog I knew that this would be the first new stamp that I would order.

Card #1 Catalog CASE

If you have studied the catalog carefully, as I know many of you have, you may recognize this first card. This is a CASE of the card on page 5 of the catalog but of course enhanced a bit. My friend Kathy and I were working away in my craft room and discussing ideas for the Medallion stamp. She mentioned this card and of course immediately had a couple of ideas of how to make it her own.

So she surprised me. I left to drive my DD teen somewhere and when I cam back this was sitting on my space!! What a great surprise!! The difference between the two cards is that Kathy stamped the image on mellow moss using versamark and then embossed it with clear EP. She then cut out the interior circle and layered it onto the sahara image. We added the filligree brad to it. I also played around with the rhinestone brads which looked great in the center too!
Then I added the faux stitching to the side with a brown marker and the paper piercing kit.

Cards 2 & 3 - Metallic Medallion

This next card is my Anna Griffin inspired version. During my stampin' career I have worked with my friend Debbie at her stationery store Yours Truly in Chelmsford, MA, where I have made custom wedding invitations. I love Anna Griffin's papers and designs which are beautiful when worked into a wedding theme.
This is the medallion image stamped in copper on a sheet of designer paper from the Thoroughly Modern stamp set. I couldn't decide between the copper or gold with this paper so tried both!! The background is the new color soft Suede.


Candy Box

For my last sample I used the Sissix matchbox die and our window sheets. I used Staz on ink to stamp the medallion image onto the window sheet. The base of the box is made with the new color Rich Razzleberry. The striped base is made from the Designer paper Cottage Wall.

Marilyn SanClemente

Want to go on a Stamping Tour???

April 27th - All Day Blog Tour

I would love to have ALL of you join me on this virtual trip! The trip is loaded with fabulous stops that will offer many ideas to use with the new Occasions Mini products. Each stop will have a different product showcased so you don't want to miss any of them.

The event will take place on April 27th and you can hop on the bus right here! I will be showcasing the fun new set Very Versatile. A great new greetings set. Then from here you can hop on over to Raberta Gannon's blog. She will be showcasing the Great Friends set. You will continue along your virtual tour and visit a total of 20 different blogs showcasing 20 different products.

I can't wait, there will be so many fabulous 100% Stampin Up! ideas. So be sure to pack your bags and maybe a treat or two and come along for the ride! We will meet right here on April 27 and of course you will end here too! More details to come, just wanted to be sure you have your bags packed and you are ready!

Marilyn