Stamp Off Embossing Paste Challenge

Thank you for joining Buffy, Susan and I for

our final August challenge.  We are also announcing
a change in our challenge format.   We will be shifting
to a bi-monthly challenge schedule.  We have discovered
that we are all pretty busy, with grandchildren and travel.
We need to back off on our challenges,
so that we can still enjoy the fun of sharing ideas with you,
while fitting in the rest of life in between!

This challenge is going to be fun because we are featuring

the NEW Stampin' Up! Embossing Paste, found on

page 201, along with the coordinating Pattern Party

Decorative Masks and Palette Knives.

 I decided to really pour on the texture with this challenge.

I used the brick pattern with the Embossing Paste, to create

a background.  I did a little sponging to pump it up.

The Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Pack layer has such

vibrant colors that they pop off the card.   Since I really

appreciate those colors, I made them the color scheme for

this card.  

I went back to the same pattern in the Paper Pack,

to create the Flourish Thinlits (p 216) central floral image.

This die cut enabled you to see the textured brick wall

in the background.  The sentiment was selected from the 

Thoughtful Banners set on page 66.  This just looked

like a celebration card!

I can't wait for you to check out what Susan and

Buffy have done with this challenge.  This Embossing

Paste enables so many techniques, that you will

likely learn some different uses for this product.

Just a final reminder; we will not be posting a Stamp Off
challenge next week.  Look for us again on September 8th!

Holiday Catalog Smitten Mittens

The 2017 Holiday Catalog will be coming out

in several weeks.  I thought that I would show

you a video here and there, so that you can drool

over products that will be available September 1st!

This suite is filled with fun product!

Colorful Seasons Leaves

The Colorful Seasons set, on page 147, is so much fun

to play with.  It has great images for all 4 seasons,

that can be used alone, or in conjunction with the

coordinating Seasonal Layers Thinlits (p 216).  

I think that it is one of the quickest cards to create with,

in part because the images are a great size.

The sentiments are also somewhat "uneven", so that

you don't have to worry about whether you are 

stamping them straight.  I really appreciate that because

it saves me time and paper.

Stamp Off Bike Ride with Cool Treats

Friday really comes around fast, doesn't it!   I do like

challenges that fall on a weekly basis, so that I develop

a pattern of checking.  Per that pattern, Buffy, Susan

and I are here for your viewing pleasure!

We had an In Color challenge a while back, and I 

inadvertently created today's challenge, without realizing

that I had picked In Colors again.  Guess I am really

trying to push myself to use Lemon Lime Twist, which

goes well with many of the new In Colors.

For my colors, I picked Lemon Lime Twist, Powder Pink

and Tranquil Tide.  I love this sporty combination,

with just a hint of pink, for a "girly bicycle".  

The Bike Ride set on page 20, with

coordinating Build A Bike Framelits on page 213 is one

of my favorite new products.  This bike is so carefree,

with lots of coordinating bits, that if feels great on a card.

It coordinates especially well with the Layered Leaves

Textured Impressions Embossing Folder on page 211.

I stamped the sentiment from Cool Treats on page 82, 

layering the two greens on the word "COOL".  It just

needed that highlight.

I'm so glad that you stopped by, and know that you

will enjoy the projects shown by Buffy and Susan.

Lovely Inside and Out with Lovely Words Thinlits

I've featured Lovely Inside and Out with the coordinating

Lovely Words Thinlits (pages 157 and 214) several times.

They compliment one another so well, and are simple to

use.  Sometimes you have to think long and hard about

how to put a card together, but that does not seem to be

an issue with this bundle.  I used the Layering Circles

Framelits dies (p 214) to cut out the black background,

which was run through the Hexagons 3D Dynamic

Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (p 211).

Lovely Inside Out with Lovely Words Thinlits

The Lovely Inside and Out stamp set on page 157,

with coordinating Lovely Words Thinlits on page 214 is

a dandy pairing.  The thinlit and stamp set sentiments

enable lots of flexibility, but they really complement

one another.

 

In this sample, I stamped the Berry Burst layer with 

Awesomely Artistic (p 153), with 1/4" Copper Trim accent.