October Llama Hop

I hope you've just arrived from Stephanie's blog,

and her lovely projects.

October is such a fun time for stamping!

Best of Halloween is still my favorite set.

Especially when it is enhanced a bit by 

Gorgeous Grunge.  The focal technique in this

card is the layering of Chalk Talk Framelits that

produces a frame around the image.

Sets:  Best of Halloween, Gorgeous Grunge

Colors:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie

Other:  Chalk Talk Framelits, Washi Tape, Rhinestones

This card is similar to a previous post of mine.
In this sample, I used the Silver Foil Sheet for
the larger, background snowflake.

Set:  Sweet Essentials,  Festive Flurry

Colors:  Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding,
Silver Glimmer Paper

Other: Festive Flurry Framelits, Silver Embossing 
Powder, Heat Gun, Rhinestones
  

Most artists are using the Festive Flurry Framelit

Dies to make snowflakes.  I think that they also work well

for a crown or badge.  In this project, it is kind of a

love badge!

Colors:  Whisper White, Real Red, 

Silver Glimmer Paper

Other:  Festive Flurry Framelit Dies,

Expressions Thinlits, Small Heart Punch, 

Rhinestones,  Fancy Fan Embossing Folder


Now Hop on back to Stephanie's blog...

Or Hop ahead to see Buffy's amazing
ideas!  She is incredibly creative.

Stampin Llamas September Blog Hop

Welcome to another Stampin' Llama Hop!

I know that you enjoyed Debbie's lovely projects

and Grandbaby pictures!

The Best of Halloween set is perfect for those

special treats, made with Stampin' Up'! Cellophane bags!

I enjoy roughing up the Halloween images with the 

Gorgeous Grunge set. It adds the perfect touch.

Sets:  Best of Halloween, Gorgeous Grunge

Colors: Whisper White, Basic Black,

Tangerine Tango

Other:  Chalk Talk Framelits,

Neutrals Candy Dots

This project also uses the Best of Halloween 

and Gorgeous Grunge sets.

 The central image is one of my favorites,

and the flying witch hats make me smile.

The framelits enable you to layer 2 framelits

together, creating a raised frame for your image.

Sets:  Best of Halloween, Gorgeous Grunge

Colors: Whisper White, Basic Black,

Tangerine Tango

Other:  Labels Framelits

 The Truly Grateful set in the Holiday catalog is

extremely elegant.  The images create a feeling of

fall and thankfulness.

In the project above, the grain image is embossed with

black embossing powder, to give it a more textured look.

Colors:  Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake,

Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse

Other:  Pearls, Summer Starfruit Ribbon

I hope that you have enjoyed my projects.

You can hop back to see Debbie's projects:

or hop forward to enjoy Stephanie's lovely

samples.

 

Holiday Hop!

August Blog Hop!

I'm sure that you enjoyed Debbie's 
Blog Hop projects.  But then you have to agree
that the best pictures were of her Granddaughters!!  
So cute.

 These silly pumpkins are from the

Halloween Happiness single stamp set in the

Holiday Mini.  It is easy to color this stamp

with your markers, so that you can coordinate
with your card base and accessories.

Color:  Whisper White, Calypso Coral,

Old Olive, Basic Black

Epic Day This and That DSP

Other:  Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder,
Candy Dots

 My second offering pairs my favorite new catalog

set (Gorgeous Grunge) with the Halloween Bash

set on page 21 of the Holiday Mini.  The 

Gorgeous Grunge set allows you to create your 

own background or DSP look. Here is a grunge close-up.

Add a strip

of the Witches Brew Designer Washi Tape and you

are rockin Halloween.  The Witches Brew Washi

reminds me of police caution tape (maybe because

we had some up in our neighborhood this weekend!

NO, I did not commit any crimes. We actually had

a rotted power pole lean and pull lines down. Part of our

street was blocked off with tape & cones
for a day, while repairs were completed.)

Colors: Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black

Other:  Ovals Framelits Collection,

Candy Dots

My final card highlights the delightful new
"Expressions Thinlits Dies" on page 36 of
the Holiday Mini.   It's hard to tell, but
 I "cut" the word thank--ful apart,
to enable it to be bent around the leaves.  Speaking of
leaves, the Autumn Accents look soooo real. They are
incredibly fun to color and use on projects. 
Just draw veins with a stylus and then sponge.

Colors:  So Saffron, Whisper White,
Pumpkin Pie, Always Artichoke

Other:  Big Shot, Autumn Accents Bigz Die, Stylus,
Stampin' Pierce Mat, Woodgrain Embossing Folder,
Simply Pressed Clay, Buttons and Blossoms 
Clay Mold, Sponges 

Thank you for viewing my Hop projects.

You can click Back to see Debbie's hop contributions.

 

Or hop on over to see Buffy's amazing samples,

by clicking the Next button below! 

Blog Hop Participants:

Kath - http://kath-allthatscrap.blogspot.com
Debbie - http://cleverandcute.blogspot.com
Jackie -http://jackotterstamp.blogspot.com  You are HERE
Buffy - http://buffycooper.com

June Blog Hop!

Yep, it's time for another exciting blog hop!

You've likely arrived here from Debbie's blog,

after viewing her wonderful ideas.

 

Too Kind is one of those sets that enables lovely

cards with minimal effort.  It uses the 2-step stamping

that won many converts to Stampin' Up!.

Colors:  Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride, 

Cantaloupe Crisp, Whisper White, Smoky Slate,

2013-2015 In Color Designer Series Paper Pack

Other:  Tulips Frame Embossing Folder,

Subtles Candy Dots, Linen Thread,

Punch for flag end 

My second project uses 2 more new catalog sets.

It features the Wildflower Meadow Bundle on page 83.

It's so nice to have product, that coordinates well

together, sold as discounted bundles.  In this case, 

the Wildflower Meadow background stamp and 

Wildflower Meadow Embossing folder.

Sets:  Wildflower Meadow, Chalk Talk (page 12).

Colors:  Old Olive, Rose Red, Pink Pirouette,

Whisper White

Other:  Chalk Talk Framelits, Wildflower 

Meadow Embossing folder and

Ovals Collection Framelit (NOTE: you can

position framelits anywhere on a card or layer, 

so that images can be framed in the background)!

My final project uses the Regarding Dahlias set on 

page 91 of the catalog.  It is a huge flower with lots of

useful greetings!  The Dehlia also looks cool when embossed.

Colors:  Basic Gray, Pool Party, Whisper White

Other:  Needlepoint Border Embossing Folder,

Adorning Accents Embossing Folder

Sooooo I hope that you enjoyed these projects.

Now, "skedaddle" over to Buffy's blog, to view

the wonderfully cool projects she has for you! 

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Llama Spring Hop 2013!

Welcome to another Llama Hop!!
Baby, it's a good one.  Don't you love the new
Spring Mini and SAB items!

You've likely arrived here from Buffy's Blog

and enjoyed her wonderful projects!

Here are my contributions:

Ok, this fish just cracks me up.  I used to enjoy
fishing, so had to make a fish card for this hop.
The International Bazaar DSP banners are intended
to look like some kind of underwater growth 
attracting fishy attention. 

Sets:  By the Tide (Spring Mini), SAB Vintage Verses

Colors:  International Bazaar DSP, 

Rich Razzleberry, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White

Other:  Markers, Rhinestone eye, dimensionals

This card is my version of a "formal"

invitation.  The Dress Up Framelits enable so

many cute cards and projects.

  

Set:  That's the Ticket (Spring Mini)

Colors:  Perfect Plum, Basic Black,

Whisper White, Velum Cardstock

Accessories: Dress Up Framelit Dies (Spring Mini)

Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder,

Ticket Duo Builder Punch (page 183 main catty)  

Black 1/8 inch Taffeta Ribbon, Rhinestone, Dimensionals

 

Here is one more project made with the

Dress Up Framelits.  Depending on what DSP

you use, you can get a modern looking dress,

or retro style. 

Set:  Bring on the Cake

Colors:  Sycamore SAB Designer Series Paper,

Soft Suede, Pacific Point

Accessories: Dress Up Framelit Dies

Framed Tulips Embossing Folder,

Bitty Banners Framelits (main catty p 191)

5/8 inch Flower Trim (Spring Mini p 5)

That's it for me.  Now hop on over to

Debbie Martin's blog, so see her delightful ideas! 

  

  

   

Llama Christmas Hop

 

Welcome my contribution to the Fall-i-Days

Christmas blog hop.  I bet you loved Diane's projects!

My theme this hop is "Christmas Sparkle".

I love the Red Glimmer paper (page 160), because it

just makes me happy.  This paper 

 figures prominently into my projects.    

In this project, the Red Glimmer paper is the

layer behind a Whisper White layer.

The WW layer was stamped with the Christmas sentiment

from the Open Sleigh set found on page 12 of the main catty.

The Whisper White layer was then run through the Big Shot

Holiday Collection Framelit Christmas tree die

three times to create a group of trees.

You don't have to be picky about placement, 

just create a random trio.

After creating the trees, the layer was run through

Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder to add a little texture.

I attached all of the layers, concluding with a

Gumball Green card base.     

Lastly, Rhinestones were added to complement

the sparkle. 

My second project is a gift card holder.  It can be

hung from a Christmas tree or 
you can omit the ribbon and send it as a card.

Again, a layer of Red Glimmer paper figures 

prominently, flanked by a frame of Brushed Silver CS.

Graduated sizes of the Window Frames Collections
Framelits were used to produce the Gumball Green
card base, Glimmer layer, and Brushed Silver frame. 

The Holiday Collections Christmas Tree Framelit was
used to make the tree image, which was then
run through the Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder. 
Gumball Green Ribbon was attached between layers
with sticky strip.    

 

This is the inside of the gift card holder.

I cut an extra layer of the Window Frames

Framelit, cut it down

 and glued it with Tombo. 

I hope that you enjoyed my hop projects!

Now hop along to see Jean's lovely offerings.

Or click the "Home" button to return to the 

main hop page.

                                                     

                 

                

October Llama Hop

I hope that you are enjoying the Thanksgiving Llama hop so far!

Bet you loved Debbie's inspiring projects!

I really enjoy making Christmas cards, so that is what I am 

offering for my Blog Hop contribution!

Given the popularity of banners, I had to make a banner

Christmas card.  And I HAD to use the Scentsational Season

set with coordinating framelits on page 16 of the Holiday Mini.  

It is so much fun to crank out cards with the framelits!

Materials:  Scentsational Season Set

Sentiment from Open Sleigh Set

Banners: Gumball Green Core'dinations card stock

Early Espresso Core'dinations card stock

Candlelight Christmas Specialty DSP,

Whisper White card stock

Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

Full Heart Punch (to punch the end of the banners)

Here is a link for the tutorial I used for this tree.

http://cardsandacuppa.blogspot.com/2011/12/folded-tree-tuorial.html

Most paper artists use DSP for the origami tree, but I have

"issues".  I can't deal with 2 different patterns showing

on the tree.  For that reason, I used the Gumball Green

Core'dinations paper, embossed with the Big Shot

Fancy Fan embossing folder.  My sample is sponged with

Early Espresso ink, but I think White Craft Ink looks better.

The "Merry" sentiment can be placed on the 

Christmas Tree skirt, or stuck in the branches as 

in this example.

Materials:  "Merry" from Teeny Tiny Wishes,

Cherry Cobbler and Gumball Green Core'dinations c/s,

Red Glimmer paper with Star from 

Holiday Collection Framelit Die set,

Fancy Fan Textured Embossing Folder

Lacy Brocade Textured Embossing Folder,

Woodgrain Textured Embossing Folder

Word Window Punch

Spritzer with Champagne Mist Shimmer paint & alcohol

Now hop on over and take a look at Kath's wonderful projects,

 or return to the Llama Hop Home page via the link below.

Llama Colors of Spring Blog Hop

WELCOME to the Colors of Spring
Llama Blog Hop!
You probably have just gotten a 
look at Darrah's wonderful samples at
www.darrah.stampinup.net/blog 
If not, you can click the link above,
or icon below to check out her Colors of Spring ideas.

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My FAVORITE SU product is the Big Shot,

with the Framelits the best accessory ever! 

Cristy Butzen developed this technique for using

the Labels Collection Framelits (page 6 of the

Occasions Mini), to make a kind of a flip-flop card.

Below are pictures of the card opening, and the

back of this project.

Sets:  Easy Events

Colors:  More Mustard, Pear Pizzaz,

Poppy Parade, Very Vanilla, black Stazon

Accessories:  Labels Collection Framelits,

Lace Ribbon Border Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes

Punch Pack, Pearls, Square Lattice EF

If you don't own a Big Shot, the 
Lace Ribbon Border Punch is a nice way
to add texture to a card or scrapbook project.

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 This card uses several more In-colors that

are retiring in June; Concord Crush,  Peach Parfait 
and Pear Pizzazz on a Crumb Cake card base.

The stamp set,  Best of Everything,

can be found on page 103 of the regular catalog.

Accessories:  Scallop Border Punch, Pear Pizzazz

Ribbon, Big Shot Lots of Tags Sizzlits Die,

Circle Punches, Linen Thread, Versa Mark.

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This final project uses the retiring In-Color
Blushing Bride with the Field Flowers set.
The Big Shot Finial Press Embossing Folder created
texture on the card base.  The Lace Ribbon
Border Punch strip was run through the Square Lattice
Folder to create additional texture.
For some reason, I ALWAYS have to place
3 rhinestones under that leaf.  Don't ask me why,
it's just not done until they're in position!

  

Now hop on ahead to see Joanne's beautiful projects!
http://mucha-doaboutstamping.blogspot.com

You can also find the entire Llama list here:
http://stampinllamas.blogspot.com

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