Work of Art meets NEW 2014-16 In Colors

 Well, I did it! I got my Graduation cards done AND got to play with my GOODIES!  So, we had the Catalog Premeire and the stamp set we left with was called Work of Art and it will be in the NEW Catalog that starts on June 1st!  Now at first glimpse, it was not one I would have "had" to have, but once I inked it up, I was hooked! And same with the new In Colors, but WOWZERS! They are GORGEOUS!  So, for this card, I used ALL 5 NEW colors, Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey(just love saying that-lol), Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow and Tangelo Twist.  I added that sweet GOLD TWINE (it's currently in the Mini catalog that ends on May 31st-but shhh, it got CARRIED OVER!- YES!_

Here is a more up close photo of the new colors.  This week, I am going to challenge myself to showcase this stamp set with some out of the box ideas that I've been seeing, there is no way I can't come up with different color schemes anyway.. :)
Well, I'm going to enjoy some beautiful weather today and hope to get outside to do something, not sure what yet, but something.

Hamburger Box Bumble Bee

Wow! I was starting to think I would NEVER get to break open my new Stampin' UP! Preorder from the 2014-15 catalog....the days fly by and then before you know it, it's another week!  I've had all my goodies sitting her taunting me for  8 days! 8 DAYS!  So, before I start on the handful of Graduation cards that I have to get done before tommorrow, I thought I'd do something that has been swirling in my head ever since I saw Betty Traciak's ( http://kittystamp.blogspot.com/2014/05/hamburger-box-critters.html )

spin on the Hamburger Box die that will be available in the new catalog on June 1st.  I was thinking that I love the look of bumblebees(not so much the ACTUAL insect itself-lol) so I set out to attempt, using that term lightly, as some of you know, that I am not good at punch art at all, to make a bumble bee.  So, here is my finished project. 

I hope you will add this die to your first order because it really has some great potential for gift giving..in fact I have an idea I want to do for Father's Day...hopefully soon.

Well, I'm off to work on those Graduation cards.  I hope you find time to make something today!

Happy Stamping!

Stylin' Stampin' Squad Punch Art Fun

Happy May everyone! I hope that the weather for you is as BEAUTIFUL as it is here.  The flowers are blooming, the trees are getting green and that grass, wow! We've mowed twice already!  

Welcome to this month's Blog Hop! This month I'm a little out of my "element" with punch art, but I made something simple and I like how it came out.  So, as you move through the SSS Blog Hop, we are GETTIN' PUNCHY!   So, grab your favorite beverage and snack and hop along to see some awesome ideas using the wonderful assortment of punches that Stampin' Up! offers.

You might have just came from Cynthia's Blog (http://inkadoodlecreations.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-berry-best-stylin-stampin-squad-may.html) and if not, well, no worries, you can get the whole list of blog hoppers at the end of my post. 

 So, here is what I came up with.  I have seen these flowers for a long time on different blogs, but I had never made one.  And in fact, I do believe this is WHY I bought the Bird Builder punch.  YES! I said Bird! You may be wondering where the bird is? Well, I didn't actually use the bird image from the punch but it's wings (for the flower buds) and the branch for the stems.  Isn't that fun? Now, I like to think of them as roses.  I started with Smokey Slate as my base, and added a piece of Cherry Cobbler and then a piece of that delicious Silver Embossed Vellum over the bottom half.  To hide the seam, I attached a piece of Cherry Cobbler Chevron ribbon through the middle.  For the roses, I punched out 6 wings and assembled them to resemble roses and then I punched out two branches from Always Artichoke and snipped off the outer leaf, so I had stems instead of branches.  I ran two different size Oval Framelits through using Smokey Slate and Whisper White card stock and used the Paper Piercing Mat and Essentials Pack to go around the larger oval.

I stamped out the Happy Mother's Day from Teeny Tiny Wishes, which is retiring soon in Always Artichoke onto AA card stock.  Using Dimensionals, I stuck it down and added some Basic Rhinestones. 

I hope this has inspired you to go get your punches out and see what cool things you can come up with!

Thanks for stopping by.  Now head on over to Shellie's Blog.

Blog Hop Participant List: 

Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun

1. Darcy J. of DJ's Stampin' Place
2. Cynthia R. of Ink-A-Doodle Creations
3. Jamie H. of Unique Ink
4. Shellie G. of Craft Smashup
5. Donna S. of Organized Chaos
6. Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya
7. Bree R. of Craft-Somnia
8. Diana E. of Stampin' Fun with Diana
9. Kim R. of Stamping with Kim

Catalog Premier Treats

 Okay so by now, you have probably all heard and seen photos from last night's Stampin' Up! FIRST EVER, Catalog Priemere and for those of you wondering WHAT it was, well, in a nutshell, Stampin' Up! rented out 40 movie theaters in the United States and all simultaneously did a LIVE stream from California!  It was full of fun stamping demonstrations, laughs, sneak peeks of new catalog products...oh, just a BLAST! 

Well for those of you who have never been to a Stampin' Up! event, let me say, it is THE MOST AMAZING time EVER! And of course because of our love for stamping, we never leave empty handed for an event as far as card swaps or gifts for those we travel with.  So, I wanted to make something for my downline who went with me and my sideline, who was gracious enough to provide her vehicle for us to drive down the 3 1/2 hour trip to St. Louis(Hazelwood to be exact). 

 I won't go into the details of each box, but wanted to point out that I made the popcorn buckets with the Cupcake Punch and the popcorn with the (SOON to be GONE) Itty Bitty Punch Pack flower punch. Isn't it CUTE AS A BUTTON...

 For the ticket, I used the stamp set Best Decision Ever(available for Demonstrators only) onto Calypso Coral card stock in Basic Black ink and punched out using the Duo Ticket Punch.

 Here is the one I made for my downline. She LOVES all things PURPLE!

Inside, I put a bag of microwave popcorn, some candy, a notebook and a SU! pen for jotting down notes.
I am thinking that these would be so fun to make for a movie themed birthday party.
Well, I'm off to take a nap.  I have had 4 hours of sleep in the past 15 hours.

Sweetie Pie

 Well, this was going to be one of our cards for May card class, but I just saw yesterday that this stamp set SOLD OUT! I love it so much, that I was going to use it again.  I borrowed the idea from SU! blog and switched out all the colors and added in the embossing folder, added a flower to her hair, yeah, not going to be able to do this card this month.  However, the Itty Bitty Punch Pack(the flower in her hair), the Honeycomb Embossing Folder, the Scallop Circle punch and 1 3/4" Circle punch, Stazon Black Ink and Tempting Turquoise items are all still available.  The Strawberry Slush items are gone! Yep, they were on the Retired List on Monday and I believe in no time they were GONE!

FREE SHIPPING through TOMMORROW! So if you need anything contact me or go to http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/jamiehurley/ and you can order directly there and get your free shipping, BUT ONLY THROUGH TOMMORROW, April 25th!

You're Amazing!

 Wow! What a whirlwind the last two days..We had our second grandson born yesterday and he.is.precious! This card fits my feeling when I held him for the first time.  I fell in love the instant I saw him.
This is the last card for my April classes.  I started out with layering Soft Sky onto Whisper White card stock and then a layer of Basic Black over that.  I used the White ink pad with a sponge and lightly sponged over the black and then stamped the stamp from You're Amazing, in white on the Basic Black.

I punched out 3 Crushed Curry Scallop Circles and scrunched them up and added a Glimmer Brad to the center and then "un-scrunched" them and adhered them over a strip of Real Red Designer Series Paper from the Paper Stack.
Well, until another day, I am out...I am just home from the hospital and need to start working on May classes. Thanks for stopping by!

Take Care

 Happy Easter! I hope everyone has a wonderful day celebrating Christ's resurection today! What an AWESOME God we have all the time.
I wanted to share a card from class this month that reminds me of spring.  It's very simple and it's a stamp set that I got when the catalog came out LAST YEAR, and it just now got inked, I know, don't judge! lol
It's called Take Care and I've seen the branch used with the Owl Punch alot, but was feeling the need to use as much of the set as I could.  I've been going back to the basics with my classes, due to the fact that card making should'nt take so long, so I'm pretty comfortable with it, just sometimes I feel the need to add more.
I started with Whisper White base, then layered a plain piece of Early Expresso and then another cut down a bit more that I ran through the Big Shot with the Woodgrain embossing folder. I layered the Marina Mist onto it and then another Whisper White.  I colored the branch with Early Expresso and Old Olive markers and stamped it on the white.  Then stamped the nest in Early Expresso onto the branch once, and then onto a piece of Crumb Cake and punched it out.  I stamped the eggs in Marina Mist and fussy cut them out and popped them up on the branch.  I finished it off by stamping the Take Care in Marina Mist.

That is all I have for today.  Go out and enjoy the gorgeous day!