RemARKably Creative Blog Hop - Stampin' Blends Style

Welcome to this month's RemARKably Creative blog tour, featuring some fun projects with Stampin' Blends! Didn't you just love what Candy Ford shared?

I'm so glad Janet Wakeland organized this blog tour... I just LOVE these Blends! There is something therapeutic about coloring, and the Stampin' Blends make it so easy! In fact, I prefer the Blends to our Stampin' Write markers for coloring (shhh... don't tell anyone). Seriously... here is the image I colored with Stampin' Write markers next to the one colored with the Blends - can you tell which is which? Of course you can. LOL! Hubby likes the image colored with the markers because the colors are vibrant. I agree, they are... but just look how smooth the colors are with the Blends - no lines or splotchy areas!

For this project, I decided to give you a sneak peek of a new stamp set that's coming out in Stampin' Up!'s Occasions catalog January 3. One of the perks of being a demonstrator and going to OnStage (convention) is getting my hands on a copy of the latest catalog. But the best part is being spoiled by actually getting new stamps sets to take home and play with! This set is called Flying Home - and you'll be able to order it soon (ask me how you can order it sooner).

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE how this card turned out! As usual, it started out to be something different and is nothing like what I had going on in my head... it just kind of happened. I guess that's how all of my cute cards are born. LOL!

Thought you might want to see some of the details...

Of course EVERY card needs dimension! I decided to pop up the bird and birdhouse - because I love fussy-cutting! It's almost as relaxing as coloring.

Every card needs some kind of ribbon... and Linen Thread really is my favorite. I love how natural it is, especially with the Pinewood Planks embossing folder. 

I really hope you're enjoying the blog tour and all of our projects help inspire you to try the new Stampin' Blends! Now... hop on over to Janet Wakeland's blog and see what remARKably creative project she has (but don't forget to leave a comment below before you do).










Product List

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Big Shot [143263] $110.00	Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143708] $10.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $30.00
Lovely Words Thinlits Dies [143733] $27.00	Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144600] $9.00	Bronze Stampin' Blends Marker [144607] $4.50	Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144045] $9.00	Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144598] $9.00	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144603] $9.00
Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597] $9.00	Pink Pirouette Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144604] $9.00	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144605] $9.00	Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144599] $9.00	Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144602] $9.00	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058] $9.00
Linen Thread [104199] $4.50	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00

RemARKably Creative - Something New!

I'm excited to be participating in the RemARKably Creative Blog Tour this month - a first for me. Ever. I've never joined a blog hop before, but have admired the talents of many bloggers and hoppers, and I've always wanted to... so I thought I would give it a try.

Everything's coming up... no, not roses... Daisies! I'm in love with the new Delightful Daisy Suite (available June 1) and how versatile it is. It's funny... when I sit down to create a card I have a certain vision, but as I start playing with different colors and elements, I tend to go in a different direction.

The colors in the Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper are Daffodil Delight and Old Olive, but I tried a couple of different yellows and greens to bring out the different hues of the paper. I settled on Always Artichoke as a nice complement to the Old Olive, but found the Daffodil Delight complements itself.

As soon as I finally decided on my colors, everything else just sort of fell into place. And this is what the finished card looks like!

The center of the daisy doesn't show up very well in the above picture, so I had to include a close-up!

Fun, isn't it? Nothing a little Wink of Stella and Fine Tip Glue Pen can't make prettier!

Before you hop on to the next blog, I'd love it if you would please take a moment to leave me a comment.

Thank you!