Happy Scenes for the JAX Starz Blog Hop

Welcome to my blog and the JAX Starz Blog Hop.  This month our challenge was simply to create a card with a fall theme.  You might just be starting the blog hop here or you may have come from Rose Ann Marr's blog, but however you got here make sure to check out the blog hop lineup below to see all of the projects created for you.

I used Happy Scenes from the 2015 Holiday Catalog as the focal point for my card.  I love all the vignettes that come in this stamp set but since our theme was fall I had to use the almost bare tree with the trio of pumpkins.

My image piece was stamped in black Stazon on watercolor paper and then colored with an Aqua Painter and several different colors which are detailed in the Product List below.  Isn't that Woodland embossing folder the best?!!!  How could I not use it on my card?!!!

 

I hope you'll continue on with the blog hop...following is the lineup for you to follow along.

Amanda Sevall

Cari Verschueren

Maria Willis

Rose Ann Marr

Susan Best (you are here)

 

If you would like to recreate my card following are the products I used: 

• Happy Scenes Photopolymer Stamp Set [139821]
• Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [139673]
• Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650]
• Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686]
• Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953]
• Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad [131181]
• Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [126945]
• Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [131173]
• Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949]
• Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975]
• Aqua Painters [103954]
• Ovals Collection Framelits Die [129381]
• Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

 Please contact me if I can help you with any of your stamping needs.

 

Thanks so much for spending a little time with me today. 

I'll see you again Monday morning.

Indescribable Gift for JAX Starz Blog Hop

It's the first Saturday of the month so you know what that means.....Time for the April JAX Starz Blog Hop.  We challenged ourselves to make paper crafts that have flowers and that really made me very happy!!!  I love, love, love coloring flowers.
 You may just be starting the blog hop or you may have come from Rose Ann Marr's blog.  You can follow the full blog hop lineup below to move along from blog to blog so you can see all of the new projects.

With the discontinuation of the Stampin' Up! Blendabilities I was forced to go back and use an old technique to color the blossoms from Indescribable Gift.  I love how my card turned out and hope you do too!!!

I embossed the blossoms in white onto watercolor paper and then used an Aqua Painter and Strawberry Slush ink to flood the blossoms with color.  Gotta say I'm really going to miss Strawberry Slush when it retires on June 2nd as it is part of the In Color 2013-2015 collection. 

I started out by spritzing the watercolor paper to get it wet and then picked up some ink with the Aqua Painter and dabbed it into the center of the blossom and allowed it to spread.  The embossed edges do a pretty good job of keeping the ink inside each petal (provided you don't use too much water).  I colored each petal individually.  I admit it takes a little extra time to do this, but I think it's oh so worth it.

Your next stop on the JAX Starz blog hop is Amanda Sevall.

Full JAX Starz blog hop lineup....

Amanda Sevall

Cari Verschueren 

Rose Ann Marr

Susan Best (you are here)

If you would like to recreate my card following are the products I used.
Product List

• Indescribable Gift Clear Stamp Set [138575]
• Pink Pirouette 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [111351]
• Watercolor Paper [122959]
• Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Pad [131178]
• Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad [126959]
• Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [126978]
• Aqua Painters [103954]
• Pink Pirouette 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon [134574]
• Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments [119247]
• Ovals Collection Framelits Die [129381]
• Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]
• Glue Dots [103683] 

Please let me know if I can help you with any of your stamping needs.

I hope you enjoy the blog hop and I appreciate you visiting with me today.  If you have time, please leave me a comment....I love hearing from you!!

Come back again soon.