Stampin' Llamas Summer Blog Hop

Welcome to our Summer Blog Hop!  First let me thank Stephanie for making our beautiful banner and buttons.  As you can tell, I haven't spent much time lately blogging.  But I have gotten to see both of my granddaughters in the last two months and have had to visit my mother since she fell again.  My customers think that I have disappeared off of the face of the earth, but I am still here and happy to be creating again.
My first card was one that I had copied off of the internet and we made this at our new catalog party.  Just love the new Washi Tape!

Best Friend Washi Tape

Recipe:

Stamp Set: Label Love

Paper:  Daffodil Delight, Whisper White and Melon Mambo Card Stock

Ink:  Melon Mambo

Accessories:  Gingham Garden Designer Washi Tape, Large Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Artisan Label Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Small Oval Punch, Framed Tulips Embossing Folder, Big Shot

This card was so much fun to make.  I removed the Shop Around from the wheel and made it into a large stamp.  I used my favorite tool, the Stamp-a-ma-jig to help stamp this card straight.  The stamp set, Postage Collection is a Hostess only set, a great reason to have a Stampin' Up! party.

Shop Around Postage Collection

Recipe:

Stamps:  Shop Around and Postage Collection

Ink:  Soft Suede

Paper:  Crumb Cake Card Stock

Accessories:  Stamp-a-ma-jig

I have been selling my cards at the Carbondale Community Farmers Market and last Saturday, I noticed that the Sympathy cards were all gone.  On my flowers I used a technique with the Aqua Painter and Ink Refills.  It is time for me to dig out a new bottle of clear embossing powder, the dregs I had left did not melt right, so my technique did not work as well as I had planned, but I still like the end result.

Calypso Coral Flower Shop

 Recipe:

Stamp Set:  Flower Shop and Loving Thoughts

Ink:  Versamark, Calypso Coral Ink Refill and Stazon

Paper:  Calypso Coral and Shimmery White Card Stock and Epic Day This and That DSP

Accessories:  Embossing Buddy, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Pansy Punch, Aqua Painter, Ovals Collection Framelit, Big Shot, Big Shot Magnetic Platform(worth every cent to use with Framelits, it works great!)

Now for pics of my lovely granddaughters:

Corinne May(Five Months)

Addison Grace(Nine Months)

Thanks for visiting my blog.  Now on to the other Stampin' Llamas:

Stampin' Llamas Summer Blog Hop

 Welcome June!  What a wonderful month.  Summer begins, the start of a new Stampin' Up! catalog year, and, of course, another llama hop. Starting June 14, the Stampin' Llamas will be hopping again.  This time we will be showcasing the many wonderful products from the 2012-2013 Catalog.  Check back then to get hopping with us.

The first stamp set that I purchased from the new catalog was Papaya Collage.  Collage is one of my favorite things to do.  The first two cards use this unique new set.

Papaya Anniversary

 This card was inspired by a fellow demonstrator, PENNY HANUSZAK and you can see here card here.
Stamp Set:  Memorable Moments, Papaya Collage
Paper:  Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Basic Grey
Ink:  Stazon
Accessories:  Daffodil Delight 1/2" Seam Binding, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Big Shot, Square Lattice Folder, Permanent Black pen, Framed Tulip Folder

Papaya Collage ATC Card

This card was inspired by Jackie Topa and her ATC card.  I just love the collage effect on this one.
Stamp Set:  Papaya Collage, Loving Thoughts
Paper:  Comfort Cafe DSP, Naturals Ivory, Very Vanilla, Midnight Muse
Ink:  Midnight Muse, Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede Marker

Travel Clipboard

Last week we had a clipboard class using DSP and making our attachments from stamp sets.  The above clipboard was so easy to make because all of the paper and attachments except the word "Travel" came from the new DSP set "Fan Fair".  It is soooo cool, there are two pages of empheria that you can add to cards, collage or scrapbook pages.  I stamped the "Travel" using the new Morning Post Alphabet Stamp Set and punching it out with the Postage Stamp Punch.  I just am so excited about the Fan Fair Suite which starts on page 106 of the new catalog.  This was a really fun class and I will be posting soon some more collage projects that I am dreaming up.  Below are some more of the Clipboards that I made using retired DSP and new stamp sets.

It is time to continue on your journey through our hop and check out Steph's great projects:

Mother's Day Card Class

I finally finished the other two cards for the 5/3 Mother's Day card class.  If you don't have a special woman to give these to, we can make them into birthday or thank you cards. The first card I have seen all over the internet, but I loved it so much that I wanted to make one to share with you.  I don't know who first designed this card, but thank you, I love it.  This uses the branch from the Easter Blossoms, I just love this stamp set and I hope it carries over to the new catalog in July.

CASEd Mother's Day Blossoms

Recipe:

Stamp:  Easter Blossoms, Something to Celebrate

Paper:

Pretty in Pink, Confetti White and Early Espresso Card Stock

Ink:

Early Espresso

Accessories:

Big Shot, Framed Tulips Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Pretty in Pink 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Uni-Ball White Signo Ball Pen

Mother Four Frames Flower Garden

Starting May 1st our new Summer Mini Catalog starts.  I am so excited about the new Flower Garden Embossing Folder that is in the new catalog.  See how beautifully it embosses the card stock?   You are just limited by your own imagination.  I had a new package of Peach Parfait card stock to be opened, so I consulted my Color Coach for suggested color combination with the Peach Parfait.  I just love the resulting colors together, don't you?

Recipe:

Stamp:

Four Frames

Paper:

Whisper White, Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzazz Card Stock, Pear Pizzazz In Color DSP Paper Pack

Ink:

Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz, Cajun Craze and Early Espresso Markers

Accessories:

Big Shot, Flower Garden Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die, Pear Pizzazz 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon, Decorative Label Punch