Thanks so much for stopping by today. Today, I'm having a part in the blog hop with the Stamp Review Crew once again. This is a group of stamping enthusiasts - each blog hop features ONE STAMP SET, thus showing how versatile that particular set it. Maybe you have arrived here from Kelly Kents blog?

Today, the hop revolves around the Sunshine Sayings stamp set.

Stamp on the sunshine and spread the warmth with this insanely cute stamp set. Send a little bit of light on any occasion with the help of this versatile set - look at how many different sentiments there are!!!! Having said that, here is the card I ended up with;


The flower is a very striking graphic element. So today, I wanted to use the flower stamp to create a background pattern. I used two colours - crumb cake and peekaboo peach.

I used the Sunburst Thinlits die to cut out a sheet of DSP. I then cut out a sheet of Peekaboo Peach and slightly offset the card. On most DSP sets, each sheet has a bold pattern and overleaf it is a subtle pattern. The sheet of DSP is the subtle pattern


I used a circle from the EXTREMELY popular Stitched Shape Framelits Dies (one of the most popular framelit kits EVER sold by Stampin' Up!) and used one of the sentiments in the Sunshine Sayings set. I mounted this on a piece of Crumb Cake and then mounted this on a Crumb Cake card (using dimensionals, of course).


And, that is my card. I know you are looking forward to seeing what the rest of the Stamp Review Crew will come up with. Click on the NEXT image below. If you need to go back, click here.

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Sunshine Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Sunshine Sayings Clear-Mount Bundle	Tasty Treats Specialty Designer Series Paper
Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad	Sunburst Thinlits Die
Peekaboo Peach A4 Cardstock	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

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We have some incredible projects to show you today. What we are MOST excited about is having the talented Shannon Lane from Canada hopping along with us. 

Inspiration

So, not only are we hopping with Shannon, but the theme for the hop is 'Case-ing Shannon Lane.' This is the card I am Case-ing;

I made this card for Kylie. She knows I made the card - but she doesn't know its for her. When I think about all that she does - I just think that she is INCREDIBLE. So, this sentiment was PERFECT for her. So, Kylie, THANK-YOU for all you do for our family!


Enough gushing ...... now, the card.

The starting point was the awesome polished-concrete-look sheet of DSP. When I first opened the packet of paper, I was IMMEDIATELY drawn to this sheet because it looks like a flooring that I specified at work (my other life). I have been waiting for an opportunity to use it on a card.

Then, I stamped the cityscape on Basic Grey and then on Smoky Slate and then fussy-cuty this (full disclosure - I cut one of them but then after protesting how much I hate cutting things out like this, I 'volunteered' Kylie to do it for me, which she kindly acquiesced).  I then cut a strip of Delighful Dijon which was going to be the base for the sentiment.


I then stamped the super-hero (Kylie) onto Whisper White and coloured using markers (Delightful Dijon and Chocolate Chip). I cut this out using a circle from the Stiched Shape Framelits kit. I was about to mount this onto the card and Kylie suggested the starburst behind it. I thought that was a great idea, so using versamark, I stamped used one of the other stamps from the everyday hero to give some texture. I then cut this out using one of the Layering Circles Framelit.

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Everyday Hero Photopolymer Stamp Set	Urban Underground Specialty Designer Series Paper	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad
Delightful Dijon A4 Cardstock	Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock
Sunburst Thinlits Die	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies	Versamark Pad

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Hi There! I hope this email/blog post finds you well.

I appreciate you taking the time to stop by today - I know you are all busy people and I'm grateful that you have taken the time to look at my project.

Today, I am entering in a new challenge blog/facebook group - Colour Inkspiration. It's made up of a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from Australia and New Zealand and fortnightly, there will be a different colour challenge released and everybody is invited to 'have a go' at the colour challenge. So, that's what I have done today.  Here is the ink-spiration image;

Whoah! There was a colour that I have never used before (like EVER - I'm talking about you Garden Green) and Wisteria Wonder - we use the stamp pad so infrequently that it is still the old style of ink pads. But, that's why it's called a challenge.....

Here is the card I ended up with;


I have been wanting to use this Sale-a-Bration item since it arrived at our home and this seemed like the perfect opportunity. For some reason, when I saw this colour combo, I thought of ice-cream.

To make the stripe background, I stamped the long strip stamp from the Thoughtful Banners stamp set. I then cropped this piece of cardstock closely and mounted on a piece of whisper white.


I then stamped the truck, coloured in with Stampin' Write Markers and cut out. I stamped the sentiment onto the Wisteria Wonder strip on the truck.

I also stamped the ground part of the truck stamp onto the striped background.


I used some of the Garden Green enamel shapes on the hubcaps. I mounted this onto the striped background and then mounted this onto a piece of whisper white. I was looking for something to run across the bottom and found a washi from the Affectionately Yours Washi collection.

Finally, I mounted this onto a Mint Macaron card base.

Sale-a-Bration 2017

The truck stamp set is not one that you can purchase - you can earn it FREE for every $90 you spend in my online store.


Any of the above items can be earned free - there is no limit to the number of free items you can earn.

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